Jessica Appiah emerged as the hero for a resilient 10-player Ghana side after converting the decisive spot kick to sink Argentina on penalties and send the Black Maidens into the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

The Asankragwa Divisional Police Command has dismissed 10 reported cases of suspected missing manhood in its operational area as false, following medical examinations that confirmed the alleged victims’ genitalia were intact and medically normal.

On 11 July 2009, addressing Ghana’s Parliament in Accra, President Barack Obama declared: “Africa doesn’t need strongmen; it needs strong institutions.” His words remain a challenge: who really controls Ghana’s public institutions? Can they exercise independent judgment when appointments and resources depend partly on political actors, and personal obligations press against public duty?

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has filed a suit at the Supreme Court seeking an interpretation of the constitutional provisions governing presidential term limits.

The party wants the Supreme Court to pronounce and clarify whether presidential term limit means maximum of two terms, whether consecutive or non-consecutive.

This is to help bring clarity to public discussions on whether President John Dramani Mahama was eligible to seek another term in office in 2028 after have served two terms non-consecutive.

Construction works on Section One of the Accra-Tema Motorway and Extensions Project have reached 53 per cent completion, with ongoing activities covering road pavement, drainage systems and bridge structures progressing steadily. 

President John Dramani Mahama has built an impressive international profile of academic recognition, accumulating nine honorary doctorates from institutions across Africa, Europe, Asia and North America.

The Police Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) has clarified that speaking on a mobile phone via a bluetooth system while either on a handsfree or a vehicle's wireless phone network while driving does not infringe the law.

But there is a risk of infringing the law if that behaviour includes holding or operating the mobile phone while behind the wheel in a way such that it interferes with concentration or the driving.

The Deputy Minister of Works, Housing and Water Resources, Gizella Tetteh-Agbotui, has urged real estate developers to expand their investments beyond the southern part of the country to make quality housing developments accessible to people in the other regions.

A Former Managing Director of the Graphic Communications Group Ltd, Kofi Badu and Ashanti Regional Correspondent, Gilbert Mawuli Agbey, were last Saturday honoured at the Ashanti Media Excellence Awards 2026.

The management of La Pleasure Beach has initiated legal action against Hotel Investments (Ghana) Limited, La Palm Beach Hotel Limited and the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) over the recent demolition of structures at the beachfront.

'Awengaa' teacher on the loose as women march in protest - Occasional Kwatrior Kwesi Yankah writes

Two years ago my sleep was disturbed with news of child rapists on the prowl disguised as customary rites. Here they come again this time in partisan costume.

President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that Ghana is exploring alternative energy sources, including nuclear power, to drive the country's industrialisation agenda, saying the processing of the country's minerals demands substantially more electricity than the current generation mix can supply.

President John Dramani Mahama has been conferred with an honorary doctorate by the Russian University of Transport in Moscow, becoming the first sitting Head of State to receive such an honour from the institution.

The Minority in Parliament has called for an independent investigation into payments the Ministry of Foreign Affairs made to Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa and has demanded the resignation of the sector Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has intensified its public awareness campaign against the Ebola virus, urging citizens to stay vigilant and strictly adhere to preventive measures.

The government of Spain has extended financial support of €300,000 to the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) towards the completion of its first forensic laboratory.

The gesture forms part of efforts to strengthen the Commission's investigative and prosecutorial capabilities.

A video of an Ohio pastor Israel Ford disclosing his polygamous marriage has gone viral.

The pastor introduced his second wife at Sunday Service. He invited the first wife Lydia, who took over the microphone and introduced the second one as her sister in marriage to an applause by the congregation.

Takeaways

• LifeWorks Church pastor Israel Ford revealed during a Sunday service that he has been married to a second wife, Minister Shakayla, for nearly three years.

• Ford’s first wife, Lydia, introduced Shakayla as her “sister in marriage,” while Shakayla called the family dynamic “the will of God” and said she had gained from it.

• A video of the Ohio congregation’s surprise announcement has since gone viral on social media.

• Wontumi Exim Bank case adjourned over disclosures

  The Accra High Court has adjourned the case involving the convicted former Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, over an alleged GH¢30 million financial loss to the Ghana Export-Import Bank (Exim Bank), to November 2 and 3, 2026, to enable the court and defence counsel to study the prosecution’s disclosures.

• President Mahama receives honorary doctorate from Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) in Moscow

  President John Dramani Mahama has received an honorary doctorate from the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia in Moscow, nearly 40 years after studying in the country as a postgraduate student.

• Nurse killed in attack while responding to Ebola alert in DR Congo

  A nurse has been killed and another health worker seriously injured in an attack as they were responding to an Ebola alert in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

  The two were targeted by local youths who accused them of contaminating water sources and spreading the Ebola virus, according to the UN-backed Radio Okapi. The World Health Organization (WHO) condemned the attack.

• Apple says it will replace iPhone Duo handsets with screen problems

  Apple has acknowledged some of its iPhone Duo handsets have developed problems with their screens, just days after the highly-anticipated smartphone went on sale.

• Jay-Z to perform at Super Bowl half-time show

  Rapper Jay-Z will perform at the Super Bowl half-time show in February, the NFL has announced.

• Agric Minister donates GH¢50,000 to national amputee team and pledges to offer ‘Nkoko Nketenkete’ business opportunity to team

  The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku has rewarded Ghana’s Black Challenge with GH¢50,000 and pledged poultry business opportunities under the government’s ‘Nkoko Nketenkete’ programme as the national amputee football team prepares for the 2026 World Cup in Mexico.

• IMF team assesses TOR’s recovery efforts

  A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has visited the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) to familiarise itself with the refinery’s operations and also assess ongoing rehabilitation works.

• VIDEO: TOR MD on how ramping-up local refining, purchasing crude in Ghana cedis and not dollars can stabilise pump prices in Ghana

  The Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) Edmond Kombat has been speaking about how fuel price stability can be guaranteed in Ghana with an amendment of the Petroleum Management Act to enable the purchase of Ghanaian crude oil from Ghana National Petroleum Company (GNPC) and their partners using Ghana cedis and not dollars, in addition to ramping up production at TOR using Ghanaian crude to literally eliminate the dollar ‘wahala’.