Nigerian TikTok star Charity Ekezie uses hilarious skits to dispel ignorance about Africa

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced a directive for the recall of Diplomatic and Service Passports issued during the previous administration, specifically naming a broad range of former officials and other individuals required to return their travel documents.

Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire deal to end 15 months of war, to begin on Sunday 19 January.

US President Joe Biden confirmed the deal, which involves a full and complete ceasefire, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and the release of all the hostages held by Hamas

A 39-year-old carpenter, who defiled his ex-lover's nine-year-old girl at Yareyeya, a community in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment with hard labour.

A 25-year-old mechanic has been jailed 10 years by the Asante Akropong circuit court in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District for attacking and robbing a university student at Abrafo Kokobeng, near Akropong.

The Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper Kwesi Pratt Jnr has raised concerns regarding the potential privatisation of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) during his appearance on Good Morning Ghana on January 14, 2025. 

As Supreme Court justices ponder the future of TikTok in the United States, a growing number of American social media users have responded by moving to an unlikely alternative: Xiaohongshu, a hugely popular social media app in China.

The app, which means “Little Red Book,” often shortened by US users to RedNote, surged to the top position on Apple’s US App Store on Tuesday.

Founded in 2013, Xiaohongshu is one of China’s biggest social media platforms with 300 million users, according to research firm Qian Gua. Described as China’s answer to Instagram, the app has become especially popular for sharing tips on travel, makeup and fashion.

The Overlord of Dagbon, Ya-Na Abukari II, has directed the closure of St Vincent College of Education in Yendi, following a disagreement over the appointment of a new principal for the college.

The Court of Appeal will on January 30 affirm or deny the request of former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kwasi Nyatakyi, to have Anas Aremeyaw Anas, an investi­gative journalist, to unmask before testifying in open court.

President John Dramani Mahama may be just a week old in office but may have a staggering pile of CVs and applications to sort out as he forms his government for the four-year mandate.

A fresh clash over the future of Ghana's power distribution sector has emerged as Energy Minister-designate John Abdulai Jinapor's plans for private sector participation in the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) met immediate resistance from the Public Utility Workers' Union (PUWU). 

The Minority in Parliament has called on all individuals invited by the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) committee to boycott the ongoing investigations into alleged corruption-related activities.

Some residents in Walewale in the North East Region on Tuesday sustained injuries after an alleged military brutality in the afternoon.

The Minority in Parliament has accused the Chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament, Bernard Ahiafor of obstructing proper scrutiny of ministerial nominees during the recent vetting process.

A former Majority Leader In Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has criticised last Monday's vetting of three ministerial nominees by the Appointment Committee of Parliament.

According to the former Member of Parliament for Suame, the vetting process violated Parliament's Standing Orders, which govern such exercises.

The election of President John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the last polls has come with high expectations from the Ghanaian populace for better living governance outcomes.

President John Dramani Mahama has made key National Security appointments with Commissioner of Police (Rtd) Nathan Kofi Boakye taking up the position of Director of Operations at the Presidency. 

The government has initiated a recall of all Diplomatic and Service Passports issued under the previous administration.

The Bibiani District Court has remanded into police custody a mason for allegedly biting off the upper lips of his ex-girlfriend at Atronsu in the Western North Region of Ghana.

Scancom Plc, popularly known as MTN Ghana, closed trading on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) at a record high for the second consecutive day, reaching GH₵2.60 on January 14, 2025.

The University of Ghana (UG) has announced the continuation of its Open Random Bed Allocation system for the 2024/2025 academic year. 

A 32-year-old man, Timileyin Ajayi, has confessed to the gruesome murder of Salome Adaidu, a 24-year-old National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, citing alleged infidelity as his motive.

A fire, which, occurred under unclear circumstances and destroyed over 1,400 tubers of yam and more than 5,000 yam sets has left a 35-year-old farmer at Kpandai in the Northern Region emotionally and financially shattered.

The farmer, Sampson Nakuwu, and his family of seven are reeling from the devastation of losing their entire harvested yam farm to a fire in Ocherepe, a community in the Kpandai District of the Northern Region. 

Sampson Nakuwu has therefore appealed for public support to be able to get his life and that of his family back together and also be able to plant in the next season. 

President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Ms Justina Nelson as the acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Minerals Income and Investment Fund (MIIF) following the revocation of the appointment of Edward Nana Yaw Koranteng on Tuesday morning.