The Ghana Football Association (GFA) faces a crucial decision this week regarding the future of Black Stars Head Coach, Otto Addo, following the team’s failure to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) -– a setback that marks the first time Ghana has missed out on the tournament since 2004.

The Central Region, like Greater Accra, is one of the most sought-after electoral prizes for the Jubilee House in this year’s election due to its inconsistent voting pattern.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned an oil and gas services centre at the Takoradi Port in the Western regional capital.

The government-funded project, estimated at $101 million, was executed by China Harbour Engineering Company in 2022.

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, together with Senior Police Officers at various Command levels nationwide, yesterday joined some congregations in worship in all the regions.

Chioma is adamant that Hope, the baby boy she is holding in her arms, is her son.  After eight years of failed attempts to conceive, she sees him as her miracle baby.

“I’m the owner of my baby,” she says defiantly.

She’s sitting next to her husband, Ike, in the office of a Nigerian state official who spends the best part of an hour interrogating the couple.

As the commissioner for women affairs and social welfare in Anambra state, Ify Obinabo has plenty of experience in resolving family disputes - but this is no ordinary disagreement.

Tullow and the Ghana Forestry Commission have completed all necessary requirements to commence full-scale implementation of a joint nature-based carbon offset project, launched earlier this year. 

The government-backed celebration of 2024 National Farmers Day recently ended with an impressive climax in Accra.

The annual event is highly commendable because food plays an important role in our daily lives. 

On Wednesday, October 23, 2024 the Aayalolo Quality Bus Service in collaboration with the Ga Central Municipal Assembly inaugurated a new corridor service at the Anyaa Bus Terminal. 

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor, has made a strong recommendation to the next government to review the Value Added Tax (VAT) component of the tax build-up on the exploration for prospective mining companies.

30 private higher education institutions, vocational centres and key educational players in Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal have received financial and technical support from the Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) Education and Employment Programme (IP2E) since its inception in 2021.

A former Prime Minister of Kenya, Raila Odinga, has urged African countries to restructure their economies to create jobs for the people.

A former Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, has defended the double track policy introduced in 2018, describing it as the umbilical cord of the free senior high school (FSHS) programme.

The Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has requested the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, to recall the House to sit on Thursday and Friday for an emergency meeting to consider outstanding public businesses.

I write regarding the above-headline of a news item on page 13 of Tuesday, November 19, 2024, issue of the Daily Graphic.

Retired Ghanaian boxer Braimah Kamoko, better known as Bukom Banku, has denied accusations of physically assaulting a woman after a video of the alleged incident went viral on social media.

The First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo on Friday inaugurated a Community-based Health Planning Services (CHPS) compound for residents of Gboloo Kofi in the Akuapem North Constituency of the Eastern Region.

The facility, constructed with funding support from the  Infanta Malaria Prevention Foundation (IMPF) is to promote access to quality and equitable healthcare services as part of efforts to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) in country.

A 10-year-old student whose battle with leukemia has touched the hearts of many has received assistance from businessman Ibrahim Mahama to undergo a $110,000 treatment in South Africa.

Lisa Laryea, together with her mother have been flown to South Africa for the treatment. They left Accra on Sunday [Nov 24, 2024]

The past week found me shivering in the freezing temperatures of Scotland; far above the cold on Kwahu mountains which is sometimes blamed for rapid population growth.

Aberdeen cold was higher, and hit so hard you were compelled to frequently touch your ears to ensure they have not been nibbled by rodents. ‘Hello my ears, are you still there,’ I asked myself in Aberdeen. 

The Ghana Police Service has issued a GH₵20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of individuals from Obuasi who were seen in a viral video threatening violence during the upcoming December 7 General Elections.  

The spokesperson for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) vice-presidential candidate, Mr. Fiifi Boafo, has defended Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh (NAPO) following a widely circulated video in which NAPO mistakenly endorsed the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, instead of the NPP’s candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.

A self-styled prophet and three other men, said to have inflicted multiple cutlass wounds on a driver, mutilated his genitals, hit him with rods and clubs and then tied him to a vehicle which was driven for well over 500 metres with his body dragging on the tarred road have been arraigned at the Ho District Magistrate Court.

The accused persons are Abraham Kwami Atidama, 30, an auto-electrician; Francis Atsu Adzasu, 24; auto-electrician; Patrick Agbeshie, 39, auto-mechanic; and Johnson Togoe, 49, auto-mechanic and prophet.

Economist and University of Ghana lecturer, Professor Godfred Bopkin, has emphasised the need for targeted measures to reduce production costs and enhance the competitiveness of Ghana’s local industries.

Speaking as a panellist on TV3’s Key Issues programme on Saturday [Nov 23, 2024], Professor Bopkin explained that the high cost of locally made goods is largely due to structural challenges such as energy costs, transportation inefficiencies, and reliance on imported materials.

The Black Queens of Ghana have been placed in Group C of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), alongside defending champions South Africa, Mali, and Tanzania.

Ghanaian socialite Efia Odo has announced that she has turned a new page in her life, declaring herself born again and devoted to a Christ-centred path.

Ghanaian dancehall icon Shatta Wale has hit back at Black Sherif after the latter mocked him on Snapchat for allegedly wearing fake Calvin Klein underwear. The incident has ignited a heated social media debate between fans of the two artistes.