Newly appointed Ghana national football team head coach Carlos Queiroz has declared his intention to deliver immediate results, insisting he arrives with a proven track record and a clear mandate to restore the team’s competitive edge.

Black Stars coach Carlos Queiroz is addressing the media at a press conference today (Thursday, April 23, 2026) at the Alisa Hotel in Accra.

Cabinet has approved three visa waiver agreements, paving the way for Parliament to ratify them and allow visa-free travel among the countries. 

A national workplace HIV and wellness policy designed to strengthen disease prevention, improve access to health care and protect workers’ rights across the country has been launched.

The country has launched its national Memory of the World Register, marking a significant step towards preserving and promoting its documentary heritage.

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has reported gains in fire prevention and emergency response for the first quarter of 2026, with notable reductions in fire outbreaks, fatalities and prank calls.

Six individuals have been charged in the United States over an alleged international car theft syndicate that smuggled stolen vehicles to Ghana, following a year-long investigation by federal authorities.

A widow died in a car crash in Ghana after losing up to £1m in several romance frauds that saw her lose her life savings and home, an inquest heard.

The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) delivered another day of solid gains, with the GSE Composite Index climbing by an impressive 272.83 points to close at 14,762.45. That extends the week's rally, pushing the year-to-date return on the benchmark index to just above 68 per cent.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has scheduled an extensive network of planned maintenance exercises across three regions for Thursday, April 23, 2026, with engineers set to undertake critical infrastructure upgrades that will temporarily disrupt power supply to dozens of communities in the Tema, Central, and Accra West Regions.

Ghana has moved to engage South African authorities after widely circulated videos appeared to show Ghanaian nationals being targeted in xenophobic attacks, prompting urgent diplomatic intervention between Accra and Pretoria.

Thousands of undocumented or irregular Ghanaian immigrants living in Spain are to benefit from the Spanish government’s new immigration policy aimed at regularising irregular immigrants and asylum seekers in the country. 

The Ghana Police Service has rescued a nine-year-old girl who was allegedly abducted at Agormanya Zango in the Odumase-Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region, and arrested a female suspect in connection with the incident.

Ghana’s Cabinet has approved three visa waiver agreements with the Maldives, Zambia and Antigua and Barbuda, paving the way for Parliament to ratify the deals and allow visa-free travel among the countries.

The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has released three cheques totalling GH₵199,471,691 to settle arrears of perishable supplies for free senior high schools (FSHSs) and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions.

The Ghana Stock Exchange closed the second trading session of the week firmly in the green, as the GSE Composite Index advanced by over 156 points to settle at 14,489.62. The market’s bullish tilt was powered almost entirely by the banking and insurance sectors, even as total trading volumes cooled off from Monday’s levels.

At 80, she carries her years lightly, but her legacy with unmistakable weight. In a nation shaped by moments of upheaval, reform and renewal, Joyce Rosalind Aryee stands as one of the enduring figures who did not merely witness history, but helped to steady it.

“I don’t feel 80,” she says with a soft laugh. Yet behind that remark lies a life defined by service, conviction and an unwavering sense of purpose.

Her secret? “God has blessed me with a child’s heart, and I cherish it—it has been my greatest blessing.

The Electricity Company of Ghana has scheduled planned and emergency maintenance exercises across four regions for Wednesday, April 22, 2026, even as engineers continue to battle faulty underground cables and burnt high-tension poles that plunged several communities into darkness on Tuesday.

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, will confer the prestigious Otumfuo Commemorative Gold Medal on President John Dramani Mahama and former Presidents, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and John Agyekum Kufuor, at the "World-Meets-in-Ghana" Executive Dinner Ball in Kumasi on Friday.

The High Court in Accra has granted bail in the sum of GH¢30,000,000 to Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, as extradition proceedings to transfer him to the United States continue.

The government has commenced the installation of 2,500 high-capacity transformers across the country to improve electricity supply and address persistent localised outages.

Proceedings in the high-profile trial of former Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, have been halted after his legal team challenged the authority of the Office of the Special Prosecutor to prosecute the case.

Valley View University has called for a more expansive tuition support policy that covers students at both public and private tertiary institutions.

The Office of the Auditor-General has issued a formal apology after an error in its nationwide payroll audit wrongly linked a public servant to an alleged unearned salary exceeding GH¢427 million.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has developed a comprehensive programme to address the reliability challenges and transform its network capacity, the acting Managing Director (MD), Kwame Kpekpena, has said.