Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of “doing everything it can” to prevent a meeting with Vladimir Putin to try to end the war. US President Donald Trump has sought to bring the two leaders together, but he said on Friday, “that’s like oil and vinegar… they don’t get along too well”. Russian Foreign […]
The entire US-Mexico border wall will be painted black to make it hotter and harder to climb, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has said, crediting the idea to President Donald Trump. While domestic detentions and deportations have been the primary focus of the current immigration crackdown, Trump’s policy bill passed earlier this summer, also allocated […]
The District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) is unable to publish a release schedule because it does not generate funds by itself, the Administrator of the fund, Michael Harry Yamson, has said. He explained that the fund derived its resources solely from statutory transfers made by the government, calculated as a constitutionally prescribed percentage of national […]
Government has pumped GH¢9.7 billion into the economy in its latest coupon payment under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). The Finance Ministry, in a statement, confirmed that the sum of GH¢9,698,815,220.17 was disbursed on Tuesday, bringing the total payout under the programme this year alone to a jaw-dropping GH¢19.4 billion. Officials say the move […]
The Assemblies of God (AG), Ghana, has instructed all its ministers of the Gospel to refrain from using honorary academic titles such as “Dr” in accordance with the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission’s (GTEC) regulations, which do not recognise such titles as equivalents to earned academic qualifications. In a circular dated July 11, signed by the […]
The State Department has revoked more than 6,000 international student visas because of violations of US law and overstays, the department told the BBC. The agency said the “vast majority” of the violations were assault, driving under the influence (DUI), burglary and “support for terrorism”. The move comes as the Trump administration continues its crackdown […]
The Controller and Accountant-General, Kwasi Agyei, has confirmed that government has disbursed GH¢809 million to the contractor working on the Pokuase–Nsawam Highway project as of August 4, 2025. The announcement comes as contractors have returned to the site to resume repairs on the critical road, offering much-needed relief to commuters who have endured weeks of […]
Former Deputy Minister of State at the Presidency, Victoria Bright, has defended the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) in the ongoing debate over academic titles. The former appointee in the Kufuor administration insists the regulator is not witch-hunting anyone. Her comments come in the wake of a high-profile standoff between GTEC and Deputy Minister of […]
A total of 7,560 children, born between January and June this year in the Upper East Region, have not been registered by the Births and Deaths Registry. The Registrar of the Births and Deaths Registry, Samuel Adom Botchway, described the situation as worrying, explaining that while the Ghana Health Service (GHS) recorded 20,412 births during […]
A 35-year-old woman, Faustina Ackom, was shot on Sunday by her husband, 41-year-old Wahibu Bukari, on suspicion of infidelity at Anum in the Assin North district of the Central region. Faustina was allegedly shot during a dispute over infidelity allegations. Faustina sustained injuries on her inner left arm and her breast and is currently receiving […]
The Commonwealth Secretariat has dismissed suggestions of any misuse of its letterhead in Ghana, stressing that no such incident has taken place. In a statement issued by its spokesperson, Satinder Bindra, the Secretariat clarified that it has not made any comment or denial about the unauthorised use of its letterhead because “no such incident has […]
Justice Nana Barima Yaw Kodie Oppong, the Director of Legal Education and head of the Ghana School of Law (GSL), has announced that his tenure will officially end on Sunday, August 31, 2025. In a message to students on Tuesday, August 12, Justice Oppong expressed gratitude to God for “love, guidance, and protection” during his […]
