Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang is set to travel abroad for further medical treatment following a sudden illness that required urgent care at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC). According to a statement released by the Presidency, the Vice President fell ill after work on Friday, March 28, and was treated at UGMC…
Parliament has officially approved the Electronic Transfer Levy Repeal Bill 2025, effectively abolishing the controversial E-Levy, which previously taxed electronic financial transactions in Ghana. The E-Levy, which was initially introduced at 1.75% before being revised to 1%, imposed taxes on electronic transactions, including mobile money payments, bank transfers, and inward remittances. The levy, introduced in…
The Duke of Sussex has announced his resignation as a patron of Sentebale, a Lesotho-based British charity which he co-founded, after a row between the trustees and the chair of its board. Prince Harry said he had stepped down alongside co-founder and fellow patron Prince Seeiso of Lesotho and Sentebale’s board of trustees after the…
Mohammed Huzeinu, 21, has been sentenced to 100 days in prison by an Accra District Court for invading the pitch during Ghana’s match against Chad at the Accra Sports Stadium on Friday, March 21, 2022. Huzeinu’s actions disrupted the game, an offense that has potential financial consequences for the Association (GFA), as the Association is…
Heavyweight champion George Foreman has passed away at 76, his family announced Friday. “Our hearts are broken,” the family wrote on Instagram. “With profound sorrow, we announce the passing of our beloved George Edward Foreman Sr., who peacefully departed on March 21, 2025, surrounded by loved ones.” View this post on Instagram A post shared…
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been sworn in as the first female president of Namibia. The 72-year-old Nandi-Ndaitwah won an election in November with more than 57 percent of the votes cast, with Panduleni Itula, her closest rival, getting 26 percent, according to the electoral commission. She has now joined a handful of female leaders in Africa…
Ghana has been ranked 125th out of 147 countries in the 2025 World Happiness Report, reflecting a decline in overall happiness based on various indicators. In the previous 2024 ranking, Ghana placed 120th out of 143 countries, meaning the country has dropped five places in the global happiness index. Meanwhile, Finland maintained its position as…
Renowned Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has won a significant legal battle in the United States, securing an $18 million judgment against Kennedy Agyapong, a former Ghanaian Member of Parliament, for defamation. The verdict was delivered by an eight-member jury at the Essex County Superior Court in New Jersey, which found Agyapong liable for…
US President Donald Trump has signed an order to strip back federally funded news organisation Voice of America, accusing it of being “anti-Trump” and “radical”. A White House statement said the order would “ensure taxpayers are no longer on the hook for radical propaganda”, and included quotes from politicians and right-wing media criticising the broadcaster….
President John Dramani Mahama has relieved Dr George Akuffo Dampare of his duties as Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and appointed his deputy, Commissioner of Police (COP) Christian Tetteh Yohunu as his replacement. This decision was announced in a press statement issued by the presidency on Thursday, March 13, and signed by the Minister for Government…
