Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota has been killed in a car crash in northwestern Spain at the age of 28. His brother, André, also died in the crash, which happened at around 00:30. The car, a Lamborghini, left the road due to a tyre blow out while overtaking another car. The car set on fire, and…
President John Mahama has conferred the state honour of Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana on visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In his remarks, Prime Minister Modi said the honour comes with a responsibility to deepen ties between India and Ghana. He reaffirmed India’s commitment to standing with the people of…
The United States Diplomatic Service in Ghana, in partnership with Ghanaian authorities, have facilitated the extradition of Joseph Badu Boateng, popularly known as “Dada Joe Remix,” to the United States. Boateng is accused of masterminding a multi-million dollar fraud ring that reportedly used romance and inheritance scams to defraud numerous victims across the U.S. According…
Albert Kwabena Dwumfuor has been re-elected as the President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA). This was when more than 800 journalists in good standing went to the polls today to elect new national and regional officers to lead the Ghana Journalists Association association for the next three years. There were a total of 12…
US President, Donald Trump says there’s a buyer lined up for TikTok and promises to reveal more in “about two weeks.” In an interview on Fox News, Trump said, “We have a buyer for TikTok. I think I’ll probably need China’s approval, and I think President Xi will probably do it.” Asked who the buyer…
Addressing a global health summit organised by Gavi and the Gates Foundation in Brussels on Wednesday, President John Dramani Mahama starkly contrasted military spending with the cost of saving lives through vaccination, telling attendees that the $9 billion sought by the Gavi vaccine alliance over five years is equivalent to the cost of just four…
Ghana rolled out the red carpet for His Majesty King Mswati III of the Kingdom of Eswatini, signalling a strong mutual desire to deepen bilateral relations and promote the cause of African unity and trade. President John Dramani Mahama and Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang officially welcomed the King and Queen at the presidency’s forecourt…
Leaders from the West African bloc ECOWAS on Sunday elected Sierra Leone’s president as its new leader as the region faces mounting unrest, military coups and subdued regional trade. Sierra Leone’s Julius Maada Bio took over the rotational chairmanship of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) from Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu at a…
Telecel Ghana says it is reviewing a legal claim brought against the company by Madam Faustina Djagbele Abbey, who alleges that her photograph was used without consent in a campaign for the company’s ‘Telecel Red Save’ digital savings product. The company, in a brief public statement, acknowledged reports of the lawsuit and assured the public…
A university in Nigeria has sparked outrage after a video went viral showing female students being touched to see if they were wearing bras before taking part in an exam. In the footage, female staff at Olabisi Onabanjo University in south-western Ogun State are seen touching some students’ chests as they queue to enter an…
