The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Ms Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo, has directed all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs), together with the Accra and Tema Regional Police Commands, to institute enhanced traffic management measures to ensure the free flow of movement across the region throughout the 2025 festive season. According to her, the period was … The post Minister

Ghanaian actor, John Peasah who is widely known as Drogba for his role YOLO TV series has asked Ghanaians to cease inviting him to churches because of his health condition. Drogba is faced with a health condition which has affected his ability to walk and talk properly. The actor is currently under treatment but needs […]

NEYMAR is set to have knee surgery after playing in pain to help boyhood club, Santos, avoid relegation from Brazil’s Serie A. The 33-year-old played the full 90 minutes as Santos claimed a 3-0 win over Cruzeiro on Sunday to avoid an immediate return to the second tier after promotion last season. He did not … The post Neymar to undergo surgery appeared first on Ghanaian

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has been hosted by His Excellency Dr Ali bin Saeed bin Samikh Al Marri, Minister for Labour of Qatar, in the margins of the Doha Forum yesterday. During the engagement, they discussed the newly ratified Ghana-Qatar Labour Mobility Agreement, which the Ghanaian Parliament ratified last week. With […]

THE 18th Ghana Property Awards was held in Accra on Saturday under the theme: “Celebrating Excellence in Efficient Land Banking for National Prosperity.” The annual event, which seeks to recognise industry players in housing and property, saw Elegant Homes and General Construction Limited emerge for the fourth consecutive time as the Best Residential Developer – … The post 18th Ghana Property

Sekyere Rural Bank Plc, at Jamasi in the Sekyere South District of Ashanti Region, has posted remarkable growth in all financial indicators in the 2024 year under review. The Bank recorded profit before tax of approximately GH¢ 5.76 million in the year under review as against a technical loss of GH¢ 3.94 million in the […] The post Sekyere Rural Bank records impressive

Ghana must urgently adopt innovative and sustainable financing mechanisms to strengthen its national data ecosystem and support inclusive development, Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem has said. Delivering the keynote address at the 2025 Annual Forum for Data Producers, Users and Enhancers, the Deputy Minister stressed that a resilient statistical system is indispensable for […]

The Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council (GARCC), in collaboration with traditional authorities, has implemented several measures to strengthen security across the region during and after the festive season, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Ms. Linda Akweley Obenewaa Ocloo, has disclosed. She explained that the initiative includes intensified night patrols by the police to protect government … The post GARCC

By Efo SMALL Every year, Ghana honours its farmers with speeches, parades, and awards. But beneath the ceremony lies an uncomfortable truth: we are celebrating agriculture while destroying the very foundations that make agriculture possible. This year, National Farmers’ Day should feel less like a celebration and more like a national alarm. A nation killing […] The post National

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has expressed worry and concern over two obstacles that appear to be undermining its mission to free the country’s environment, forests and water bodies from the grip of illegal miners, popularly known as galamseyers. The Secretariat has identified these two major challenges as logistical constraints and interference from […] The post NAIMOS’

The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) says it has become the target of a carefully coordinated smear campaign allegedly driven by a group of disgruntled former executives and past board members. In a press statement issued in Accra yesterday, MIIF said these individuals have been using selected media outlets in recent weeks to circulate misleading […] The post MIIF Accuses

The Osu Central Assembly of The Apostolic Church–Ghana on Sunday marked its 75th anniversary with a vibrant Thanksgiving Service, culminating a year-long celebration held under the theme: “This Far by His Grace.” The landmark event brought together clergy, church members, family descendants of the founding leaders and dignitaries from across the country, all gathered to […] The post Osu

The Burkinabe Head of State, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ghana to Burkina Faso, Kenneth Akibate, have resolved to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two countries, according to a statement from the Communication Directorate of the Presidency of Burkina Faso, sighted by The Ghanaian Times. The resolve was made during … The post Ghana,

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is emerging as a central pillar in Africa’s development agenda as governments and development partners intensify efforts to equip the continent’s rapidly growing youth population with employable skills. With more than 60 per cent of Africans, under the age of 25, and nearly 600 million expected to be […] The post TVET touted

Ghana Health Service (GHS) has raised a health alarm about the rising numbers of upper and lower respiratory tract illnesses, with air pollution contributing significantly to the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) nationwide, Dr. Akosua Gyasi of the Public Health Division of GHS says. She added that the continued reliance on biomass fuels, mainly firewood … The post GHS raises red flag over air

United States Congressman Riley Moore has said “much work still to be done” as he raised concerns over rising terrorism and ongoing killings during a meeting with Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. In a statement posted on X on Monday, Moore said the discussions focused on terrorism in the North-East and the killings in […] The post Nigeria’s security situation

The Peoples Democratic Party has announced that it will formally present the Certificate of Return to its Ekiti State governorship candidate, Dr Oluwole Oluyede, on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. The event is scheduled to hold at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja at 2 pm. The announcement was contained in a statement issued on […] The post PDP to present certificate of

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The private sector must co-invest in data production to facilitate national development, the Deputy Finance Minister, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has said. According to him, the government alone could not bear the cost of producing data for planning and decision-making. Mr Ampem said the data economy presented enormous opportunities, ranging from fintech innovation and precision agriculture … The post Private