Nigeria's NDLEA has arrested 101-year-old Esther Ogunmabo in Ogun State for allegedly selling cannabis after her business burned down. She has been released on bail.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Central African Republic referee Merveil Melvin Mandekouzou-Vendafara to handle the Confederation Cup preliminary-round fixture between Nations FC and FC Diarra.The Ghanaian representatives will make the trip to Bamako for the first leg, which will be played at the Stade Mamadou Konaté on Saturday, September 5, 2026.Mandekouzou-Vendafara will be joined by Odrigue Menye Mpele from Cameroon and compatriot Elchior Telesphore

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Asante Kotoko supporters chief, Solomon Ofosu-Ware, has defended the decision to appoint an expatriate trainer to lead the club in the upcoming football campaign.The Ghanaian giants recently appointed South African tactician Eric Tinkler to handle the club ahead of the 2026/27 season, having endured a torrid campaign last term.Kotoko endured a dismal 2025/26 Ghana Premier League season under Ghanaian coaches including Abdul Karim Zito, Prince Yaw Owusu and Hamza ObengThe Porcupine

Parliament’s Appointments Committee has rescheduled the vetting of ministerial nominees Mahama Ayariga and Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings to Thursday, August 27, 2026.

Asante Kotoko head coach Eric Tinkler has called on the club’s supporters to rally behind the Porcupine Warriors as they prepare for their highly anticipated Democracy Cup clash at the Baba Yara Stadium on August 28.

Mohamed Salah ??opened his account in the Turkish ??Super Lig ??with a double as Trabzonspor beat Istanbul Basaksehir 2-1 to clinch their first win ??of the season. Salah, who joined Trabzonspor on a free transfer after leaving Liverpool ??following a trophy-laden nine-year spell, also had two goals disallowed in a standout performance on Sunday. Making … The post Salah scores 2 on

Coco Gauff powered past third seed, Jessica Pegula, in the final of the Cincinnati Open to win her first title of 2026 and make a statement before the US Open. The 22-year-old American needed only an hour and 14 minutes to defeat compatriot Pegula 6-2 6-4 as she became just the third two-time champion of … The post Gauff gears up for US Open with Cincinnati triumph appeared first on Ghanaian

UEFA president, Aleksander Ceferin, has ruled himself out of the running to replace Gianni Infantino, but says he expects a candidate to challenge the FIFA president’s leadership in March, 2027. Infantino has faced calls to step down after he scrapped a controversial plan to sell off stakes in FIFA’s competitions to private investors following widespread … The post UEFA boss Ceferin

The Confédération of African Football (CAF) has reaffirmed its commitment to making safety and security a cornerstone of its competitions after hosting a CAF Interclub Safety and Security meeting for clubs participating in the preliminary rounds of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup. The online engagement brought together Club Safety and … The post CAF

The football with which Diego Maradona scored his famous ‘Hand of God’ goal at the 1986 World Cup has sold at auction for £2.5m. Maradona famously punched the ball past goalkeeper Peter Shilton in Argentina’s 2-1 quarter-final win over England. After the game, he told reporters it had been scored “a little with the head … The post Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’

Ghana have been placed in the higher-ranked pot for the second-round draw of the qualifiers for the 2027 Africa U23 Cup of Nations, with the Black Meteors set to face one of the winners from the opening round.The 14 teams exempted from the first round have been divided into two pots according to their ranking, setting up a draw that could produce a series of high-profile encounters on the road to the tournament.Ghana are among the seven teams in Pot 5, which contains the highest-ranked

With Ghana’s thermal power plants heavily dependent on gas for electricity generation, the PURC is intensifying its scrutiny of the company’s capacity to meet rising industrial and domestic demand.

Ghana have been handed a bye to the second round of qualifying for the 2027 Africa U23 Cup of Nations, after being named among 14 countries exempted from the opening round based on their points ranking.The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has placed Ghana alongside some of the continent's leading U23 sides, including Morocco, Mali, South Africa, Côte dâ??Ivoire and Nigeria, among the teams that will not have to play in the first round.The other exempted nations

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Joseph Antwi-Ababio has retired from the Ghana Police Service (GPS) after 37 years of service. ACP Antwi-Ababio, who was also the Director of the Marine, Ports and Railway Department of the Ghana Police Service, joined the service as a Constable on September 15, 1989, and served in various departments and … The post ACP Joseph Antwi-Ababio

The principal inflation channel is fuel, passing through to transport, electricity, and food costs, and threatening to reignite inflation in Nigeria and Ghana just as the 2024–25 disinflation gains were consolidating

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has challenged persons who have accused him of extortion to report the allegation to the appropriate law enforcement authorities, declaring that he is ready to submit himself to any investigation to clear his name. Mr Afenyo-Markin said: “I expect that if they must have the courage to report that I have […] The post Osahen On Extortion

The Flagbeaerer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed full confidence in Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin and backed the Minority’s decision to pursue accountability over the reported $1.7 billion loss involving GoldBod and the Bank of Ghana. According to Mr Afenyo-Markin in a Facebook Post, Dr Bawumia conveyed the support during […] The post Bawumia To Minority:

Ghana Gas is set to reinvest a significant portion of its improved profitability into expanding its operations, strengthening infrastructure and improving the reliability of gas supplies for power generation and industrial production. The Chief Executive Officer, Judith AdjoaBlay said the company’s priority following its improved financial performance was to move beyond profit-making to sustained expansion […] The post Mahama

Maintaining the momentum for Cote d’Ivoire will require greater resource mobilisation and continued reforms