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The National Basketball Association (NBA) Africa and Forest Whitaker Unveil Refurbished Basketball Court in Cape Town, South Africa

Whitaker Peace&Development Initiative Founder and CEO Forest Whitaker Attends Launch Event; new Court Will Host Year-Round Youth Basketball Development Programming and Serve Broader Athlone...

FIFA renews longstanding partnership with Qatar Airways, extending through to 2030

The renewed collaboration will include FIFA World Cup 26™ (www.FIFA.com), FIFA Women's World Cup 2027™, FIFA World Cup 2030™, as well as youth tournaments; Qatar...

Ghana’s poorest district revealed

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has released scorecards on multidimensional poverty for all 261 districts in Ghana. The scorecards reveal that the Nabdam District in...

Two in court for alleged assault on Ga South Assembly taskforce

Two individuals, David Kobia and Peter Kobia, are facing charges for allegedly assaulting the Ga South Assembly Taskforce in Dunkonah, a suburb of New...

Zim Cyber City is open to investors

In a momentous event held in Johannesburg, South Africa, Mulk International and Zimbabwe Global Investments proudly introduced the world-class and groundbreaking property development, Zim Cyber City...

Adam Bonaa sends important message to Oti Regional Minister

A security analyst, Dr Adam Bonaa has asked the Oti Regional Minister to ban all public activities in Nkwanta South following a shooting incident on Monday. About eight people are feared...

St Luke’s Hospital takes delivery of medical supply worth GHS52,000

The St. Luke’s Hospital in Apam has received some medical items worth GHS52,000 to boost its maternal and neo-natal care. The hospital is currently rebranding...

Two directors arrested after GSA shuts down cement factory

A cement manufacturing company in the Ashanti Region has been shut down for allegedly using inferior materials in its cement production. Two directors of the...

The African Development Bank’s regional member countries endorse a collaborative framework to spur inclusive development

Under the auspices of the Office of the Secretary General and General Secretariat, in collaboration with the Regional Development Complex, the African Development Bank...

Death toll in Nkwanta shooting rises to 8

The death toll in the ethnic clashes at Adele Challa and Akyode communities in the Oti Region has risen to eight. Several properties have been...

Fire guts over 10 shops in Buduburam

A fire outbreak at Golden Gate junction, a suburb of Gomoa Buduburam, has left more than ten shops in ruins, resulting in property damage...

Mahama Ayariga petitions Parliament over Gold Coast Fund

Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga has petitioned Parliament to look into the delay in funds to be released to over 61,000 customers of defunct company, Gold Coast Fund Management. He...

Chinese firm training program contributes to Malawi’s development agenda: minister

Malawian Minister of Information and Technology Moses Kunkuyu said on Monday that Huawei is a trusted partner and its Information and Communication Technology (ICT)...

Teacher licensure exams a necessary evil – Educationist

The Director of the Institute of Education at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Professor Eric Anane has described the teacher licensure exams as a...

Afoko retrial: Prosecution, defence lawyers clash over retrial of convicted Asabke

It was a battle of wit in Court on Tuesday November 21 as State Prosecutors and defence lawyers clash over the retrial of convicted...

Major Mahama’s uncle fights defence lawyer

There was drama at the Accra High Court on Tuesday November 21 when the uncle of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama, accosted­ defence lawyer in...

‘Yam’ phones on hot demand at Kwame Nkrumah Circle

A recent interaction by The Mirror with phone sellers revealed that the ‘yam’ is experiencing high patronage due to its affordability and user-friendly nature,...

US Embassy cautions LGBTQI+ travellers to Ghana

The United States Embassy has updated its travel advisory to Level 2, advising travellers to “exercise increased caution” due to emerging threats against LGBTQI+...

I never said my residence was sold – Speaker of Parliament clarifies

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has vehemently denied that his official residence was sold to a private developer. He clarified that his residence was...

Couple inflict wounds on themselves over sex at Awutu Bawjiase

A couple have inflicted wounds on themselves after the wife denied the husband sex at Awutu Bawjiase in the Awutu Senya Wast District of...

Chinese firm launches “Seeds for the Future” program in Botswana

The Chinese technology company Huawei launched the "Seeds for the Future" program on Tuesday in Botswana, aiming to cultivate local information and communications technology...

GRA seizes GH¢7.9 million worth of tobacco products

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has seized a substantial quantity of illicit tobacco products valued at GH¢7,951,238.39, which were unlawfully...

Religious bloc of Parliament driving Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ agenda – CDD Fellow

A Senior Programmes Officer, Human Rights and Social Inclusion at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Michael Augustus Akagbor, has stated that the religious...

Accra’s smoky vehicles continue to pose health risk to commuters, pedestrians

It's quite common for commuters in many cities and towns in Ghana to inhale smoke from largely rickety vehicles that ply the country's roads. With...

National Security intervenes to stop ‘Fixing The Country Movement’s planned picketing at Mahama’s office

Top officers of the National Security Ministry have reportedly intervened to stop the leadership and members of the 'Fixing The Country Movement' from going ahead...

Dramatic upscaling of vaccination needed in West Africa to curb deadly diphtheria outbreaks

Several countries across West Africa are experiencing some of the worst outbreaks of vaccine-preventable disease diphtheria ever recorded on the continent; the outbreaks come...

Ghana reinforces antimicrobial stewardship

The death of his mother six years ago was a rude awakening for Saviour Yevutsey. “What started as a simple cough led to a...

Colleges of Education tutors reacts to Mahama’s proposed Licensure Exams cancelation

Some tutors in Colleges of Education have said the conduct of the Teacher Licensure Exams has never been a problem to them. Rather, they explained...

Tetteh Quarshie smuggled cocoa to Ghana? – Nana Asaase challenges tour guide

Poet and spoken word artist, Philip Boakye Dua Oyinka, known in the creative industry as Nana Asaase, is concerned about the kind of stories...

USAID trains over 8000 Ghanaian youth to boost fisheries sector

The United State Agency for International Development (USAID) has pledged to rebuild and manage fish stocks in Ghana. In addition, over 8,000 Ghanaian youth will...

10 reported dead in gory accident at Ho

At least 10 people died on the spot when a mini-bus and a rubbish compactor collided at the foot of the Galenku Hill at...

Court grants Quantity Surveyor bail for alleged land fraud

A 56-year-old Quantity Surveyor, who allegedly took GH₵4,000.00 from a driver under the pretext of granting him two plots of land at Domeabra but...

Afreximbank awarded “Sustainable Deal of the Year” for pioneering the Liquidity and Sustainability Facility (LSF) for Africa

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has been recognised with a much-coveted “Sustainable Deal of the Year” award for its pioneering work in the...

Emergency health services offer relief to South Sudanese returnees

Aboja Malual Chol lives in a transit centre for South Sudanese returnees who have fled the conflict in neighbouring Sudan. Living conditions in the...

Stakeholders commit to ensure zero maternal deaths in Tanzania

Tanzania lawmakers and development partners gathering for the 2nd reproductive, maternal, newborn, childbirth, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) scientific conference committed to support actions for...

Curfew imposed on Nkwanta South after shooting incident

The Minister for the Interior has by the Executive Instrument imposed curfew on Nkwanta Township in the Oti region. The duration of the curfew, which...

My five daughters were killed by a trailer but I’m yet to get justice – Father cries

“It has been five since I have tried to get justice for my girls, yet no one appears to be interested,” these are the...

Empowering Ghana’s Future: A call to collaborate on World Children’s Day

In celebration of World Children's Day, a collaborative effort led by Young Visionary Leaders Ghana, in conjunction with the Global Fund for Children, Move...

Update on police injunction on Democracy hub, others

The hearing of an application filed by the Ghana Police Service to seek an injunction against a month-long planned demonstration by three group set for December has...

OSP probes new BoG headquarters building following Mahama Ayariga’s petition

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has commenced investigations into the suspected corruption in the procurement process of the new Bank of Ghana headquarters...