Nigeria’s former President, Muhammadu Buhari, has died in a London hospital on Sunday, 13 July, 2025, following a prolonged illness, the Nigerian presidency has confirmed. Buhari, who served as Nigeria’s head of state both as a military ruler and later as a democratically elected president from 2015 to 2023, was widely known for his anti-corruption…
Wealthy countries are under fire for delaying payments to the UN’s Loss and Damage Fund, threatening crucial support for climate-vulnerable nations. Of the $789 million pledged, less than half, just $348 million, has been delivered, raising fears that planned disbursements for 2025 could be delayed. The fund, created at COP27 to help countries deal with…
Ghanaians should prepare for a temporary nationwide power outage on Sunday, July 13, as part of a planned maintenance exercise by gas supplier ENI, the Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has confirmed. The announcement was made on Monday, July 8, 2025, during the launch of the 161kV Anwomaso–Kumasi transmission line reconstruction…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has approved the disbursement of $370 million to Ghana following the successful completion of the fourth review of the country’s three-year Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme. The approval brings Ghana’s total disbursement under the $3 billion programme to approximately $2.3 billion. The announcement was made on July 7,…
Ghana’s senior women’s national football team, the Black Queens, will lock horns with reigning champions South Africa tonight in a high-stakes clash as both teams begin their campaign in the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). The much-anticipated Group C opener kicks off at 4:00 p.m. GMT at the Honneur Stadium in Oujda, Morocco….
MP for Ketu North, Eric Edem Agbana, has strongly criticised the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), for banning students from wearing nose rings, anklets, unkempt hair, bathroom slippers, shorts, and other accessories on campus.
The world of football is in mourning following the sudden death of Portuguese international and Liverpool FC forward Diogo Jota, who died in a car crash in Spain during the early hours of Thursday. The fatal accident occurred shortly after midnight on the A-52 motorway near the town of Cernadilla in the Zamora province, northwestern…
President John Dramani Mahama has called on all Ghanaians to safeguard the nation’s hard-earned peace, emphasizing that unity is vital to Ghana’s continued progress and stability.
The Student Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has expressed concern over the low number of applicants from some public tertiary institutions under the government’s No-Fees-Stress initiative.
A two-storey residential building collapsed around 2:00 a.m. in the Idun Amissah Ekyir area, killing a 74-year-old woman, Madam Ernestina Ndoum, and injuring her grandson.
