Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed sympathy for victims of the flooding affecting parts of the country, urging citizens to comply with emergency directives and support ongoing response efforts. In a Facebook post on Monday, June 29, 2026, Dr Bawumia said his thoughts and prayers were with thousands of…
Bolgatanga Technical University (BTU) has dismissed its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Samuel Erasmus Alnaa, over an alleged GH¢19.5 million procurement and financial scandal. The university has also referred the matter to the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) for further investigation into the alleged financial irregularities. In addition to the Vice-Chancellor’s dismissal, BTU announced disciplinary measures against…
The death toll from twin earthquakes that hit Venezuela on June 24 had climbed to at least 1,450 as of June 27 as foreign rescue teams poured into the hardest-hit state of La Guaira. “We must report that the number of fatalities has reached 1,450 people, women and men who lost their lives as a…
An unprecedented heatwave sweeping across Europe is putting pressure on energy infrastructure, disrupting nuclear power generation and reinforcing concerns that climate- driven supply shocks could become a renewed source of inflation. On June 23, France recorded an average temperature of 29.8 degrees Celsius, the highest since records began in 1947. By June 27, temperatures climbed…
“Never leave China,” Hans Muller repeatedly told his wife before he passed away in 1994. Muller carrying a wounded patient on a stretcher during medical evacuation. Muller (left), wearing a leather jacket gifted by Chinese general Peng Dehuai, with Ma Haide (right) in Yan’an. Doctor Hans Muller checks a patient in hospital. He arrived in…
Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has cautioned the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana against sacrificing professional standards in the pursuit of expanding the profession, insisting that quality must remain the hallmark of pharmacy education and practice. Speaking as the Special Guest of Honour at an event held at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi to commemorate the…
MTN Group Chairman Mcebisi Jonas has called on South Africans to reject xenophobia, describing anti-foreigner sentiment as a threat to both the country’s democratic values and its long-term economic prospects. Addressing mourners at a funeral service in South Africa, Jonas argued that growing hostility toward foreign nationals risks diverting attention from the country’s more pressing…
The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has directed the Ghana Education Service (GES) to introduce a mandatory daily anti-drug awareness message in all pre-tertiary schools as part of efforts to combat rising substance abuse among schoolchildren. The directive forms part of a nationwide Behavioural Change Communication (BCC) campaign launched by the Ministry of Education in…
The government, in collaboration with Zoomlion Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group, has reopened the Achimota-Abofu Transfer Station to restore waste collection services and address sanitation challenges caused by recent floods across the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area. The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, announced the intervention during a…
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Asiama, has highlighted Ghana’s economic recovery from crisis as evidence of the importance of developing resilient domestic debt markets across Africa. Speaking at the BIS Roundtable of Governors from African Central Banks in Basel on Saturday, June 27, 2026, Dr Asiama shared lessons from Ghana’s economic…
