There appears to be confusion over the date for the funeral and burial of late President Jerry John Rawlings. So far, three of the groups concerned with planning the funeral for Ghana’s longest-serving head of state appears to have divergent views on the date suitable for the burial of the …

Drought and human-wildlife conflict is forcing Namibia to auction off 170 “high-value” elephants. “Due to drought and an increase in elephant numbers, coupled with human-elephant conflict incidents, a need has been identified to reduce these populations,” an advert in the state-owned New Era newspaper on Wednesday noted. The advert placed …

Former President John Mahama waded into the controversial bribery video saga saying President Akufo-Addo has sunk Ghana ‘low’. “A President shameless enough to accept money in a brown paper bag like a mafia chieftain – Nana has made it clearer than ever that he was only interested in the Presidency …

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 750th career goal as Juventus eased to victory against Dynamo Kyiv in a match refereed by Stephanie Frappart, who became the first woman to take charge of a men’s Champions League fixture. The Portuguese forward scored the second for the Italian champions, already through to the …

The Ferry on the Oti River in Dambai in the Oti Region has broken down. The Ferry according to the residents broke down four days ago leaving passengers stranded and foodstuffs going bad at both sides of the river banks. The traders with goods as well as drivers carrying goods …

A rider of a commercial motorcycle, popularly known as ‘okada’, was yesterday crashed to death in a road accident on the Kwame Nkrumah Overpass, in Accra. The accident occurred when the motorcycle with registration number M-20-GR-3745 Lamid Mohammed was riding crashed into a Zoomlion Street Sweeper vehicle with registration number …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it will take legal action against any media house that broadcast the leaked video which fingers President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in alleged acts of corruption. The video has been widely circulated on social media platforms with accusations being levelled against the president. The video captures President Nana Addo …

The National Media Commission (NMC) has released an election watch app to contain hate speech and disinformation towards election incidence reporting. It is an Android Version only app. A statement signed by Mr George Sarpong, Executive Secretary of the Commission and copied to the Ghana News Agency, said the Commission …

Ghana international Quincy Owusu-Abeyie has made a return to football after joining Dutch amateur side SV Robinhood Amsterdam. The 34-year-old announced his retirement from football a year ago and ventured into music after difficult spells with the likes of Arsenal, Spartak Moscow, Panathinaikos and Boavista. He, however, joined SV Robinhood …

At least four people have been killed by lightning strikes in Mozambique’s western province of Tete, which shares a border with neighbouring Malawi. Meanwhile, a rainstorm accompanied by strong winds has left a trail of destruction in southern Mozambique. Those killed by lightning strikes include an elderly woman and a …