Ghana has been selected to host the 2026 REMAPSEN Media Forum and Awards in Accra, following major recognition for the country and its national coordinator, Emefa Ewoenam Atiamoah-Eli, at the REMAPSEN event in Cotonou, Benin. The recognition underscores Ghana’s growing influence in regional media and storytelling, as the forum brings together journalists, communicators and creative…
The Ministry of Health has inaugurated a seven-member investigative committee to probe recent incidents at Ridge Hospital and the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, signalling government concern over growing public safety and service delivery challenges in major health facilities. Medical authorities said the move aims to ascertain the circumstances surrounding patient care lapses that reportedly occurred…
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has unveiled plans to commence a nationwide typhoid vaccination programme, prioritizing food handlers in communities across the country in early February 2026. At a stakeholder engagement on Thursday, 30 January 2026, GHS Director-General Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea detailed that the immunization effort will aim to curb the spread of typhoid…
Ghana’s innovative Phygital Football Tournament — a hybrid competition blending physical play and digital gaming — is set to launch on 10 January 2026 as part of the country’s preparation for the prestigious Games of the Future in Astana. Sixteen leading clubs will compete at the University of Ghana Legon Athletics Oval, with the winning…
Ghana has been selected to host the 2026 REMAPSEN Media Forum and Awards in Accra, following major recognition for the country and its national coordinator, Emefa Ewoenam Atiamoah-Eli, at the REMAPSEN event in Cotonou, Benin. The recognition underscores Ghana’s growing influence in regional media and storytelling, as the forum brings together journalists, communicators and creative…
The Ministry of Health has inaugurated a seven-member investigative committee to probe recent incidents at Ridge Hospital and the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, signalling government concern over growing public safety and service delivery challenges in major health facilities. Medical authorities said the move aims to ascertain the circumstances surrounding patient care lapses that reportedly occurred…
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has unveiled plans to commence a nationwide typhoid vaccination programme, prioritizing food handlers in communities across the country in early February 2026. At a stakeholder engagement on Thursday, 30 January 2026, GHS Director-General Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea detailed that the immunization effort will aim to curb the spread of typhoid…
Ghana’s innovative Phygital Football Tournament — a hybrid competition blending physical play and digital gaming — is set to launch on 10 January 2026 as part of the country’s preparation for the prestigious Games of the Future in Astana. Sixteen leading clubs will compete at the University of Ghana Legon Athletics Oval, with the winning…
The annual Joy FM Big Workout 2026 wrapped up on Saturday, 31 January 2026, drawing widespread participation from fitness enthusiasts and members of the public at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium, as part of a celebration promoting active lifestyles and wellness. Participants, including corporate workers, students, and health advocates, convened early for a coordinated…
Ghanaian dancehall star and entrepreneur Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, has announced his entry into the technology sector with the launch of HOTWAV Ghana, a new smartphone distribution and lifestyle device brand targeting the local and West African markets. The announcement, made on 31 January 2026, marks a significant diversification for…
Former NPP General Secretary Kwabena Agyapong has publicly urged aspirants and party supporters to uphold civility and avoid personal attacks during the highly contested NPP presidential primaries. Speaking to journalists at the party’s Accra headquarters on 31 January 2026, Mr. Agyapong emphasized that while competition is expected, all contestants and their followers should conduct themselves…
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has been formally declared the presidential flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) following the party’s nationwide presidential primaries held on Saturday, 31 January 2026. According to party results released by MyJoyOnline, Dr. Bawumia secured 110,643 votes, representing 56.48% of the total valid ballots cast, comfortably surpassing the required majority threshold to…
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, newly elected presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has called for reconciliation and collective focus within the party following a hard-fought primary election. After securing 56.48 % of valid votes cast nationwide in the party’s 31 January 2026 primaries, Dr. Bawumia urged delegates, executives and supporters to unify ahead of…
Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has pledged that Ghana’s legislature will not enact any law designed to curb media freedom under his leadership. His assurance came through Deputy Local Government Minister Rita Naa Odoley Sowah, who read his remarks at the 3rd Annual Dinner of the Ghana Journalists Association in Accra on December…
