Gianni Infantino has paid tribute to the late Berekum Chelsea striker Dominic Frimpong, following his tragic death after an armed robbery attack on the club’s team bus. Frimpong died on Sunday after the team’s bus was attacked by armed robbers along the Bibiani–Goaso highway while returning from a Ghana Premier League fixture. The incident has triggered widespread grief across…
Ghana international Thomas Partey has pleaded not guilty to two additional rape charges during a hearing at Southwark Crown Court on April 13, 2026. The new charges relate to allegations involving a fourth woman dating back to December 2020. This brings the total number of rape charges against the 32-year-old midfielder to seven, along with an additional sexual assault…
The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called on government to include hernia treatment under the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (MahamaCares) or provide subsidies to make treatment more affordable for patients. He said the inclusion would enable more Ghanaians, particularly those in rural communities, to seek early medical attention for the condition, which is often left untreated due…
Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has defended the government’s proposed Free Primary Healthcare programme, stating that it is a long-term, structured policy requiring about $1.2 billion annually to implement. Speaking at the Government Accountability Series on April 13, 2026, he said detailed financial planning has already been completed to guide the rollout, stressing that the success of the…
Gianni Infantino has paid tribute to the late Berekum Chelsea striker Dominic Frimpong, following his tragic death after an armed robbery attack on the club’s team bus. Frimpong died on Sunday after the team’s bus was attacked by armed robbers along the Bibiani–Goaso highway while returning from a Ghana Premier League fixture. The incident has triggered widespread grief across…
Ghana international Thomas Partey has pleaded not guilty to two additional rape charges during a hearing at Southwark Crown Court on April 13, 2026. The new charges relate to allegations involving a fourth woman dating back to December 2020. This brings the total number of rape charges against the 32-year-old midfielder to seven, along with an additional sexual assault…
The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called on government to include hernia treatment under the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (MahamaCares) or provide subsidies to make treatment more affordable for patients. He said the inclusion would enable more Ghanaians, particularly those in rural communities, to seek early medical attention for the condition, which is often left untreated due…
Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has defended the government’s proposed Free Primary Healthcare programme, stating that it is a long-term, structured policy requiring about $1.2 billion annually to implement. Speaking at the Government Accountability Series on April 13, 2026, he said detailed financial planning has already been completed to guide the rollout, stressing that the success of the…
The Minerals Development Fund (Minerals Development Fund) has signed a Geological Investigation Services Agreement with the Ghana Geological Survey Authority (Ghana Geological Survey Authority), marking a shift in government strategy toward tackling illegal small-scale mining through structured inclusion rather than enforcement alone. For years, efforts to address illegal mining, known locally as galamsey, have focused largely on interdiction…
GCB Bank PLC has proposed a final dividend of GH¢1.00 per share for the 2025 financial year, subject to shareholder approval at its 32nd Annual General Meeting scheduled for Friday, April 17, 2026. The dividend, recommended by the board and approved by the Bank of Ghana, reflects the bank’s strong performance for the year, during which it…
The group’s Full-Year 2025 analysis, based on Bank of Ghana data, estimates that the petroleum import bill reached about US$4.95 billion, up from US$4.63 billion the previous year. Refined product imports also climbed from 5.06 million metric tonnes in 2024 to 6.92 million metric tonnes in 2025. Petroleum products now account for about 30–32% of…
In its 2026 Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook report, the Bank projects Africa’s real GDP growth at 4.2% in 2025 and 4.3% in 2026, maintaining its position as the world’s second-fastest-growing region after Asia. The report also notes that many African economies are expanding strongly, with several countries recording growth above 5%. Inflation is expected to…
A new tracking poll by Global InfoAnalytics shows an increasingly tight race within the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), with Cassiel Ato Forson gaining ground on party chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketia ahead of the 2028 flagbearer contest. The survey, conducted between March 31 and April 9, 2026, among about 10,400 delegates nationwide, places Asiedu Nketia…
JustRight Ghana has criticised the proposed Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 2025, describing it as “modern-day slavery” and warning that leaders who support it risk losing moral credibility on human rights issues. In a statement issued on April 14, 2026, the group took aim at John Dramani Mahama over his pledge to assent to the…
