August 2026

FIFA president Gianni Infantino says he has scrapped the controversial plan to sell off stakes in the governing body's major competitions, following widespread opposition. Infantino said it had become clear the project had "created…
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Parliament has approved the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) Bill, 2026, paving the way for a major restructuring of Ghana's cocoa industry through a new governance framework, an alternative financing model and legal guarantees aimed at…
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The Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Sir Sam Jonah, has waded into the national debate on “useless degrees,” declaring that no academic program is without value. “You might have followed the debate in our country over…
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Ghana is facing a staggering urban infrastructure financing challenge, with an estimated US$37 billion needed every year to address the growing deficit in transport, housing, drainage, sanitation, water systems, waste management and other…
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Parliament rose indefinitely last Friday, with the Minority Leader, Osahen Alexander Afenyo-Markin, delivering a scathing assessment of the National Democratic Congress (NDC)-led government. He indicted the administration of selective…
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At least three people have been killed and 21 injured after a homemade explosive device was detonated at an Italian restaurant in Moscow, Russian state media reports, quoting security officials. The blast happened at about 20:00 local…
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Yesterday, Sunday, August 2, 2026, Prophet Emmanuel Adjei, Founder and General Overseer of Prayer Palace International, a thriving charismatic church in Accra, kick-started the highly anticipated week-long Christian conference, "Born to…
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ShattaFest UK, also known as Ghana Party in the Park, which was to have been headlined by popular musician, Shata Wale in London on Saturday was abruptly cancelled after a crowd crush outside the venue in Barnet left multiple attendees…
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UEFA has welcomed FIFA’s decision to abandon plans to sell a stake in its competitions, including the FIFA World Cup, but says the episode has exposed a serious loss of trust in the leadership of FIFA President Gianni Infantino. In a…
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A man who failed to honour his promise to marry his long-time partner has been ordered by the Court of Appeal in Kumasi to pay GH¢40,000 in damages for breach of promise to marry, though he was already legally married to another woman under…
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