Togo has arrested and extradited Burkina Faso’s former military leader, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, to his home country following accusations that he plotted to assassinate his successor, Captain Ibrahim Traoré.
The Togolese Ministry of Justice confirmed that Damiba was handed over...
Former parliamentary candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the Klottey Korle constituency, Valentino Nii Noi Nortey, has been remanded into custody in the United States following an alleged domestic stabbing incident in Pennsylvania.
The Lower Paxton Township Police...
Former Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirant, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has cautioned party delegates to be vigilant against what he describes as a coordinated campaign of insults and misinformation targeted at him as the party’s presidential...
President John Dramani Mahama is set to chair the first Davos convening of the Accra Reset on January 22, on the margins of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting.
The high-level engagement will bring together leaders from Africa and...
Members of pressure group Arise Ghana on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, staged a protest at the United States Embassy in Accra, demanding the return of former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, to Ghana to face what they describe as...
Legendary Ghanaian gospel musician and founder of the renowned Asomafo gospel group, Yaw Sarpong, has passed away at the age of 66.
He died on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, in Kumasi. The news was confirmed by his manager, Nana Poku...
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has released guidelines for the conduct of its upcoming parliamentary primary in the Ayawaso East Constituency of the Greater Accra Region.
In a press statement dated January 20, 2026, the party announced that nomination forms...
A United States immigration court has adjourned proceedings in the case involving Ghana’s former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to April 27, 2026.
Mr Ofori-Atta appeared before the Annandale Immigration Court in Virginia on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, as hearings continued...
I met him two Decembers ago, a few days to Christmas. The streets were alive with music and hawkers shouting “Christmas is coming!” I was tired after work, standing by a roadside kiosk when he offered to pay for...
Senegal are champions of Africa once more, but their second AFCON title in five years came in scenes few will forget. A chaotic final in Rabat saw the Lions of Teranga walk off the pitch in protest, survive a...

















