Author: Constance Awunor

The Minister of Communication and Digitalisation, Samuel Nartey George, has said that the new SIM reregistration that will soon be undertaken will make the activities of mobile money (MoMo) fraudsters very expensive to do. He says that MoMo fraudsters will not be able to access any government services when they are caught. “To a very large extent, it will make MoMo fraud very expensive,” he said during a press conference in Accra on Tuesday, March 17. “When his Ghana Card is blocked, he loses access to every government service. So the cost to MoMo fraud is being raised to the…

Chelsea have been fined £10.75m and handed a one-year transfer ban suspended for two years. The Premier League’s sanction agreement shows Chelsea made secret payments totalling £47.5m to agents and other individuals between 2011 and 2018, when Roman Abramovich was owner. Chelsea have also been given a nine-month academy transfer ban with immediate effect relating to the club’s registration of youth players between 2019 and 2022. The investigation determined these payments “occured with the knowledge and approval” of former senior employees and/or directors, the sanction agreement shows. The transactions came to light during the due diligence process when the new…

Ghana Football Association(GFA) Communications Director Henry Asante Twum has assured Ghanaians that defender Marvin Senaya has given his commitment to represent the Ghana national football team despite also attracting interest from the Togo national football team. Asante Twum addressed concerns surrounding the player’s international future after reports emerged that Senaya had been called up by Togo for the upcoming international window. However, the GFA remains confident that the right-back has agreed to play for Ghana after several engagements with the federation. Speaking on Tv3’s Sports Station, Henry Asante Twum emphasised that the FA would not include a player in the national team squad without first receiving…

Dr. Iddrisu highlighted that Ghana’s economy continues to be led by the services sector. In 2025, services accounted for 45.9% of GDP, followed by industry at 31.3% and agriculture at 22.8%. He noted that growth was primarily driven by digital and knowledge-based activities. Key contributors within the services sector included Information and Communication (20.2%), Education (11.6%), Transport and Storage (8.6%), and Financial and Insurance Activities (6.8%). “A few sectors fueled most of the growth,” Dr. Iddrisu said. “Information and Communication, Crops, Gold, Manufacturing, Transport and Storage, and Education collectively contributed around 87% of total GDP growth in 2025, underscoring the…

A consortium of Ghanaian pension funds has committed millions of dollars to Atlantic Lithium, marking a landmark domestic investment in what is expected to become Ghana’s first lithium-producing mine and signalling growing local confidence in the country’s emerging critical minerals sector. The investment, valued at up to US$11 million, forms part of a broader funding package of about US$16.4 million secured by the company to advance its flagship Ewoyaa Lithium Project toward construction and production. The Ghanaian institutional investors, managed by IC Asset Managers (Ghana) Ltd, will acquire shares and milestone-linked warrants, making them long-term stakeholders in a project widely…

The Akropong Circuit Court has remanded Freddie Blay, former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), following his arrest over a disputed property demolition at Kitase in the Eastern Region. The case arises from a complaint by a landowner who alleges that Mr. Blay ordered the destruction of a house under construction on a contested parcel of land. According to court records, the issue began after a report was made to the police about the alleged demolition. Prosecutors say Mr. Blay failed to respond to multiple police invitations to assist with investigations. Charges were filed in early 2025, but…

Here’s a clear paraphrased version of your article: Dozens of people are feared dead or injured after a drug rehabilitation centre in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, was struck by an air raid on Monday evening. The Taliban government blamed Pakistan for the attack, though Islamabad has denied targeting any civilian or health facility. A government spokesperson confirmed that the strike hit the centre, causing multiple deaths and injuries. However, Pakistan insisted its operation was aimed strictly at military sites and what it described as terrorist infrastructure in Kabul and the eastern province of Nangarhar. Journalists who visited the scene reported that…

A 20-year-old woman, Promise Yayra Asamani, has been arrested by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP’s) Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team for allegedly publishing false news that branded an Uber driver as a murderer. The arrest follows a formal complaint lodged on Wednesday, 11th March 2026, by Selasie Kwaku Anthonio, a 43-year-old driver who saw his life upended after his photograph and vehicle registration were circulated on social media alongside grave criminal accusations. The complainant reported that he was alerted by his nephew to a viral Snapchat post which featured his image and vehicle (registration AD-1479-25). The post falsely labelled him…

A further four people have died in Kenya after heavy rain caused widespread flooding, police said, taking the number of people who have died in the past week to at least 66. The capital, Nairobi, was hit by more heavy rain overnight, although no new deaths were reported. Eleven people were rescued after a minibus taxi, known locally as a matatu, got stuck as water rose in Nairobi, according to the Kenya Red Cross. At the same time, two children were saved from a flooded house. Heavy rainfall over the past week has triggered flash floods as rivers have burst…

Hollywood star Michael B. Jordan has claimed his first Academy Award, winning Best Actor for his performance in the political thriller Sinners at this year’s Oscars. The film itself dominated the ceremony, also taking home Best Picture and six awards in total. Jordan, who played twin brothers whose dream of opening a music venue in 1930s Mississippi is derailed by a sinister force, beat out a competitive field that included Timothée Chalamet. In his acceptance speech, Jordan thanked Sinners director Ryan Coogler, calling him both a collaborator and a friend. “I’m so honoured to call you a collaborator and a…