Author: Constance Awunor

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike if the Ministry of Finance fails to release the dollar exchange rate needed to process book and research allowances for lecturers. The association says it will take industrial action from Monday, June 15, if the issue remains unresolved. UTAG General Secretary, Dr Samuel Seglah, said members are unhappy with the delay in releasing the exchange rate used to calculate allowances for senior members of public universities. Speaking on the matter, he expressed disappointment with the Ministry of Finance’s handling of the issue. “The University Teachers…

South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, says nearly 74% of Ghanaians who recently returned home had overstayed their visas and breached the country’s immigration laws. According to him, South African authorities followed legal procedures before declaring the affected individuals undesirable. Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on June 10, Mr Lamola said immigration records showed that most of the returned Ghanaians had exceeded their permitted stay. “As I’ve said earlier on, with the bulk of all Ghanaians that have come back home, almost 74% had overstayed, and they had been declared undesirable through our processes,…

Somali referee Omar Artan has pledged to officiate at the 2030 FIFA World Cup after returning home from the United States, where immigration officials denied him entry. Artan arrived in Mogadishu on Wednesday to a warm welcome from government officials, football administrators, fellow referees and local residents. The 34-year-old was due to become the first Somali referee to officiate at a FIFA World Cup finals tournament. FIFA had selected him as one of 52 match officials for the 2026 World Cup. Artan landed at Aden Adde International Airport and received a hero’s welcome despite the disappointment of missing the tournament.…

Former America’s Next Top Model contestant Jennifer An has accused rapper Kanye West, now known as Ye, of assaulting her during a music video shoot in New York in 2010. An, who has filed a civil lawsuit against the rapper, said the incident left her feeling “suffocated, unsure and scared.” She shared her account on the BBC’s Fame Under Fire podcast. An said she was hired to appear in the music video for La Roux’s hit song In For The Kill. At the time, she did not know West would take part in the shoot. The filming took place at…

A new report has revealed that only 11.8% of private and international schools in Ghana consistently teach a Ghanaian language, raising concerns about the future of the country’s cultural identity. The findings were presented at the launch of the Kids Discovering Ghana initiative, an educational programme that promotes cultural awareness among children. The report also found that about 71% of private and international schools do not include traditional games in their learning activities. Stakeholders say this trend limits children’s exposure to indigenous knowledge, values and cultural practices. Founder of the Kids Patriot Club and Kids Discovering Ghana, Eleanora Baffour-Agyei, described…

Heavy rains that hit Accra on Tuesday morning caused severe flooding on the Weija SCC–Atala stretch of the Accra–Takoradi Highway. The floodwaters covered parts of the road and left thick layers of silt on the highway. Several vehicles got stuck, while traffic slowed to a crawl. Many commuters faced long delays. A journey that normally takes about five minutes lasted more than two hours. The flooding blocked both the eastbound and Accra-bound lanes. As a result, motorists had to use the westbound carriageway. The diversion created heavy congestion. Long queues of vehicles stretched for more than five kilometres. Drivers struggled…

A Ghanaian citizen, Dr. Yaw Twerefour, has filed a suit at the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of allocating District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) monies to Members of Parliament (MPs). The suit, filed under the Supreme Court’s original jurisdiction, names the Attorney-General, the Administrator of the District Assemblies Common Fund, the Minister for Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, and the Minister for Finance as defendants. At the centre of the case is the long-standing practice of setting aside portions of the DACF for MPs through arrangements such as the MPs Common Fund, Constituency Labour Projects, and Constituency Labour Monitoring…

Heavy rains in the Twifo Atti-Morkwa District of the Central Region have led to two separate drowning incidents, leaving one person dead and another missing. The deceased, a 45-year-old man from Morkwa, reportedly went missing three days ago. Rescuers recovered his body from the Pra River on Monday, June 8. On the same day, Alfred Kumi, a recent Junior High School graduate from Gomoa Ohua in the Gomoa West District, also went missing. Reports indicate that Alfred entered the Osen River at Twifo Edugyaa to bathe but failed to return. The teenager had travelled to Twifo Edugyaa to visit his…

French President Emmanuel Macron is set to address the Next Steps Conference on Reparatory Justice in Accra, the Government of Ghana has announced. The disclosure was made by Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa in a social media post on Tuesday. The conference will be hosted by President John Dramani Mahama and is expected to advance discussions on reparatory justice for historical injustices, particularly those linked to the transatlantic enslavement of Africans. According to Ablakwa, President Macron will participate in what has been described as a good-faith dialogue on historical injustices committed against Africans. The French leader is also expected…

Government Spokesperson and Minister of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has disclosed that the Attorney-General will hold discussions with officials of the United States Department of Justice on pending extradition requests involving Ghana and the United States. According to Kwakye Ofosu, the engagement aims to strengthen cooperation between the two countries and address outstanding cases that require legal assistance and extradition arrangements. He made the disclosure following the return of former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, to Ghana after a successful extradition process. Tamakloe-Attionu arrived in Accra on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, after US…