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- Akwa Ibom State Confirms Ibom Air International Debut with Uyo to Accra Flight Service
Published: Apr 28, 2026
Section: Africa
The Akwa Ibom state government announced that Ibom Air will launch its first international flight from Victor Attah International Airport to Accra, Ghana, on May 2, 2026. This mile...
- University of Ghana Vice-Chancellor Labels Term Vernacular Derogatory During Landmark Ghana Academy of Arts Lecture
Published: Apr 25, 2026
Section: Africa
Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo has called for the immediate cessation of using the word vernacular to describe African languages, citing its derogatory roots. Speaking at the Ghana...
- Terra Industries to Launch Africa’s Largest Drone Factory in Ghana Amid Rising Sahelian Insurgency
Published: Apr 21, 2026
Section: Africa
Defence technology startup Terra Industries has announced the construction of a 34,000 square foot drone manufacturing facility in Accra, Ghana. Scheduled to open in June 2026, the...
- President Mahama Approves Major Leadership Shift as Eight Police Officers Reach Commissioner Rank
Published: Apr 20, 2026
Section: Africa
The Ghana Police Service promoted nineteen senior officials during a ceremony in Accra to enhance national security leadership. Eight Deputy Commissioners advanced to the rank of C...
- Ghanaian Officials Face Intense Scrutiny Over GH¢21 Million Renovation of Vacant Independence Day Venue
Published: Apr 1, 2026
Section: Africa
The Office of Government Machinery revealed to the Public Accounts Committee that GH¢21 million was spent on Black Star Square despite moving the 67th Independence Day celebration...
- Gramps Morgan Enstooled as Ga Development Chief "Nii Oye Nii Mpese I" Following Arrival for Ghana-Jamaica Homecoming Festival
Published: Mar 31, 2026
Section: Africa
Jamaican-American reggae star Gramps Morgan has been officially crowned a Development Chief by the Ga Traditional Council in Accra. Arriving in Ghana on March 31, 2026, for the lau...
- National Film Authority targets one percent population engagement through new communal cinema initiative
Published: Mar 30, 2026
Section: Africa
The National Film Authority has introduced the Ghana Film Experience to promote local storytelling and increase the domestic audience for Ghanaian cinema. The program launched in M...
- Three Fatalities Confirmed as Emergency Crews Rescue Twenty Survivors From Accra Newtown School Building Collapse
Published: Mar 30, 2026
Section: Africa
A structural failure at an old school building near the Experimental Junior High School in Accra Newtown resulted in three deaths and twenty injuries on Sunday. Interior Minister M...
- Ghanaian and Danish Firms Launch €2.5 Million Circular Economy Project to Transform Organic Waste Into Protein
Published: Mar 9, 2026
Section: Africa
A private sector partnership between Ghana’s JSO Waste and Danish biotech firms will establish a new facility in Accra capable of processing 8,000 tonnes of organic waste annually....
- British Airways Flight From Accra Diverts to Lyon Following Mid-Air Medical Emergency Over France
Published: Mar 9, 2026
Section: Africa
A British Airways Airbus A350-1000 traveling from Ghana to London was forced to make an emergency landing at Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport on Monday morning. The crew declared a gener...
- President Mahama Urges Ghanaian Youth to Leverage Digital Innovation as Catalyst for National Development
Published: Mar 6, 2026
Section: Africa
During Ghana's 69th Independence Day celebrations, President John Dramani Mahama called on the younger generation to utilize smartphones and digital tools to transform the national...
- Dele Momodu Recalls ₦800m+ Loss in Failed "House of Ovation" Restaurant Venture in Ghana
Published: Mar 5, 2026
Section: Africa
Veteran journalist and Ovation magazine publisher Dele Momodu has shared a cautionary tale of investment diversification, revealing how he lost over $500,000 (roughly ₦815 million...