Day: August 21, 2025

Accra: Ghanaian musician Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, has been released by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) after meeting his bail conditions. According to Ghana News Agency, the dancehall musician had been in EOCO custody for more than 24 hours in connection with a seized 2019 Lamborghini Urus from his residence, which the FBI and the US Justice Department had identified as the proceeds of a $4 million crime. Hundreds of fans gathered outside the EOCO premises in the early hours of Thursday, August 21, 2025, to demand the musician’s release, staging a mini-jam

Accra: Community leaders from Ghana’s key cocoa-producing regions are pioneering collaborative approaches to sustainable farming through peer-to-peer learning exchanges designed to reduce deforestation while maintaining agricultural productivity. According to Ghana News Agency, this has been made possible through the Hotspot Intervention Areas (HIAs) under the Ghana Cocoa Forest REDD+ Programme, aimed at reducing deforestation, enhancing sustainable cocoa production, and improving community livelihoods. The recent peer-learning programme was facilitated by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with support from the Forestry Commission of Ghana. The initiative saw HIA executives from Atewa in the Eastern Region and Sefwi-Wiawso, Western North Region, visit

Accra: The Church of Pentecost, Agorve District under the Sogakope Area in the Volta Region, has commenced this year’s August Convention with a call on believers to rise to another level. Dubbed ‘Eagles Conference 25’, the event is themed ‘Unleashed for Greater Heights,’ inspired by the Book of Isaiah 40:31. According to Ghana News Agency, Reverend Prosper Kpeli, the Agorve District Pastor of the Church, remarked after an evening service that a total of 14 assemblies under the district were participating in the event. The conference features both morning and evening sessions, focusing on teachings, deliverance, prophetic declarations, as well

Accra: Stakeholders have urged African governments to adopt smart and adaptive regulations to unlock the continent’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) potential, drive economic growth, and position Africa as a global leader in digital innovation. They noted that Africa’s youthful population, abundant creative energy, and existing digital platforms provided an ideal foundation for technological advancement, stressing the need for stronger regulatory frameworks. According to Ghana News Agency, the experts made the call at the 2025 African Marketing Confederation (AMC) Conference in Accra on Wednesday, on the theme: ‘Thriving in Africa’s evolving markets: Trust, trends and technology.’ Mr. Charles Murito, Google’s Director of

Accra: Ghana’s Minister of Labour, Jobs and Employment, Dr Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo, has announced plans to meet with the Labour Commission following the recent assault on a nurse at the Ridge Hospital in Accra. The Minister said the engagement would seek advice on the incident and explore measures to strengthen worker safety nationwide. According to Ghana News Agency, Dr Pelpuo disclosed this when he appeared before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday to answer questions on financial irregularities cited in the 2024 Auditor-General’s Report. His announcement follows an earlier statement by the Minister of Health, Mr Kwabena Mintah Akandoh,

Kumasi: The Oil and Gas Co-operative Credit Union (OGCCU), headquartered at the BOST Depot in Kumasi, has recorded a growth in assets, rising to GH?6,808,581.06 in 2024 from GH?3,264,564.85 in 2023, marking a 100 percent increase. According to Ghana News Agency, the milestone was announced at the Union’s 4th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at the BOST Depot in Kaase, Asokwa Municipality. Ing. Gideon Amewugah Kumah, Board Chairman of OGCCU, presented the report, stating that the Union’s total income grew by 66 percent to GH?978,352 in 2024, up from GH?587,925 in 2023. Members’ deposits saw a 150 percent increase to

Accra: Edify Ghana, a Christian non-governmental organisation, has pledged to broaden its outreach and support for low-fee Christian private schools across the country to enhance access to Christ-centered education and empower the next generation. The Organisation has since the inception of its operations in Ghana in 2010 provided training, loans, and educational technology among other interventions for nearly 3,000 schools across the 16 regions and impacted more than 769,000 students. According to Ghana News Agency, at a conference in Accra to commemorate 15 years of impacting Ghana’s educational transformation, Edify and partnering schools resolved to deepen their collaboration and grow