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The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has reached an agreement with Portuguese tactician Carlos Queiroz to be reappointed as Head Coach of the Black Stars. This was announced by the nation’s football-governing body on Wednesday, September 2.Queiroz, who led the Black Stars campaign at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, is expected to lead “the next phase of the team’s programme”. His agreement as Black Stars coach ahead of the mundial ended a few weeks ago, according to the GTA, and following discussions with the Ministry of Sports and Recreation, it was agreed that Carlos Queiroz would embark on a new coaching…

Award-winning Gospel artiste Bernice Ofei has been found. The ‘Life is so short’ songwriter was found a few hours after being declared missing by family. She was reportedly last seen on Tuesday, September 1 on the Nyaho-Tamakloe Street in Agbogba, Accra. But she is said to have been found on Wednesday “safe”. “Thank you to everyone who helped share and support,” the flier announcing the latest news said. “Your vigilance and prayers made a difference!” Bernice Ofei was the winner of Best Female Vocalist and Best Songwriter at the 2009 Ghana Music Awards.

Award-winning gospel musician Bernice Ofei has been declared missing by relatives after she failed to return home on Tuesday, September 1. The 63-year-old is said to have been last seen at Nyaho-Tamakloe Street at Agbogba in the Greater Accra Region. Those with reports of her have been asked to contact the nearest police station or call the numbers: 0248781971 or 0247553431. Bernice Ofei won the Best Female Vocal Performance and Songwriter of the Year at the 2009 Ghana Music Awards with ‘Life is so short’.

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the dissolution of the boards of nine state institutions. The institutions are Prestea Sankofa Gold Ltd, Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Ltd, Volta Aluminium Company Limited, Consolidated Bank Ghana Ltd and Ghana Post Company Ltd. The rest are Road Maintenance Trust Fund, TDC Ghana Limited, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation and National Sports Authority (NSA). The decision takes immediate effect, according to a statement issued by the Minister of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu. “Relevant sector Ministers have been directed to take all necessary steps, in accordance with the applicable laws and governing instruments,…

The government has begun preparations for the large-scale evacuation of accumulated waste at Jamestown in Accra to the Adipa Waste Management Centre, an engineered landfill facility at Nsawam in the Eastern Region. The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, announced the plan after a working visit to the facility on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, to assess its capacity to receive the accumulated waste from Jamestown. The visit followed the Minister’s inspection on Tuesday of key waste management facilities in the Greater Accra Region, including the Jamestown and Achimota Waste Transfer Stations, the Accra Compost and Recycling…

After more than two decades away from the active music scene, Togbe Afrika has made a remarkable return to music, culminating in a historic moment at the Togbe Afrika Homecoming in Penyi Hata, where Togbe Ekle II, Chief of Penyi Hata, enstooled and honoured him as the King of Music. The symbolic enstoolment, which took place before Togbe Afrika’s headline performance, represented more than a ceremonial honour. It marked what many described as the return of an original occupant of the music throne after more than 20 years away from the active music scene. For years, Togbe Afrika had been…

The Ghana Football Association is pleased to announce that Electroland Ghana Limited, distributors of NASCO Electronics, will give massive upgrade to its reward package for the 2026/27 Ghana Premier League season, which kicks off this weekend. Ahead of the new season, NASCO, the official reward partner for the Man of the Match, Player of the Month and Coach of the Month, has revealed that every Man of the Match winner will now take home a 32-inch NASCO digital television set.It is the biggest prize ever offered for the Man of the Match award since NASCO began rewarding outstanding performers about…

Karaga Member of Parliament and former Finance Minister Dr Mohammed Amin Adam has challenged GoldBod’s reported GH¢5.45 billion surplus for 2025, arguing that the figure does not accurately reflect the organisation’s trading performance. Dr Amin Adam said GH¢4.54 billion, representing 81.7 per cent of the reported surplus, was a government capital injection credited to GoldBod’s books on December 30, 2025, just a day before the financial year ended. He said the money was described in GoldBod’s accounts as revolving trade capital and should therefore not be presented as revenue. “Standard public sector and international accounting rules treat money put in…

Karaga Member of Parliament and former Finance Minister Dr Mohammed Amin Adam has called for the removal of the Governor of the Bank of Ghana from the Board of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), arguing that the arrangement creates a clear conflict of interest. Dr Amin Adam said it was inappropriate for the Governor to remain on the board of an institution handling a programme that was being financed by the Bank of Ghana while the central bank itself was recording losses from the same programme. He argued that the Bank of Ghana could not continue providing financing to GoldBod…

President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Belgrade to attend the meeting marking the 65th anniversary of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). President Mahama’s participation highlights Ghana’s historic role as a founding member of the movement in 1961. The summit, themed “The Legacy of Non-Alignment: Lessons for Today’s World,” aims to reaffirm NAM’s core principles: sovereign equality among nations, respect for territorial integrity, non-interference in internal affairs, and enhanced economic cooperation among developing countries. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić is hosting the summit, with high-level participation from over 30 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. With 120 member states, the…