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Nine outstanding players were once again named NASCO Man of the Match winners for Matchweek 3 of the 2026/27 Ghana Premier League, following an action-packed weekend that produced 19 goals across nine matches. Defending champions Medeama SC, Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko all dropped points as the weekend also saw historic moments for two newcomers Port City FC and Debibi United, who recorded their first-ever victories in the top flight. Vision FC vs Medeama SC At the Nii Adjei Kraku II Sports Complex in Tema, defending champions Medeama were held to a 1-1 draw by Vision FC in their…

GoldBod Chief Executive Officer Sammy Gyamfi says President John Dramani Mahama has directed the immediate replacement of scanners and personnel at Ghana’s ports following a recent drug trafficking incident linked to the country. Mr Gyamfi said the development formed part of measures being taken to strengthen checks and controls at Ghana’s ports. “I also understand that the President has directed that all scanners and personnel at our ports be changed, effective immediately,” he said in a Facebook post. He said the President had also directed the immediate restoration of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) to the list of Port Inspection…

Mourners: Abusuapanyin Paul George Addo (formerly of GES), Odikro Kwesi Larbi (Santo Benuye-Adukrom Akwapim), Nana Yaa Bruwaa I (Onyame Bekyere Mmabahaene – Adukrom Akwapim), Abusuapanyin Kwame Nkuman (Sanfo Benuye-Adukrom Akwapim), Opanyin Kweku Botwe (Amankrado – Sanfo Benuye-Adukrom Akwapim), Okyemaye Yaw Nkrumah (Sanfo Benuye-Adukrom Akwapim), Opanyin Adu Kwadwo (Adukrom-Akwapim), Faustina Darko (Adukrom-Akwapim), Opanyin Adu Nyarko (Adukrom-Akwapim), Major Prophet Akua Awuraa (Founder & Spiritual Leader of Asomdwee Ne Bohye Asaase Ministries), Elder Robert Kwabena Boafo (Board Chairman – Asomdwee Ne Bohye Asase Ministries), Opanyin Seth Yaw Amoh, Emmanuel Kwame Amoh (Media General) and Samuel Armah Frimpong (NGO CHI Memorial Inst. for Medical…

President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned the evacuation of waste heaps from Agbogloshie in Accra to the Adepa Engineered Landfill Sites near Nsawam in the Eastern Region. The Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs is carrying out the initiative in collaboration with the Ghana Armed Forces and the District Road Improvement Project (DRIP), with funding support from the Ministry of Finance and the District Assemblies Common Fund. A drone AI estimate and assessment of the garbage to be moved estimates the garbage at one million tonnes. The entire operation is expected to be completed within 90 days. President…

President John Dramani Mahama is expected to commission the evacuation of waste from Agbogbloshie in Accra to the Adepa Landfill Site at Nsawam on Friday, September 18, 2026. The exercise, covering a distance of approximately 42 kilometres, is being organised by the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development in collaboration with the Ghana Armed Forces, with support from the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP). The commissioning ceremony will take place at the IRECOP Management Centre at Jamestown in Accra at 10am. President Mahama is the Guest of Honour for the event, which forms part of efforts to address…

Police in South Africa have confirmed the discovery of a ninth woman’s body in just two months, amid growing concern over a string of unexplained deaths east of Johannesburg. The latest victim was found half-naked and wrapped in a sheet on the side of a road in Dawn Park on Thursday morning, police said. Her identity has not yet been released. The discovery follows the deaths of eight other women whose bodies have been found since July across Ekurhuleni, a major urban area of Johannesburg. Several of the women were found partially clothed and with injuries, but police have stressed…

Member of Parliament for Kumawu Ernest Yaw Anim has supported 500 boarding students among more than 1,000 fresh SHS entrants from the constituency with essential prospectus items ahead of their admission to senior high school. The beneficiaries received items including chop boxes, trunks, mattresses, plastic buckets, cutlery sets, bowls, exercise books and school bags to help ease the financial burden on parents as their children begin SHS. Separately, the MP has rewarded the top-performing student from each of 50 schools in the constituency with GH¢500 each as part of efforts to encourage academic excellence. The GH¢500 cash support is specifically…

Kumawu Member of Parliament Ernest Yaw Anim has highlighted his sustained investment in education in the constituency, with this year marking the fourth consecutive year of support for students since he became MP in 2023. Mr Anim said his education interventions have included comprehensive support for BECE candidates, including the provision of four buses to transport candidates to all five examination centres and mathematical sets for all candidates. The MP has also extended his support to students who have gained admission to senior high school, providing 500 boarding students with prospectus items including chop boxes, trunks, mattresses, plastic buckets, cutlery…

Introduction: A Question of Fairness I am a Ghanaian writer passionate about environmental sanitation and the work of private waste management companies, especially the prestigious Zoomlion Ghana Limited. I am concerned when people, including Manasseh Azure Awuni, appear to undermine a company that has created jobs, helped address sanitation challenges and contributed to Ghana becoming the West African regional hub for sanitation, waste management, and circular economy policy support. For more than a decade, Manasseh has unjustifiably criticised Zoomlion and its owner, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, through articles and commentaries that, in my view, have focused almost exclusively on alleged…

President John Dramani Mahama has received the Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Makhtar Diop, at the Presidency. The meeting on Wednesday, September 16 was to discuss strengthening Ghana’s economy through strategic partnerships. The discussions focused on scaling up commercial agriculture in key sub-sectors such as cocoa, oil palm, and poultry. They also covered fulfilling the government’s policy to process at least 50% of Ghana’s cocoa beans, other farm produce, and minerals locally. Additionally, they addressed expanding the transport network, including railways, aviation, and roads, and advancing digital connectivity through the Big Push Infrastructure Development. The two also…