Minority Blows Alarm Over NDC Foot Soldiers’ Recruitment

Rev. Ntim Fordjour The Minority in Parliament has criticised proposals by some Majority Members of Parliament (MPs) calling for an increase in the enlistment age into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), describing it as an attempt to smuggle “overage...

Footballer, 31, breaks neck during match as club say 'high risk of paralysis'

Tologese football star Samuel Asamoah has been left with a 'high-risk' of paralysis after crashing into an advertising board. The 31-year-old was playing in a match in the Chinese second tier for Guangxi Pingguo against Chongqing Tonglianglong...

Delaware rapper drops fresh flow in Africa: Clean water for villagers 

Delaware rapper installed water systems in West Africa. He toured Africa and mentored youth through music. The music artist has toured 32 countries. When Dover rapper Amillion Mayfield, better known as Amillion The Poet, recently toured to Togo,...

Our party foot soldiers aren’t happy with Army recruitment age limit – Dafeamekpor

The South Dayi Member of Parliament, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has called for a review of the maximum age limit for recruitment into the Ghana Armed Forces, arguing that the current policy is too restrictive compared to global standards. In a...

No justification for higher GAF entry age – Col. Festus Aboagye (Rtd.)

Retired military officer and security consultant, Colonel Festus Aboagye (Rtd.), says there is no strong justification to increase the age limit for enlistment into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), following recent calls by Members of Parliament Sam...

Sam George, Dafeamekpor push for upward review of age-limit for military recruits, cite global trends

Communications Minister Sam Nartey George has renewed calls for Ghana to revise the age limit for enlistment into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). The proposal, made in a Facebook post, was supported by Rockson‑Nelson Dafeamekpor, Member of...

Akwaaba QC celebrates culture, community at November gala

The nonprofit helps immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers assimilate into life in the QCA. Here's how you can get tickets to their second anniversary gala. MOLINE, Ill. — A local nonprofit helping immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers build...

Dafeamekpor calls for review of Army recruitment age limit

The Majority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has called for a review of the maximum age limit for enlistment into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), saying the current standard may be unnecessarily...

Stacey Dooley's living room shows how to make a large space feel cosy – 4 styling tricks to steal

Now autumn is officially here and the leaves have started falling, many of us will be looking to make our homes feel cosy and warm. However, when you've got tall ceilings, neutral colour palettes and empty floor space, that can feel a little...

Scientist born to Palestinian refugee family shares Nobel Chemistry prize

Three scientists were announced as the winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry on Wednesday for their work on molecular constructions that could help solve “some of the challenges” the world faces, the award-giving body said. Omar Yaghi, Susumu...

What Ogunlesi investing in Nigeria after his UK conquests wo...

When Nigerian-born billionaire Adebayo Ogunlesi sat down with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja recently, it was not merely a courtesy visit. It was a symbolic homecoming wrapped in business ambition, an acknowledgment of Nigeria’s pressing need for...

UN, Gates digital ID, fast payments, data sharing 50-in-5 campaign hits 30 countries

The 50-in-5 campaign to accelerate digital ID, fast payment systems, and data exchanges in 50 countries by 2028 reaches a 30 country milestone. Launched in November 2023, the 50-in-5 campaign is a joint effort of the United Nations, the Bill and...

'Increase army recruitment age' — Sam George, Dafeamekpor tell GAF

The Minister for Communication, Digital Innovation and Technology, Sam Nartey George, has urged the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to reconsider the current age limit for enlistment, arguing that the restriction unfairly excludes many capable and...

Sam George, Dafeamekpor advocate increase in army recruitment age

The Minister for Communication, Digital Innovation and Technology, Sam Nartey George, has called for a review of the maximum age for enlistment into the Ghana Armed Forces, arguing that the current limit unfairly disqualifies capable and...

Water to be temporarily shut off in Bishkek on October 2: List of streets

15:28, 01 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Saliya KHUROVA 15:28, 01 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Saliya KHUROVA Drinking water supply to residential buildings, schools, kindergartens, healthcare facilities, social...

Nigeria seeks equitable distribution of ECOWAS statutory positions

Africa NIGERIA on Tuesday called for the upholding of fairness and inclusivity in the distribution of the statutory positions within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca...

Over 7,000 gather for Ghana Adventist unions women’s ministries prayer conference

The Legon campus of the University of Ghana played host to over 7,000 women from the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Ghana and beyond for a prayer conference themed “Fill My Cup, Lord: Set Free and Send”. The conference, which took place from...

10 years in office, what has changed in INEC under Prof. Yakubu?

From: Ismail Omipidan, Abuja When Professor Mahmud Yakubu was named the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in October 2015, he pledged to reform the commission and introduce necessary changes that would help...

Global funding shortfall threatens refugee protection – Interior Minister warns

Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has raised the alarm over the severe funding crisis facing the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), warning that millions of displaced people could lose access to essential...

Chinese fishing in West Africa: Responding to the environmental and social impacts

Issue Brief October 6, 2025 • 8:30 am ET Print this page Chinese fishing in West Africa: Responding to the environmental and social impacts By Ebimboere Seiyafa, Awa Niang Fall, Ellis Adjei Adams, Kadidia Kane, Isa Elegbebe Olalekan, Kodjo...