Trump slams ‘unpatriotic’ US House vote to end Iran war
U.S. President Donald Trump announces the completion of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., Wednesday (local time). UPI-Yonhap President Donald Trump on Thursday slammed a vote in the U.S. House seeking to order the withdrawal of American troops from the Iran war, suggesting the “unpatriotic”…
UWR: Health Directorate launches mass drug administration campaign against Onchocerciasis
The exercise, which is earmakred to take place in collaboration with development partners, is scheduled to start from Saturday, June 20, 2026 to Friday, July 3, 2026, in six districts. Source link
Odonkor Junior wins GHS100,000 at 1v1 Africa football challenge
By Stanley Senya Accra, June 1, GNA – Myres Manuel Odonkor Junior emerged champion of the Accra edition of the 1v1 Africa Football Challenge after a thrilling display of football skills at the AIS Astro Turf in East Legon. His victory earned him the top prize of GHS100,000 in a competition that attracted talented footballers…
Speaker Bagbin appeals for reconsideration of Anti-LGBTQ Bill
By Godwill Arthur-Mensah Accra, June 2, GNA – Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has appealed to Members of Parliament (MPs) to reconsider the passage of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, popularly called Anit LGBTQ Bill, to ensure that it reflects bipartisan consensus, unity, integrity, and respect for all Ghanaians. Delivering a formal communication on the floor…
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Beijing on Wednesday. Source link
Woman jailed for impersonating police commander to dupe late boyfriend’s family
Sarah Wilson, 38, girlfriend of a deceased police inspector, has been convicted for impersonating the Central North Regional Police Commander and defrauding the inspector’s father of GHC2,000. Wilson used a voice-changing app (“Magic Voice”) to demand money for funeral arrangements and a death certificate. After receiving the first payment, she requested another GHC2,000, raising suspicion….
Johnnie Walker Black Ruby targets younger drinkers with layered highball
Johnnie Walker Black Ruby whisky / Courtesy of Diageo Korea Diageo Korea launched a new marketing campaign in Korea for Johnnie Walker Black Ruby Tuesday, positioning the sherry cask-matured Scotch whisky as an accessible entry point into the sherry whisky category for younger consumers. The campaign, titled “Ruby is the New Sherry,” centers on a…
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah departs Accra
By Iddi Yire, GNA Accra, June 19, GNA – Namibia President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Friday departed Accra after participating in the High-Level Consultative Conference on the Next Steps for the Landmark United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/80/250 on the Transatlantic Slave Trade. She was seen off at the Accra International Airport by Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Accra Summit, which…