Top sprinter Benjamin Azamati and national record holder Abdul-Rasheed Saminu recorded impresive times to both win their respective 100m heats to advance to the semi finals of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland on Monday morning.

Saminu was first out for Ghana in heat 2, blazing to first place in a time for 10.01 seconds, while Azamati followed suit in heat 5 in 10.00 seconds to equal his season’s best, underlining his excellent form as he chases a place on the podium for Ghana. Azamati also recorded the best time of all 75 sprinters who took part in the heats, just a hundredth of a second faster than Saminu in second place, indication of the pair’s strong medal chances.

The committee established to examine government’s plan to restore the management of the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) to the University of Ghana has completed its work and submitted its report regarding the facility’s future.

Imagine reaching for a cold bottle of drink on a hot afternoon along the busy streets of Makola or grabbing a packaged snack from a supermarket shelf for a quick bite. 

Photographs taken at the Mallam Interchange in Accra last week reveal alarming structural deterioration at one of the capital's busiest and most critical road infrastructure assets — raising urgent questions about public safety and the state of bridge maintenance in Ghana.

A 42-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment with hard labour by the Wa High Court after he was found guilty of defiling a seven-year-old boy in Wa in the Upper West Region.

The family of late highlife icon Daddy Lumba on Sunday unveiled his tomb at his private residence at East Legon in Accra.

Coming one year after his passing, it was a customary remembrance event.

Amadu Mohammed claimed a dominant first round victory over Eriu Temakau of Kiribati in men’s 55 kg (bantamweight) boxing on Sunday morning to give Ghana a first victory in any sport at the 2026 Commonwealth Games ongoing in Glasgow, Scotland.

An Accra Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Kweku Osei Korankye Asiedu, also known as KOKA, a marketer and New Patriotic Party (NPP) communicator, for failing to appear before it.

A medical doctor who recently received a GH¢20,000 cash reward from the Paga Youth Movement (PAYOM) for accepting a posting to the Paga Hospital has donated the entire amount for the purchase of medical equipment and supplies for the facility.

Designed to provide pedestrians with a safe passage across roads, zebra crossings are intended to be areas where drivers stop and allow people to cross.

However, the reality on many roads in Accra tells a different story.

Motorists frequently ignore these crossings, forcing pedestrians to wait for long periods or take dangerous risks by crossing between moving vehicles.

Condom vending machines will be deployed in the country by the last quarter of the year in a new measure intended to contain the spread of HIV/AIDS.

The machines, to be located at vantage spots, are to remove the challenge arising from human interface with individual purchase of the rubber piece considered crucial in the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and infections.

Ghana’s mixed 4x100m freestyle team finished with 3:53.60, below the national record of 3:42.97, ending Day 2 of competition for Ghana at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Kessben Media, the operators of Kessben FM, have suspended one of its presenters, Rexford Kwadwo Adu Ntim, popularly known as DJ K.A, following the circulation of an intimate video on social media. The company has also launched an internal investigation into the incident.

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has commended the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, the Ashanti Regional Police Command and the IGP's Special Operations Team (SOT) for their unwavering commitment to combating crime and ensuring peace, law and order across the country.

President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his commitment to upholding the legacy of former President John Evans Atta Mills, describing the late leader as a "gentle soul whose character was his greatest strength."

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Sarah Mullally, will begin a 10-day pastoral visit to the Church of the Province of West Africa on Sunday, her first visit to Africa since being installed as Archbishop of Canterbury in March 2026.

At the invitation of the Primate of West Africa and Bishop of Asante-Mampong, the Most Rev Dr Cyril Kobina Ben-Smith, Archbishop Sarah will visit the Church in Ghana and the Diocese of Cameroon, which are both part of the Church of the Province of West Africa.

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Texts between singer D4vd and Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old he is accused of murdering, reveal she had been pregnant and had had an abortion before her death.

The messages were shown during a hearing for a judge to determine if the singer, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, should go on trial for the teen's death last year.

This week the tech world was gripped by a story that has it all - and which started like a sci-fi thriller.

Hugging Face - a kind of app store for artificial intelligence tools - announced on 16 July it had been hacked by a cyber criminal wielding enormously powerful AI.

The bombshell announcement was full of scary, highly technical terms: "a swarm of sandboxes", "agentic attacker", and "self-migrating command and control".

The wait is almost over as Big Brother Naija Season 11 premieres this Sunday, July 26, ushering in a new season of drama, competition and entertainment.

Ghana's 2-time medalist Abdul Wahid Omar suffers a unanimous 0-5 defeat to Patris Mughalzai of England in the men's 65 kg round of 32 boxing competition at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

The winners of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) will receive $2million as prize money.

Coach Kim Lars Brokegren has confirmed his final list of 25 players for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), with no major surprises.

A major operation to demolish illegal structures and dredge silted waterways has begun in Accra, as the Flood Mitigation Task Force moves to prevent a repeat of the devastating floods that recently hit the Greater Accra Region.

Parliament is expected to adjourn sine die (indefinitely) on July 31, the Leader of Government Business, Mahama Ayariga, has stated.

The Upper West Regional Police Command has arrested a group of suspects involved in a motorbike theft syndicate operating within the region, and recovered 17 motorbikes stolen from various locations in the Wa Municipality and other parts of the region.