Opinion

Humanity is about to venture deeper into space than ever before, as NASA prepares to launch the first crewed mission to the Moon in over half a century—and this time, they're going even further. NASA  is gearing up to launch the Artemis II mission  as early as the first week of February 2026, sending four astronauts on a historic 10-day journey that will take them further into space than any human has traveled before. The mission represents a critical stepping stone toward es

Thousands of Ghanaian retirees are crying out that they cannot survive on their current pensions, and the latest 10 percent increase announced by SSNIT is simply not cutting it. The Concerned SSNIT Pensioners Forum (CSPF) has come out swinging against the Social Security and National Insurance Trust's recently announced pension adjustment for 2026, arguing that while any increase is welcome, the 10 percent average boost  falls woefully short of what retirees need to survive G

In a dramatic scene that played out on the streets of America's capital, former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta found himself in the custody of U.S. immigration enforcement officers as he simply stepped outside his building. New details have surfaced about the shocking detention of Ghana's former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta , revealing how U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers moved in to apprehend him outside his Washington, D.C. residence on Tuesday,

Imagine having a personal health advisor that never sleeps, remembers every detail of your medical history, and can analyze years of health data in seconds to answer your wellness questions—all through a simple chat interface on your phone. OpenAI , the company behind the viral ChatGPT chatbot, has just launched ChatGPT Health  in the United States, a groundbreaking feature that allows users to upload their medical records and fitness data for personalized health guidance. Th

A powerful artificial intelligence tool is creating a digital nightmare for women across social media, and campaigners say the UK government's failure to enforce promised protections has left victims exposed to abuse. Grok , the AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk's company xAI and integrated into the social platform X (formerly Twitter), has become the center of a growing controversy after users discovered they could use it to digitally remove clothing from photographs and cre

A deadly winter storm has brought parts of Europe to a grinding halt, claiming at least six lives and leaving thousands of travelers stranded as hundreds of flights were cancelled across the continent. The severe weather system, which dumped unprecedented amounts of snow and created treacherous icy conditions, has wreaked havoc from France to the Balkans, forcing authorities to issue urgent travel warnings and cancel essential services. France has been hit hardest by the dead

In communities across Accra, where neighbors often know each other by name and children play freely in shared spaces, the invisible social contract that protects the vulnerable sometimes breaks down in moments of anger. What happened to a 12-year-old girl  in the La Roman JHS School area  on December 30, 2025 , has become a painful reminder that when adults fail to control their emotions, children pay the price. The Accra Regional Police Command  has arrested two women and is

The political and Muslim communities across Ghana are preparing to bid farewell to a beloved leader as the final funeral rites for the late Member of Parliament for Ayawaso East, Naser Toure Mahama , take place on Monday, January 5, just one day after his sudden passing. The Ayawaso North MP, Yussif Jajah , announced that the funeral and burial will be held at the late legislator's constituency office in Nima-Kanda , with proceedings beginning at 10:00 AM  in accordance with

The snow fell gently outside St Christopher's Church as hundreds of mourners gathered for a Sunday Mass that no one ever wanted to attend. Inside and spilling onto the streets, people wept openly, embracing strangers who shared their grief. Some collapsed, overwhelmed by the magnitude of loss. This was a community in profound mourning—grappling with a New Year's Eve tragedy that claimed dozens of young lives at Le Constellation bar in the Swiss Alps. More than 20 victims have

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has issued a call for cohesion within Ghana's opposition New Patriotic Party as internal divisions threaten to derail the party's chances of reclaiming power in the next general election. In a New Year message to party members, Dr. Bawumia  warned that the NPP stands at a critical juncture as it prepares to elect a new flagbearer on January 31 —a decision he described as "defining" for the party's future. The former vice president's

The laughter of children should fill school corridors. But in Niger state, Nigeria, that sound has been absent for months—replaced by an eerie silence born of fear after armed gangs abducted more than 250 students and teachers from St Mary's Catholic School  in November. Now, as officials announce plans to reopen schools starting January 12, communities face an agonizing question: Is it safe to send their children back to classrooms that have become targets for kidnappers? Th

Arnold Ncube washes cars in the dusty backstreets of Thembisa township, scrubbing windshields and wiping down mirrors for spare change—not because he lacks ambition or education, but because officially, he doesn't exist. The 25-year-old South African was born in Johannesburg to a South African father, which should automatically qualify him for citizenship. But without a birth certificate to prove it, Arnold has been forced into a shadow existence that denies him access to edu

A ferocious winter storm has claimed three lives in Sweden and plunged tens of thousands of homes across Nordic countries into darkness, disrupting travel and forcing authorities to issue urgent weather warnings as nature's fury swept across Scandinavia. Storm Johannes —called Hannes in Finland—battered Sweden, Norway, and Finland over the weekend, killing three people in separate incidents, grounding flights, canceling rail services, and leaving more than 100,000 homes  wit

Italian authorities have dismantled what they describe as a sophisticated fundraising network that allegedly channeled millions of euros to Hamas under the guise of humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians. Police arrested nine suspects on Monday and seized more than €8 million (£7 million)  in assets following an investigation that began after Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel. Investigators claim the operation raised approximately €7 million  over more th

A 16-year-old boy has tragically lost his life following a tractor crash in County Clare, Ireland, in an incident that has once again highlighted the dangers young people face while operating farm machinery in rural communities. Irish police—known as gardaí—confirmed that the teenager died at the scene of the single-vehicle collision, which occurred at Bunnahow , north of Crusheen village, shortly before 2:00 PM local time on Saturday . The boy was the sole occupant of the tr

Ghana's security agencies have dealt a significant blow to organized cybercrime, arresting 141 suspects—including a landlord—in a sweeping intelligence-led operation targeting sophisticated digital fraud networks operating from hideouts in Accra. The dramatic Friday, December 27, 2025 raid saw officers from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID)  team up with the Cyber Security Authority , National Security , and the Ghana Immigration Service  to dismantle what investig

Sixteen elderly residents burned to death in their rooms at an Indonesian nursing home Sunday night after fire engulfed the facility while most were resting, marking the latest in a series of deadly blazes that continue claiming lives across the sprawling Southeast Asian archipelago. The fire at Werdha Damai retirement home  in Manado, a city on Sulawesi island, broke out around 8:31 PM local time (12:31 GMT) , trapping vulnerable elderly residents who had little chance of es

The daughter of a woman who was left behind by a cruise ship on a remote island and later found dead has accused the operator of a "failure of care and common sense". The body of Suzanne Rees, 80, was found by rescue workers on Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef on Sunday. The day before, she had been hiking on the island with her fellow passengers, but was not on the ship when it left hours later. Katherine Rees said she was "shocked and saddened" that the Coral Adventu