Sports
Patrick Vieira appointed Senegal head coach
ELS: MBN360 SPORTS Senegal have named French coach Patrick Vieira as their new national team head coach, the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) announced on Tuesday, 18 August 2026. Vieira replaces Pape Thiaw, who was dismissed along with his technical staff after Senegal’s last-16 exit at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Four-year deal with clear targets […]
Current Affairs
Minority Questions BoG role in GOLDBOD Transactions & Demands Accountability
ELS: MBN360 POLITICS The Minority in Parliament is questioning the role of the Bank of Ghana in the domestic gold purchasing programme operated in collaboration with GoldBod, particularly the manner in which financial risks associated with the transactions were allocated. The Minority Leader, Osahen Alexander Afenyo-Markin, says the reported losses linked to the programme expose what he describes as a […]
‘Your turn will come’: Afenyo-Markin warns GoldBod executives over scarier future bail conditions
ELS; MBN360 Politics Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has warned that officials of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) could face tough bail conditions in the future if the standards being applied to some former government officials continue. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, Mr Afenyo-Markin said public officials in the current […]
Entertainement
Amartei Armar Celebrates Double Locarno Triumph for Debut Feature “Ego Reach We All”
ELS: MBN360 Entertainment Ghanaian-American filmmaker Amartei Armar took to Instagram to mark a landmark achievement for his debut feature Ego Reach We All (Our Time Will Come) after the film secured two major awards at the 79th Locarno Film Festival. In a concise post featuring mountain and leopard emojis alongside two trophies, Armar tagged lead actor Idrissu […]
King Ayisoba Appeals for Official Fugu Ambassador Appointment Role
ELS; MBN360 Entertainment Ghanaian traditional musician and kologo virtuoso King Ayisoba has publicly appealed to the government to appoint him as an official Fugu Ambassador, citing decades of consistent promotion of the traditional northern Ghanaian smock both at home and on international stages. Widely reported in mid-August 2026, the award-winning artist argued that his long-standing […]
Education
GAUA strike: GTEC orders senior university officials to resume work
ELS; MBN360 EDUCATION The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed all senior management officials of public universities who have joined the ongoing industrial action by the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) and the Technical University Senior Administrators Association of Ghana (TUSAAG) to immediately return to work. According to GTEC, Senior management officials occupy […]
No Ghanaian Student Has Benefited From ‘No-Stress Fee’ – Mr. Aboagye
ELS: MBN360 EDUCATION Dennis Miracles Aboagye, Aide to Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia Dennis Miracles Aboagye, Aide to Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has taken aim at government’s “No-Stress Fee” policy, alleging that not a single Ghanaian student has received the stress-free tuition support originally promised, with beneficiaries instead being asked to pay upfront and seek refunds later. Speaking […]
University Administrators Demand Pay Based on Professional Worth — GAUA General Secretary
ELS: MBN360 EDUCATION The General Secretary of Ghana of The Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA), Mr Charles Kojo Aidoo, has argued that university administrators deserve compensation based on their professional responsibilities, qualifications and experience. He explained that job evaluation should determine market premiums across public universities rather than placing teaching and non-teaching professionals within […]
