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Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku has issued a message of appreciation to the nation, hailing the Black Stars for defying pre-tournament doubts by reaching the Round of 32 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

A major fire swept through a warehouse in the Tema Industrial Area Free Zones enclave on Saturday, July 4, prompting a large-scale emergency response from the Ghana National Fire Service and other state agencies. The blaze, which broke out at a warehouse belonging to the Melcom Group of Companies, led to the deployment of more than seven fire engines from the Tema Region as firefighters battled for hours to contain the flames.

The debate over whether certain university degrees are "useless" has taken a new turn, with governance expert Prof. Kwaku Asare arguing that the problem is not the programmes themselves, but the political and economic structures that fail to absorb graduates into meaningful employment. In a Facebook post that has reignited public discourse on tertiary education, Prof.

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has forecast thunderstorms and rain across parts of northern and transition Ghana today as an active rainstorm currently situated along the Nigeria-Benin border is expected to move westwards during the day.

Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, has been arrested at the Accra International Airport over an alleged attempt to use false means to access funds in a frozen bank account, according to the Deputy Attorney-General.

Australia has appointed a new High Commissioner to Ghana, with the career diplomat also receiving non-resident accreditation to eight other West African nations, the Australian Government has announced. Ms Keara Shaw, a career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, will take up the post as Australia's next High Commissioner to Ghana, with additional accreditation to Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.

Carlos Queiroz has conceded that Colombia deserved to eliminate Ghana from the FIFA World Cup, but insists an early injury to right-back Marvin Senaya triggered the defensive collapse that ultimately cost the Black Stars their place in the tournament. The Portuguese manager believes the enforced defensive reshuffle disrupted Ghana's organisation at the worst possible moment, allowing Colombia to capitalise, seize the initiative, and ultimately end the Black Stars' run at the Kansas City Stadium.

A member of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education, Dr Fred Kyei Asamoah, has expressed concern about the exorbitant fees charged by universities running distance education programmes. He said the fees charged by the universities were too high and called on the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission to look into the matter.

The Inter and Italy defender Alessandro Bastoni is under investigation over alleged underage prostitution as part of an inquiry into an events company that organised “all-inclusive” nights for VIP clients at clubs, Italian prosecutors said on Tuesday. According to investigators, Bastoni allegedly had sex with a 17-year-old girl who had been recruited by a company organising luxury events and dinners for VIPs in Milan.

Ghana's FIFAe national team, the Black Asteroids, have qualified for the inaugural FIFAe Continental Championship Africa featuring eFootball™ Console. The Black Asteroids secured their place among Africa's top eight nations after accumulating sufficient Consistency Points throughout the FIFAe Nations League season and delivering strong performances during Qualifying Week 3.