Sir Kier Starmer has announced he will resign as British Prime Minister as he made a statement at Downing Street on Monday morning.

When former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo quietly resigned from Ghana’s Council of State, the public only learned of her departure months later—first through media reports and then through confirmation by presidential spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu.

That silence is not a minor administrative oversight. It raises a fundamental question of democratic accountability: why was an appointment to the Council publicly announced, while a resignation from this constitutional body—funded by taxpayers and entrusted with advising the President—treated as a private exchange between a member and Presidency? 

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Universities Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has given the government a June 30, 2026, deadline to resolve a range of outstanding conditions of service and welfare matters affecting members across Ghana’s public universities.

A child-friendly think tank and children’s welfare advocate, Child Rights International, has called on the government to develop and enforce legislation that restricts access to social media platforms for children below the age of 17 years. 

Hours of rainfall at the weekend left parts of the Western and Central regions flooded, with Samreboi and Cape Coast turned into massive ponds populated by buildings andtrees.

The soccer mood has virtually taken over our country Ghana, and one can virtually wrap a Black Star jersey around the map of Ghana. We have decided to conceal all our party colours, hiding them in our pockets as part of a ceasefire accord.

The soccer mood extends to churches this week; and the pastor himself may decide to change from cassock to jersey, and even declare as a prayer theme the impending match between Ghana and England. ‘May God Himself be a shining lamp unto the feet of our boys.’

Ghana and Burkina Faso have commenced a week-long series of bilateral engagements aimed at advancing the reaffirmation and joint management of their common land boundary. 

Black Stars goalkeeper Lawrence Ati-Zigi has handed Ghana a major fitness boost after returning to training ahead of Monday's crucial World Cup Group L clash with England, with goalkeeping coach Daniel Gasper confirming the St. Gallen shot-stopper is progressing day by day.

Six private security men involved in the Sarah Adwoa Safo shooting incident in her brother’s house at Kwabenya in Accra have been arrested by the police.

The son of Pan-Africanist Marcus Garvey, Dr Julius Garvey, has called on African countries to move towards a federated system of government, saying the continent's division into 55 independent states is slowing the full implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

The inheritance and family property dispute of Apostle Kwadwo Safo, the founder of Kristo Asafo Church and Kantanka Group of Companies, who died in September 2025, turned bloody on Sunday, with the shooting of Sarah Adwoa Safo, one of her daughters and former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya.

Sarah Adwoa Safo was in a stable condition at a hospital at East Legon in Accra as of 4:20 pm on Sunday, when Graphic Online checked.

A total of three people have been confirmed dead in the devastating floods that hit Cape Coast at the weekend.

Two occupants were trapped under a collapsed structure at Gyagyano, behind Yogurt Fie on Idan Fourth Alley.

They have been identified as 12-year-old Anastasia Abakah and a 40-year-old Adwoa Baduwa.

They are said to have died after a single-room structure collapsed on them and two others in the early hours of Sunday following heavy rainfall in the metropolis.

Technical universities in Ghana have been urged to undertake extensive reforms in education, research, and industry engagements to remain relevant in an era dominated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies.

The call was made by the Rector of Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences in Netherlands, Professor Dr. Ron S.J. Tuninga, when he delivered the Seventh Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecture at Ho Technical University (HTU) on Wednesday (June 17).

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has named its national headquarters located at Adabraka in Accra after founder Jerry John Rawlings.

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has reiterated that his loyalty lies not with any political party but with the sovereign will of the  people of Ghana.

Over 1400 people are said to have been affected by floods at Samreboi in the Wassa Amenfi West Municipality of the Western Region.

Igbo Community in Ghana: Chukwudi Jude Ihenetu is not our leader; his ‘repackaged title’ of King of Igbos to ‘leader’ does not change anything.

A deepening leadership crisis within the Kristo Asafo Mission of Ghana has taken a legal turn, as the High Court in Accra has  halted a planned installation of Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena as the successor to the late founder, Apostle Kwadwo Safo.

The Ministry of Education has suspended all senior high school graduation ceremonies nationwide pending a review of existing guidelines after recent post-examination celebrations in some schools sparked public debate over displays of wealth.

Carlos Queiroz has thrown his full weight behind teenage sensation Caleb Yirenkyi, declaring the youngster a future midfield cornerstone for Ghana as the Black Stars emerged from a bruising 2026 FIFA World Cup opener convinced they can trouble both England and Croatia.

Fresh from Ghana’s hard-earned 1-0 victory over Panama at the Toronto Stadium (BMO Field) last Wednesday, the veteran Portuguese coach hailed his side’s resilience, tactical maturity and growing belief, but reserved his strongest praise for lone-goal hero Yirenkyi, whom he believes is destined to become one of Ghana’s next great midfielders.

A nobel laureate, writer and playwright, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has urged African leaders to adopt active and impactful strategies in the commemoration and push for reparatory justice. 

One out of 10 adolescent girls and one out of seven adolescent boys engage in sexual intercourse before the age of 15, the Ghana Health  Service (GHS) has said.

For decades, the stretch of road linking Accra to Kasoa was largely regarded as a transit corridor—a route to somewhere else.

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has issued a severe weather warning for the northern sector of the country as a moderate to heavy rainstorm sweeps across the region, bringing with it the threat of thunderstorms, gusty winds, and flash flooding.

Black Stars captain Jordan Ayew has lauded his side's patience and second-half resilience, insisting that Ghana's dramatic 1-0 victory over Panama was all about the result, not the performance.