The Minority Caucus in Parliament has accused the Bank of Ghana (BoG) of masking the true scale of its 2025 financial losses, warning that the central bank’s position is far more fragile than official figures suggest.

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has urged candidates sitting this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to be guided by honesty and integrity throughout the exercise.

Doctors at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital have withdrawn all Out-Patient Department (OPD) services following a protracted dispute involving laboratory personnel at the facility’s Central Laboratory.

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has lauded the country’s improved standing in the World Press Freedom Index, as Ghana made a jump from 52nd spot in the previous rankings to 39th in the latest edition.

The Bank of Ghana posted a GH¢15.6 billion loss in 2025, laying bare the financial cost of its forceful effort to restore macroeconomic stability after years of crisis-driven policy tightening.

A total of 619,985 final-year junior high school (JHS) candidates will, from today, sit for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for School Candidates (SC) across the country.

Over the past few months, Ghana’s health sector has once again been thrust into the national spotlight.

The intense scrutiny aimed at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) in recent times is disconcerting.

Until recently, it used to be an alley, a walkway for pedestrians and bicycle riders across the rail line. 

The Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has filed his personal income tax returns for the 2025 tax year at the headquarters of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).

Ghana’s fastest man, Abdul-Rasheed Saminu, has criticised the Ministry of Sports and Recreation over poor travel arrangements, despite the national men’s 4x100 metres relay team securing qualification for the next World Athletics Championships.

Sir Alex Ferguson was taken to hospital after falling unwell at Old Trafford shortly before Manchester United's Premier League match with Liverpool on Sunday.

President John Dramani Mahama is in Libreville to participate in the inaugural Libreville International Forum for Innovation and Development, a high-level gathering of political leaders, investors and technology experts.

Promasidor Ghana Limited has confirmed the death of its Southern Sector Sales Lead, Patrick Osei Oware, following a fatal road crash at Suhyin on the Koforidua–Tafo Highway.

Four people have been killed and several others injured in two separate armed attacks in the Bono East and Northern regions, prompting the Inspector General of Police to deploy special units to track down the suspects.

Kasapreko PLC, the Accra-based alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages manufacturer, has delivered a 55 per cent increase in profit for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, driven by a sharp reduction in borrowing costs and a modest uplift in revenue.

President John Dramani Mahama has called for a new law to criminalise demands for romantic or sexual relationships in exchange for jobs.

He made the call on Saturday (May 2, 2026), during a town hall engagement at Adweso in Koforidua, at the end of a two-day tour of the Eastern Region.

Twins Michelle and Lavinia Osbourne have always shared a special connection.

But when Lavinia clicked on an email with results of an at-home DNA test in September 2022, she was filled with a sense of dread.

Iran on Saturday executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's intelligence agency Mossad, the Mizan news agency of the Iranian judiciary reported.

The individuals, identified as Yaqoub Karimpour and Naser Bekrzadeh, were hanged following judicial proceedings and the upholding of their death sentences by the Supreme Court of Iran, the report said.

The government is considering absorbing the Western Rail Line under the Big Push programme, President John Dramani Mahama has said.

He said the move was aimed at opening up bauxite and manganese concessions as well as the Western Corridor.

President John Dramani Mahama has commended engineers of the Volta River Authority (VRA) and the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) for their dedication and technical ingenuity in restoring the Akosombo Hydroelectric Dam to full operation.

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has conducted a series of screening operations at the Tamale Airport as part of this year’s Hajj pilgrimage exercise, with no narcotics or contraband detected.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has cautioned Ghanaians, particularly those planning to travel abroad, against engaging individuals or intermediaries who offer falsified immigration stamps or travel endorsements to fabricate travel histories.

The Electricity Company of Ghana has announced separate power outages affecting communities in the Accra West and Tema Regions on Saturday, May 2, following a transformer fault and a burnt pole, respectively.

Donald Trump is increasing the tariffs charged on cars and trucks imported from the European Union to 25% in a sharp escalation of trade tensions with Brussels.