The United States Embassy in Ghana has announced priority visa interview access for FIFA World Cup 2026 ticket holders travelling to the United States, urging football fans to begin their visa application process early ahead of the global tournament.

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has urged the public to take advantage of its hotlines and report cases of examination malpractice in their communities to help deal with the canker.

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has accused the governing National Democratic Congress administration of undermining democracy and free speech through what he described as the intimidation and harassment of members of the party.

The Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court has awarded GH¢150,000 in damages against the Ghana Police Service in favour of three protestors over acts of police brutality during the #OccupyJulorbi demonstration in 2023.

Business magnate Ibrahim Mahama has stepped in with GH¢200,000 in financial support for xenophobia victim Emmanuel Asamoah, in a gesture that underscores his growing reputation for philanthropy and social intervention beyond the corporate world.

President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned a new nuclear medicine facility at the Sweden Ghana Medical Centre (SGMC) in Accra. 

The Executive Director of the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr Rasheed Draman, has described the detention of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante Akyem North, Kwame Ohene Frimpong, in the Netherlands as a matter of national concern, urging Parliament to release any available information to curb public speculation.

The 1992 Constitution of Ghana is certain without ambiguity.

There is an uncomfortable truth about banking in Ghana that few people discuss openly, perhaps because it appears too ordinary to deserve national attention.

A 38-year-old man who was arrested on an allegation of defiling his 11-year-old stepdaughter has died in a police cell.

The Electricity Company of Ghana has scheduled an extensive network of planned and emergency maintenance exercises across three regions for Thursday, May 14, 2026, with engineers set to undertake critical infrastructure upgrades that will temporarily disrupt power supply to dozens of communities in the Tema, Ashanti, and Western Regions.

The Governing Council of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has appointed Professor Christian Agyare as the next Vice-Chancellor, with effect from August 1, 2026.

Public officers who refuse to release information requested under the Right to Information (RTI) Act will be held liable and made to personally pay fines imposed on their institutions, under a new proposal by the RTI Commission.

The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, commonly referred to as Abronye DC has been remanded into the custody of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI).

Young Ghanaians between the ages of 18 and 35 can now apply for loans for start-up businesses ranging from GH₵5,000 to GH₵500,000 under the government’s 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme (24H+), with free digital skills training and guaranteed internships also on offer.

The Deputy Director-General of the National Sports Authority, Veronica Commey has reacted to some concerns about the organisation of the ongoing African Senior Athletics Championships in Accra.

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For instance a South African athlete, Aiden Smith had complained about the treatment of athletes and alleged restrictions on food supply at their hostel accommodation.

The ongoing 24th African Athletics Championships in Accra has come under criticism from athletes, journalists and some officials over what they describe as poor organisation and logistical challenges at the continental event.

Concerns raised by participants include delays in transportation, inadequate communication, accreditation difficulties, scheduling inconsistencies, and limited access to competition and media facilities, including access to internet.

President John Dramani Mahama has stated that the government will no longer grant blanket tax exemptions for imported medical equipment, explaining that future requests will be considered individually.

The government has secured broadcasting rights for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and is preparing to roll out a multi-platform television arrangement that will allow several media houses across Ghana to telecast the tournament live, Sports and Recreation Minister, Kofi Adams, has announced.

In a significant policy shift away from the traditional single-broadcaster model, the minister revealed that a consortium of television stations would carry the World Cup feed, widening nationwide access to football’s biggest spectacle and easing growing public anxiety over whether Ghanaian viewers would be able to watch the tournament on local screens.

A brother remembered 

Charles was more than a brother to me; he was a beacon of hope, a rising star in Ghana’s engineering community, and a gentle soul whose laughter filled our home.

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has so far caused the arrest of 44 invigilators, supervisors and teachers not assigned to the examination centres for their alleged involvement in examination malpractice at the just-ended Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).

Almost all of the cases were mobile phone infractions.

Parliament has confirmed that the Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North, Kwame Ohene Frimpong, has been detained at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

President John Draman Mahama has approved the  immediate evacuation of 300 Ghanaians from South Africa following xenophobic attacks in that country against other African nations, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has announced.

This publication suffered three successive power cuts while in preparation. Happily it looks like laptops were generally manufactured with Ghana’s Dumsor in mind.

When it first struck, dum, I quietly un-plucked and allowed my laptop battery to seamlessly take over, hoping the automatic switch had been enabled by my Dumsor Levy.

It was when the lights bounced back sor and off again dum in ten minutes; sor and off again dum that I was compelled to blurt out in frustration, ‘Haba! JDM, Wode yen KA.’ I said rocking my head, eyes flaming, eyeballs rolling.

Four teachers have been convicted for their involvement in irregularities and examination malpractices in the Twifo Praso area of the Central Region.

They are said to have engaged in misconduct during last week's 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).