President Donald Trump has agreed to immediately grant an emergency travel visa to the mother of Javits Frimpong, allowing her to travel from Ghana to New York City to mourn her son in person, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said.

The mother of Javits Frimpong, the 15-year-old Ghanaian boy who was fatally shot on his way to school in the Bronx, will be granted a visa immediately so she can travel to the United States to say a final goodbye to her son.

Ghana and Russia have agreed on a new defence pact where Russia will provide the Ghana Armed Forces with strategic military assets.

Two suspects have been arrested by the police in connection with the murder of a female tricycle rider and the theft of her tricycle at Afrancho, near Konkoli, in the Trede District of Ashanti.

The opposition New Patriotic Party has questioned the status of six individuals, whom the party alleges have been issued with diplomatic and services passports by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs even though they are persons who do not hold the offices on which their issuance was based.

The NPP has therefore writtin to the United States Embassy in Accra asking that the Embassy suspends recognition of Ghanaian diplomatic and service passports issued since January 2025, pending full disclosure and an independent audit, over allegations that they were issued to persons who do not hold any official positions on behalf of the state.

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) is ramping up measures to address the increasing spate of road crashes and deaths, with a call on the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service to arrest and prosecute offenders of road traffic regulations.

Residents of Nyouri and neighbouring communities in the Nadowli-Kaleo district of  the Upper West Region have appealed to the government and concerned agencies  to construct a permanent bridge over a waterway that becomes impassable during the rainy season.

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has declared an indefinite nationwide strike, effective Monday, November 2, 2026, over what it says is the government’s failure to approve and pay reviewed salaries and allowances for its members.

President John Dramani Mahama has declared that Ghana’s long-standing power challenges have been fixed, stating that every citizen now has access to electricity.

A 40-year-old man, Roger Borbobli, has been arrested by the police for allegedly possessing 91 parcels of substances suspected to be Indian hemp (wee).

The Police in a brief have said a total of 192 suspects related to a series of operations in parts of the Greater Accra and Eastern regions were arrested between October 2 and 29, 2026.

Substances suspected to be narcotic drugs, firearms and ammunition were seized during the  various operations.

The arrests were made during intelligence-led operations.

A 47-year-old woman has been arrested by the police in connection with the killing of two people at the NTHC Estate at Sakumono, in Greater Accra.

A GH¢100,000 reward has also been put up by the police for information leading to the arrest of the alleged gunman.

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A 23-year-old student accused of stealing GH¢1.5 million belonging to Bishop Daniel Obinim has pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit crime, to wit stealing, and stealing.

President John Dramani Mahama has stated that criticism from citizens on social media, including TikTok, helps him assess his government’s performance and hold ministers accountable for challenges in their respective sectors.

The Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) will return to its traditional two-year cycle after a U-turn from the Confederation of African Football (Caf).

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has arrested six of its staff members and terminated the appointments of seven others following allegations of extortion during the recently concluded Free Ghana Card registration exercise for children aged six to 14 at the Galaka registration centre in the Upper East Region.

This “attempted poisoning” business at the Nsawam Prison! I am alarmed because I am concerned about the health of Chairman Wontumi. 

The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has cautioned that no Ghanaian should be denied a job, school admission or healthcare due to their HIV status.

Two Ghanaian nationals, described by United States prosecutors as "chairmen" of an international criminal organisation, have pleaded guilty to their roles in a massive cyber fraud syndicate that stole more than $100 million from victims across the United States through romance scams and business email compromises.

The leader of the People's National Convention (PNC), Bernard Anbataayela Mornah, has called on political parties to make vote-buying costly, campaign financing transparent and competence central to the selection of leaders.

The National Vaccine Institute (NVI) has established an mRNA laboratory at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, making Ghana one of only five African countries with the cutting-edge technology.

The father of a 15-year-old Ghanaian boy who was fatally shot while walking to school in the Bronx has described his son as his "everything," revealing that the teenager had recently reported being bullied by schoolmates before the deadly ambush.

Cryptocurrency giant Binance said on Thursday that $6.3bn (£4.7bn) of digital assets have been impacted by what could be the largest hack in history.

The Minerals Commission has stressed that the termination of the mineral rights of Northern Ashanti Mines Limited (NAML), formerly Owere Mines, is within the confines of the law.