A 40-year-old gold dealer, Seth Kobina, was shot dead during an armed robbery at his shop at Agona Fie, near Agona Nkwanta in the Western Region last Thursday.

The incident has led to the arrest of five suspects, but one of them has since died while in custody.

The Ghana Real Estate Developers Association (GREDA) has renewed calls for the government to scrap the 20 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) imposed on construction of   houses, saying the tax is worsening the already high cost of housing in the country.

The construction of a major underground storm drain at the Hansonic Junction to address perennial flooding and poor drainage along the Hansonic-Darkuman Junction stretch of the Dr Busia Highway has commenced.

The contractor working on the reconstruction of the 27.8-kilometre Dodowa-Afienya-Dawhenya road and selected town roads has assured that the first lane from the Dodowa Junction to the Afienya Junction will be completed by December this year.

The 24-Hour Economy programme has mobilised about $5.5 billion in project commitments, largely from the private sector rather than government capital funding, a year after its launch.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has scheduled the vetting of aspirants contesting its 2026 National Officers Elections for Monday, August 31 to Thursday, September 3, 2026.

The Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, says the country now spends less than 20 per cent of its revenue on debt servicing, down from about 50 per cent in the past.

The Tertiary Business Sense Challenge (TBSC) national semi-final is set after six universities secured victories during two days of intense quarter-final contests in Accra for the national honours.

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has reminded all persons, businesses, land users, and other entities currently engaged in activities which encroach on high voltage transmission line Right-of-Way (RoW) across the country of the September 12, 2026 deadline to vacate.

According to GRIDCo, after the expiration of the deadline, it will work with relevant statutory institutions to enforce the law and remove all unauthorised structures and activities from the transmission line Right-of-Way.

One person has been arrested by the police in a fake gold syndicate operating in the Berekum Municipality of the Bono Region,

The 36-year-old Christian Gyamfi has been picked up in connection with a GH¢1.1M fake gold deal at Berekum.

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak has highlighted technology driven initiatives aimed at enhancing policing, including the TRAFITECH automated road traffic enforcement system and the National Criminal Automated Biometric Identification System.

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, on Sunday [August 23, 2026] departed from the Prempeh I International Airport in Kumasi for a two‑week working visit to the United States ahead of the grand celebration of Akwasidae Kɛse.

The Methodist Church Ghana has ordained 83 ministers into the ordained ministry of the Church, marking a significant milestone in their service to God and the Church.

The E.P. College of Education at Amedzofe, has recorded the highest number of graduates earning First Class Honours in its history.

Of the 282 students who graduated on Friday (Aug 21, 2026), 31 earned First Class Honours; 177 attained Second Class Upper, while 74 achieved Second Class Lower.

President John Mahama has said Africa must reshape its relationship with the world — moving from economic dependency towards greater self-reliance and influence on global decision-making.

A routine anti-poaching patrol at the Kakum Forest Reserve in the Central Region turned fatal when a wildlife resource guard was allegedly shot dead by a suspected poacher.

Identified as 58-year-old Richard Otwey, he was attached to the Kakum Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission and was on patrol with two other Forestry Guards when they reportedly encountered two men hunting inside the protected forest.

A total of 50 nominees have picked forms to contest 11 positions in the upcoming national executive elections of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP).

The national executive positions being contested are actually nine, but in the National Vice Chairperson position in particular, the first three will be picked as first vice, second vice, and third vice chairpersons to bring the total national executive positions to 11 in total.

In effect, the roles are nine distinct positions, including National Chairman and General Secretary (with the top three National Vice Chairperson candidates filling out the total executive slots)

Residents and businesses in parts of Greater Accra will experience a 15-hour power interruption on Sunday, August 23, 2026, as the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) continues work to replace a transmission tower damaged by a tanker explosion.

Reflections on Brig Gen Dan Frimpong’s article  "CRY un-beloved country". 

A suspected robber was arrested at Ejisu in the Ashanti Region on Saturday following a failed attempt to snatch a taxicab.

The Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) has said it does not support the proposal for the President to nominate five persons from whom three would contest District Chief Executives (DCEs) elections as contained in the government's position paper on the Constitutional Review Committee's report.

Rev. Stephen Yenusom Wengam has been re-elected as General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana.

The Presidential Advisor on the 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development, Mr Augustus Goosie Tanoh, has said the 24-Hour Economy Authority has no jurisdiction over the 24-hour market programme.

The PharmaVax Ghana programme has awarded eight grants to support innovative partnerships between Ghanaian research institutions and pharmaceutical companies working together in vaccine and pharmaceutical research and development.  

I sincerely believe and conclude from the bottom of my heart that nothing useful by way of evidential results would come out of any Ghanaian investigation into the Asante-Aksa-Ghana corruption, corruption related and other criminal offences such as money laundry deals that were consummated between 2014 and 2017 leading to the conviction of the principal facilitator of the corruption transactions, Asante Kwaku Berko, by the Unted States District Court Eastern District of New York on 6 August 2026. The evidence will be suppressed!