For not being able to meet one of the major criteria for the January 31, 2025, presidential primary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyei Agyepong's bid has been placed "on ice" by the National Council of the party, Graphic Online has gathered from multiple sources.

Unlike the other four aspirants in the race who were all passed by the Vetting Committee of the party in its recommendation, which was presented to the National Council on Tuesday as part of major steps towards the election of the party’s next flagbearer for the 2028 elections, Kwabena Agyepong, has been given some time to fully comply with the criteria of the payment of a development fee of GH¢4million.

The Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has responded to criticism from the Member of Parliament for Assin South and Ranking Member on the Parliamentary Select Committee on Security, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, over his proposal to increase the maximum recruitment age for the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to 35 years.

The former Director-General of the Internal Audit Agency, Eric Oduro Osae, has submitted official documents to the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to validate his use of the academic title “Dr.”

The Member of Parliament for Assin South and Ranking Member on the Parliamentary Select Committee on Security, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, has rejected a proposal by the Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, and the Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, for the recruitment age limit for the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to be increased to 35 years.

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed the former Director-General of the Internal Audit Agency, Dr Eric Oduro Osae, to provide verifiable evidence supporting his use of the academic title “Dr.”

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) Task Force has arrested two Chinese nationals for allegedly engaging in illegal mining within the Tano Anwia Forest Reserve in the Jomoro area of the Western North Region, the Presidential Spokesperson and Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has said.

The Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George has proposed an increase in the age limit for enlistment into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF).

According to him, the maximum age should be 35 years instead of the current 27 years for tradesmen and 25 years for non‑tradesmen.

President John Dramani Mahama has directed that persons found culpable in the misuse or misappropriation of public funds should be prosecuted under a fast-track judicial process to serve as a deterrent to others.

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has stated that winning the fight against illegal mining (galamsey) will require shelving political colours for the national cause.

President John Dramani Mahama has appointed 18 persons as Deputy Heads of Mission across Ghana’s diplomatic missions worldwide, with former Chief of Defence Staff, General Thomas Oppong-Peprah, and former presidential spokesperson, Mr. Ben Dotsei Malor, among those receiving new diplomatic postings.

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has withdrawn the accreditation for two postgraduate programmes in Customs Administration at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) with immediate effect. 

The country yesterday started the mass administration of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, targeting 2.5 million girls aged between nine and 14.

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has announced that the Third Meeting of the First Session of the Ninth Parliament of the Fourth Republic will officially commence on Tuesday, October 21, 2025.

The Awadada of Anlo, Togbe Agbeshie Awusu III, has led a delegation to extend a formal invitation to President John Dramani Mahama for the 2025 Hogbetsotso Festival. 

Balloting for the January 31, 2026, presidential primary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been scheduled for Friday, October 10, 2025, at the party’s national headquarters at Asylum Down in Accra.

The Black Stars of Ghana took a major step toward 2026 World Cup qualification with a commanding 5-0 victory over the Central African Republic at the Stade d’Honneur de Meknès in Morocco.

The Stars dominated proceedings, taking a 1-0 lead into halftime before running riot in the second half with four more goals.

Mohammed Salisu opened the scoring in the 21st minute, heading home from a Mohammed Kudus corner. Ghana started on the front foot and created several chances but were unable to convert the rest of their six first-half shots on target.

The Airport Divisional Police Command has arrested two nannies for allegedly administering sleep-inducing medication to their employer’s two-year-old twin sons at East Legon, Accra.

The police have made a major breakthrough with the arrest of suspects said to be behind several murder cases recorded in the Upper West Region in recent times, especially in the regional capital of Wa.

The Upper East Regional Police Command has launched a search for a commercial tricycle rider [aboboyaa] who allegedly assaulted a police man during a stop-and-search operation at Garu.

A female chief has raised eyebrows on account of her  stance against galamsey in her community, declining a mouth-watering cash offer and ordering the seizure of heavy-duty equipment of the illegal mining investors.

The Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Dr Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo, has said employing all the outstanding trained teachers and nurses awaiting government posting would consume nearly half of Ghana’s annual revenue.

The family of the late highlife legend, Charles Kwadwo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, has announced that his final funeral rites will be held on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.

The Deputy Minister of Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has said that about GH¢13 billion of claims passed on by the previous administration to the current government have been disallowed following a nationwide audit.

Students of Adankwaman Senior High School in the Assin South District in the Central Region may not resume school as scheduled following a devastating rainstorm that has destroyed key school infrastructure just days before reopening.

Three out of the five Agenda 111 hospital projects in the Ashanti Region have been completed by the current government and are currently in use, the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Frank Amoakohene, has stated.