President Donald Trump has suspended the US green card lottery scheme in the wake of a mass shooting at Brown University last week in which two people were killed.

Residents and businesses across more than twenty communities in Accra are set to face significant water supply disruption this Friday as the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) undertakes critical maintenance at the Wejia Water Treatment Plant.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced the approved voting centres for its flagbearer election, scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 31, 2026.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has described the government’s decision to deploy 54 army engineers and five medical doctors to Jamaica as a reflection of Ghana’s commitment to humanitarian calls.

Statesman and business mogul, Sir Dr Sam Jonah, has petitioned the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, to intervene in what he describes as the unlawful attempt to deprive him of his investment in a housing project in Nigeria.

The President of the Ghana Society of Biomedical Engineers (GSBE), Dr George Boadu, has expressed concern over the shortage of biomedical engineers in the country, warning that the deficit is undermining the reliability of medical diagnostics and patient monitoring systems. 

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has recovered $15.19 million from an international online investment scam that targets Ghanaian and British citizens.

Parliament has passed the long-awaited Ghana Sports Fund Bill, unlocking a new era of structured financing for sports development in Ghana. 

This landmark legislation, which has undergone extensive scrutiny and inter-agency collaboration, received final approval after comprehensive deliberations on the floor of Parliament on Thursday (December 18, 2025). 

The Inspector General of Police has deployed reinforcement teams and armoured vehicles to Nalerigu and surrounding communities in the North East Region after two houses were set ablaze by some youth in the regional capital.

Six commercial drivers were arrested on Wednesday evening when the Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Michael Kpakpo Allotey, personally led a task force to crack down on operators charging unapproved transport fares in the city.

The Atewa East District Security Council (DISEC) has stated it will not waver in its efforts to crack down on illegal mining activities within the district.

A 26-year-old corn miller has been put before the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly preparing to burn down shops at the Kantamanto market in Accra. 

According to the prosecution, Kwame Asare told police investigators that he took the decision to burn the shops because some individuals within the market were worrying him. 

The Economic and Organised Crime Office recorded recoveries totalling $336.6 million in 2025, exceeding its annual target by $133.4 million, as victims of a Chinese-Malaysian cryptocurrency fraud are set to receive compensation from a separate $15.191 million seizure.

The High Court in Koforidua has dismissed an election petition challenging the declaration of the New Patriotic Party’s Member of Parliament for Suhum, Frank Asiedu Bekoe, as the winner of the 2024 Parliamentary election in Suhum.

In a judgment today (Dec 18, 2025), the court, presided over by Justice George Krofa Addae, stated that the petition filed by Kwadjo Asante, an independent candidate in the 2024 parliamentary election, lacked merit. 

The Ghana National Fire Service has announced plans to launch a nationwide compliance exercise from Wednesday, December 18, 2025, to ensure that all vehicles on Ghana’s roads are equipped with functional, GNFS-certified portable fire extinguishers.

Ghana’s labour force expanded steadily in the first three quarters of 2025, with over 330,000 more persons employed by September compared to March, according to the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). 

The government has formally submitted a request to authorities in the United States for the extradition of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and his former Chef de Cabinet, Ernest Darko Akore, to face corruption-related charges brought by the Office of the Special Prosecutor.

The National Premix Fuel Secretariat will embark on a nationwide premix accountability drive in early next year.

Nine forest reserves have been rescued from the control of illegal miners as general improvement in the fight against illegal mining in the country is recorded in forest reserves, according to the Forestry Commission. 

The government has deployed the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) Engineering contingent to Jamaica to assist with repairs and reconstruction works following a devastating hurricane, Melissa, that swept through the country in October this year. 

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has intervened and stayed action on decisions of the Governing Council of the Bolgatanga Technical University that sought to direct the Vice Chancellor, Professor Samuel Erasmus Alnaa, to proceed on a one-year leave.

In a circular dated December 15, 2025, signed by Dr Bishop Akolgo as Chairman of the Governing Council of the university, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Samuel E. Alnaa was directed to proceed on a one-year leave from December 19, 2025, to December 18, 2026.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund has completed the fifth review of Ghana’s 39 month Extended Credit Facility arrangement, paving the way for the immediate disbursement of about US$385 million to the country.

Legal practitioner Kwame Boafo Akuffo has welcomed two significant decisions of the Supreme Court in family law, saying the legal doctrines in those judgments provide clarity to addressing the complex dynamics of property ownership during marriage. 

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has paid the delayed allowances of education sector workers, alongside their December 2025 salaries.

President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday, December 17, cut the sod for the multi-million-dollar Oxygen City housing project at Agbokope, near Ho, saying it demonstrates the government’s commitment to ensuring that every region receives its fair share of national development.