President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Minister of Finance to establish GH¢1 billion Bawku Revitalisation Fund.

This follows the insecurity over the years, which has severely constrained public and private investment and stalled critical infrastructure development in the area.

Col. Kwadwo Damoah, a former Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) who has been charged alongside the former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta for allegedly causing financial loss of more than GH¢1.4 billion in the Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML) contract saga, has pleaded not guilty to charges filed by the Special Prosecutor.

The government has endorsed the findings and recommendations contained in the Bawku Conflict Mediation Report presented by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, and announced the creation of a GH¢1 billion fund to support the recovery and development of the conflict-affected area.

The government of Ghana has deployed a contingent of engineers from the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to Jamaica to support repair and reconstruction efforts following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.

President Donald Trump has expanded the United States travel ban to cover nationals of five additional countries and people travelling on Palestinian Authority-issued documents, in a move the White House says is aimed at strengthening national security.

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, on Tuesday presented his final mediation recommendations on the Bawku chieftaincy dispute to President John Dramani Mahama, calling for the enforcement of existing laws recognising Asigri Abugurago Azoka II as the lawful Bawku Naba.

An Accra High Court has ordered Patricia Aseidua, also known as Agradaa, to pay GH₵50,000 in compensation to Pastor Emmanuel Appiah Fumum for the non-consensual distribution of his nude images.

The Head of Communications at the British High Commission in Ghana, Bryan Wilson, believes the Black Stars would be a stronger side at the 2026 FIFA World Cup if English-born Ghanaian players Eddie Nketiah and Callum Hudson-Odoi are added to the national team.

According to Wilson, if the two players are willing to represent Ghana, they should be seriously considered as part of the squad to boost the team’s competitiveness at the global showpiece.

Ghana has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Biomedical HIV Prevention Forum (BHPF). 

FIFA has introduced a new ticket pricing category aimed at making the 2026 FIFA World Cup more accessible to fans of qualified national teams, as global demand for tickets continues to surge.

The National Insurance Commission has announced that the Ghana Card will become a mandatory requirement for the purchase or renewal of all motor insurance policies from January 1, 2026, as part of measures to strengthen regulation and curb fraud in the insurance industry.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has given an assurance that it has taken steps to ensure consistent and stable power supply for consumers within its operational areas during the Christmas season.

As part of the high-level mediation efforts to find a lasting solution to the Bawku chieftaincy dispute, which has plagued the Upper East Region for years, it has been recommended that Seidu Abagre, who was recently installed by the Mamprusi side as a rival chief to the Bawku Naba, Asigri Abugrago Azoka II, should be recalled to Nalerigu by the Overlord of Mamprugu, the Nayiri.

As a key figure in the contention over the Bawku skin, Seidu Abagre is to be recalled to Nalerigu and be reassigned to perform a different traditional role at the Palace of the Nayiri in Nalerigu. 

Or if Seidu Abagre chooses to stay in Bawku, then he will have to stay there as a private citizen and not as a chief.

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged all parties involved in the protracted Bawku conflict to commit themselves to, and abide by, the findings of the mediation report he has submitted to President John Dramani Mahama, stressing that the process was strictly a mediation and not an arbitration.

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has denied that it made contact with the alleged international romance fraud suspect Frederick Kumi, widely known as "Abu Trica", prior to his high-profile arrest last week. 

The Police have arrested two persons at Agona Jamasi in the Ashanti Region in connection with the physical abuse of an 11-year-old girl captured in a viral video circulating on social media.

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The rising incidence of jihadi terrorist attacks within the West African sub-region has caused considerable concern to both leaders and the general citizenry within and outside the region.

From the marauding band of Boko Haram insurgents in northern Nigeria to the more sophisticated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and its splinter variations across the Sahel, the progressive expansion and sophistication of these jihadist groups threaten the very foundations of democratic states.

The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Sam George, has disclosed that security agencies have arrested more than 300 people this year alone for their involvement in mobile money fraud as part of a sustained national effort to clean up Ghana’s digital and financial ecosystem.

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has officially launched a Chinese language curriculum for basic, junior high and senior high schools in Ghana, as the Confucius Institute at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) celebrated its 10th anniversary alongside the 2025 Chinese Ambassador’s Awards ceremony.

The event, held on the theme “A Decade of Cultural Exchange and Excellence in Chinese Language Education,” brought together education stakeholders, traditional leaders, diplomats and academics. 

The Supreme Court has ordered the Electoral Commission to suspend all arrangements for the rerun of the parliamentary election in Kpandai pending the determination of an application challenging the High Court’s judgement that ordered the rerun. 

The Supreme Court panel hearing the application seeking to quash the High Court’s judgement which ordered a re-run of the 2024 parliamentary election in Kpandai in the Northern Region has expressed displeasure about the absence of representatives from the office of the Electoral Commission in court. 

Detty December, a concept adopted by Gen Zs in parts of West Africa for Christmas celebrations, has aroused the religious emotions of the Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana, who connects “detty” with “dirty” and rejects their linkage with Christ’s birth month.

Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reacted to a media report suggesting he was making moves to interfere with former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta's case with the Office of the Special Prosecutor in relation to causing financial loss to the state.

In a statement, the former President indicated that he has neither contemplated a consideration nor expressly or impliedly made any such request or representation to President John Dramani Mahama, his agent(s) or assign(s) to seek assurances of the safe passage for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta as being suggested in the media report.

Reacting to a publication by the Herald newspaper suggesting that he was planning such a move, the former President indicated that even though he was concerned about his cousin and former Finance Minister, Ofori-Atta, that does not extend to any attempt to interfere with the rule of law.

The National Service Authority (NSA) has uncovered massive systemic irregularities in the 2025/2026 national service registration database, exposing over 8,105 suspicious names and suspending 1,840 individuals over alleged fraud. 

The Ghana Police Service has interdicted five officers for alleged acts of misconduct involving the unauthorised use of police uniforms on social media platforms.