Ghana Water Ltd (GWL) has shut down its Kpong Treatment plant with effect from yesterday.

Real estate developers have called on the government to ease taxes and invest in infrastructure such as roads and electricity to help reduce the cost of housing in the country.

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Akweley Ocloo, has criticised the level of ineptitude and lack of seriousness by some Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in the region, describing it as a drawback to the reset agenda by President John Dramani Mahama.

Three persons have been confirmed dead and several others injured after a violent clash during the sprinkling of kpokpoi to mark the 2025 Homowo celebrations in Teshie.

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) had indicated to Dr Williams Abayaawien Atuilik of Heritage Christian University at Amasaman in Accra that his temporary "visiting professor" appointments by two US universities do not align with the formal academic ranks in Ghana to entitle him to refer to himself as a "Professor".

Five prominent figures have formally entered the race to become the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential candidate, setting the stage for a closely watched internal contest.

The La State Council has urged the family of late highlife musician Daddy Lumba, to consider postponing the one-week observance of his passing scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 30, 2025, at the University of Ghana Stadium, considering there was a ban on noise-making in the La Traditional Area.

The Managing Director of the Ghana Publishing Company Limited (GPCL), Nana Kwasi Boatey Esq., has issued a strong warning to individuals engaged in the production and circulation of fake gazettes, insisting that perpetrators will be prosecuted and jailed.

The High Court in Accra has dismissed the Action Peoples Party’s (APP) application which was seeking to halt the Akwatia by-election until the final determination of a suit challenging the Electoral Commission’s decision to disqualify its parliamentary candidate, David Ankomah. 

Many people fleeing the Gbenyiri communal clashes in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region are said to have drowned after the boat they were traveling on capsized on the Black Volta River.

The President of the Ghana Real Estate Developers Association (GREDA), Dr James Condua Orleans-Lindsay, has urged stakeholders in the housing industry to prioritise research and innovation as the surest way to reduce the cost of homes and make them accessible to a wider segment of Ghanaians.

The campaign team of New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirant, Kennedy Agyapong, has accused the party’s national leadership of bias in favour of former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in the ongoing flagbearer race.

The Lands Commission has pledged to play a more enabling role in addressing Ghana’s housing deficit, which is currently estimated at over 1.8 million units.

The Senior Manager, Data, Devices and Home of MTN Ghana, Gloria Adutwumwaa Frempong, has underscored the company’s commitment to driving innovation in the housing sector through technology-enabled solutions that make homes smarter, safer and more sustainable.

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has assured supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) that he will never take actions that could destabilise the party.

Baltasar Ebang Engonga, a nephew of Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who was at the centre of a sex tape scandal last year, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for embezzlement.

Former Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has insisted that he remains vindicated despite years of political attacks, declaring that his resilience has only strengthened his resolve to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) into the future.

Former Vice-President and 2024 New Patriotic Party (NPP) Flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has declared himself the most prepared candidate to lead the party into the 2028 general election and to assume the presidency in January 2029.

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo, has lambasted some metropolitan, municipal and district chiefs executives (MMDCEs) in the region for turning their offices for political party activities. 

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has refuted claims circulating on social media that it has replaced the culturally significant inscriptions “Woezor” (Ewe) and “Akwaaba” (Akan) with the word “Oobake” on the signage at the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park.

The Daily Graphic/GREDA Home Fair opens today at the Accra Mall Food Court where key stakeholders in Ghana’s housing sector will gather to showcase eco-friendly opportunities and smart solutions aimed at closing the nation’s housing gap.

VIDEO: The Graphic/GREDA Home Fair 2025 official opening

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The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has announced the immediate suspension of the license of Evanex Gold Enterprise, a Tier 2 licensed gold buyer.

The acting Commissioner of the Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation and Prevention Bureau (AIB), Ghana, John Mmeb Kunyan Wumborti, has given assurance that the country’s airspace remains the safest in Africa despite the recent military helicopter crash near Obuasi in the Ashanti Region.

President John Dramani Mahama has said he will not contest the 2028 presidential election because per the 1992 Constitution his mandate will end on January 7, 2029.