New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirant, Dr Bryan Acheampong, has donated critical navigation equipment to the Volta Lake Transport Company (VLTC) at the Adawso ferry station in the Eastern Region, in response to safety concerns raised by local officials.

The 2025 Asogli Te Za (yam festival) was observed in Ho on Saturday amid pomp and splendid cultural displays.

This year’s celebration was on the theme: "Together in honesty and purpose, we build a just, peaceful and prosperous nation."

The Member of Parliament for Trobu in the Greater Accra Region, Gloria Owusu, has declared her firm support for former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, describing him as the “people’s choice” to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) into the 2028 general election.

‎The Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) has launched a crackdown on unauthorised structures in the city, citing safety, accessibility, and public interest concerns. 

Ghana has welcomed a proposed peace plan for Gaza unveiled by US President Donald Trump, describing it as a “significant step” towards ending the decades-long Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

In a statement issued on Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the initiative could help prevent further civilian suffering and provide a pathway towards “a just, comprehensive and lasting peace” in the Middle East.

"His Excellency, the President, with your permission, I want to warn all illegal miners, their assigns and financiers that they are the prime enemies of the state; and they will be dealt with as such. 

Hundreds of farmers in the Nanton District in the Northern Region are on the brink of losing their harvests, as a collapsed bridge has cut off farming communities from major markets.

The iconic Bible House, situated on the John Evans Atta Mills High Street at James Town in Accra, is a striking testament to Ghana's rich Christian heritage.

A Conference of Ewe chiefs in Ghana, Togo and Benin has been held in Ho, with a renewed call on Ewes in the three countries as well as in Nigeria, to preserve their language and to impart the language’s rich  cultural values to their children.

The Public Accounts Committee hearings are quite instructive to watch.

It was in April this year that the Minister of Transport held a stakeholder consultation in Accra and laid bare information about a new legislative instrument with tighter operational measures concerning the operations of commercial motorcycle operations, commonly referred to as okada. 

Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was sentenced to over four years in prison on Friday after being convicted on prostitution-related charges involving his two ex-girlfriends.

Johnson Asiedu-Nketiah, who is the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GHAPOHA) left Accra on Friday, leading a delegation from GHAPOHA to Japan for the annual general meeting of the International Association of Ports and Harbours.

Pressure group, OccupyGhana, has reiterated the call for the President to declare a state of emergency in the fight against illegal mining (galamsey).

The Majority Caucus in Parliament has said there were no grounds for the Minister of Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovation, Sam Nartey George, to resign or be sacked as demanded by the Minority Caucus based on his handling of the DSTv pricing issue.

At a press conference in Accra on Friday, Sulemana Adama, a member of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Communication said the demand by the Minority was just politically driven.

David Adeenze Kangah, a former Deputy Commissioner of the Electoral Commission, has passed on. He was 78 years old.

South Africa's highest court has unanimously ruled that all parents of new-borns are entitled to equal parental leave - a landmark judgment hailed as a major victory for gender equality and family rights.

Under the current law, mothers are granted four months of leave, while fathers receive just 10 days.

In its ruling, the Constitutional Court declared parts of the legislation unconstitutional, calling it discriminatory against fathers, and ruled that both parents may now share the granted leave however they choose.

Ghana’s National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has declared a tougher stance against illegal miners and their financiers, warning that they will be “smoked out” in an intelligence-led clampdown on galamsey.

President John Dramani Mahama has warned international shipping companies that they will face sanctions if they import excavators into Ghana without the necessary permits, as his government intensifies efforts to tackle illegal small-scale mining, popularly known as galamsey.

Addressing civil society organisations in Accra on Friday, October 3, the President said the government was strictly enforcing laws requiring permits before heavy equipment is brought into the country.

October 4, 2025 marks the day the veteran journalist, media reformer, and Apagyahene of Tafo Eti will be laid to rest in his ancestral home of Akyem Tafo in the Eastern Region.  

The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has said that the government is set to revoke the controversial Legislative Instrument (LI) 2462, which allows mining in forest reserves and has been the subject of widespread public and political debate.

According to him, a replacement instrument, LI 2505, has been prepared and will be laid in Parliament on October 14, 2025, when the House reconvenes.

President John Dramani Mahama says he will not hesitate to declare a state of emergency in areas affected by illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, if Ghana’s National Security Council advises that it is necessary.

The Assin Nsuaem-Kyekyewere Circuit Court in the Assin South District of the Central Region has sentenced a 26-year-old farmer, Frank Owusu, to 30 years’ imprisonment after finding him guilty on two counts of robbery and possession of a firearm without lawful authority.

The Attorney-General, Dr Dominic Ayine, has disclosed that charges against the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, and his Akonta Mining firm, have been completed and signed.

Galamsey: President Mahama meets civil society organisations over progress in fight