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.

Ghana stands to earn a minimum of $10.5million for qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup following FIFA’s approval of a record 727 million dollar financial package for the expanded tournament to be staged across the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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.