An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail to broadcast journalist Emmanuel Kwakye Asare in connection with the publication of alleged false news regarding the August 6 helicopter crash.

President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his commitment to Ghana’s two-term presidential limit, insisting that he will not appear on the ballot in 2028.

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that this year’s school placement exercise will commence on September 17, 2025, providing successful Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates with a pathway into senior high schools across the country.

A court in Equatorial Guinea Wednesday, August 27, handed an eight-year jail term for embezzlement to a senior official, Baltasar Ebang Engonga who separately won notoriety for appearing in a series of sex tapes with other officials’ wives.

The committee set up to investigate last week's alleged assault of a nurse at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital [Ridge] has presented its findings, pointing to gaps in medical evidence, staffing, security, and emergency care delivery.

The National Information Technology Agency (NITA) has confirmed a temporary outage on the government of Ghana Email Platform, which supports official communication across ministries, departments and agencies.

Medical records from the Greater Accra Regional Hospital have confirmed that the nurse allegedly assaulted at the emergency department did not suffer any fracture or bone dislocation.

The Bank of Ghana has announced new amendments to its guidelines on the importation and exportation of foreign currency as part of enhanced anti-money laundering measures.

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has reiterated the caution to institutions and individuals against charging or accepting payments in foreign currencies for goods and services in Ghana, stressing that the Ghana cedi remains the only legal tender.

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has said it is offering a temporary special bonus of GH¢832 per pound of gold for all licensed miners across Ghana.

The Ministry of Education will this afternoon kickstart the process towards a smooth senior high school (SHS) placement exercise in September with a press briefing at the Ministry.

Western Serene Atlantic Hotel, a member of the First Sky Group, has announced the appointment of Mercy Abena Twumwaa Asubonteng as its new General Manager, effective September 1, 2025.

The tension in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District has forced hundreds of residents, particularly women and children, to flee their homes for safety.

The Inspector General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, and a team of top security officers have engaged chiefs, opinion leaders and community stakeholders at Gbiniyiri in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District in the Savannah Region as part of efforts to restore peace and stability in the area.

Ghana’s natural rubber production has come under threat as illegal miners in the Western Region have made incursions into mature rubber plantations, destroying trees ready for tapping.

This is the concluding part of my lecture on academic title abuse, originally delivered in 2009.

Have several distinguished individuals, including politicians, not been given doctoral honors? The following segment from my 2009 lecture addresses this.

• Explosion of fake degrees - Occasional Kwatriot Kwesi Yankah writes

The debate between buying land to build and purchasing an already constructed home is a common one in Ghana. While many aspire to build their dream house from scratch, the realities of land acquisition, litigation, and construction challenges make that path fraught with risks.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a major maintenance exercise across several regions on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. The planned works, which are expected to improve service delivery, will result in temporary power outages in affected communities.

Black Stars head coach Otto Addo has announced a 24-man squad for Ghana's upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Chad and Mali next month.

A 50-year-old farmer drowned in the White Volta at Yama, a farming community in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region on Monday.

Eight people have been convicted by the Circuit Court in Accra for assaulting former Member of Parliament (MP) for Awutu Senya East and two others during the Ablekuma North parliamentary election re-run at the Methodist Church Polling Station on July 11, 2025. 

The Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Randy Abbey, has dragged the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe aka Abronye, to court for defamation.

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, has filed his nomination to contest the party’s upcoming presidential primary, becoming the first aspirant to complete the process.

Amidst a heated internal campaign, New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Dr. Bryan Acheampong, has issued a passionate plea for unity and discipline, condemning the spread of falsehoods and personal attacks against him.