Following a communal clash that has led to the death of one person and injuries to six others, the Sagnarigu Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) has imposed a curfew on Damankunyili, Nyeshie, and adjoining communities in the Northern Region.

The Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) has called on the Ministry of Education to intervene and establish an independent review committee to assess the marking of the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).

According to GNACOPS candidates from private schools were "unfairly marked" as compared to their counterparts in  public schools.

Speaking in a television interview with GTV on Tuesday, August 4, the Executive Director of GNACOPS, Obenfo Nana Kwasi Gyetuah said the council has gathered "credible evidence" showing that the grades awarded to many private school candidates do not reflect their academic performance or continuous assessment records.

Ghanaians seeking employment in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) must now obtain a Police Clearance Certificate before their work visa applications will be processed, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ghana has announced.

The Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union (ICU), Ghana has appealed to the government to recapitalise and revive distressed state-owned enterprises to create sustainable jobs for thousands of unemployed youth and drive the country's industrial transformation.

President John Dramani Mahama on Monday evening toured the iconic Bob Marley Museum in Jamaica, accompanied by Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Culture Minister Olivia Grange.

Stanbic Bank Ghana has become the first bank in the country to offer clients direct access to the China Cross-Border Interbank Payment System, following approval from the Bank of Ghana in a move expected to simplify and accelerate trade and financial transactions between Ghana and China.

Parliament last Friday adjourned sine die, bringing the Second Meeting of the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament to a close, without reconsidering the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2026 (anti-LGBTQ bill).

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has struck again at a Ghanaian university, arresting ten students of Koforidua Technical University (KTU) for allegedly manufacturing and selling cannabis-infused drinks and ice cream during the institution's SRC Hall Week celebrations.

The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) has revealed that artificial intelligence is now a critical enabler in more than half of all cybercrimes reported across Africa, marking a dangerous new chapter in the continent's digital evolution.

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has published a list of 20 mobile loan applications operating illegally in the country, warning the public to desist from engaging with these unlicensed digital credit providers.

The Ghana Scholarships Authority has started interviewing applicants for the 2026/2027 Academic Year Local Tertiary Scholarship Scheme.

A fire outbreak has destroyed six rooms in a girls dormitory at Wa Islamic Senior High School in the Upper West Region, displacing 138 students and destroying their personal belongings.

President John Dramani Mahama has directed a GH¢2 reduction in the regulatory margin on a litre of diesel to help keep transport fares stable and help cushion households and businesses against rising fuel costs.

The High Court in Accra has confirmed an order freezing five bank accounts and four landed properties belonging to Dennis "Miracles" Edward Aboagye, a former Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation.

There was a blockade at the Birimso bridge section of the Accra-Kumasi N6 highway on Monday following an accident involving three vehicles.

According to the police, there was a pile-up of traffic following the accident, which involved a high-occupancy passenger bus, a loaded articulated truck, and a sedan.

The Minority in Parliament has restated its opposition to the reintroduction of public tribunals and called on President John Dramani Mahama not to assent to the bill.

Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Ghana’s Presidential Envoy for Reparations, is the latest on the list of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) for scrutiny in relation to a suspected use of an unearned academic title, a campaign the commission has been propagating in the last two years to sanitise the public space. [Watch the attached video below].

For ordinary Ghanaians planning to travel to Europe, booking a Schengen visa appointment has transformed from a routine administrative procedure into an almost impossible ordeal.

I draw the attention of the management of GCB Bank to the ATM located on the Graphic Road at Adabraka in Accra, which has not been functioning for several months now. 

President John Dramani Mahama has instructed the Minister of Energy to "rethink and take a second look" at how the Tema Oil and Sentuo refineries can pay for Ghana’s indigenous crude oil using the local currency, the Ghana cedi, rather than the US dollar when they take delivery of the oil produced locally offshore in the Western Region.

MTN Ghana's Field Service Manager (Network) in Kumasi, Mr Dickson Amoung-Yam, has urged customers of the Mobile Money service to repay the loans they borrow from their accounts.

Former Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) Flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has paid a touching tribute to the late Ya-Na Abukari Mahama II and charged the newly installed Regent, Kampakuya Naa Yakubu, to guard the peace and unity of Dagbon.

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling holding that limiting participation to delegates is unconstitutional and requiring political parties to expand participation in their parliamentary and presidential primaries to all members in good standing is among the most consequential rulings in Ghana’s Fourth Republic.

President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to restructure the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) to permanently remove political interference from its operations.

President John Dramani Mahama has declared that the successful revival of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has demonstrated that strategic state-owned enterprises can be restored to efficiency, profitability and national relevance through visionary leadership, sound governance and dedicated human capital.