Ghana’s maritime domain is more than a boundary; it is a lifeline that sustains trade, energy, nutrition, and national sovereignty.

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has assured travellers of improved security and quicker processing at the country’s entry points this Christmas, with new systems, surveillance tools and the deployment of personnel activated to manage the anticipated surge in holiday arrivals.

This past Sunday was December 7, exactly a year ago when Ghanaians went to the polls to decide whether to allow the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to “Break the 8” by handing them another term in office or to vote the main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), back into office.

The government of Ghana has issued a strong protest to Israel after seven Ghanaian travellers were detained and subjected to what officials describe as inhumane and unjustifiable treatment at the Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv.

Parliament slumped into chaos yesterday as the Minority side rejected the declaration of the Kpandai Constituency seat vacant, and instead demanded the withdrawal of the statement issued by the House to that effect. 

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, will hand over his comprehensive report and recommendations on resolving the protracted Bawku chieftaincy conflict to President John Dramani Mahama next Tuesday, December 16, in a development hailed as a potential turning point for the violence-ravaged northern Ghanaian town.

Ghana’s Parliament plunged into disorder on Tuesday when Minority MPs stormed the well of the House in protest against the Speaker’s decision to treat the Kpandai constituency seat as vacant, sparking a near-brawl that briefly brought proceedings to a standstill.

The Minority in Parliament has challenged the formal declaration of the Kpandai parliamentary seat as vacant, insisting that a letter issued by the Clerk to Parliament to the Electoral Commission (EC) must be withdrawn immediately.

Tensions escalated in the House on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, after the Minority protested Parliament’s notification to the EC that the Kpandai seat was vacant following a High Court ruling ordering a rerun of the constituency’s parliamentary election.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested 41 suspects and recovered more than GH¢1.2 million in cash during an operation targeting illegal foreign exchange activities across Accra.

The Minority in Parliament has challenged the formal declaration of the Kpandai parliamentary seat as vacant, insisting that a letter issued by the Clerk to Parliament to the Electoral Commission (EC) must be withdrawn immediately.

Eleven Nigerian military officers were briefly detained in Burkina Faso after their aircraft made an emergency landing in the country, Burkinabè security sources told the BBC.

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations (NAIMOS) Taskforce, on December 8, 2025, carried out a coordinated raid on illegal mining sites at Subrisu in the Western Region, leading to the arrest of two people who were engaged in suspected unlawful mining activities.

At least 30 people were injured after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit north-eastern Japan on Monday night, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes.

President John Dramani Mahama has invited international vaccine producers, pharmaceutical firms, and private health investors to work with Ghana to establish diagnostic centres, vaccine production hubs, and medicine manufacturing plants.

He made the call at the World Health Expo Leaders Africa Summit in Accra on Tuesday [December 9, 2025].

A fully owned Ghanaian technology startup has designed a digital version of a science laboratory for upper primary schools in the country.

Policy think tank IMANI Africa has filed a Right to Information (RTI) request demanding comprehensive details on the government’s proposed nationwide SIM registration exercise, scheduled to roll out in early 2026.

The request, submitted on Monday, December 8, to the Ministry of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, seeks clarity on the legal, technical, procurement, and data governance frameworks guiding the nationwide initiative. IMANI confirmed that the request was received by the Minister’s secretary.

Bafana Bafana, South Africa's national men's team will sharpen their preparations for the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with an international friendly against Ghana next week, as both sides gear up for contrasting footballing campaigns later this month in Morocco.

A journalist with the Daily Graphic, Timothy Ngnenbe, has been adjudged the Best Mining Reporter at the 11th Ghana Mining and Industry Awards (GMIA), marking the fifth time in six years that he has won the top journalism honour in the extractive sector. 

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has begun investigating a viral video in which an American woman alleged that she was kidnapped and robbed by five masked men she claimed were police officers conducting snap checks in Accra.

The Parliamentary Service has formally notified the Electoral Commission (EC) of a vacancy in the membership of Parliament for the Kpandai Constituency, following a court order mandating a re-run of the 2024 parliamentary election in that area.

The notification, dated December 4, 2025, marks the official commencement of the administrative process required to organise a re-run to fill the vacant seat.

The outcome of the re-run is crucial for the representation for the people of Kpandai.

The Deputy Minister for Finance and Member of Parliament, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has called for sustained and innovative financing mechanisms to transform Ghana’s national data ecosystem, describing high-quality statistics as essential to effective governance, accountability and inclusive development.

The Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has urged staff of the Osu Tax Service Centre to scale up their efforts in domestic revenue mobilisation. 

Dr. Forson, who paid a working visit to the Centre on Monday, said while the government has made significant gains in expenditure control and the Bank of Ghana continues to perform strongly, revenue generation must now “rise to the challenge.”

Addressing staff, the minister stressed that his visit was meant to encourage and not to interfere with their work.

“I will not obstruct revenue collection, no matter whose ox is gored,” he assured.

Two Ghanaian health experts, Dr Henry Nagai and Professor William Ampofo, have received an international award for their long years of support to the Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA) in the organisation of the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa  (ICASA).

The two were among 14 others from Africa that received the awards at the opening of the Community Village of the ongoing ICASA 2025 that Ghana is hosting for the first time. 

They each received a plague and certificate of recognition.

England learned their group stage opponents on Friday evening during the World Cup 2026 -- and with it the players they will be coming up against.

Last Friday's draw in Washington D.C. threw up a repeat of the 2018 semifinal between the Three Lions and Croatia, who won that clash in extra-time before losing the final to France.

Thomas Tuchel's side will play Croatia, ranked 10th in the world by FIFA, on June 17 in either Dallas or Toronto before playing Ghana six days later.

The Bono Regional Police Command has dismantled several notorious armed robbery networks and arrested eight suspects, including ex-convicts believed to be behind a series of robberies and other criminal activities in Bono and Ahafo regions.

In a separate targeted intelligence-led operation aimed at dismantling the criminal gang operations, the command recovered several weapons and suspected stolen items, including military camouflage uniforms.

The key suspects arrested during the one-month operation are Johnson Amponsah Kwame Diawuo, an ex-convict aged 47, Shadrach Owusu also known as Shark, 25 and Samuel Kwafo, 30, an ex-convict.