Two individuals have been sentenced to three months’ imprisonment with hard labour for illegally dumping refuse near the Accra Post Office.

An unidentified man lost his life around midday on Friday when a truck ran over him at Alajo junction in Accra.

The campaign of New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Dr. Bryan Acheampong, has boldly dismissed the significance of parliamentary endorsements, asserting that the party's grassroots delegates are the true kingmakers in the upcoming internal contest. 

Ghana has launched its National Energy Compact to undertake a series of activities to increase the share of renewable energy in its national energy mix and mobilise significant investments to support energy infrastructure and access.

The World Bank Group has provided a cocktail of reforms to serve as the foundation to successfully transform Ghana within one generation.

For most Ghanaians, the thought that Ghanaians could be refugees in another country was far-fetched.

A major International Police (INTERPOL) operation across 14 African countries has led to the arrest of 260 suspected scammers, with Ghanaian authorities playing a pivotal role by apprehending 68 individuals and seizing a significant haul of evidence. 

The National Sports Authority (NSA) has imposed an immediate suspension of all boxing activities in Ghana following the tragic death of professional boxer Ernest "Bahubali" Akushey. The decision, made in consultation with the Ministry of Sports and Recreation, was announced in a press statement dated September 25, 2025.

The Ministry of Education has initiated a formal investigation and enlisted the help of national security agencies following a viral social media allegation that placement into the Aburi Girls’ Senior High School is being sold for GH¢5,000. 

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released a harmonised prospectus for day and boarders in senior high and technical schools in the country.

The Global Entrepreneurship Festival (GEF), the world’s biggest and most transformative entrepreneurship event, is officially set to take place in Ghana from November 21-23, 2025, during Global Entrepreneurship Week. 

A statesman and former CEO of mining giant, Anglogold Ashanti, Sir Sam Jonah, says the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, will suffer setbacks until the chronic problem of the lack of opportunities and jobs for the youth is addressed.

President John Dramani Mahama has issued a stern call for a fundamental reset of the United Nations (UN) and the global financial architecture, declaring that Africa’s role in shaping the future global order will be “huge and consequential”.

A 35-year-old man who reportedly faked a robbery and kidnap at Fijai, a suburb of Millennium City near Kasoa in the Central Region has been arrested by the police.

Three bodies were recovered on Thursday following the collapse of an illegal mining (galamsey) pit at Twifo Mampong in the Twifo Atti-Morkwa District of the Central Region.

THE Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Madam Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has condemned the culture of ridicule directed at Ghana’s theatre industry, calling it “shameful and self-destructive.”

MESSAGE TO THE 80TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA,
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA
THURSDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2025.

Madam President,
Mr. Secretary-General,
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen:

At this 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, I would like to speak about Africa’s role in the future of the organisation. However, it is impossible to do that without first considering the collective role that Africa played in its founding, which was small and relatively insignificant.

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that Ghana will table a motion at the United Nations to recognise the transatlantic slave trade as the greatest crime against humanity.

President John Dramani Mahama has condemned the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, urging the international community to take decisive steps to protect innocent lives.

President John Dramani Mahama has called for sweeping reforms of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), insisting that the current structure no longer reflects global realities and undermines the body’s legitimacy.

MESSAGE TO THE 80TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY  
DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA,  
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA  
THURSDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2025. 

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has warned senior high school graduates against making indecent and irresponsible statements on social media.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a reward of $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Nigerian national, Olumide Adebiyi Adediran, who is wanted in the United States for multiple fraud offences.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has formally referred petitions against its Deputy Communications Director, Ernest Owusu-Bempah, to the party’s National Council for consideration.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case related to taking millions of euros of illicit funds from the late Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi.