Malawi's former President Peter Mutharika has been declared the winner of last week's elections, in a huge comeback for the 85-year-old.

I’m very pleased to be back in Ghana after nearly twenty years and honoured to return as the British High Commissioner.

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, says the President John Mahama led administration was more committed to fighting illegal mining compared to the previous government led by Akufo-Addo.

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, has said decisive reforms, such as the domestic debt exchange programme (DDEP), coupled with disciplined monetary policies, are responsible for setting the country’s economy on a path to recovery.

Ghana and the UK Government have signed a bilateral agreement for restructuring sovereign debts. 

President John Dramani Mahama has called for new governance, business, and financing models to achieve sustainable health financing and development across the world. 

The University for Development Studies (UDS) is making the headlines at the ongoing Federation of International University Sports (FISU) University World Cup Football Tournament in Dalian, China, with a remarkable unbeaten run, which has landed them in the semi-finals.

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has contributed GH¢2 million to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, also known as MahamaCares, in a bid to strengthen healthcare delivery.

Former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, J Ayikoi Otoo, lead counsel for Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has broken his silence on what he describes as "the unconstitutional removal of the Chief Justice." 

The General Manager of the Ghana News Agency (GNA),  Mr Albert Kofi Owusu, has lauded China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), describing it as a visionary framework that continues to foster development partnerships and strengthen solidarity across the Global South. 

Legal Practitioner and Member of Parliament for South Dayi in the Volta Region, Dafaemekpor Rockson-Nelson and two others have initiated an action at the Supreme Court seeking to break the monopoly of the Ghana Bar Association as referenced in the 1992 Constitution of Ghana and other statutes.

Richard Jakpa, a Director of Special Operations at the National Security Secretariat, has petitioned the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, asking that former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame should be investigated for "fabrication of evidence" during his tenure as A-G.

The Governing Council of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has approved the implementation of the directives by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) for the Pro-Vice Chancellor, Prof. Denis Worlanyo Aheto to take over and act as Vice-Chancellor in the interim.

The Supreme Court is expected to interpret and bring finality to a thorny constitutional question of whether a Chief Justice removed from office also ceases to be a Justice of the Supreme Court.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that parts of the Greater Accra, Central and Ashanti regions will experience power outages on Thursday, September 25, 2025, to allow for planned maintenance works.

Prominent Nigerian businessman and philanthropist, Oscar Ibru who was the Chairman of the Ibru Organisation and first son of late billionaire businessman, Michael Ibru, has passed away. He died at the age of 67 after a brief illness.

Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has received a significant boost in his bid to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) into the 2028 elections, after 15 out of the 23 NPP Members of Parliament in the Eastern Region openly declared their support for his flagbearership.

A survey has revealed that Ghana welcomed a total of 901,448 international visitors who spent an estimated GH¢15.42 billion between October 2022 and September 2023. 

The Ghana Police Service has dismantled a criminal gang linked to a series of armed robberies at rural banks across five regions. Ten suspects have been arrested, and 14 weapons, including AK-47 rifles stolen from slain police officers, have been recovered.

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has restored all services to the University of Cape Coast (UCC).

Nuts that secure the neoprene rubber and metal covers on the expansion joints of sections of the Mallam Interchange on the N1 Highway in Accra have become exposed, posing a threat to road safety.

The Ghana Police Service has arrested ten suspects believed to be members of a criminal syndicate that carried out a series of armed robberies on financial institutions, particularly rural banks, in several regions.

At Ohia Nse Mu—the chop bar whose name means “poverty doesn’t discriminate”—food is served hot, fast, and inviting.

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced a marginal increase of 1.14 per cent in electricity tariffs across all consumer categories, effective October 1, 2025. Water tariffs will see no adjustment during the same period.

The raging internal campaign gave way to vetting yesterday as the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) took another major step in the protocol towards the election of the party’s next presidential candidate on January 31, next year.