Scores of youth organisers from the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Wednesday, August 13, thronged the party’s headquarters in Accra to pick up flagbearer nomination forms for former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.

The Kumasi Metropolitan Chief Executive, Richard Ofori Agyemang, commonly known as 'King Zuba', has shared some light on last week's tragic helicopter crash in the Adansi area that resulted in eight people, including cabinet ministers, losing their lives.

Justice Nana Barima Yaw Kodie Oppong, the Director of Legal Education and head of the Ghana School of Law (GSL), has announced that his tenure will officially end on Sunday, August 31, 2025.

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has called on the media and public commentators to refrain from spreading unverified claims regarding the recent Air Force Z-9 helicopter crash in the Ashanti Region, which killed all eight personnel on board.

Media conglomerate Vivendi’s Canal+ which, currently owns over a third of MultiChoice, Africa's largest pay TV operator, DSTV - and has just obtained anti-trust approval for the complete takeover which is expected to be finalised by October is willing to talk to the regulator in Ghana to resolve the current impasse between Multichoice Ghana and the Ghana government over subscription rates, sector Minister Samuel Nartey George has said.

The Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George has said his outfit was going to do a proper clean-up of the media space.

"If you [media house] are engaged in showing things that are inimical to public safety, we will serve you a warning, if you fail to heed with it, we will withdraw your license. I will suspend licenses of media houses that do not take into consideration the right things," he said in a radio interview with Joy FM on Tuesday morning [Aug 12, 2025] monitored by Graphic Online.

Two people have been arrested by the police in connection with a video shared on social media, in which an individual is threatening to the lives of President John Mahama and First Lady, Lordina Mahama.

Private schools at the basic level in most urban areas in Ghana have seen more enrolment in recent years than public schools, according to Africa Education Watch, due to a perceived diminishing quality of tuition in public schools.

The situation has been driving many parents, especially in the urban areas, to send their children to private schools instead of public schools.

The request for prophecies to be conveyed to a higher political authority rather than declaring them openly has stirred interesting reactions from divergent standpoints.

The Wa Circuit Court has convicted 24-year-old Mohammed Ali for possessing firearms without lawful authority.

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has increased its examination depots across the country, from 169 to 176, for this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

The Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Nyarko-Ampem, has inaugurated a new Governing Board for the Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) with a call to strengthen the institution’s capacity to directly connect farmers with buyers both locally and internationally.

The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested two men in possession of 519 compressed parcels of substances suspected to be Indian hemp at Gomoa Nyanyano in the Central Region.

The Ghana National Gas Company Ltd (Ghana Gas) will undertake a scheduled maintenance of the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant from Saturday, August 16, to Saturday August 30, this year.

The Tema District Court has jailed two foreign nationals after they were found guilty of offences linked to human trafficking and romance scamming.

The Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Nyarko-Ampem, has inaugurated a new Governing Board for the Quality Control Company Limited, with a call to sustain and enhance the premium quality of Ghana’s cocoa.

The Manhyia Palace has banned the organisation of all funerals in Asanteman on August 21, 2025.

The final Islamic funeral rites for the former Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Murtala, have been performed in Tamale today, drawing hundreds of mourners and sympathisers from across the country.

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has urged Ghanaians to celebrate the lives and legacies of the national leaders who perished in last Wednesday’s military helicopter crash.

The Oguaa Traditional Council has fined broadcaster Ato Trustworthy GH¢30,000 after he made disparaging comments about the Omanhen, Osabarimba Kwesi Atta II, on TikTok.

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has approved a constitutional amendment extending the presidential term limit from two to three terms. 

President John Dramani Mahama has pledged to honour the memory of the eight victims of the August 6 military helicopter crash by ensuring the success of his government’s “reset agenda” and safeguarding the future of their children.

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has suspended the operations of nine radio stations across the country including three Wontumi FM stations in Accra, Kumasi and Takoradi, for various infractions. 

Although Ghana has the capability and equipment to do standard DNA profiling, in extreme cases involving highly degraded remains, the country may lack certain advanced equipment and reagents for specialised analysis.

The High Court in Accra has ordered a habitat and housing company, Shelter Afrique, to pay GH¢600,000 in costs and damages to Blue Rose Ltd, a real estate company, contracted from the Pan-African finance institution for the construction of housing units for sale.