The Ndewura Jakpa Palace is the traditional seat of the Overlord of the Gonja Kingdom.

Businessman and Executive Chairman of Jonah Capital, Sir Sam Jonah, has delivered a scathing critique of the revocation of the license of UT Bank, describing it as “one of the most egregious acts of economic injustice perpetrated by the state.”

Contractors will soon return to continue with work on the Saglemi Affordable Housing project, the Minister of Works, Housing and Water Resources, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, has assured. 

Former Ghanaian President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has called on Nigeria’s political and economic elites to take on a more assertive leadership role in West Africa and support efforts to unify the continent through intra-African trade and regional integration.

Veteran actor Mawuli Semevo is dead. He is reported to have died at the Ridge hospital where he was receiving treatment from burns of a domestic fire accident which happened at his home on Friday, February 7.

President John Dramani Mahama has described Ghana’s current economic situation as a “crime scene,” attributing it to what he calls the reckless financial mismanagement of the previous administration.

President John Dramani Mahama is set to deliver the State of the Nation Address to Parliament next week, ahead of the National Economic Dialogue scheduled for March 3, 2025.

President John Dramani Mahama held the first meeting of his newly constituted cabinet at Jubilee House on Thursday, February 20, 2025, where ministers provided briefings on national security and the economy.

The prosecutor in the teenage gold theft case has told the court that the police suspect a larger criminal syndicate with several possible accomplices involved in the crime.

President John Dramani Mahama has urged labour unions to take Ghana’s economic challenges into account as they negotiate new wage adjustments. 

He made the appeal on Thursday, February 20 2025, at a meeting with the National Tripartite Committee at the Ministry of Labour, Jobs, and Employment, ahead of his first cabinet session since being sworn in for a second term on 7 January 2025.

The National Tripartite Committee (NTC) has announced a 10 per cent increase in Ghana’s National Daily Minimum Wage (NDMW) for 2025, bringing the new rate to GH₵19.97. The decision was reached at a meeting held in Accra on Thursday, 20th February 2025.

The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) has endorsed President John Dramani Mahama’s lean administration, saying the commitment reflects a strategic effort to enhance governance in response to the growing demand for efficiency and fiscal prudence. 

The Vice-President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC), Most Rev. Emmanuel Kofi Fianu, SVD, has said the non-compliance by some politicians with the partnership between the government and missionaries in the provision of education is inimical to the success of any envisaged education reform.

A former Secretary General of the Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC), Dr Anthony Yaw Baah, has urged the government to address the country’s low minimum wage to enhance productivity.

The Afari Military Hospital in the Ashanti Region will be completed and operational by September, Defence Minister Dr Edward Kofi Omane Boamah has announced.

The High Court in Accra has ordered the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) to pay GH₵960,000 in damages and costs for wrongfully detaining a Ghanaian traveller, Kwabena Baffour Asare, and preventing him from returning to Germany to resume work after burying his mother in Ghana in 2022.

The Brazilian teen who died after injecting himself with butterfly remains reportedly suffered in agony for a week before his death — which doctors say may have been caused by an allergic reaction or infection.

The 2025 edition of the Junior Graphic National Essay Competition (JGNEC) will be launched today at the Silverbird Cinemas, Accra Mall, at 10 a.m.

Applications are now open for prospective students seeking admission into Ghana’s 46 public Colleges of Education for the 2025/2026 academic year. 

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, has urged the Gaming Commission of Ghana to implement strict measures to prevent underage gambling.

Former Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to honour his pledge of being a leader for all Ghanaians by reversing recent mass dismissals in the public sector.

Apple on Wednesday announced a cheaper new version of the iPhone 16 called the iPhone 16e, signaling a renewed push into the budget smartphone market for the tech giant. It’s also the first iPhone with a cellular modem designed by Apple, and the cheapest iPhone Apple currently sells that supports Apple Intelligence.

A Koforidua High Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Ernest Yaw Kumi, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for the Akwatia Constituency, for contempt.

Police prosecutors have withdrawn the tax fraud case against the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary aspirant for the Ablekuma Central Constituency, Collins Amoah, and one other.

The government will meet with the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) next week to discuss concerns over attacks on journalists, Minister of State for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, announced at a press briefing at the presidency on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.