Leaders Arsenal blew a 2-0 lead in dramatic fashion to draw at rock-bottom Wolves and missed the chance to go seven points clear at the top of the Premier League.

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has urged the High Court to acquit and discharge him in the case in which he is accused of permitting two individuals to mine on his concession without ministerial approval.

President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday, February 18, visited two victims of the Burkina Faso terrorist attack who are currently receiving treatment at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra.

The identity of the suspect at the centre of the non-consensual intimate video scandal has been confirmed as 36-year-old Vladislav Aleksandrovich Liulkov, following verification of his official passport documentation, with authorities now moving to secure an international arrest warrant through INTERPOL as diplomatic channels remain fully activated.

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a 33-year-old woman in connection with the alleged theft of a four-day-old baby boy from the postnatal ward of Mamprobi Hospital in Accra.

Former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority, Gifty Oware-Mensah, who is standing trial for allegedly causing financial loss of more than GH¢38 million to the state, has filed a motion seeking to halt the proceedings.

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection has pledged stronger safeguards in health facilities following the recovery of a baby who was allegedly stolen from the Mamprobi Polyclinic in Accra.

The Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has determined that petitions seeking the removal of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Jean Mensa, her two deputies and the Special Prosecutor, Mr Kissi Agyebeng, do not establish a prima facie case to warrant further action.

The recent opinion piece by Brigadier General Dan Frimpong (Rtd), calling for the return of History, Geography and related foundational subjects to the heart of our educational system, deserves careful attention—not merely applause. His reflections stirred in me memories of a different educational era, one that was demanding, expansive, and quietly transformative.

The government has paid GH¢10 billion in interest obligations in the latest payment to bondholders under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), a Ministry of Finance source has disclosed to the Daily Graphic. 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the Russian Ambassador to Ghana, His Excellency Sergei Berdnikov, to formally register the government's strong displeasure over the conduct of a supposed Russian national accused of unlawfully publishing sexually explicit images of Ghanaian women without their consent.

The National Service Authority has moved to reassure thousands of frustrated service personnel that their long-awaited allowances will be paid by the close of this week, attributing the current delays to an ongoing verification process by the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems Limited that must be completed "to ensure accuracy and financial integrity."

The government of Ghana has confirmed that eight Ghanaian nationals lost their lives in the horrific jihadist attack that struck the northern Burkina Faso town of Titao on February 14, 2026, as authorities simultaneously issued urgent new travel guidelines for citizens contemplating journeys to high-risk areas within the West African sub-region.

The second prosecution witness in the trial of Solomon Asamoah and Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, former CEO and Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), has told the Accra High Court that the fund’s investment committee expressed support for the SkyTrain project but never recommended it for approval.

President John Dramani Mahama has urged foreign companies trading in Ghana’s raw cashew to establish processing factories in the country or exit the market, signalling an end to the long-standing practice of exporting unprocessed tree crop commodities while importing finished products at higher prices.

A joint operation by personnel from the National Police Intelligence Directorate (NPID) in Accra and their counterparts in the Upper East Region has led to the arrest of Abdul-Aziz Iddrisu, also known as Baaluuse, 33, who is suspected of killing General Constable Seth Oppong Damoah at Karimenga on the Bolgatanga–Tamale Highway in December last year.

Ghana’s Embassy in Burkina Faso has stated that Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), an extremist group active in the Sahel region, has been linked to last Saturday’s attack on Ghanaian traders in Titao, northern Burkina Faso.

The President of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Kofi Nsiah-Poku, has called on the government to strengthen bilateral collaborations with neighbouring countries to create safer and more efficient channels for Ghanaian manufacturers to export their goods within West Africa.

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has begun major reforms of the state lands regime, including the establishment of a public land protection task force, review of the public land application form (Form 5), and review of the Lands Commission's internal processes for public land allocation.

The United States Embassy in Accra has announced the immediate availability of more than 1,000 interview slots for non-immigrant visas, urging prospective travellers to take advantage of what it describes as a rare window of opportunity.

In an uncertain trade landscape, cooperation still delivers

Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Despite heightened trade tensions and policy volatility, global trade and growth demonstrated notable resilience in 2025. Supply chains continued to adjust, markets remained connected, even as pressures weighed more heavily on smaller and more vulnerable economies.

In a move signalling deep financial distress within Ghana’s vital cocoa sector, the Executive Management and Senior Staff of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) have voluntarily reduced their own salaries with immediate effect.

An Accra Circuit Court has ordered a businessman to pay GH₵200,000 in damages after bringing to an end an 11-year relationship founded on a promise of marriage, in a case that has raised significant questions about property rights and emotional loss arising from failed engagements.

The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has appealed to the public to refrain from sharing graphic images and videos of victims killed in a terrorist attack on a truck transporting Ghanaian tomato traders in northern Burkina Faso.

Ghana's health facilities regulator has launched an urgent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 29-year-old engineer who was allegedly refused emergency treatment by three major hospitals in Accra, spending his final hours being shuttled between facilities in the back of an ambulance.