The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMET) has predicted a mixed bag of weather conditions across the country on Friday, with light morning rain along the coast, mist over the middle belt, and thunderstorms expected nationwide by afternoon as an active rainstorm system moves in from neighbouring Nigeria.

Even though Ghana may have reached the FIFA World Cup Round of 32, Carlos Queiroz knows the road to Kansas City is littered with defensive questions that demand urgent answers after Croatia exposed the Black Stars' vulnerability in a 2-1 defeat in the final Group L match at the Philadelphia Stadium last Saturday. 

Black Stars Coach Carlos Queiroz says Ghana must be perfect for 90 minutes when they face Colombia in Friday's FIFA World Cup Round of 32 clash in Kansas City, insisting the pressure of knockout football is a privilege, not a problem.

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged the government to make deliberate investments in the training and deployment of pharmacists across the country to enhance healthcare delivery.

The issue of students peddling drugs on various campus especially with pre-tertiary students joining the menace was up for discussion on the floor of Parliament on Thursday.

The Upper West Regional Police Command has intercepted 50,000 rounds of ammunition being transported along an unapproved route outside Wa and arrested three suspects in connection with the consignment.

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has called for the outright dismissal of students who peddle marijuana on campuses of various senior high schools.

The Supreme Court has struck out an application by the former Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo, seeking a review of an earlier ruling of the apex court.

The High Court in Accra has affirmed the extradition of Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, to the United States to stand trial over his alleged involvement in an $8 million romance scam targeting elderly victims.

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested six suspects for allegedly dealing in unregistered pharmaceutical products during an intelligence-led operation at the Airport Roundabout in Kumasi on Monday, June 29.

The operation was carried out by personnel of the Ashanti Regional Police Command in collaboration with the Inspector-General of Police Special Operations Team from the National Police Headquarters, Accra, according to a police statement issued on June 30.

The High Court in Accra has ordered Solomon Asamoah and Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, former Chief Executive Officer and Board Chairman, respectively, of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund, to open their defence in a case in which they are accused of conspiring to cause financial loss of $2 million meant for the Accra SkyTrain project, which was never built.

The Ministry of Finance has credited the accounts of the National Disaster Management Committee with GH¢350 million from the Contingency Fund.

When Ghana's Black Stars walk out for their high-stakes FIFA World Cup Round of 32 showdown with Colombia on Friday, they will not be fighting alone.

Barely days after floodwaters tore through Accra and other parts of the country, claiming lives and sweeping away homes and livelihoods, Ghana paused yesterday to give thanks, a national ceremony whose usual air of celebration was tempered by the raw memory of loss.

The 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Petrochemical Holding GmbH to establish two strategic industrial projects in Ghana, involving an estimated investment of approximately US$700 million.

Works on the construction of the Odaw River drainage system has been terminated due to poor performance by the contractor, the Minister of Works, Housing and Water Resources, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, has told Parliament.

The government of Ghana has named the Ghanaian national said to have been killed during an anti immigrant protests in South Africa as 40-year-old, Bashiru Isak.

In a statement issued in Accra by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday (July 1, 2026), the government called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of those responsible.

The Manhyia Palace witnessed a historic moment on Wednesday as the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II welcomed the Yagbonwura, Bii-Kunuto Jewu Soale I. 

Harry Kane rescued England from a seismic World Cup shock with two late goals to beat the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2-1 in Atlanta and secure a place in the last 16.

Police in the Upper East Region have arrested three people over the alleged trafficking of a young Nigerian woman who was forced into prostitution at the Gbane mining site in the Talensi District.

The suspects have also been accused of attempting to sell the victim's newborn baby for GH¢20,000.

Ghana's year-on-year inflation rate rose to 5.3 per cent in June 2026, up from 3.7 per cent in May, marking a 1.6 percentage point increase largely driven by rising non-food prices, according to the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS).

President John Dramani Mahama has called on Ghanaians to put the country's interests above partisan, ethnic and religious loyalties, saying the nation's economic recovery will only be sustained if citizens uphold integrity, discipline and national unity.

A Ghanaian national extradited to the United States has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a decade-long romance and inheritance scheme that defrauded elderly victims across the US of approximately $4.4 million.

More than 6,000 applicants seeking recruitment into the country's security services were found to have used illicit drugs when they were subjected to mandatory drug screening for the first time this year.

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Minister of Finance to release GH¢300 million from the Contingency Fund for post-flood relief and mitigation efforts as part of measures to remedy the impact of the floods on the public.