The Office of the Auditor-General has invoked its constitutional powers to surcharge former top officials of the National Service Authority (NSA) and their collaborators in a move to recover GH¢2.4 billion unlawfully paid from state coffers.

Following a Technical and Forensic Audit of the National Service Authority (NSA) systems, which the office describes as a "well-orchestrated conspiracy" designed to systematically defraud the state, the Auditor-General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, has written to the officers involved to pay the amounts totalling GH¢2.4 billion in lieu of justification.

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has introduced a policy that compels pensioners to renew their certificates every year to guarantee their benefits.

The High Court in Accra on Friday morning restrained the head of family of Daddy Lumba from going ahead to organise the final funeral rites of the music icon on Saturday, December 13, 2025.

The family head (Abusuapanyin), Kwame Owusu, was ordered by the court to convene a family meeting, involving all sides, within three days to plan the funeral. 

President John Dramani Mahama is in Nairobi for an official visit as the Chief Guest for Kenya’s Jamhuri Day celebrations, following an invitation from President William Samoei Ruto.

President John Dramani Mahama has been confirmed as ECOWAS’s official nominee for the African Union Chairmanship for 2027.

A journalist with the Daily Graphic, Mohammed Fugu, has picked an award at the ninth Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) awards held in Kaduna, Nigeria.

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service and other key security institutions, has embarked on a large-scale Show of Force Exercise through some principal streets of Accra to demonstrate their preparedness ahead of the festive season.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is prepared for the upcoming rerun parliamentary election in Kpandai, the party's acting Director of Elections and IT, Tanko Rashid-Computer, has said.

On Thursday, December 4, 2025, the Family Health University (FHU) Medical School graduated 43 new medical doctors.

The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) has developed what scientists describe as “a ground-breaking research” which can significantly alter HIV care if other tests prove as effective as those conducted in the laboratory. 

President John Dramani Mahama left the Ghana on Thursday for a two-nation working visit to Kenya and Nigeria. 

On November 27, 2013, the Prime Minister of Latvia, Valdis Dombrovskis, resigned because the roof of a supermarket collapsed, killing 54 people.  He said he took political and moral responsibility. 

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has dismissed allegations circulating on social media that its Customs officers extorted money from a traveller who paid GH¢12,690.63 in duties upon arriving at Kotoka International Airport (KIA). 

Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has urged members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to reject tribal and religious divisions, insisting that the party’s strength has always been rooted in unity and equal participation. 

Ghana must reposition itself as the principal stakeholder in its emerging lithium industry if it is to secure meaningful long-term value from the mineral, Dr John Kpikpi has told Parliament’s Committee on Lands and Natural Resources. 

Frederick Kumi, better known on Snapchat as “Abu Trica”, has been arrested in Ghana after United States authorities indicted him for allegedly helping to run a romance scam network that stole more than $8 million from elderly American victims.

A Ghanaian man popularly known on Snapchat as “Abu Trica”, who gained notoriety for flaunting bundles of cash as well as luxury cars and houses on the platform, has been indicted in the United States for allegedly orchestrating a romance fraud scheme that stole more than eight million dollars from elderly Americans.

Five persons charged alongside former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta for allegedly causing financial loss of more than GH¢1.4 billion in the Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML) contract saga have pleaded not guilty to charges filed by the Special Prosecutor. 

Ghana’s Parliament has approved GH¢1.619 billion to finance its operations for the 2026 financial year, but Members of Parliament insist the allocation is far below what the legislature needs to function effectively and independently.

The Accra High Court has reduced the GH¢800 million bail granted to former National Service Authority (NSA) Executive Director Osei Assibey Antwi, lowering the amount to GH¢120 million after his lawyers argued that the original sum was impossible to execute.

President John Dramani Mahama has moved to protect the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) by formally requesting Parliament to withdraw the Private Member’s Bill seeking to repeal the law that established the anti-corruption body.

A new study has revealed alarming levels of lead, cadmium and mercury contamination in some food and cosmetic products across the 16 regions of the country.

Ghana has received 370 tonnes of certified rice seed as part of ongoing efforts to boost domestic rice production and reduce dependence on imports.

The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Bernard Ahiafor, has rejected claims that he acted in a hostile manner toward a journalist during a parliamentary encounter earlier this week, describing the reports as misleading and unfair.

Tourists from dozens of countries including the UK could be asked to provide a five-year social media history as a condition of entry to the United States, under a new proposal unveiled by American officials.