Singapore has approved a sweeping new criminal law that introduces caning as a mandatory punishment for scammers and their accomplices, as the city-state intensifies efforts to curb a surge in online and financial fraud that has cost the nation nearly $4 billion in losses over the past six years.

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has assured that neither his office nor Parliament will shield any member of Parliament (MP) from being investigated by law enforcement agencies for their actions and inactions.

Eleven new criminal case dockets on incidents of violence and deaths recorded during the 2020 and 2024 elections have been prepared by the Ministry of the Interior and forwarded to the Attorney-General's office for action.

A suspect has been arrested by the police in the killing of two forest guards at Mpamso in the Dormaa Central Municipality of the Bono Region.

Delay in parliamentary processes needed to ratify the country’s first lithium mining lease has left Ghana’s first lithium mining venture in limbo. 

Ghanaians interested in joining the country’s security services will have a one-month window to apply for positions in four major agencies.

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has raised concerns over certain provisions in the Cybersecurity (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which can grant excessive powers to authorities to secretly monitor journalists and forcibly seize their communication devices.

The Ministry of the Interior has announced that recruitment into Ghana’s internal security agencies will open from November 15 to December 15, 2025.

The New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has expressed concern about the draft Cybersecurity Bill, saying it threatens free speech in the country. 

The Federal President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has conferred on three distinguished Ghanaians and a German resident in Ghana, one of his country's prestigious awards.

Globally, a person produces, on average, 0.74 kg of waste every day but developed countries are known to often produce more waste than developing nations.

Tension has enveloped the Basyonde community in the Tempane District of the Upper East Region following an alleged invasion by armed military personnel on Monday morning, November 3, 2025.

‎The Ghana Navy has arrested 10 stowaways, who were on board the Panamanian-flagged merchant vessel,  Grand Venus.

The stowaways were picked up by the Ghana Navy after responding to a distress call on Friday, October 31,  2025.

Opoku Ware School on Monday night won the third semi-final to join St. Augustine’s College and Mfantsipim School in what promises to be an electrifying grand finale of the 2025 National Science and Maths Quiz.

The Auditor-General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, has published an interim list of rejected and pending claims, commitments, and Bank Transfer Advices (BTAs) submitted by the Minister of Finance for verification as part of efforts to ensure transparency and accountability in the management of public funds.

The Member of Parliament for Asutifi North, Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, has denied claims that he incited young people during an encounter between residents and a military team from the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat in Hwidiem on  Saturday [November 1, 2025].

President John Dramani Mahama has called for the creation of a new platform to engage Sahel states in joint security efforts against violent extremism, describing instability in the sub-region as “a cancer” that will spread if not tackled collectively.

Germany has pledged €65 million [about GH¢823 million], to support Ghana’s development cooperation in youth employment, renewable energy, and technical training.

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has described the compound interest charged on student loans as unfair to unemployed graduates and said the government is reviewing the repayment structure to ease their financial burden.

A tragic armed attack on Sunday night at Nangani in the Tempane District of the Upper East Region has led to the death of one officer from the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS). Another officer is in critical condition.

Some unknown persons at Ngleshie Amanfro in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, suspected to be armed robbers, have killed a taxi driver.

The incident happened last Friday at an area known as American Farm at Nglehsie Amanfro.

The Inspector General of Police has directed that the CID headquarters should take over investigations in the attack on the boss of NAIMOS and his team at Hwidiem in the Ahafo Region at the weekend.

The Minerals Commission is embarking on an audit of top mining companies across the country to tighten regulatory oversight and recover potentially lost revenue. 

We all think we know how to brush our teeth - a scrub morning and night, a rinse with water and maybe a minty mouthwash for good measure.

Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has underscored the need for citizens to build trust in the national currency, the cedi, in order to sustain the economic gains that have been achieved.