The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party and owner of Akonta Mining Company Limited, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known Chairman Wontumi, who is standing trial with his company for allegedly permitting two people to undertake mining operations on his concession without obtaining ministerial approval, has been ordered to report to the High Court Registrar. 

The trial judge, Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, varied the bail conditions, which originally required the accused to report to the case investigator on the first and third Monday of every month. 

The Black Stars Coach, Otto Addo, has acknowledged that Ghana faces a daunting challenge in Group L of the 2026 FIFA World Cup but remains confident that his team has the quality to overcome all opponents, including favourites England.

Ghana was drawn last Friday alongside European heavyweights England and Croatia, as well as Caribbean side Panama, in what many analysts consider one of the tournament’s trickier groups.

Following a comment by the Director of Strategy, Research, and Communications at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), Samuel Appiah Darko, that there have been two assassination attempts on the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, the Ministry of the Interior has ordered a probe.

Appearing on Joy News' analysis programme, Newsfile on Saturday [Dec 6, 2025], Mr Sammy Darko alleged that Mr Kissi Agyebeng, survived the two attempts on his life while carrying out his work. 

He also alleged on the programme that he had been handcuffed and beaten by seventeen police officers. 

Former Black Stars striker, Augustine Ahinful, has described Ghana’s pairing with England at the 2026 FIFA World Cup as a dream come true, saying he has long wished to see the two sides meet in a competitive fixture.

Speaking exclusively to Graphic Sports after last Friday’s draw in Washington, the former Anderlecht forward said the match-up presents Ghana with a historic opportunity to challenge — and defeat — their former colonial rulers on the global stage.

“I’m happy because I said before the draw that I wanted us to face England, and now we find ourselves in the same group with them. I’ve always felt we can match up with them,” Ahinful said.

Prospective Ghanaian visa applicants hoping to travel to the United States for the 2026 FIFA World Cup will soon be briefed on the requirements and procedures for the application process, the Embassy of the United States of America has announced.

According to the Embassy, one of the key criteria for eligibility would be the purchase of a match ticket through a FIFA-approved ticketing mechanism.

Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 100 kidnapped schoolchildren taken by gunmen from a Catholic school last month, a UN source and local media said Sunday, though the fate of the 165 students and staff thought to remain in captivity remains unclear.

The Vice-Chancellor of the Catholic University of Ghana (CUG), Professor Matthew Glover Addo, has announced that the institution’s governing council has approved the establishment of a medical school and a Faculty of Law to train medical and legal professionals.

The Vice-President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has urged newly trained medical doctors to dedicate their careers to serving communities with the greatest need, rather than prioritising personal convenience.

Having stayed abroad for about three decades and decided to return to engage in agriculture, the 2024 National Best Farmer, Nana Owusu Achiaw Brempong, is a motivation for other Ghanaians in the diaspora.

President John Dramani Mahama has linked the recent decline in candidates’ performance in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to what he describes as “long-standing weaknesses in basic education”, and announced a government priority shift towards early literacy and numeracy.

President John Dramani Mahama has pledged that his administration will work to provide agricultural credit at single-digit interest rates to boost production and ensure national food security.

Ghana’s Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, Kojo Bonsu, has renewed Ghana’s commitment to strengthening its longstanding partnership with China following high-level talks with Mr Wang Yong, Director General of the International Cooperation Department of China’s Ministry of Public Security.

Once hailed as one of West Africa’s leading technical institutions, St. Paul Technical School (SPATS) at Kukurantumi, in the Eastern Region, is now facing a decline that threatens its once enviable legacy. 

Known for discipline, innovation, and academic excellence, the school has deteriorated significantly in recent years, with decaying infrastructure and inadequate resources undermining the quality of teaching and learning.

Legendary gospel musician Maame Tiwaa, known for her longstanding role with Yaw Sarpong and the Asomafo group, has passed away. She died in the early hours of Sunday, December 7, 2025, after weeks of illness.

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has saidNana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's administration started well from 2017, but described the latter part of his administration as fraught with some decisions that were not understandable from his [Kufuor] perspective.

In a television interview with Deloris Frimpong Manso on her Delay Show aired on TV3 and published on YouTube on Saturday [Dec 6, 2025], Mr Kufuor specifically cited how, from his perspective, Nana Akufo-Addo managed the COVID-19 pandemic issues very well but ended up not handling the "bond market" issues very well.

Benin's interior minister has appeared on national TV to announce that an attempted coup in the West Africa nation has been thwarted.

Earlier, a group of soldiers, led by Lt-Col Pascal Tigri, had made a broadcast saying they had ousted President Patrice Talon and suspended the constitution.

President John Dramani Mahama has linked the recent decline in WASSCE results to what he described as long-standing weaknesses in basic education, announcing a shift in government priority towards early literacy and numeracy.

President John Dramani Mahama has warned that Ghana faces rising structural unemployment because industry is not getting the technicians it needs. He said universities continue to produce large numbers of graduates in fields that do not match current job openings.

Soldiers in the West African nation of Benin have announced on national TV that they have ousted President Patrice Talon and seized power.

President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday morning arrived in the Qatari capital city Doha for the 2025 Doha Forum at the invitation of Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar.  

A Nigerian national described by US prosecutors as a “perpetual thief” and the mastermind of a sprawling nationwide bank-fraud network has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for orchestrating schemes that stole and laundered more than 2 million dollars.

An 82-year-old farmer from the Kwahu Afram Plains South District, Abraham Kwaku Adusei, was yesterday honoured as the 2025 Overall National Best Farmer at the National Farmers Day celebration in Ho.

There comes a time in a nation’s life when the law must serve destiny, not delay it.

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Special Operations Team encountered a violent confrontation during an intelligence-led operation at the Aboabo Forest enclave in the Tamale Metropolis in the Northern Region. 

The President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr Ernest Yorke, has called for stakeholders to prioritise meaningful investment in social amenities in the health sector, especially in deprived communities.