The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, as well as members of Parliament have unanimously agreed to a recommendation for the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to be abolished.

They said since its establishment eight years ago, Parliament had approved huge budgets for the OSP yet it had failed to show any achievement in terms of fighting corruption.

They were of the strong conviction that if the Attorney-General’s Department was adequately resourced, it would be equipped to curb corruption and prosecute corrupt government and public officials. 

President John Dramani Mahama has blamed the poor performance of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination candidates to years of neglect of basic education.

He said the “inability to send the capitation grants, ensuring that we have quality teachers at a foundational level, at a basic level, because it is that level that prepares the child for secondary and tertiary education. 

“And once you don't get that level right, you will just send the child through a conveyor belt like a factory, and when it comes out at the end, it will be picked out by quality control and said that this one did not do well,” the President said at the official launch of a STEM Box for basic schoolchildren in Accra.

The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) has conferred a posthumous honorary doctorate degree on former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings in recognition of her dedicated service to Ghana.

John Odartey Lamptey, a businessman accused of brutally assaulting his wife at Ofankor in Accra, has been remanded for a second time after appearing before a Circuit Court at the Police Headquarters on December 3, 2025.

Police have arrested the alleged leader of a group of about thirty men who stormed the Juaso District Forestry Services Division office on Monday, December 1, 2025, and made away with vehicles, chainsaws and cash, the Ashanti Regional Police Command said in a statement issued on December 4.

The man accused of assassinating former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has apologised to the ex-leader's family for the first time.

Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama has made history by becoming the first African to top ArtReview’s prestigious Power 100 list, the annual ranking that identifies the most influential figures shaping the global art landscape.

The General Agricultural Workers’ Union (GAWU) of the Trades Union Congress has marked the 2025 Farmers’ Day celebration with a renewed call for the establishment of a Ghana Agricultural Service, insisting that the annual commemoration risks losing its meaning without a permanent professional structure to anchor agricultural development.

The Ministry of the Interior has rolled out guidelines and standards for the importation, retrofitting, usage and decommissioning of armoured bullion vehicles (ABV) in Ghana.

The guidelines and standards cover, among others, the importation requirements and certification processes, operational and maintenance standards, procedures for inspection, testing, and compliance monitoring, personnel qualifications, specifications for retrofitting and modification, safe and proper decommissioning of the ABVs and recovery and redundancy strategy for contingency scenarios.

They (guidelines and standards) are to be enforced alongside the Standard Operating Procedures on ABVs by the Ghana Police Service and the Bank of Ghana. 

The Majority and Minority members of Parliament have thrown their weight behind the need for Parliament to invite the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng to brief the House on the circumstances under which he detained a private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu, on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.

The rate at which the general prices of goods and services change has dropped to 6.3 per cent in November 2025, the lowest level recorded since the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was rebased in 2021.

The Trades Union Congress (TUC), businesses and their associations have expressed disappointment in the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) and the government for pushing through yet another tariff increase without fixing the long-standing inefficiencies that keep utility costs unbearably high in the country.

President John Dramani Mahama has handed over 40 operational vehicles to the Ghana Police Service, declaring an unwavering commitment to protect every citizen and secure the nation’s peace.

At a ceremony at the Police Headquarters in Accra, the President noted that the procurement was a direct fulfilment of his administration’s pledge to retool and modernise all security agencies, to ensure that officers were properly equipped for their frontline role as guardians of the nation.

Ghana’s High Commissioner to Canada, Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh, has presented her Letters of Credence to the Canadian government.

She presented the Letters of Credence, together with the Letters of Recall of her predecessor, to the Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, Justice Suzanne Côté, and Deputy Governor General on Wednesday, November 25, 2025.

Parliament has commended the industrious farmers across the country for their immense contribution to nation-building as Ghana prepares to observe Farmers Day on Friday, December 5, 2025, which is a statutory public holiday.

The Ofankor-Nsawam road dualisation project, a vital section of the Accra-Kumasi Highway, is 77 per cent complete.

The 33.4-kilometre portion of the National Road Six (N6) has been reassigned under the government’s flagship "Big Push" infrastructure initiative.

The Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana (PAOG) has urged the Muslim public to adhere strictly to Saudi Arabia's permit rules after many Ghanaian nationals were banned from performing Hajj for breaching entry rules. 

A new report by WaterAid, in partnership with Tree Aid, has revealed that deforestation is driving widespread water loss across West Africa, with Ghana among the hardest hit.

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has pushed back against accusations by private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu that the institution is “investigating itself”, describing the claim as a deliberate falsehood intended to mislead the public and undermine ongoing inquiries.

The government has presented the contract agreements for the acquisition of four helicopters and one presidential jet for the Ghana Air Force (GAF) to Parliament.

The first is the contract agreement between the government of Ghana, represented by the Ministry of Defence, and Airbus Helicopter (SAS), France, for an amount of €125.97 million for the supply of one H160 and three H175 helicopters for the GAF.

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has expressed outrage at the 9.8 per cent and 15.9 per cent increase in electricity and water tariffs beginning January 1, 2026.

"The last time I came, he [contractor] assured us that by July next year [2026], he [contractor] will be able to hand over the road.

"But if I look at the progress being made, I'm sure that by April next year [2026], if you guys push hard, you'll be able to finish this road and hand it over, so that we can use it. This alignment of the road is the road that links Accra to Kumasi, " President John Dramani Mahama has said.

President Mahama said this on Wednesday when he inspected the progress of construction works on the Ofankor-Nsawam section of the N6 highway that links Accra to the Eastern, Ashanti, and other parts of northern Ghana.

The Minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has announced that the government will commence a fresh nationwide SIM registration exercise by the first quarter of 2026, describing the previous process carried out under the former administration as invalid.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has launched its amended constitution, introducing reforms aimed at deepening internal democracy, strengthening communication structures, and restoring unity ahead of the 2028 general election.

Key changes introduced in the new constitution include the expansion of the electoral college to incorporate former constituency, regional, national executives, as well as former Members of Parliament and former metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs).

Newly acquired professional pitch covers will be available for use during this year’s packed festive-season concerts at the Accra Sports Stadium, the National Sports Authority (NSA) has announced.