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Kufuor laments being sidelined by NPP
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has voiced strong concerns about his exclusion from key activities within the New Patriotic Party (NPP), expressing disappointment over what he described as being sidelined by his own party.
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New US visa rules: What you must know if you are a Ghanaian with an existing US visa
Ghanaians holding valid US visas can continue to travel under their existing terms despite recent changes to the visa validity schedule, the United States Embassy in Ghana has confirmed in an exclusive interview with GraphicOnline.
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President Mahama in Malabo for 7th AU Mid-Year Coordinating Meeting
President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday, arrived in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, for the Seventh African Union (AU) Mid-Year Coordinating Meeting.
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'Innocent Bystander': Ghanaian woman shot dead in Canada while visiting friend in broad daylight
A 26-year-old Ghanaian woman, Belinda Sarkodie, has been identified as the innocent bystander killed in a brazen daylight shooting in downtown Hamilton, Canada, on Friday, July 11, 2025.
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President Mahama moves to scrap illegal port charges, demands parliamentary approval for all fees
President John Dramani Mahama has directed that all fees and charges imposed by shipping lines operating in Ghana’s ports be presented to Parliament for approval, describing any levy not backed by law as illegal.
The directive was issued on Friday, July 11, 2025, during a meeting with the leadership of the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF) at the Jubilee House in Accra.
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Man lured by woman, 21, for romantic encounter and killed for ritual
The Volta Regional Police Command has arrested six individuals in connection with the gruesome murder of Nelson Anyena, a 25-year-old mason. The arrests took place in Blorkorfe and Awakpedome, both suburbs of Adidome in the Central Tongu District of the Volta Region.
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See the areas that will be affected by ECG’s planned maintenance on Sunday, July 13, 2025
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that several parts of the country will experience temporary power outages on Sunday, July 13, 2025, due to planned maintenance works aimed at improving service delivery and strengthening the reliability of the power distribution network.
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See the GES 2025/2026 academic calendar for Basic Schools
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the approved academic calendar for the 2025/2026 academic year, outlining key dates for Kindergarten, Primary, and Junior High Schools across the country.
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Partey’s accusers reveal death threats as Arsenal faces backlash over handling of rape allegations
Women who have accused Ghanaian international and former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey of rape and sexual assault say they were subjected to vicious online abuse every time he featured for the club, particularly when he scored.
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Bailiff jailed four years for forging judge’s signature
A 38-year-old bailiff, Kojo Budu Jackson, has been sentenced to four years in prison with hard labour by an Accra Circuit Court for attempting to commit fraud with forged court documents bearing the signature of a retired judge.
Jackson was found to have falsified a district court order and a certificate of divorce supposedly issued by a former magistrate of the Ejisu District Court in the Ashanti Region.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine open to helping Ghana secure its borders with drones
Ukraine has expressed readiness to assist Ghana in strengthening its border security using advanced drone technology, as part of growing bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
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Ghanaian soldier who rejected galamsey bribe gets promotion and UN posting
Private Solomon Asare Teye-Tsu, the young soldier who was recently honoured by a private security firm for rejecting a bribe from illegal miners (galamsey operators), has been promoted by the Ghana Armed Forces.
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Police pursue suspects behind violence at Ablekuma North rerun
The Accra Regional Police Command says it is taking steps to arrest those behind the violent scenes that marred the Ablekuma North parliamentary election rerun, which left former MP Hawa Koomson, two journalists, and others injured.
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Minimum healthy diet costs GH¢15.11
The national average cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) for the first quarter of 2025 is GH¢15.11.
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Sam George demands justice for 2019 assault before any new investigations
Ningo-Prampram MP, Samuel Nartey George, has renewed his call for justice over the assault he suffered during the 2019 Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election, accusing the Ghana Police Service of neglecting his complaint for more than five years.
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Tip-off foils payroll robbery – All GH¢149,500 retrieved, company driver on the run
The Western Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with a payroll robbery amounting to GH¢149,500, which occurred on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, near Nyanikrom, close to Shama Junction.
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70,000 health workers remain unemployed in Ghana; 13 countries seek to recruit qualified personnel
The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has disclosed that the number of trained health professionals currently seeking employment far exceeds the previously quoted figure of 30,000, revealing a total exceeding 70,000 across various health sectors.
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Mobile money vendor shot at Ngleshie Amanfro
A mobile money vendor has been shot and killed by armed robbers at Ngleshie Amanfro in the Ga South municipality.
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Catholic Bishop decries return to traditional worship by members
The Catholic Bishop of the Navrongo-Bolgatanga Diocese, Most Reverend Alfred Agyenta, has expressed concern over the growing trend of some Christians, including members of the Catholic Church, reverting to traditional and ancestral forms of worship.
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NDC’s Ewurabena Aubynn wins Ablekuma North Parliamentary seat
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate, Ewurabena Aubynn, has been declared winner of the Ablekuma North constituency parliamentary election.
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NDC's Ewurabena Aubynn makes history in Ablekuma North; Ending NPP's 28-year stronghold
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has secured a landmark victory in the Ablekuma North Constituency, with parliamentary candidate Ewurabena Aubynn defeating the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Nana Akua Afriyie by 209 votes in a tense re-run election.
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Provisional Results: NDC’s Ewurabena Aubynn in pole position to win Ablekuma North seat
The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) parliamentary candidate, Ewurabena Aubynn, is in pole position to win the Ablekuma North parliamentary seat for the first time in 28 years.
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This is why a judge decided to separate twins sentenced for stealing motorbike
The Bibiani District Court has sentenced identical twins to 48 months’ imprisonment each for dishonestly appropriating an unregistered motorbike valued at GH¢13,000.
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Ablekuma North: Bawumia condemns violence at polling station; demands justice as tensions mar rerun
Former Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has condemned the violent incidents that marred the parliamentary rerun in the Ablekuma North constituency on Friday, describing them as a betrayal of Ghana’s democratic values.
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Ablekuma North rerun: Voting halted at Odorkor polling centre after incident involving Hawa Koomson
Voting came to a halt at the Methodist Church Odorkor 1 polling station during the ongoing parliamentary rerun in the Ablekuma North Constituency on Friday, after some party agents breached the church premises.