At the end of the polls in the Akwatia by-election, the National Democratic Congress's (NDC) candidate, Bernard Bediako Baidoo won with 18,199 votes as against the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Solomon Asumadu's 15,235 votes.

When officers from the Electoral Commission (EC) started the process of collating results from various polling stations in Tuesday's Akwatia by-election, following the completion of counting at the polling stations, there was no agent from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at the centre, contrary to a convention with elections in Ghana.

At the end of the polls in the Akwatia by-election, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Bernard Bediako Baidoo won with 18,199 votes as against the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Solomon Asumadu's 15,235 votes.

The Police Administration and the National Peace Council have commended the people of Akyem Wenchi for cooperating with the police to ensure an incident free Parliamentary by-election at the Akwatia Constituency.

Of the 140 private courier companies licensed to operate in Ghana this year, a significant majority—94 firms—are restricted to domestic operations, according to the official 2025 register published by the Postal and Courier Services Regulatory Commission (PCSRC).

“Everything is going on smoothly as planned, and that is what we expect to make sure that at the end of the day, we have a very smooth and peaceful election,” the Inspector General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has said.

The Bono Regional Police Command has commenced investigations into the shooting of a 16-year-old boy, Issahaku Ansu, at an illegal mining site in Amasu, a farming community in the Dormaa East District.

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has criticised the removal of Justice Gertrude Torkornoo as Chief Justice and Justice on the Supreme Court bench.

He described it as an assault on Ghana’s democracy.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Akuapem North in the Eastern Region, Sammi Awuku who is in the Akwatia constituency monitoring the voting process in the by-election has said the process has been peaceful as of now.

Thomas Partey will appear in court charged with rape just a day after his new Spanish team plays a Champions League clash with Tottenham in London later this month.

Real estate developers have begun complying with the directive from the Bank of Ghana (BoG) not to charge or receive payments in foreign currency.

The voting process in the Akwatia by-election ended peacefully in most polling stations at 5pm.

All 12 aspirants seeking to contest the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primary in the Tamale Central Constituency have been cleared by the party’s vetting committee. 

The Electoral Commission (EC) has deployed 484 electoral officers to the 119 polling stations across the Akwatia Constituency for today’s parliamentary by-election.

Last week, images on social media platforms of a sign to welcome visitors to the Kwame Memorial Park in Accra quickly snowballed into an emotion-driven ethnic debate on social and traditional media that drew in MTN’s ‘Akwaaba’ sign at the arrivals section of the Kotoka International Airport. 

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced planned maintenance works in parts of the Greater Accra, Tema and Volta regions between Monday, September 1 and Tuesday, September 2, 2025.

A 45-year-old driver suspected of killing his wife has been remanded into police custody by the Asante Akropong District Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District.

The Ministry of Transport has initiated steps for the revision of the Road Traffic Regulations, 2012 (L.I. 2180), to provide a comprehensive framework for the use of motorcycles and tricycles for fare-paying passenger services.

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has engaged the Special Operations Team deployed to Bole and surrounding areas in the Savannah Region as part of efforts to maintain the peace and security in the area.

Graphic Online has come across the reasons for the removal of Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkonoo from office as Chief Justice and from the Supreme Court bench as a Justice.

This followed the recommendation of the Committee that was set up to probe petitions that cited her for stated misbehaviour.

Following the earlier announcement on Monday afternoon that Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo has been removed from office following the recommendation of the Committee that was set up to probe petitions that cited her for stated misbehaviour, President John Mahama has gone ahead to sign and affix the Presidential Seal that also removes her as a Justice of the Supreme Court.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said President John Dramani Mahama has directed his appointees to expedite work on the labour mobility agreements with eight countries to enable Ghana export nurses and other professionals to Jamaica, Germany, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Serbia, and Bulgaria where their services are in high demand.

According to Mr Ablakwa Ghana currently has labour mobility agreements with eight countries and this will help facilitate the movement of trained nurses to nations where their expertise are in high demand.

President John Dramani Mahama has announced new performance benchmarks for Ghana’s ambassadors and envoys, aimed at linking diplomacy to measurable outcomes under the government’s Reset Agenda.

Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkonoo has been removed from office following the recommendation of the Committee that was set up to probe petitions that cited her for stated misbehaviour.

Former Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has been sacked by Bayer Leverkusen after just two league matches in charge.