The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with the shooting and killing of a queenmother during a naming ceremony at Gbawe Zero, a suburb of Accra, on Thursday, June 19, 2025.

Former traditional priestess turned evangelist, Patricia Asiedua Asiamah, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, has filed an appeal challenging her 15 year jail sentence for fraud.

The Member of Parliament for Akwatia in the Eastern Region, Ernest Kumi is reported dead.

A leading member of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), Henry Osei Akoto, has said that the 24-Hour Economy initiative launched by the John Dramani Mahama-led government will open up Ghana’s economy for growth. 

Another block in the country’s Cape Three Points oilfield, Eban-Akoma, has been declared commercially viable. 

More than 200,000 children in Ghana suffer from uncorrected refractive errors, a leading cause of visual impairment, with one in four schoolchildren requiring vision correction.

The Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has announced that 16,000 government services will be moved onto the Ghana.gov platform as part of efforts to modernise public service delivery.

The Executive Chairman of Jospong Group, Joseph Siaw Agyepong, has held high-level discussions with Abdullswamad Sherrif Nassir, the Governor of Mombasa County, Kenya’s second largest city, as part of measures to deepen the leading waste management company’s expansion in Africa.

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called for a review of the bail conditions of the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Abdul Hannan Wahab and his wife.

The 2025 Junior Graphic National Essay Competition (JGNEC) workshops, aimed at sharpening the reading and writing skills of learners across the country, have been organised in the Ashanti and Bono East regions.

Azumah Resources Ghana Limited has officially commenced construction of the Black Volta Gold Mine in Ghana’s Upper West Region, marking what the company described as "the beginning of a new era" for Ghana’s mining industry.

Asante Kotoko came from behind to snatch a dramatic 2-1 victory over Accra Hearts of Oak and lift the 2025 GHALCA President’s Cup in a pulsating clash befitting Ghana’s fiercest football rivalry, with President John Mahama watching from the stands at the Accra Sports Stadium yesterday.

Two goals in as many minutes early in the second half turned the tide for Kotoko after Hearts had dominated the opening period. 

The Minister for Transport, Mr Joseph Bukari Nikpe, has inaugurated new boards for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) and the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), charging them to prioritise road safety compliance and technological innovation in transport regulation.

The Vice Chancellors of Technical Universities of Ghana (VCTU-G) have stated that the proliferation of unearned academic titles risks the global devaluation of Ghanaian academic qualifications and have therefore backed the effort of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) in purging the system of all unearned PhD titles.

A 25-year-old man, Paul Avortide, also known as Tinted, has been sentenced to 19 years in prison in hard labour by the Ho Circuit Court for robbing a pregnant woman at knifepoint.

The Chargé d’Affaires of the United States Embassy in Ghana, Rolf Olson, has reaffirmed his country’s unwavering commitment to mutual interests and strategic partnerships with Ghana, aimed at fostering development and prosperity for both nations.

Plans for a futuristic city in Senegal dreamt up by the singer Akon have been scrapped and instead he will work on something more realistic, officials say.

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that 15,000 first-year students in public tertiary institutions have received confirmation that their admission fees have been paid under the government’s newly launched “No Fees, No Stress” policy.

Parliament will begin extended sittings from Monday, July 7, 2025, as the House moves to complete pending legislative business ahead of its scheduled adjournment on Saturday, July 12, 2025.

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has inaugurated a new Board of Directors for the Bui Power Authority (BPA), charging them to strengthen institutional governance, re-evaluate existing contracts, and lead Ghana's transition to sustainable energy solutions.

Elon Musk says he has created a new political party - the America Party - after asking his followers if he should do so in an online poll.

Residents of Madina UN in Accra were thrown into shock and confusion after a woman believed to have died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage returned home alive, days after her family had held her funeral.

The root of every building is its foundation. Anytime you see a mind-blowing edifice, think of a building that has invested a fortune into its foundation.

Without a robust foundation, this investment in a building will only be sitting on a time bomb. In just a matter of months, everything will come crumbling down!   

The age-old perception that male children are more valuable than female children seems to be gradually fading among modern Ghanaian men.

This is in contrast to the past, where it was common to hear stories of men who, in their desire for male children, abandoned their spouses or took on second wives.

More than half of the people living with HIV/AIDS have not sought the life-saving antiretroviral therapy treatment, the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has revealed.