The Ga Traditional Council has announced that this year’s ban on drumming and noise-making will take effect from Monday, May 12, to Thursday, June 12, as part of the traditional preparations for the Homowo Festival.

President John Dramani Mahama has called on the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) to play an active role in scrutinizing government policies, emphasizing that accountability is key to national progress.

The Managing Director of Absa Bank Ghana, Dr. Edward Nartey Botchway, has shared invaluable career advancement insights, offering eight essential tips for climbing the corporate ladder. 

Ghana’s Parliament has approved the repeal of the controversial Betting Tax, along with taxes on gaming and lotteries, as well as the 1.5 per cent withholding tax on unprocessed gold. 

Parliament has approved the repeal of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy), marking a significant policy shift in Ghana’s digital taxation. 

The High Court is set to rule soon on the bail request filed by lawyers representing former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu Boahene and his wife, Angela Adjei Boateng.

The case involves the Attorney-General and the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) as the respondents.

The government of Ghana is introducing a blockchain-based gold tracking system as part of ongoing efforts to restructure the gold sector and curb illegal exports, the acting Managing Director of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC), Sammy Gyamfi has said.

President John Dramani Mahama has nominated 71 individuals for the position of District Chief Executive (DCE), pending approval from their respective District Assemblies.

Access to education has steadily increased over time, while trends in quality have fluctuated, a report by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) on Access to and Quality of Basic and Secondary Education in Ghana (2000-2023) has revealed.

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the robbery and murder of two mobile money vendors in Kumasi. However, a fourth suspect remains at large, with authorities calling on the public for assistance in tracking him down.

An Accra-based Gender Violence Court has remanded 29-year-old fisherman, Nii Baah Afful, into police custody following his involvement in a domestic assault case that recently went viral on social media.

British actor and filmmaker Idris Elba has made a return to Ghana, where he was honoured as a son of the Ga land under the reign of King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II.

A solar panel structure in the parking area of A&C Mall, East Legon, collapsed following heavy rains, damaging more than 80 vehicles.

The National Media Commission (NMC) has urged the Board of Directors of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) to formally inform all staff about the renewal of the contract of the corporation’s Director-General, Professor Amin Alhassan.

President John Mahama has initiated consultations with the Council of State following the submission of three petitions seeking the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo.

Lawyers for Kwabena Adu-Boahene, the immediate past Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, have filed an application at the High Court in Accra seeking bail.

The Kwame Alex community in the Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District of the Central Region has been left in shock after a 27-year-old man, Kweku Opare, allegedly went berserk, killing an elderly woman and inflicting deep cutlass wounds on his father and three others.

The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, says almost 600 staff recruited into the ministry and its agencies after the December 7, 2024, general elections are under review with nearly 100 already dismissed and more expected to go.

The Supreme Court has ruled that an injunction seeking to restrain President John Mahama from removing immediate past Inspector General of Police (IGP) George Akuffo Dampare and other Security agency heads cannot be allowed. 

An investigative report on the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has revealed that more than 1,300 containers, which were supposed to be cleared at the Tema Port, cannot be accounted for.

The Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has revealed that Ghana lost an estimated $1.2 billion in gold revenue in 2022 due to smuggling.

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), Solomon Asamoah, has denied allegations by Attorney-General Dr Dominic Ayine that he is evading investigations by hiding in Senegal.

The government will set up special courts for the speedy prosecution of persons cited for illegal mining, commonly called galamsey in local circles.

An Accra District Court has sentenced 21-year-old Mohammed Huzeinu to 100 days in prison for invading the pitch during Ghana’s World Cup qualifier against Chad at the Accra Sports Stadium on Friday, March 21, 2025.

After 38 years of dedicated and distinguished service to the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) and the nation, the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), General Thomas Oppong-Peprah, has retired from the military.