An eight-year-old girl who was trapped inside a wooden structure during a fire outbreak at the Dansoman Market on Wednesday dawn has been burnt beyond recognition.

Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene.

The Controller and Accountant-General's Department has rescheduled two categories of allowances to be paid in November 2025 due to a technical hitch.

The government will station armed personnel at permanent bases along rivers and forest reserves across Ghana as part of the campaign to stop illegal mining.

This is to ensure that illegal miners do not return to areas that have been cleared, the Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has said.

The Chief of Staff, Mr Julius Debrah, has directed the newly inaugurated ministerial committee overseeing Ghana’s preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to begin talks with the United States Embassy to make visa access easier for Ghanaian supporters.

A ministerial committee to coordinate Ghana’s preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup has been inaugurated by the government.

The Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has assured the Ghanaian community in Angola that the government would work in their best interest and rewrite the narratives of the past. 

The Minister of Finance read the Financial Year (FY) 2026 Budget about two weeks ago.

Joint operations of the Custom Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), National Security and the military have intercepted four trucks carrying diverted goods, with GH¢3.6 million worth of revenue due the state.

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is leading a final effort to make peace in the long-running Bawku chieftaincy conflict this weekend.

The United Kingdom has banned 1,632 Ghanaians for a visa for 10 years for using fraudulent means to acquire the document.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Edward, last Monday engaged with the founders of start-ups selected for this year’s Commonwealth Startup Fellowship Bootcamp in Accra as part of his two-day visit to Ghana.

The Vice-President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has described Ghana as the best destination for investment, and therefore, has encouraged investors in Europe and elsewhere to take advantage of the good performance of the government in stabilising the economy to come and do business in the country.

His Royal Highness, Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, was yesterday given a rousing traditional welcome at the Jubilee House, where he was enstooled and bestowed with the Gadangbe Chief title, “Nii Yehowah Da”, by the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs.

The Christian Council of Ghana has held its maiden Ecumenical Convention, with a call on churches across the country to strengthen unity at the community level to enhance their collective witness and impact.

The Progressive Cashew Association of Ghana (PCAG) has called on the government to make significant investments in cashew-growing communities in order to improve rural development and sustain farmers' interest in the industry.

Odira Nwobu, a popular Nigerian actor and content creator, has tragically passed away in South Africa.

Officials of the Ghana Water Limited (GWL) have uncovered illegal water connections involving two institutions in Shai Hills and Asutsuare in the Shai Osudoku District of the Greater Accra Region. 

The number of Ghanaian students pursuing higher education in the United States has reached a historic peak, marking the highest figure ever recorded, according to the United States Embassy in Ghana.

President John Dramani Mahama has warned that recent unilateral actions by some countries are weakening the rules-based trading system.

He said countries should work together through what he called a coalition of the willing.

Girls in Ghana face the highest risk of sexual violence at age 15, according to a new national report released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS).

The brief draws on data from the 2021 Population and Housing Census and the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey. 

The report was released in November 2025.

The Inspector General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno has been given a two year extension to serve as IGP.

Parliament’s Committee on Lands and Natural Resources says it will not push the new lithium agreement through until broad public engagement has been completed and the Minerals and Mining Act is reviewed to address concerns about royalties.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Edward, has reaffirmed the United Kingdom’s commitment to strengthening its long-standing partnership with Ghana, emphasising mutual respect, shared prosperity, and the importance of empowering the next generation.

A Senior Research Fellow at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), Professor Beverly Egyiri, has said that Ghana is witnessing a dangerous rise in antibiotic resistance.

The Supreme Court has given the Board of Directors of Wesley Girls Senior High School in Cape Coast 14 days to respond to allegations made by the plaintiff in the case challenging the constitutionality of certain directives of the school.