Pope Francis will be discharged from Rome's Gemelli hospital on Sunday and will need at least two months of rest at the Vatican, doctors treating him have said.

The 88-year-old was admitted to the hospital on 14 February with a severe respiratory infection that resulted in double pneumonia.

Namibia's first female President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was sworn in on Friday, March 21, 2025, to lead a country facing high rates of unemployment, inequality and poverty.

The Twifo Hemang District Court, presided over by Mr Maxwell Ofori Kpodo, has sentenced a 50-year-old man, Eric Adu Amissah, to six-years imprisonment for sexually assaulting seven girls at Twifo Heman in the Heman Lower Denkyira District.  

The victims, all minors between the ages of six and seven, are pupils at a cultural dance school operated by the convict. 

According to Chief Inspector Joseph Kussah, the Prosecutor, Adu Amissah, a choreography teacher, exploited his position as a cultural dance instructor to abuse the trust of his young pupils.  

President John Dramani Mahama has condemned the recent killing of a military officer in Bawku in the Upper East Region.

He reminded the people that members of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) in the conflict zone were peacekeepers deployed to protect lives and property, and that it was unacceptable for them to be regarded as part of a conflict of which they were not a party.

The Ministry of the Interior has announced Monday, March 31, and Tuesday, April 1, 2025, as public holidays to mark this year's Eid-Ul-Fitr celebration.

A press release issued on Saturday, March 22, 2025, and signed by the Minister of the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, stated that Eid-Ul-Fitr will be observed on either Sunday, March 30, or Monday, March 31, 2025.

The Minister of Education, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, has emphasized the government's commitment to granting the management and councils of public universities the autonomy to operate independently.

He highlighted that the government values academic freedom highly and views any external interference in university affairs as a threat to this freedom.

A 14-year-old Junior High School (JHS) student has lost both forearms, hands and one leg due to electrical burns while holding a wire in a television set.

The incident occurred on Christmas day last year when the boy (name withheld), a resident of Hobor, a local community in Accra, came into contact with the wire from the television in his home. 

The President of Eastwood Anaba Ministries (EAM), Reverend Eastwood Anaba, has underscored the need for health care professionals to give critical attention to women during childbirth.

The Ministry of Works, Housing and Water Resources has collaborated with its agencies, the Ghana Water Limited (GWL) and the Water Resources Commission, to mark this year’s World Water Day, with a call for all to take deliberate steps to conserve water to ensure the sustainable use of the country’s water resources.

The Convener of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, Ken Ashigbey, has urged the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources to publish the list of individuals and companies that have imported excavators into the country.

President John Dramani Mahama will visit the Northern Region today, Saturday, March 22, as part of a nationwide tour to express gratitude to Ghanaians for their support in the December 2024 elections.

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A 14-year-old boy, who has lost both upper arms and one leg following a domestic accident, has begun the difficult road to recovery and is adjusting to the new life of not being able to use his natural limbs.

A news story in last Saturday’s Daily Graphic special edition screamed, “University of Education, Winneba, withdraws 38 students for poor performance.”

The unionised staff of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) is demanding the immediate exit of the Director-General of the corporation, Professor Amin Alhassan.

Tamale, the Northern Regional capital, has been hit with a severe water crisis for the past three months, compelling residents to rely on untreated water sources for domestic activities.

Ghana’s Black Stars produced a dominant performance to secure a resounding 5-0 victory over Chad in their CAF World Cup qualifying match at the Accra Sports Stadium tonight (March 21, 2025), a result that sees them move to the top of Group I.

President John Dramani Mahama has called for stricter fire safety measures in markets following a devastating fire that swept through the Adum Central Business District in Kumasi, destroying hundreds of shops.

President John Dramani Mahama has issued a strong warning to government appointees, prohibiting them from engaging in any form of mining, legal or illegal, with immediate effect. 

Key environmental activists have called on President John Dramanni Mahama to reconsider the directive not to burn excavators used for illegal mining, commonly called galamsey in local circles.

The Omanhene of the Kwahu Traditional Area, Daasebre Akuamoah Boateng III, has expressed his readiness to boost agriculture, sports and entrepreneurship in the Kwahu enclave in the Eastern Region.

One of West Africa’s largest salt mining firms, Electrochem Ghana Limited, has started the implementation of a plan to raise $445 million from the capital market and private placements to help expand its operations in the next two years.

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has commended the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno, for lifting restrictions on police-media engagements—a policy introduced under his predecessor, Dr George Akuffo Dampare.

A senior lecturer at the University of Cape Coast, Dr Jonathan Asante Otcere, has raised concerns over the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) decision to refer former Dome-Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo, to the party’s National Disciplinary Committee. He described the move as premature and potentially damaging to party unity.

Legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has questioned the legality of the search warrant used in the raid on the residence of former Bank of Ghana Governor, Dr Ernest Addison.