President John Dramani Mahama has announced a reduction in the number of government ministries, cutting them from 29 to 23, as part of an administrative restructuring initiative aimed at enhancing efficiency and streamlining government operations.

The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced a 24-year-old ex-convict, Kofi Essien also known as ‘Buffon’ to eight years imprisonment with hard labour for threatening to harm his mother at Wassa Essikuma in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality.

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu and Chairman of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) team, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced that the team has gathered substantial evidence of suspected looted state assets by appointees of the previous administration.

According to Ablakwa, the collected evidence would soon be presented to President John Dramani Mahama for further action.

Speaking at a thanksgiving service at Akosombo for Thomas Ampem Nyarko, the MP for Asuogyaman in the Eastern Region, Mr Ablakwa explained that ORAL was not a nine-day wonder which would end any time soon.

Ghana’s newly sworn-in Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to balanced international relations after meeting the Palestinian Envoy to Ghana, His Excellency Abdalfatah Ahmed Halil, on January 9, 2025. 

At midnight on January 7, 2025, Ghanaians witnessed the inauguration of the 9th Parliament following the successful completion of the country’s ninth election since the transition to constitutional rule in 1992.

Whatever our expectations are of this new Parliament, I invite you to reflect with me on some critical institutional issues in need of solutions. 

The Frimpong-Manso Institute (FMI), a not-for-profit organisation has called on the Electoral Commission (EC) to roll out a credible and reliable strategy in future elections for the collation of election results with minimum delays. 

The FMI also urged the EC to amend Constitutional Instrument (CI) 127 which regulates the conduct of Presidential and Parliamentary elections.

That, it said, would help the EC to respond to challenges and ultimately help improve the electoral process. 

The dry season has been a challenging period for livestock farmers in Northern Ghana each year.

The period lasts from November to April and is often characterised by high temperatures, low humidity and lack of rainfall, which significantly impact the availability and quality of animal feed.

This is because the once-lush grazing pastures wither away, leaving behind a desolate landscape of dust, wind and cracked earth.

For about 95 per cent of the population, especially within the African continent, food is seen as a substance ingested just to satisfy hunger, as a cultural inheritance, exhibits affluence and a major humanity norm. 

All human activities and works come with measurements such as clothing tailoring, building engineering, sporting selection, items/device production, pharmacological therapy preparations and the like. This is an innate trait from man’s creator and must transcend in every facet of life for which dieting is inclusive. Unfortunately, this is set to nought by more than three-quarters of the population across the globe.

The bad news of “ghost names” has undoubtedly become a serious dent in the National Service Authority's (NSA) image, an important state institution that has achieved so much over the years by mobilising, deploying and training the youth from tertiary institutions in a year’s mandatory national service.

Broadcaster and football administrator Dr Randy Abbey has bid farewell to Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana after a 23-year tenure, prompting reflections on his career and evolving political affiliations.  

The Office of the President has directed the Inspector-General of Police to launch an immediate investigation into the deaths of eight Ghanaian citizens during the 2020 and 2024 general elections.

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in last December's election is in Mecca with his wife, Hajia Samira Bawumia, and close friends including the former Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif to perform Umrah, the Islamic pilgrimage. 

President John Dramani Mahama has made a series of commitments aimed at supporting Ghana's Muslim community, including reduced Hajj fares, additional holidays and protection for Muslim women wearing the hijab. 

At the National Muslim Prayer and Thanksgiving service held at the National Mosque in Accra, President John Dramani Mahama expressed deep concern over the loss of lives during the December 7 election, calling for justice and accountability.

Two different factions claiming to fill the vacant Sunyani paramount stool have been embroiled in a succession dispute that has led to the enstoolment of two people to succeed the late Nana Bosoma Asor Nkrawiri II.

The factions, which have for some time now been divided over who becomes the next Sunyani Omanhene finally exhibited their disagreement publicly on Monday, January 6, 2025, with the installation of the two chiefs.

The first meeting of the first session of the Ninth Parliament has been suspended until Tuesday, January 21, 2025.

This is to enable the Appointments Committee of Parliament to vet new ministerial nominees by President John Dramani Mahama and refer them to the plenary for approval or otherwise.

The suspension period is also to be used to organise a four-day orientation workshop, especially for new legislators to acquaint themselves with the rudiments and procedures of the House.

The Electoral Commission (EC) has provided an update to the 2024 presidential election results based on data from 275 out of 276 constituencies.

The National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (NCPTAs) has called for the closure of senior high schools (SHSs) until the issue of feeding and other pressing matters are addressed.

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has suggested that parents with wards in senior high schools should be made to pay for their feeding and accommodation. 

To him, the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy ought to be reviewed, and making parents pay for feeding and accommodation is one of the things to consider under the review. 

The SAS Finance Group has invited the 21 players of Ghana’s historic 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup-winning Black Satellites team to collect matured investment cheques following the conclusion of a 15-year investment plan, the Ghana Football Association has disclosed.  

Three persons have been confirmed dead following an alleged attempt to steal gold at the Newmont Mining Site at Ntotroso in the Ahafo Region.

The Minister Designate for Energy, John Jinapor, has directed the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to immediately suspend all payments for supplies in a decisive move to tackle inefficiencies and stabilise the country’s power sector.

An Accra Circuit Court has fined a 20-year-old washing bay attendant for impersonating a military officer by wearing camouflage trousers and a naval vest, posting a TikTok video of himself.

A TV model has been handed a suspended prison sentence and fined after admitting to making a false rape claim against AC Milan defender Theo Hernandez.

Calm has been restored at Ntotroso in the Ahafo Region following an attempted security breach at the Newmont mining site on the night of Wednesday, January 8, 2025.