The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a series of emergency and planned maintenance activities set to take place on Thursday, May 15, 2025, in parts of the Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions. 

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has directed its members and prospective aspirants to cease all forms of campaigning and soliciting support for internal positions until official nominations are opened. 

Plans by US Republicans to impose a new tax on remittances sent by migrants are drawing growing concern across Latin America, with critics warning the move could devastate communities that rely on the funds and push more people to attempt illegal migration.

The five-member committee probing the three petitions asking that the Chief Justice, Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo should be removed from office will begin hearings from Thursday, May 15, 2025.

The Presidency has formally closed the chapter on the recent gifting controversy involving the Acting CEO of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, stating that no further disciplinary action will be taken beyond a caution and his issued apology.

The Presidency has pardoned, the Acting CEO of GoldBod, Samuel Gyamfi following his meeting with officials over the controversial dollar gift to social media personality Patricia Asiedua alias Agradaa.

Zambia's Foreign Minister has warned diplomats against interfering in the country's affairs, days after the US Ambassador raised concerns about the "systematic theft" of drugs donated to the southern African state.

Mulambo Haimbe said there was an "increasing tendency" by envoys to ignore diplomatic channels, and this could undermine the "spirit of mutual respect".

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has announced that three out of six foreign nationals recently arrested for illegal gold trading in the country will be deported, while the remaining three will face prosecution under the newly enacted Ghana Gold Board Act, 2025 (Act 1140).

The Office of the Head of Civil Service has begun implementing its new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on gender mainstreaming, with all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) expected to submit gender action plans by the end of May 2025.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has rated President John Mahama’s administration at 54 per cent for its performance in the first 120 days in office, describing the score as fair progress under difficult circumstances inherited from the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) government.

A former Member of Parliament (MP) for Subin, Eugene Boakye Antwi has underscored unity and purposeful leadership as essential ingredients for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) return to power in the 2028 general elections.

Mali's military government announced on Tuesday that it has dissolved all political parties in the West African country.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called a group of 59 white South Africans who have moved to the US to resettle "cowards", saying "they'll be back soon".

The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka on Tuesday [May 13, 2025] presented 60 pickup vehicles and 20 motorbikes to the Ghana Police Service to support security efforts under the government’s 24-hour economy programme.

A development expert, Dr Nathaniel Nii Sasah Adams Junior, has proposed the establishment of a smock village in Yendi to promote the local smock industry and create economic opportunities for residents.

The police in Aflao in the Volta Region last Saturday (May 10) arrested four suspects for their alleged complicity in the murder of a mobile money vendor in the border town more than a fortnight ago.

Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) has said its involvement in the downstream petroleum sector has significantly reduced revenue leakage resulting in increased revenue for the state.

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has expressed deep concern over coordinated cheating schemes, some reportedly involving entire schools in premeditated examination malpractice, saying the menace is becoming a national security threat. 

The police have arrested 208 suspects in connection with illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, in a series of operations in some galamsey-endemic areas that started in March this year.

The Ghana Union of Traders’ Association (GUTA) has endorsed the deployment of Trading Standards Officers by the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) to various markets across the country, with the leadership of GUTA declaring that enforcement is essential for the successful implementation and realisation of the government's 24-hour Economy policy. 

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service to launch a thorough investigation into the conduct of the acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi.

Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd. (SML) is marking five years of operations in the petroleum downstream sector with an expansion of its revenue assurance mandate into Ghana’s upstream petroleum and solid minerals sectors, building on a track record of digitising fuel audits and plugging revenue leakages in the downstream petroleum industry.

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has fined Nations FC forward Emmanuel Annor GH₵500 for misconduct after he celebrated a goal by revealing a religious message during a Ghana Premier League clash against Asante Kotoko.

The former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), Solomon Asamoah, and a former Board Chairperson of the fund, Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, have been dragged to the High Court for allegedly causing financial loss of $2 million in a transaction to build an urban sky train system in Accra. 

Ghana is on track to beat its debt reduction goals by three years, with the country’s debt-to-GDP ratio projected to have dropped to 54 per cent as of January 2025, according to new analysis by Barclays Plc.