Former Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Osei Assibey Antwi and former deputy Executive Director, Gifty Oware Mensah, have been charged for allegedly authorising payments of allowances to 69,934 non-existent (ghost) national service personnel.

Black Stars Coach Otto Addo has said he is not worried about the possibility of losing his job after leading Ghana to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

He insisted that his main focus was to ensure the team’s qualification rather than his personal future.

Speaking to Ghanafa.org, the coach said his only concern was to make Ghanaians happy by qualifying for the tournament and not what might happen to his position afterwards.

A 51-year-old software engineer, Leslie Osei Bonsu, has been nominated as Mamponghene’s replacement.

Lawyer at 21, a feat worth celebrating: Meet Breman Asikuma’s Nana Danquah Adjei Domson, Esq.

From the quiet town of Breman Asikuma in Ghana’s Central Region emerges a young man whose story is inspiring an entire generation. Nana Danquah Adjei Domson, Esq., has arguably become Ghana’s youngest lawyer — called to the Bar at just 21 years old — a feat that has amazed many and filled his community with pride.

The Ghana Police Service has arrested ten people for allegedly creating fake online food delivery platforms to defraud unsuspecting customers.

The lawyer representing former Board Chairperson of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), has withdrawn his services in the case in which Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi and one other person are facing trial for allegedly causing financial loss of $2 million in a transaction to build an urban sky train system in Accra.

“We have achieved historic milestones, including the election of Ghana’s first female vice president and the appointment of women to leadership roles in government, the judiciary, the security services, and major public institutions,”

“These are not symbolic gestures. They affirm that women deserve a seat at the highest levels of decision-making. I am confident that in the very near future, our women will break the glass ceiling, and there will be a woman president of the Republic of Ghana,” President John Dramani Mahama has said.

The countdown is on. With just nine months to go, the 2026 FIFA World Cup is fast approaching.

This edition of the tournament will be historic—not only for its scale but also for its hosts: the United States, Canada, and Mexico will jointly stage the event from Thursday, June 11 to Sunday, July 19, 2026.

Next year's tournament will be the biggest World Cup in history, featuring 48 teams for the first time, all vying for football’s most prestigious international trophy.

The President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, is set to visit Ghana from November 3 to 4, 2025, as part of a three-nation Africa tour that also includes Egypt and Angola.

Ghana’s Black Stars booked their ticket to the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Comoros at the Accra Sports Stadium — a result that sent the capital into a frenzy of flag-waving celebrations deep into the night.

At the sound of the final whistle, the capacity stadium erupted into a carnival of joy. Players draped in Ghana flags danced across the pitch, joined by jubilant officials from the Ghana Football Association, all proudly sporting white shirts emblazoned with Qualified.

The chant of “USA! USA! USA!” rang out from the stands, echoing the excitement of a nation heading to its fifth World Cup finals.

President John Dramani Mahama has congratulated the Black Stars, for booking a place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup following a 1–0 victory over Comoros at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday night.

In a post on Facebook, President Mahama praised the team’s determination, describing their qualification as “another proud moment for Ghana,” and tagged his message with #ResettingGhana.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has congratulated the Black Stars for qualifying for the 2026 World Cup being hosted in Canada, USA and Mexico.

In a post on Facebook, the minister stated: "my leadership shall leverage our improved cordial diplomatic relations with the United States, Canada and Mexico to guarantee appreciable visa quotas for our globally acclaimed football fans."

The Customs Preventive Unit of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has busted a syndicate that diverts diesel to evade customs taxes.

The Eastern South Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly plotting to assassinate Daasebre Ayimadu Kantamanto II, Chief of Akyem Kwabeng and Gyasehene of the Akyem Abuakwa State.

Ghana has secured €154 million funding from the Italian government to modernise the agricultural value chain and boost food security in the country.

On every school day in Ghana, it is common to see children between the ages of six and 14 struggling with oversized school bags.

The Black Stars of Ghana have qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, being hosted in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, after a 1–0 victory over Comoros at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday night

The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has confirmed a fatal boat disaster that occurred on the Volta Lake near Kete Krachi on Saturday, October 
11, 2025, resulting in a devastating loss of 15 lives. 

The Minister of Health, Mr. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has appealed to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to show mercy in dealing with a disciplinary case involving a staff nurse accused of using insulting words against him [minister] on social media.

A seemingly ordinary romance between a young American intelligence officer and her Ghanaian lover in the early 1980s spiralled into one of the most significant espionage scandals in United States–Africa relations during the Cold War. 

Head Coach of the Black Stars, Otto Addo, says Ghana is fully focused and prepared ahead of Sunday’s decisive 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Comoros at the Accra Sports Stadium.

RETRACTION AND APOLOGY TO PROF KWESI ANING

This article has been updated with a video to reflect the exact words used by Prof Kwesi Aning when he spoke on Joy FM’s Newsfile programme on Saturday, [Oct 11, 2025]. An earlier version of this article had wrongly attributed words to the security analyst, which did not come from him.

Graphic Online retracts the previously published story with the title "People can sit in Accra and say galamsey fight is succeeding, but if rivers remain brown and forest canopy keeps shrinking, then it is only talk - Prof Aning".

We hereby retract the publication and sincerely apologize to Prof Kwesi Aning for any harm caused to his reputation. 

We deeply regret the error.

President John Dramani Mahama and First Lady, Lordina Dramani Mahama, have arrived in Beijing, China, to participate in a Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women.

RETRACTION AND APOLOGY TO DR JOHN OSAE-KWAPONG

This article has been updated to reflect the exact words used by Dr John Osae-Kwapong. An earlier version of this article had wrongly attributed what another panel member said to Dr Osae-Kwapong in relation to the example of the two out of the over 2400 cases in the ORAL report currently in court. No where in any of Dr John Osae-Kwapong's submissions did he make these statements. He rather did talk about the expectations created and the government being a victim of its own promises and therefore Ghanaians are expecting them to deliver on ORAL.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has said some of the agency’s more than 700 licensed gold buyers across the country may be purchasing gold from illegal miners despite legal restrictions requiring them to deal only with licensed small-scale miners.