The Ministry of the Interior and the Diaspora Affairs Office at the Office of the President have begun the formal vetting process for members of what has been described as the “Historic Diaspora Community” seeking Ghanaian citizenship.

The Ghana Boundary Commission has begun a field inspection exercise along the Ghana–Côte d’Ivoire frontier as part of efforts to preserve territorial stability and promote peaceful coexistence.

The Chamber of Digital Assets and Blockchain Innovation has held high-level talks with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Ghana, in a move both sides describe as a significant step towards strengthening cooperation in the country’s fast-evolving digital asset space.

A former Board Secretary of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), Kofi Boakye has testified that the Board did not approved the SkyTrain project. 

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has announced that it will soon begin accepting applications for licences to cultivate cannabis for medicinal and industrial purposes, following parliamentary approval of the final regulatory framework.

A suspected robber who reportedly attempted to attack the police with a sharpened cutlass at Bawjiase in the Central Region has been gunned down, Graphic Online has gathered.

The suspect, identified as Clement Kofi Aidoo, a.k.a Yaw or Paddy, was said to have been shot and killed when he attempted to attack police personnel who had been detailed to arrest him, together with other suspects, at Danso near Bawjiase in the Central Region.

The community of Twifo Denyase Camp in the Twifo Atti-Morkwa District of the Central Region has been left reeling after a 62-year-old woman was killed in a violent attack on Tuesday morning, with the suspected assailant later lynched by residents.

The New Juaben South Municipal Police Command has raided a suspected brothel at Dabiasem, a suburb of Koforidua, and arrested 15 young women over alleged involvement in commercial sex activities and human trafficking.

The government has initiated a comprehensive recovery and reform campaign to transform the premix fuel sector following serious financial mismanagement and governance breaches in the 53 per cent Community Development Fund (CDF), which supports coastal fishing communities.

The Court of Appeal has granted the Bank of Ghana (BoG) leave to file its written submissions in the case in which Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom is challenging the licence revocation of GN Savings and Loans Company Limited. 

A total of 153 candidates have graduated with Doctor of Philosophy degrees at the opening ceremony of the February 2026 Congregation of the University of Ghana on Tuesday.

An estimated 119 people lost their lives during the period of mediation in the Bawku conflict, President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed. 

The Ghana Education Service has confirmed that a female student was allegedly gang-raped and a male student stabbed in separate incidents connected to a major inter-school sports competition last week, prompting an official condemnation and an active manhunt for a former student described as the ringleader.

The Ministry of Finance, in collaboration with the Bank of Ghana, has completed a review of the Primary Dealer system and approved a new list of institutions to operate as Authorised Primary Dealers and Bond Market Specialists in the domestic debt market.

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has issued a rebuttal to spare parts traders, asserting that their fears over a new tax regime are based on a critical misunderstanding and that, in fact, the changes will reduce prices for consumers and lower costs for businesses.

The National Democratic Congress has decided to maintain Baba Jamal as its candidate for the Ayawaso East parliamentary election saying annulment of the results of last Saturday's primary was not an option. 

The General Secretary of the NDC, Fiifi Fiavi Kwetey, after the NDC's Functional Executive Committee (FEC) had received an inquiry report from the three-member committee that investigated the allegations of vote-buying, mentioned time constraints, potential legal challenges that may arise if the party decides to annul the results and lack of clear provisions in the party’s constitution to guide such situations as the reasons for maintaining Baba Jamal. 

The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts has announced a new national initiative encouraging all Ghanaians and friends of Ghana to wear Fugu (Batakari) every Wednesday.

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has approved the reintroduction of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, for consideration by the House.

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has released the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Ayawaso East, Baba Jamal, on self-recognisance bail after several hours of interrogation.

The High Court in Accra has dismissed an application seeking to refer portions of a practice direction which require accused persons in criminal trials to file the list of defence witnesses and their address to the Supreme Court for constitutional interpretation. 

The application was filed by a former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Gifty Oware-Mensah, who has been accused of causing financial loss of more than GH¢38 million to the state. 

Food insecurity in Ghana remains volatile and unevenly distributed, with 12.5 million people affected as of the third quarter of 2025, despite a marginal improvement from earlier in the year, according to the latest Quarterly Food Insecurity Report released in Accra today.

President John Dramani Mahama has called an emergency Cabinet meeting to address challenges in the cocoa sector, the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has announced.

The Court of Appeal has granted the Bank of Ghana (BoG) leave to file its written submissions in the case in which Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom is challenging the license revocation of GN Savings and Loans Company Limited. 

A police officer has been shot dead by suspected armed robbers during an attack on the Zebilla–Widnaba road in the Upper East Region.

The incident occurred on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at about 8pm. Two police officers were travelling from Widnaba towards Zebilla, when they reportedly encountered an ongoing armed robbery incident along the road.

The Minister of Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has explained that the Suame Interchange is being modified to include the construction of an outer ring road in light of new development within the greater Kumasi area.