President John Dramani Mahama will today, March 20, 2025, begin a thank-you tour of the Upper East and Northern Regions to express his appreciation to the Chiefs and people for their overwhelming support in the 2024 general elections.

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, on Wednesday visited Dr. Ernest Addison, the former Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), following a raid on his residence at Roman Ridge in Accra allegedly by operatives of the National Security.

An Accra Circuit Court on Wednesday turned down a bail application for the painter accused of stealing electrical cables at the Bank of Ghana building at Ridge in Accra. 

On Wednesday, a new Board of Directors was inaugurated to manage the affairs of Ghana’s indigenous oil marketing company, GOIL PLC.

President John Dramani Mahama made a surprise visit to the Black Stars' training session at the Accra Sports Stadium on Wednesday, offering words of encouragement ahead of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Chad and Madagascar.

In 2024, a total of GH₵6.2 billion worth of excavators were imported into Ghana, ranking third in the country’s import bill, Mr. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has announced.

In a swift turn of events, Commissioner of Police (COP) Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah has been reassigned to the Interior Ministry as a Technical Adviser to the Minister of the Interior, just hours after being named as the Director-General of Research & Planning at the Ghana Police Service.

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested a 56-year-old Nigerian, Uchechukwu Chima, in an intelligence-led operation at Oyarifa, a suburb of Accra.

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has announced new appointments within the Ghana Police Service, reassigning senior officers to various directorates and regional commands.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Agri-Impact Group, Daniel Acquaye, has stated that the budget allocation to agriculture is inadequate for driving national economic transformation.

Seven out of the nine forest reserves that were completely overrun by illegal miners have been successfully reclaimed, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has announced.

The Madina District Court has remanded a 35-year-old businessman, Daniel Koranteng, also known as Nana Amakye, in connection with the murder of investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale.

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has announced the revocation of all small-scale mining licences issued after December 7, 2024, citing irregularities in the issuance process.

Ghana has launched the first phase of its Work Abroad Programme, with Romania as the initial destination for skilled workers.

‘Greetings to the IGP.’ Those days it wasn’t a matter of going to Osu to convey greetings to the big boss. It was often, ‘Hello hello.. how is the IGP, she is fine, and the children?

They are all fine.’ There was an IGP in every home: your landlord, commander, but also your Inspector General of Police.

In their absence we refer to them as IGP: they protect you, but also keep a close watch and shepherd you away from temptations!

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has assured Ghanaians that the cedi has remained stable against the US dollar since February 19, 2025, on the interbank forex market. 

Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has secured a legal victory against former Ghanaian Member of Parliament Kennedy Agyapong, after a jury in the Essex County Superior Court in New Jersey found Agyapong liable for defamation. According to multiple media reports, the court awarded Anas a multi-million dollar settlement.

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of investigative journalist Ahmed Suale.

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has issued an urgent recall for Grand Chateaux Sangria Forte, specifically the Tetra Pak (250ml) and Canned (330ml Pétillante) variants, citing safety and regulatory concerns. 

The government has announced plans to purchase new fire engines to replace ageing vehicles in the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) fleet, some of which have been in service for over 15 years.

One soldier has been shot dead by unknown shooters at Bawku in the Upper East Region.

President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Sierra Leone for an official visit aimed at strengthening ties between the two West African nations.

The visit is expected to deepen cooperation in trade, infrastructure, and regional affairs.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Forestry Commission, Dr Hugh Brown, has called for the setting up of a special unit in the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) for the protection of the country’s forest reserves against illegal miners.

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has started the training of river guards to protect the country’s water bodies against degradation. 

President John Dramani Mahama has regained control of his X (formerly Twitter) account after hackers took over the platform on Monday, March 17, 2025, to promote a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme.