A 26-year-old farmer, Yaw Nimoah, has been arrested by the Dambai Police Command for allegedly killing his mother, Madam Salomey Ama Serwaa, a 60-year-old with a pestle at Yabram, a suburb of Oti Regional capital, Dambai.

A former HMP Wandsworth prison officer who was filmed having sex with an inmate has been jailed for 15 months.

The Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has strongly criticised the establishment of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) committee by the incoming administration, labelling it as a mechanism to persecute former appointees of the Akufo-Addo government.

President-elect, John Dramani Mahama, has unveiled key appointments to his office on the eve of his official inauguration, as he prepares to assume the presidency on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.  

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has announced a 12 percent increase in pensions for the year 2025, bringing much-needed relief to pensioners nationwide. 

Renowned Ghanaian sports journalist Gary Al-Smith has been appointed as the Regional Content Lead for Sporty Group in Ghana. 

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has pledged to install CCTV cameras at the Kantamanto Market to enhance security following a devastating fire that destroyed the market and left thousands of traders counting their losses.  

The Office of the President has dismissed claims circulating in sections of the media that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has granted presidential pardons to certain individuals.  

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s special envoy, Hao Mingjin, Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, will represent China at the inauguration of Ghana’s President-elect, John Dramani Mahama.

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Monday visited the Kantamanto Market which was destroyed by fire last week and supported the victims with GH¢200,000 to enable them immediately support themselves while preparing to get back into business.

The Vice President handed the money to the leadership of the traders and pledged additional support to help them rebuild the market.

The collation of the parliamentary election results for the Ablekuma North Constituency has been suspended again, but this time with seven outstanding polling stations.

The Returning Officer has therefore referred the matter to the Electoral Commission (EC) for a decision.

Proceedings are underway for the dissolution of the 8th Parliament of Ghana 4th Republic at the State House in Accra. 

Twenty-one Heads of State will join a high-level delegation of foreign dignitaries for President-elect John Dramani Mahama's inauguration ceremony in Accra on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucus in Parliament has agreed to put the Akatsi South Member of Parliament-elect, Bernard Ahiafor up for consideration as First Deputy Speaker in the 9th Parliament.

Graphic Online understands that the caucus met on Monday morning and agreed on Mr Ahiafor as their choice for the position of First Deputy Speaker. 

I am not quite sure whether I prefer the quick, British style of post-election transition to the lingering, lame-duck inducing American version that we have incorporated into our constitution, albeit with slight variations.

Under the British system, the results are quite clear by dawn following the closure of polls at 10pm the previous day. 

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday welcomed President-elect John Dramani Mahama and Vice President-elect Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang to the Jubilee House, the seat of the Presidency.

He took them on a tour of the residency and the offices in preparation for the swearing in on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.

The Office of the President has dismissed claims that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has granted presidential pardons to certain individuals.  

The Electoral Commission (EC) has invited presiding officers to the Greater Accra Regional office as part of efforts to resolve disagreements over 20 outstanding polling station results in the Ablekuma North parliamentary election.

This follows a disagreement over the results in the 20 polling stations, which caused the EC to suspend the collation process on Sunday.

The Returning Officer had asked for a 24-hour break to enable him to authenticate the scanned copies of the results (pink sheets), submitted by the parties.

The EC is expected to announce the winner of the parliamentary election today.

Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A-Plus, the Member of Parliament-elect for Gomoa Central says he genuinely wish to align with the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 9th Parliament.

The Bank of Ghana has released the list of authorised foreign exchange (FX) brokers permitted to operate on the Ghana Interbank FX Market for the calendar year 2025. 

Choosing the Speaker of Parliament, head of the second branch of the State, is a constitutional duty and prerogative of the Members of an incoming Parliament voting individually by sacret ballot.

It is to be expected that the President, being head of Government, would have a strong interest and influence in the choice of Speaker, as the occupant of the Speaker's chair must work closely with the President and his Ministers to ensure the smooth running of government.

Ghana’s President-elect, John Dramani Mahama, is set to be sworn in as the country’s leader on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at the iconic Black Star Square in Accra. 

This feature allows users to add a virtual home button on their device's screen, ensuring seamless navigation and functionality.

Apple ditched the home button on the iPhone with iPhone X in 2018. On the iPad also it is on the wane. Yet, there are old iPhones and iPads which have the home button and many times it may become unresponsive or malfunctions.

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison has reiterated that the licenses of banks revoked during the 2017-2019 financial sector reforms will not be reinstated as long as he remains in office.

In a television interview with JoyNews aired on January 2, 2025, Dr Addison responded to appeals for the reinstatement of revoked licenses, saying, “as long as I remain Governor, none of those licenses will be reinstated.”

Sheikh Abdul Rahman Zakaria has been inaugurated as the new Ashanti Regional Chief Imam at a ceremony supervised by the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu in Kumasi.