President John Dramani Mahama has appointed 18 persons as Deputy Heads of Mission across Ghana’s diplomatic missions worldwide, with former Chief of Defence Staff, General Thomas Oppong-Peprah, and former presidential spokesperson, Mr. Ben Dotsei Malor, among those receiving new diplomatic postings.

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has withdrawn the accreditation for two postgraduate programmes in Customs Administration at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) with immediate effect. 

The country yesterday started the mass administration of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, targeting 2.5 million girls aged between nine and 14.

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has announced that the Third Meeting of the First Session of the Ninth Parliament of the Fourth Republic will officially commence on Tuesday, October 21, 2025.

The Awadada of Anlo, Togbe Agbeshie Awusu III, has led a delegation to extend a formal invitation to President John Dramani Mahama for the 2025 Hogbetsotso Festival. 

Balloting for the January 31, 2026, presidential primary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been scheduled for Friday, October 10, 2025, at the party’s national headquarters at Asylum Down in Accra.

The Black Stars of Ghana took a major step toward 2026 World Cup qualification with a commanding 5-0 victory over the Central African Republic at the Stade d’Honneur de Meknès in Morocco.

The Stars dominated proceedings, taking a 1-0 lead into halftime before running riot in the second half with four more goals.

Mohammed Salisu opened the scoring in the 21st minute, heading home from a Mohammed Kudus corner. Ghana started on the front foot and created several chances but were unable to convert the rest of their six first-half shots on target.

The Airport Divisional Police Command has arrested two nannies for allegedly administering sleep-inducing medication to their employer’s two-year-old twin sons at East Legon, Accra.

The police have made a major breakthrough with the arrest of suspects said to be behind several murder cases recorded in the Upper West Region in recent times, especially in the regional capital of Wa.

The Upper East Regional Police Command has launched a search for a commercial tricycle rider [aboboyaa] who allegedly assaulted a police man during a stop-and-search operation at Garu.

A female chief has raised eyebrows on account of her  stance against galamsey in her community, declining a mouth-watering cash offer and ordering the seizure of heavy-duty equipment of the illegal mining investors.

The Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Dr Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo, has said employing all the outstanding trained teachers and nurses awaiting government posting would consume nearly half of Ghana’s annual revenue.

The family of the late highlife legend, Charles Kwadwo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, has announced that his final funeral rites will be held on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.

The Deputy Minister of Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has said that about GH¢13 billion of claims passed on by the previous administration to the current government have been disallowed following a nationwide audit.

Students of Adankwaman Senior High School in the Assin South District in the Central Region may not resume school as scheduled following a devastating rainstorm that has destroyed key school infrastructure just days before reopening.

Three out of the five Agenda 111 hospital projects in the Ashanti Region have been completed by the current government and are currently in use, the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Frank Amoakohene, has stated.

A Professor of Medicine and Nephrology at the University of Ghana Medical School, Prof. Vincent Boima, has called for a study into the local gin (akpeteshie) to determine its safety for the body.

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has charged the management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) to deal ruthlessly and decisively with any student or teacher who lives below accepted declared standards.

Black Stars head coach Otto Addo says he is optimistic about Ghana’s chances of securing victory against the Central African Republic (CAR) in their penultimate 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier on Wednesday.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) have announced separate planned and emergency maintenance exercises scheduled for Wednesday, October 8, 2025, across several regions of the country.

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and owner of Akonta Mining Company Limited, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, aka Chairman Wontumi, was hauled before two separate High Courts yesterday on different illegal mining-related offences. 

Members of the Knights of St John International and the Ladies Auxiliary in the Ghana Catholic Church have urged the government to take decisive action against illegal mining (galamsey), backing the call for the declaration of a state of emergency. 

As part of the bail conditions for Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, who is the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) and owner of Akonta Mining Company Limited, he is to be placed on a stop list at all entry points.

Chairman Wontumi has been charged on different illegal mining related offences at the High Court in Accra and has been granted bail.

Sean "Diddy" Combs is looking for his get out of jail free card. President Donald Trump confirmed Monday the "I'll Be Missing You" rapper has requested a pardon.

Ghana’s Ambassador to China, Kojo Bonsu, will lead the staff of the Ghana Embassy in Beijing to welcome President John Dramani Mahama and First Lady Lordina Mahama for a three-day official visit to China beginning on Sunday, October 12, 2025.