The Ministry of Defence has uncovered 210 unqualified candidates in recent admissions to the Ghana Military Academy and plans to cancel the intake entirely ahead of a new nationwide recruitment exercise in August 2025.

The Ghana Armed Forces will lead the rehabilitation of the Awaso–Takoradi bauxite corridor and participate in the construction of the Accra–Kumasi Expressway, as part of a renewed role in national infrastructure delivery.

The Blekusu Coastal Protection Project Phase II in the Ketu South Municipality in the Volta Region has taken off in earnest, a project President John Dramani Mahama described as a comprehensive, resilient coastal protection venture. 

The Ghana Armed Forces have made progress in reducing maritime piracy and protecting offshore oil installations despite operating with severely limited equipment, Defence Minister Dr Edward Omane Boamah has said.

Basic school learners in parts of the Volta Region are reportedly skipping school to work as labourers on marijuana plantations for meagre earnings, the President of the Volta Region House of Chiefs (VRHC), Togbe Tepre Hodo IV, has said.

The Zuarungu Senior High School (SHS) in the Bolgatanga East District of the Upper East Region has been temporarily closed down following a violent clash between students from two ethnic groups.

Visitors to the United States will need to pay a “visa integrity fee,” according to a provision of the Trump administration’s recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act.  

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has announced the Ghana Police Service’s plan to establish a Real-Time Crime Centre powered by artificial intelligence (AI) before the end of 2025. 

New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates at the party's highest decision-making conference have voted to expand the electoral college by 40 per cent.

DraftKings, a leading US-based sports betting platform, has reached a confidential settlement in a lawsuit filed by Lisa D’Alessandro, the wife of a compulsive gambler who lost nearly $1 million through the site over a four-year period.

Residents in parts of the Greater Accra Region should brace for an eight-hour power outage on Monday, July 21, 2025, as the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) embarks on planned maintenance works aimed at improving electricity supply.

A 60-year-old man, Doe Fiano, has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment by an Accra High Court for fatally shooting his wife in the presence of their four-year-old child.

A man who allegedly impersonated Professor Joshua Alabi, a leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), in order to defraud a Council of State member, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court.

The Minister for the Interior, Mr Mubarak Muntaka Mohammed, has directed the Ghana Police Service to arrest anyone who attempts to interfere with anti-galamsey operations, including individuals claiming to act on his behalf.

Parts of North Africa, the Middle East and southern Europe are expected to witness a rare total solar eclipse on Monday, August 2, 2027, with some locations experiencing total darkness for up to six minutes.

The Blekusu Coastal Protection Project Phase II in the Ketu South Municipality has officially commenced.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has expanded its Electoral College for the selection of its presidential candidate, following the approval of a key constitutional amendment during its National Annual Delegates Conference held on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at the University of Ghana Stadium.

Delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Saturday, July 19, rejected two key constitutional amendment proposals aimed at redefining the party's youth age bracket and shifting electoral oversight from constituency to regional level.

President John Dramani Mahama has held discussions with Mr. Alex Soros, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Open Society Foundations (OSF), as part of efforts to deepen international partnerships and consolidate Ghana’s democratic and economic gains.

Former Vice President and 2024 New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has issued a stern warning to perpetrators of electoral violence during the recent Ablekuma West by-election, vowing that they will face justice if the NPP returns to power in 2029.

Former Vice President and 2024 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has delivered a stirring message of reflection and hope at the NPP’s 2025 National Annual Delegates Conference, held in Accra today.

Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has called on members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to deepen their bonds of unity and draw strength from the party’s historic tradition of diversity as it undergoes restructuring.

Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to remain united, embrace meaningful reforms, and empower the party’s youth as the NPP seeks to regroup after its 2024 electoral loss.

Minority Leader in Parliament, Mr. Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has described the current government, led by the National Democratic Congress (NDC), as a complete failure, asserting that only the New Patriotic Party (NPP) can offer Ghanaians a better standard of living.

Speaking at the NPP’s National Delegates Conference held at the University of Ghana Stadium on Saturday, July 19, Afenyo-Markin stated, “Ghana is now paying the price for trusting the NDC’s hollow promises.”

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has launched what it calls a bold internal renewal process as it begins a strategic journey toward reclaiming power in the 2028 general elections, using its Annual National Delegates Conference today in Accra to roll out significant constitutional reforms and rally the party’s base.