Personnel of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) have intercepted 25 bags of cocoa beans being smuggled into Togo through the Kauk-Jago border in the Bunkpurugu enclave in the North East Region.

Ghana and the Czech Republic have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening political, economic and cultural cooperation during a high-level visit by Czech President Petr Pavel to the Jubilee House. 

President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Reverend Stephen Wilfred Arthur, an aviation economist and policy expert, as the acting Director-General of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), marking a leadership shift in the nation’s air transport sector.

Ghana’s Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, is in good health and currently taking a short period of rest abroad, following medical advice, government officials have confirmed.

A Ghanaian brand influencer based in Germany, Tina Mensah, has filed a defamation suit at the Accra High Court, seeking compensation for damages in what she says was the recording and circulation of her nude pictures and video online.

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has strongly refuted claims suggesting its involvement in alleged drug trafficking activities at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), insisting the accusations are unfounded and damaging to its reputation.

The Deputy Director of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), Twum Barimah, has warned against public allegations regarding cocaine trafficking.

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has warned against the rising misuse of academic titles such as "Doctor" and "Professor" by individuals who have not attained such qualifications through formal academic study.

Persons willing to operate a commercial motorcycle or tricycle, popularly known as ‘okada’, can only do so if they belong to a recognised tricycle transport union or employed by a licensed commercial motorcycle company. 

Beginning June 15, this year, all timber products that will be exported from Ghana to the European Union (EU) market must conform to the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) licence requirement.

The Centre for Democracy and Socio-Economic Development (CDS) Africa, a policy think tank, has filed a counter petition against two petitions seeking the removal of the Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson and her deputies from office. 

On the two occasions I have met the Vice-President, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang, long before she probably conceived the idea that she would one day be the Number Two of this republic, she came across as a pleasant, rather friendly and gracious lady. 

The government has initiated moves to stop issuing prospecting licence for small-scale mining as part of measures to overhaul the mining sector.

Czech President Petr Pavel is expected in Ghana today (April 8, 2025) for a two-day official visit, marking the first time in over six decades that a Czech or Czechoslovak head of state has visited the West African nation. 

The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on the government to provide a detailed update on the presence of two foreign aircraft that landed at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) last month.

The Western Regional Office of the National Security has uncovered a large stockpile of electrical materials in a surprise operation conducted at Kansawurodo, a suburb of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis in the Western Region.

A 38-year-old manageress has been sentenced to five years' imprisonment by the Asante Abuakwa Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality for stealing GH¢221,937.75 at Santasi, in Kumasi.

Passengers arriving at Kotoka International Airport (KIA) on the morning of Monday, April 7, 2025, were met with unexpected frustration when they found themselves stranded outside the domestic arrival terminal due to a locked door—an incident that has prompted a formal apology from the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL).

Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has dismissed swirling rumours concerning the health of Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, assuring the public that she is in good health and recovering steadily.

The Chief Justice, Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkonoo has submitted her response to the three petitions asking for her removal from office.The 10 days given for her to submit her response expires on Monday, April 7, 2025.

After over a year of dormancy, work has officially resumed on the critical Tema-Aflao road project, following direct appeals and financial reassurances from the government of Ghana.

Former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, made an unexpected appearance at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) headquarters at Assylum Down in Accra on Monday, despite prior communication from the party announcing the indefinite suspension of a scheduled disciplinary committee hearing against her.

The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, has reaffirmed strong ties to Ghana following the recent imposition of a 10% tariff on Ghanaian exports to the United States by the President Donald Trump administration.

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has commenced an exercise to clear a backlog of Ghana Cards it has printed but the applications are yet to receive them.

In a statement issued on Monday, April 7, 2025, the NIA urged applications to pick their cards from the various district offices.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said the government was committed to the deportation of all foreign nationals engaged in illegal mining activities in Ghana, widely referred to as galamsey.