It was in April this year that the Minister of Transport held a stakeholder consultation in Accra and laid bare information about a new legislative instrument with tighter operational measures concerning the operations of commercial motorcycle operations, commonly referred to as okada. 

Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was sentenced to over four years in prison on Friday after being convicted on prostitution-related charges involving his two ex-girlfriends.

Johnson Asiedu-Nketiah, who is the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GHAPOHA) left Accra on Friday, leading a delegation from GHAPOHA to Japan for the annual general meeting of the International Association of Ports and Harbours.

Pressure group, OccupyGhana, has reiterated the call for the President to declare a state of emergency in the fight against illegal mining (galamsey).

The Majority Caucus in Parliament has said there were no grounds for the Minister of Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovation, Sam Nartey George, to resign or be sacked as demanded by the Minority Caucus based on his handling of the DSTv pricing issue.

At a press conference in Accra on Friday, Sulemana Adama, a member of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Communication said the demand by the Minority was just politically driven.

David Adeenze Kangah, a former Deputy Commissioner of the Electoral Commission, has passed on. He was 78 years old.

South Africa's highest court has unanimously ruled that all parents of new-borns are entitled to equal parental leave - a landmark judgment hailed as a major victory for gender equality and family rights.

Under the current law, mothers are granted four months of leave, while fathers receive just 10 days.

In its ruling, the Constitutional Court declared parts of the legislation unconstitutional, calling it discriminatory against fathers, and ruled that both parents may now share the granted leave however they choose.

Ghana’s National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has declared a tougher stance against illegal miners and their financiers, warning that they will be “smoked out” in an intelligence-led clampdown on galamsey.

President John Dramani Mahama has warned international shipping companies that they will face sanctions if they import excavators into Ghana without the necessary permits, as his government intensifies efforts to tackle illegal small-scale mining, popularly known as galamsey.

Addressing civil society organisations in Accra on Friday, October 3, the President said the government was strictly enforcing laws requiring permits before heavy equipment is brought into the country.

October 4, 2025 marks the day the veteran journalist, media reformer, and Apagyahene of Tafo Eti will be laid to rest in his ancestral home of Akyem Tafo in the Eastern Region.  

The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has said that the government is set to revoke the controversial Legislative Instrument (LI) 2462, which allows mining in forest reserves and has been the subject of widespread public and political debate.

According to him, a replacement instrument, LI 2505, has been prepared and will be laid in Parliament on October 14, 2025, when the House reconvenes.

President John Dramani Mahama says he will not hesitate to declare a state of emergency in areas affected by illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, if Ghana’s National Security Council advises that it is necessary.

The Assin Nsuaem-Kyekyewere Circuit Court in the Assin South District of the Central Region has sentenced a 26-year-old farmer, Frank Owusu, to 30 years’ imprisonment after finding him guilty on two counts of robbery and possession of a firearm without lawful authority.

The Attorney-General, Dr Dominic Ayine, has disclosed that charges against the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, and his Akonta Mining firm, have been completed and signed.

Galamsey: President Mahama meets civil society organisations over progress in fight

Actress Dame Patricia Routledge, known for playing Hyacinth Bucket in classic TV sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, has died at the age of 96.

An Immigration officer has been killed while another is critically wounded following an attack at the Gbintiri checkpoint in the East Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region.

The Ghana Police Service has launched an investigation into the interception of a Kia truck allegedly carrying 36 sacks of substances suspected to be Indian hemp on the Sekesua road in the Eastern Region.

The government has introduced a Legislative Instrument (LI) that mandates the procurement of power generation through competitive bidding as part of the reforms in the country’s energy sector.

Healthcare services across Ghana are set for a severe disruption as the Junior Doctors’ Association of Ghana (JDA-GH) has declared a nationwide withdrawal of services, commencing next Tuesday, in an escalation of their dispute with the government over unpaid salaries and stalled postings.

A major fire that gutted the Budget Deco warehouse near the Graphic Press in Adabraka, Accra, has been contained and extinguished after nearly eight hours of intense firefighting operations by the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS).

Ghanaian pollster Mussa Dankwa and his team at Global Info Analytics have steadily positioned themselves as a decisive force in the country’s electoral landscape. 

Located along the Kumawu-Agogo main road in the Sekyere Kumawu District is the newly discovered Bahankra Waterfall.

Violent extremist groups operating from Burkina Faso are reportedly trading guns for gold in mining communities in Bawku West and Talensi districts in the Upper East Region, raising concerns over insecurity and cross-border criminal activities.

 Dozens of nurses and midwives took to the streets to demand payment of their 10 months' salary arrears.