The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, represented President John Mahama and Ghana at the historic inauguration Mass of Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, May 18, 2025.

The Director-General of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), Brigadier General Maxwell Obuba Mantey, has urged traditional leaders to throw their weight behind the national campaign against drug abuse, warning that the fight cannot be won by law enforcement agencies alone.

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has honoured illustrious businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Yusif Ibrahim, with a royal ball on his birthday at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi. 

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced two additional confirmed cases of Mpox, bringing the total number of infections in the country to four. 

A man accused of masterminding a string of violent robberies in parts of Accra has been extradited from Togo to face charges in Ghana.

A government delegation from Ghana joined the government and people of Burkina Faso in Ouagadougou at the inauguration of a memorial park and a giant statue in honour of Thomas Sankara on Saturday.

The acting Chief Executive Officer of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC), Dr George Smith-Graham, has proposed the introduction of an hourly wage system across all sectors to help improve the incomes of casual workers and bring more fairness into the way people are paid.

The police in the Volta Region last Tuesday (May 13) intercepted a petrol tanker travelling from Madina in Accra to Jasikan, which was loaded with cocoa beans and not fuel.

The Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has begun direct engagements with street hawkers in the Central Business District (CBD) ahead of a decongestion exercise set to start on Tuesday, May 20.

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has cautioned that imposing tariffs to address trade imbalances is ineffective, arguing that such deficits stem from macroeconomic factors rather than trade policy failures.

Interior Minister Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka has stated that the government’s crackdown on organised street begging in Accra marks the start of a wider, nationwide campaign to address the issue.

In an official update posted on his Facebook page, the Minister disclosed that a recent operation by the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) resulted in the arrest of 2,241 foreign nationals involved in organised street begging in the Greater Accra Region.

When the construction of a three-classroom block stalled for a long time in Dalung, a farming community in the Kumbungu District of the Northern Region, Mahama Safianu was left unsure of where to seek answers.

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has initiated contact tracing efforts to identify individuals who might have come into contact with the two confirmed cases of Monkeypox (Mpox) earlier reported in the Accra Metropolitan Area.

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) yesterday swept some streets of Accra of ‘professional beggars’ of foreign nationalities in a massive exercise that sought to end the spectacle and break possible criminal networks.

The High Court in Kumasi has sentenced Dominic Afriyie, a 36-year-old armed robber, to 120 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for robbery and life imprisonment for murder. 

President John Dramani Mahama subtly addressed the controversy surrounding the recent "dollar gift" saga involving the acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, by offering clarification on a similar gesture he made during his "Thank You Tour."

While making a stop at the Old Ghanata Astroturf in Dodowa on Friday, May 16, the President handed money to a dancer who performed at the event.

A Ghanaian pilgrim has died while performing this year’s Hajj in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

As part of the world, (specifically, the United States of America, USA), celebrated their National Teacher Appreciation Week over a week ago, (from May 5 to May 9), my mind went back to some 57 years ago as a young teenager in the secondary school.    

These are the words of the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Madam Clementine Nkweta-Salami, contained in an April 12, 2025, statement in Port-Sudan:

We are a country blessed beyond measure, sitting on gold, oil, cocoa, bauxite, timber, arable land, and human potential.

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang will return to Ghana from a medical stay in the United Kingdom by the end of next week.

According to the President, the Vice President has fully recovered and is expected to resume her official duties upon her return.

Renowned Highlife musician, Nana Kwaku Duah popularly known as Dada KD is reported dead.

The Airport District Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old man, Adam Mohamed, for his alleged involvement in the illegal trade of narcotic substances.

An eleven-member Board of Directors for the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has been inaugurated at the Ministry of Finance, with a renewed charge to revitalise the struggling cocoa sector and restore its historical economic significance.

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has launched a sweeping operation to remove undocumented foreign nationals engaged in street begging across Accra, arresting over 2,200 individuals in a single day.