A 51-year-old pillion rider was killed on Wednesday during a confrontation with policemen over an alleged attempt to extort GH¢10 from him at a police checkpoint at Gbintiri in the East Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region.

A state funeral will be held for the late former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, on Friday, November 28, 2025, at Black Star Square in Accra.

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has appealed to corporate Ghana to support the establishment of a Democracy Soccer School of Excellence to help nurture young football talent and promote leadership, discipline, and democratic values among the youth.

The Ministry of Energy has welcomed the arbitration decision in the PDS-ECG dispute and said Ghana lost US$190 million in compact funding from the US Millennium Challenge in 2019 due to PDS.

In a press statement, the Ministry of Energy said steps were underway to recover amounts due the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) from the Power Distribution Services Ghana (PDS).

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced the registration of more than 100 virtual asset service providers (VASPs) under a new policy to regulate the country’s growing cryptocurrency market.

Businesses, hospitals, schools, and transport services in the Salaga South Municipality of the Savannah Region are reeling under the effects of erratic electric power supply and low voltage — a situation residents say has persisted for decades without a lasting solution.

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, through the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation, has officially handed over a newly constructed three-storey girls' dormitory with a capacity of 600 beds to his alma mater, Sefwi Wiawso Senior High School, located in the Western North Region.

An abusive marriage ended on a painful note last Saturday as the mother, her five children and a grandchild were burnt to death in suspected arson.

Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, the immediate past Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has denied that the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has seized any property from him in connection with ongoing investigations during his tenure.

Ghana's inflation rate dropped to 8.0 per cent year-over-year in October against 9.4 per cent in September. This is the lowest since mid-2021 and the tenth straight monthly decline.

Illegal small-scale gold mining, commonly referred to as galamsey in Ghana, has emerged as a pressing issue that undermines the country's environment, economy and social fabric. 

The Headmaster of Kpassa Senior High Technical School (KPASTECH), Rockson Kwame Tawiah, has been removed from office for unauthorised collection of money from students.

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has launched the Modified Taxation Scheme, a simplified tax system designed for individuals working in the informal sector.

The German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has said that his country will deepen the existing collaborations with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).

A London-based arbitration tribunal has ruled in favour of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), by rejecting the claim by Power Distribution Services Ghana Ltd. (PDS) for compensation following the termination of its management contract with ECG.

GOIL PLC has explained that it was not undertaking any gold-related venture or customer reward scheme and has urged the public to ignore a video in circulation falsely depicting that the Group CEO, Edward Abambire Bawa had announced a government-backed project of that nature.

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2024 parliamentary candidate for Amenfi West, Akwasi Adrifa, has declared support for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in the party’s upcoming presidential primaries, describing the Vice President’s proposed policies as a game changer for neglected constituencies.

A former Deputy Minister of Finance and member of Kennedy Agyapong’s campaign team, Dr Alex Ampaabeng, has urged Ghanaians to rally behind the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, describing him as the only candidate with the courage and practical vision to end the country’s youth unemployment crisis.

The Deputy Minister of Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has urged pastors and other religious leaders to use their sermons to encourage tax payment with the same enthusiasm they show when preaching about tithing. 

He said paying taxes was both a moral and patriotic duty to Ghana.

A Modified Taxation Scheme has been launched by the government as part of efforts to widen the tax net and promote fairness in revenue collection.

The issue of the payment of GH¢28 million in 2022, as honorarium at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), but described by the Auditor-General as inappropriate, was up for discussion at the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament on Wednesday (Nov 5, 2025).

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has ordered a recall of Choice Irish Cream Flavoured Drink from the market after laboratory tests confirmed that it contained Sildenafil Citrate, a prescription drug used to treat erectile dysfunction.

The Western Central Regional branch of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service has rescued a 15-year-old Nigerian girl who was trafficked from Enugu State in Nigeria to Tarkwa for sexual exploitation.

A former Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, has been found culpable by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) for procurement breaches that led to a financial loss of about GH¢9 million to the state.

The Alumni of the Swiss Management Centre (SMC) University in Ghana, has petitioned the Governing Board of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), asking that the board should intervene in the decision not to recognise SMC University degrees by the Commission.