The Ministry of Health has deployed an upgraded mobile application for the sale of admission forms for prospective applicants to health training institutions in Ghana.

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has filed a new application asking the Supreme Court to halt the suspension of the Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, by President John Dramani Mahama.

President John Dramani Mahama has described the National Sanitary Pad Distribution Programme as a bold step towards restoring dignity, confidence, and equal opportunity for schoolgirls in the country.

The Chief of the Army Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Major General Lawrence Kwaku Gbetanu, has said personnel of the GAF and other security agencies remain steadfast in their commitment to restoring peace and security in Bawku in the Upper East Region.

An independent Emoluments Commission is to be set up by the end of this year, the  acting Chief Executive of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC), Dr George Smith-Graham, has said.

At least 155 staff of banks and specialised deposit-taking institutions (SDIs) were dismissed in 2024 for their involvement in fraudulent activities, the latest annual fraud report from the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has revealed.

President John Dramani Mahama has reassured the public that Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang is recovering well and remains in good spirits, following a recent period of medical attention and rest.

The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has frozen all bank accounts of Akonta Mining and the owner of the company, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, aka Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), over allegations of financial irregularities.

Pope Francis died at 7:35 a.m. (Rome time) on Easter Monday, 21 April 2025 at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta. This was announced from Casa Santa Marta at 9:45 a.m. by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo (Chamberlain) of the Apostolic Chamber.  

The police on Wednesday made a significant move in the investigations of the suspected murder of a 23-year-old woman at Kwadaso in Kumasi.

A suspect, Robert Kwabena Boamah, aged 34, was arrested at his hideout at Namong, near Offinso in the Ashanti Region on Wednesday.

Four suspects have been picked up and are currently in custody at the Narcotics Control Commission following the interception of 73 slabs of substances suspected to be cocaine that weighed 89.74 kg.

President John Dramani Mahama has cautioned his ministerial appointees that non-performance will not be tolerated, urging them to prioritise results and deliver on the expectations of Ghanaians.

The police have found a Toyota Land Cruiser vehicle belonging to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that went missing last week at Tarkwa in the Western Region.

President John Dramani Mahama has indicated that his administration will adopt a firmer approach to natural resource lease renewals in order to increase Ghanaian participation and direct more benefits to communities affected by mining.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has said some of the power outages being experienced in Kumasi in recent times was due to cable theft.

The acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has disclosed that a prominent figure involved in illegal mining—along with his close associates—will be arrested in the coming days.

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has expressed concern over the procedure that led to the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo by President John Mahama on April 23, 2025.

The US dollar has seen big declines in recent months.

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has appealed to the striking doctors at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) to come to the negotiating table.

The doctors have withdrawn emergency services following the sacking of the Chief Executive Officer of the hospital last Tuesday, after the minister paid an unannounced visit to the hospital.

Australia-based mining firm Atlantic Lithium has made an urgent appeal to the government of Ghana for fiscal relief to rescue its planned Ewoyaa lithium project, warning that collapsing global lithium prices have rendered the venture economically unviable.

The planned reduction in passport application fees from GH¢500 to GH¢350 will only take effect after Parliament returns from recess and amends the Fees and Charges Act.

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has called for the immediate reconstitution of the National Media Commission (NMC) Board to give impetus to media regulation and promotion of media freedom.

The doctors Association of the Tamale Teaching Hospital (DATTH) has condemned the open confrontation between the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, and the Head of the hospital’s Accident and Emergency Department, Dr Valentine Akwulpwa, during the minister’s unannounced visit to the facility.

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2024 presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has denied allegations that his Muslim faith was a factor in the party's loss in the general election. 

A 44-year-old farmer, Enoch Kusi, who allegedly accused his 47-year-old wife, Ama Kwakyewaa, of­ infidelity, has butchered her to death in the bush at Akyem Adwafo in the Akyemansa District in the  Eastern Region.