Parts of Sunyani and surrounding communities have been plunged into power outages following a fault on one of the largest transformers at the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) switchyard in the Bono Regional capital.

Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has announced the successful completion of critical repair works on a burst 42-inch transmission main, restoring water supply to thousands of residents in Tema and surrounding communities after a period of disruption.

Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is set to lead a 14-member Commonwealth Observer Group for Bangladesh’s forthcoming parliamentary elections and a nationwide referendum, both scheduled for February 12, 2026.

The Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry is planning to roll out a national consumer price transparency application as part of efforts to improve market accountability and protect consumers from arbitrary pricing.

The Accra High Court has adjourned to January 26 an application for judicial review by way of certiorari filed by social media influencer Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, and two others who are facing extradition proceedings.

An electrician who was contracted by private persons to resolve an electric fault was electrocuted while working on an electricity pole belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) at Ashaley Botwe School Junction in the Adenta Municipal area.

A 42-year-old miner has been killed during a robbery at his home at Asonkore SSNIT Flats Down at Obuasi in the Ashanti Region.

The assailants made away with GH¢2,600, a laptop and a car key, the police has said.

Ghana has recorded progress in reducing multidimensional poverty over the last year, with over 360,000 people escaping deprivation between mid and late 2025 alone. 

A taxi driver has been shot dead at Tetegu, near Weija, in the Greater Accra Region, following an encounter with a policewoman, the Ghana Police Service has said.

Ghana has opened formal negotiations to take possession of the house where Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah lived and worked during his final years in Guinea, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said.

The United States Embassy in Accra has announced an expansion of visa processing capacity, opening "thousands of additional non-immigrant visa appointment slots," with many said to be immediately available. 

While speaking at the Davos summit on Tuesday, French president Emmanuel Macron drew attention for his stern rebuke of US leader Donald Trump's threat to tariff eight European countries opposed to his proposed takeover of Greenland.

But another aspect of Macron's speech also made an impression: his choice of eyewear.

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has announced that the First Meeting of the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament will officially commence on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, in Parliament.

US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his threats to take control of Greenland, saying there is "no going back".

Asked at a news conference how far he was willing to go to acquire the semi-autonomous Danish territory, he replied: "You'll find out."

A member of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has been injured in an exchange of gunfire with illegal miners during an operation in the Bono Region on Tuesday.

A taxi driver (Good Samaritan), Joseph Kwadwo Koranteng, who risked his life by using his vehicle to chase two armed robbers on motorbike, leading to the arrest of one of the suspects is now struggling for survival.

The hearing of the case involving former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been adjourned to April 27, 2026.

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has suspended its planned indefinite strike over the non-payment of salary arrears to staff of the Judicial Service.

Over 98 per cent of land in the country cannot be registered with a title. The situation makes it extremely difficult for purchasers to properly secure such lands, leaving them vulnerable in land disputes.

Patricia Asiedua, the self-acclaimed evangelist, who is popularly known as Agradaa, has apologised and paid GH¢100,000 to gospel musician, Empress Gifty Oppong Adorye, following which the two have amicably resolved and mutually agreed on a settlement in the defamation suit filed by Empress Gifty against Agradaa.

The consent settlement has since been filed and adopted as a consent judgment by the High Court in Tema, where the defamation case was being heard.

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Klottey Korle, Valentino Nii Noi Nortey, has been arrested in the U.S. after allegedly stabbing his wife over the weekend, authorities have confirmed.

The stabbing over the weekend happened in Dauphin County in Pennsylvania and it has left the wife hospitalized and Nii Noi Nortey facing charges, according to police.

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has destroyed a large consignment of opioids intercepted at the Tema Port in December last year, following a court order authorising their disposal.

Kwabena Agyei Agyepong has unveiled an ambitious six-point campaign covenant centred on integrity, unity and service as he intensifies his bid to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) into the 2026 presidential race, just days ahead of the party’s January 31 primaries.

A major burst on a 42-inch transmission pipeline has disrupted water supply to the entire Tema Metropolis and large parts of eastern Accra, affecting households, businesses and institutions across several densely populated communities.

A fire outbreak behind the VVIP Station at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra has destroyed about 50 shops used mainly as warehouses for phone accessories and other merchandise.