The Ministry of Transport has defended the government's acquisition of two diesel locomotives and 20 freight wagons, dismissing concerns raised by critics as inaccurate and technically unfounded.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is to replace Ghanaian passports lost or damaged in Monday’s devastating floods at no delay, as part of emergency relief for affected persons. 

In a press release issued on Friday, July 3, 2026, the Ministry urged persons affected to contact it from Friday, July 3 to Friday, July 17, 2026, for assistance in securing a new travel document.

Ghana and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam have signed an agreement on visa exemption for holders of diplomatic, official and service passports as they opened a new chapter in bilateral relations. 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced an expedited replacement process for Ghanaians who lost or had their passports damaged during the recent devastating floods across the country.

A young couple in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province have been publicly caned after a Sharia court convicted them of violating Islamic law by kissing during a TikTok livestream.

The Director-General of the State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA), Prof Michael Kpessa-Whyte, has charged new public officers to begin working to leave a legacy and not see themselves as merely starting new jobs.

Every rainy season, the narrative remains tragically identical. Streets transform into raging rivers, properties worth millions of Cedis are destroyed, and precious lives are cut short.

As first responders at the Ghana National Fire Service, our personnel are routinely deployed to rescue citizens trapped by rising waters. Yet, as I have consistently maintained across numerous media engagements, the devastating floods we witness today are largely not acts of God—they are the direct consequences of human indiscretion.

President John Dramani Mahama has formally, in line with Articles 70(1)(b) and 187(16) of the Constitution, appointed and sworn into office Dr Pamela Graham as the eleventh and first female Auditor-General of Ghana.

The Overlord of the Gonja Kingdom, Yagbonwura Bii-Kunuto Jewu Soale I, joined the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to commemorate the fifth Awukudae for 2026.

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has issued a food safety alert warning the public against consuming or purchasing food products retrieved from floodwaters following the recent flooding that hit Accra and other affected areas on June 29.

Ghana’s foremost playwright Uncle Ebo Whyte confesses that, knowing the Ghana Black Stars’ tendency to break Ghanaian hearts, particularly Asamoah-Gyan’s missed penalty in the FIFA 2010 South Africa World Cup quarter-finals against Uruguay, he pretends he does not care when we lose.

Deep in his heart however, he cares passionately and jubilates when the Stars win. Some of us behave the Uncle Ebo way!

A former security guard has been jailed for 40 months after using his old uniform to trick bank staff into handing him more than £117,000 in cash before fleeing to Ghana, a UK court has heard.

The Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump's bid to end the 150-year-old policy.

In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that children born in the US "to parents unlawfully or temporarily present" are "citizens at birth" under the 14th amendment.

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMET) has predicted a mixed bag of weather conditions across the country on Friday, with light morning rain along the coast, mist over the middle belt, and thunderstorms expected nationwide by afternoon as an active rainstorm system moves in from neighbouring Nigeria.

Even though Ghana may have reached the FIFA World Cup Round of 32, Carlos Queiroz knows the road to Kansas City is littered with defensive questions that demand urgent answers after Croatia exposed the Black Stars' vulnerability in a 2-1 defeat in the final Group L match at the Philadelphia Stadium last Saturday. 

Black Stars Coach Carlos Queiroz says Ghana must be perfect for 90 minutes when they face Colombia in Friday's FIFA World Cup Round of 32 clash in Kansas City, insisting the pressure of knockout football is a privilege, not a problem.

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged the government to make deliberate investments in the training and deployment of pharmacists across the country to enhance healthcare delivery.

The issue of students peddling drugs on various campus especially with pre-tertiary students joining the menace was up for discussion on the floor of Parliament on Thursday.

The Upper West Regional Police Command has intercepted 50,000 rounds of ammunition being transported along an unapproved route outside Wa and arrested three suspects in connection with the consignment.

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has called for the outright dismissal of students who peddle marijuana on campuses of various senior high schools.

The Supreme Court has struck out an application by the former Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo, seeking a review of an earlier ruling of the apex court.

The High Court in Accra has affirmed the extradition of Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, to the United States to stand trial over his alleged involvement in an $8 million romance scam targeting elderly victims.

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested six suspects for allegedly dealing in unregistered pharmaceutical products during an intelligence-led operation at the Airport Roundabout in Kumasi on Monday, June 29.

The operation was carried out by personnel of the Ashanti Regional Police Command in collaboration with the Inspector-General of Police Special Operations Team from the National Police Headquarters, Accra, according to a police statement issued on June 30.

The High Court in Accra has ordered Solomon Asamoah and Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, former Chief Executive Officer and Board Chairman, respectively, of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund, to open their defence in a case in which they are accused of conspiring to cause financial loss of $2 million meant for the Accra SkyTrain project, which was never built.

The Ministry of Finance has credited the accounts of the National Disaster Management Committee with GH¢350 million from the Contingency Fund.