A 38-year-old bailiff, Kojo Budu Jackson, has been sentenced to four years in prison with hard labour by an Accra Circuit Court for attempting to commit fraud with forged court documents bearing the signature of a retired judge.

Jackson was found to have falsified a district court order and a certificate of divorce supposedly issued by a former magistrate of the Ejisu District Court in the Ashanti Region.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that several parts of the country will experience temporary power outages on Sunday, July 13, 2025, due to planned maintenance works aimed at improving service delivery and strengthening the reliability of the power distribution network.

Private Solomon Asare Teye-Tsu, the young soldier who was recently honoured by a private security firm for rejecting a bribe from illegal miners (galamsey operators), has been promoted by the Ghana Armed Forces.

The Accra Regional Police Command says it is taking steps to arrest those behind the violent scenes that marred the Ablekuma North parliamentary election rerun, which left former MP Hawa Koomson, two journalists, and others injured.

The national average cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) for the first quarter of 2025 is GH¢15.11.

Ningo-Prampram MP, Samuel Nartey George, has renewed his call for justice over the assault he suffered during the 2019 Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election, accusing the Ghana Police Service of neglecting his complaint for more than five years.

The Western Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with a payroll robbery amounting to GH¢149,500, which occurred on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, near Nyanikrom, close to Shama Junction.

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has disclosed that the number of trained health professionals currently seeking employment far exceeds the previously quoted figure of 30,000, revealing a total exceeding 70,000 across various health sectors.

A mobile money vendor has been shot and killed by armed robbers at Ngleshie Amanfro in the Ga South municipality.

The Catholic Bishop of the Navrongo-Bolgatanga Diocese, Most Reverend Alfred Agyenta, has expressed concern over the growing trend of some Christians, including members of the Catholic Church, reverting to traditional and ancestral forms of worship.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate, Ewurabena Aubynn, has been declared winner of the Ablekuma North constituency parliamentary election.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has secured a landmark victory in the Ablekuma North Constituency, with parliamentary candidate Ewurabena Aubynn defeating the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Nana Akua Afriyie by 209 votes in a tense re-run election. 

The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) parliamentary candidate, Ewurabena Aubynn, is in pole position to win the Ablekuma North parliamentary seat for the first time in 28 years.

The Bibiani District Court has sentenced identical twins to 48 months’ imprisonment each for dishonestly appropriating an unregistered motorbike valued at GH¢13,000. 

Former Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has condemned the violent incidents that marred the parliamentary rerun in the Ablekuma North constituency on Friday, describing them as a betrayal of Ghana’s democratic values.

Voting came to a halt at the Methodist Church Odorkor 1 polling station during the ongoing parliamentary rerun in the Ablekuma North Constituency on Friday, after some party agents breached the church premises.

National Security is beefing up security in Kwahu in the wake of the ruling by the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs in the matter relating to the occupancy of the Kwahu stool. 

Ghana's vast coastline and extensive inland waterways can become the engine of a new era of African trade, if the government can fully leverage these assets to unlock the true potential of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the Convenor of the OneGhana Movement, Senyo Hosi, has said.

Chaos broke out at Ablekuma North’s parliamentary rerun after some unidentified men stormed a polling station and assaulted NPP candidate Nana Akua Afriyie and former Fisheries Minister Hawa Koomson.

Eyewitnesses described the attackers’ arrival as highly coordinated, sending voters and electoral officials into panic. The sudden intrusion brought voting to a temporary halt as security personnel struggled to restore order.

A senior medical specialist has advised men contending with fertility issues, to avoid hot water baths, revealing that they are among the causes of infertility.

The Ghana Police Service has interdicted a police officer who was captured on video allegedly slapping a journalist covering the Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun.

In a statement issued on Friday, the Police Service confirmed that the officer has been withdrawn from election duty in the constituency and referred to the Police Professional Standards Bureau (PPSB) for further investigation in line with internal disciplinary procedures.

A police officer deployed to provide security during the Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun has been accused of assaulting a GHOne TV journalist at the Church of Pentecost, North Odorkor Polling Station 2.

The incident reportedly occurred when the journalist, identified as Agyekum Banahene, attempted to access the inner perimeter of the voting centre to cover proceedings.

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a group of individuals posing as security officers near the Awoshie DVLA polling station in the Ablekuma North Constituency, where a parliamentary election rerun is taking place.

The suspects, who were dressed in brown uniforms resembling official security attire, failed to produce valid identification when confronted by officers deployed to maintain order at the polling centre. 

A fire outbreak on Wednesday night destroyed several wooden structures that accommodated hundreds of people in an area behind the Astonia Lodge Annexe in Ahodwo, Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region.

The government has responded to the United States' decision to significantly reduce visa validity periods for Ghanaian travellers, calling for swift resolution while affirming its commitment to bilateral cooperation.