Former boxer Michael Ayitey Okai, commonly referred to as Ayitey Powers has been arrested by the police for an alleged death threat.
The National Service Authority (NSA) has given prospective National Service Personnel affected by biodata mismatch issues a final opportunity to correct their records and complete their registration ahead of the August 26, 2026 deadline.
The Ministry of the Interior has eased restrictions on motorbike riding in Bawku, allowing both men and women to ride between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., while the 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew remains in force.
A total of 4,201 foreign nationals have been removed from Ghana since 2025, with some of those deported now attempting to re-enter the country through unapproved routes to avoid detection at monitored border posts.
The Minister for the Interior, Mr Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, said gaps in Ghana’s border-monitoring system were making the situation more difficult, with only 12 of the country’s 48 legitimate crossing points equipped with biometric monitoring systems.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has said it has taken note of public allegations of extortion and related conduct made by the Chief Executive of Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, against the Minority Leader of Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin.
According to the OSP, "given the nature of the allegations, the OSP will assess the case and determine whether it falls within its statutory mandate and whether further investigative action is warranted."
Thirteen suspects identified in connection with election-related violence during Ghana’s 2020 and 2024 elections are still at large, with the police continuing efforts to arrest them, the Interior for the Minister, Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka has said,
Work has commenced to reclaim the Lafa water retention basin at Mallam in Accra as part of the government’s ongoing effort to mitigate flooding in Mallam, Weija, Dansoman and surrounding communities in the Greater Accra Region.
Motorists across the country will no longer be subjected to routine roadside checks by police personnel from the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) from September 2026 as the government introduces a digital system to detect and enforce more than 47 road traffic offences, the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak has said.
A Professor of Finance at the University of Ghana Business School, Godfred Bokpin, has said the government’s decision to move the financing of gold purchases away from the Bank of Ghana’s balance sheet is a step in the right direction.
The Chief of Staff, Dr Julius Debrah, has called for the collective action of state and non-state actors to win the fight against poor environmental sanitation.
The Accra High Court has given two former officials of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) up to September 23, 2026, to file their witness statements in the $2 million SkyTrain case.
A 40-year-old gold dealer, Seth Kobina, was shot dead during an armed robbery at his shop at Agona Fie, near Agona Nkwanta in the Western Region last Thursday.
The incident has led to the arrest of five suspects, but one of them has since died while in custody.
More than 19,000 mineworkers and former mineworkers are demanding the immediate release of more than GH¢380 million in provident funds, welfare savings, leave savings, personal investments and severance packages locked up in distressed financial institutions.
FET Auto Company Limited, an industrial service provider and commercial vehicle dealership in Accra, has launched the full range of Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) car models onto the Ghanaian market.
The Minister of Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, has assured Ghanaians that state agencies responsible for road safety will work together to implement a robust helmet standard to enhance the safety of motorcycle riders.
The Ghana Real Estate Developers Association (GREDA) has renewed calls for the government to scrap the 20 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) imposed on construction of houses, saying the tax is worsening the already high cost of housing in the country.
The construction of a major underground storm drain at the Hansonic Junction to address perennial flooding and poor drainage along the Hansonic-Darkuman Junction stretch of the Dr Busia Highway has commenced.
The contractor working on the reconstruction of the 27.8-kilometre Dodowa-Afienya-Dawhenya road and selected town roads has assured that the first lane from the Dodowa Junction to the Afienya Junction will be completed by December this year.
The 24-Hour Economy programme has mobilised about $5.5 billion in project commitments, largely from the private sector rather than government capital funding, a year after its launch.
The Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, says the country now spends less than 20 per cent of its revenue on debt servicing, down from about 50 per cent in the past.
