The Presiding Bishop of The Methodist Church Ghana, the Most Reverend Professor Johnson Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, has blamed Ghana’s challenges on mismanagement and the stealing of the country’s resources by selfish leaders.
Passengers travelling aboard an Emirates Airbus A380 from Dubai to São Paulo were forced to make an unscheduled stop at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, after the aircraft received a technical warning indicating possible smoke in its forward cargo compartment.
The Embassy of Ghana in Washington, DC, has said former Finance Minister Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta declined to meet consular officials without his lawyers present after he was taken into custody by United States immigration authorities.
Nine accused persons have been remanded into prison custody by the Obuasi Circuit Court after they were charged with assault of public officers.
Their arrest and arraignment followed a video showed on social media that captured an assault on police officers at Tweapease Senior High School Park in the Ashanti Region.
The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has revealed that Ghana’s former Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, lost his legal immigration status in the United States after his visa was formally revoked by the US State Department, contrary to widespread claims that he had overstayed.
The Accra Regional Police Command, in collaboration with the Eastern Regional Police Command, has arrested seven members of a notorious highway robbery syndicate believed to be behind a series of violent attacks across the Greater Accra, Eastern and Ashanti regions.
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has increased the monthly pension payments by 10 per cent for this year, with those on the lower echelons of the pension ladder receving a 36.52 per cent increment.
President John Dramani Mahama has applauded the Ghana Police Service (GPS) for its discipline and effective operations during the festive season.
Construction works have begun on health and education facilities in the South Tongu Constituency following sod-cutting ceremonies performed in four communities in the district.
Five-Storey 800-bed students’ accommodation project has taken off at Adaklu-Kodzobi in the Adaklu District of the Volta Region.
The Founder of the Paxpee Foundation LBG, Peace Ocloo, has donated assorted relief items to the Avoryno community in Accra as part of its Christmas outreach activities.
The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has wrapped up its fourth quarter security audits for 2025 at the Tema Port, Meridian Port Services (MPS) Terminal 3, and the Takoradi Port, reinforcing the country’s commitment to secure, efficient and internationally compliant maritime operations.
The Principal of the Accra College of Education, Professor Samuel Awinkene Atintono, has been voted the Best Principal of the Year, Principal of the Colleges of Education category, under the Ghana Education Awards 2025.
An Accounting Professor at the University of Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, Professor Joseph Kwasi Agyemang, has endorsed the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission's (GTEC) exercise to crack down on the misuse and proliferation of fake academic titles.
The Vice-President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has urged both citizens and public officials to uphold integrity and speak firmly against injustice.
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, has been elected Chairperson of the Council of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) for an initial two-year term, effective 1 January 2026.
Her election was announced in a statement issued by the Association’s London-based head office on January 8, 2026.
In addition to her role as Chair, Prof. Amfo will serve as Chair of the Council’s Executive Committee, providing leadership and strategic direction to the ACU’s governance structures.
Prof. Amfo brings more than 24 years of experience in academia and university governance to the position.
The Anidaso Parkinson’s Disease Foundation has issued a strong call against stigma and misinformation surrounding Parkinson’s disease following the public disclosure by IMANI Centre for Policy and Education founder, Mr Franklin Cudjoe, that he has been living with the condition for eight years.
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has published details of the detention of former Finance Minister, Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta, on its website, confirming that he was being held in an ICE Custody at the Caroline Detention Facility in Virginia.
Five governance experts have endorsed the recommendations of the Constitution Review Committee (CRC) for the amendment of Article 78(1) of the 1992 Constitution to bar Members of Parliament (MPs) from being appointed as ministers of state.
President John Dramani Mahama has issued a strong warning to criminal elements targeting personnel of the Ghana Police Service and other law enforcement agencies, declaring that such acts will be met with ruthless and decisive action.
