The Electoral Commission of Ghana has called on the government to collaborate with the Ghana Police Service to ensure the Commission receives adequate security, enabling it to carry out its duties in a safe and secure environment.

In a statement released on Friday, January 17, 2025, and signed by the EC Deputy Chairman in charge of Operations, Samuel Tettey, the Commission expressed concern that the police failed to provide security during a planned continuation of collation process of the Ablekuma North Constituency results at the Greater Accra Regional Office on Friday morning.

The Eastern Regional Minister-designate, Mrs Rita Akosua Adjei Awatey has embarked on a tour to visit traditional leaders in the Yilo and Manya Krobo areas, seeking their support and blessings ahead of her vetting.

On Friday, January 17, Awatey and her entourage first visited the Paramount Chief of Manya Krobo, Nene Sakitey II, where they were warmly received by enthusiastic residents.

President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Banjul, The Gambia, as part of a two-country visit to express gratitude to the leaders of The Gambia and Senegal for their participation in his presidential inauguration on January 7, 2025.  

The Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) has urged the government not to see labour as an afterthought when making major socio-economic policy decisions.

A former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi, has initiated a defamation suit against four respondents, including Dan Kwaku Yeboah, a popular sports journalist.

Economist and professor of finance, Godfred Alufar Bokpin, has called for a drastic shift in Ghana's economic strategy, emphasising the need to prioritise agriculture as the backbone of the economy.

The government has deployed police and military forces to Nkwanta in the Oti Region, following renewed violence stemming from a longstanding chieftaincy dispute. 

The unrest has led to heavy gunfire and widespread panic, with many residents fleeing their homes in search of safety.

The acting spokesperson for President John Mahama, Felix Kwakye Ofosu in a post on X on Friday, January 17, said the swift deployment of security personnel aims to restore calm and prevent further escalation.

A staggering 90 per cent of raw materials used in the country's manufacturing sector are still sourced from international markets, the President of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Dr Humphrey Kwesi Ayim Darke, has said.

The African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) is pushing for a restructuring of petroleum margins, proposing their conversion into tax revenues to help the government generate approximately GH₵6.3 billion.

A financial audit of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has uncovered a revenue collection deficit of GH₵490 million for the period spanning October to December 2023.

Former Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa, K.T. Hammond, has filed a defamation lawsuit against broadcaster Blessed Godsbrain Smart, widely known as Captain Smart, over alleged derogatory comments made during a broadcast on Onua TV.

The Public Utilities Workers Union (PUWU) has urged President John Dramani Mahama to take pragmatic steps in involving private sector participation in the management of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) so that workers will not be left worse off.

The Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC) has allayed fears over an imminent fuel shortage in Ghana.

A police constable and three Community Police Assistants (CPAs) were last Wednesday attacked by thugs at Akrofuom within the Obuasi Divisional Police Command when they went to effect the arrest of one Sibuba, a suspect, for threatening to cause harm to a complainant.

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has welcomed the nomination of former Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, as the Minister for the Ministry of Education, saying that he has the experience to lead the sector.