This “attempted poisoning” business at the Nsawam Prison! I am alarmed because I am concerned about the health of Chairman Wontumi. 

Two Ghanaian nationals, described by United States prosecutors as "chairmen" of an international criminal organisation, have pleaded guilty to their roles in a massive cyber fraud syndicate that stole more than $100 million from victims across the United States through romance scams and business email compromises.

The leader of the People's National Convention (PNC), Bernard Anbataayela Mornah, has called on political parties to make vote-buying costly, campaign financing transparent and competence central to the selection of leaders.

The father of a 15-year-old Ghanaian boy who was fatally shot while walking to school in the Bronx has described his son as his "everything," revealing that the teenager had recently reported being bullied by schoolmates before the deadly ambush.

Cryptocurrency giant Binance said on Thursday that $6.3bn (£4.7bn) of digital assets have been impacted by what could be the largest hack in history.

The Minerals Commission has stressed that the termination of the mineral rights of Northern Ashanti Mines Limited (NAML), formerly Owere Mines, is within the confines of the law.

The police have confirmed a crash involving some police vehicles while driving and facing oncoming traffic in the opposite lane in the Ridge area of Accra on Wednesday and knocking down a motor cyclist but have denied a suggestion that the crash victim was abandoned and was not taken to hospital.

A 15-year-old Ghanaian boy was fatally shot while on his way to school Thursday morning near Crotona Park in the Bronx, New York and investigators are searching for three teenage boys in connection with the killing.

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has urged contractors working on the La General Hospital project to accelerate the pace of work.

TAXING INCOME THAT DOES NOT YET EXIST

I want to pay my taxes. I'm finding it harder than it should be.

I registered my company at the ROC, SSNIT and PPA, and those processes were clear and fair. Then came the VAT office, where my portal shows GHS 5,000 in Corporate Income Tax and GHS 500 in Growth and Sustainability Levy, both overdue, for a company that hasn't earned a pesewa yet.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has scheduled November 1 to 10, 2026, for prospective parliamentary candidates, including sitting Members of Parliament, to formally declare their intention to contest the party’s parliamentary primaries ahead of the 2028 general elections.

The police have arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged murder of a 34-year-old mobile money vendor, Christian Amponsah, at a guest house at Kasoa in the Central Region.

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has backed a proposal to extend Ghana’s presidential term from four to five years, arguing that the current electoral cycle gives governments too little time to implement their development programmes.

The Minister of Finance was expected to present the 2027 Budget in Parliament on November 12, with a focus on moving the economy from stabilisation to a more productive, competitive and technology-driven path.

The 2027 Budget is also expected to set out the government’s priorities for the next phase of its economic agenda, with a focus on translating macroeconomic stability into broader economic opportunities and improved living standards.

Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is travelling to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform the lesser Hajj pilgrimage, known as Umrah, where he will offer prayers for the West African nation, the presidency says.

Details of more than 41,000 personnel working for the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including thousands involved in immigration enforcement, have been leaked to the public.

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has launched Ghana in Numbers 2025, a maiden flagship publication that brings together official statistics on the country and demonstrates how they can inform decision-making.

Ghana has initiated discussions with Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation, Rosatom, for the establishment of the country’s first nuclear power station, President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed.

President John Dramani Mahama has commended his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, for his willingness to resume trilateral talks on the conflict with Ukraine, calling for the world’s conflicts to be resolved amicably.

Ghana is fully prepared to detect, contain and manage any Ebola case, although the country has not recorded a case of the disease, the Ministry of Health has reassured.

A contradiction lies at the heart of our electoral conversation. We celebrate the Ghanaian voter as discerning, independent-minded and capable of changing governments. Yet whenever appointments to the Electoral Commission arise, we sometimes speak as though the outcome of the next election has already been negotiated.

More than 200 farmers at Akyem Asene near Oda whose property was destroyed to pave the way for the construction of the new Accra-Kumasi expressway have appealed to the government to pay them adequate compensation.

A polished CV can open an office door.

Gender Data Ghana, a think tank focused on gender equality through research and advocacy, has called on the government to abolish the Ghana Education Service’s (GES) practice of investigating allegations of child abuse internally and transferring teachers implicated in such cases. 

President John Dramani Mahama has joined fellow African leaders and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the opening of the Third Russia–Africa Summit in Moscow, as Russia and African countries explore opportunities to strengthen economic cooperation and advance shared development priorities.