Ghana has recorded progress in reducing multidimensional poverty over the last year, with over 360,000 people escaping deprivation between mid and late 2025 alone. 

A taxi driver has been shot dead at Tetegu, near Weija, in the Greater Accra Region, following an encounter with a policewoman, the Ghana Police Service has said.

Ghana has opened formal negotiations to take possession of the house where Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah lived and worked during his final years in Guinea, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said.

The United States Embassy in Accra has announced an expansion of visa processing capacity, opening "thousands of additional non-immigrant visa appointment slots," with many said to be immediately available. 

While speaking at the Davos summit on Tuesday, French president Emmanuel Macron drew attention for his stern rebuke of US leader Donald Trump's threat to tariff eight European countries opposed to his proposed takeover of Greenland.

But another aspect of Macron's speech also made an impression: his choice of eyewear.

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has announced that the First Meeting of the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament will officially commence on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, in Parliament.

US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his threats to take control of Greenland, saying there is "no going back".

Asked at a news conference how far he was willing to go to acquire the semi-autonomous Danish territory, he replied: "You'll find out."

A member of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has been injured in an exchange of gunfire with illegal miners during an operation in the Bono Region on Tuesday.

A taxi driver (Good Samaritan), Joseph Kwadwo Koranteng, who risked his life by using his vehicle to chase two armed robbers on motorbike, leading to the arrest of one of the suspects is now struggling for survival.

The hearing of the case involving former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been adjourned to April 27, 2026.

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has suspended its planned indefinite strike over the non-payment of salary arrears to staff of the Judicial Service.

Over 98 per cent of land in the country cannot be registered with a title. The situation makes it extremely difficult for purchasers to properly secure such lands, leaving them vulnerable in land disputes.

Patricia Asiedua, the self-acclaimed evangelist, who is popularly known as Agradaa, has apologised and paid GH¢100,000 to gospel musician, Empress Gifty Oppong Adorye, following which the two have amicably resolved and mutually agreed on a settlement in the defamation suit filed by Empress Gifty against Agradaa.

The consent settlement has since been filed and adopted as a consent judgment by the High Court in Tema, where the defamation case was being heard.

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Klottey Korle, Valentino Nii Noi Nortey, has been arrested in the U.S. after allegedly stabbing his wife over the weekend, authorities have confirmed.

The stabbing over the weekend happened in Dauphin County in Pennsylvania and it has left the wife hospitalized and Nii Noi Nortey facing charges, according to police.

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has destroyed a large consignment of opioids intercepted at the Tema Port in December last year, following a court order authorising their disposal.

Kwabena Agyei Agyepong has unveiled an ambitious six-point campaign covenant centred on integrity, unity and service as he intensifies his bid to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) into the 2026 presidential race, just days ahead of the party’s January 31 primaries.

A major burst on a 42-inch transmission pipeline has disrupted water supply to the entire Tema Metropolis and large parts of eastern Accra, affecting households, businesses and institutions across several densely populated communities.

A fire outbreak behind the VVIP Station at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra has destroyed about 50 shops used mainly as warehouses for phone accessories and other merchandise.

Over 98 per cent of land in the country cannot be registered with a title. The situation makes it extremely difficult for purchasers to properly secure such lands, leaving them vulnerable in land disputes.

Donald Trump has vowed to "100%" follow through on his threat to impose tariffs on European countries who oppose his demand to take control of Greenland.

Legendary Ghanaian gospel musician Yaw Sarpong has passed away. He is said to have died at the Emena Hospital in Kumasi, where he was receiving medical treatment. 

The police have arrested three additional suspects in connection with the 2024 Adabraka gold jewellery shop robbery incident.

The five presidential aspirants of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will on Thursday, January 22, 2026, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), pledging to uphold the collective interest of the party and support the eventual winner of the presidential primary.

The Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, last Friday threw his weight behind the Director-General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), Professor Ahmed Jinapor, and his team for sanitising the tertiary education space.

Two stalwarts of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have advanced contrasting views on the state’s pursuit of former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, over matters of accountability during his stewardship.