The Tema Regional Police Command has intercepted 1,613 parcels of substances suspected to be narcotic drugs following an intelligence-led operation along the Akosombo–Tema road.

The Kingmakers of the Kwahu Paramount stool, the Abene Traditional Council, have petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate allegations of conflict of interest, abuse of office and unfair treatment meted out against a private businessman by a former Board Chairman of Agricultural Development Bank PLC (ADB), Daasebre Akuamoah Agyapong II, known in private life as Eugene Asante Boadi.

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has urged the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Elections Committee (PEC) to ensure transparency in the conduct of the party’s presidential election.

Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States has disclosed that United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement medically cleared former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta for detention before admitting him into custody.

The Founder and leader of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has sparked public debate after openly criticising what he described as the growing culture of extravagant weddings, urging couples to place financial readiness above elaborate ceremonies.

Small businesses across the country are benefiting from significant tax relief following the increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) registration threshold from GH¢200,000 to GH¢750,000 under the new VAT reforms. 

An artisanal miner, Michael Gyadu Ayisi, has testified in the High Court (Criminal Division), Accra, in the trial involving the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi.

The Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group, Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, has urged leaders to prioritise the conscious and deliberate development of future strategic minds and innovators.

The Minister of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Mrs Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has urged spare parts dealers at Abossey Okai to reduce prices in line with the strengthening of the Ghana cedi against the US dollar.

More than 124,000 qualified applicants are jostling for recruitment into the Ghana Police Service to fill 4,000 vacancies.

Dr. Bryan Acheampong has formally concluded a sweeping national tour, having engaged with grassroots delegates across all 276 constituencies in Ghana, his campaign office announced on Friday.

Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the death of a defilement suspect who was in police custody at the Twifo Praso Police Station cells.

The deceased, a 40-year-old George Anim, was arrested on November 25, 2025, for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl at Swedru Akuapem in the Assin Fosu Municipality.

Anim, while in police custody was transferred to the Twifo Praso Police Station.  

The High Court in Accra has ordered the Attorney-General’s Department to file a detailed report on the detention of Alhaji Seidu Abagre, who has been in state security agencies custody since December 24, 2025, following his removal from Bawku based on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II's Bawku conflict mediation exercise.

Following consultations involving the Ministry of Education, the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), the University Council, management, and student representatives, the academic user facility fee for the 2025/2026 academic year at the University of Ghana will remain the same as the 2024/2025 academic year.

Black Stars head coach Otto Addo has moved swiftly to steady Ghana’s World Cup ship, paying personal visits to injured key players across Europe as anxiety grows over their race against time to be fit for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The coach’s latest stop took him to France, where he visited centre-back Mohammed Salisu to lift the defender’s spirits following successful surgery on a serious knee injury. 

According to new research conducted by the top Fast Moving Consumer Good (FMCG) market and economic research agency and consultancy company in Ghana, SumsureIQ, Ghana’s Fast Moving Consumer Goods sector has seen significant improvements in a difficult landscape characterised by cost-of-living crises, exchange rate volatility and constant inflationary pressures in 2025 compared to 2024. 

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added about 500 new words, phrases and meanings to its lexicon, with several entries originating from West Africa, underscoring the growing global influence of African languages on English.

One person has died with 37 others sustaining injuries in a road crash involving a 40-seater bus and a truck at Mankrong on the Accra–Kumasi Highway. 

The accident occurred on Sunday, January 11, 2026, when a Zhong Tong bus (AS 7022-21) collided with a Man Diesel truck (GW 3969-U).

Following the completion of the seven-day post-burial Muslim prayers for the late Ayawaso East Member of Parliament (MP), Naser Toure Mahama, the constituents, especially within the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) have started public discussions on finding a successor, with some proposing Baba Jamal Mohammed Ahmed as a suitable replacement.

Others have put up Dr Yakubu Azindow's name as also another possible replacement.

Dr. Bryan Acheampong has concluded a tour of the northern sector of the country, as part of his campaign in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential race with the election scheduled for January 31, 2026.

President John Dramani Mahama has directed for a comprehensive review of the contract between the National Lottery Authority (NLA) and KGL Technology Limited.

The Presiding Bishop of The Methodist Church Ghana, Most Rev. Professor Johnson Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, has stated that poor leadership has been the biggest problem of the country.

The government has cleared outstanding energy-sector debts totalling $1.470 billion in the 2025 fiscal year, effectively rescuing the sector and ridding it of crippling debt.

President Mahama has lauded the Daily Graphic and its sister brands as the nation’s standard for credible journalism and announced a major government directive to award contracts for printing basic school textbooks to the Graphic Communications Group Ltd (GCGL).

The Director-General of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), Professor Samuel Boakye Dampare, has raised alarm over illegal developments around the National Radioactive Waste Management Centre, warning that human settlements close to the facility pose serious risks to public safety.