Three bodies were recovered on Thursday following the collapse of an illegal mining (galamsey) pit at Twifo Mampong in the Twifo Atti-Morkwa District of the Central Region.

THE Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Madam Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has condemned the culture of ridicule directed at Ghana’s theatre industry, calling it “shameful and self-destructive.”

MESSAGE TO THE 80TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA,
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA
THURSDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2025.

Madam President,
Mr. Secretary-General,
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen:

At this 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, I would like to speak about Africa’s role in the future of the organisation. However, it is impossible to do that without first considering the collective role that Africa played in its founding, which was small and relatively insignificant.

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that Ghana will table a motion at the United Nations to recognise the transatlantic slave trade as the greatest crime against humanity.

President John Dramani Mahama has condemned the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, urging the international community to take decisive steps to protect innocent lives.

President John Dramani Mahama has called for sweeping reforms of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), insisting that the current structure no longer reflects global realities and undermines the body’s legitimacy.

MESSAGE TO THE 80TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY  
DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA,  
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA  
THURSDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2025. 

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has warned senior high school graduates against making indecent and irresponsible statements on social media.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a reward of $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Nigerian national, Olumide Adebiyi Adediran, who is wanted in the United States for multiple fraud offences.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has formally referred petitions against its Deputy Communications Director, Ernest Owusu-Bempah, to the party’s National Council for consideration.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case related to taking millions of euros of illicit funds from the late Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi.

Malawi's former President Peter Mutharika has been declared the winner of last week's elections, in a huge comeback for the 85-year-old.

I’m very pleased to be back in Ghana after nearly twenty years and honoured to return as the British High Commissioner.

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, says the President John Mahama led administration was more committed to fighting illegal mining compared to the previous government led by Akufo-Addo.

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, has said decisive reforms, such as the domestic debt exchange programme (DDEP), coupled with disciplined monetary policies, are responsible for setting the country’s economy on a path to recovery.

Ghana and the UK Government have signed a bilateral agreement for restructuring sovereign debts. 

President John Dramani Mahama has called for new governance, business, and financing models to achieve sustainable health financing and development across the world. 

The University for Development Studies (UDS) is making the headlines at the ongoing Federation of International University Sports (FISU) University World Cup Football Tournament in Dalian, China, with a remarkable unbeaten run, which has landed them in the semi-finals.

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has contributed GH¢2 million to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, also known as MahamaCares, in a bid to strengthen healthcare delivery.

Former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, J Ayikoi Otoo, lead counsel for Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has broken his silence on what he describes as "the unconstitutional removal of the Chief Justice." 

The General Manager of the Ghana News Agency (GNA),  Mr Albert Kofi Owusu, has lauded China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), describing it as a visionary framework that continues to foster development partnerships and strengthen solidarity across the Global South. 

Legal Practitioner and Member of Parliament for South Dayi in the Volta Region, Dafaemekpor Rockson-Nelson and two others have initiated an action at the Supreme Court seeking to break the monopoly of the Ghana Bar Association as referenced in the 1992 Constitution of Ghana and other statutes.

Richard Jakpa, a Director of Special Operations at the National Security Secretariat, has petitioned the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, asking that former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame should be investigated for "fabrication of evidence" during his tenure as A-G.

The Governing Council of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has approved the implementation of the directives by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) for the Pro-Vice Chancellor, Prof. Denis Worlanyo Aheto to take over and act as Vice-Chancellor in the interim.

The Supreme Court is expected to interpret and bring finality to a thorny constitutional question of whether a Chief Justice removed from office also ceases to be a Justice of the Supreme Court.