The governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) has opened nominations for its 2026 Regional Executive Elections effective Tuesday, October 6, 2026.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has undertaken surprise working visits to more than 20 visa application centres in the country to assess the conditions under which Ghanaian applicants access visa services.

The Upper East Regional Police Command has arrested a 36-year-old suspected drug dealer, Tumbana Ane, at Paga in the Kassena Nankana West District of the Upper East Region and seized 38 parcels of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp.

What began as a celebration of the annual Yam Festival at Nchiraa in the Wenchi Municipality of the Bono Region ended in bloodshed on Saturday, October 3, 2026 with the killing of people and injuries to 14 others, including a police officer.

Bestselling author and former politician Jeffrey Archer has died at the age of 86.

President John Dramani Mahama has granted presidential pardon to 863 convicted persons as part of activities marking Ghana's 70th Independence Anniversary.

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed the University of Development Studies (UDS) to cease with immediate effect, the delivery of the accredited evening LLB programme as a weekend programme and to restore the programme to its duly approved evening mode of delivery.

Marco Rubio says the US is "closely monitoring" the situation after the death of a laboratory worker in Russia who may have been exposed to pneumonic plague.

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, has cautioned public institutions against relying solely on artificial intelligence (AI) to make decisions affecting public resources and citizens’ welfare.

The "24-hour economy markets" being constructed in various metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies across the country has officially been redesignated as "District Economy Markets," the new Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga has announced.

According to him, the aim is to separate the physical market infrastructure projects from the political discourse surrounding the broader "24-hour economy" policy.

Addressing a press briefing dubbed "Government Accountability Series" in Accra on Monday [October 5, 2026], Mr Ayariga explained that the government wanted to clear up public impressions that its flagship economic policy was solely focused on local marketplace projects. 

There is something unsettling about the way we talk to one another in Ghana’s political space. A disagreement begins with a policy, an appointment, or a leader’s record. Almost immediately, it shifts. Appearance, family, gender, accent, personal history. The sharper the insult, the faster it travels. Cruelty begins to look like political currency.

The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has suspended the Pre-Shipment Inspection exercise for imported used vehicles, with a new implementation date to be communicated in due course.

Former Ghana international Laryea Kingston has expressed his willingness to take charge of the senior national team if the Ghana Football Association (GFA) comes calling, saying there would be no greater joy than serving his country.

Beyond his popularity as a former Black Stars midfielder, Kingston has spent the years alter his playing career building a coaching profile that now stretches across Ghana, Europe, the United States and Uganda.

Seven women said to be engaged in activities in relation to the abuse of the Ghana cedi note have been arrested at various locations in Accra.

The Bank of Ghana (BoG), in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service organised the operation that saw the arrest of the seven  for allegedly abusing and improperly handling Ghana cedi notes for commercial purposes.

The Koblimahagu Zuo community in the Tamale Metropolis was thrown into mourning and shock on Monday morning following the discovery of three missing children who were found dead inside a parked vehicle.

The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has said it no longer considers the non-payment of the Book and Research Allowances a substantive ground for its current industrial action.

Before the morning rush begins, the sound of praise and worship fills the Neoplan bus station in Ghana's capital, Accra, as a group of Christians gather to prepare to evangelise on vehicles taking travellers across the country.

Following the amendment of the constitution of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), making its presidential candidate/flagbearer the leader of the party, while in opposition and the President leading, when the party is in government, there has been some public reaction as to who will provide checks on the leader.

Responding in a radio interview on Joy FM on Monday morning, a former Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye said the National Council, Council of Elders and National Executive Committee will provide checks on the party’s leader.

The 2026 Nobel Prize announcements are currently taking place from October 5 to 12, 2026.

The first prize was announced on Monday, October 5, with the remaining categories scheduled throughout the week:

The Adenta Circuit Court has granted the 40-year-old Senior Nursing Officer, Salomey Awity Bafoh, bail in the sum of GH¢100,000 with two sureties to be justified in a case in which she has been accused of abetting the publication of false news linked to the social media account “Ghana Jollof”.

Scancom PLC, trading as MTN Ghana, has announced that the National Communications Authority (NCA) has notified the company of the award of spectrum in the 700 MHz and 3 GHz bands.

The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has amended its constitution, making its presidential candidate the leader of the party.

The Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has urged the Judiciary to focus on strengthening the foundations of justice rather than merely introducing reforms, saying the true test of every reform is whether it endures beyond the moment.

The flag bearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has said the party will not wait to win power before deciding how to govern.

A Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, assumed the national chairmanship  of the party following his victory in the closely fought contest, as the party marches on in pursuit of new ambitions for the future.