The global burden of malaria, chronic pain and sleep disorders is staggering, affecting millions worldwide.

Accra, Post Office! Post Office, Accra!! Accra, Pos!!! - For many commuters and residents of Accra and surrounding communities, this is a familiar shout of drivers’ mates (conductors) of commercial vehicles (trotros) who ply their trade towards the General Post Office area, a popular destination in Accra Central. 

Ghanaians recently celebrated a new two-day public holiday in fulfilment of President John Dramani Mahama’s election pledge.

President John Mahama has appointed Dr Alhassan Iddrisu as acting Government Statistician pending mandatory consultations with the Council of State, according to an official statement from the Presidency released Friday night.  

President John Mahama has appointed Dr Alhassan Iddrisu as acting Government Statistician pending mandatory consultations with the Council of State, according to an official statement from the Presidency released Friday night.  

The 230 cartons of the highly dangerous opioids, which were recently intercepted at the Tema Port in an illicit importation into Ghana and other West African nations have been destroyed.

The Ministry of Health and the Foods and Drugs Authority (FDA) on Friday set fire to the drugs following a court order.

President John Dramani Mahama is set to host the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, for a three-day state visit to Ghana next week, marking the first official state visit under President Mahama’s new term in office.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has disclosed that he has formally invited the United States Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, for clarifications following President Donald Trump’s imposition of a 10 per cent tariff on Ghanaian exports.

The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) witnessed remarkable growth in the first quarter of 2025, with several companies delivering exceptional returns to investors.

The government is open to deploying any option that will prove most effective for clamping down on illegal mining activities, including declaration of state of emergency and a temporary ban on small-scale mining, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has stated.

The technical committee tasked to advise on modalities for private sector participation in the distribution of electricity has recommended three models to inform the government’s decision on the effective implementation of the strategy. 

The Ghana Police Service has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Constable John Kwabena Dogbey, which occurred on April 2, 2025, at Assin Domeabra in the Central Region.

Leaders in the country's financial services sector converged on the Jubilee House yesterday for a crucial planning session with the Chief of Staff, Mr Julius Debrah, ahead of the second Kwahu Business Forum, slated for Saturday, April 19, this year.

The Office of the Auditor-General has initiated a sweeping nationwide payroll audit targeting Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs), and all subvented organisations under the Government of Ghana’s payroll system. 

Dr Naomi Wolali Kwetey has expressed appreciation to President John Dramani Mahama for her appointment as acting Managing Director of the Consolidated Bank Ghana Ltd (CBG).

President Donald Trump says he is "very close" to brokering a deal to find a buyer for TikTok, which faces a US ban if its Chinese owner does not sell the app by the weekend.

A bipartisan law passed by Congress last year mandates TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sell the app.

Tamale, the Northern Regional capital, is known for its rich culture, motorbikes and rapid urbanisation. 

The end of the era of the Electronic Transaction Levy, commonly called E-Levy, kicked in fully on Thursday as the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) sanctioned its reversal upon the President’s assent of the Bill that abolished the levy.

The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has sharply criticised the Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, accusing him of spreading falsehoods about an alleged “suspicious aircraft” that landed at Ghana’s Kotoka International Airport.

A painter, accused of stealing electrical cables at the Bank of Ghana building at Ridge, has been granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court. 

Naomi Wolali Kwetey has been nominated as the acting Managing Director of the Consolidated Bank Ghana Ltd (CBG).

Following the March 14, 2025, incident at Attakrom near Bibiani in the Western North Region, where some individuals in possession of firearms, including a pistol and shotguns, openly discharged them at a funeral, the police have arrested two suspects.

The suspects were arrested on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, a police statement has said.

U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, has reaffirmed the strength of the partnership between Ghana and US despite an ongoing review of U.S. foreign aid programmes.

Professor Godfred Bokpin, a finance and economics expert at the University of Ghana, has called for an extension of the country’s current IMF programme by 18 months to avert potential financial shocks.

A former Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has rejected claims that 1,346 ECG-bound containers have gone missing, insisting that they remain under the custody of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) and Ghana Customs.