This is Samuel Donkor, the 'one-man teacher' handling 12 classes at at Kakpeni District Assembly School in the Northern Region.

Eleven suspects have been arrested by the police for allegedly using deepfake AI-generated video to impersonate President John Dramani Mahama.

The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts has denied any involvement in or endorsement of the recently held Karnival Kingdom Festival in Accra, even as the Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference calls for an urgent investigation into the event, which featured what the bishops describe as "public nudity" and "an eyesore that denigrated the nation's values."

The Chairman of Parliament’s Health Committee, Dr Mark Kurt Nawaane, has urged medical professionals who feel unable to cope with the demands of the profession to resign rather than compromise patient care and professional standards.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has scheduled planned maintenance exercises in the Accra East and Ashanti Regions for Friday, May 8, 2026, as part of ongoing efforts to enhance service reliability and strengthen the stability of the national grid.

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has filed witness statements to open his defence in the ongoing illegal mining-related trial over activities on his Samreboi concession in the Western Region.

The criminal case being prosecuted by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) against former Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta and others came up on the High Court in Accra today.

One of the accused persons, Col. (Rtd.) Kwadwo Damoah, a former Director of Customs and currently serving as the Member of Parliament for Jaman South had applied to the court to be granted permission to travel to London for some days.

The cruise ship hit by an outbreak of hantavirus is on track to dock in the Canary Islands by the weekend.

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has expressed concern that public attention surrounding the publication of doctors’ names in the investigative report into the death of Charles Amissah risks diverting focus from what it describes as deep systemic failures in Ghana’s emergency healthcare system.

An independent investigation into the death of Charles Amissah found that he did not die instantly from his road accident injuries but from prolonged, preventable blood loss (exsanguination) due to failure of emergency medical care.

All final year male students of the Bolgatanga Technical Institute (BOTECH) have been asked to vacate the school campus following intelligence gathered by the Upper East Regional Security Council (REGSEC) that they are planning a violent disturbance on campus.

One suspected armed robber has died while three others are in Police custody following an intelligence-led operation by the Ghana Police Service at Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region.

Six men have been arrested in the Central Region for allegedly posing as National Security operatives, wearing military and Ghana Immigration Service uniforms, and handcuffing three Chinese nationals at a manufacturing company in Agona Swedru.

A downpour that lasted about five hours on Wednesday kept most residents indoors for a better part of the day at Keta in the Volta Region.

Four suspected armed robbers believed to be behind a series of robbery attacks in parts of the Upper East and North East regions have been arrested by the police.

Ghana will pilot a continental digital trade corridor to accelerate the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the Vice-President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has said.

Ghana has asked the African Union (AU) to place the issue of xenophobic attacks in South Africa against other African nationals on the agenda for 8th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting.

In a letter dated Wednesday, May 6, 2026, the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Ghana, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, described the matter as one of “urgent continental interest.”

The 8th Mid-Year AU meeting is scheduled for June 24-27 at El Alamein in Egypt.

In many mining communities across the Ashanti, Western and Eastern regions, illegal mining, also known as galamsey, has become a major source of employment, particularly for young people facing limited job opportunities. 

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the approved academic calendar for the 2026/2027 academic year for all basic schools, including Kindergarten, Primary, and Junior High Schools.

Ghanaian foods do more than nourish the body; they reflect who we are as a people.  

The Eastern South Regional Police Command has restored calm to Akyem Oda's New Station Area following a violent clash in which a group of young men engaged in an open fight with cutlasses.

The Ghana Police Service has declared a military officer, Prince Krah, wanted in connection with the brutal murder of two persons at Saki, near Tema Golf City, on May 1, 2026, and has offered a GH¢100,000 reward for credible information leading to his arrest.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has scheduled an extensive network of planned and emergency maintenance exercises across three regions for Thursday, May 7, 2026, with engineers set to undertake critical infrastructure upgrades that will temporarily disrupt power supply to scores of communities in the Ashanti, Central, and Western Regions.

The Ministry of Health has ordered seven health professionals from the Police Hospital, the Greater Accra Regional Hospital and the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital named in a report following an inquiry into the death of a road accident victim to face disciplinary action. 

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has picked up 19 supervisors and invigilators in six regions for their alleged involvement in examination malpractice in the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).