Three National Chairman hopefuls have filed their nominations to contest the October 3, 2026, national executive elections.

An education expert, Dr Peter Partey Anti, has described the Stanine Grading System used for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) as conceptually appropriate for second cycle school placement. 

The stage is set for a historic three-way national final of the eighth edition of the Tertiary Business Sense Challenge (TBSC), with three former national champions securing their places in the grand finale.

The Ministry of Works and Housing has announced that critical drainage improvement works within the Kaneshie enclave will commence on September 7, 2026, with road closures and traffic diversions expected to affect commuters for approximately one year. 

Three National Chairman hopefuls have filed their nominations to contest the October 3, 2026, national executive elections.

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has sole authority and exclusive rights to buy, sell, weigh, grade, assay, value, and export gold and other precious minerals in Ghana.

"My deepest gratitude goes to President John Dramani Mahama for appointing me as Presidential Advisor on National Resilience and Emergency Preparedness," Ernest Brogya Genfi who has been removed as a Deputy Minister of Defence and reassigned by President John Dramani Mahama has reacted to the reschuffle.

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has announced what he describes as a “rebirth” of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) following a unanimous Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of the office's prosecutorial mandate.

President John Dramani Mahama has signed 10 Bills passed by Parliament into law, in a significant legislative exercise that spans taxation, national security, judicial reform, and social policy.

While the world was mourning the death of American country music icon Dolly Parton, Ghana was also bidding farewell to one of its own screen legends, veteran actress Grace Nortey, who died at the age of 89.

The Africa Policy Lens (APL) has called for an immediate and comprehensive forensic examination of the Ghana Gold Board’s purchasing and pricing model, following disclosures of more than US$1.7 billion in gold trading losses under the Government of Ghana’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme (DGPP).

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has named former Power Minister Kwabena Donkor as a 'person of interest' in the Asante Berko/Aksa Energy bribery investigations.

A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Alhassan Malaika Jibril, who is alleged to have led the controversial demolition exercise at the Accra Race Course in Borteyman on Saturday, August 22, 2026, has been interdicted by the Ghana Police Service.

The interdiction, announced in a statement posted by the Police on Facebook on Wednesday, is to facilitate investigations into the incident.

“The Police Administration has interdicted DSP/Mr. Alhassan Malaika Jibril for his involvement in a demolition exercise at the Accra Race Course at Borteyman on Saturday, 22nd August 2026,” the statement said.

President John Dramani Mahama has made another resuffle to his government, with the Minister for Labour, Employment and Job Creation, Dr Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo, moving to the Special Initiatives portfolio.

The Ministry of Works, Housing and Water Resources has announced that it will close sections of the Dr Busia Highway at Kaneshie in Accra from September 7, 2026, to pave the way for the construction of a new underground drain.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declined a GH¢20 million donation intended for Ghanaian victims of the recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa from MTN Ghana.

In a statement issued by Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Accra on Wednesday (August 26, 2026), the Ministry indicated that while the government commended MTN for the gesture, it was unable to accept the offer.

The Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone, Roey Gilad, has called on Ghana to join international efforts to pressure Iran to stop interfering in the affairs of the Middle East.

Addressing a press conference at the Israeli Embassy in Accra on Wednesday (August 26, 2026), Mr Gilad said Iran's activities remained a major source of instability in the region.

"Ghana needs to be part of the international pressure to tell Iran to hold its horses and stop interfering in Middle East issues and stop destabilising the Middle East," he said.

An immigration officer, who was on a motorcycle ride with a police officer friend at Assin Fosu in the Central Region has died following a crash.

He was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.

Identified only as Amoakoh and commonly referred to as Ahuoden, he was the pillion rider at the time of the crash on Monday, around midday.

The 54-year-old poacher accused of killing a forest guard in the Kakum National Park in the Central Region has been remanded into police custody after he was arraigned at the Nyankumasi Ahenkro District Court.

His plea was not taken on his first day in court.

The US has paused immigrant visa appointments at embassies and consulates worldwide as the Donald Trump administration steps up scrutiny of applicants who could potentially become dependent on government benefits, according to a Financial Times report.

The country has recorded rising levels of stroke cases in the last three years, with the numbers going up in thousands per 100,000 members of the population.

Former Ghanaian boxer Michael Ayitey Okai, popularly known as Ayitey Powers, has been remanded for one week following his arrest over an alleged death threat against National Sports Authority (NSA) Director-General Yaw Ampofo Ankrah.

The widely beloved Dolly Parton has died at age 80, and President Donald Trump has issued an official statement honoring the late "Queen of Country Music."

Ghanaian winger Antoine Semenyo has made history by becoming the first Ghanaian ever selected for the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Premier League Team of the Year, following an outstanding 2025/26 campaign.

Semenyo was one of four Manchester City players named in the prestigious XI, alongside Nico O’Reilly, Rayan Cherki and Erling Haaland.

The four players made significant individual contributions during a season in which the Club won both the Carabao Cup and FA Cup.

The team is voted for by fellow professional footballers, making the recognition a significant endorsement from his peers.

The United States Department of State has initiated a comprehensive review process aimed at revoking the nonimmigrant visas of foreign nationals who entered the country on temporary business or tourist visas and subsequently filed for asylum.

The sweeping initiative marks a significant escalation in the administration’s broader immigration enforcement strategy. The policy shift targets individuals holding standard B1 and B2 visas issued over a 10-year period from 2016 through 2026.