The Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Ayariga, has cautioned young people against recording and sharing nude photographs and videos, warning that such content could have serious consequences for their future.

He urged them to be mindful of the potential impact of intimate content shared with partners, particularly as such material could resurface when they take up leadership or other public positions.

Iconic country musician Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, her family announced on her social media.

There have been back-to-back conversations on education in recent weeks, beginning with JoyPrime’s morning show on August 18, 2026, and later Adom TV’s morning show on August 21. At the centre of both discussions was a group calling itself the Concerned Parents Association, raising concerns about textbook costs, “single-use” textbooks and the need to standardise textbooks.

The International Monetary Fund’s latest assessment of Ghana's economy provides a remarkably balanced evaluation of the nation's financial landscape.

Beyond the heat of political debate, empirical data demonstrates that Ghana has achieved substantial economic progress.

Headline inflation has fallen sharply to 5.3% in June 2026, real GDP grew by 6.0% in 2025 and reached 6.4% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, and gross international reserves reached approximately US$11.9 billion by the end of 2025.

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has announced that it was setting up an EV Delivery Brigade, aimed at creating over 10,000 jobs for young Ghanaians.

The Ghana Police Service has pledged its full support for the 2026 Democracy Cup, with the Inspector General of Police, COP Christian Tetteh Yohunu, assuring Parliament of the Service's readiness to provide security for Friday's clash between Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.

President John Dramani Mahama is expected to cut the sod on Thursday, August 27, 2026, for a multi-storey car park and airport hotel complex at the Accra International Airport.

The Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment is set to introduce the National Workplace Compliance and Safety Management System (NWCSMS), a new system intended to transform labour administration from a largely manual, paper-based process into an integrated, data-driven and risk-based digital platform.

Ghana’s online passport application service is temporarily unavailable due to a technical fault, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced.

The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has cautioned surveyors against influencing property owners to reject the government's compensation packages to pave the way for the completion of the existing Accra-Kumasi bypass road project.

The Global Mercy, the world's largest civilian hospital ship, has arrived at the Port of Tema, marking the fifth field service by Mercy Ships in Ghana.

Former boxer Michael Ayitey Okai, commonly referred to as Ayitey Powers has been arrested by the police for an alleged death threat.

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, on Monday explained to Members of Parliament (MPs) why the House was recalled to consider urgent matters of state within the next five days.

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has expressed his readiness to submit himself to any investigation by the Ghana Police Service and the Office of the Special Prosecutor if he is to be invited to face probe over the allegation of extortion made against him by the Chief Executive of the Ghana Gold Board.

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has expressed his readiness to submit himself to any investigation by the Ghana Police Service and the Office of the Special Prosecutor if he is to be invited to face probe over the allegation of extortion made against him by the Chief Executive of the Ghana Gold Board.

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has said it has taken note of public allegations of extortion and related conduct made by the Chief Executive of Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, against the Minority Leader of Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin.

According to the OSP, "given the nature of the allegations, the OSP will assess the case and determine whether it falls within its statutory mandate and whether further investigative action is warranted."

Work has commenced to reclaim the Lafa water retention basin at Mallam in Accra as part of the government’s ongoing effort to mitigate flooding in Mallam, Weija, Dansoman and surrounding communities in the Greater Accra Region.

Former Ghana captain Andre Ayew believes Ghana did not get the decision to sack Otto Addo wrong, but rather the Ghana Football Association (GFA) got the timing badly wrong.

The experienced midfielder said the FA should have acted when the coach failed to qualify Ghana for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, rather than back him through that failure, watch him recover to secure a place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and then dismiss him barely two months before the tournament.

There was a time when Barosky’s voice travelled through some of Ghana’s biggest songs, earning him recognition and placing him in the company of some of the country’s most celebrated musicians.

Motorists across the country will no longer be subjected to routine roadside checks by police personnel from the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD)from September 2026 as the government introduces a digital system to detect and enforce more than 47 road traffic offences, the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak has said.

The Accra High Court has given two former officials of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) up to September 23, 2026, to file their witness statements in the $2 million SkyTrain case.

A 40-year-old gold dealer, Seth Kobina, was shot dead during an armed robbery at his shop at Agona Fie, near Agona Nkwanta in the Western Region last Thursday.

The incident has led to the arrest of five suspects, but one of them has since died while in custody.

The Ghana Real Estate Developers Association (GREDA) has renewed calls for the government to scrap the 20 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) imposed on construction of   houses, saying the tax is worsening the already high cost of housing in the country.

The construction of a major underground storm drain at the Hansonic Junction to address perennial flooding and poor drainage along the Hansonic-Darkuman Junction stretch of the Dr Busia Highway has commenced.

The contractor working on the reconstruction of the 27.8-kilometre Dodowa-Afienya-Dawhenya road and selected town roads has assured that the first lane from the Dodowa Junction to the Afienya Junction will be completed by December this year.