The Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Her Excellency Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, is in the United States to participate in the 2025 Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue, an event organized by the World Food Prize Foundation in Des Moines, Iowa. The annual dialogue brings together global leaders, policymakers, scientists, and stakeholders in agriculture...
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has been unanimously elected as Chairman of the Africa Geopolitical Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) at the ongoing 151st IPU Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. The election, which took place on Sunday, October 19, 2025, places Ghana at the forefront of global parliamentary diplomacy and...
The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has confirmed the arrest of two suspects linked to an alleged gold smuggling syndicate, while two others remain at large. The arrested individuals, Abdul Karim Alhassan and Sadique Abubakar, were among four persons earlier declared wanted in connection with ongoing criminal proceedings involving charges of gold smuggling, conspiracy to smuggle...
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has launched investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 20-year-old Senegalese national, identified as Cheikh Toure, whose body was deposited at the Ebenezer Mortuary at Tafo, Kumasi. According to a statement issued by the Public Affairs Unit of the Ghana Police Service on Monday, October 20, 2025, preliminary...
At least four people have lost their lives, while several others are battling for survival after unidentified gunmen opened fire on civilians at the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) office in Garu, located in the Upper East Region. Eyewitness accounts indicate that four assailants, riding on two motorbikes, stormed the NHIA premises on Monday morning...
The Managing Director of Ghana Water Limited (GWL), Adam Mutawakilu, has downplayed suggestions for the declaration of a State of Emergency to tackle illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, insisting that such a measure would not provide a lasting remedy to the problem. Addressing a press briefing in Accra on Monday, October 20, Mr. Mutawakilu...
Former Minister for Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has officially declared her intention to contest the position of General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). In a Facebook post shared on her birthday, the Ablekuma West MP reflected on the party’s recent internal challenges, describing them as a “stormy face-off” that left members “bruised” and egos...
The Minister for Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, has held discussions with the Regional Vice President for Africa at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Mr. Ethiopis Tafara, aimed at deepening collaboration in support of Ghana’s development priorities, particularly in the agriculture sector. The meeting, described as highly productive, focused on opportunities to mobilise investment and strengthen...
Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has criticised former Chief Justice (CJ) Gertrude Torkornoo’s latest legal action challenging her removal from office, stating that the position of CJ is not a personal entitlement or a traditional stool one can claim as an infinite right. Speaking in reaction to the latest legal...
The Office of the Presidency has released its fifth public update detailing generous contributions made to the Children Support Fund, established in the wake of the tragic helicopter crash that occurred on 6 August 2025. The fund was created to support the welfare and long-term recovery of children affected by the incident. According to the...