An eleven-year-old boy, affectionately known as Bowobra, was electrocuted on the evening of Wednesday, May 21, 2025, while attempting to collect scrap materials at a company site in Ma-ka-po-lo, Nyankrom, in the Shama District of the Western Region. The incident occurred when he came into contact with a live power cable belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)

Family of a 10-year-old girl who was seriously injured in Buduburam, Central Region, after a large tree fell on her and two others—including a pregnant woman—is appealing for financial support. Doctors have recommended urgent surgery on the girl's leg, estimated to cost GHC 67,500.

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Adentan Municipal Assembly, Ella Esinam Non-go, has confirmed that three people lost their lives following torrential rains that caused severe flooding across parts of Accra on Sunday, May 18, 2025

More than 2,000 children and adults have been picked up by the Ghana Immigration Service in an ongoing operation targeting undocumented migrants and street beggars in Accra.

A 45-year-old farmer, Kwabena Aseidu, has been arrested by the Bibiani District Police Command for allegedly inflicting knife wounds on his biological daughter. The incident occurred at Sefwi Tanoso Praso in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region. According to reports, the assault was triggered by the discovery that the 18-year-old girl had become pregnant while undergoing apprenticeship training

Sixty years after Ghana introduced the cedi to replace the British pound and assert financial independence, the currency remains a symbol of the nation's economic resilience and challenges. As it marks this milestone, reflection on its journey is timely. Economist Dr. George Domfe says the cedi still fulfills its core role as a medium of exchange, maintaining its relevance by enabling trade and transactions despite ongoing economic difficulties.

Member of Parliament for Afigya Kwabre North, Collins Adomako Mensah, has attributed the recent strengthening of the cedi against the dollar to the government's temporary suspension of debt payments. He explained that, due to the Domestic Debt Exchange Program (DDEP), most debt obligations have been rescheduled to next year, providing the government with some financial breathing space

A 34-year-old woman has been arraigned before the Obuasi Circuit Court in the Ashanti Region for allegedly kidnapping a 5-year-old girl from New Edubiase and taking her to Tuobodom, where she had kept the child for over two months. The suspect, Helena Oduro, also known as Yaa Ohenewaa, was arrested by the Tuobodom Police in the Bono East Region and later transferred to New Edubiase to face legal proceedings

Farouk Al-Wahab, an International Relations Consultant, has disputed the negative depictions of Ghana on search engines like Google, which label the country as a hub for crimes such as car hijackings, street muggings, and assaults

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has criticized President John Dramani Mahama's first 120 days in office, describing them as disappointing and lacking any cause for celebration. According to Afenyo-Markin, the failures during this period are clear to all Ghanaians.