January 2025

Ghanaians have been urged to reduce meat consumption to at least once a week for their well-being and to prevent Non-Communicable Diseases (NDCs).

President John Dramani Mahama has sworn-in the first batch of six ministers of his government, with a charge to them to serve in humility and candour.

A devastating fire has engulfed a session of the Anloga Market in the Volta Region, destroying goods valued thousands of Ghana cedis. 

The Eastern Regional Command of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has reported a relative increase of 24.8 per cent in fire outbreaks, including Road Traffic Collisions (RTC) in 2024, compared to 2023.  

The Asante Akropong Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District, has sentenced a 44-year-old driver to five years imprisonment for stealing a low bed truck valued at GH¢300,000.00 at Pankrono, near Kumasi.

Dr Charity Binka, the Executive Secretary, Africa Media and Malaria Research Network (AMMREN), has called for intensified education on cervical cancer to prevent needless deaths among women. 

Parliament has approved six of President John Dramani Mahama's ministerial nominees after being vetted by the Appointments Committee.

A 15-year-old juvenile offender who was convicted by an Accra High Court for his role in the murder of 10-year-old Ishmael Mensah Abdallah at Kasoa, has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment. 

Ghana's cocoa production has plummeted to its lowest point in two decades, with production levels standing at a concerning 530,000 metric tonnes, according to Mr Eric Opoku, the Minister-designate for Food and Agriculture.  

The Ghana Health Service (GHS), in collaboration with partners, has assured that it is well positioned to detect and respond to any surge in Human Metapneumovirus.