Ghana’s inflation rate has significantly dropped to 8.0% in October 2025, down from 9.4% in September. This marks the tenth consecutive monthly decline and is the lowest rate recorded since June 2021, bringing it within the Bank of Ghana’s target range of 6-10%. The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) reported this on November 5, 2025. Key…
Tarkwa, Ghana – November 5, 2025 A 15-year-old Nigerian girl has been rescued by the Western Central Regional Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) in Tarkwa after being trafficked from Nigeria to Ghana and forced into sex work. The victim was lured from Enugu to Lagos under the false promise of a cleaning job…
Ghanaian celebrities are increasingly diversifying their income streams and building business empires beyond their entertainment careers, driven by a desire for financial stability, personal passion, and a commitment to social impact. This trend sees prominent figures venturing into various sectors, including food production, beauty and skincare, hospitality, education, agriculture, and media production. Deloris Frimpong Manso…
Nana Amanfo, a prominent newscaster and presenter at Power FM, has resigned from the station following her appointment by President John Mahama to the Ghana Trade Fair Company (GTFC) board. She announced her resignation on October 30, 2025, via a Facebook post, although she had ceased working a few weeks prior. Nana Amanfo joined Power…
The Ghana Military Police has arrested Warrant Officer Class One (WO1) Williams Mensah of the Ghana Air Force in connection with a viral video depicting him assaulting a pharmacist and a female customer at e-PRIDE Chemist, located near Burma Camp in Accra. Overview of the Incident The assault occurred on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, after…
President John Dramani Mahama’s decisive order on October 31, 2025, to immediately cancel all contracts with Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) has sent ripples across the nation. This landmark directive follows a scathing investigation by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), which uncovered significant irregularities and alleged statutory breaches. For many Ghanaians, this decision…
The Ghanaian government has officially presented a new legislative instrument (L.I.) to Parliament, titled “The Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Revocation Instrument, 2025.” This new L.I. aims to revoke the controversial Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Regulations, 2022 (L.I. 2462), which had previously granted the President discretionary powers to approve mining operations within…
Daddy Lumba, the celebrated Ghanaian highlife musician whose real name was Charles Kwadwo Fosu, passed away on July 26, 2025, at the age of 60, at the Bank Hospital in Accra. His death has been met with significant controversy, primarily fueled by his elder sister, Ernestina Fosu, who has vowed to block his burial until…
