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MTN Ghana has informed subscribers of a brief service disruption scheduled for early January, attributing the planned downtime to adjustments linked to new national VAT reforms.

President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, paid a courtesy visit to former President John Agyekum Kufuor at his residence in Peduase.

It’s the last day of 2025 and many Ghanaians will be bidding the year goodbye.

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has announced that from 2026, vehicle owners will be required to remove broken-down vehicles from intercity roads and highways within 30 minutes to one hour, depending on the location.

President John Dramani Mahama has signed the Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) Bill into law.

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a man captured in a viral video discharging a firearm at a public event held at the El-Wak Stadium in Accra.

The National Chief Imam, Shaikh Dr. Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, has condemned the shooting incident at the Ho Central Mosque on Friday, December 26, 2025, describing it as a grave violation of Islamic principles and a threat to national security.

A taskforce from the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has conducted targeted operations at multiple illegal mining sites in Hiawa, located within the Amenfi Central District.

A 27‑year‑old driver’s mate has been sentenced to three months’ imprisonment for stealing GH¢7,000 and a mobile phone at Tema Station in Accra.

The Ministry of Defence has sworn in a nine-member Ministerial Advisory Board at a ceremony held at Burma Camp in Accra.

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has confirmed the tragic drowning of a six-year-old boy at Kasoa Wallantu in the Central Region, renewing calls for stricter safety measures around water storage facilities in residential homes.

Eight business owners have been summoned by the La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA) in the Greater Accra Region for refusing to participate in the climax of the Special one-week National Sanitation Day exercise for the Christmas celebrations.

The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has shot and killed three suspected armed robbers in an operation to prevent a planned highway robbery along the Anwiankwanta–Obuasi Highway in the Ashanti Region.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has commissioned the new Passport Application Centre (PAC) in Dambai, the capital of Oti Region, making government services more accessible to residents.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says it has resolved the technical challenge that disrupted the purchase of electricity credits for customers using MMS-compliant meters.