The Accra High Court has dismissed a motion seeking to strike out 16 counts of offences against former National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) Chief Executive Officer, Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, who is standing trial with his wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni.

Following the coming into force of the National Identity Register (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (L.I. 2523) on June 9, 2026, the government has given banks, telecommunications companies, hospitals, schools and other institutions a deadline of November 2, 2026, to stop requesting photocopies of Ghana Cards for identity verification and adopt biometric authentication.

On Thursday the Finance Minister will present the mid-year budget review. He is also expected to unveil what government sources call the New Economic Policy, the framework meant to carry us from stabilisation to growth, though nothing official confirms it yet. What strikes me about the tenure of this Finance Minister is that he has always had to choose between an easy, popular option and a harder but correct one, with fundamentally different policy implications. But each time, he has chosen the harder but correct option.

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has shut down 44 food manufacturing facilities, comprising sachet water producers and cold stores, as part of a nationwide enforcement exercise to ensure compliance with food safety regulations.

Beginning Friday, Ghana’s five-member Paralympic team is set to compete across para athletics, para swimming and para powerlifting at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, with hopes of winning medals in alignment with the “Mount the Podium” agenda and inspiring greater inclusion for persons with disabilities.

Have you ever questioned why Customs calculates import duty for vehicles using a value different from the price at which the vehicle was purchased abroad?

And have you also asked why two seemingly identical vehicles attract different import duty rates?

The Manhyia District Police Command has arrested two men after intercepting 100 compressed parcels of dried leaves suspected to be narcotic drugs concealed in fertiliser sacks during an intelligence-led operation at Asawase Market in Kumasi.

The Electricity Company of Ghana has announced a series of emergency and planned maintenance exercises across the Western, Ashanti and Tema regions for Thursday, July 23, as part of ongoing efforts to improve service delivery.

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMET) has forecast a mixed bag of weather conditions across the country today, with the northern sector bracing for moderate to heavy thunderstorms while the south remains shrouded in mist and fog well into the morning.

The widow of Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who became famous as a child actor on The Cosby Show in the 1980s, is suing his mother over access to his trust.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a public notice warning against 23 entities operating on social media and online platforms, promoting and offering unlicensed investment products in the country.

Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has called for the discontinuation of the prosecution of an organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Agona West, who was arrested and arraigned for allegedly publishing false news and making offensive comments about him.

In a press release issued on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, by his office, Dr. Bawumia said he had neither lodged a complaint nor authorised the arrest or prosecution of the individual, stressing that he does not support the use of state institutions to prosecute citizens over speech made in his name.

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed tertiary education institutions to desist from introducing entrance examinations as a mandatory precondition for admission, describing the practice as inconsistent with Ghana's approved admissions framework.

The Commission in a circular dated July 20, 2026 explained that the directive is intended to safeguard fairness, transparency, and equal access to tertiary education while ensuring institutions comply with national admission standards.

A dispute between Ghanaian businessman Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Cheddar, who serves as a director of Kensington Residential Partners 1 Limited, in relation to a debt they are said to be owing UK-based Cola Holdings Limited, has led to a court order permitting Cola Holdings to take possession of Cheddar's No. 1 Oxford Street Hotel located at Osu in Accra.

The Commercial Division of the High Court in Accra on Tuesday [July 21, 2026] granted a warrant of police assistance to the UK-based company and its appointed Receiver in Ghana, Nii Amanor Dodoo, to take possession of the huge, aesthetic and imposing white building located next to the Dankwa Circle at Osu in Accra.

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has maintained its benchmark interest rate at 14 per cent following the conclusion of the 131st Monetary Policy Committee meeting on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced that the deadline for all unlicensed mobile loan applications and Digital Credit Services Providers to regularise their operations has officially elapsed, signalling possible regulatory action against non-compliant entities.

The Accra High Court will on Thursday, July 23, 2026, determine whether or not to strike out 16 counts of offences against former National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) Chief Executive Officer, Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba.

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has warned traders, transport operators, businesses and the general public that refusing to accept Ghana cedi coins for the payment of goods and services is an offence under the law and could lead to prosecution, a fine, imprisonment or both upon conviction.

A 38-year-old lotto agent and branch organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Agona West, Prince Aboagye, has appeared before a court for allegedly making offensive and false statements about former Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on TikTok.

Four Nigerian policeman, accused of setting up an illegal checkpoint to extort money from drivers, picked on the wrong man: the head of one of the country's anti-corruption agencies.

The family of the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo has announced that final preparations for his burial and funeral rites have reached their final stages, with the family, children and leadership of the Kristo Asafo Mission united in their determination to accord the revered spiritual leader, industrialist, inventor, technologist, farmer and philanthropist a befitting farewell.

The Bono East Police Command has arrested a driver and five other persons who allegedly conspired to rob his car owner of a GH¢300,000 cash between Portor and Gurumpe on the Kintampo-Buipe Highway.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has signed an Accelerated Patent Grant (APG) arrangement with Ghana’s intellectual property office (GHIPO), the Registrar General’s Department, and the Ministry of Justice. The agreement is the first of its kind between the USPTO and an African country.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a series of planned maintenance exercises across the Tema, Ashanti, Accra West, Central and Eastern regions for Wednesday, July 22, as part of ongoing efforts to improve service delivery, while engineers in the Accra West and Tema Regions work to resolve network faults.

The National Service Authority has suspended, with immediate effect, the GH¢60 it was deducting from service personnel allowances, which it said was for a "Capacity Building Programme" being organised by the National Service Personnel Association (NASPA).

The move follows weeks of public outcry from some personnel who said they were never consulted before the compulsory deduction from their allowances was initiated.