Residents of Mallam in the Weija Gbawe Municipality of the Greater Accra Region have appealed to the Ghana Armed Forces and other state security agencies to intervene to halt the activities of heavily armed land guards protecting an illegal landfill site in the municipality.

The Majority and the Minority caucuses in Parliament yesterday took divergent positions over the decision by the Committee of the Whole to hold a closed-door meeting with the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, in the House.

Cabinet has revoked Executive Instrument (E.I.) 144 as amended by E.I. 234, effectively ensuring that the Achimota Forest retains its original status as a Forest Reserve to provide an ecological safety zone for Accra and its environs.

Thousands of residents of Kongo and surrounding communities in the Tempane District of the Upper East Region have been cut off from the rest of the district after a major bridge linking the community to Basyonde and the district capital collapsed following a heavy downpour at dawn last Friday.

Argentina defeated England 2–1 in a dramatic 2026 FIFA World Cup semifinal at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta to advance to the final.

Two late goals from the defending champions canceled out England's second-half lead, booking La Albiceleste a ticket to the final against Spain

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has amended the Wholesale Electronic Communications Infrastructure Licence issued to Next Gen Infraco Limited (NGIC) by removing the condition that granted the company exclusive rights to operate as Ghana's sole wholesale 5G infrastructure provider.

A staff member of the Graphic Communications Group Ltd (GCGL), Aliu Mahama, has been assaulted by some police officers from the Nungua Police Station after he was mistaken for an armed robber at GREDA Estate in Accra.

Photocopying or visually inspecting a Ghana Card for the purpose of a transaction is now a criminal offence following the coming into force of an amendment to the National Identity Register Regulations, 2012 (L.I. 2111).

Godfred Dame, lawyer for former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company Limited (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, has filed a fresh application asking the trial court to strike out all the charges against his client.

Informal cross-border trade between Ghana and its three land neighbours reached GH¢31 billion in the first three quarters of 2025, surpassing formal trade, according to a new report released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS).

The former Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCCoD), Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has vehemently denied allegations of financial impropriety following his release from the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).

A 31-year-old Ghanaian national has been extradited to the United States to face charges over his alleged role in a sophisticated romance fraud scheme that defrauded more than 80 elderly victims of over $8 million.

Cabinet has revoked Executive Instrument (EI) 144, restoring the Achimota Forest Reserve to its full protected status and reversing the decision that removed part of the forest from the reserve four years ago.

The former Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCCoD), Dennis Edward Aboagye, also known as "Miracles", has been released from the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office after more than 48 hours of detention.

A staff member of the Graphic Communications Group Ltd (GCGL), Aliu Mahama, has been assaulted by some police officers from the Nungua Police Station after he was mistaken for an armed robber at GREDA Estate in Accra.

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMET) has warned that intermittent rain and thunderstorms will affect several parts of the country on Wednesday, July 15, as a band of low clouds over southern Ghana combines with a weak rainstorm moving westwards across the country's northern frontier.

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has warned that the growing influence of money in politics is gradually shutting ordinary citizens out of governance and turning public office into a financial investment.

The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has urged Parliament to urgently programme the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice to appear and brief the House about the manner the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has been effecting the arrest of persons of  interest.

Former National Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Afoko, has declared his intention to contest the party's National Chairman position, urging members to unite behind the party's flag bearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, to reposition the party for victory in the next general election.

The Local Government Service Association of Physical Planners (LoGSAPP) says the continued conversion of parks, wetlands, school lands, road reservations and other public spaces into private developments is undermining orderly spatial planning, environmental sustainability and public confidence in Ghana's planning system.

The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has directed all its overseas branches to conduct their chapter elections on or before Sunday, July 19, 2026.

The National President of the Union of Professional Nurses and Midwives (UPNMG), Maxwell Oduro Yeboah, has said strike action is not the most effective means of securing better working conditions for nurses and midwives.

For the first time since winning the World Cup in 2010, Spain are in the final after defeating France 2-0 in Arlington, Texas on Tuesday.

After Lucas Digne conceded a penalty for a foul on Lamine Yamal, which Mikel Oyarzabal drove home for a 1-0 lead in the 22nd minute, the Spanish midfield went to work shutting things down.

They then capitalised on a French mistake for Pedro Porro to double the lead in the second half of play. 

The government will on Friday, July 25, 2026, commence another batch of evacuation of Ghanaians from South Africa, following the registration of close to 900 citizens who have voluntarily expressed interest in returning home, Ghana's High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Quashie has announced.

The United States (U.S.) Embassy in Accra has announced a suspension of most routine consular services from July 20 to July 31, 2026, to allow for scheduled facility maintenance. Normal operations are expected to resume on August 3, 2026.