Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana have agreed to harmonise their cocoa farm-gate pricing policies in a major step aimed at improving farmer incomes, stabilising the cocoa market, and strengthening cooperation between the world’s two largest cocoa-producing countries.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused the government of applying justice selectively and undermining key legal institutions.

A Canadian federal judge on Tuesday rejected Ghana’s bid to get Thomas Partey into Canada for the Black Star’s first World Cup match while the midfielder awaits trial on rape charges.

The head of Consumer Finance at the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), Gilbert Serbeh-Yeboah, has told the Accra High Court that the bank processed an initial transfer under the National Service Authority (NSA)-ADB hire purchase facility because it risked losing the transaction after delays in implementation.

President John Dramani Mahama has launched the Ghana National Research Fund (GNRF), with a seed money of GH¢100 million, andcalled on scientists and researchers to develop practical solutions to Ghana's challenges.

Thecredibility or otherwise of the criminal charges against former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, would be determined by the courts in Ghana, which have jurisdiction to determine his guilt or innocence, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has stated.

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has cautioned all owners of Critical Information Infrastructure, particularly educational institutions, to strictly adhere to the Directive for the protection of Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) following a major cyber-attack on the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom.

Lawyers for former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, have confirmed a US Court approval of his application for change of his immigration status, making it possible for him to apply for permanent residency in the US.

The criminal charges levelled against former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, in Ghana were "not credible," which is why the United States Immigration Court has given the green light to his application for permanent residency in the United States, his lawyers have said.

"The court finds the criminal charges in Ghana not credible. However, the court’s ruling was made within the context of a United States immigration proceedings. The court’s decision was focused on whether Mr Ofori-Atta met the legal requirements for adjustment of status," Mr Ofori-Atta's solicitor, Justice Kusi-Minkah Premo of Minkah-Premo, Osei-Bonsu, Bruce-Cathline & Partners, stated this in a press release dated June 16, 2026.

The press release was issued by the lawyers to announce the outcome of Mr Ofori-Atta's I-485 petition for a Green Card, paving the way for him to obtain lawful permanent residency in the country.

Ghana's government has filed for a review of Canada's refusal to grant midfielder Thomas Partey a visa, with the case to be heard in court.

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has interdicted the teacher seen in a viral video having an immoral affair with a student at a place said to be the science laboratory of the Bole Senior High School in the Savannah Region.

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A high-level presidential investigation into the award of contracts under the Big Push Infrastructure initiative has found that the Ministry of Roads and Highways did not breach any procurement rules, the Daily Graphic can exclusively report. 

A suspect has been picked up by the police in relation to the death of the University of Cape Coast student, Innocentia Atsufui Avinu.

Security has been beefed up on the premises of Bawku Senior High School (SHS) in the Upper East Region while investigations continue to identify and arrest culprits following yesterday’s dawn student rampage.

President John Dramani Mahama is expected in Abidjan for the Côte d’Ivoire–Ghana High-Level Summit on the Future of the Cocoa Economy.

The Finance Ministry was processing arrears due to political appointees who served at the Presidency between 2021 and 2024, the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications and Presidential Spokesperson, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has said.

President John Dramani Mahama supports the establishment of an independent body to determine the conditions of service of Article 71 office holders and other public sector workers, the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications and Presidential Spokesperson, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has said.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced planned power outages for Tuesday, June 16, 2026, affecting communities in the Accra East, Ashanti and Volta Regions as part of maintenance exercises to improve service delivery.

The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications and Presidential Spokesperson, Felix Kwaky Ofosu has said processes were underway to find a replacement for Justice Sophia Akuffo, who resigned from her position as a Member of the Council of State in September 2025.

Patients at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra can now access MRI scans free of charge under a new diagnostic partnership between the hospital and HealthTech Ghana Limited.

It has been explained that former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo submitted her resignation letter as a member of the Council of State in September 2025.

Dr Bossman Asare, in charge of Corporate Services, has resigned as a Deputy Commissioner of the Electoral Commission, Graphic Online has gathered.

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has appointed former Abuakwa South Member of Parliament and lawyer, Samuel Atta Akyea, as his new lead defence counsel in the criminal case pending before the High Court in Accra.

The Accra High Court has struck out an application by lawyer Andy Kwame Appiah-Kubi, which sought leave to withdraw his legal services for the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, and Akonta Mining Limited in the ongoing trial over mining activities on a concession at Samreboi without the required authorisation and other offences under the Minerals and Mining Act and the Forest Protection laws.