The Court of Appeal has by a unanimous decision restored the licence of GN Savings and Loans Company Limited. 

The High Court in Accra has granted bail in the sum of GH¢100,000 to the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, pending trial.

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Johnson Pandit Asiamah, has defended the decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to maintain the policy rate at 14 per cent, insisting that lingering geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continue to pose significant risks to Ghana’s inflation outlook and broader economic stability.

A passenger train travelling from Tema to Accra derailed near Avenor in Accra on Thursday morning after it collided with two stray cattle that had wandered onto the railway line, disrupting transport services and forcing commuters to abandon the journey and seek alternative means of travel.

An Arabic language teacher, Sule Anas, has been declared wanted by the police in relation to a reported defilement and unnatural carnal knowledge of two minors at Fijai Zongo near Sekondi in the Western Region.

The Office of the Rent Commissioner and the Rent Control Department have directed all private hostel owners, facility managers, operators and stakeholders within the student accommodation sector to place a temporary hold on all or any intended or proposed increment in hostel accommodation fees for the 2026/2027 academic year until further notice. 

Amnesty International Ghana has entreated the President, John Dramani Mahama, to exercise his prerogative of mercy to commute inmates on death row in the country's prisons to life in prison.

Four Chinese-owned companies have been cited for various tax infractions by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) during an unannounced enforcement exercise in Accra yesterday.

The Head of Medicine and Therapeutics at the University of Ghana Medical School has stated that the best treatment of kidney challenges should be kidney transplantation, saying it has more benefits compared to dialysis.

The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCO) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have scheduled emergency and planned maintenance exercises across five regions for Thursday, May 21, 2026, with engineers set to undertake critical infrastructure upgrades and fault repairs that will temporarily disrupt power supply to dozens of communities in the Volta, Ashanti, Western, Tema, and Accra West Regions.

 A 36-year-old man, Kwame Ayisi, has been confirmed dead, while a chief and six others are receiving treatment at Sefwi Anhwiaso Community Hospital following a shooting incident involving suspected illegal miners at Asawinso “A” in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region.

The prosecution in the trial of Solomon Asamoah and Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, former CEO and Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), has brought its case to a close, after calling three witnesses to firm up its case against the accused persons.

The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Lawrence Kwaku Gbetanu, has confirmed the death of a Ghanaian soldier during a counter-terrorism training exercise in the Upper East Region.

The High Court in Accra will on Thursday hear a bail application filed by the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, after the Attorney-General sought more time to respond to the motion.

The plan for Ghana to revive a national airline was not intended to have a shareholding that would be dictatorial over the airline's services; rather, it will largely operate under private-sector management, the Minister of Transport, Mr Joseph Bukari Nikpe, has said.

Cabinet has approved the National Defence University Bill, 2026, for onward submission to Parliament.

A tragic incident has struck the Assin Awiafitaamu community near Ketukrom in the Assin North District of the Central Region after a boy who had gone missing was discovered lifeless in a nearby thicket after five days of searching.

The two-and-a-half-year-old, Nana Yaw, had reportedly disappeared on May 13, 2026, sparking fear and concern among family members and residents who launched frantic efforts to locate him.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced a support package for Ghanaians who agree to be evacuated from South Africa following xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals.

Ghana's total public debt rose to GH¢674.1 billion as of March 2026, equivalent to 42.2 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), driven by a combination of domestic borrowing, the cedi's depreciation against major currencies, and legacy obligations from previous years, according to the latest Summary of Economic and Financial Data released by the Bank of Ghana.

Staff groups of the Volta River Authority (VRA) and the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) have rejected a government proposal to introduce private sector participation (PSP) into the distribution of power in the northern territory.

The Ghana cedi recorded a year-to-date depreciation of 8.4 per cent against the United States dollar by mid-May 2026, even as macroeconomic stability continued to take hold and inflationary pressures eased to their lowest levels in years, according to the latest Summary of Economic and Financial Data released by the Bank of Ghana on May 19, 2026.

The Minority in Parliament has accused the government of failing to address the worsening economic challenges confronting Ghanaians, citing the return of persistent power outages, hardship among cocoa farmers and growing public frustration as evidence of weak governance.

The country’s mineral royalty receipts recorded a significant increase in the first quarter of the year, with total inflows rising to more than GH₵2 billion, according to new data from the Mineral Income Investment Fund (MIIF).

A former Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, has told the High Court that assignment of mineral rights is done through written instruments and not orally.

Ghana will bid a final farewell to industrialist and founder of the Kristo Asafo Mission, Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo, with his funeral and burial rites scheduled to begin on July 30, 2026.