After an extensive consultation, former national chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Awentami Afoko has taken a firm decision and formally announced his intention to contest for the position of National Chairman of the NPP in the upcoming internal elections.

Two individuals have filed separate suits at the Supreme Court seeking an interpretation of Article 66(2) of the 1992 Constitution, the provision that states a person shall not be elected to hold office as President of Ghana for more than two terms.

The Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams has said he wanted a change in the Black Stars technical team even before Ghana completed the unsuccessful 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying campaign.

Adding, he said he now supports a two-year contract for head coach Carlos Queiroz as talks over his future continue.

Construction of the first phase of the 1,500-megawatt Buipe Solar Power Project is set to begin in August 2026, Presidential Advisor on the 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development, Augustus Goosie Tanoh, has announced.

President John Dramani Mahama, former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and  former  Vice-President Dr Mahamadu Bawumia led in the tributes to the Ya-Na, Abukari Mahama II, upon the passing of the Overlord of the Dagbon Kingdom.

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMET) has forecast misty conditions and light rainfall across parts of southern Ghana on Tuesday, July 14, while warning that thunderstorms and rain are likely to develop over sections of the transition and northern belts later in the day.

Dagbon is in mourning. 

The former Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCCoD), Dennis Edward Aboagye, also known as "Miracles", has been admitted to bail in the sum of GH¢50 million with three sureties, two to be justified.

The Ghana Association of Banks (GAB) has condemned the conduct of the Member of Parliament for Okaikwei North, Theresa Lardi Awuni, following an incident in which she reportedly confronted staff of a member bank during last week's national clean-up exercise.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has announced a new two-year target to change all vehicle number plates in Ghana from January 1, 2027, to December 31, 2028.

In the meantime, beginning August 1, 2026, which is just two weeks away, the DVLA has planned to start piloting the new digital number plate system.

But this pilot will begin with the registration of government vehicles, followed by the registration of all unregistered vehicles on September 1, 2026.

The former Chief Executive Officer of defunct Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as NAM 1, has filed witness statements in the case in which he is standing trial for allegedly using his companies to induce and defraud over 16,000 members of the public.

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has confirmed the arrest of the former Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCCoD), Dennis Edward Aboagye, over alleged financial and procurement irregularities involving about GH¢55 million in public funds.

A group of masters students from Ghana say they have been unable to graduate from Loughborough University after the Ghanaian government failed to pay their tuition fees.

The Minister of Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has warned contractors to stop “economising too much” on both human and logistical capacity on site in order not to delay the early completion of roads under the Big Push programme.  

The South African government says more than 53,000 foreign nationals have been deported or repatriated since launching a "migration management" campaign five weeks ago.

A new vaccine to tackle Ebola will now be tested on people after the UK regulator gave permission for trials to take place.

Scientists at the University of Oxford started developing the vaccine eight weeks ago when a public health emergency was declared on 17 May.

The Dagbon Kingdom has been thrown into a state of shock and mourning following the announcement of the passing of its Overlord, Ya-Na Abukari II.

The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested two Nigerian nationals in connection with the alleged murder of a fellow Nigerian whose body was found in his room at Sanzirigu, a suburb of Tamale.

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the immediate operationalisation of six waste transfer stations which were built  and being managed by Zoomlion Ghana Limited to accelerate refuse evacuation and strengthen waste management systems in the Greater Accra Region, following the recent floods.

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has reportedly arrested Dennis Miracles Aboagye, a member of the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) communications team.

He was said to have been picked up by EOCO at the Accra International Airport on Sunday [July 12, 2026], prompting a strong response from the opposition party.

This year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates will start selecting their second cycle schools from Monday, July 20 to August 7, 2026, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has said.

Disaster, ambulance and blood services are handled by an array of hospitals and organisations in Ghana, but in Israel, there is one organisation that does it all — Magen David Adom. 

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has announced its resolve to dredge sections of the heavily degraded and silted Tano River to restore its life.

The Development Bank Ghana (DBG), a wholesale development finance institution, has unveiled a lending package for women for them to access feasible loans to expend their businesses and be financially stable.

The Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has announced that the government has transferred GH¢400 million to an escrow account at the Bank of Ghana as the capitalisation amount for the proposed Women's Development Bank.