The High Court in Accra has directed the prosecution to file its disclosures within 14 days to pave the way for the trial of the convicted former Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, over the alleged GH¢30 million Ghana Export-Import (Exim) Bank financial loss case.

The Minister-designate for Environment, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has told Parliament’s Appointments Committee that she will channel funding to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to develop biodegradable alternatives to plastics from crops such as cassava and hemp.

She said Ghana had enough plant-based raw materials to support the development of an alternative industry instead of relying mainly on bans, restrictions and enforcement to deal with the plastic waste menace.

GCB Bank PLC has topped four key industry metrics in PwC Ghana's 2026 Banking Sector Survey for the 2025 financial year, including deposits, loans and advances, operating assets and total operating income.

The Minister-designate for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, says Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) have the potential to raise close to GH¢20 billion annually from property rates.

The Minority side in Parliament has objected to the three days notice issued by Parliament for members of the public to submit inputs for the vetting of three nominees being considered for appointment as Supreme Court judges.

Former National Security Minister, Francis Poku, has called for the repeal of the Vigilantism and Related Offences Act, 2019 (Act 999), describing it as unenforceable and irrelevant from inception.

The Savannah Regional Police Command has arrested two persons in connection with the alleged mob lynching of a young man at Daboya in the North Gonja District.

Three National Chairman hopefuls have filed their nominations to contest the October 3, 2026, national executive elections.

An education expert, Dr Peter Partey Anti, has described the Stanine Grading System used for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) as conceptually appropriate for second cycle school placement. 

The stage is set for a historic three-way national final of the eighth edition of the Tertiary Business Sense Challenge (TBSC), with three former national champions securing their places in the grand finale.

The Ministry of Works and Housing has announced that critical drainage improvement works within the Kaneshie enclave will commence on September 7, 2026, with road closures and traffic diversions expected to affect commuters for approximately one year. 

Three National Chairman hopefuls have filed their nominations to contest the October 3, 2026, national executive elections.

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has sole authority and exclusive rights to buy, sell, weigh, grade, assay, value, and export gold and other precious minerals in Ghana.

"My deepest gratitude goes to President John Dramani Mahama for appointing me as Presidential Advisor on National Resilience and Emergency Preparedness," Ernest Brogya Genfi who has been removed as a Deputy Minister of Defence and reassigned by President John Dramani Mahama has reacted to the reschuffle.

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has announced what he describes as a “rebirth” of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) following a unanimous Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of the office's prosecutorial mandate.

President John Dramani Mahama has signed 10 Bills passed by Parliament into law, in a significant legislative exercise that spans taxation, national security, judicial reform, and social policy.

While the world was mourning the death of American country music icon Dolly Parton, Ghana was also bidding farewell to one of its own screen legends, veteran actress Grace Nortey, who died at the age of 89.

The Africa Policy Lens (APL) has called for an immediate and comprehensive forensic examination of the Ghana Gold Board’s purchasing and pricing model, following disclosures of more than US$1.7 billion in gold trading losses under the Government of Ghana’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme (DGPP).

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has named former Power Minister Kwabena Donkor as a 'person of interest' in the Asante Berko/Aksa Energy bribery investigations.

A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Alhassan Malaika Jibril, who is alleged to have led the controversial demolition exercise at the Accra Race Course in Borteyman on Saturday, August 22, 2026, has been interdicted by the Ghana Police Service.

The interdiction, announced in a statement posted by the Police on Facebook on Wednesday, is to facilitate investigations into the incident.

“The Police Administration has interdicted DSP/Mr. Alhassan Malaika Jibril for his involvement in a demolition exercise at the Accra Race Course at Borteyman on Saturday, 22nd August 2026,” the statement said.

President John Dramani Mahama has made another resuffle to his government, with the Minister for Labour, Employment and Job Creation, Dr Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo, moving to the Special Initiatives portfolio.

The Ministry of Works, Housing and Water Resources has announced that it will close sections of the Dr Busia Highway at Kaneshie in Accra from September 7, 2026, to pave the way for the construction of a new underground drain.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declined a GH¢20 million donation intended for Ghanaian victims of the recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa from MTN Ghana.

In a statement issued by Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Accra on Wednesday (August 26, 2026), the Ministry indicated that while the government commended MTN for the gesture, it was unable to accept the offer.

The Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone, Roey Gilad, has called on Ghana to join international efforts to pressure Iran to stop interfering in the affairs of the Middle East.

Addressing a press conference at the Israeli Embassy in Accra on Wednesday (August 26, 2026), Mr Gilad said Iran's activities remained a major source of instability in the region.

"Ghana needs to be part of the international pressure to tell Iran to hold its horses and stop interfering in Middle East issues and stop destabilising the Middle East," he said.

An immigration officer, who was on a motorcycle ride with a police officer friend at Assin Fosu in the Central Region has died following a crash.

He was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.

Identified only as Amoakoh and commonly referred to as Ahuoden, he was the pillion rider at the time of the crash on Monday, around midday.