The Minority in Parliament staged a walkout on Thursday, July 17, in protest against what they described as insensitive remarks by Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga regarding the declaration of the Akwatia parliamentary seat vacant following the death of Ernest Yaw Kumi, the Member of Parliament for the area.

Two members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have filed a motion at the High Court seeking to halt the party’s Extraordinary Delegates’ Conference scheduled for Saturday, July 19, 2025.

The Minister for Defence, Dr Omane Boamah, has rewarded Lance Corporal Solomon Asare Teye-Tsu, the Ghanaian soldier who was recently honoured and promoted by the Ghana Armed Forces for his patriotic act of rejecting a bribe from illegal miners (galamsey operators) at the Bibiani Gold Mines.

The Dansoman Circuit Court has sentenced a 39-year-old taxi driver to 12 years' imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old girl in Accra.

A legal practitioner, Victor Owusu Asante, has addressed a common misconception among some Ghanaians regarding the legal status and protections of customary marriage — also known as traditional—marriage.

The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has revealed that two Muslim pilgrims from his constituency who took part in the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage are currently unaccounted for, raising fresh concerns over Ghana’s Hajj management system.

A businessman has been accused of defrauding a lawyer of GH₵192,000 and has since appeared before an Accra Circuit Court.

President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans by his administration to introduce a regional quota system for recruitment into the country’s security services.

Ghana’s government is under mounting pressure to urgently settle a $3.6 million debt owed to the University of Memphis, which threatens to displace nearly 200 Ghanaian students currently enrolled at the US institution.

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has issued a stern warning to Samuel Ato Duncan, CEO of COA Herbal Centre, demanding he immediately cease using the academic title "Professor" after failing to provide proof of his credentials. 

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed all public pre-tertiary schools to reinstate Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) following a presidential directive issued by President John Dramani Mahama.

The government has announced plans to rebuild the statue of the Bawku Naba, Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II, which was destroyed during disturbances in Bawku over the weekend.

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has dragged the former Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, to court for allegedly conspiring with another official and eight others to extort GH¢280.51 million from bulk oil transporters and oil marketing companies (OMCs).

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has charged seven individuals and three companies before the High Court in Accra for their alleged involvement in a massive extortion and money laundering scheme amounting to over GH₵280 million. 

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a scheduled maintenance exercise on Thursday, July 17, 2025, which will affect parts of the Greater Accra, Ashanti, Central, and Volta Regions.

A 25-year-old robber has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for stealing an iPhone 16 Pro Max and cash in a brazen dawn attack at Millennium City, Gomoa East. 

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has issued a wanted notice for Ernest Darko Akore, a former Chef de Cabinet (Technical Advisor) at Ghana’s Ministry of Finance, over alleged corruption in the Revenue Assurance Contract between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilization Limited (SML).

Parliament has passed the Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill, 2025, to enhance effective regulation of Ghana’s fisheries and aquaculture sector.

A 53-year-old man, Alhaji Abdulai Sayuti, has been arrested by police for allegedly possessing and selling restricted drugs in Tamale.

Ghana’s Producer Price Inflation (PPI) for June 2025 has fallen sharply to 5.9 per cent, the lowest year-on-year rate since November 2023, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has announced.

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has suspended its intended industrial action following what it described as “satisfactory” commitments from the government during a meeting held on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.

The Third National Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abanga Yakubu Alhassan, has denied allegations linking him to illegal small-scale mining (galamsey), describing the claims as a smear campaign aimed at damaging his reputation.

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has called on the Ghana Police Service to redeploy Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) personnel to accident-prone corridors such as the N1 Highway, Madina intersection, and Winneba Road to help curb rising road traffic deaths.

The Ministry of Energy has cancelled 202 supply contracts of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) valued at over US$227 million due to non-performance, as part of efforts to address procurement irregularities and improve the reliability of Ghana’s electricity distribution system.

The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has commenced the installation of 23,500 solar-powered streetlights across the country as part of efforts to reduce the burden on the national electricity grid.