The family of the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo has announced that final preparations for his burial and funeral rites have reached their final stages, with the family, children and leadership of the Kristo Asafo Mission united in their determination to accord the revered spiritual leader, industrialist, inventor, technologist, farmer and philanthropist a befitting farewell.

The Bono East Police Command has arrested a driver and five other persons who allegedly conspired to rob his car owner of a GH¢300,000 cash between Portor and Gurumpe on the Kintampo-Buipe Highway.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has signed an Accelerated Patent Grant (APG) arrangement with Ghana’s intellectual property office (GHIPO), the Registrar General’s Department, and the Ministry of Justice. The agreement is the first of its kind between the USPTO and an African country.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a series of planned maintenance exercises across the Tema, Ashanti, Accra West, Central and Eastern regions for Wednesday, July 22, as part of ongoing efforts to improve service delivery, while engineers in the Accra West and Tema Regions work to resolve network faults.

The National Service Authority has suspended, with immediate effect, the GH¢60 it was deducting from service personnel allowances, which it said was for a "Capacity Building Programme" being organised by the National Service Personnel Association (NASPA).

The move follows weeks of public outcry from some personnel who said they were never consulted before the compulsory deduction from their allowances was initiated.

Ghana has not recorded any Ebola virus disease case, contrary to a news report by the South African Broadcasting Corporation, SABC News, that Ghana has recorded a case.

Responding to the report by the South African broadcaster, the Ministry of Health in Ghana a statement indicated "the figures being circulated are false, misleading, and should be disregarded."

Eleven suspects in a cybercrime syndicate have been arrested by the police at Tema in Greater Accra.

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, which picked up the suspects based on an intelligence-led operation initially identified two of the suspects as victims of human trafficking but investigations have since revealed that they are allegedly coordinators of a cybercrime syndicate.

Brazil’s Vinicius Junior is one of the most recognisable soccer players in the world, especially after the World Cup.

One of Africa's most ambitious energy infrastructure projects has finally been signed off at the highest level, with West African leaders formally endorsing the long-awaited Nigeria-Morocco Atlantic Gas Pipeline.

"Don't be surprised when the gas comes your way," quipped Julius Maada Bio, Sierra Leone's president and the current head of West Africa regional bloc Ecowas, following Sunday evening's ceremony in Freetown.

The High Court on Monday sentenced the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, to a 20-year jail term for assigning mineral rights granted to his company, Akonta Mining Limited, to two persons, Michael Gyedu Ayisi and Henry Okum, without obtaining approval from the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources. 

Ghana have climbed eight places in the latest FIFA World Rankings following their appearance at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, moving from 73rd to 65th position in the global standings.

A Brussels Airlines flight bound for Lomé was forced to return to Accra shortly after take-off on Monday evening following a technical fault, the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has confirmed.

The High Court in Accra on Monday sentenced the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi to a 20-year jail term for assigning mineral rights granted to his company, Akonta Mining Limited to two persons, Michael Gyedu Ayisi and Henry Okum without obtaining approval from the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources.

Across Africa, governments have enacted laws to regulate political party funding, but they continue to overlook one of the most significant channels through which corruption enters politics: the direct flow of money to individual candidates.

This regulatory gap poses significant risks of state capture, favoritism, procurement fraud, conflicts of interest, and undue influence over public decision-making.

While many countries increasingly require political parties to disclose their finances, the individuals who ultimately contest elections, receive campaign donations, and exercise public power often remain outside meaningful transparency and accountability frameworks. 

The Auditor-General's reports over the past five years show that revenue collectors’ salaries at several metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) exceeded the amount of internally generated revenue they mobilised during the period under review.

The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has reacted to the 20-year jail sentence handed down to its Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, commonly known as Chairman Wontumi, saying he has been jailed without evidence.

To the NPP, his conviction was largely based on assumptions and not evidence that he had transferred his legally acquired mining concession for illegal mining activities.

Addressing a press conference Monday evening, surrounded by key figures in the party, the General-Secretary of the NPP, Justin Kodua Frimpong, said the NPP sees "Wontumi as a political prisoner".

Two people died on Saturday, and two others sustained injuries following an accident on the Accra-Kumasi highway at Asuboi on Saturday, July 18, 2026.

The police has arrested five suspects believed to be members of a criminal group involved in armed robbery and landguard activities.

The arrest followed an intelligence-led operation at Sapeiman Faase in the Greater Accra Region. The operation led to the retrieval of firearms, ammunition and other offensive weapons.

A group said to be representing some national service personnel has questioned the decision to deduct GH¢60 from their monthly allowances for a capacity-building programme being organised by the National Service Personnel Assocation (NASPA) without consulting them.

According to the group, the deduction, which was happening at source even before their allowances were credited to their accounts, was unjustified and was therefore demanding transparency and accountability.

Describing themselves as the Concerned National Service Personnel Association of Ghana, the group in a press statement dated July 17, 2026, said that while it supports initiatives that empower service personnel, no compulsory deduction should be imposed without a clear legal basis, transparency, and accountability.

Two new community day senior high schools at to be constructed in Nima in Accra and Kasoa in the Central Region under the proposed STAR-J infrastructure programme aimed at expanding access to secondary education and ease pressure on existing schools.

From the kindergarten level to junior high school, pupils and students in Ghanaian schools are to start subjects in coding, artificial intelligence (AI), and electronics in a revised curriculum being introduced by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) under the Ministry of Education.

The sector minister, Haruna Iddrisu, who announced this at a press briefing in Accra on Monday (July 20, 2026), said the government was set to introduce these three subjects in addition to civic ethics in Ghana's basic school curriculum.

In May this year, President John Dramani Mahama said the government had planned to end the double-track system in senior high schools (SHSs) by 2027.

But speaking at a press briefing in Accra today (July 20, 2026), the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, announced a new target of 2029 for the double-track system to end.

This, he said, was being implemented through a major expansion of school infrastructure.

Bernard Antwi Boasiako, the New Patriotic Party Ashanti Regional Chairman, commonly referred to as Chairman Wontumi, has been found guilty and convicted on illegal mining charges.

Bernard Antwi Boasiako, the New Patriotic Party Ashanti Regional Chairman, commonly referred to as Charirman Wontumi has been found guilty and convicted on illegal mining charges.

Kylian Mbappe has become the first player to win the World Cup Golden Boot twice after earning the award for top scorer at the 2026 tournament.

The France forward netted 10 goals in eight games to edge out Lionel Messi in a high-quality race.