Wontumi asks High Court to refer mining charges to Supreme Court

The request concerns legal provisions being relied on by the Attorney-General in the criminal case against Chairman Wontumi and his company.

NSA ghost names trial conference halted over unpaginated prosecution documents

Mr Assibey Antwi is standing trial over allegations linked to the National Service “ghost names” payroll scandal. He has pleaded not guilty.

Court clears way for Shippers’ Authority to enforce GH¢720 container charge cap

The Accra High Court dismissed an application for interlocutory injunction filed by the Ship Owners and Agents Association of Ghana and some shipping agents.

Hanan Abdul-Wahab’s lawyers demand return of cash, phones and passport after EOCO release

In a letter dated July 9, 2026, addressed to the Attorney-General and EOCO, the lawyers said the continued retention of the items was unlawful.

Police Chief Inspector investigated over alleged renting of illegal shacks to sex workers

The matter came to light after a special task force from the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly moved into the area to demolish illegal structures along the Subin stream, behind the COCOBOD building in Adum.

Four granted bail over parcel that led to Ghanaian’s 25-year sentence in Qatar

The accused persons before the Accra Circuit Court are Isaac Techie-Menson, 57; Comfort Ofosu, 25; Catherine Quaye, 43; and Kwaku Blorme, 38.

A-G moves to set aside Hanan Abdul-Wahab’s travel permit

08 Jul, 2026

Five arrested after Tamale man reports alleged abduction, ransom demand

08 Jul, 2026

Fugitive fraud convict ‘Chad’ arrested after seven years on the run

07 Jul, 2026

Abu Trica extradition stay motion set for July 9

07 Jul, 2026

Court to sentence man over girlfriend's GHC114k for betting

07 Jul, 2026

Former NAFCO boss arrested at airport over alleged attempt to access frozen account

06 Jul, 2026

BoG revokes Zeepay’s electronic money issuer licence over regulatory breaches

In a statement issued on Tuesday, July 14, the central bank said the decision was taken under Section 13 of the Payment Systems and Services Act, 2019, Act 987.

14 Jul, 2026

BoG warns repeat dud cheque issuers face three-year ban

BoG said the sanctions are intended to curb the increasing issuance of dud cheques and restore confidence in cheques as a payment instrument.

25 Jun, 2026

Jeweller sues Donewell Insurance over $3m burglary claim

According to the statement of claim, Elok & Sons Ltd. says it took out a combined fire and burglary insurance policy with Donewell around August 2025 after officials of the insurance company inspected its jewellery shop, premises and stock.

25 Jun, 2026

BoG converts rural banks into community banks under new reform

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Bank of Ghana said the Rural Banking Sector has officially been converted into the Community Banking Sector under the Guideline on the Revised Microfinance Sector Framework, 2026.

18 Jun, 2026

Stay application by GN Savings' receiver struck out

The motion, filed by the Receiver, was intended to stay execution of an earlier decision of the Court of Appeal which quashed the 2019 revocation of the company’s operating licence.

18 Jun, 2026

ORC warns companies over June 30 annual returns deadline

In a final reminder issued on June 15, 2026, the Registrar urged companies and business owners to regularise their records before the end of the month.

17 Jun, 2026

Open WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots, EU orders Meta

The directive means Meta must reopen the WhatsApp for Business API to third-party general-purpose AI assistants under the same conditions that existed before access was blocked.

15 Jun, 2026

London ex-Meta engineer investigated over alleged Facebook image breach

The suspect, an engineer based in London, is believed to have created a tool that enabled him to reach users’ personal photographs while getting around the platform’s security protections.

08 Apr, 2026

Teenagers sue xAI over alleged sexually explicit Grok images

At the centre of the case is Grok, the chatbot developed by xAI and integrated with X, the social media platform owned by Musk.

18 Mar, 2026

Automated road traffic L.I. to be operational by end of March

The proposed law is intended to give legal force to Traffitech-GH, a technology-driven platform designed to identify traffic violations and trigger sanctions in real time.

13 Mar, 2026

SEC unveils sandbox rules for crypto service providers

According to the SEC, the sandbox will give regulators the chance to monitor how emerging virtual asset products interact with the country’s conventional securities market, while also assessing the risks and opportunities they present.

10 Mar, 2026

Singapore court fines lawyers for citing fake AI-generated cases

Justice S Mohan of the Singapore High Court directed each lawyer to pay S$5,000 (about US$3,900) after finding that two non-existent authorities were included in written submissions for a civil case.

10 Mar, 2026