The High Court has struck out an application seeking to revoke the travel permission granted to former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, after the prosecution formally withdrew the motion.
The Government has intensified its fight against illegal mining, announcing that 258 suspected illegal miners have been arrested during the first six months of 2026 as part of a nationwide enforcement campaign that has also led to the seizure and immobilisation of 168 excavators, the destruction of thousands of illegal mining machines, and the recovery of a significant cache of weapons and ammunition.
A 31-year-old Ghanaian national has been extradited to the United States to face multiple fraud and money laundering charges over his alleged role in a sophisticated romance scam that U.S. authorities say defrauded more than 80 elderly Americans of over $8 million.
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has disclosed that Gerald Appiah, the former accountant of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCCoD), has voluntarily started refunding funds allegedly linked to an ongoing investigation into the suspected misappropriation of approximately GH¢55 million.
The Overlord of the Dagbon Kingdom, Ya-Na Abukari II, has passed away, ushering one of Ghana's oldest traditional kingdoms into a period of mourning.
Fifteen excavators being held as exhibits in an ongoing illegal mining case were on Friday, July 10, removed from the premises of the Enchi District Assembly by armed military personnel, in an operation that has sparked fresh concerns over the enforcement of court orders in Ghana's fight against illegal mining.
The Ghana Police Service has deployed thousands of officers across the country to participate in the two-day National General Cleaning Exercise, which commenced on Friday, July 10, as part of the government's efforts to improve environmental sanitation and reduce the risk of flooding.
Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has called on Ghanaians to adopt responsible sanitation practices, warning that indiscriminate waste disposal remains one of the major causes of flooding and environmental degradation across the country.
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested 10 suspected drug offenders following a major intelligence-led operation targeting alleged drug trafficking and substance abuse hotspots across Cape Coast in the Central Region.
The Government of Ghana has announced that 104 flood-prone and flood-affected locations across seven regions will be targeted during the nationwide clean-up exercise scheduled for Friday, July 10, and Saturday, July 11, 2026, as part of efforts to improve environmental sanitation and reduce the risk of future flooding.
