Photocopying or visually inspecting a Ghana Card for the purpose of a transaction is now a criminal offence following the coming into force of an amendment to the National Identity Register Regulations, 2012 (L.I. 2111). The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Wisdom Kwaku Deku, announced on Wednesday, July…
The Supreme Court has granted an application for the stay of execution of the Court of Appeal’s judgment restoring banking licenses to GN Savings and Loans Company Ltd pending the determination of appeal. The Court of Appeal by a unanimous decision in May quashed the High Court’s ruling which upheld the revocation of GN Savings…
The Government of Ghana is set to introduce a Diaspora National Service programme aimed at reconnecting young Ghanaians born and raised abroad with their roots while encouraging them to contribute to the country’s development. Director of Diaspora Affairs at the Office of the President, Kofi Okyere-Darko, announced the initiative during the maiden Ghana Diaspora Students…
The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana (IEAG) has welcomed a decisive High Court ruling that clears the way for the strict regulation of shipping costs at the nation’s ports. The court dismissed an interlocutory injunction application filed by the Ship Owners and Agents Association of Ghana (SOAAG) and several shipping lines. The application had…
Lawyers for Dennis Miracles Aboagye say their client has been unable to meet the bail conditions imposed by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) following his arrest. The legal team has raised concerns over the GH¢50 million bail bond, which requires three sureties, two of whom must be justified, describing the conditions as difficult…
The Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has revealed that Dennis Miracles Aboagye has reportedly been granted bail in the sum of GH¢50 million with three sureties. Dennis Miracles Aboagye, an aide to the NPP’s flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, was arrested by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) at…
Lawyers for the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab, have demanded the immediate return of his personal belongings, including cash, mobile phones and passport, following his release from the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO). In a letter dated July 9, 2026, and addressed…
The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has deployed new state-of-the-art screening equipment at the passenger checkpoints of Terminals 2 and 3 of Accra International Airport in a move aimed at strengthening aviation security while significantly improving the passenger screening experience. The new screening technology according to the Ghana airport will allow passengers to keep laptops…
Frederick Kumi, popularly known as “Abu Trica,” has pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering before a United States District Court following his extradition from Ghana. Kumi entered the plea before Judge John R. Adams of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division….
A Ghana Police Chief Inspector is under investigation over allegations of renting illegal structures to commercial sex workers in Kumasi. The probe follows a KMA demolition exercise disrupted by attacks from squatters. A Chief Inspector of the Ghana Police Service in the Ashanti Region is facing an internal investigation over allegations that he rented out…
