Four suspected armed robbers believed to be behind a series of robbery attacks in parts of the Upper East and North East regions have been arrested by the police.

Ghana will pilot a continental digital trade corridor to accelerate the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the Vice-President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has said.

Ghana has asked the African Union (AU) to place the issue of xenophobic attacks in South Africa against other African nationals on the agenda for 8th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting.

In a letter dated Wednesday, May 6, 2026, the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Ghana, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, described the matter as one of “urgent continental interest.”

The 8th Mid-Year AU meeting is scheduled for June 24-27 at El Alamein in Egypt.

In many mining communities across the Ashanti, Western and Eastern regions, illegal mining, also known as galamsey, has become a major source of employment, particularly for young people facing limited job opportunities. 

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the approved academic calendar for the 2026/2027 academic year for all basic schools, including Kindergarten, Primary, and Junior High Schools.

Ghanaian foods do more than nourish the body; they reflect who we are as a people.  

The Eastern South Regional Police Command has restored calm to Akyem Oda's New Station Area following a violent clash in which a group of young men engaged in an open fight with cutlasses.

The Ghana Police Service has declared a military officer, Prince Krah, wanted in connection with the brutal murder of two persons at Saki, near Tema Golf City, on May 1, 2026, and has offered a GH¢100,000 reward for credible information leading to his arrest.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has scheduled an extensive network of planned and emergency maintenance exercises across three regions for Thursday, May 7, 2026, with engineers set to undertake critical infrastructure upgrades that will temporarily disrupt power supply to scores of communities in the Ashanti, Central, and Western Regions.

The Ministry of Health has ordered seven health professionals from the Police Hospital, the Greater Accra Regional Hospital and the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital named in a report following an inquiry into the death of a road accident victim to face disciplinary action. 

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has picked up 19 supervisors and invigilators in six regions for their alleged involvement in examination malpractice in the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).

As part of efforts to ensure integration and interoperability in financial transactions among African countries, Ghana is working with Rwanda, Zambia, and other partners to pilot a continental digital trade corridor.

"This pilot, which will be implemented, tested, and measured, will focus on mobile money interoperability, mutual recognition of digital identity for cross border KYC [know your customer] and harmonise electronic invoicing," Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang has said. 

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Ocloo has stepped on the back pedal on her public comment that suggested that transferring public or civil servants to northern Ghana to work was a form of punishment.

If you issue a permit to someone to put up a building knowing very well it is illegal, "you will also face the law. Some of them [officers] have been transferred to the north [northern Ghana] to serve as a kind of punishment for them, so that when they realise that what they did was wrong, they "[will be] brought back to Accra and other places.." the minister said while speaking during a visit to a Ramsar site where a demolition exercise was ongoing following the construction of illegal structures.

Following public condemnation of the minister's comment suggesting that working in the north was a form of punishment, she has since apologised and indicated it was a "genuine slip."

Ghana’s World Cup hopes may yet receive an unexpected boost, with Daniel Kofi Kyereh, Ernest Nuamah and Abdul Mumin all pushing for dramatic returns after lengthy injury layoffs, just weeks before the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

With the Black Stars reeling from the confirmed absences of key figures such as Mohammed Kudus and Mohammed Salisu, both ruled out of the tournament, the trio’s resurgence offers head coach Carlos Queiroz a timely selection rethink.

That setback, however, has opened the door for a trio of comeback stories that could reshape Ghana’s final 26-man squad.

Ghana is experiencing increased domestic consumption and distribution of illicit drugs, a development the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has said requires urgent and coordinated action.

The Vanguard of Nigeria reports that the Director-General of NACOC, Brigadier General Maxwell Obuba Mantey said this in Abuja in Nigeria on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, when he led a Ghanaian delegation to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to help deepen cooperation between the two agencies. 

In line with Asante customs and calendar, May 6, the birthday of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is an auspicious and sacred day reserved for purification rites.

A legal luminary, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has said that the country’s inherited legal education system is no longer fit for purpose and risks undermining the country’s justice delivery if it is not overhauled. 

Everton has confirmed that a supporter was arrested during Monday evening’s 3-3 Premier League draw with Manchester City at Hill Dickinson Stadium following reports of racist abuse directed towards an opposition player.

The incident involved Man City's Antoine Semenyo, who was the target of alleged racial remarks from a spectator.

Emmanuel Asamoah, the Ghanaian national who was recently harassed in South Africa under xenophobic circumstances has been repatriated to Ghana as a precaution over growing fear for his safety due to tensed xenophobic climate in South Africa.

The Majority Caucus in Parliament has said the Bank of Ghana reported a net loss of GH¢15.6 billion in 2025, and other comprehensive income (OCI) charge of GH¢19.32 billion, and a negative equity position of GH¢96.3 billion. 

The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General William Agyapong, has paid a working visit to personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) who are currently clearing land for the construction of the new Accra-Kumasi Expressway.

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund, also known as MahamaCares, will roll out its first batch of support next month, with focus on cancer treatment, including four major childhood cancers.

Medical Laboratory Scientists at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) have rejected claims by the Korle Bu Doctors Association (KODA) that more than half of laboratory results from the hospital’s central laboratory were inaccurate.

The traditional one-week rites for the late chief of Asante Akyem Agogo, Nana Kwame Akuoko Sarpong, will be observed on Thursday, June 4, this year.

Ghanaians who register SIM cards for other people risk being blacklisted from essential public and financial services under a new digital security regime, the Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, has warned.