The Chief of Army Staff,, has confirmed the death of a soldier during a counter-terrorism training exercise in the Upper East Region.

The deceased, identified as, was a physical training instructor with the 6th Infantry Battalion and reportedly lost his life following an explosion during operations in the Binduri Forest area.

A 23-year-old man narrowly survived after the concrete floor of a shop collapsed beneath him in the early hours of Tuesday at the 18th Lane area of Tarkwa, raising fresh concerns over underground instability linked to mining activities in the municipality.

The Sekondi–Takoradi Metropolitan Office of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has commenced a large-scale desilting and disinfection exercise targeting fifteen major storm drains across the metropolis in an effort to reduce the growing risk of flooding.

The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have announced a series of planned and emergency maintenance works across parts of the Greater Accra, Central, Tema, and Volta Regions on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, resulting in temporary power outages in several communities.

Two Ghanaian brothers and a woman based in the United States have been indicted for their alleged roles in a sophisticated international romance fraud network accused of targeting elderly Americans through online dating platforms and social media scams.

A Canadian court has sentenced Emmanuel Yeboah, a 38-year-old self-styled Ghanaian pastor living in Barrie, Ontario, to 18 months in prison following his conviction in a case involving a 13-year-old girl connected to his congregation.

Operatives of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) have dismantled and destroyed several illegal mining installations during a targeted anti-galamsey operation along the Butre River at Ewusiejo in the Ahanta West District of Ghana’s Western Region.

The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has issued a strong public warning urging contractors, suppliers, consultants and the general public to disregard fraudulent contract award publications circulating in its name.

Two Ghanaian brothers and a woman based in the United States have been indicted over their alleged involvement in a sophisticated international romance fraud network accused of targeting elderly Americans through dating websites, social media platforms, and online messaging applications.