6 h. ago ECOWAS deploys standby force to Benin amid military takeover

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced the deployment of its Standby Force to the Republic of Benin, citing the need to uphold constitutional order and protect the country’s territorial integrity. The move follows an emergency meeting of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council at the level of Heads of State and […]

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9 h. ago GPL 2025/26: Oduro’s stunning strike earns Hohoe United win over Asante Kotoko

Hohoe United stun Asante Kotoko with a 1-0 win following a stunning free-kick from William Oduro at the Hohoe Stadium in week 13 of the Ghana Preier League.

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9 h. ago NAIMOS task force arrests 7 illegal miners in raid at Kwaebibirem

A National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Squad (NAIMOS) task force has carried out a decisive midnight operation at Asuom in the Kwaebibirem District of the Eastern Region, leading to the arrest of seven individuals involved in illegal mining activities.

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10 h. ago Chernobyl radiation shield ‘lost safety function’ after drone strike, UN watchdog says

A protective shield covering the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in Ukraine can no longer provide its main containment function following a drone strike earlier this year, according to a UN watchdog.

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10 h. ago Benin Government Foils Military Coup Attempt Led by Lieutenant Colonel Tigri

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/benin-government-foils-military-coup-attempt-led-by-lieutenant-colonel-tigri/Benin’s Interior Minister Alassane Seidou announced on Sunday that security forces thwarted an attempted coup launched by a group of soldiers who briefly seized control of state television and attacked the presidential residence in Cotonou. A small group of soldiers launched a mutiny aimed at destabilizing the state and its institutions in the early morning […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/benin-government-foils-military-coup-attempt-led-by-lieutenant-colonel-tigri/

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16 h. ago Soldiers Claim Coup in Benin as Government Says President Safe

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/soldiers-claim-coup-in-benin-as-government-says-president-safe/Soldiers appeared on Benin’s state television on Sunday claiming to have removed President Patrice Talon from power, but government officials dismissed the claim and said loyal forces were containing the attempted coup. The unrest began in the early hours in Porto-Novo, where gunfire erupted near the presidential residence at Camp Guezo. A group of soldiers […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/soldiers-claim-coup-in-benin-as-government-says-president-safe/

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16 h. ago IGP Leads Show of Force Exercise With Newly Acquired Armoured Vehicles

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/igp-leads-show-of-force-exercise-with-newly-acquired-armoured-vehicles/Inspector-General of Police Christian Tetteh Yohunu led a show of force exercise on Saturday, December 6, 2025, deploying the Ghana Police Service’s recently acquired armoured vehicles across key areas of Accra to signal heightened security readiness ahead of the Christmas season. The highly visible manoeuvre was designed to deter criminal activity as the nation enters […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/igp-leads-show-of-force-exercise-with-newly-acquired-armoured-vehicles/

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20 h. ago NAIMOS seizes excavators and shuts down illegal Riverbank mining in Eastern Region

NAIMOS intensified its Eastern Region offensive on December 6, 2025, delivering one of the most decisive blows yet to illegal mining networks operating along the Birim and Ayensu river corridors.

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20 h. ago NAIMOS dismantles illegal foreign mining network along the Bia River

NAIMOS operatives extended their nationwide anti-illegal mining campaign into the Western North Region on December 6, 2025, delivering one of the most decisive blows yet to illicit mining networks operating near the Bia River in the Suaman Dadieso District.

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29 h. ago NAIMOS task force arrests 9 Chinese illegal miners, destroys equipment at Dadieso

The NAIMOS task force, currently operating in the Western and Western North Regions, has disrupted an illegal mining site at Dadieso in the Suaman District of the Western North Region.

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29 h. ago NAIMOS advances into Atiwa Forest, uncovers child labour, river diversion and heavy machinery

The second day of NAIMOS' Eastern Region operation began at first light on December 5, 2025, as the team pushed deeper into the Atiwa Forest in pursuit of persistent illegal mining networks. From 0700 hours until nightfall, the team moved between Pimpong and Fante Ebuorho, two enclaves where galamsey activities had been flourishing along the banks of the Ayensu River.

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29 h. ago NAIMOS Task Force storms Fanteakwa South, dismantles galamsey operations

In the early hours of December 4, 2025, a NAIMOS task force set out from Accra for its usual galamsey fight. Their departure at 0330 hours marked the beginning of a determined push into the Eastern Region, where illegal mining activities had taken deep root. By 0730 hours the team had reached the Fanteakwa South District and immediately began a daylong operation that stretched late into the evening.

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32 h. ago Prof Lumumba blames illegal mining on governance failure, calls for urgent action

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/prof-lumumba-blames-illegal-mining-on-governance-failure-calls-for-urgent-action/Pan Africanist and Governance Expert Prof Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba has blamed illegal small scale mining, known as galamsey, on governance failure in Ghana. Speaking at a virtual environmental conference, the renowned legal practitioner emphasized that the time to act against the menace is now. Prof Lumumba made these remarks at a conference organized by […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/prof-lumumba-blames-illegal-mining-on-governance-failure-calls-for-urgent-action/

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47 h. ago Galamsey crisis spiritual, not just economic; Pulpit and policy intervention needed – Prof. Frimpong

The devastating spread of illegal mining (galamsey) has been fundamentally redefined by religious and health experts, who argue the crisis is not merely an economic problem but a profound moral and spiritual failing that is simultaneously fuelling a public health disaster.

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49 h. ago Ghana Armed Forces opens 2025/2026 intake for military academy

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has officially opened applications for the 2025/2026 intake into the Ghana Military Academy (GMA), announcing full requirements for prospective candidates seeking careers in the Army, Navy, and Air Force.

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63 h. ago Ashanti regional minister drags Democracy Hub member to court over alleged galamsey remarks

Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Frank Amoakohene, has initiated legal action against Wendell Nana Yaw Yeboah of the pressure group Democracy Hub, accusing him of making defamatory statements during a live radio interview that later spread widely on social media.

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65 h. ago Galamsey is killing our cocoa, our water, our future – Minority warns of food security meltdown

The Minority in Parliament is warning that illegal mining is destroying cocoa farms, poisoning water sources, and threatening Ghana’s long-term food security.

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3 d. ago Parliamentary Committee recommends €178m for five GAF aircraft

Parliament's Committee on Defence and Interior has recommended two major agreements totalling approximately €178m for the immediate retooling and modernisation of the Ghana Air Force fleet.

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3 d. ago Strike at public technical universities disrupts admissions, finance Services over unpaid allowance

The Technical Universities Senior Administrators Association of Ghana (TUSAAG) has vowed to continue its strike until the government pays a negotiated One-Time Research Allowance, which has been pending for nearly 17 months. Speaking to journalists at Kumasi Technical University on Wednesday, December 3, the Local President of TUSAAG, Akwasi Sarfo Agyemang, said the strike is in full force and members are abiding by the association’s directives to stay at home. “And as we rightly said, we are on strike and being on strike means that our members are not supposed to come to work. And that’s just what they are doing now,” he explained. Mr. Agyemang clarified that while some people may still be seen on campus submitting applications, these are not TUSAAG members, and the processing of such applications is being handled by non-striking officers. He emphasized that the strike affects senior administrators responsible for admissions, finance, and audit services. The industrial action was d...

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3 d. ago Galamsey: Forestry Commission arrests 11 Chinese, 10 Ghanaians in Yakombo Forest

The Forestry Commission has apprehended eleven Chinese nationals and ten Ghanaians in a coordinated, intelligence-driven raid on illegal mining activities within the Yakombo Forest Reserve in the Buipe Forest District of the Savannah Region.

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