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.

The third prosecution witness in the GH¢49 million National Signals Bureau (NSB) trial has told an Accra High Court that former Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene and his wife signed cheque books in advance, which were later used to withdraw funds from accounts linked to the accused persons.

Defilement has been identified as the most prevalent offence against children, a report by Child Rights International, Ghana has confirmed.

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has condemned scenes of public nudity at the Karnival Kingdom Festival, describing the displays as offensive, unlawful and contrary to the country’s moral standards.

Candidates writing this year's Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will be required to choose two Category 'A' senior high schools, one with boarding houses and the other a day school within their district, for the next phase of their education.

The Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, has withdrawn charges against former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company Limited, Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, and his wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni, leading to their discharge by the court.

The cost of issuing new notes and coins in Ghana fell sharply last year, dropping by more than 54 per cent to GH¢471.4 million, down from GH¢1.01 billion in 2024, according to the Bank of Ghana's 2025 financial statements released last week.

Following the glut in rice from the 2025 farming season to 2026, the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) says it needs at least GH¢770 million to absorb the surplus.

Speaking in a radio interview with Accra based Citi FM on Tuesday [May 5, 2026], the Senior Manager in charge of Corporate Affairs at NAFCO, Emmanuel Arthur said purchases were still ongoing with the GH¢100 million released by the government in 2025.

Organisers of the Telecel Ghana Music Awards, Charterhouse Productions, have announced a change in venue for this year’s ceremony, with the event now set to take place at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre.

President John Dramani Mahama has expressed concern over the growing menace of substance abuse among the youth, and entreated chiefs to support the government to fight against the practice.

The Korle Bu Doctors Association has officially suspended its strike action, which began on the morning of Monday, May 4, 2026, following assurances from hospital management regarding the return of Laboratory Physicians to their posts.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) is working towards deploying a bed management system aimed at digitalising beds in all teaching hospitals in the country.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has scheduled emergency maintenance exercises across the Ashanti and Western Regions for Tuesday, May 5, 2026, with engineers set to undertake urgent infrastructure upgrades that will temporarily disrupt power supply to several communities.

There is a quiet danger that sometimes creeps into political life, not with noise, but with whispers. It begins subtly, like a conversation here, a suggestion there, and a quiet alignment of interests. Before long, attention shifts from the work at hand to the question of “what comes next.” That moment appears to be approaching far too early.

Two of Nigeria's prominent opposition figures have announced they have switched parties in a dramatic political realignment ahead of next year's presidential election.

The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has announced that four individuals linked to defunct Power Distribution Services (PDS) Ghana Limited were last were last week arrested by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) in relation to ongoing investigations into the transfer of large sums of money believed to belong to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).

In a statement posted on X on Monday, May 4, 2026, Mr Kwakye Ofosu named the individuals arrested as Philip Ayensu, Viraj Phat, Sophia Korkor, and Justice Menka-Premoh.