Security

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has arrested 28 suspected illegal mining operators and destroyed several pieces of mining equipment during an enforcement operation at Akango in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region.The exercise targeted an illegal mining site where operations had reportedly extended dangerously close to a public road, raising concerns about mining activities encroaching on …

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), in collaboration with military personnel, has commenced an enforcement operation to decongest the busy stretch between the Bekwai Roundabout and the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) roundabout.The exercise, involving KMA city guards and military officers, has led to the confiscation of traders’ goods and the impounding of commercial vehicles found loading and dropping off passengers …

The second batch of recruits into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has reported to various military training institutions across the country to begin a six-month Basic Military Training programme designed to prepare them for military service. In a Facebook post, the GAF announced that the recruits reported to their designated training centres on Friday, October 23, 2026, to officially begin …

The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of a Court of Appeal judgment directing the promotion of 40 police officers who sued the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, over their exclusion from a promotion exercise. The Court of Appeal had overturned an earlier High Court ruling that dismissed the officers’ case and ordered the police authorities to effect …

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says more than 130 people have been arrested or detained in Ghana as part of an international operation targeting scam centres accused of defrauding victims, including American citizens. FBI Director Kash Patel disclosed the development in a post on X on Thursday, October 8, 2026, stating that investigations in Ghana had uncovered …

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has approved the payment of three quarters of rent allowances owed to personnel of Ghana’s security services, covering the period from January to September 2026. The development was announced by the Press Secretary at the Ministry of the Interior, Julius Kwame Anthony, in a Facebook post on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. Mr Anthony confirmed …

Ghana has secured a favourable outcome in an international tax arbitration dispute with Tullow Ghana Limited, after an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Tribunal dismissed the oil producer’s claims and upheld a US$393.09 million tax assessment issued by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).The decision was delivered on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, by a tribunal constituted under the ICC Rules of …

The Ghana Police Service has postponed the full implementation of its automated traffic law enforcement programme, TRAFFITECH-GH, from October 1 to November 1, 2026. The Service said the decision was to allow for a more extensive public awareness and education campaign before the programme becomes fully operational. In a statement issued on Tuesday, September 29, the Police, through the Motor …

Sixteen people, including Ghanaian and foreign nationals, have been arrested following a series of intelligence-led operations targeting organised counterfeit-currency syndicates in the Greater Accra Region and surrounding areas.The arrests were made during six operations conducted between June 12 and July 24, 2026, as security agencies investigated networks allegedly involved in the production, possession and distribution of counterfeit local and foreign …

The Ghana Police Service has launched extensive nationwide intelligence operations. These operations resulted in several arrests and weapon recoveries. Officers successfully disrupted multiple planned violent armed robberies. IGP Christian Tetteh Yohunu detailed the achievements during Monday’s briefing. Special intelligence teams collaborated directly with regional police commanders. Cold Case Murder Resolution Police arrested thirty-two-year-old Abraham Awendok for double murder. He is …