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Government tables improved proposal as teacher unions maintain strike

Government has presented an improved proposal to striking pre-tertiary teacher unions as it seeks to resolve the issues that triggered their industrial action. Education Minister...

Five-member committee to lead search for new Black Stars coach after Sports Ministry, GFA crisis meeting

The Ministry of Sports and Recreation and the Ghana Football Association (GFA) have agreed to establish a five-member Technical Search Committee to identify and...

NPP deploys 3,000–4,000 police officers for national delegates conference

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says between 3,000 and 4,000 police personnel have been deployed to Kumasi to provide security for its National Delegates...

Afenyo-Markin questions EOCO decision to search Baffour Awuah’s home

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has questioned the Economic and Organised Crime Office's (EOCO) plan to search the residence of Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei...

Gunshots reported as security agencies raid mining company office in Nsuapemso, two injured

Residents of Nsuapemso in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern Region were thrown into fear and panic on Thursday, October 1, 2026, after...

Soldiers assault blogger Sika Official, activist Ralph while covering Labadi Beach demolition

Popular Ghanaian blogger Sika Official and activist Ralph St. Williams were reportedly assaulted by military personnel while covering the ongoing demolition exercise at La...

Yutong bus catches fire on Accra-Kumasi Highway

A Yutong bus caught fire on the Accra-Kumasi Highway at Asuboi in the early hours of Thursday, October 1, 2026, prompting a swift response...

82-year-old woman reportedly dies from shock after alleged destruction of farmlands at Agona KTK

An 82-year-old woman has reportedly died from shock following the alleged destruction of more than 200 acres of farmland at Agona Kwesi-twikwaa, also known...

Seven BoG MPC members vote to maintain policy rate at 14% amid inflation, external risks

All seven members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana voted to keep the policy rate at 14%.  This was captured...

NACOC calls for stronger security coordination at Tema Harbour to curb narcotics trafficking

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has called for stronger coordination among security agencies operating at the Tema Harbour to prevent the port from being...

Stan Dogbe clarifies La beach demolition, says action was requested by Labadi Beach Hotel

Deputy Chief of Staff Stan Dogbe has clarified that the demolition exercise carried out along a section of the La beach front was not...

Importers demand GRA probe into alleged diversion of 28 containers at Tema Port

Some importers have petitioned the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to investigate the alleged unauthorised removal, transfer and diversion of 28 containers from the Tema...

Avenor fire: AMA demolishes structures at Kofikrom

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), with support from the 48 Engineer Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces, has demolished unauthorised structures at Kofikrom in...

Emotional scenes as Nollywood bids final farewell to Olu Jacobs

The funeral mass for late Nollywood legend Olu Jacobs is underway in Lagos, drawing a gathering of family, friends and some of the biggest...

Dzifa Gomashie urges tourist site managers to reinvest revenue to attract repeat visitors

Tourism Minister Abla Dzifa Gomashie has urged managers of tourist attractions across Ghana to reinvest part of their earnings into improving their facilities, saying...

Health Minister orders deployment of 40 medical staff to Weija Children’s Specialist Hospital

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has directed the immediate deployment of 10 medical doctors and 30 nurses and midwives to the Weija Children’s Specialist...

Explainer: What teachers are demanding and why they are still on strike

The three pre-tertiary teacher unions in Ghana have been on strike for a week, and the issues behind it remain unresolved. Their leaders are...

TMPC shuts down three Chinese-owned massage spas in Kumasi

The Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) has shut down three massage spas operated by Chinese nationals in the Ashanti Region for operating without the...

GAF Engineers demolish Polo Beach Club

Polo Beach Club, a popular entertainment destination near Labadi Beach Resort in Accra, has been pulled down as authorities extend a demolition exercise targeting...

Mahama directs MMDCEs to hold bi-annual Accountability Series

President John Dramani Mahama has directed Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in regions where he has already undertaken the Presidential Accountability Series...

Adipa landfill site: River Doboro pollution kills 500 crates of fish at Hebron fish farm

An estimated 500 crates of fish at the Hebron Fish Farm in the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipality of the Eastern Region have died following the pollution...

Mahama presents relief items to Hohoe flood victims

President John Dramani Mahama has announced additional support for residents whose homes were destroyed or collapsed in recent floods in Hohoe, with his brother,...

Baffour Awuah remains in EOCO custody

Manhyia South Member of Parliament (MP), Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, remains in the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), despite media...

Explainer: Why Ghana FA withdrew from Morocco friendly game

Ghana have cancelled their proposed international friendly against Morocco after a difficult start to their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign. The Black Stars...

28-year-old man crushed to death at Domenebo No. 2

A 28-year-old man was crushed to death at Domenebo No. 2 in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region following a...

Ghana to mark World Cleanup Day with National Sanitation Day on October 3

Ghana will on Saturday, October 3, 2026, observe National Sanitation Day across the country, with the exercise also serving as the country’s national commemoration...

‘Help me acquire a visa’ – Kwaku Bonsam appeals to Mahama, Ablakwa for US medical travel assistance

Traditional priest Nana Kwaku Bonsam has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama and Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa to help him secure the...

Mercy Ships targets over 2,000 surgeries, 3,500 dental treatments during Ghana mission

Mercy Ships is targeting more than 2,000 free surgeries and about 3,500 dental treatments during its 10-month medical mission in Ghana, with the humanitarian...

La Dadekotopon MP raises concerns over demolition at La Pleasure Beach

The Member of Parliament for La Dadekotopon, Rita Naa Odoley Sowah, has questioned the demolition exercise at La Pleasure Beach Resort, expressing concern over...

Heavy security as demolition begins at La Pleasure Beach (Video)

Demolition works have reached Pleasure Beach at La, Accra, with excavators pulling down buildings and shops along the beachfront as vendors complain they were...

Rick Ross arrested after woman accuses rapper of strangling, hitting her

Rapper Rick Ross has been arrested in Miami after a woman accused him of striking her and restricting her breathing during an alleged domestic...

‘Pursue drug kingpins, persecute not political opponents’ – Afenyo-Markin tells EOCO

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has called on the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to step up efforts to pursue the financiers and organisers...

‘I didn’t expect this under Mahama’ – Annoh-Dompreh reacts to Baffour Awuah’s detention at EOCO

Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh has criticised the inability to meet his colleague, Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, during a visit to...

Galamsey: NAIMOS seizes 10 excavators in raid on sites blocking River Pra’s flow

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has seized 10 excavators and destroyed several pumping machines during an operation targeting illegal mining activities along...

Mahama welcomes Global Mercy Hospital Ships back to Ghana

President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday officially welcomed the Global Mercy Hospital Ships back to Ghana at the Tema Port, to provide free life-changing...

Adom FM Y2K Jam comes off today at La Palm Dome

Music lovers in Accra are set for a nostalgic night as Adom 106.3 FM hosts its Y2K Jam today, Friday, October 2, 2026, at...

NPP elections: Police announce road closures, diversions in Kumasi

Motorists travelling through parts of Kumasi on Saturday, October 3, will have to use alternative routes as police implement temporary road closures and traffic...

GRA welcomes Tribunal decision upholding US$393 million tax assessment

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Thursday welcomed an arbitral tribunal’s decision upholding its US$393,091,993.70 tax assessment against Tullow Ghana Limited over business interruption...

K9 dog sniffs out yam, other prohibited Ghanaian food items at JFK airport

A K9 detection dog has helped American authorities intercept a consignment of prohibited agricultural goods from Ghana at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The dog,...