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Bawumia condemns demolition of La Pleasure Beach, pledges to rebuild beach economy

New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has condemned the demolition of La Pleasure Beach in Accra, saying it is painful and surprising...

SSNIT sought National Security action over encroachment at Labadi, La Palm beachfronts

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) says it sought the intervention of the National Security Council Secretariat to remove unauthorised occupants and...

Duraplast to resume operations on October 5 after Avenor Kofikrom fire

Duraplast Ltd. has announced plans to resume operations on Monday, October 5, following a fire outbreak at one of its sites at Avenor Kofikrom...

Duraplast assures customers of October 5 resumption after fire

Duraplast Limited has announced plans to resume operations on Monday, October 5, following a fire outbreak at one of its sites in Accra. In a...

40 years of fatherhood shattered: Retired headmaster weeps after DNA test

A 62-year-old retired headmaster, Kwadwo Addo, has broken down in tears after a DNA test revealed that his 40-year-old son, Kwadwo Agyei, is not...

EOCO working to put Baffour Awuah before weekend court

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) says it is working with the Attorney-General's Office to get Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah...

FWSC invites striking teacher unions for talks over expired conditions of service

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has invited the leadership of the striking teacher unions to negotiations over their expired conditions of service. The...

Pinktober 2026: Breast Society of Ghana urges early screening to improve breast cancer survival

The Breast Society of Ghana has urged women to prioritise early breast cancer screening and prompt medical attention, warning that delayed diagnosis significantly reduces...

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...

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...

Media urged to promote accurate information on breast cancer

The media has been urged to provide health professionals with adequate airtime to educate the public on breast cancer and help dispel misconceptions about...

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...

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...

NDC grassroots stalwart passes on

A veteran grassroots organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Sagnarigu Constituency, Alhaji Alhassan Kpema, has died. His death has triggered tributes from...

Agric Minister supports Pomaakrom vegetable farmers with irrigation equipment, 500 bags of fertiliser

The Minister of Food and Agriculture and Member of Parliament for Asunafo South, Dr Eric Opoku, has presented irrigation equipment and 500 bags of...

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...

Volta records 146 breast cancer cases, 10 deaths in 2026

The Volta Regional Health Directorate has recorded 146 breast cancer cases and 10 deaths so far in 2026, prompting renewed calls for residents to...

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,...

GIBA calls for constitutional protection of media freedom in ongoing review

The Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) is calling for key protections for media freedom to remain entrenched in Ghana’s Constitution as part of the...

Gender Ministry launches breast cancer awareness campaign in Ho

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has launched the 2026 Breast Cancer Screening and Awareness Campaign in...

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...

‘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...

Pump prices may stay unchanged as gov’t holds TOR, Sentuo prices

Fuel prices at the pumps are expected to remain unchanged for at least the next two weeks following a government directive to two local...

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...

GMTF extends lifesaving equipment support to nine more hospitals

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) has extended its nationwide healthcare support with the delivery of critical medical equipment to nine more hospitals as...

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...