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Boakye Agyarko: I pledge allegiance to John Boadu, new NPP executives.
Former Energy Minister and New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Chairman aspirant Boakye Kyeremateng Agyarko, has congratulated the newly elected Chairman of the Party, John Boadu and the other 8 newly elected national executives of the party following the NPP’s National Delegates Conference in Kumasi yesterday.
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Diaspora and International
NIGERIA AIRCRAFT CRASH: President Tinubu declares three days of mourning after 32 perish in a military plane crash.
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has declared three days of national mourning after a military aircraft crashed in southern Ondo State, killing 32 people. Authorities say the plane was on a routine mission from Benin City to Lagos when it came down near a naval base on Monday morning.
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Presidential pardon: 863 convicts receive clemency
President John Dramani Mahama has granted presidential pardon to 863 convicted persons as part of activities marking Ghana’s 70th Independence Anniversary.
Crime and Security
“Jollof Nurse”, Salomey Baffoe Awiti granted GH¢100,000 bail over alleged false news publication.
Her detention has raised concern among her family, who have appealed to the government to facilitate her release, saying her continued absence is affecting her children and leaving them struggling without their mother.
Opinion and Features
INSIDE POLITICS: ‘Electing Kojo Bamba is backward politics’ – Dep. General Secretary, NDC
Mustapha Gbande, Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in charge of operations, has criticized the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) election of Kojo Fosu Boadu, popularly known as Kojo Bamba, as First Vice Chairman, describing the outcome as “backward politics.”
Education
EDUCATION: Government targets October 16 for first tranche of teacher arrears – Minister.
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has urged officials validating the records of teachers currently on strike to work with speed and accuracy as the government seeks to resolve concerns raised by the pre-tertiary teacher unions.
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BRIGHT SIMONS: The Traffitech-GH SMS spot-fine system; The good, the sad, and the funny.
The carnage on Ghana’s roads is not a joke. Road crashes killed 2,949 people in 2025, up from 2,494 the year before.
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KUMASI: Court of Appeal dismisses Abronye’s bid to halt Samson Lardy Anyenini defamation suit
The Court of Appeal in Kumasi has dismissed another application by Bono Regional NPP Chairman Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye, seeking to halt the defamation suit brought against him and Wontumi Multimedia Company Limited by lawyer and journalist Samson Lardy Anyenini.
Regional News
WA: Farmers find abandoned newborn boy in bush at Wa-Sombo
A newborn baby boy has been rescued after farmers returning from their farms found him abandoned in a bush at Sombo in the Wa Municipality.
Regional News
ACCRA-KUMASI EXPRESSWAY: 15 arrested over alleged sand-winning activities along new project
National Security personnel in the Ashanti Region have arrested 15 people suspected of engaging in unauthorized sand-winning activities along the Accra-Kumasi Expressway project.
Regional News
CENTRAL REGION: Speeding tipper truck kills 2 basic school students at Ekumfi
Two final-year students of the Ekumfi Obidan-Potwabin Basic School in the Ekumfi District of the Central Region have been killed after being knocked down by a speeding tipper truck.
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Politics and Governance
Minority Caucus: MPs walk out in solidarity with Abu Jinapor after Speaker ordered his walk out.
The Minority Caucus in Parliament on Tuesday evening walked out in protest against the Speaker, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin’s, decision to order the member of Parliament (MP) for Damongo, Samuel Abu Jinapor, out of the Chamber following a disagreement over allegations of the sale of Ghanaian diplomatic passports.
Politics and Governance
ELECTION 2028: NPP charges GH¢5,000 for 2028 Parliamentary aspirants' declaration of intent
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has scheduled November 1 to 10, 2026, for prospective parliamentary candidates, including sitting Members of Parliament, to formally declare their intention to contest the party’s parliamentary primaries ahead of the 2028 general elections.
Politics and Governance
XENOPHOBIC REPATRIATION: South Africa evacuee reacts to GH¢5,500 payments and Minority allegations
Following the public discussion over the cost of the recent evacuation of some Ghanaians from South Africa due to xenophobic attacks, one of the evacuees has reacted to the allegations by the Minority.
Politics and Governance
NDC FLAGBEARERSHIP: Asiedu Nketiah not seeking re-election – Otokunor
The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, is not seeking re-election, Dr Peter Boamah Otokunor has said.
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Business and Economy
NEW CEDI NOTES: BoG postpones launch to November 12: Here’s what to know
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is set to unveil its upgraded Ghana cedi banknotes, known as the Heritage Series, on November 12, 2026, with new features aimed at enhancing the security, durability and resilience of the currency.
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BoG: We haven’t handed over our forex role to Goldbod – Governor
Bank of Ghana (BoG) Governor, Dr Johnson Pundit Asiama, has dismissed suggestions that the central bank has handed over its foreign exchange market responsibilities to Goldbod, saying it remains ready to intervene when necessary to maintain stability.
Business and Economy
GALAMSEY FIGHT: GoldBod’s structure augmenting the manace– Afenyo-Markin
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has raised concerns about the structure of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), arguing that the current system does not sufficiently distinguish legally mined gold from gold linked to illegal mining.
Business and Economy
GoldBod: $125m sold to commercial banks in maiden FX auction
The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has sold approximately US$125 million to commercial banks in its maiden foreign exchange auction under its new spot FX sales and intermediation framework.
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Sports
BALLON D'OR 2026: How Harry Kane ended England's 25-year wait
Harry Kane has become the first English player to win the Ballon d'Or since Michael Owen in 2001 after being crowned the world's best player at a ceremony in London.
Sports
AFCON 2027: Black Stars need time to recover from poor run – GFA
Communications Director OF THE Ghana Football Association (GFA), Henry Asante Twum, has cautioned that restoring the Black Stars to their former level will require time following the team's disappointing run of results.
Sports
MOROCCO: Vice President commends Black Maidens for reaching FIFA U-17 World Cup Last 16
Vice President Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has congratulated Ghana’s Black Maidens on reaching the Round of 16 of the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco after their impressive 2-0 victory over Canada.
Sports
2026 WC: Sports Ministry rejects World Cup visa corruption claims
Wonder Sitsofe Mandel, a spokesperson for the Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kofi Iddie Adams, has rejected corruption allegations surrounding Ghana’s 2026 FIFA World Cup visa arrangements, insisting that the Minority’s 49-page statement produced no incriminating evidence linking either the minister or the ministry to illegal visa facilitation, financial misconduct or dealings with private travel operators.
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Entertainment and Lifestyle
ENTERTAINMENT: Sorrow as Ghanaian actor and media personality, Kwame Dzokoto of Efiewura fame, dies at 51
Ghanaian actor, comedian and media personality Seth Kwame Dzokoto has died. The entertainer, widely known for his portrayal of Judge Koboo in the popular Ghanaian television series Efiewura, died on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
Entertainment and Lifestyle
Bernice Offei goes home on November 14
Veteran Ghanaian gospel musician Bernice Offei will be buried on Saturday, November 14, 2026, with funeral activities scheduled to take place at the Legon Interdenominational Church (LIC) in Legon, Accra.
Entertainment and Lifestyle
Philanthropist Ibrahim Mahama Comes Through For Efiewura Kwame Dzokoto
Comic actor, Radio and TV legend and politician, who was best known in the once popular TV sitcom, EFIEWURA, as “Judge Koboo”, Seth Kwame Dzokoto, has expressly expressed his profound appreciation and gratitude to Ghanaian philanthropist, Mr. Ibrahim Mahama and the entire Mahama family for coming through for him during his hard times on his sick bed.