
Kofi Buah tells KNUST engineers: lead the fight against galamsey
Lands and Natural Resources Minister Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah has charged KNUST geological engineering students to lead Ghana's fight against illegal mining.

Lands and Natural Resources Minister Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah has charged KNUST geological engineering students to lead Ghana's fight against illegal mining.

Gold Fields Ghana has committed US$500,000 to the Black Challenge ahead of the 2026 Amputee Football World Cup in Mexico, where the African champions face Angola, Colombia and Iraq in Group D.

Kumasi faces daytime power cuts through November 29 as GRIDCo and ECG complete a 1,000 MW transmission upgrade backed by EU and AFD funding.

GhanaWeb warns that December 2026 has too many overlapping concerts and too little fan money, urging artistes and promoters to build a year-round entertainment economy.

Security analyst Adib Saani is demanding accountability from NACOC after Lebanese authorities seized 46.7 kilogrammes of cocaine that travelled from Accra to Beirut on October 31, 2026.

The Naomi Mikafui Breast Cancer Foundation ran a free screening exercise in East Legon and offered screening at a classical music concert in Accra on October 30, 2026, as part of its breast cancer awareness campaign.

Ghana's cybercrime response is under fire after two Ghanaians pleaded guilty in a US court to a $100 million fraud. Richard Nii Amarh says the FBI should not have had to do the arresting.

Ghanaian filmmaker and musician Kween Naba is building a creative empire at home, training over 200 actors, while setting her sights on Hollywood and Netflix.

On October 31, 2021, plain-clothed officers walked into a Madina church seeking NDC MP Francis-Xavier Sosu, turning a protest over bad roads into a national standoff.

Jumia Ghana's 14th Black Festival starts October 30, 2026, with a month of Samsung-powered deals, daily flash sales and free delivery to 200+ pickup points nationwide.

Daddy Lumba's widow, Akosua Serwah Fosuh, is suing TikToker Maa Lizzy for GH¢10 million over videos alleging witchcraft and promiscuity, filed at the High Court in Accra.

GCB Bank's profit after tax rose 44% to GH¢1.86 billion for the nine months to September 2026, as fees, trading income and a 57% jump in lending drove growth despite lower interest rates.

Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability, Seidu Issifu, has called for a stronger focus on locally grown plant-based foods to improve nutrition, support farmers and make Ghana's food system more resilient to climate change.

Arora Supplies and the Naomi Mikafui Breast Cancer Foundation screened traders and residents on Accra's Spintex Road for free on October 27, 2026, as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

NDC National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketiah will not seek re-election, fuelling speculation of a 2028 presidential bid as five aspirants battle to succeed him.

The Minority Caucus accuses Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa of financial irregularities in the GH¢49.7 million South Africa evacuation and demands his resignation.

The Gambia has adopted Ghana's Margins ID digital identity technology, with presidential adviser Ousman Bah calling Ghana's interoperability model the standard for African-led digitalisation.

The EPA is taking its Styrofoam ban awareness campaign to five northern regions ahead of the January 1, 2027 deadline, with a major stakeholder event in Tamale.

Augustine Boakye hit a 90th-minute winner for Saint-Etienne to reach six goals in ten games, as Inaki Williams and Daniel Kofi Kyereh also scored in a big weekend for Ghanaians abroad.

Sarkodie drew a record crowd to Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi on October 24, 2026, as Rapperholic 2026 beat last year's homecoming edition.

President John Mahama told the 12th Tana Forum in Ethiopia that Africa must shape and fund its own future and resist becoming a battleground for foreign powers.

Ghana's Cyber Security Authority wants a national policy barring children under 13 from social media as cyberbullying and sextortion cases rise.

The Minority Caucus has asked President Mahama to dismiss GoldBod CEO Sammy Gyamfi over remarks suggesting miners can operate without licences outside protected areas.

MIIF CEO Justina Nelson says Ghana's mineral wealth must translate into better health for the women driving its economy, calling for sustained corporate action beyond October campaigns.

Mingus Reedus, son of Norman Reedus and Helena Christensen, walked free with no conviction after prosecutors folded six days before trial. The Olivia Cotter case, and her three online personas, explained.

On October 23, 2014, Ghana's top health bodies pledged not to shield Dr Ali-Gabass from justice, a promise kept with his 25-year sentence in 2015.

PRETAG says former Obuasi SHTS headmaster Zakaria Abdulai must face the law if guilty, but warns against branding all Ghanaian teachers as sexual predators.

A 14-year Ghanaian marriage collapsed on live television after a wife confessed that two of her three children were fathered by other men, prompting her husband to demand DNA tests and compensation.

Agonamanhene Obirikomfo Anokye Boakye II has banned Afigya Sekyere East MP Mavis Nkansah-Boadu from holding social events in his jurisdiction over a disputed invitation.
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