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The Ghana Police Service has declared a man who was captured in video footage holding a weapon during disturbances between supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Mamobi in Accra.

Here are the front pages of some of Ghana’s newspapers today.

Founder and leader of Alive Chapel International, Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoako and his wife, Mouha Amoako have been arrested over the fatal accident that claimed two lives in East Legon.

Three Ghanaian students accused of falsifying high school transcripts to gain admission to Lehigh University appeared in court on October 8 for a preliminary hearing.

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has issued a stern warning against the unauthorized use of military-pattern uniforms and accoutrements during demonstrations in the country.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has issued a stern warning against the submission of forged or false documents for visa authentication.

Ghana has recorded nine cholera cases in the Ada West and East districts of the Greater Accra Region.

The Honorary Consul for the Republic of Indonesia in Ghana, His Excellency (H.E) Paskal Rois, has made a significant move to bolster diplomatic and economic ties between Africa and Indonesia.

SUSTINERI ATTORNEYS PRUC, a client-centric boutique law firm specializing in Corporate, Transactions, Tax, and Disputes has released its 3rd Quarter Edition of the authoritative “Ghana Fintech and Innovation Report”.

The Deputy Director at the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources has stated that Ghana’s new water policy will help address the illegal mining ‘galamsey’ menace.

The Anti-Cocoa Smuggling Taskforce of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), in collaboration with national security, has apprehended a driver and a mate at old Akrade in the Asuogyaman district for attempting to smuggle cocoa beans.

Here are the front pages of some of Ghana’s newspapers today.

Four unidentified persons have been reported dead following a gruesome accident that occurred on Saturday evening at East Legon, Accra.

Background

The United States and Germany have launched a $40 million Coastal States Stability Mechanism (CSSM) initiative to bolster stability in northern Ghana and the coastal West African countries of Benin and Togo.

Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo has advised lawyers not to be part of activities that destroyed the nation.

Six people lost their lives in a fatal accident on the Accra-Kumasi highway at Atwedie, near Juaso, on Friday, October 11, 2024.

The Board Chairman of ADB Bank, Daasebre Akuamoah Agyapong II, has resigned with immediate effect following allegations of extortion levelled against him by one of the bank's customers.

Mulch Company Limited has announced the permanent closure of the Legon Botanical Garden on October 30, 2024.

A total of 18 changfang machines which were being used for illegal gold mining were destroyed on the first day of the renewed military operation dubbed "Operation Halt 2", as part of the fight against illegal mining commonly known as galamsey.

The Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development has announced the resignation of two district chief executives (DCEs) from the Atebubu-Amantin Municipal Assembly in the Bono East Region and the Biakoye District Assembly in the Oti Region.

The Ghana Police Service has denied allegations of involvement in a cocoa smuggling operation at the Missiga security checkpoint at Bawku in the Upper East Region.

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has initiated an indefinite strike starting today, October 10, 2024, following a strong vote in favor of industrial action aimed at supporting a national ban on mining and prospecting activities in ecologically sensitive regions.

Here are the front pages of some of Ghana’s newspapers today.

An Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced two individuals to a total of 17 years in prison for their involvement in stealing electronic gadgets worth GHC298,900 in Okponglo, Accra.

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 48-year-old businessman Charles Nti Denkyira into police custody for allegedly misappropriating $60,000.

Sanitation Minister Lydia Seyram Alhassan has appealed to stakeholders to unite and develop a holistic solution devoid of politics to combat illegal mining.

A 40-year-old air condition installer, Joshua Arhin, has been handed 20 years imprisonment in hard labour by the Tarkwa Circuit Court, for defiling a 13-year-old girl at Booboobo in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality. 

Here are the front pages of some of Ghana’s newspapers today.

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) says it has not declared a roadmap for industrial action and will therefore not be part of the nationwide strike declared by organised labour on the Galamsey menace.

The Ghana Police Service has announced that applicants in the current recruitment exercise will be undertaking their written examinations on Saturday, October 12, 2024.

Ghana has confirmed a second case of Mpox, bringing the total to two.