Stories from Sunday 1 November 2026
citinewsroom.com, graphic.com.gh, myjoyonline.com · 2026-11-01
Security Analyst Richard Kumadoe says more arrests are expected in Ghana following the seizure of 46.7 kilogrammes of cocaine in Beirut, Lebanon, involving a suspect who travelled from Accra. He says the operation was an intelligence-led controlled delivery aimed at identifying…
graphic.com.gh, myjoyonline.com · 2026-11-01
The key suspect in the killing of 47-year-old entrepreneur Irene Atubiga and her 57-year-old uncle, George Atubiga, at Sakumono in Accra has been arrested. The Ghana Police Service said it arrested the suspect, Samuel Osei Anto Christopher, who had been on the run since the…
citinewsroom.com, myjoyonline.com · 2026-11-01
Northern Ashanti Mines Limited (NAMLC) has accused the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) of attempting to disconnect CCTV cameras at its Konongo mining site, allegedly to conceal evidence of illegal mining activities and an attempt to transfer its…
citinewsroom.com, myjoyonline.com, thebftonline.com · 2026-11-01
The late October Russia-Africa Summit consolidated Russia's economic and geopolitical influence on the continent through the signing of 146 documents, building on 240 agreements from 2023 and 92 from 2019, with over 3,500 participants from 74 countries and bilateral meetings…
myjoyonline.com · 2026-11-01
Health experts have warned that smoking shisha significantly increases the risk of developing breast cancer, especially among young women. The warning came during a breast screening exercise organised as part of activities marking October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
citinewsroom.com, graphic.com.gh, myjoyonline.com · 2026-11-01
Ghana is bracing for significant climate impacts as the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has confirmed the development of a very strong El Niño event, warning of a hotter and drier dry season, heightened heat stress and potential risks to agriculture, water resources and…
citinewsroom.com, myjoyonline.com · 2026-11-01
Judicial Secretary Musah Ahmed has appealed to the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) to call off its planned indefinite strike scheduled to begin on Monday, November 2, 2026. The appeal follows JUSAG's declaration of an indefinite strike over the government's…
graphic.com.gh, myjoyonline.com · 2026-11-01
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has activated its Biometric Verification Taskforce to begin full nationwide enforcement from November 2, 2026, against institutions that fail to comply with the National Identity Register (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (L.I. 2523),…