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Asantehene hosts Yagbonwura at Manhyia Palace (Photos) 

A rare display of royalty, culture and unity unfolded at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi on Wednesday when the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II,...

Finance Ministry credits GH¢350 million to flood relief and mitigation accounts

The Ministry of Finance has credited the designated National Disaster Management Committee accounts with GH¢350 million from the Contingency Fund to finance emergency flood...

Lethal Weapon actor Danny Glover reveals Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Renowned American actor Danny Glover has been living with Alzheimer's disease for several years, he revealed. The 79-year-old told NBC in an interview that aired...

Accra floods: NADMO, Zoomlion launch multi-site drain clearing exercise

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), in partnership with Zoomlion Ghana Limited and other agencies, on Wednesday, July 1, intensified its flood preparedness efforts...

Shippers decry container evacuation delays at Tema Port

Delays in evacuating containers from the Meridian Port Services (MPS) Terminal 3 to Inland Container Depots dominated discussions at the Second Quarter Bronze and...

Ghana Digital Centres clarifies reports on suspension of staff

The management of Ghana Digital Centres Limited has defended its decision to temporarily suspend the employment contracts of its staff following severe flood damage...

‘Big Men’ are taking over protected lands – Urban Planner

An Urban Development Planner has raised concerns that protected lands and designated green zones are increasingly being taken over by influential individuals. Urban Planner Kofi...

Ga Mantse urges collective action over Accra flooding crisis

The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has called for a united national effort to address Accra’s recurring flooding, stressing that the annual...

Paving entire compounds worsening flood risk in Ghana – Experts warn

A professor of construction and human settlements development has warned that Ghana’s flood crisis is being worsened by a silent but growing trend of...

Ghana Digital Centres counts losses amidst Accra floods

The Ghana Digital Centres Limited (GDCL) is counting significant losses after Monday’s heavy rains submerged its Accra facility, disrupting operations and severely affecting 23...

Communication Ministry orders Ghana Digital Centres to reverse staff suspension

The Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations has directed the management of Ghana Digital Centres Limited (GDCL) to immediately reverse its decision to...

Floods in Ivory Coast kill 59 people, government says

Floods in ‌the Ivory Coast have killed 59 people, ​government spokesman Amadou ​Coulibaly said after a cabinet meeting ⁠on Wednesday. The ​search is continuing, and...

Flooding in Accra is a national security concern – Quartey urges enforcement

Former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has described the recurring flooding in Accra as a national security issue, urging authorities to sustain enforcement...

Review Anti-Flood Taskforce composition – Henry Quartey to Mahama

Former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to review the composition of the government’s Anti-Flood Taskforce, arguing...

Gov’t condemns killing of Ghanaian in South Africa, demands justice

The Government of Ghana has strongly condemned the killing of a Ghanaian national, Mr. Bashiru Isak, during anti-immigrant demonstrations in South Africa, describing the...

Africa must become equal partner in global economy, not just raw material supplier – Asiedu Nketia

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has urged African countries to position themselves as equal partners in the evolving...

Anti-Galamsey Task Force seizes excavators, pickup truck in raid near Adansi Asokwa Hospital

The Anti-Illegal Mining Task Force has impounded two excavators and a pickup truck during a raid on an alleged illegal mining site near the...

Xenophobic attacks: Nigeria to seek compensation for property abandoned by citizens fleeing South Africa

Nigeria has stated that it will seek compensation from South Africa for its citizens who have left the country following recent protests targeting undocumented...

CDS warns of growing security threat as Sahel extremist groups push south toward Ghana

The Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. Gen. William Agyapong, has warned that violent extremist groups operating in the Sahel are probing further south toward...

South Africa: One Ghanaian shot dead during mass xenophobic protests

A Ghanaian tailor has been shot dead in his shop in Cape Town, South Africa, during violent protests targeting foreign nationals, the Ghana High...

One killed after truck carrying fish runs into pedestrians at Winneba

One person has died after a truck loaded with fish reportedly suffered a brake failure and ran into pedestrians at Kokobim in Winneba. Eyewitnesses say...

Accra Floods: Alajo resident halts body recovery over payment dispute with NADMO

A resident of Alajo identified as Atinka has made news after he demanded GH¢3,000 from National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) officials before continuing to...

Parliament ratifies air services agreements with six countries to boost trade and tourism

Parliament has ratified bilateral Air Services Agreements between Ghana and six countries: Benin, Saudi Arabia, Mauritius, Guyana, Luxembourg and Qatar, to strengthen international air...

Ghana’s ‘Powder Man’ offers 3-bedroom apartment as temporary home for flood victims

Black Stars fanatic, Kailani Ibrahim Kpa, now famed as the 'Powder Man' has offered a three-bedroom apartment as temporary accommodation for a family affected...

Minority Women’s Caucus in Parliament condemns alleged attack on Adwoa Safo, demands full police probe

The Minority Women’s Caucus in Parliament has strongly condemned the reported violent attack on former Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo, during a...

3 arrested in Bolgatanga for trafficking girls into prostitution

The Upper East Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects in Bolgatanga over their alleged involvement in a human trafficking operation that reportedly forced...

Transport Ministry to respond to NPP concerns over refurbished locomotive purchase

Transport Minister Joseph Bukari Nikpe has announced that the Ministry of Transport is preparing an official response to concerns raised by the opposition New...

GoldBod begins new London-based gold pricing regime

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has introduced a new gold pricing regime based on the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) pricing windows, along with...

NADMO, Qatar Charity donate relief items to over 3,000 flood victims in Ayawaso Central

More than 3,000 people affected by the recent floods in the Ayawaso Central Constituency of the Greater Accra Region have started receiving relief items...

Mahama urges Ghanaians to remain thankful despite devastating floods

President John Dramani Mahama has called on Ghanaians to remain grateful to God despite the devastating floods that recently claimed lives and destroyed property...

1,401 affected in Odawna Rubber Market fire – NADMO

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has revealed that 1,401 people have been registered as victims of the fire that destroyed parts of the...

Jacob Wilson Sey: Ghana’s first millionaire who used his resources to protect country’s lands from the British

He grew up poor and survived by selling palm wine and carving coffins for a living but after a terrifying encounter with a venomous...

Accra–Kumasi Expressway: Over 89km corridor cleared – GAF

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has announced that more than half of the corridor for the proposed Accra–Kumasi Expressway has been cleared, marking a...

All the PHOTOS from Ghana’s second National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving

Ghana on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, observed its second National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving with a national Christian service held at the forecourt...

Heavy rains leave Avenor roads in disrepair as commuters and motorists decry worsening conditions

Motorists and commuters who use the Avenor stretch in North Kaneshie in the Greater Accra Region are raising concerns over the deteriorating state of...

GES halts salary of Bole SHS teacher over alleged sexual misconduct

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has suspended the salary of a teacher at Bole Senior High School accused of engaging in inappropriate sexual conduct...

Fear grips Nante-Zongo residents as faulty fuel tanker is abandoned for 4 days

Residents of Nante-Zongo in the Kintampo South District of the Bono East Region are living in fear after a fuel tanker loaded with petrol...

GNFS has not acquired fire tenders in the past 15 years – Alex King Nartey

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has expressed serious concern over severe logistical challenges, revealing that the service has not received any new fire...

Six arrested over alleged sale of unregistered drugs in Kumasi

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested six people for allegedly dealing in unregistered pharmaceutical products during an intelligence-led operation at the Airport Roundabout...