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Let’s all work together – Interior Minister urges security agencies as flooding worsens

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has made a passionate appeal for improved coordination among security and emergency agencies as heavy rains continue...

Gov’t, Zoomlion reopen Achimota transfer station to ease post-flood waste crisis

The government, in collaboration with Zoomlion Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group, has reopened the Achimota-Abofu Transfer Station to restore waste collection...

Work from home – Interior Minister advises workers over flooding in Accra [Listen]

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has urged residents of Accra to work from home on Monday following severe overnight rainfall that has...

Fire guts rubber factory at Kwame Nkrumah Circle

The Ghana National Fire Service is currently battling a serious fire outbreak at a rubber factory at Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra, amid heavy...

Accra–Kumasi Highway flooding brings traffic to a standstill

Heavy rains have disrupted movement on the Accra–Kumasi Highway, with sections of the major road submerged by floodwaters, bringing traffic to a complete standstill. The...

Don’t drive through floodwaters – NADMO issues warning

Heavy overnight rains have triggered severe traffic congestion across the national capital, Accra, on Monday, June 29, leaving several major roads heavily gridlocked and...

NADMO announces toll-free line for flood and disaster emergencies

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has activated its emergency response as heavy rains continue to trigger flooding in several parts of the country,...

Kwame Nkrumah Circle floods leave hundreds of commuters stranded [Photos+Video]

Hundreds of commuters were left stranded on Monday morning after heavy rains triggered severe flooding around the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Interchange in Accra, disrupting...

GIBA condemns attack on Obaatanpa Radio, demands swift police action

The Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) has strongly condemned the alleged attack on Obaatanpa Radio 92.5 in Kasoa, describing the incident as an assault...

Hundreds trapped as floods submerge parts of Afienya (Photos)

Hundreds of residents in Afienya in the Greater Accra region are reportedly trapped in their homes following severe flooding caused by heavy overnight rains...

Commuters stranded as heavy rains cause gridlock across Accra [Videos]

Thousands of commuters across the Greater Accra Region were left stranded on Monday morning as severe traffic congestion gripped the capital following hours of...

900 Ghanaians moved to safe havens ahead of repatriation from South Africa

Ghana’s diplomatic mission in South Africa has placed about 900 Ghanaian nationals in safe havens as preparations intensify for their repatriation ahead of planned...

GNFS rescues victim trapped in accident on Accra-Kumasi Highway

The Suhum Municipal Fire Station swiftly responded to a road traffic accident at Mile 44 on the Accra–Kumasi Highway on Friday, June 26, 2026. In...

GCAA begins probe into alleged mistreatment of Accra-bound KLM passengers

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has launched an investigation into allegations of passenger mistreatment on a KLM flight from Amsterdam to Accra, following...

Heavy downpour leaves parts of Accra flooded (Video)

Torrential rains that started late Sunday night and continued into Monday morning, June 29, 2026, have triggered flooding across several parts of Accra, leaving...

GMet issues alert on rainfall across parts of Ghana

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has warned that thunderstorms accompanied by rain are likely to affect parts of Southern Ghana from this morning into...

Govt to recruit 50 Arabic teachers by end of July

The government has announced plans to recruit 50 Arabic teachers by the end of July as part of efforts to address the acute shortage...

World Bank increases Ghana’s growth rate for 2026 to 4.8%  

The World Bank has increased Ghana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth by 0.2 percentage points to 4.8%, its June 2026 Global Economic Prospects have...

Court convicts sales boy who stole GH¢353,471 from employer for ‘marriage’

A sales boy who stole GH¢353,471 from his employer under the pretext of using the money to marry has been convicted and fined by...

Gov’t prepares to evacuate about 900 Ghanaians from South Africa

Ghana’s High Commission in South Africa has moved nearly 900 Ghanaians to safe locations as part of urgent preparations to evacuate them ahead of...

40-year-old mentally deranged man butchers his 70-year-old father at Benkasa 

The Benkasa community in the Berekum West District of the Bono Region turned into a state of shock and grief, when a 40-year-old mentally impaired man allegedly butchered...

Rising defamation suits are crippling investigative journalism in Ghana — GJA

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has raised serious concerns about the state of investigative journalism in the country, warning that a rising tide of...

Adwoa Safo petitions Attorney-General to transfer alleged shooting case to High Court

Former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has petitioned the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice to intervene in the criminal case arising...

Fire damages Nobyah TV station in Nalerigu

A fire outbreak has destroyed the studio of Nobyah Radio/TV Station in Nalerigu in the North East Region after flames swept through part of...

Fire guts seven-bedroom house at Agona Swedru

A fire outbreak at Achiase in Agona Swedru in the Central Region has gutted part of a seven-bedroom house, destroying belongings in one of...

Aowin MP donates to Samraboi flood victims amid calls for relocation to safer areas

The Member of Parliament for the Aowin Constituency, Oscar Ofori Larbi, has visited victims of the recent floods at Samraboi and parts of Enchi...

C/R: GJA condemns alleged assault on Obaatanpa Radio producer, closure of station

The Central Regional Branch of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has condemned the alleged physical assault on a producer of Obaatanpa Radio in Kasoa...

SHS graduate goes missing after church assignment; family suspects foul play

The family of 17-year-old SHS graduate, David Atidoglo Kito, who has reportedly gone missing at Domeabra in the Obuasi East Municipality of the Ashanti...

Missing Chicago couple found dead in mass grave; 2 more bodies discovered

A Chicago couple has been found dead weeks after they went missing in Mexico City. Zafar Mawani and Guillermo Ortiz disappeared on May 20, after...

Rainstorm rips off roofs of Hwidiem Presby Basic School classrooms

A heavy rainstorm has destroyed sections of the Presbyterian Basic School at Hwidiem in the Ahafo Region, ripping off the roofs of several classrooms...

Immigration officers undergo mental health training to combat stress, depression

The Psychology Unit of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has organised a one-day seminar on Mental Health Awareness and Wellness to equip officers with...

Kenyasi chief boosts education with GH¢700,000 classroom project

The Paramount Chief of Kenyasi No. 1 in the Ahafo Region, Nana Osei Kofi Abiri, has commissioned a fully furnished junior high school block...

GNFS debunks rainy-season fire myth, warns homes remain at risk

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has debunked the widely held belief that fire outbreaks do not occur during the rainy season, warning that...

Fans rally behind Black Stars at Adom FM, Asempa FM watch party despite Croatia defeat[Photos]

Football fans thronged Electroland on Ring Road in Accra on Saturday, June 27, as Adom FM and Asempa FM hosted a lively watch party...

2026 WC: Ghana taste first defeat against Croatia to finish 3rd in Group L

Ghana suffered a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat to Croatia in their final Group L fixture at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with Nikola Vlašić's late...

Galamsey site disguised as gov’t project shut down in Jomoro

The Minerals Commission has successfully closed down an illegal mining site in Ghana Nungua in the Jomoro Municipality of the Western Region following strong...

Dr. Abu Sakara Foster enskined as Kakulasewura in Mankuma Traditional Area

Dr. Abu Sakara Foster, a former presidential candidate of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), has been enskined as the Kakulasewura of the Mankuma Traditional...

GNFS rescue worker trapped in faulty elevator at Ho NCA office

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) in the Volta Region swiftly rescued a worker who was trapped in a faulty elevator at the National...

Talks ongoing to revive Komenda Sugar Factory – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that the government is in active discussions with an investor to revive the long-dormant Komenda Sugar Factory. Speaking during...

Gov’t committed to protecting pension funds for Ghanaian workers – Vice President

Vice President, Professor Jane Nana Opoku-Agyemang, has reaffirmed the government's unwavering commitment to safeguarding the integrity and value of pension fund assets to ensure...