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Demolishing homes won’t end Accra flooding crisis – Kwaw Kese

Ghanaian musician Kwaw Kese has weighed in on the perennial flooding situation in Accra, arguing that demolishing people's homes is not the solution to...

Ban on plastic materials will be difficult to enforce – EPA

Deputy Director of Human Settlement Unit at EPA, Joy Hesse Ankomah, has said efforts to ban certain plastic materials in Ghana will require extensive...

Adenta building collapse: Margaret died trying to save her children – Sister recounts [Listen]

Georgina Robinson, sister of 35-year-old Margaret Kpeli, who died in the Adenta New Site building collapse, has shared details of the tragic incident that...

The structure was weak – La Nkwantanang–Madina on Adenta New Site building collapse

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for La Nkwantanang–Madina, Ibrahim Fuseini Faila, has attributed the collapse of a three-storey building at Adenta New Site, which...

We’ll demolish all waterway structures – La Nkwantanang–Madina MCE warns after Adenta New Site building collapse

The Municipal Chief Executive for La Nkwantanang–Madina, Ibrahim Fuseini Faila, has said the Assembly will continue the demolition of structures built on waterways as...

Tudu fire was ‘extremely difficult’ to contain – GNFS

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has described Wednesday night's fire outbreak at the Accra Central Police Station in Tudu as one of the...

UTAG-KNUST rejects GTEC’s proposed harmonisation of academic promotion guidelines

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has strongly opposed a proposed policy by...

Oppong Nkrumah calls for better disaster management after recent fire, flood incidents

Former Information Minister and Member of Parliament, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has expressed concern over recent disasters affecting parts of the country, including the building...

Leaders must fulfil campaign promises to remain relevant – NAPO to politicians

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) vice-presidential candidate, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has urged political leaders to ensure that promises made to the electorate are fulfilled,...

Woman dead in Adenta New Site building collapse

A woman has died after a two-storey residential building collapsed at Adenta New Site near Da Yesu Ase Supermarket in the Greater Accra Region...

What travellers should know: CBP tightens checks on restricted imports

Travellers entering the United States are being reminded to exercise caution when bringing items from abroad, as the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)...

Elikem Kotoko promotes Ghana’s climate and ESG gains in London

Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Forestry Commission, Elikem Kotoko, has called for stronger investment in climate action, sustainable development, and environmental protection,...

Police retract earlier arrest claim in Accra Central barracks fire incident

The Accra Regional Police Command has withdrawn an earlier claim suggesting that an arrest had been made in connection with the fire outbreak at...

Two soldiers, businessman in court over GH¢1m robbery

Two military officers and a businessman have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court over their alleged involvement in a robbery amounting to more than...

Makola fire caused by thunderstorm – Eyewitness alleges

One of the eyewitnesses to the Makola fire outbreak, Collins Cobbinah, has alleged that the inferno may have been triggered by a thunderstorm. Narrating the...

Alhassan Suhuyini hands over modern classroom block to Darul-Ulum Primary School in Kanvili

The Member of Parliament for Tamale North and Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways, Alhassan Suhuyini, has commissioned and handed over a newly constructed...

Fire destroys 7-bedroom house in Odumasi

A seven-bedroom house has been destroyed by fire at Odumasi in the Asante Akyem Central Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The incident occurred on the...

Check out the state of Accra Central Police Barracks after fire incident [Photos]

The aftermath of the fire outbreak at the Accra Central Police Barracks has brought renewed attention to the deteriorating state of some police accommodation...

Amansie Central DCE appeals for road upgrade to boost 24-hour economy model market

The District Chief Executive for Amansie Central, Emmanuel Obeng, has appealed to the central government to tar roads leading to the proposed 24-hour economy...

Court considers bid to restrict Hajia4Reall’s access to children in Richard Quaye’s divorce case

Proceedings in the divorce dispute between Joana Quaye and Richard Nii Armah Quaye (RNAQ) on Tuesday, June 2, centred on an application filed at...

Mahama pays courtesy call on King Charles III

President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, capping a five-day high-level diplomatic and investment-focused...

Court orders man’s arrest for failing to report daughter’s defilement

The Amasaman Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a father who failed to pursue justice for his 12-year-old daughter after reporting...

Adu-Boahene case: Attorney General judged my clients before trial began – Atta Akyea

Lawyer for former National Signals Bureau Director-General, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, Samuel Atta Akyea, has accused the Attorney General of shaping public perception against his clients...

Convict threatens to curse court, police after 15-year-sentence

An Accra High Court has sentenced Daniel Kwarteng, a 30-year-old baker, to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a 14-year-old imbecile. Kwarteng, who...

Moment residents unite to push faulty ambulance carrying Adenta building collapse victim [Video]

Residents at the scene of the Adenta New Site building collapse came to the aid of emergency responders after an ambulance transporting a rescued...

NADMO receives relief items for children evacuated from South Africa

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has received a donation of relief items to support Ghanaian children being evacuated from South Africa. The items, which...

NADMO, military officials visit victims of Adenta building collapse at 37 hospital

Officials of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), the Ghana Armed Forces and other emergency response agencies have visited victims of the building collapse...

Four injured, one still trapped after Adenta building collapse

Four people, including children, have sustained injuries after a storey residential building collapsed at Adenta Newsite in Accra during Wednesday evening's heavy downpour. In a...

Firefighter rushed to the hospital after severe injury while battling Makola inferno

A firefighter has sustained a serious facial injury while battling the fire outbreak at Makola near the Accra's Central Police Station. Speaking from the scene,...

Fire destroys parts of Makola market

Firefighters are battling a fire outbreak at Makola in Accra, with multiple fire engines deployed to contain the situation. The fire spread quickly through the...

Parts of Accra flooded after Wednesday’s downpour

Several parts of Accra were flooded on Wednesday after hours of heavy rainfall submerged roads, homes, and businesses, disrupting transportation and economic activities across...

Several trapped as storey building collapses at Adenta New Site

A storey building has reportedly collapsed at Adenta New Site in the Greater Accra Region, leaving several people feared dead and others trapped beneath...

GES announces 2026 Inter-Regional and District re-posting exercise; releases full schedule

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has officially announced the commencement of its 2026 Inter-Regional and Inter/Intra-District re-posting exercise for staff across the country. According to...

Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill: Only constitutional breach can justify reopening – Joe Wise

Former First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei Owusu, has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Speaker Alban Bagbin's concerns over the passage of...

Four sentenced to death for killing worshippers at Catholic church in Nigeria

A court in Nigeria has sentenced four men to death for attacking a church in the south-western Ondo state in 2022 in a case...

GenCED condemns Ashanti Regional Minister over remarks against Akosua Manu

The Gender Centre for Empowering Development (GenCED) has condemned the Ashanti Regional Minister over alleged sexually suggestive, degrading, and misogynistic remarks directed at Madam...

NPP wants to delay anti-LGBTQ+ Bill for 2028 campaign advantage – Abass Nurudeen

Chief Executive Officer of the Social Investment Fund, Abass Nurudeen, has accused the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) of deliberately seeking to delay the...

Abronye’s case adjourned to July 14 for prosecution to file disclosures

The Accra Circuit Court has adjourned to July 14, 2026, the case involving the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame...

Health Ministry queries, summons KATH CEO over closure of Accident and Emergency Unit

The Ministry of Health has formally queried the Chief Executive Officer of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in the Ashanti Region following reports...

I feel good and happy – Wontumi says after court sets judgment date for Samreboi illegal mining case

Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, says he remains optimistic and in good spirits after the High Court set...