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GMet to launch mobile weather alert app by end of 2026

The Director-General of the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet), Dr Eric Asuman, has acknowledged that weather forecasts are not reaching the public as effectively as...

Concerned Drivers Association commends Mahama’s flood response, appeals for support for affected drivers

The Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana (C-DAG) has commended President John Dramani Mahama for his swift response to the recent floods while appealing for...

Government made efforts to prepare for floods – GMet Director-General

The Director-General of the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet), Dr Eric Asuman, has stated that it would be unfair to suggest that state institutions ignored...

Don’t ignore weather forecasts because disasters don’t happen every time – GMet boss

The Director-General of the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet), Dr Eric Asuman, has urged Ghanaians to take weather forecasts seriously, warning that the absence of...

‘No responsible lawyer would approve TV interview during active case’ – Barker-Vormawor on Abu Trica

Counsel for embattled socialite Abu Trica, Lawyer Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has addressed the controversy surrounding his client's decision to grant a television interview while his...

Heavy rains were forecast months in advance – Ghana Meteorological Agency

The Director-General of the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet), Dr Eric Asuman, has said that the recent heavy rains that caused flooding in parts of...

Flood takes over Buipe market as drivers lament poor road conditions

The Buipe Market in the Savannah Region has been heavily inundated following recent rainfall, leaving sections of the trading centre submerged and disrupting commercial...

Accra generates 4,400 fully loaded “Aboboyaa” tricycles of solid waste daily – ESPA

Accra produces an estimated 4,400 tonnes of waste every day—roughly the equivalent of 4,400 fully loaded “aboboyaa” tricycles—a volume waste management experts say the...

Ex-NAFCO CEO’s wife drags BNI, AG to court over husband’s “unlawful” detention

The wife of former National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) Chief Executive Officer, Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, has filed an urgent habeas corpus application at...

Ministry of Health opens recruitment for medical and dental officers

The Ministry of Health has announced the commencement of recruitment for the 36th batch of Medical Officers and Dentists who have successfully completed their...

 “School admissions should be based on merit, not protocol”- Prof. Antwi

Former Dean at Academic City University College, Prof. Enoch Opoku Antwi, has called for the abolition of the protocol system in Ghana’s school admissions,...

Accra has no disposal sites, Knee-jerk approach not the solution – ESPA

The Environmental Service Providers Association (ESPA) is urging government to abandon what it describes as "knee-jerk" responses to Accra's perennial flooding and instead invest...

Alajo family’s struggle for survival a week after floods

A week after the devastating floods swept through parts of Accra, 53-year-old Yaa Kyekye is still struggling to come to terms with the tragedy...

“Parents should sue WAEC over examination leakages” – Prof. Antwi

Former Dean at Academic City University College, Prof. Enoch Opoku Antwi, has urged parents to hold the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) accountable for...

Government constructing eight new Immigration regional offices to strengthen border security

The government has begun the construction of eight new regional offices for the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) as part of efforts to strengthen border...

“A friend inspired me to build a Caribbean restaurant in America” – Prof. Antwi

Governance Expert and policy analyst, Prof. Enoch Opoku Antwi, has shared how a simple conversation with a friend during his doctoral studies in the...

Harvest rain, grow grass to stop Accra floods – Justice Yeboah

The President of the Progressive Youth Federation Ghana, Justice Yeboah, has proposed a series of measures aimed at addressing the persistent flooding that affects...

Prof. Opoku Antwi recounts how a stranger ‘miraculously’ gave him a house upon arrival in US

Former Dean at Academic City University College, Prof. Enoch Opoku Antwi, has recounted what he describes as one of the most remarkable moments of...

SLTF announces July 15 deadline for 2025/2026 Student loan applications

The Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has announced that applications for its Regular Students Loan and Students Loan Plus schemes for the 2025/2026 academic...

Nana Ama Bonsu I unveiled as new Asantehemaa

Nana Ama Bonsu I has been officially unveiled as the new Asantehemaa, ushering in a new era of traditional leadership in the Asante Kingdom. The...

Wontumi: Court adjourns GH¢30m EXIM Bank fraud case over plea bargain talks

An Accra High Court has adjourned proceedings in the alleged GH¢30 million EXIM Bank fraud case involving Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party Chairman Bernard...

Railway Authority rejects NPP claims new locomotives are outdated, defends GHC38.7m procurement

The Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA) has dismissed claims by the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) that two locomotives recently procured by the government...

‘I don’t take my workers for granted’ – Three Dreamers CEO refutes alleged ill treatment

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Three Dreamers Manufacturing Ltd, Bismark Offei Ansah, has strongly dismissed any claims suggesting his company mistreats its workers,...

Flood aftermath: ‘Tankas’ deployed to monitor food safety in Accra markets

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has deployed Environmental Health Officers, popularly referred to as “Tankas”, to intensify monitoring of food safety in markets following...

FDA shuts down 3 facilities in Nungua over sale of illicit laughing gas, codeine products

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), with support from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, has shut down three facilities...

President declares July 10 and 11 as national general cleaning days after floods

President John Dramani Mahama has declared Friday, July 10 and Saturday, July 11, 2026, as National General Cleaning Days in the seven regions affected...

18-year-old Ghanaian student based in US killed in shooting

An 18-year-old Ghanaian who has been identified as Michael Sakyi Jr., has been reportedly shot dead in the United States of America. The incident that...

Barker-Vormawor asks court to compel Attorney-General to disclose ‘whereabouts’ of Abu Trica

Oliver Barker-Vormawor, the legal representative of Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, has made an oral application to the High Court in Accra...

KMA begins sanitation summons initiative as Zoomlion launches City-Wide Clean-Up to prevent flooding in Kumasi

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), in partnership with Zoomlion Ghana Limited, has launched a comprehensive sanitation campaign aimed at preventing flooding and supporting government’s...

Protecting jobs or creating monopolies? The hidden toll of Ghana’s raw rubber export ban

On April 27, 2026, the Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry imposed a 10-year ban on the export of raw rubber. The government’s intention...

CSA warns over surge in fake online investment scams as victims lose GH¢3.4 million in six months

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has issued a public alert warning Ghanaians about the growing number of fraudulent online investment schemes that have defrauded...

Nyanyofio urges British Columbia College to produce responsible citizens, not only high achievers

A Senior Lecturer in Management at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Dr Joseph Gerald Tetteh Nyanyofio, has called on educational institutions to...

The warehouse is not in waterway; we’ve never experienced anything like this – Three Dreamers CEO on flooding

The Chief Executive Officer of Three Dreamers Manufacturing Ltd, Bismark Offei Ansah, says his company’s warehouse at Spintex was not located in a waterway...

We’ll deal with you; no interference can save you – AMA Mayor cautions against indiscriminate dumping of waste

The Mayor of Accra, Michael Allotey, has issued a strong warning to residents engaging in indiscriminate waste dumping, declaring that anyone caught will face...

Bosomtwe DCE moves to declare district security zone over illegal mining destruction

The Bosomtwe District Assembly in the Ashanti Region is moving to declare the entire district a security zone in a bid to clamp down...

Zoomlion Ghana wins two major awards at HESS awards 2026 for waste management excellence

Zoomlion Ghana Ltd has been recognized with two prestigious awards at the 8th Edition of the Health, Environment, Safety & Security (HESS) Awards 2026. The...

Accra floods: “These products may be on the market” – CEO cautions public after looting from warehouse in Tema

The Chief Executive Officer of Three Dreamers Manufacturing Ltd, Bismark Offei Ansah, has expressed deep concern after floodwaters destroyed part of his warehouse at...

We have lost over GH¢25 million – CEO recounts after floodwaters swept away goods at warehouse in Tema

CEO of Three Dreamers, Bismark Offei Ansah, has recounted the devastating impact of last Monday’s heavy rains, describing how floods destroyed goods worth millions...

Man remanded for spending ex-girlfriend’s GH¢114,000 on football betting

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded Vincent Apetor, an unemployed man, into lawful custody after he pleaded guilty to fraudulently spending GH¢114,000 entrusted to...

They know their locations are illegal – Accra Mayor on demolition drive

The Mayor of Accra, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has disclosed that the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) will begin removing unauthorised structures within 50 metres of...