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GhIE proposes 19-point plan to tackle perennial flooding

The Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE) has called for bold and long-term reforms to address Ghana’s recurring flood disasters, warning that emergency responses alone...

Bortianor flood victims drowning in clean-up costs

For residents of Bortianor, S.C.C., and Block Factory in Ngleshie Amanfro in the  Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, last Monday’s torrential...

Asenso-Boakye worried over delays in key flood control projects

The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Select Committee on Local Government and Decentralisation, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has raised concerns over the status of major flood control...

Wait, don’t increase tariffs yet – AGI urges PURC to watch falling oil prices

The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has urged the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to suspend its latest electricity tariff increase, arguing that falling...

No Ghanaians detained in South Africa after latest protests – High Commissioner confirms

Ghana's High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Quashie, has assured that no Ghanaian remains in police custody following anti-immigration protests that swept through parts...

Accra Mayor supports flood victims with GH¢132k, food items

The Mayor of Accra, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has donated GH¢132,000 in cash, food items and sanitation tools to residents affected by the recent floods...

Police arrest suspect in violent assault and rape case in Okorase

The Eastern Regional Police Command has arrested a suspect in connection with the assault, robbery and rape of a woman at Okorase Junction 3...

Nigeria: Militants storm school in Borno state, students kidnapped

Gunmen stormed a secondary school in Nigeria's Borno state on Monday morning, kidnapping students as they sat for national examinations. The attack occurred at...

Nigerian national arrested in Ghana in FBI and INTERPOL-linked cybercrime investigation

A Nigerian national has been arrested, arraigned, and remanded in custody following a major cybercrime investigation by the Cyber Security Authority (CSA), the Ghana...

Parliament passes Maritime Offences Bill to combat piracy and strengthen maritime security

Parliament has passed the Maritime and Related Offences Bill, 2026, paving the way for a stronger legal framework to combat piracy, armed robbery at...

Fire guts drinking spot in Ahafo

A drinking spot at the business centre of Kasapin in the Asunafo North Municipality of the Ahafo Region has been destroyed after a fire...

Minority demands parliamentary probe into Accra floods, flood response taskforce

The Minority in Parliament has called for a full parliamentary inquiry into the activities of the government's Flood Preparedness Taskforce following the devastating floods...

‘Build your body naturally, avoid steroids’ – Health experts warn

Health professionals are urging the public, particularly fitness enthusiasts, to avoid the use of steroids for bodybuilding, warning that the substances can significantly increase...

Bawumia urges government to declare state of emergency if more rains are coming [Video]

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has urged the government to declare a state of emergency if forecasts of heavier rainfall materialise. He says the...

Government to demolish buildings on six Accra wetlands to curb flooding

The government has revealed plans to demolish structures encroaching on six wetlands in Accra as part of a comprehensive strategy to tackle perennial flooding...

U.S. Embassy in Ghana announces online auction of vehicles, government property

The United States Embassy in Accra has announced an online auction of excess U.S. government property and vehicles, inviting members of the public to...

More rains expected this evening as GMet warns of thunderstorms across Southern Ghana

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has warned that more rainfall and thunderstorms are expected across parts of southern Ghana on Tuesday evening, urging the...

KMA issues final notice to traders with unauthorised structures ahead of demolition exercise

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has issued a final notice to all individuals and traders with unauthorised temporary structures around the Baba Yara Sports...

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s attempt to limit U.S. birthright citizenship

The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s contentious attempt to limit citizenship at birth for those born on U.S. soil, delivering a...

Advocacy groups file complaint against Ghana over Trump deportations

Advocacy groups have filed a complaint against Ghana at West Africa’s top human rights court, accusing the country of helping the United States deport people to...

ECG restores power to most parts of Greater Accra, low-lying areas remain cut off

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has stated that power supply has largely been restored to customers across Greater Accra following emergency outages caused...

Gabby Otchere-Darko warns South Africa over anti-migrant crackdown

The events surrounding South Africa's self-imposed June 30 deadline for undocumented foreign nationals to leave the country represent one of the most extraordinary chapters...

Highest rainfall since 1995 recorded in June 2026 — Muntaka

The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has revealed that Ghana experienced its highest monthly rainfall on record in June 2026, which contributed...

GHS warns of rising cholera, typhoid risk after flooding

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued a public health alert following intense flooding in parts of the Greater Accra Region, warning of an...

Volta Region: Kpetoe bridge submerged

Floods caused by heavy and intermittent rains on Monday have submerged the Kpetoe bridge on the Ho-Denu highway. As of the early hours of Tuesday,...

GARID coordinator admits delayed contractor payment slowed projects

The Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project says delays in releasing payments to contractors have at times stalled engineering works under the...

Central Region floods: 58 houses collapsed, 18 people killed – Interior Minister

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has disclosed that 18 people lost their lives while 58 houses collapsed in the Central Region following...

US Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender women in female school and college sports

The US Supreme Court has ruled that states can ban transgender women from competing in female school and college sports. The court considered cases from...

Thousands of anti-migrant protesters march in South Africa amid heavy police presence

Thousands of people are marching in South Africa's main cities to demand that all undocumented migrants leave the country. Police officers – backed by private...

Floods: 12 dead, 7 missing, 7,761 households affected — Interior Minister tells Parliament

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has disclosed that Monday's devastating floods have affected 7,761 households, claimed 12 lives and left seven people...

Poultry farmer appeals for help after floods wipe out nearly entire flock

A poultry farmer at Dawhenya in the Greater Accra Region has appealed to the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and other government agencies for...

Health Minister tours flood-hit communities as government releases GH¢300m for relief

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has led a delegation to some of the communities worst affected by Monday's floods, including Circle and...

Accra Mayor visits flood-hit communities to assess sanitation challenges

The Mayor of Accra, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has visited several flood-affected communities across the metropolis to assess the impact of recent heavy rains, interact...

Daily street cleaning now the responsibility of MMDAs, not Zoomlion – Government Affairs Manager

Government Affairs Manager of Zoomlion, Ernest Morgan Acquah, has stated that Zoomlion is no longer responsible for the daily cleaning of streets across the...

Accra floods: NADMO confirms 10 death as rescue operations continue

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has confirmed that 10 people have died so far in the Greater Accra Region following the devastating floods...

Floods reflect sanitation failures, not just heavy rains – Climate Ambassador

A National Ambassador of the Unity of Nations Action for Climate Change Council (UNACCC), Michael Agoe Quayenor, has called for urgent reforms in Ghana's...

EPA CEO visits Samreboi over recent galamsey-induced flooding

The Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Prof. Nana Ama Browne Klutse, is leading a high-powered delegation to Samreboi in the...

‘We didn’t sleep’ — Muntaka responds to criticism over Accra floods

The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka, has defended government’s handling of Monday’s devastating floods, insisting that senior state officials, including President John Dramani...

Stop sharing rice and mattresses, focus on flood prevention – Adomako Kissi to NADMO

Former Member of Parliament for Anyaa-Sowutuom, Dr Dickson Adomako Kissi, has urged the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to shift its focus from the...

Mahama mourns flood victims, assures support for affected communities

President John Dramani Mahama has extended his condolences to families who lost loved ones and those affected by Monday's devastating floods, describing the disaster...