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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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Nkwanta conflict: We’ve been patient, listened to advice but further attacks will not be accepted – Odomi residents

Residents of Odomi, a farming community in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, have issued a strong warning that they will no...

Gertrude Torkornoo’s claims of unfair trial lacks basis – Twum-Barimah

The Deputy Director-General of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), Alexander Twum-Barimah, has dismissed claims by suspended former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo that she was...

Education Ministry launches behavioural change communication campaign against drug abuse in schools

The Ministry of Education has rolled out a nationwide Behavioural Change Communication (BCC) campaign to combat the rising menace of drug abuse among students...

Gertrude Torkornoo’s removal as Chief Justice has always been political – Suame MP

Suame Member of Parliament John Darko has described the process leading to the removal proceedings against Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo as inherently political, arguing...

No health system can function effectively without well-trained and properly utilized pharmaceutical workforce – Asantehene

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II says Ghana's quest for quality healthcare hinges on deliberate investment by government into training and deploying pharmacists nationwide. The Asantehene...

Gov’t deploys over 40 health workers to Saint Kitts and Nevis

Over 40 Ghanaian health professionals have left the country for Saint Kitts and Nevis as part of the government’s Health Workforce Migration Initiative. The programme,...

Six killed in recent Nkwanta South conflict to be buried today

Six people who lost their lives in the recent conflict in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region are expected to be laid...

CONFIRMED: Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu arrived at Nsawam Prison on Wednesday, June 24

The incarcerated former chief executive of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, started her prison sentence at the Nsawam Medium Security Female...

Telecel Foundation donates life-saving equipment to Kumasi South Hospital, signs 2-year adoption MoU

The Telecel Foundation has presented critical newborn care equipment to the Pediatric Unit of Kumasi South Hospital in the Asokwa Municipality.  The donation is part...

Larry Dogbe will return to custody after 10 days if… – PRINPAG

The President of the Private Newspapers and Online News Publishers Association of Ghana (PRINPAG), David Tamakloe, has explained that the 10-day bail granted to...

ACAF report reveals sexual harassment remains biggest threat to academic freedom in Ghana’s universities

Sexual harassment has been identified as the most pressing threat to academic freedom in Ghana’s tertiary institutions, according to the 2025 Africa Academic Freedom...