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All the photos you need to see as floods cause severe damage in parts of Accra

Accra was submerged in water after a downpour which started late Monday evening. Areas including; Kasoa, Kaneshie, Teshie, Tse-Addo, Dansoman, Tesano, Kwame Nkrumah Interchange (Circle),...

Ministry of National Security launches campaign to tackle terrorism

The Ministry of National Security is launching a citizen awareness campaign dubbed "see something, say something campaign". The aim of this campaign is to get...

We’ve not made public statements about Achimota Forest – Osu Stool

The Osu Stool says it has not made any public statement on the ownership over portions of the Achimota Forest Reserve. In a statement,...

Mahama’s aide goes biblical over Sir John’s will

An aide to former President John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari has reacted to the purported last will and testament of former New Patriotic...

Scientists at KNUST record alarming levels of antibiotics in landfill sites

Researchers at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have recorded alarming levels of antibiotics in soil and water samples at Landfill...

Section of the Accra-Kasoa Highway impassable after Monday night rains [video]

About a kilometre of the East bound section of the Accra-Kasoa Highway has been rendered completely impassable after Monday evening’s torrential rain. The road has...

ECG shuts down two substations after Monday night rains; check out affected areas

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that, the power outage that have affected Accra and parts of the country is a result...

Illegal miners arrested; equipment destroyed at Wassa Dunkwa [Photos]

The Operation Halt II team has arrested some illegal miners and decommissioned galamsey equipment at Wassa Dunkwa through to Asankragua in the Western Region. This...

Police cautions parents, school authorities over downpour

The Ghana Police Service has asked school authorities and parents to keep an eye on children following the heavy downpour in parts of the...

Anas and CNN out with new exposé on Journalism in Ghana

Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas in collaboration with CNN has produced another expose’ on press freedom and how deadly it is to practice journalism...

Revealed: Sir John did not declare his assets

The Fourth Estate can report that the late Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, whose will has left some Ghanaians in...

Court fines pastor ₵600 for making noise

The Tema Magistrate Court has imposed a fine of ₵600 or in default three months imprisonment with hard labour on the Head Pastor of...

Part of Accra-Tema Beach Road caves in after Monday night rains[Photos]

A portion of the Accra-Tema Beach Road has caved in due to a heavy downpour that started on Monday night. Videos and photos available to...

Accra floods: Kaneshie Polyclinic shutdown [Photos+Video]

The Kaneshie Polyclinic in the Okaikoi South District of the Greater Accra region has been shutdown following heavy downpour which started at midnight of...

Assistant headmaster allegedly rapes SHS final year student

Police are on a manhunt for an assistant headmaster at the Bole Senior High School (SHS), Issahaku Jeduah, for allegedly raping a final year...

Ahantaman make passionate appeal to govt over slain king

Ahantaman residents in the Western Region have made a passionate appeal to President Akufo-Addo to aid in giving their slain king, Otumfo Badu Bonsu...

Family announces burial date for T.T. of ‘Taxi Driver’ fame

The family of late Psalm Adjeteyfio, popularly called T.T, has announced the burial date for the veteran actor. The final funeral rites for the late...

Govt takes over Sir John’s Achimota Forest, Ramsar site lands

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources says there is no record that the late former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Forestry Commission,...

AfDB launches $1.5bn food emergency plan for Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched a $1.5 billion African Emergency Food Production plan to help Africa produce food to avert a looming...

Mosques must hire the services of security personnel to enhance safety – Sheikh Shaibu

The spokesperson for the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Armiyawo Shaibu, has urged Mosque Management Committees across the country to, as a matter of urgency,...

YouStart stakeholder engagement begins

Ahead of the launch of the YouStart programme, government has commenced a nationwide stakeholder engagement. These engagements, according to government, form part of measures being...

UEW Registrar locked out of his office

The Registrar of the University of Education, Winneba, Paul Osei Barima, was on Monday locked out of his office for not complying with the...

Woman attacked in daylight robbery at Dansoman [Video]

https://youtu.be/Hk2nXWDrJEo Two men have been captured on CCTV camera attacking a woman at gunpoint in broad daylight robbery. The incident is said to have happened at...

Ghana ready for mining hub – Lands Minister

Ghana is positioning itself to become the mining hub of Africa, where all mining and related activities, as well as various linkages, will be...

Accra floods again after another downpour

Parts of Accra have been submerged for the second time in four days. The latest incident happened when the rain started at midnight of Tuesday,...

Full list: All the 75 properties contained in Sir John’s will

The will of the former CEO of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, has come under intense scrutiny. It is a long list of 75...

Ghanaians are oblivious of dangers of terrorism – Dr. Vladimir Antwi-Danso

The Dean of Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFSC), Dr. Vladimir Antwi-Danso is advocating for government to intensify awareness creation on the...

PFJ initiative: Chinderi chief pledges 122 acres of land to govt

The Chief of Chinderi in the Krachi Nchumuru District of the Oti Region, Nana Okogye has pledged some 122 cares of land to the...

Charles Owusu ‘runs away’ from Sir John’s viral will [Listen]

Charles Owusu, a former aide to the late Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie also known as Sir John...

Sir John trends on social media; here is why

The name of late former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, a.k.a, Sir John, is trending on social media. He...

GIPC CEO and others tour Tyler Perry Studios following Michael Blackson’s call

The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) CEO, Yofi Grant, led a delegation from Ghana to visit and tour Tyler Perry Studios in the United...

Royalhouse’s Mama Rita takes gospel to Zion College

Founder of Royal Ladies Ministries, Rev Rita Korankye- Ankrah over the weekend, held a massive crusade at her alma mater, Zion College in the Volta Region....

JHS 2 pupil stabs 16-year-old schoolmate to death in fight over boyfriend

A 16-year-old pupil of Nkwadum D/A Junior High School (JHS) in Ankontombra in the Western North Region has been stabbed to death during a...

Royalhouse Chapel pays bills of mothers at various hospitals

The Royalhouse Chapel International (Ahenfie) through its Women’s Ministry, ‘Royalladies’ has embarked on a nationwide initiative to discharge women detained at various hospitals over...

3 more torrential rains to hit Accra before end of June – Ghana Meteo Agency

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has predicted that three more heavy rains will hit the southern part of the country before the end of...

I lost all my investments in Ghana, moved to Germany out of frustration – Man reveals

Germany-based Ghanaian, Cosmos Darko has revealed that he made over GH¢100,000 doing illegal mining known in local parlance as 'galamsey'. However, he lost it...

Stonebwoy reacts to Sir John’s will making rounds on social media

Dancehall musician, Stonebwoy has joined Ghanaians sharing their views and sentiments on the will of former Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo...

Sir John’s ‘Michael Owusu’ trends on Twitter

Some Ghanaians on social media are earnestly looking for a certain ‘Michael Owusu’. This is because his name has popped up in a document, purported...

Video flashback: Sir John warned chiefs against selling the Ramsar lands he willed to his sisters

“We have also put out a number of publications in the dailies, alerting people that the Forestry Commission has not given any chief or...

#AccraFloods: Floodwater destroys documents at Lands Commission [Photos]

Hundreds of documents, computers, and scanners at the Head Office of the Lands Commission in Accra have been destroyed by flood waters. The basement of...