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Avenor building collapse: death toll climbs to two, rescue operation ends
Two people were killed and two others rescued after a three-storey building collapsed at Avenor, a suburb of Accra on Sunday (7 June), emergency officials said. The building came down at Avenor in North Kaneshie at about 4:25 pm local time, triggering a major rescue operation involving the Ghana National Fire Service (...
KGL Foundation renovates OPD of Accra Psychiatric Hospital
The KGL Foundation has completed the renovation of the Out-Patient Department (OPD) Centre of the Accra Psychiatric Hospital as part of efforts to improve mental healthcare delivery and enhance the well-being of patients. The project, commissioned last Thursday, forms part of the Foundation’s broader initiative aimed a...
Evacuated Ghanaians make nation proud with clean security record in South Africa – Ablakwa
Ghanaian nationals evacuated from South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks have made the country proud after passing extensive security screening without a single person being linked to criminal activity, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has disclosed.
Opinion: Ghana’s dangerous slide into politicised law enforcement
The reported detention in The Hague of Ghanaian MP Ok Frimpong, and the commentary surrounding it, should force Ghana into a moment of painful self-reflection. Not merely about extradition law or international cooperation, but about a much bigger and more dangerous issue: the rapidly deteriorating credibility of Ghana’...
NAIMOS team shoots youth in Kyebi clash, MP demands justice
The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, on Sunday condemned the shooting of a young man during a confrontation between a joint military and police team and residents in Kyebi Zongo, Eastern Region. The incident, which occurred on Saturday (11 July), reportedly involved personnel attached to t...
NPP’s Miracles Aboagye under probe over conspiracy, financial loss and money laundering – EOCO
New Patriotic Party (NPP) communications team member Dennis Miracles Aboagye is being investigated by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) over allegations of conspiracy, causing financial loss to the state and money laundering involving GH¢55 million. Aboagye, former Executive Secretary of the Inter-Minister...
Tema Polyclinic midwife assault: suspect to face court 8 June
A suspect is expected to appear in court on 8 June over the alleged assault of a midwife at the Community 22 Polyclinic in Tema, an incident that has drawn strong condemnation from the Ministry of Health. The Ministry on Friday said violence against health workers “will not be tolerated under any circumstances” followi...
Alarm grows as clearing encroaches on Lake Bosomtwe shoreline
Environmental group A Rocha Ghana has raised alarm over what it describes as large-scale land clearing and environmental destruction within the catchment area of Lake Bosomtwe. In a statement posted on Facebook, the group said heavy earth-moving equipment, including a grader, had been used to clear vegetation around co...
Otumfuo applauds Black Maria operations, calls for continued vigilance in Ashanti
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has commended the Inspector-General of Police’s Special Operations Team, popularly known as “Black Maria”, for its role in combating crime and improving security across communities in the Ashanti Region. The commendation came during a courtesy call at the Manhyia Palace by the team, led...
Coastal erosion, bad roads push Ada youth to stage protest, petition Mahama
Youth groups in the Ada Traditional Area have petitioned President Mahama for urgent intervention to address deteriorating roads, weak healthcare services and worsening coastal erosion, warning that years of underdevelopment were placing lives and livelihoods at risk. The petition, submitted on Saturday (23 May) by a g...
Nsuta court remands 36 after major anti-drug raid at Asante-Mampong
The Nsuta Circuit Court in the Ashanti Region on Monday remanded 36 people into police custody over suspected involvement in the use and peddling of illegal drugs following a major anti-drug operation in Asante Mampong, prosecutors said. Presiding judge Simon Nketsia Gaagah ordered the suspects remanded after prosecuto...
ATC secures ICC arbitration win over AT Ghana, tightening pressure over unpaid tower fees
American Tower Corporation’s Ghanaian subsidiary has prevailed in an international arbitration against AirtelTigo Ghana over unpaid fees for telecommunications tower services, according to a source close to the matter, bringing to a formal close a contractual dispute that has shadowed Ghana’s telecoms sector for severa...