Photos: Electric Vehicles Dominate Ghana Transport and Logistics Fair

The Ghana Transport and Logistics Fair, held from October 22 to 24, 2025, showcased a strong presence of electric and hybrid vehicles, reflecting Ghana’s growing commitment to sustainable mobility. The event highlighted the government’s efforts to promote affordable, efficient, and eco-friendly public transport

Ministry says 40,000 passport backlogs cleared in meeting 15-day delivery target

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it has cleared over 40,000 passport backlogs to end years of delays that inconvenienced many Ghanaians seeking travel documents. Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Minister for Foreign Affairs, announced the breakthrough during a media briefing in Accra, saying

Recruitment stampede: former MP Freda Prempeh urges enlistment of injured applicants into GAF

Dr Freda Prempeh, a former Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano North Constituency is urging the Defence Ministry to compensate applicants who were injured in the Accra recruitment stampede by enlisting them into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). The Ministry of Defence has

Elwak Stampede: President Mahama visits victims at 37 Military Hospital 

President John Dramani Mahama Wednesday visited the 37 Military Hospital to commiserate with victims of a stampede that occurred earlier in the day at the Elwak Sports Stadium, during a military recruitment exercise, which claimed six lives and left several others injured.  The

Ghana lost over 7,000 tonnes of cocoa in Volta/Oti to smuggling in five years

Ghana has lost a total of 7,128.13 tonnes of cocoa to smuggling between 2020 and 2025 crop years in Volta and Oti regions.  The tonnage recorded for 2020/21 crop year was 7,215 19, which reduced to 5,656.25 in 2021/22, further downward to 874.31

Fashion meets creativity as graduate transforms ‘Pure Water’ rubbers into stylish outfit

Creativity took centre stage at the 2025 Volta Regional Graduation Ceremony of the Ghana Co-operative Fashion Designers Association, when a fashion graduate, Mr Agbemewowoele Emmanuel, stunned the audience with an outfit made entirely from used pure water rubbers.  Emmanuel, in his mid 20s,

Tema-Mpakadan moving train crushes man to death

‎A middle-aged man was crushed to death by the Tema-Mpakadan moving train in the Bediako enclave, close to Afienya in the Greater Accra Region on Wednesday evening.  A video footage captured by the train’s camera shows ‎the man, whose identity was yet to

Six dead, several injured in stampede at Ghana Armed Forces recruitment exercise

Six job seekers have died, with several others injured, following a stampede at the El-Wak Sports Stadium in Accra during the Ghana Armed Forces’ 2025/2026 recruitment exercise. According to a statement from the Ghana Armed Forces, the tragedy occurred around 6:20 a.m. when

Another stone attack on ‎Tema–Mpakadan train service; window smashed with stone

‎The Tema–Mpakadan train service has suffered another attack after a window of one of its Diesel Multiple Units, was hit by a stone, making it a fourth stone attack, since October 1 2025. The latest attack,  which occurred on Monday, November 10, 2025,

Attacks in galamsey fight: Joint police, military swoop round up hundreds of suspects in three regions

A joint operation carried out Wednesday dawn by the police and military have led to the arrest of hundreds of suspects in the Ashanti, Ahafo, and Volta Regions. The special operation which was carried at dawn around 4 am, was carried out in