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 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
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,
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 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
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,
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
A court in Gabon has sentenced the former first lady and the son of deposed President Ali Bongo to 20 years in jail following a two-day trial. On Tuesday night, Sylvia Bongo and Noureddin Bongo were found guilty of embezzlement and corruption after
Ghana loses approximately $200 million annually due to the impact of natural disasters, with over two million of its population affected each year, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) said on Tuesday. This significant economic loss, equivalent to nearly two per cent of
Ghana coach Otto Addo has named a 22-man squad for the upcoming international friendlies against Japan and South Korea. The Black Stars gaffer handed call-ups to some new players including Czech Republic-based striker Prince Kwabena Adu. The former Bechem United player has impressed