A major industrial fire erupted earlier today (November 22) at the Charkieh Plastics Factory site at Weija Junction, prompting a massive deployment of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) apparatus from across the Greater Accra and Central Regions. The blaze is reported to
President John Dramani Mahama has stated that he will assent to the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill (anti-LGBTQ Bill) if passed by Parliament. “If the Parliament of the people of Ghana endorse the bill and vote on it and pass it and it
The body screening as part of the recruitment process into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) will resume in Greater Accra on Thursday, [November 20, 2025] after last week’s suspension following the stampede that killed six people at the El-Wak Stadium. This time around,
African music is no longer inching its way into global spaces, it’s moving with confidence and rewriting what mainstream pop looks like. The 2026 Grammy nominations make this clear, with artists from West, East and Southern Africa securing spots in some of the
Bringing up her five children alone, according to Esi Araba pushes her to cope and manage with the naked fire and the heat that emanates from the direct solid fuel, despite the attendant health hazards. Araba, within her 30s says she has engaged
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
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 Ghana Gold Board, in collaboration with the Goldbod Taskforce and National Security operatives, has arrested 25 illegal gold dealers. This includes foreign nationals and Ghanaians engaged in illegal gold trading, smelting, and assaying. Two separate operations at Dome Pillar 2 and Akweteyman-Achimota
Mr Godwin Asediba of TV3 has been named the 2024 Journalist of the Year by the Ghana Journalist Association at the 29th GJA Awards. Mr Asediba was also adjudged the best in documentary reporting at the event. Earlier in the year, Godwin Asediba won
President John Dramani Mahama has announced a bold, long-term plan to develop a new Green Digital City intended to decongest Accra by relocating key government agencies and critical offices, as part of a broader vision to integrate energy innovation with industrial transformation. The