Flash floods near San Antonio killed 24 people on Friday night. A county sheriff told reporters the death count had jumped up from 13 earlier. Sheriff Larry Lethia confirmed all 24 deaths during his evening news conference. Some of the victims were kids according to the state lieutenant governor. Dan Patrick shared the sad news about the children who lost their lives.
Camp Mystic lost track of about 23 girls after the Guadalupe River surged 26 feet within 45 minutes. Patrick said the missing girls might be stuck in trees or just cut off from communication. The summer camp housed 750 kids over the July 4 holiday weekend. Camp leaders reported their site took a catastrophic hit from the flooding. They had no electricity, water, or...
Students in Dhaka took their fight against job quotas online on Friday, July 5, 2024. The day before, the Supreme Court had brought back the quota system for government jobs. Street protests stopped for the day as student leaders planned their next moves. The group Students Against Discrimination wanted to reach more people through social media. They decided to take a break from marching to build up their online support.
The student leaders called for a complete boycott of classes and exams starting July 7. They contacted students from each department to join their cause. Once one group of students joined, others felt pressure to follow. Leaders published lists showing which departments supported them. This peer pressure worked really...
A star student just made history at Supreme Dynamic Talent Academy. Amina Gunu Abdul Kareem earned the top honor as 2024 Sharon D. Memorial Valedictorian. She finished her modeling diploma with an amazing 3.89 grade point average. The academy picked her as the best student of her entire class. Her hard work paid off with this major achievement.
Amina landed a special prize for her success. She received automatic entry into Face of SDTA Africa 2025 competition. This contest only accepts students and graduates from the academy. The competition searches for the best new talent across Africa. Amina will represent her school against other top students.
The student started her journey with financial help. Sharon Legacy Foundation gave her a...
Samuel Darko shocked everyone when he said Ghana has no real movie business. The filmmaker goes by SamDakus and appeared on SeanCity TV last month. He told host Ruthy Mummy DeNelson that the country just has random groups pretending to be an industry. His words have people talking all over social media. Many film workers are angry about what he said.
SamDakus thinks Ghana needs better organization for movies to work properly. He believes the Film Producers Association and Actors Guild operate separately without talking to each other. The movie maker wants one main group to control everything from making films to showing them. He said real industries need rules, money systems, and clear standards. Ghana lacks all these things according...
Former MP Issah Fuseini blasted Ghana's Electoral Commission over their latest move. The EC wants to redo voting at 19 stations across Ablekuma North constituency. Fuseini called their decision weird and shocking during a TV interview. The New Patriotic Party refuses to accept what happened and plans to fight back through the courts. Party leaders say they never agreed to this plan during recent meetings.
Fuseini thinks the National Democratic Congress pushed the EC into making this call. He pointed to comments from NDC chairman Asiedu Nketia about targeting the commission after dealing with judges. The former lawmaker appeared on Channel One TV and shared his concerns about political meddling. He said the NPP will stay peaceful and...
Bryan Acheampong's campaign team made their pitch for the top job this week. Pius Enam Hadzide spoke for the presidential hopeful and laid out their game plan. The former agriculture minister wants to lead Ghana's New Patriotic Party back to victory. Hadzide appeared on Eyewitness News and talked about rebuilding after their 2024 loss. He thinks his candidate has what it takes to win against tough competition.
The campaign spokesman outlined three key areas the party needs to fix. First comes rebuilding the party machine from the ground up. Second involves crafting a message that connects with voters across Ghana. Third requires finding the right person to deliver that message to the people. Hadzide believes Acheampong checks all these...
Over 300 party workers from Ghana's ruling New Patriotic Party just picked their favorite candidate for the next presidential race. The group calls itself the Ajumako Chapter of the United Grassroots Club for Bryan Acheampong and held a big meeting Wednesday. Patrick Arthur led the team and told reporters that Bryan Acheampong should be the party's choice for 2028. The workers want other party members across Central Region to support their pick. Arthur said more than 40,000 polling station executives nationwide agree with their choice.
The party faces serious problems with fighting between different groups. Two major camps have formed around Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia and Member of Parliament Kennedy Agyapong. Arthur warned that...
Ghana struck oil gold with their latest offshore discovery announcement. The government made it official on July 3rd that the Eban-Akoma oil and gas fields are ready for business. Energy Minister John Abdulai Jinapor called the find a massive win for the country. The discovery sits offshore at Cape Three Points Block 4 and promises to boost Ghana's energy future. Four major companies worked together to make this happen.
Eni Ghana teamed up with Vitol Upstream Tano, Woodfields Upstream Ghana, and GNPC Explorco to confirm the reserves. The group spent months testing the Eban-1X oil well and Akoma-1X gas well to prove they could make money. Their hard work paid off when tests showed substantial amounts of recoverable oil and gas. Ghana...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi finished a trip to Ghana that has both countries talking about big changes ahead. The two-day visit was the first time an Indian leader had visited Ghana for thirty years. Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa called it a watershed moment that went far beyond normal diplomatic meetings. The leaders signed ten major agreements that could change how these two nations work together. Ghana's presidency said the visit proved how strong their friendship has become.
Modi visited from July 2 to 3 and focused on building stronger partnerships across trade, technology, and security. The biggest achievement was upgrading their relationship to Comprehensive Partnership status, making them special allies. Both...
