A couple celebrated their wedding over the weekend and planned to start their new life together. The groom had found them a place to live and they wanted to move their things there. They left early Monday morning to travel to Gurugu where their new apartment waited. The trip should have been the start of their happy marriage. Everything changed when another car hit them on the road.
People who saw what happened said the other car had no license plates. The driver and passengers were from Nigeria and they ran away after the crash. Police officers are looking for these people who left the scene. Nobody stayed to help the hurt couple or call for emergency workers. The hit and run made the accident much worse for everyone involved...
Mustapha Gbande works as Deputy Director of Operations at the Presidency. He thinks people should not rush to declare a state of emergency about illegal mining. Environmental groups and civil society want the government to take stronger action against galamsey. These groups worry about damage to forests and water sources. Gbande says the government already uses smart tactics to fight the problem.
Military teams have started precise operations against illegal miners. Many forest areas had become dangerous no-go zones before these actions. Gbande claims these military strikes are working well. He says many forest reserves are coming back under government control. The evidence shows clear progress against illegal mining activities...
Heavy rains pounded Cape Coast for twelve straight hours last Saturday. The storms started late Friday night and kept going until morning. Two old buildings fell down because water damaged their foundations. Two elderly people died when the structures collapsed around 4 in the morning. The main drainage pipes could not handle all the water rushing through the city.
Water flowed everywhere from Tantri to London Bridge and continued to Ntsin before reaching the ocean. The flooding hit homes near London Bridge really hard. Old mud houses could not stand up to all that water pressure. One building crashed down at London Bridge and another one fell at Coronation. Emergency workers had to knock down what was left to keep people safe.
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A blaze damaged Pearl Ankrah's home late Saturday evening. Ankrah serves as District Chief Executive for Afigya Kwabre South. The fire started around 10 pm at her bungalow situated in Kodie. Workers had been fixing up the house when flames broke out. Solomon Kwaku Adomako speaks for the DCE and explained what happened.
The damaged area was empty because Ankrah had not moved into the renovated sections. Construction crews were still working to improve the building when the fire began. Firefighters from the Mamponteng Division rushed to the scene after getting the emergency call. They managed to stop the flames from reaching other parts of the house. Nobody got hurt during the incident.
Officials do not know what caused the fire to...
Tema Oil Refinery faces a huge money problem with debts reaching $517 million. The company keeps owing this cash even though people have paid special taxes since 2003 to help fix the debt. Edmund Kombat runs TOR right after the previous leader left and told reporters about these financial troubles. He spoke to news people after meeting with Parliament members who watch over energy matters. The debt keeps growing despite years of efforts to bring it down.
TOR owes money because companies delivered crude oil but never received payment for their supplies. Some debts come from old business deals that went bad many years ago. The government gave TOR money as gifts before but the International Monetary Fund made officials change these gifts...
The Zongo Youth Movement told Kennedy Agyapong to stay away from their neighborhoods. They want him to keep his political campaign out of Zongo and Muslim areas. The group says Agyapong must first speak against comments from his team member. Dr. Stephen Amoah works with Agyapong and made remarks about religion. The group feels angry about what Amoah said.
Amoah claimed the NPP lost the 2024 election because Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia follows Islam. Abdullai Ali speaks for the Zongo Youth Movement and called these words harmful. He thinks the comments hurt religious peace across Ghana. Ali says such statements divide people and show disrespect. The remarks also make Muslims feel insulted and attacked.
Ali connects Amoah's words directly to...
The Presidency announced a new Facebook page for Ghana's First Lady Lordina Dramani Mahama. She leads the Lordina Foundation and wants people to connect with her work online. Government officials told everyone they can follow her daily activities through social media. People can find her page when they search for her name or look up the username @MrsLDMahama. The Presidency wants citizens to stay updated about what she does.
Mrs. Mahama already has a verified Instagram account with the same username. Her social media shows the charity work she does through her foundation. She helps people across Ghana with different programs and projects. The First Lady speaks up for causes that matter to communities. Her online presence lets people...
Kwesi Pratt Junior wants the current Ghana Journalists Association leaders to stay another term. The veteran reporter runs The Insight newspaper and thinks the present team deserves to keep their jobs. He shared his views on social media about the upcoming GJA elections. Pratt believes the vote will just confirm what everyone already knows. The current group has done everything right during their three years leading the association.
Albert Kwabena Dwumfour leads the GJA as president and faces praise from Pratt for multiple successes. The team fixed up the International Press Centre and made it better for everyone. They focused hard on teaching journalists new skills and protecting press freedom across Ghana. The leaders also worked to...
Manasseh Azure Awuni says he takes sides when it comes to politics. The investigative journalist and writer made this clear on Facebook this Monday. He believes being a Ghanaian citizen matters more than staying neutral as a reporter. Awuni thinks journalists should care about who runs their country. He wants people to know he votes and has opinions about leaders.
Awuni would have picked John Dramani Mahama back during the 2012 race if he had been around to vote. But he chose Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo when 2016 came around. That election marked the last time he cast a ballot. He felt Mahama did not earn his support during that second campaign. The journalist thinks Mahama has learned important lessons since losing power.
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