Scores of people have been injured in a multiple-vehicle crash at Krofrom in the Kumasi metropolis following a heavy downpour on Friday afternoon. The accident occurred when a cargo truck reportedly lost control while descending from the Krofrom traffic light towards Ashtown. Upon reaching the area near the X5 Pub, the truck rammed into several vehicles. Eyewitnesses say the driver lost control of the steering, causing the truck to plough into oncoming traffic, trapping both drivers and passengers in their vehicles. It took the swift intervention of bystanders and good Samaritans to pry open the mangled vehicles and rescue the…
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The Ghana Police Service has confirmed the safe return of Evelyn Serwaa Konadu and Anastasia Baidoo, the two women who were recently kidnapped in Nigeria through an online romance scam. According to the Police, the victims were lured by unidentified individuals posing as romantic partners online, only to be abducted upon their arrival in Nigeria. Their ordeal gained national attention after a distressing video of them in captivity went viral, sparking widespread public concern and outrage. Following this, the Ghana Police Service, in collaboration with the National Signals Bureau (NSB) and the Nigerian Police Force, launched a coordinated cross-border rescue…
The new pope has been revealed as Robert Prevost of the US, the first American pontiff in history. He’ll be known as Pope Leo XIV. This comes after white smoke billowed above the Sistine Chapel, the signal that cardinals had selected a new pontiff on the second day of the conclave. There were 133 voting cardinals, who had all been sequestered inside the Vatican during the conclave. Any one of them needed two-thirds of the vote to become the next pope. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected the 267th pope and will soon step onto the balcony…
President John Dramani Mahama has issued a stern warning to political appointees, declaring that his administration will not hesitate to apply strict sanctions to anyone who violates the newly launched Code of Conduct, regardless of their status or influence. The Code, officially launched on Monday, May 5, sets clear ethical boundaries for public officials. It prohibits, among other things, the awarding of government contracts to oneself, family members, or close associates—actions President Mahama described as a betrayal of public trust. Addressing the matter, President Mahama underscored the seriousness of the new policy. “Coding in state companies that deal with government…
A new bill is being prepared by the government to be introduced in Parliament, through which the C.K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences (CKT-UTAS), along with several other public universities across the country, will have their names changed. The announcement was made by the Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, during the swearing-in ceremony of the Governing Council of CKT-UTAS in Accra. Established in 2021 to equip students with practical and technical competencies for the global employment market, CKT-UTAS has been confronted with various infrastructural challenges that have impeded its academic advancement. The institution’s name has not been accepted…
President John Dramani Mahama has issued a firm ultimatum to all government appointees who have not yet complied with asset declaration laws, warning they will be dismissed if they fail to meet a final deadline of May 7, 2025. The President’s directive comes amid ongoing efforts to enforce transparency and accountability within his administration. The move follows an earlier March 31 deadline, which some appointees failed to meet. Speaking at the launch of the Code of Conduct for government appointees in Accra on Monday, May 5, Mahama emphasised the seriousness of the issue, declaring that no one would be exempt…
Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Operations, Stanislav Xoese Dogbe, has reaffirmed the government’s unwavering commitment to upholding the democratic rights and freedoms of all Ghanaians, particularly the right to peaceful protest and free expression. He said this on Monday, 5 May, when members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and other political parties staged a demonstration and presented a petition to the Jubilee House in protest against the suspension of the Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo. Receiving the petition from the coalition on behalf of the President, Mr Dogbe highlighted recent demonstrations held in the country, noting that citizens…
A coalition of political parties led by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has officially submitted a petition to the Judiciary, calling on judicial authorities to prevail on President John Dramani Mahama to reverse the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo. During the presentation of the petition, Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin appealed to staff of the Judicial Service to stand with the political parties in defending justice and fairness within the judicial arm of government. He also issued a caution to key officials within the judiciary, including the Acting Chief Justice and the Acting Judicial Service Secretary, urging them not to…
The Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team of the Ghana police service has swooped and arrested ten land guards and labourers at Pokuase, a suburb of Accra for encroaching on lands belonging to the Otublohum traditional area. The arrest by the Greater Accra Regional Police Command was in responds to petitions and numerous complaints by the Boundary Chief of the Otublohum traditional area about the nefarious activities of the hoodlums. Reports indicate that the arrested individuals who were allegedly working under the direction of one Mr. Tamale from Abola Piam in Accra had arrived at the Pokuase site equipped with…
The former head of the National Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu-Boahen, has been remanded into the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Organisation (EOCO) for seven days by a High Court in Accra following a hearing on Friday, May 2, 2025. The ruling comes after the Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, urged the court to remand the accused, citing intelligence suggesting that Adu-Boahen had attempted to interfere with a key prosecution witness in the ongoing alleged stealing case. The defence counsel, Samuel Atta Akyea, strongly disputed the claim, questioning both the credibility of the intelligence and his client’s ability to…
