The Greater Accra Regional Security Council has given residents and businesses operating within the Kpeshie Lagoon buffer zone at Laboma Beach 21 days to leave the area or face compulsory eviction and demolition. The directive, announced under the leadership of Greater Accra Regional Minister Linda Ocloo, forms part of the government’s efforts to reduce flooding […]

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested two brothers in connection with the fatal shooting of a 54-year-old car dealer and the injury of his wife at Beach Drive Estate in Tuba, near Weija. The suspects, identified as Adams Adder Almeida and Bala Bilyon, were arrested following investigations into the attack, which occurred on August […]

A multi-vehicle accident involving an ambulance caused heavy traffic congestion at the Tech Junction–Top High intersection in the Oforikrom Municipality of Kumasi on Sunday morning, August 9, 2026. The collision occurred at approximately 7:15 a.m. along the busy Ejisu stretch, disrupting traffic during the morning peak period. According to reports, an ambulance with registration number […]

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has criticized President John Dramani Mahama’s administration over what he describes as a troubling rise in arrests linked to public comments and alleged insults. Speaking on TV3’s The Key Points on Saturday, August 8, 2026, Kpebu claimed that more people had been arrested over offensive remarks during the first 18 […]

Ellen Ama Daaku, a member of the New Patriotic Party’s National Communications Team and Special Aide to former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has described Presidential Staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah as a “third-tier government official.” Daaku made the remark during an appearance on the GTV Breakfast Show while discussing the controversy surrounding the NPP’s recent […]

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of candidates who participated in the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for private candidates. However, the results of nine candidates have been withheld after examiners detected suspected collusion during the marking of their scripts. WAEC announced the release in a statement signed by […]

The Coalition of National Zongo Political Groupings has strongly condemned an alleged death threat made by an unidentified Islamic cleric in a video circulating widely on social media. Addressing the controversy on Sunday, August 9, 2026, the coalition’s Deputy National Chairman, Alhassan Abdallah Musah, described the cleric’s reported remarks as dangerous, unacceptable and inconsistent with […]