Three Red Cross volunteers died in the Democratic Republic of Congo from suspected Ebola likely caught while managing dead bodies, the organisation has said. They are believed to have contracted Ebola on 27 March while working in the eastern region of Ituri on a project unrelated to the virus, before the outbreak was identified. The…
The government has announced that results from the medical examinations for applicants in the ongoing security services recruitment exercise will be released next week. Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, the Minister for the Interior, disclosed that over 105,000 applicants passed the medical stage of the recruitment process. He explained that this number is far higher than the…
Troops of 17 Brigade deployed at Yantumaki in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State have rescued a 30-year-old woman abducted by suspected terrorists during an early morning attack on the community. The troops responded swiftly after hearing gunshots from the outskirts of the town in the early hours of May 21, 2026. …
Head of Legal for the United Party (UP), Andrew Appiah Danquah, has criticised the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over its ongoing nationwide “Thank You” tours. He says the party should instead focus on addressing the country’s urgent problems. Speaking on Saturday, May 23, 2026, he argued that the tours by NDC National…
A 28-year-old Ghanaian man, Zakaria Abubakari from Savelugu, has shared his painful experience after spending 77 days in detention in Burkina Faso following his arrest during a military operation. According to Zakaria, he was arrested on February 26, 2026, around 7:00 p.m. in Kongoussi while staying in the house of a kind stranger, whom he…
Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced plans to replace and upgrade a major transformer at the Batsonaa Primary Substation while engineers continue working to fix several power faults that caused blackouts in many communities across the Ashanti, Tema, and Western Regions on Friday, May 22, 2026. In a statement released on Friday, ECG explained…
A man has been shot dead by Secret Service officers after opening fire on a security checkpoint near the White House, with a bystander also wounded in the gunfire. Shortly after 6pm on Saturday, the suspect approached a Secret Service checkpoint at the intersection of 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, pulled a…
A heavy three-hour rainstorm on Friday evening flooded areas around Christ the King Academy in Cape Coast, turning streets into fast-flowing streams. The downpour submerged more than 50 homes and two churches. Although no deaths were recorded, residents shared frightening experiences. Some elderly and physically challenged people had to be carried on people’s backs through…
The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has advised Ghanaians to prepare for heavier and more frequent rainfall in the coming weeks as the country moves into the peak of the rainy season. GMet’s Deputy Director for Forecasting, Joseph Tetteh Portuphy, said the recent rains mark the beginning of a much wetter period expected to intensify, particularly…
Former Finance Minister Mohammed Amin Adam has expressed concern over the Court of Appeal’s decision directing the restoration of the licence of GN Savings and Loans. He warned that the ruling could affect confidence in Ghana’s banking regulatory system and create significant consequences for the financial sector. His remarks follow the recent court order requiring…