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November 15, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

Ghana Dodges Dumsor as Finance Ministry Secures $252M IPP Rescue Deal

Ghana narrowly avoided a return of electricity outages, popularly known as “dumsor,” after the government finalized a renegotiated agreement with Independent Power Producers (IPPs) that saved the country $252...

November 15, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

KKD Named Ghana’s Special Envoy to the Caribbean

Ghanaian media icon Kwasi Kyei Darkwah, widely known as KKD, has been appointed as the country’s Special Envoy to the Caribbean. The move comes as part of Ghana’s effort...

November 14, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

Fire Ravages Jacobu Police Quarters — GNFS Saves Six Rooms Amid Intense Blaze

A mid-morning fire ripped through parts of the Jacobu Police Quarters in the Ashanti Region on Thursday, destroying four rooms and leaving officers counting their losses. The incident occurred...

November 13, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

Vim Lady Blames Political Failures for El Wak Recruitment Tragedy

Ghanaian journalist and broadcaster, Afia Pokua, popularly known as Vim Lady, has sparked a national conversation following her bold remarks on the recent tragedy at El Wak Sports Stadium...

November 13, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

Heavy Rains Submerge Parts of Accra – Kaneshie, Sakumono Flooded

Several parts of Accra have been flooded this afternoon, Thursday, November 13, 2025, following a few hours of heavy rainfall. Areas including Kaneshie and Sakumono have been particularly affected,...

November 13, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

Police Take Control of Kasoa Ofaakor Palace After Attempted Illegal Chief Installation

Police have taken over the Kasoa Ofaakor Chief’s Palace following an alleged attempt to unlawfully install a new chief for the Kwashie Abbey community. Two suspects have been arrested,...

November 13, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

Horror in Kasoa: Three-Day-Old Baby Found Dead by Okrudu River

Residents of Kasoa New Market in the Awutu Senya East Municipality are reeling after the body of a three-day-old baby was discovered near the Okrudu River under shocking circumstances....

November 13, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

Military Recruitment Stampede Exposes Ghana’s Youth Unemployment Crisis

Six young Ghanaians tragically died, and 34 were injured, during a stampede at a Ghana Armed Forces recruitment exercise yesterday, a stark reminder of the country’s youth unemployment crisis....

November 12, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

Criminologist: Government lacks readiness and political will to fight galamsey

Despite Ghana’s Constitution granting the President full authority over the country’s mineral resources, a criminologist at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr. Jones Opoku-Ware, says...

November 12, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

John Boadu Slams Baffoe-Bonnie Over Ataa Ayi Remarks, Urges Parliament to Act

Aspiring National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has criticised comments made by Chief Justice nominee, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, describing them as “inappropriate” and unbecoming of...