Category: News

Krachi East: The Krachi East National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has supported two schools affected by severe storms in the area with eight packets of iron sheets. The organization presented five packets of iron sheets to Yariga No 2, a farming community Basic Primary school, and three packets of iron sheets to Adumadum Basic Primary school. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Prosper Kumah, a School Management Committee (SMC) member, stated that the donation was a relief to the schools, which were struggling to cope with the aftermath of the storms. He mentioned that the iron sheets would help fix

Accra: Madam Leelai M. Kpukuyou, public speaker and social reformist, has urged Ghanaian youth to overcome daily adversities and strive to become future leaders. Speaking at the launch of her book ‘The Light I Carried Through the Storm’ in Accra, Madam Kpukuyou emphasised the power of determination in facing life’s challenges. “No matter what you go through, you can rise,” she stated. According to Ghana News Agency, the 65-page memoir recounts her childhood experiences and the resilience that shaped her. Born in Liberia, Madam Kpukuyou shared how her early life was disrupted by the Liberian Civil War, forcing her father

Accra: A Gender-Based Violence Court in Accra has sentenced 31-year-old trader, Oluwa Damilare, to 12 years imprisonment for defiling a seven-year-old girl at her school in Kaneshie. Damilare was convicted on the charge of defilement of a child under 16 years. According to Ghana News Agency, Chief Inspector Opoku Aniagyei, who led the prosecution, said the complainant, a Statistician and father of the victim, reported the incident after a fellow parent informed him on May 12, 2024, that Damilare had had sex with his daughter on school premises. The incident occurred on May 8, 2024, while the victim was packing

Accra: Interior Minister Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka has urged the graduating officers of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) Cadet Course 8 to see the fight against drugs as a moral obligation to protect communities, families, and the future. He emphasized that this fight is not merely a professional duty and raised concerns over the increasing number of young people becoming addicted to prescription drugs, highlighting the threat this poses to individual lives and society as a whole. According to Ghana News Agency, Alhaji Muntaka made these remarks during the graduation parade and parchment ceremony for the NACOC Cadet Course 8, held

Accra: Two men have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly engaging in the unauthorised purchase and sale of gold. Benjamin Forkuo, 37, a gold buying clerk, and Felix Aboagye, a cleaner, have both been charged with conspiracy to commit crime and unauthorised trading in gold. According to Ghana News Agency, the court, presided over by Mrs. Susan Eduful, did not take their pleas but granted bail of GHS 250,000 each with four sureties, including two earning at least GHS 5,000 monthly and two family members. The case was adjourned to July 30, 2025, with the prosecution instructed to

Accra: A group of male professionals in Ho, under the banner of Hearts of Fathers, has reaffirmed the importance and dignity of fatherhood in society. They have used a series of activities to mark this year’s Fathers’ Day and to promote responsible parenting in the Volta Regional capital, Ho. According to Ghana News Agency, as part of the commemorative activities, members of the group embarked on a clean-up exercise at the Ho Central Market. The initiative saw members sweeping, desilting drains, and cleaning the market environment to promote good sanitation. The group, led by its chairman, Mr. Prosper Chokah, marked

Accra: The Paramount Chief and President of the Som© Traditional Council, Togbui Adama III, has expressed dissatisfaction over government officials’ engagements with Assembly Members in the area without the involvement of traditional authorities. Speaking during a courtesy call by the Volta Regional Minister, Mr. James Gunu, as part of his working tour of the Ketu South Municipality, Togbui Adama highlighted that chiefs had been sidelined, especially during community crises such as the recent tidal wave disasters at Gavedzi, Salakofe, and Amutinu. According to Ghana News Agency, Togbui Adama noted that relief and support interventions by government officials were often coordinated