Thousands gather to bid farewell to ageless Ga music icon Naa Amanua Dodoo

Thousands of mourners from across Ghana gathered in Accra today to bid a solemn farewell to Naa Amanua Dodoo, the revered lead singer of the legendary Ga band Wulomei. The…

Homowo Festival: Ga State announces ban on drumming and noise-making from May 12

The Ga Traditional Council has announced that, as part of the customary rites leading to the annual Homowo Festival, there will be a ban on drumming and noise-making across the…

We are not taking away your shops after reclamation – NADMO assures victims of Adum fire  

The Deputy Director General of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Mr. Ahmed-Rufai Afarahim has assured victims of Friday’s inferno which gutted hundreds of shops in Kumasi that their shops…

Adum Fire: Simmering fire and smoke visible in rubble a day after devastating inferno

A day after a devastating fire at the Blue Light Arena in Adum, Kumasi, there is visible fire and smoke in the rubbles. The commercial hub housing shops selling mobile…

Adum Fire: 9 injured, including firefighters, others suffer panic attacks

A devastating fire that swept through the Blue Light Arena in Kumasi’s Central Business District (CBD) has left nine people injured, including firefighters, while others suffered panic attacks, according to…

Adum fire: KMA, NADMO order evacuation of traders near Blue Light Arena for lorry pathway construction

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) and the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) have directed traders operating near the Blue Light Arena to evacuate to allow for the construction of a…

Adum Fire: KMA, NADMO direct adjoining and nearby market area at Blue Light to evacuate

Traders and shop owners around the Blue Light Arena at Adum in Kumasi have been asked to evacuate to make way for the construction of a lorry pathway, following Friday’s…

Photos: Fire guts shops in 2-storey building at Adum in Kumasi

Two-story buildings housing several shops were gutted by fire in the early hours of Friday, March 21, in the central business district of Adum in Kumasi. The fire at the…

They used guns, stones, and metal to beat us – Bawku residents recount military brutalities

Residents of Bawku in the Upper East Region have given harrowing accounts of military brutality, detailing how soldiers used guns, stones, and metallic objects to assault them during a late-night…

Central Region records over 3,000 suspected cholera cases and 19 deaths

More than 3,000 suspected cholera cases have been reported in the Central Region, with 260 confirmed. So far, 19 people have died from the disease. This was revealed by the…

1,000 maternal deaths recorded in Ashanti Region – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has revealed that 1,000 women lost their lives during childbirth in the Ashanti Region between 2020 and 2024. This alarming statistic underscores the persistent challenge…