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The Ghana Police Service has confirmed that an old storey building collapsed on Saturday morning, June 21, following torrential rains in the Cape Coast Metropolis, killing two elderly men and injuring another. In a statement issued after the incident, the police indicated that the building, made of bricks and located adjacent to the “London Bridge” at Ashanti Road in Cape Coast, gave way around 8:00 am as heavy downpour battered the area. Three people were trapped under the rubble. Emergency responders from the Ghana National Fire Service, NADMO, the Ambulance Service, the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly, and police rushed to…

While it cannot be gainsaid that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Candidate and Nominee for the pioneering electoral season of 1992, the late Prof. Albert A. Adu-Boahen, was a firebrand and a formidable political activist, I never for a split second envisaged Ghana’s most globally renowned historian of his generation to have a fighting chance against an autocratic and a charismatic junta leader and a presidential incumbent and a politically tenacious and more experienced and a strategically savvier Chairman Jeremiah “Jerry” John Rawlings. Not by any measure or stretch of the imagination. And neither did the now-former President John…

Let’s be clear, Israel’s so-called “pre-emptive strike” on Iran is a naked aggression and a violation of Article 2(4) of the United Nations charter. It is also a departure from the principle of self-defence as enshrined in Article 51 of the said charter. However, to understand Netanyahu’s political calculations, we must peel away the dense layers of domestic and international politics at play, along with the geopolitical risks and interests of key players in the region and beyond. This isn’t a religious war, but that of two adversaries with distinct religious persuasions. To start with, since the October 7 attack…

The Deputy Minister for Education, Dr. Clement Apaak, has received a delegation from Fujian Jiangxia University in China on behalf of the Minister for Education, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu.In welcoming the delegation on behalf of the sector minister, Dr. Apaak expressed the Ministry’s pleasure that Fujian Jiangxia University has chosen Ghana as a partner.“Ghana is stable, and we are happy that you have visited Ghana to have a partnership with Ghanaian universities,” Dr. Apaak, who is also the Member of Parliament for Builsa South, stated.He noted that China has made significant progress in various sectors, and Ghana stands to benefit from…

Two people have been confirmed dead following a tragic accident involving a tipper truck and a Toyota Yaris on the Ntotroso-Kenyasi road in the Ahafo Region on Saturday. The crash, which occurred earlier in the day, left three other passengers with various degrees of injuries. They are currently receiving treatment at the Banhart and Kenyasi District Hospitals. According to eyewitnesses, the Toyota Yaris with registration number BA-876-21 collided with a tipper truck registered GR-7768-25, resulting in the instant deaths of two of the five occupants in the taxi. District Fire Officer for Asutifi North, DOIII Emmanuel Quansah, confirmed the incident…

In an era of precarious global alignments and rising regional instability, the Strait of Hormuz—a slender maritime corridor linking the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea—has once again reemerged as a flashpoint for energy geopolitics. Following Iran’s recent threat to close the strait if the United States escalates its support for Israel in an ongoing regional war, concerns over the security of global energy supplies and economic stability have reached a critical juncture. While energy analysts caution that a complete blockade remains unlikely, the specter of disruption alone has triggered waves of apprehension across diplomatic and commercial circles.Located between Iran…

The Committee inaugurated and tasked by Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, Minister for Education, to develop a roadmap for implementing the free tertiary education initiative for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), has held its maiden meeting on Friday, June 20, 2025, at the Ministry of Education (MoE) in Accra.The Committee is co-chaired by the Deputy Minister for Education, Dr. Clement Apaak, and the National President of the Ghana Federation of Disability Organizations (GFD), Mr. Joseph Atsu Hormadzi.In his welcome remarks to the eight-member committee, Dr. Clement Apaak stated that the Ministry of Education is strongly committed to promoting inclusive education.He emphasized that the…

Tamale College of Education A group of recently posted teachers from the 2022 batch of College of Education graduates are scheduled to picket at the Ghana Education Service (GES) headquarters on Monday, June 23 over the delayed issuance of staff IDs and the non-payment of salary for the previous ten months.Despite repeated follow-ups and assurances from GES officials, the 784 impacted teachers claim they have not received their pay since their August 1, 2024, appointment.One of the group’s members, Solomon Opoku Gyan, told Citi News that the situation was dire, pointing to the Service’s lack of transparency and financial difficulties.“We’ve…

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Nkwanta South of the Oti region, Joseph Awal Antwi, has paid a courtesy call on the National Chief Imam, His Eminence Sheikh Dr Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, to formally introduce himself and seek spiritual support for the people of his municipality. The meeting, held on Saturday, 21st June 2025, at the residence of the revered Islamic leader in Accra, was marked by a deep sense of reverence, humility, and shared purpose. The visit comes at a critical time for Nkwanta South, an area that has experienced intermittent unrest in recent years. Mr. Awal Antwi, in…

In an effort to establish a strong presence of Shamanism in Ghana, The Ola Herbal And Spiritual Centre (Soul Travel Ghana) has organised its inaugural initiation ceremony for devotees, culminating in the induction of one Shaman and four Spiritual Healers at a vibrant and elaborate event held at Kasoa- Opeikuma in the Central Region of Ghana.Ordination to honour ancestral lineageThe ceremony, held on Saturday, 21st June, 2025 and themed ‘Honouring The Ancestral Lineage And The Reawakening of Ancestral Gifts Through The Ordination’, brought together well-wishers of the graduands, members of Soul Travel Ghana, including general members of the community. It…