Nearly $1bn invested in Ghana’s flood control over two decades, yet Accra still floods

Nearly $1bn invested in Ghana’s flood control over two decades, yet Accra still floods

Flooding disaster: 7,761 households affected, 7 still missing – Interior Minister

Flooding disaster: 7,761 households affected, 7 still missing – Interior Minister

National

Declare a state of emergency if more rain is expected – Bawumia tells gov’t

Many blacks make it difficult for fellow blacks to succeed after they rise – Prof. Enoch Antwi

I watched my father being beaten up and jailed – Prof. Antwi opens up on childhood trauma

Academic City Dean Prof. Antwi exposes flaws in Ghana’s education model

Politics

NPP National Council dismisses petition seeking to bar Afoko from chairmanship race

Petition challenges certificate of Suame NPP constituency executive aspirant

Removal of Getrude Torkornoo has always been political – Suame MP

Agenda 111: Barker-Vormawor urges Ken Agyapong to speak so alleged corrupt deals can be investigated

Africa

Gabby Otchere-Darko warns South Africa risks becoming ‘continental outlier’ over anti-migrant crackdown

Heavy security in South Africa as anti-migrant protesters take to the streets

CJID brings media leaders, policymakers together for summit on information integrity in West Africa

Gunmen abduct students sitting exams in northeast Nigeria

Crime

Woman arrested in Kwadaso over alleged “ghost disguise” break-in at late friend’s home

Sales assistant fined GH¢12,000 after stealing GH¢353,471 from employer in marriage scam

Forty-year-old mentally deranged man butchers his 70-year-old father at Benkasa

Teenager remanded for allegedly inflicting cutlass wounds on mother, sister

Regional

Odawna rubber market fire destroys 200 shops, goods worth thousands of cedis

4 arrested as police seize pistol, suspected narcotics in Mankranso operation

Volta Region: Kpetoe bridge submerged

GARID says Odaw dredging is ongoing battle against returning sediment

Technology

Meta loses bid to dismiss US states’ claims that Facebook, Instagram addict children

US Supreme Court to hear Apple appeal of contempt in Epic Games lawsuit

ECG working to restore PowerApp after flooding disrupts payment platforms

Accra flood early warning system operational but still undergoing validation – Status report

Oddly Enough

Woman who slept with 1000 men in 12 hours gets baptised, but her life hasn’t changed

‘The stuff under the stuff’: People with hoarding disorder open up

Nude beach etiquette: Lose your clothes, not your manners

Ticks are taking over city parks – here’s how to avoid them

Diaspora

The studio and one-bedroom advantage: Why smaller units are outperforming villas in Accra in 2026

How to buy off-plan in Accra without losing your money: A diaspora due diligence guide for 2026

Minority MPs engage Ghana’s High Commissioner in Canada on diaspora welfare, development priorities

Ghana Islamic Multicultural Association in Berlin marks Eid-ul-Adha prayers at Tempelhofer Feld

International

Supreme Court spurns Trump on birthright citizenship, allows transgender sports bans

Founder of Asian super-app Gojek sentenced to years in jail for corruption

Angry Venezuelans accuse government of negligence over earthquake response

Paraguay declares national holiday after team shock Germany at World Cup

Health

Pharmaceutical society warns of disease outbreaks after devastating floods

GHS outlines four priorities to strengthen Free Primary Healthcare delivery

People-centred healthcare begins with access, not policy – WHO to Ghana

CHAG indispensable to Ghana’s Free Primary Healthcare rollout – WHO

Education

Academic City Dean Prof. Antwi exposes flaws in Ghana’s education model

International Women in Education Conference honours 72 educators in Accra

GAUA-KNUST gets new executive following successful elections

University of Ghana suspends lectures as heavy rains and flooding batter Accra

Obituary

Mrs Joy Otabil loses mother

Obaapanyin Lucy Ennin Arhinaraba Abeduwa

Elder Dr Samuel Kwesi Nkansah

Mrs Grace Opoku

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