At least one person has been confirmed dead in Thursday afternoon’s gory accident in front of the second gate of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) in the Central Region. The accident occurred around 12:48 pm. CCTV footage shows how a tipper truck loaded with sand run over three vehicles at the intersection and a pedestrian who was waiting to cross the road. The accident vehicles included the tipper truck, a Honda CRV SUV, a saloon car, and a rickshaw [commonly referred to as pragyia]. An occupant in the saloon vehicle (red) was unresponsive when he was taken out of...

A tragic road accident at Suhum–Asuboi along the Accra–Kumasi Highway has left multiple people injured after a driver lost control of his vehicle while trying to avoid a child who darted across the busy road. According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred on the morning of Thursday, June 19, when a child suddenly ran onto the highway near a section heavily occupied by roadside traders. In an attempt to avoid hitting the child, the driver swerved sharply and ended up ploughing into a group of market vendors stationed along the shoulder of the road. Several pedestrians and traders were reportedly hit,...

The government of Ghana has successfully evacuated the first group of its nationals from Iran to Turkey, as part of an emergency response to rising tensions in the Middle East. At the same time, those in Israel will also be considered as soon as possible. In a Facebook post on Friday, June 20, Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa stated that a separate meeting was held earlier this week with the Ambassadors of Israel and Iran to discuss the safety and evacuation of Ghanaians currently residing in these countries.     The meeting, according to him, led to the evacuation exercise....

Parliament has secured £800,000 in funding from the World Bank, with backing from the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), to train Members of Parliament (MPs) in economic and financial governance. The 18-month initiative, titled “Building the Capacity of Parliamentarians for Economic and Financial Governance,” was officially launched on June 18, 2025. It aims to strengthen Parliament’s oversight role by equipping MPs—especially new legislators—with the skills and knowledge needed to scrutinise fiscal policies, public spending, and economic development strategies. Speaking at the launch, Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin described the programme as a timely intervention...

A university in Nigeria has sparked outrage after a video went viral showing female students being touched to see if they were wearing bras before taking part in an exam. In the footage, female staff at Olabisi Onabanjo University in south-western Ogun State are seen touching some students’ chests as they queue to enter an examination hall. The university has not yet commented on the video, but a student leader defended the bra policy as being part of the institution’s dress code aimed at maintaining “a distraction-free environment”. However, he acknowledged that other ways were needed to enforce the policy...

The Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei has briefed Parliament on recent flooding incidents affecting several parts of the country, citing both natural and human-induced factors as contributing causes. In his address, the minister described flooding as one of Ghana’s most persistent and destructive hazards, often resulting in the loss of lives, displacement of families, damaged infrastructure, and broader economic disruption. He pointed to several regions that have been hit by recent floods, including Greater Accra, Ashanti, Western, Northern, and Volta. “The floods were triggered by intense rainfall, in some cases exceeding historical averages,” he said....