Accra Floods: Kaneshie Polyclinic shutdown
The Kaneshie Polyclinic in the Okaikoi South District of the Greater Accra Region has been temporarily shutdown after a heavy downpour Tuesday midnight caused extensive flooding at the facility. A source at the facility told the Ghana News Agency that the wall separating the Polyclinic and the Ga Mantse Palace got broken by floodwaters making […]
Let’s enforce building regulations- Ga Mantse speaks after devastating rains in Ga
King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, the King of the Ga State has called on the assemblies to enforce local building regulations to curb the perennial flooding in Accra. Many parts of the capital have been inundated with floodwaters within a spate of four days following hours of downpour recorded on Saturday and Monday. The Ga […]
Houses at Akatsi South submerged, property destroyed by floods
Some houses at Akatsi South in the Volta Region have submerged and property worth thousands of Ghana cedis destroyed following a downpour that lasted more than seven hours from Monday May 23rd night through to Tuesday, May 24, 2022 dawn. Property including school infrastructure, residential facilities, shops and farms were left at the mercy of […]
NADMO goes boots on ground to rescue flood victims
Yvonne Atilego & Ama Serwa Bediako A Joint Team of Military and the National Disaster Management Organization, NADMO this morning went on a rescue mission after torrential rains hit the capital around 10:30 pm on Monday through to the early hours of Tuesday. About twenty people were rescued by the Greater Accra Regional Directorate of […]
Academia, Legal and Governance Experts to review Parliamentary composition, procedures
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The leadership of the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic has decided to fall on academia, legal and governance practitioners to review the composition and procedures of the House. According to the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin the decision to fall on experts has arisen as a result […]
Bjet Sports Consult launches soccer talent hunt
Story by Michael Okuley The desire of untapped footballers to reach their full potential has received a massive boost following the launch of a football reality show by Bjet Sports Consult dubbed “Soccer Talent Hunt” in Accra on Tuesday. The event is aimed at identifying football talents in the hinterlands for proper management to achieve […]
MLNR initiates Independent audit into Achimota Forest Lands
By Roselyn Ganyaglo The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources is to initiate processes for an independent audit into the acreage of lands in the Achimota Forest Reserve, de-gazetted and handed over to the Owoo family. This follows disparities in the acreage agreed by previous administrations and the final acreage of 361.50 acres released to […]
Chopology: Gari fotor for the road
By Soyoqour Quarco Tchire Gari fotor is a tasty Ghanaian meal similar to the French Couscous and made from a spicy tomato-based stew. It is a meal that can be served as a main dish mixed with vegetables or an accompaniment for rice, beans or Jollof. Fortor in Ewe means to mash up or mix […]
Chopology: Agbeli Kaklo Special
By Soyokour Quarcoo Tchire It’s snack time on CHOPOLOGY today and we are serving you a crunchy savoury made with cassava. The Ewes call it Agbeli Kaklo, the Akans Bankye Krakro or cassava balls in English. This is a simple recipe made from grated cassava and onions. This Ghanaian snack originated from the southern part […]
Floods wreak havoc in Ga South, as victims seek refuge with friends and families
By William Owusu Boateng The rains did not cause much havoc in many households in the Ablekuma township in the Ga Central Municipality of Greater Accra. Our Correspondent William Owusu Boateng reports that though the general flooding situation in the area is not as serious compared to some parts of the Metropolis, roads which are […]
