The 2024 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and former Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has for the umpteenth time, exhibited his humility, modesty and kindness, by reaching out to content creator and blogger, Kwadwo Sheldon, whose home got flooded, following a heavy downpour in the capital city, […]
The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has confirmed that no fatalities were recorded following the torrential rainfall that lashed parts of Accra on Sunday, 18 May. According to Chief Disaster Control Officer, Mohammed Jafaro, in an interview with Accra-based Channel One TV, said the agency received a high volume of distress calls from residents in […]
Health authorities have confirmed two new cases of Mpox in the Accra Metropolitan Area of the Greater Accra Region. Consequently, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has responded by directing all regional health directors to reactivate their public health emergency operations centres. They are also being urged to step up surveillance, risk communication, and case management […]
Four suspects have been picked up and are currently in custody at the Narcotics Control Commission following the interception of 73 slabs of substances suspected to be cocaine that weighed 89.74 kg. Officials from NACOC made the arrest on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 reports Kester Aburam Korankye. According to them, they intercepted a cargo, which was […]
Disaster looms large on the horizon as flood-prone areas in Accra risk being inundated by runoff from the breaking of the Odaw River caused by tonnes of plastic waste following imminent rains and thunderstorm from now till July, this year. The indiscriminate dumping of plastics into the Odaw channel by communities that straddle the drain […]
It’s inevitable that floods will occur in some communities when the rains come down. But when it becomes the norm and has the potential of affecting the health of the residents in the community, fear doubles up. That’s what Ewuara Ama Helena Jesse faces every day. “What I know is that floods occur when it […]
Ghana’s capital, Accra experiences moderate earth tremor of magnitude 4.0 on Monday morning. A moderate earth tremor was felt in most parts of Accra Monday morning (December 12, 2022). The epicenter was located in the western part of Accra, 10 km from Gbawe. The phenomenon which took place at 11:53 am local time (December 12, 2022), occurred […]
All major roads leading to the central business district (CBD) of Accra are choked with a long winding gridlock, as well as human activities, as people troop to the city centre to either buy or sell in preparation for the Christmas festivities. The situation gets so bad that some passengers, particularly those commuting in public […]
Three personalities in the built environment and local governance have strongly given their support to the call for the country to have a new administrative capital. They have, therefore, called on duty bearers to take a bold decision to initiative plans for the relocation of the capital city from Accra to another part of the […]
Despite missing the target of making Accra the cleanest city in Africa by 2020, the Minister designate for Sanitation and Water Resources, Mrs Cecilia Dapaah, says the plan is still on course. According to her, the target was yet to be achieved because “when you start a process, it takes time to yield results.” President Akufo-Addo […]
As many as thirty four (34) persons have perished in a car accident near Komenda Junction in the Central Region. BestNewsGH.com sources report that the accident, involving 2 Yutong buses collided head-on in the wee hours of today, Tuesday, January 14, 2020. Police reports confirm that one of the buses, red in colour, was traveling […]
A 22-year-old lady, identified as Vera Adu, has been found dead in her boyfriend’s room at Adu Gyemfi near Sowutwom in the Greater Accra region. Unconfirmed reports have it that the boyfriend allegedly poisoned her when she paid a visit to him. However, it is unclear what would trigger the man to commit such a heinous crime. DSP […]
