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Four people are reportedly in critical condition after a gas explosion early Wednesday morning near the Sanbra Hotel at Adum in Kumasi. The incident happened around 5:50 a.m. on September 24, 2025, while a food vendor and her team were getting ready to start the day’s cooking. Eyewitnesses say they heard a loud explosion and rushed to the area, where they found the victims badly injured. All four were taken to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for medical care. The Ghana National Fire Service has launched investigations into the cause of the explosion. Read also https://lovinghananews.com/lordina-mahama-pledges-support-for-african-women-facing-climate-conflict-challenges/

First Lady, Lordina Mahama, has reaffirmed her commitment to championing the resilience and empowerment of women and girls across Africa in the face of climate change and conflict. Speaking at a First Ladies’ side event themed “Building Resilience for Women and Girls in the Face of Climate Change and Conflict” in New York on Tuesday, Mrs. Mahama described women and girls as central to Africa’s solutions. “I pledge to support this campaign that centres on African solutions and strength, which is rooted in its women and girls. “In the face of climate and conflict challenges, their courage sustains families and…

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced an across-the-board adjustment of 1.14% in electricity tariffs, effective October 1, 2025. This decision, part of the Commission’s quarterly tariff review mechanism, was made public in a press release dated September 23, 2025. Water tariffs, however, will see no increase, remaining at a 0% increment for the fourth quarter of 2025. The PURC’s quarterly review mechanism is designed to track and incorporate movements in key factors that are beyond the control of utility service providers (USPs). The factors considered in this review included the Ghana Cedi-US Dollar exchange rate, domestic inflation rate,…

Director of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police, DCOP Lydia Yaako Donkor The Ghana Police Service has dismantled a violent criminal network behind a string of rural bank robberies across the country, culminating in the arrest of 10 suspects, the death of three others in a shootout, and the seizure of a large cache of weapons and valuables. Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Dr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno announced the breakthrough at a press briefing on Wednesday, September 24, 2024, at the National Police Headquarters in Accra. According to the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), COP Lydia Yaako…

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has unveiled the 2025/26 harmonised prospectus for Senior High Schools (SHS) and Technical Institutions across the country, a move aimed at standardising requirements for all first-year students. Referred to as the National Prospectus, the document sets out a uniform list of items that students are expected to bring, with schools strictly prohibited from demanding additional materials outside of what has been officially approved. According to the GES, the measure is designed to ease the financial and logistical burden on parents by ensuring they can plan ahead without waiting for the rollout of the Computerised School…

At a time when government is waging war against illegal mining activities in the country, the Talensi Mining Communities Initiative (TAMCI), an advocacy group in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region is set to lead illegal miners in a massive demonstration against Earl International Group Gold Ghana Limited, a large-scale mining company in whose concession the illegal miners operate. According to the group, the demonstration is necessitated by an action taken by the National Anti-illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) to flush out all forms of illegal mining operations in the Gbane area. In an official notice to security…

Deputy National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has issued a strong warning to the New Patriotic Party (NPP), cautioning that the ruling party’s conduct could ultimately lead to its political demise. Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen, Gbande argued that Ghanaians have already resolved to punish the NPP at the polls. “Ghanaians have made up their mind to punish the NPP, and they are looking for a government that will punish them. “By the time the NPP realises the full impact of what they did in government, they may be forced to register a new political…

Deputy General Secretary for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande has warned Ras Mubarak and other members of the political party over their social media posts. According to him, what they are currently engaged in is a distraction for the John Dramani Mahama-led administration and will not be condoned. He says if there is a repeat, they will be sanctioned by the political party because the NDC is not a party that has its affairs being run on social media. Mustapha Gbande was speaking on Accra-based Asempa FM when he made this known. “The needless distraction and the conversation…

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has announced measures to prevent losses from surplus grains expected during the 2025 harvest season. With a bumper harvest anticipated, alongside carry-over stocks from 2024, the Ministry says it has provided the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) with significant resources to purchase excess produce for storage. “This intervention will not only reduce post-harvest losses but also guarantee the availability of food reserves to cushion the nation against future shortages and emergencies,” the Ministry said in a statement issued on Tuesday, September 23. The move, according to MoFA, marks the first time since…

Details emerging from the September 2025 poll shows that at least 70% of voters are on social media and TikTok users have caught up with Facebook users in a dramatic development with the Gen Z leading the way. 29% of voters use Facebook down from 31% in July and TikTok 28% up from 25% in July 2025. This development is likely to have significant development in how future elections are run and political marketing communication and strategies. It could also impact how effective old fashion political scientists and strategists could be in advising clients. The battlefield has been redrawn and…