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Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has temporarily shut down the Teshie-Nungua Desalination Plant, a move that will affect water supply to communities along Accra’s eastern coastal corridor. The shutdown, announced in a press release dated October 28, is due to unresolved contractual issues and a prolonged lack of critical maintenance needed for safe and efficient operations. The plant has been a vital source of potable water for areas including Teshie, Nungua, Spintex, parts of Sakumono, and La. To mitigate the impact, GWL stated it has implemented measures such as rerouting water from alternative treatment plants and prioritizing supply to essential service…
A High Court in Kumasi has cleared the path for the final funeral rites of legendary Ghanaian musician Charles Kwadwo Fosu, widely known as Daddy Lumba, to proceed in December 2025. Delivering her decision, Presiding Judge Dorinda Smith Arthur stated that under Ghanaian customary law, authority over a deceased person’s body lies with the family. She added that restraining the family would not be in their interest or that of the public. “Accordingly, the application for interlocutory injunction is hereby refused,” the judge ruled. The court’s ruling follows an interlocutory injunction application filed by his wife, Akosua Serwaa, seeking to…
Circle has launched the public testnet for Arc, its new Layer-1 blockchain described as an “economic operating system” for the internet. With participation from more than 100 major institutions and tech firms, Arc aims to bridge traditional finance and the onchain economy through enterprise-grade infrastructure and global interoperability. Arc Testnet Opens With Global Industry Backing Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) has launched the public testnet for Arc, a new Layer-1 blockchain built to power the next generation of digital finance. Arc aims to give developers, enterprises, and financial institutions an open and programmable foundation for global onchain activity. The testnet…
Parliament’s Appointments Committee will on Monday, 10 November 2025, vet Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie for appointment as Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana. An official notice from Parliament said the session is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. in Committee Rooms 1, 2 and 3 at the New Administration Block. Justice Baffoe-Bonnie was nominated by the President, in accordance with constitutional provisions, and his approval is subject to parliamentary endorsement. The vetting will enable the committee to assess his qualifications, experience and suitability for the role before submitting its report to the House. His nomination follows the suspension of former Chief Justice,…
The body of a boat paddler who went missing after his canoe capsized on the White Volta River at Daboya in the Savannah Region early Monday, October 27, has been recovered. The North Gonja District Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Abdul Rashid Yamusah, confirmed to Channel One News that the lifeless body was found following a search operation by a NADMO rescue team. The deceased, identified as Razack Simon, a local paddler in his early forties, was reportedly alone in the canoe when the incident occurred around 4:12 a.m. According to Mr. Yamusah, Razack had just ferried…
The Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced three men to 20 years’ imprisonment each for their involvement in an armed robbery incident at Bene-ne-Bene near Jacobu in the Ashanti Region. The convicts — Peter Boadi, also known as Kwao Ziggy, Daniel Kwaku Owusu, and Eric Kwaku Danso — were found guilty of conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery, contrary to Sections 23(1) and 149 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29). According to the Ashanti South Police Intelligence Directorate (PID), the robbery occurred on April 29, 2024, around 11:00 p.m., when two Chinese nationals and two Ghanaians — Joseph Eghan…
The family of the late highlife musician Daddy Lumba will determine who performs the widowhood rites following the court’s dismissal of an injunction against his funeral, their lawyer has stated. Immediately after the ruling, the family’s lawyer clarified the next steps, stating, “That is a decision that will be made by the family. But like I said, that is a determination that the court has declined to make pronouncement on. It is the family, led by Abusuapayin, who will decide as to who will perform the widowhood rights,” he said in a video sighted by Lovinghananews.com. This statement follows the…
Parliament Speaker Alban Bagbin has provided a firm clarification on the status of the much-debated bill, following days of confusion and disagreement among lawmakers over whether it required reintroduction in the Ninth Parliament. Addressing the House during a parliamentary session today, the Speaker stated that the bill cannot simply continue from where the previous Parliament left off. “The eighth Parliament is history. So are all the businesses that were pending in the eighth Parliament. “They all ended with the eighth Parliament and so we have a new Parliament — the ninth Parliament, and therefore what was pending there came to…
Fourteen construction workers have been rescued after a three-storey building under construction collapsed near the Roman Ridge Engineering Centre in Accra on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. The victims are said to be in critical condition after sustaining varying degrees of injuries. The incident occurred at a site reportedly managed by Fabrico Builders, located between a 10-storey high-rise apartment and the Ghana Institute of Engineering at Roman Ridge. According to the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), a distress call was received at 12:18 p.m., prompting an immediate response from a rescue team from the National Headquarters, led by ADO II Ankrah.…
President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the late former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, will be given a state burial Ghana’s longest-serving First Lady passed away on Thursday, October 23, while receiving treatment at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital. During a visit to commisserate with the bereaved family in Accra on Tuesday, October 28, President Mahama eulogised the late former First Lady for her lifelong dedication to women’s empowerment. “She took women’s empowerment as her focus. When you go around the country, you see evidence of her work. On behalf of the people of Ghana, the government, I…