49 h. ago U.S. Justice Department Considers Gun Restrictions for Transgender Americans

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/u-s-justice-department-considers-gun-restrictions-for-transgender-americans/Preliminary discussions follow tragic Minneapolis Catholic school shooting that killed two children The U.S. Justice Department is exploring potential restrictions on firearm ownership for transgender individuals following last week’s deadly shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church that left two children dead and multiple others injured. Senior Justice Department officials have held internal deliberations in recent […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/u-s-justice-department-considers-gun-restrictions-for-transgender-americans/

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6 d. ago Police Arrest Alleged Ringleader in Deadly Omanjor Palace Attack

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/police-arrest-alleged-ringleader-in-deadly-omanjor-palace-attack/Police have arrested a suspected ringleader behind the deadly assault on Omanjor Chief’s Palace that left three people dead and 49 others injured. Newton Allotey was apprehended during a coordinated early morning operation in Dansoman as authorities intensify efforts to bring all perpetrators to justice. Four Special Support Unit teams conducted the targeted arrest around […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/police-arrest-alleged-ringleader-in-deadly-omanjor-palace-attack/

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7 d. ago Hundreds feared dead, injured as earthquake of magnitude 6 hits Afghanistan

Hundreds were feared dead and injured in an earthquake of magnitude 6 that struck Afghanistan’s rugged northeastern province of Kunar, authorities said on Monday, as rescuers combed the rubble of homes in a hunt for survivors. Early reports showed 30 dead in a single village, the health ministry said, but added that accurate casualty figures […]

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7 d. ago Homowo: 2 reportedly dead, scores injured in Sowutuom clash over sprinkling of Kpokpoi

Two people are reportedly dead following a violent clash at Sowutuom on Saturday, August 30, 2025, during the Homowo festival. Eyewitnesses who spoke to JoyNews under anonymity say the confrontation began when residents of Dwenewoho attempted to sprinkle Kpokpoi, a traditional dish central to the festival, in Sowutuom. This was reportedly resisted by the local […]

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7 d. ago Homowo: 2 reportedly dead, scores injured in bloody Sowutuom clash

Two people are reportedly dead following a violent clash at Sowutuom on Saturday, August 30, 2025, during the Homowo festival. Eyewitnesses who spoke to JoyNews under anonymity say the confrontation began when residents of Dwenewoho attempted to sprinkle Kpokpoi, a traditional dish central to the festival, in Sowutuom. This was reportedly resisted by the local […]

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9 d. ago The Education Crisis: How Ghana’s tertiary prospects are trading higher education for disillusionment

As economic volatility drives young Ghanaians away from higher education towards unsustainable quick-money schemes, the nation faces a crisis that threatens both individual futures and national development* In the bustling markets of Accra and Kumasi, a troubling narrative unfolds daily. University graduates, clutching degrees that once promised prosperity, join the ranks of petty traders hawking […]

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9 d. ago Tribal attack in Bole District leaves six dead, 2 injured – Police confirms

Six people have been killed and two others injured following a violent attack on the Chenchire community near Mandari in the Bole District of the Savannah Region.

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1 week ago Homowo: 2 dead, several injured in violence at Teshie Kpokpoi sprinkling ceremony

Two people have died and several others sustained injuries following violent clashes during the Kpokpoi Sprinkling Ceremony in the Teshie Traditional Area on Tuesday, August 26.

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1 week ago Manhunt under way after two police officers shot dead in rural Australian town

A huge manhunt is under way for a "heavily armed" male suspect after two Australian police officers were shot dead and one injured in an ambush at a property in a small rural town in Victoria state.

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1 week ago Savannah REGSEC orders relief, mediation efforts as it moves to contain Gbenyiri clashes

The Savannah Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has outlined fresh measures to address the violent clashes in Gbenyiri, a farming community in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District, which have left at least ten people dead and twelve others injured. The conflict, believed to stem from a protracted land dispute, has persisted despite the deployment of police and military […]

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1 week ago Savannah NADMO appeals for calm as Gbenyiri clashes claim 10 lives

The Savannah Regional Director of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Mahama Zakaria, is urging feuding parties in Gbenyiri, a farming community in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District, to give peace a chance following renewed clashes that have left at least 10 people dead and 12 others injured.

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1 week ago Death toll in Gbenyiri land dispute reaches 10, others critically injured

Heavy fighting has erupted in Gbenyiri, a farming community in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region, leaving at least ten people dead and twelve others injured.

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2 w. ago The Overtaking Olympics: Dispatches from the Accra–Kumasi Highway

On the Accra–Kumasi highway, time doesn’t fly—drivers do. Each dawn, the asphalt hosts our unofficial national sport: lane-guessing with freestyle overtaking, scored by horn decible and proximity to disaster. Somewhere between Suhum and Nkawkaw, a Sprinter bus becomes a brutal lesson in momentum and stopping distance, a fuel tanker is a rolling wall—slow to stop and impossible to dodge at the last second—and the hard shoulder moonlights as a car park with a taste for ambush.

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3 w. ago Five dead, several injured in Kumasi–Accra highway crash at Asuboi

A fatal accident on the Kumasi–Accra highway at Asuboi, near Suhum in the Eastern Region, has claimed the lives of at least five people, with several others sustaining injuries.

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3 w. ago 4 dead, 14 injured in horrific Asukawkaw fuel tanker accident

Tragedy struck in Asukawkaw, a community in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region, after a fuel tanker ran into a crowd at the local market on Thursday, killing four and injuring 14 others.

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3 w. ago GRTCC urges urgent road repairs after fatal crash on Accra–Kumasi highway

The Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) has urged the Ministry of Roads and Highways to improve the country’s road network to curb the rising carnage.

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3 w. ago US Steel plant explosion in Pennsylvania leaves one dead and 10 injured

An explosion has killed one person and injured 10 others at the US Steel Clairton plant outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Monday, officials say.

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3 w. ago Ghana’s Business Backbone: The Power of Agency Relationships

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghanas-business-backbone-the-power-of-agency-relationships/In markets from Accra to Kumasi and Takoradi, countless deals hinge on a fundamental principle: agency. This legal relationship allows one person, the agent, to act on behalf of another, the principal, binding them through agreements as if the principal acted personally. It’s the unseen engine driving real estate transactions, import-export logistics, retail distribution, and […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghanas-business-backbone-the-power-of-agency-relationships/

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