Accra, Ghana – A commercial minibus (trotro) driver was arrested Wednesday evening after his vehicle crashed into a wall near the private residence of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in Nima, Accra. The incident, which occurred at approximately 6:30 PM, sent shockwaves through the usually quiet neighborhood and prompted […]
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By Fuvi Kloku President Mahama’s announcement wasn’t just urban planning—it was political theatre with substance. The birth of Akwaaba City signals a recalibration of Ghana’s power map, challenging decades of infrastructural centralism and bureaucratic inertia. A Spatial Act of DecentralizationFor too long, Accra has stood as both nerve center and […]
New Akwaaba City: A Phoenix In The Accra Plains – Mahama Declares
Sankofaonline News Desk: July 16,2025. The humid air of Accra pressed down like an unwelcome prophecy. It wasn’t just the monsoon brewing over the Atlantic—it was the collective exhale of a city gasping for relief. From the snarled lifeblood of Kwame Nkrumah Circle to the stifling crush of Kaneshie market, […]
VOICES | Sankofaonline Special Feature Election Grief in Ghana: The Families Behind the Statistics
Far from being activists, agitators, or armed, they were ordinary individuals: students on their way home, traders finishing their day, sons delivering food to polling agents, fathers working to keep their families safe during the outbreak of chaos, and others just there, waiting for the ballots to be tallied Their […]
IGP Submits Election Violence Report to President Mahama: A Crucial Test for Accountability and Justice
Accra, Ghana – July 16, 2025 In a pivotal move that could reshape Ghana’s response to electoral violence, the Inspector General of Police has submitted a long-awaited report to President John Dramani Mahama. The document addresses deadly incidents surrounding the 2020 and 2024 general elections—both of which were marred by […]






