Heavy rains that fell in the early hours of Tuesday have once again triggered perennial flooding and silt deposition along the Accra–Takoradi Highway. This was particularly significant at the Weija SCC–Atala stretch, causing severe traffic congestion and major inconvenience to commuters. The flooding submerged sections of the highway and deposited thick layers of silt across the roadway, leaving several vehicles stranded and reducing traffic movement to a crawl. Commuters who would ordinarily spend about five minutes traversing the stretch were forced to endure journeys lasting more than two hours. The situation became more critical after both the eastbound and Accra-bound lanes were rendered impassable. Motorists were compelled to merge onto the westbound carriageway, resulting in chaotic traffic conditions and bumper-to-bumper queues stretching more than five kilometres. JoyNews reporter Maxwell Agbagba, who visited the scene, observed several vehicles stuck in the silt-co...
Government spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu has disclosed that Ghana’s Attorney-General Dominic Ayine, is expected to hold high-level bilateral discussions with officials of the United States Department of Justice to address all outstanding extradition requests between the two countries. The planned engagement comes at a time when extradition matters have become a key issue in legal and diplomatic relations between Ghana and the United States, particularly following the successful extradition of former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, to Ghana. Sedina was extradited to Ghana on Tuesday, June 9. Her return to the country follows years of legal proceedings and efforts by Ghanaian authorities to secure her extradition after she failed to appear before the courts during the trial process. Upon her arrival in Ghana, officials from the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Prisons Service took her into custody. Authoritie...