The amount of rainfall recorded today is among the highest experienced in several years. Preliminary data indicates that approximately 140 millimetres of rain fell on Accra. By comparison, the highest single-day rainfall recorded last year was about 56 millimetres.
That aspect of the problem is beyond our control because it is driven by changing climatic conditions. There is the issue of human behaviour.
Whenever government begins removing structures built in waterways, some people accuse us of being inhumane. Yet when disasters such as today's flooding occur, the consequences affect everyone. The irresponsible actions of a few individuals end up putting entire communities at risk.
President John Dramani Mahama has extended a message of solidarity and encouragement to the Black Stars ahead of Ghana's opening match against Panama at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The President reaffirmed that the Government and people of Ghana stand firmly behind the national team as they begin their fifth FIFA World Cup campaign, urging the players to represent the nation with courage, unity, and pride.
President Mahama also called on Ghanaians in Toronto and across North America to serve as the team's "12th Man," while assuring citizens at home that official television broadcast rights have been secured to ensure nationwide access to every Black Stars match.
"Play for the flag. Play for the children dreaming of greatness in your footsteps."
Go Black Stars!
#MahamaThePresident
#BlackStars
Nigeria Air fraud case: Ex-aviation minister Hadi Sirika rented Ethiopian Airlines plane for three-day show and presented it as the proposed Nigeria Air
~ EFCC tells Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja
“If I don’t support Tinubu, what do you expect me to do? Whether Nigeria gets better or not, I’m perfectly okay. In fact I’m banking on it not getting better.” — Businessman Keji Giwa
Thank you for the best years of your career, Mo! @MoSalah
Even in the most frustrating season for this football count, you gave it your all! Forever a Liverpool legend!
Fellow Nigerians, good morning.
I woke up this morning after my church service with a deeply reflective heart, and despite every constraint, I felt compelled to share these thoughts with you.
Many people do not truly understand the silent pains some of us carry daily—the private struggles, emotional burdens, and quiet battles we face while trying to survive and serve sincerely in difficult circumstances.
We now live in an environment that has become increasingly toxic, where the very system that should protect and create opportunities for decent living often works against the people—a society where intimidation, insecurity, endless scrutiny, and discouragement have become normal.
More painful is when some of those you associate with, believing you would find understanding and solidarity among them, become part of the pressure you face. Some who publicly identify with you privately distance themselves or join in unfair criticism.
We live in a society where humility is mistaken for weakness, respect is seen as a lack of courage, and compassion is treated as foolishness—a system where treating people equally is questioned simply because you refuse to worship status, tribe, class, or power.
Personally, I have never looked down on anyone except to uplift them. I have never used privilege, position, or resources to oppress others, intimidate the weak, or make people feel small. To me, leadership has always been about service, sacrifice, and helping others rise.
Let me state clearly: my decision to leave the ADC is not because our highly respected Chairman, Senator David Mark, treated me badly, nor because my leader and elder brother, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, or any other respected leaders did anything personally wrong to me. I will continue to respect them.
However, the same Nigerian state and its agents that created unnecessary crises and hostility within the Labour Party that forced me to leave now appear to be finding their way into the ADC, with endless court cases, internal battles, suspicion, and division, instead of focusing on deeper national problems and playing politics built more on control and exclusion than on service and nation-building.
Even within spaces where one labours sincerely, one is sometimes treated like an outsider in one’s own home. You and your team become easy targets for every failure, frustration, or misunderstanding, as though honest contribution has become a favour being tolerated rather than appreciated.
And when you choose to leave so that those you are leaving can have peace, and you step out into the cold, you are still maligned and your character is questioned. Despite all your efforts to continue working for a better Nigeria and engaging people with sincerity and goodwill, those who do not wish you well continue to attack your character and question your intentions.
There are moments I ask God in prayer: Why is doing the right thing often misconstrued as wrongdoing in our country? Why is integrity not valued? Why is the prudent management of resources, especially when invested in critical areas like education and healthcare, wrongly labelled as stinginess? Why are humility and obedience to the rule of law often taken to be weakness rather than discipline?
Let me assure all that I am not desperate to be President, Vice President, or Senate President. I am desperate to see a society that can console a mother whose child has been kidnapped or killed while going to school or work. I am desperate to see a Nigeria where people will not live in IDP camps but in their homes. I am desperate for a country where Nigerian citizens do not go to bed hungry, not knowing where their next meal will come from.
Yet, despite everything, I remain resolute. I firmly believe that Nigeria can still become a country with competent leadership based on justice, compassion, and equal opportunity for all.
A new Nigeria is POssible. -PO
Let’s pray:
Heavenly Father,
I thank You for bringing me into a new month May. This is not by chance, but by Your grace and mercy. Lord, as I step into this first day,
I dedicate the entire month to You.
Let Your will be established in every area of my life.
Your Word says in Isaiah 43:19, “Behold, I am doing a new thing”
so I declare: May will bring new beginnings, fresh opportunities, and divine surprises.
I speak prophetically over this month:
Doors that were closed will open
Delays from past months will turn into speed
Confusion will turn into clarity
Effort will produce results
Father, order my steps this month.
Let me be in the right place at the right time.
Connect me with the right people and remove anything not aligned with Your purpose. I cover this month with prayer:
No harm, no setback, no unexpected trouble will overtake me.
Instead, I will see favor, protection, growth, and progress.
Lord, let this be a month of:
answers, breakthroughs, consistency, and visible change.
I declare:
May will not be ordinary it will be marked by Your hand.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
@EcobankGhanaPLC has to have the slowest service for a banking institution I’ve ever experienced, especially at banking halls.
Absolute waste of my time.