The Minority Leader, Osahen Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has thrown a political bombshell on the floor of Parliament, alleging that President John Dramani Mahama knows individuals engaged in illegal mining and challenging the Attorney-General to obtain a formal statement from the President, if the government is genuinely committed to fighting galamsey. Speaking during the closing sitting of […] The post Osahen

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), c, has challenged Africans living abroad to abandon what he described as a culture of “remittance-only” support and instead become investors, entrepreneurs and partners in Africa’s economic transformation. According to him, the era where Africans in the diaspora merely send money home to support relatives […] The post Diaspora

The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has declared that Ghana’s democracy is “under siege,” accusing the Mahama-led administration of systematically undermining constitutional governance through political interference in the judiciary, selective justice and the alleged weaponisation of state institutions against political opponents. Addressing a press conference in Accra on Friday, the National Organiser of the party, […] The post Our

President John Dramani Mahama has officially commissioned the refurbished Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) at the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) at the weekend, marking a significant milestone in the government’s “Energy Sector Reset Agenda”. The ceremony, held at the Refinery’s premises, signalled a decisive shift from years of inactivity toward a future defined by energy security […] The post Mahama

The Minority Caucus on Parliament’s Select Committee on Lands and Natural Resources has mounted a strong challenge against Parliament’s ratification of six mining lease agreements, accusing the government and the Majority in Parliament of reducing the House to a “conveyor belt” for approving mining leases, without the rigorous scrutiny required under the Constitution. According to […] The post Parliament

Transparency International Ghana (TI-G), formerly Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), has organised a training programme on Defence Integrity for media personnel in the Ashanti Region under the theme; “Strengthening Media Capacity for Reporting Defence Integrity and Accountability in Ghana”. It was organised with technical support from the Transparency International Defence and Security Unit and funding from the Dutch […] The post Transparency

The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Ghana (SOGOG) has held its 2026 Annual General and Scientific Meeting in Kumasi with a renewed call to end preventable maternal deaths in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. The theme for this year’s meeting is: “Every Mother Counts: Ending Preventable Maternal Deaths in Ghana in Line with […] The post Obstetricians

The Operation Team of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) with assistance from the military, last Friday carried out a demolition exercise to remove unauthorized temporary structures around the Baba Yara Sports Stadium. It is part of ongoing efforts to restore order and enforce the Assembly’s planning and development regulations in the Kumasi Metropolis. The Assembly reiterated […] The post KMA