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I rejected huge offers to push LGBTQ content into education documents – Angel Carbonu
Former President of the National Graduate Association of Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has alleged that he turned down several lucrative offers aimed at influencing the inclusion of LGBTQ-related content in educational documents during his tenure. Speaking in a video statement shared on Facebook on Sunday, May 31,...
Weija Children’s Hospital set to open after EOCO secures handover agreement
The Weija Children’s Hospital is set to open to the public following a successful agreement brokered by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) between the Ministry of Health and Awerco Construction Limited for the immediate handover of the facility. In a statement issued on Thursday, July 16, EOCO said the agre...
Education Ministry urges police to arrest, prosecute Bole SHS teacher
The Ministry of Education has urged the Ghana Police Service to, as a matter of urgency, locate and arrest the interdicted Bole Senior High School teacher, who remains at large weeks after a nationwide search was announced. It said the ministry was deeply concerned that the suspect was yet to be arrested, despite the s...
Wontumi campaign reaffirms support after 20-year prison sentence
The campaign team of New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Chairman hopeful Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has reaffirmed its support for him following his conviction and 20-year prison sentence in the Samreboi illegal mining case. In a statement issued on Monday, July 20, the campaign said i...
Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah criticises government’s proposed MMDCE election modalities
Former Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, has criticised the government’s proposed modalities for electing Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), describing the arrangement as inconsistent with efforts to establish a non-partisan lo...
Daniel Niibi Afotey Odai joins NDC Greater Accra Deputy Youth Organiser race
Daniel Niibi Afotey Odai, a youth leader, entrepreneur and political activist from the Greater Accra Region, has declared his intention to contest for the position of Greater Accra Regional Deputy Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Mr Odai, who has strong ties to the Nungua/Krowor enclave within...
GNAT threatens to boycott English Language WASSCE over detention of Nyinahin Catholic SHS teacher
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) in the Ashanti Region has threatened to boycott the English Language West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) set for today, June 10, 2026, and embark on protests if a colleague, Eric Buernortey Apaflo, currently in police custody is not released. The...
Majority of Ghanaians support establishment of regional tribunals — GlobalInfo Analytics poll
A majority of Ghanaian voters have expressed support for the establishment of regional tribunals, according to a new poll conducted by GlobalInfo Analytics. The survey, released on July 27, found that 63 per cent of voters approve of the creation of the regional tribunal system, while 19 per cent oppose the move. About...
Let’s get the NPP back into winning ways – Afoko rallies Minority MPs
Former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Afoko, has urged the party’s Minority Caucus in Parliament to lead the charge in returning the NPP to electoral victory. Speaking at a closed-door meeting with the MPs, Afoko unveiled a new political strategy dubbed the ‘3R Agenda’ focused on Reuniting, Re...
The New Force disassociates itself from The Base Movement
The New Force has categorically denied any affiliation, partnership, collaboration, or formal relationship with a group known as The Base Movement. In a statement issued on Sunday, July 20, the political movement said recent public commentary and inquiries may have created a false impression of a connection between the...
MMDAs urged to prosecute illegal land sellers
Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) have been urged to prosecute persons who sell land without the legally required Land Use Certificate to curb the illegal sale of wetlands, watercourses and floodplains. The National President of the Local Government Service Association of Physical Planners (LoGSAP...
I don’t have full control over galamsey hotspots due to police jurisdiction disputes – Juaben MCE
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Juaben in the Ashanti Region, Eunice Ohenewaa Ansu, has raised concerns over what she describes as conflicting police jurisdictions, saying the situation is seriously undermining efforts to combat illegal mining in the municipality. According to the MCE, the Juaben Municipality i...