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Kyebi galamsey clash triggers outrage as A Rocha Ghana and CCAL demand investigation into bloody shooting
The Concerned Citizens of Atewa Landscape (CCAL) and environmental non-governmental organisation A Rocha Ghana have jointly condemned the state's reactive approach to illegal mining following a violent confrontation at Kyebi in the Eastern Region.
‘Don’t pardon Wontumi’ – NDC’s James Agbey warns Mahama of grassroots revolt
Governing National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s James Agbey has urged President John Mahama not to grant clemency to Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi. He warns that such a move could provoke a backlash from the party’s grassroots. In a public statement issued on W...
Ghana’s Titus Owusu Darko elected Education Minister at Commonwealth Youth Parliament
Ghana’s delegate to the 13th Commonwealth Youth Parliament, Titus Owusu Darko, has been elected Education Minister in the New Albion Parliament during the ongoing Commonwealth Youth Parliament in Sydney, Australia. The appointment places the young Ghanaian in one of the Parliament’s key ministerial positions, where he...
Deloitte Ghana concludes earth month with inspiring plant awards ceremony
Opening the ceremony, the Chief Sustainability Officer of Deloitte West Africa, Abena Biney, reflected on the symbolic journey of the plants over the past year.
IES analyst explains why ‘dumsor’ persists despite restored power units
Despite recent improvements in power generation following the recovery of the Akosombo fourth unit, parts of the country continue to experience outages, raising concerns among consumers about the effectiveness of ongoing interventions.
NPP inaugurates National Elections Committee
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has inaugurated its National Elections Committee to oversee processes leading to the party’s National Conference for the election of national officers. The committee was inaugurated by the Acting National Chairman, Smith Dankwa Butey, who tasked members to execute their mandate with integr...
“Deception is too much”: Alexander Abban slams shifting positions on rights bill
Former lawmaker Alexander Abban has accused Ghana’s political class of inconsistency and opportunism in handling the controversial Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill. Speaking on the Asaase Breakfast Show on Tuesday (2 June), Abban said political actors were “toying with the minds of Ghanaians” through shifting...
My mission is to rebuild NPP around its founding values — Richard Ahiagbah
The aspiring First National Vice Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagba, has pledged to steer the party back to its ideological roots, emphasising freedom, enterprise, and the rule of law as its guiding pillars.
Nana B: Miracles Aboagye cooperated with investigators before arrest
The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has accused the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) of abusing its powers in its handling of former government official Dennis Miracles Aboagye. Speaking on the Asaase Breakfast Show on Tuesday (14 July), Boakye described the circumstanc...
When a child chooses galamsey: The day Ghana future spoke, and it was terrifying
It was a quiet Friday afternoon Good Friday around 3 p.m. at a mechanic shop in Breman West in the Greater Kumasi, of the Ashanti region. I had gone there to fix my brakes. The place was alive with the usual rhythm: the clanking of metal, the smell of grease, and conversations layered with laughter. Then, a moment unfo...
Law student declares bid for Manhyia South seat on Base Movement Ghana ticket
A 22-year-old law student, Nana Agyeiwaa Baffoe-Bonnie Michaels, popularly known as Okordie, has announced her intention to contest the Manhyia South parliamentary seat in the 2028 general election on the ticket of the newly formed Base Movement Ghana. Speaking at a press conference at the party’s Ashanti Regional offi...
9 weeks after IMF exit, gov’t is back for $1bn in loans – Oppong Nkrumah questions fiscal strategy
Ranking Member on Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has questioned the government’s fiscal strategy. He argues that barely nine weeks after Ghana exited the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme, the Mahama administration is back in Parliament seek...