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Parliament extends sitting to Saturday for 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review debate
Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has announced that Parliament will debate the upcoming 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review within three days, including Saturday.
Ghana to host AU extraordinary summit on AIDS, maternal health
Ghana will host an Extraordinary Summit of the African Union Assembly focused on ending AIDS by 2030, reducing preventable maternal deaths and strengthening health systems across the continent, officials said Wednesday. Deputy Head of Mission Dr. Kenneth Abotsi signed the Host Agreement at AU Commission headquarters in...
Parliament passes Community Service Bill
Parliament has passed the Community Service Bill, 2026, introducing community service as an alternative to custodial sentences for certain categories of offenders. The legislation seeks to reduce prison overcrowding, promote restorative justice and provide offenders with opportunities to contribute positively to societ...
Mahama’s biggest opposition to a third-term bid would come from the NDC, not the opposition – Solomon Owusu
The Director of Communications of the United Party (UP), Solomon Owusu, has said the strongest opposition to any attempt by President John Dramani Mahama to seek a third term in office would come from within the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), rather than from opposition parties. According to him, while s...
Preventing violent extremism: Peace Council intensifies civilian-security dialogues
The National Peace Council (NPC) is strengthening collaboration between security agencies and communities in the fight against Violent Extremism (VE) through a series of civilian-security dialogues.
Gideon Boako accuses Majority of shielding public from BoG Governor’s ‘honest admission’
The Member of Parliament for Tano North and Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr Gideon Boako, has accused the Majority in Parliament of preventing Ghanaians from hearing what he described as an important admission by the Bank of Ghana Governor on the role of the Gold Purchase Programme in stabil...
Police kill robbery suspect, recover weapons in Ashanti North operation
The police say they have foiled a planned robbery operation and recovered firearms and other items linked to a suspected robbery syndicate following an intelligence-led operation in the Ahafo Region. The operation, conducted jointly by the Surveillance Unit of the National Operations Department and the Ashanti North Re...
National Security cracks down on illegal mining in Juaben Municipality, orders land reclamation within one month
National Security has carried out a major operation against illegal mining activities in the Juaben Municipality of the Ashanti Region, imposing a one-month ban on all mining operations and directing miners to reclaim degraded lands. The operation targeted illegal mining sites at Pemenase, Akronwe and Achiaa, where sec...
National Security cracks down on illegal mining in Juaben, orders land reclamation within one month
National Security has carried out a major operation against illegal mining activities in the Juaben Municipality of the Ashanti Region, imposing a one-month ban on all mining operations and directing miners to reclaim degraded lands. The operation targeted illegal mining sites at Pemenase, Akronwe and Achiaa, where sec...
David Hundeyin to release documentary on Tanzania election violence coverage
Award-winning Nigerian investigative journalist David Hundeyin is preparing to release a new documentary examining how international media organisations reported the violence that followed Tanzania’s October 2025 General Election. The documentary, titled What Happened on October 29?, seeks to provide what Hundeyin desc...
Ghana activates Ebola Response plan as outbreaks surge in DRC and Uganda
Ghana has intensified its national Ebola preparedness and response plan following outbreaks of the disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda.
Nana Yaa Jantuah calls for full investigation into June 3 flood pattern, including spiritual angle
Presidential Staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah has called for a comprehensive examination of the recurring flooding incidents associated with June 3, urging authorities to explore physical, policy, social, and even spiritual dimensions of the phenomenon.