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Election 2028: I will work hard to support NPP to victory ‐ Asokwa women organiser
The newly elected Women Organizer for the New Patriotic Party in Asokwa Constituency, Yvonne Nana Nyarko Dwira, says her mission is to unite women in the constituency and mobilize support for the party’s 2028 election campaign. Speaking after her election, Ms. Dwira said she will work to strengthen the women’s wing and...
Sammi Awuku mourns Akuapem North NDC Secretary
Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, Sammi Awuku, has expressed deep sorrow over the sudden death of the Akuapem North Constituency Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Isaac Basta Hamillin. He was reportedly found dead in a hotel room at Amanokrom on Monday, May 18. Reacting to the news, Sammi Awuku...
Delegated democracy is still democracy, says former Gomoa West MP
Lawyer and former Gomoa West MP Alexander Abban has defended Ghana’s long-standing delegate system in political parties, arguing that representative or delegated democracy remains a legitimate democratic model. Speaking on the Asaase Breakfast Show on Thursday (30 July), Abban said the Supreme Court’s ruling requiring...
Galamsey: NAIMOS arrests 19 operating near Mpohor Fiase Police Station
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has arrested 19 suspected illegal miners following reports of galamsey activities around the Mpohor Fiase Police Station in the Western Region. The arrests were made on Wednesday, July 29, during an operation by the NAIMOS Task Force after residents, affe...
Tribunals Bill will cripple Chief Justice’s powers – Manhyia South MP
The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Lawyer Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has raised concerns over the proposed Tribunals Bill, 2026, arguing that it could undermine the constitutional powers of the Chief Justice in supervising and administering Ghana’s judiciary. Speaking in an interview on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem mor...
HASAG demands migration of health accountants onto Controller and Accountant General’s payroll
The leadership of the Health Accounting Staff Association of Ghana (HASAG) is calling for the migration of its members onto the payroll platform of the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD). The Association says the delay in implementing the migration amounts to a breach of the Public Financial Manageme...
Kumasi Sec. Tech. seals NSMQ spot with highest qualifying score in Ashanti Region
Kumasi Sec. Tech. School set the benchmark in the Ashanti Regional Qualifiers, posting the highest score recorded so far in this year's competition to book a place at the 2026 National Science and Maths Quiz national championship. The Animuonyamfo side produced a commanding display, amassing 71 points to comfortably b...
Health Ministry, Parliament and UNPA wage war against silent epidemic of obstetric fistula
Fewer than one in three women suffering from obstetric fistula in Ghana over the past decade have received reparative surgery, according to new health data highlighting persistent gaps in maternal healthcare.
John Darko rates NDC government’s fight against galamsey 1/10
The Member of Parliament for Suame, John Darko, has criticised the government’s efforts to tackle illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, rating its performance in the fight against the menace at one out of ten. Speaking on JoyNews’ The Pulse on Wednesday, July 15, the Minority’s Legal Counsel and Vice Chairman of...
‘Catastrophic expenditure’: Why government must enroll cleft care on NHIS
While they deal with societal stigma and rejection, parents and guardians of children living with cleft are enduring constant economic constraints as they seek care. A yet-to-be-published study by the National Cleft Care Centre (NCCC) has revealed that parents spend at least twenty-five per cent (25%) of their annual i...
Majority hiding behind in-camera sitting to control the public narrative in BoG Governor’s responses – Oppong Nkrumah
Ranking Member of Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has accused the Majority of using an in-camera sitting involving the Bank of Ghana Governor as a strategy to control the public narrative around the Governor’s responses. According to him, the Governor was prepared to provide factual...
AMA distributes 997 desks to eight public schools in Accra
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has presented 997 school desks to eight selected public schools across the metropolis to improve teaching and learning and create a more comfortable classroom environment for pupils. The desks, comprising mono desks, dual desks, and hexagonal desks, were procured through the Distri...