The President’s 120-day social contract with Ghanaians has been subjected to various assessments over the past week. This contract emerged during the 2024 presidential election, where then candidate John Mahama promised to complete twenty-five (25) specifics tasks within his first 120 days in office, if elected. This type of early-dayContinue Reading
Sixteen people have picked up nomination forms to contest the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primary for the Tamale Central Constituency by-election. The Electoral Commission has planned to run the by-election on September 30, 2025, to find a replacement for the Member of Parliament, Dr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, who passedContinue Reading
The Kwesimintsim District Police Command in the Western Region has arrested a suspect, Anthony Acquah, in connection with the murder of his 17-year-old brother, Francis Mensah, at Manpong-Pepease, a suburb of Sekondi. The incident occurred on Saturday, August 16, 2025. A statement signed by Police Superintendent Olivia Adiku, the HeadContinue Reading
Currently ongoing is an exercise by a Headmaster, who has decided to crack the whip on the widespread abuse of academic titles. In 2009, I addressed the same theme on the platform of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, as part of activities marking the Academy’s golden jubilee celebrations.Continue Reading
The Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has inaugurated and sworn into office the newly constituted Gold Board Tribunal under the Ghana Gold Board Act, 2025. The tribunal has been set up as an ad-hoc appellate body to handle disputes and appeals arising from decisions of the Ghana GoldContinue Reading
The Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD) has conferred its highest honour, the GFD STAR Award, on disability rights advocate Auberon Jeleel Odoom, in recognition of his contributions to inclusion and empowerment. The award was presented at the Federation’s inaugural Excellence Awards Ceremony, held to commemorate the National Day ofContinue Reading
A 35-year-old woman, Faustina Ackom, was shot on Sunday by her husband, 41-year-old Wahibu Bukari, on suspicion of infidelity at Anum in the Assin North district of the Central region. Faustina was allegedly shot during a dispute over infidelity allegations. Faustina sustained injuries on her inner left arm and herContinue Reading
The Volta River Authority (VRA) has said it does not own a helicopter nor operate an aviation service. In a statement dated August 13, 2025 signed and issued by David Adomako Mensah, the Director Corporate Affairs and External Relations, the Volta River Authority said it had noted “with grave concernContinue Reading
Media conglomerate Vivendi’s Canal+ which, currently owns over a third of MultiChoice, Africa’s largest pay TV operator, DSTV – and has just obtained anti-trust approval for the complete takeover which is expected to be finalised by October is willing to talk to the regulator in Ghana to resolve the currentContinue Reading
The Institute of Public Relations (IPR), Ghana, has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic military helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight prominent Ghanaians on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. In a statement signed by its President, Ms Esther A. N. Cobbah, the IPR described the incident as a nationalContinue Reading
