Hugh Clement A. Brown, Acting Chief Executive Officer of Ghana’s Forestry Commission, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Kwame Baffoe widely known as Abronye DC, a prominent opposition figure and Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, seeking GH¢20 million in damages. The suit, lodged at the Accra HighContinue Reading
The Deputy Minority Leader in Parliament, Patricia Appiagyei, has rejected a nomination to replace Alexander Afenyo-Markin as part of Ghana’s reconstituted delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament. “I respectfully write to express my objection and hereby decline to be included in the reconstituted list of Ghana’s delegation to the ECOWAS ParliamentContinue Reading
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah, has warned of the possible revocation of 962 small-scale mining licences as part of efforts to combat illegal mining. The minister made this known following a committee’s report on the status of small-scale mining licences across the country. The committee,Continue Reading
Former Deputy Minister and Subin MP, Eugene Boakye Antwi, has issued a rallying call for unity within the New Patriotic Party (NPP), urging party members to put aside internal disputes and refocus on the larger task of winning back power in the 2028 general elections. Speaking to the media onContinue Reading
What was meant to be Ghana’s most ambitious religious and cultural edifice has been reduced to a cautionary tale of financial recklessness. According to a government-commissioned audit by Deloitte and Touche, the National Cathedral Project has cost the Ghanaian taxpayer $97 million, with no structure to show for it. FULLContinue Reading
The Kusaug People’s Congress (KPC) has strongly condemned what it describes as acts of military brutality and cultural desecration in Bawku, following a recent attack on a military escort in the conflict-ridden area. In a statement issued on July 14, 2025, the group comprised of members of the Kusaug tribeContinue Reading
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has issued a wanted notice for Ernest Darko Akore, a former Chef de Cabinet (Technical Advisor) at Ghana’s Ministry of Finance, over alleged corruption in the Revenue Assurance Contract between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilization Limited (SML). Akore, 67, isContinue Reading
The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has been elected Chair of the newly reconstituted Human Trafficking Management Board, pledging to collaborate with relevant stakeholders to intensify efforts against modern-day slavery. Established under Ghana’s Human Trafficking Act, 2005 (Act 694), the Human TraffickingContinue Reading
Former Presidents John Agyekum Kufuor and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will address the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2025 National Delegates Congress virtually, party sources have confirmed. The two former leaders are unable to attend the high-stakes Congress scheduled for Saturday, July 19, at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium inContinue Reading
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has voiced strong concerns about his exclusion from key activities within the New Patriotic Party (NPP), expressing disappointment over what he described as being sidelined by his own party. “I don’t understand why my own party, the NPP, has sidelined me,” the former president statedContinue Reading
