A Joke or a Step Too Far? Why One Remark About a Child Sparked a Bigger Conversation
By Patricia Okum A short remark made to a child has sparked a wider conversation about humour, boundaries and how adults speak to children. A video circulating on social media reportedly shows an MP telling a young girl, “I’ll marry you when you grow up.” What may have been intended as a joke has since […]
Minerals Commission takes over Adamus Mine
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Minerals Commission is said to have immediately taken administrative control of the Adamus Mine located at Salman in the Ellembelle District after the government, through the Lands Ministry, upheld the revocation of Adamus Resources’ mining lease. The decision follows a Ministerial Review Committee’s consideration of an appeal by Adamus Resources. Speaking […]
Korea commits $4.5m to help Ghana protect forts and castles from climate threats
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH Ghana’s low-lying shoreline loses an average of two to three metres of land annually to the encroaching Atlantic Ocean. This environmental crisis is threatening historical landmarks built between 1482 and 1786, which served as prominent trading posts during the transatlantic slave trade: Roughly 90% of this historical structure has already been reclaimed […]
Ken Ofori-Atta corruption trial set for August 27 after Supreme Court clears OSP Act
By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent The criminal trial of former Ghanaian Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is set to resume on Thursday, August 27, 2026, after the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act of 2017. The Office of the Special Prosecutor announced the resumption date following […]
African quartet secure historic Women’s World Cup places after dramatic WAFCON quarter-finals
By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent Four trailblazing African nations have seized a historic opportunity to book their places at the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil. Algeria, Morocco, Cameroon and Malawi have rewritten the landscape of African women’s football. The ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco is doubling as a high-stakes […]
Auditor-General uncovers US$19.3m in irregular charges at Ghana’s US Embassy
BY ASHIADEY DOTSE A forensic audit by the Auditor-General has uncovered nearly US$19.4 million in irregular charges paid by visa and passport applicants at Ghana’s Embassy in Washington, D.C., between 2019 and 2025. The audit found that applicants were redirected from the Embassy’s official website to privately controlled platforms, where they were charged additional fees […]
Ghana High Commission proceeds with UK PhD scholars’ verification, oath-taking amid pushback
By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent The Ghana High Commission in the United Kingdom has confirmed it will proceed with executing a controversial verification and oath-taking exercise for doctoral candidates funded by the state. High Commissioner Sabah Zita Benson confirmed the initiative will proceed despite fierce pushback from scholar representatives who label the mandate […]
GoldBod budgets for 10 speedboats to support NAIMOS anti-galamsey operations – Sammy Gyamfi
By Ashiadey Dotse The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, says the Board has budgeted for 10 speedboats to support NAIMOS operations against illegal mining on Ghana’s water bodies. Speaking during a conversation on X on Sunday, August 9, 2026, Mr Gyamfi said the acquisition of the speedboats forms part […]
Ghana’s gold reserves rise to US$13.8bn under Mahama – Sammy Gyamfi
By Ashiadey Dotse The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, says Ghana’s gold reserves have risen from US$8.9 billion to US$13.8 billion under the administration of President John Dramani Mahama. Speaking on X Spaces on Sunday, August 9, 2026, Mr Gyamfi said the government has focused on strengthening the domestic […]
Sir Sam Jonah takes Abuja property dispute with Nigeria to international arbitration in Paris
By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent Prominent Ghanaian mining executive and businessman Sir Sam Jonah has escalated a high-stakes investment dispute with the Nigerian government to the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris. The legal challenge centers on a massive 501-hectare real estate project in the Nigerian capital of Abuja that has drawn diplomatic […]
Malawi beat Ghana 2-1 to book first-ever place at Women’s World Cup
By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent Ghana suffered a devastating 2-1 defeat to Malawi, missing out on automatic qualification for the Women’s World Cup. The Black Queens fell short in a tense quarterfinal clash at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. The loss in Rabat sent shockwaves through West African football and halted a […]
Decentralization and Ghana’s Democracy: Bringing Governance Closer to the People
By Rebecca Ekpe “Decentralisation must move from an abstract aspiration to a reality that reshapes service delivery and how citizens experience government in their everyday lives.” — Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, Vice President of Ghana, National Dialogue on Decentralisation and Responsive Governance, 2025. Ghana’s democratic journey has often been celebrated for its relative stability, regular […]
CUTS: DVLA cannot presume expired licence holders continued to drive
CUTS International, Accra, a leading public policy think tank, is calling on the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) to suspend the escalating “delinquency” charges imposed on people who renew or replace a driver’s licence after its expiry date, pending full public disclosure of the precise legal basis, approval process and calculation of the charges. […]
Fifa criticises campaign to oust president Infantino
Source: BBC Fifa has strongly criticised what it calls a “concerted and ongoing effort” to “undermine” the organisation and its president Gianni Infantino. The statement follows a Daily Telegraph report, external which claimed Infantino’s alleged lover was given a severance payment by Uefa after he had an affair while he was its general secretary. A Fifa spokesperson told the Telegraph […]
