Ghana’s female MPs champion women’s leadership and open governance on global stage
By Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei Ghana’s female parliamentarians are earning global recognition for advancing women’s leadership and promoting transparency in governance. At the 2025 Global Open Government Partnership (OGP) Summit held in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, from October 7 to 9, Hon. Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection and Member of […]
CUTS urges public institutions to treat citizens as customers, not subjects
As the world marks Customer Service Week, a leading research and public policy think tank, CUTS International, Accra, is calling on the Government and all public institutions to retool and reset their approach to customer service delivery to meet the evolving needs of citizens and businesses. The organization observes that, while private sector entities have […]
Police hunt tricycle rider who assaulted officer at Garu checkpoint
By Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei The Upper East Regional Police Command has intensified a search for a commercial tricycle operator, popularly known as an “aboboyaa” rider, who allegedly assaulted a police officer and fled during a checkpoint operation at Garu on Monday, October 6, 2025. According to the police, the incident happened along the Garu–Nakpanduri […]
Musah Ahmed, CEO of Ahmed Legal Consult, appointed new Judicial Secretary
The Acting Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has sworn in Musah Ahmed as the new Judicial Secretary of the Judicial Service with immediate effect. This follows Mr. Ahmed’s approval by President John Mahama, acting on the advice of the Judicial Council. A statement from the Communications Department of the Judicial Service said Mr. Ahmed takes […]
More than 600 students benefit from Jomoro MP’s scholarship initiative
BY VALENTIA TETTEH More than 600 brilliant but needy students from 111 public and private schools in the Jomoro Constituency have benefited from the Member of Parliament’s (MP’s) Scholarship Initiative aimed at promoting equal access to quality education. The presentation ceremony, held at Bonyere Junction, brought together chiefs and queen mothers, constituency executives, security agencies, […]
Court remands 12 for illegal mining, damage to Takoradi–Nsuta rail line
The Tarkwa Circuit Court, presided over by Her Ladyship Hathia Ama Manu, has remanded into police custody 12 suspects for allegedly engaging in illegal mining activities and thereby damaging the Takoradi–Nsuta railway line. The suspects are Dennis Adom, Alex Kofi Acquah, Kwame Simon, Isaac Arhin, Larri Doku, Lambon Moyosi, Ali Asoma, Nurudeen Kobina, Jude Azuma, […]
NAIMOS raids Aboso, arrests illegal miners
By: Jennifer Nerkie Kenney The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has carried out a massive raid on “Gangway,” a notorious illegal mining and crime hotspot in Aboso, located in the Prestea-Huni Valley District of the Western Region. The operation, which took place in the early hours of Monday, October 6, 2025, was led by […]
Payroll fraud will be a thing of the past — NSA Boss
By Ruth Serwaa Asare The Director-General of the National Service Authority (NSA), Ruth Dela Seddoh, has assured Ghanaians that the days of payroll fraud within the National Service Scheme are coming to an end. Speaking at a press briefing in Accra today, Madam Seddoh said the authority has rolled out a series of stringent IT […]
Wontumi pleads not guilty to illegal mining charges
By: Franklin Asare-Donkoh The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Bernard Antwi Boasiako, known in political circles as Chairman Wontumi, and his Akonta Mining Company Limited have pleaded not guilty to charges against them in connection with illegal mining operations in the Western Region. Chairman Wontumi, who is the first accused […]
Health Ministry to address unpaid salaries, staffing challenges on Wednesday
By: Jennifer Nerkie Kenney The Ministry of Health (MoH) will, on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, hold a media engagement to address concerns surrounding unpaid salaries and other related human resource issues within the health sector. The engagement, scheduled to start at 9:00 a.m., will take place at the Ministry of Health premises in Accra. According […]
When tragedy becomes theatre – Nana K. Sarpong writes
By Nana K. Sarpong, a journalist and social commentator The crash that stopped the bus The day was ordinary until our bus slowed near a crash on the Accra-Cape Coast road. Fire Service officers were cutting through mangled metal to rescue survivors. One stood in the middle of the highway, directing the slow crawl of […]
NPP’s Chairman Wontumi, two others charged in connection with illegal mining activities
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has been charged alongside two others in connection with illegal mining activities allegedly carried out by Akonta Mining Limited. The accused have been slapped with six counts, including assigning a mining concession without […]
NHIA moves to restore services after nationwide system glitch
BY: Adams Perpetual The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced that some electronic hospital management systems across the country are facing temporary disruptions. The issue, according to the Authority, has affected the processing of claims and verification services in a few healthcare facilities nationwide. In a public notice released on October 6, 2025, the […]
Nadowli-Kaleo Assembly revives “Nsamansaman” initiative to boost community sanitation
By Sualah Abdul-wahab The second National Sanitation Day was held throughout the country over the weekend after President John Dramani Mahama launched it last month, with a call on all metropolitan, municipal, and district assemblies to embrace the exercise seriously. In line with the directive, the Nadowli District Assembly in the Upper West Region held […]
