ECOWAS, MFWA lead regional fight against disinformation and AI manipulation
BY: KWEKU BOLTON Global rise of misinformation, disinformation, and deepfake technology is reshaping the media landscape, threatening truth, trust, and democratic stability. As artificial intelligence (AI) tools become more sophisticated and widely accessible, journalists face mounting pressure to verify facts and expose manipulation. Deepfakes often generated using advanced algorithms like Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) can […]
Journalists applaud CABI scientists for saving Kenya’s papaya from devastating mealy bug infestation
By: Gloria Anderson Journalists attending the IFAJ World Congress of Agricultural Journalists have hailed the groundbreaking work of scientists at the CABI Research Centre in Nairobi, credited with saving Kenya’s papaya crop from near extinction. The congress officially opened with a field and laboratory tour of the CABI-KALRO Center, where pioneering biological control work has transformed papaya farming across […]
Flights halted at Kenyan airport as thousands turn out to receive Odinga’s body
Operations were briefly suspended at Kenya’s main airport after thousands of mourners turned out to receive the body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, a day after he died in India. Large crowds of mourners carrying twigs and palm branches breached security at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) immediately after the body of the former […]
NSA extends deadline for 2025/2026 national service registration to October 24
By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei The National Service Authority (NSA) has announced an extension of the deadline for the online registration of prospective national service personnel for the 2025/2026 Service Year. Originally scheduled to close on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, the registration window has now been extended to Friday, October 24, 2025. The extension aims […]
China grants extra 200 million RMB for construction of Aflao market
By: Ashiadey Dotse Ghana has secured an additional 200 million RMB grant from China for the construction of a new modern market in Aflao, during president John Dramani Mahama’s visit to China. Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said President John Dramani Mahama’s recent official visit to China continues to yield as impactful diplomacy. […]
Fuel prices to drop significantly today — COMAC projects
By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei Fuel prices at the pumps are expected to decline significantly across Ghana from Thursday, October 16, 2025, according to the latest pricing outlook released by the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC). The Chamber projects that petrol prices will fall by as much as 4.15 percent, reducing the average pump […]
Bawumia: NPP must mobilize base to win 2028, says low turnout caused 2024 loss
New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, is optimistic about the party’s chances in the 2028 general elections, provided they effectively mobilize their base and achieve a strong voter turnout. Dr. Bawumia, who made the remarks at the launch of his Sene East campaign, “Our Journey Together,” argued that the NPP’s 2024 loss stemmed […]
Journalists urged to bridge rural-urban education gap
By: Joyce Kantam Kolamong The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) in the Northern Region has launched the 2025 Northern Region Journalists Awards, with a call to action for journalists to play a pivotal role in bridging the rural-urban education gap. Northern Regional Minister, Ali Adolf, at the launch emphasized the critical role of the media in […]
Minority calls for Parliamentary inquiry into proposed AT Ghana-Telecel merger
By: Valentia Tetteh The Minority Caucus on the Parliamentary Select Committee on Information and Communications has called for a comprehensive parliamentary inquiry into the proposed merger between AT Ghana, the country’s only wholly Ghanaian-owned telecommunications company, and Telecel Ghana. Addressing the Parliamentary Press Corps in Parliament on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, the Ranking Member of the Committee, Matthew Nyindam (MP, Kpandai), […]
Minority warns Telecel’s $400M debt threatens AT Ghana takeover
By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei The Minority in Parliament has expressed serious reservations over the planned restructuring between AT Ghana and Telecel Ghana, describing the deal as financially risky and potentially harmful to Ghana’s telecom industry. Addressing journalists on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Communications Committee, Matthew Nyindam, disclosed that Telecel’s […]
U.S.-Ghana Deportee Pact Stirs Constitutional, Legal, and Human Rights Crisis
By: Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent The controversial agreement between the government of Ghana and the United States to accept West African third-country deportees is currently facing a triple threat: a Supreme Court challenge, intense domestic political scrutiny, and severe human rights accusations. As of mid-October 2025, the controversy centers on the total number […]
Krobo advocacy groups demonstrate over deplorable road network
By: Michael Kofi Kenetey A Krobo Youth Advocacy Group in the Krobo enclave, Kloma Hengme Association, and their sister association, Dangme Youth for Development, with support from a concerned citizen, Adolf Numo, have embarked on a massive peaceful demonstration to demand immediate action on the deplorable nature of the Somanya-Odumase-Kpong Highway. The demonstration has become […]
Ghana’s Health Minister inspires renewed action in fight against NCDs
By: Henrietta Avollah Afful Ghana’s Minister of Health, Mr Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has charged medical professionals to intensify the fight against Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) through innovation, teamwork, and accountability. Speaking as the Guest of Honour at the 23rd Annual General and Scientific Conference of the Medical Superintendents Group at Kwahu, the Minister commended the tireless […]
African Finance Ministers laud Ghana’s GOLDBOD at high-level AfDB meeting in Washington
Ghana’s approach to natural resource governance took centre stage at a high-level meeting in Washington today, as Finance Ministers from five African countries hailed Ghana’s pioneering GOLDBOD model as a benchmark for resource-led development across the continent. The meeting, held on the sidelines of the 2025 IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings, brought together Finance Ministers from […]
