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March 19, 2025March 19, 2025

Minority Calls For Pre-Laying Process For Legislative Instrument On Mining

Parliament saw a heated debate on Tuesday, March 18, regarding the proposed Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2462, which seeks to revoke the President’s authority to approve mining in forest reserves. Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Murtala, the Minister for Environment, Science, and Technology, was

March 19, 2025March 19, 2025

Anas Issues Stern Warning After $18m Defamation Victory

Renowned investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has issued a strong warning to politicians and the media following his significant legal victory in the Essex County Superior Court in New Jersey. A jury found former Ghanaian Member of Parliament Kennedy Agyapong liable

March 19, 2025March 19, 2025

Minority to Investigate IGP Yohuno’s Age and Tenure – Afenyo-Markin

Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has raised concerns regarding the age and tenure of the newly appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno. Speaking in Parliament on March 18, 2025, Afenyo-Markin pointed to an

March 18, 2025March 18, 2025

Ghana’s Cultural Heritage: Parliamentary Committee Vows To Promote And Preserve

Ghana's Parliamentary Committee on Chieftaincy, Culture, and Religious Affairs has pledged its full support to religious and traditional leaders in promoting and preserving Ghanaian culture for national development. According to Dr. Fred Kyei Asamoah, Chairman of the Committee and MP for

March 14, 2025March 14, 2025

Mahama Removes Dampare, Appoints COP Yohuno As New IGP

President John Dramani Mahama has removed the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, from his position as part of ongoing discussions about security sector reforms under his administration. He has appointed COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno as the new

March 11, 2025March 11, 2025

Election Defeat a Setback, But NPP Will Bounce Back – Miracles

Dennis Miracles Aboagye, former Communications Director for the Bawumia Campaign Team, has reassured supporters that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is committed to rebuilding and emerging stronger after their recent election loss. Despite securing approximately 41% of the vote and losing

March 11, 2025March 11, 2025

Gov’t Lacks Funds To Complete Agenda 111 Projects – Akandoh

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has revealed that the government currently lacks the financial resources to complete the stalled Agenda 111 hospital projects, a flagship initiative from the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration. His remarks have raised fresh

March 7, 2025March 7, 2025

Cabinet Approves 2025 Budget

The cabinet has approved the 2025 budget ahead of its scheduled presentation to Parliament by Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson on March 11, 2025. Minister of State in charge of Government Communication, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, announced this during a press briefing

March 7, 2025March 7, 2025

Mahama Has Appointed Only 30 Presidential Staffers, Not 100 – Kwakye Ofosu

The Minister of State for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has dismissed claims that President John Dramani Mahama has appointed 100 individuals to serve as presidential staffers. According to him, the president has only appointed 30 staffers, a figure he says

March 7, 2025March 7, 2025

Mahama Calls for Peace in Bawku Amid Rising Tensions

Former President John Dramani Mahama has appealed to the people of Bawku and its surrounding areas to embrace peace and rebuild relationships in a bid to end the ongoing conflict that has plagued the region. His call comes in the wake