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Ghana has done a decent job in advancing democracy – International Relations expert
An expert in International Relations, and lecturer at the Accra Business School, Dr Ishmael Kwabla Hlovor, says that Ghana has made significant strides in...
2024 polls: Next NPP govt will ensure sustainable mining – NAPO
Running mate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, has pledged that a government led by Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will put...
‘Is that how you demonstrate?’ – Nana Akomea rebukes Democracy Hub protesters
Vice Chairman of the Bawumia 2024 Campaign team, Nana Akomea, has criticized the organizers and participants of the Democracy Hub protests, which began on...
FALSE! Mining lease of Akonta Mining Ltd was issued under NPP, not NDC
Claim: Dennis Miracle Aboagye, the Spokesperson of Ghana’s governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) 2024 Campaign, says Akonta Mining Ltd, a company owned by the party’s Ashanti regional...
Some top mining companies lease concessions to illegal miners – Small Scale Miners coordinator...
The Eastern Region Coordinator for Small Scale Miners, Mr Daniel Nyame, has made alarming revelations about the involvement of large-scale mining companies in illegal...
Lawyer sends SoS message to Democracy Hub protestors
Private legal practitioner, Bobby Banson, has urged the defence team of arrested Democracy Hub protestors not to appear helpless in its quest to secure...
Ghanaians in US protest as Akufo-Addo speaks at UN General Assembly
As President Nana Akufo-Addo addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York, a group of Ghanaians in the U.S. staged protests nearby.
They say...
Why Democracy Hub protestors may have broken the law – Bobby Banson [Listen]
Private legal practitioner, Bobby Banson has said the Ghana Police Service may be right in the defacement of public property charges against the Democracy...
Stop arresting Ghanaians; you’ve failed miserably in every arena – Joyce Bawah to gov’t
A leading member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and former Deputy Transport Minister, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, has called out the government for...
More arrested Democracy Hub protestors appear in court
A fresh group of arrested Democracy Hub protestors were taken to court in Accra today.
The busload of youth arrived under heavy security ahead of...
I can sleep now; I’m satisfied with progress of my campaign – Bawumia
The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed satisfaction and relief with the progress of his campaign as he addressed...
NDC condemns manhandling, remand of Democracy Hub protesters
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has condemned the remand of 39 individuals who participated in the Democracy Hub's #ReOccupyJulorbiHouse and #StopGalamsey now demonstration over...
Popular YouTuber Wode Maya incurs the wrath of NPP supporters over ‘insulting’ remark
Popular Ghanaian YouTuber, Wode Maya, has found himself at the centre of controversy following a comment he made on Facebook criticising the incumbent government...
Gold smuggling costs Ghana $2 billion each year, UK government warns
The UK government has voiced significant concern regarding the escalating issue of gold smuggling in Ghana, emphasizing its detrimental effect on the country’s revenue...
‘Nobody is more lawless than Police Service’- Lawyer for arrested protesters
The counsel for 46 Stop Galamsey protesters who were arrested during their recent protest, has criticised the actions of the Ghana Police Service, accusing them...
Democracy Hub condemns detention of protesters
The organisers of the three-day #ReoccupyJulorbiHouse and #StopGalamseyNow demonstration which led to the arrest of 40, Democracy Hub has condemned the detention of protesters.
The...
Arresting protestors an abuse of power – Alliance for Restoration of Civil Rights
The Alliance for Restoration of Civil Rights has condemned the recent arrest of the protestors and Oliver Barker-Vormawor, the leader of the #ReOccupyJulorbiHouse and...
Democracy Hub demo: 39 remanded as court adjourns case
Ten out of the protesters arrested during the #ReOccupyJulorbiHouse demonstration have been remanded after appearing in court today.
The group, numbering about 20, was transported...
Heavy security as arrested protesters appear in court [Photos+Video]
The Accra Circuit Court is currently under tight security as protesters who were arrested during the #ReOccupyJulorbiHouse demonstration over the weekend are arraigned.
The individuals...
Democracy Hub worried over treatment of detained protesters
The organisers of the three-day #ReoccupyJulorbiHouse and #StopGalamseyNow demonstration, Democracy Hub, have raised concerns about participants who were arrested during the march.
Currently, over 40...
Climate change: Africa cannot bear the burden of a crisis it did not create...
President Akufo-Addo has urged global leaders to take immediate action against the severe impacts of climate change, particularly in Africa.
Speaking at the UN General...
Caretaker team appointed to oversee operations of Bogoso and Prestea mines
The Minerals Commission has appointed a six-member caretaker team to support the regional manager in supervising the operations at the FGR Bogoso and Prestea...
#ReOccupyJulorbiHouse: Police treated us unfairly – Economic Fighters League
Leader of the Economic Fighters League, Ernesto Yeboah, has accused the Ghana Police Service of unfair treatment during the #ReOccupyJulorbiHouse protest.
The three-day demonstration, organized...
Mike2 Foundation donates educational materials to Bukuruwa D/A JHS
The Mike2 Foundation has made a generous donation of over 4,000 exercise books and mathematics sets.
The items were given to Bukuruwa D/A Junior High...
Why West Africa is now the world’s terrorism hotspot
Having slipped undetected into Mali's capital weeks ago, the jihadis struck just before dawn prayers.
They killed dozens of students at an elite police training academy,...
I’ll fix it – Nana Kwame Bediako assures as he visits polluted Densu river
Leader of the New Force political movement, Nana Kwame Bediako, has committed to reviving the polluted Densu River in Oparekrom, a community heavily impacted...
We’ll continue to demonstrate until we see change – Protester
Democracy Hub says it will not relent in its efforts in the fight against illegal mining.
According to a protestor, Naa Densua, the galamsey has...
We can’t locate some arrested Democracy Hub protesters – Lawyer
One of the lawyers representing the arrested protesters from the Democracy Hub has raised concerns over the difficulty in locating some of the individuals...
Police on manhunt for Democracy Hub leader Oliver Barker-Vormawor, others
The Ghana Police Service has launched a manhunt for Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a leader of the Democracy Hub protest, after he was captured on video...
Democracy Hub’s demo turns into football match [Video]
The first day of the much-anticipated demonstration by Democracy Hub took a different turn as participants resorted to playing football.
The protesters gathered at the...
Photos from Democracy Hub’s demonstration
Scores of aggrieved Ghanaian youth have taken to the streets of Accra to protest against the government.
Members of the Democracy Hub kicked off the...
#ReOccupyJulorbiHouse demo: Police block roads to Jubilee House
The police have blocked major roads leading to the Jubilee House to prevent participants of the Democracy Hub's “Stop Galamsey Now” protest from trespassing.
The...
Scores of Ghanaians join #ReOccupyJulorbiHouse demo [Video]
Several Ghanaian youth have taken to the streets of Accra to participate in the protest against government led by Democracy Hub.
Dubbed #ReOccupyJulorbiHouse, it is...
We’ll demonstrate at Revolutionary Square – Democracy Hub insists
The Democracy Hub, organisers of the #OccupyJulorbiHouse demonstration, has insisted that they will proceed with their planned three-day protest at the Revolutionary Square, despite...
Reinvest mining royalties in local communities – CSOs to government
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) are piling pressure on the government to reinvest tax revenue from small-scale mining into communities affected by mining operations.
The Reinvest Royalties campaign...
La Traditional Council suspended indefinitely
The Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs, in collaboration with the Ministry of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, has suspended the operations of the La...
Fix the country member discharged -Barker-Vormawor
A member of the FixTheCountry movement, who was arrested by the police at the Kotoka International Airport, has been discharged.
Ralph St. Williams, also known...
EC has a lot to do before the election – Methodist Bishop
The Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Ghana, Most Rev. Dr Paul Kwabena Boafo, says the Electoral Commission has significant responsibilities ahead of...
I’ll demonstrate against gov’t if it bans small-scale mining – Miracles Aboagye
The spokesperson for the campaign of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party's flagbearer for the 2024 election, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has threatened to...
NDC demo: Man who tore posters at National Cathedral site arrested
A member of the Fix the Country movement, who tore posters at the National Cathedral site during the National Democratic Congress (NDC) 'Enough is...