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Ranking Member on the Committee on Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs, Dr. Isaac Opoku,

New cocoa price disappointing, farmers feel betrayed – Dr. Isaac Opoku

Ranking Member of Parliament’s Food and Cocoa Affairs Committee, Dr. Isaac Yaw Opoku, has expressed disappointment over the newly announced cocoa producer price for...

Opare-Addo praises Mahama’s leadership as credible and impactful

Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare-Addo, has lauded President John Dramani Mahama for what he described as credible and impactful leadership that...

Adwumawura Programme not a cash giveaway – Youth Minister clarifies

Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare-Addo, has debunked claims that the government’s new Adwumawura Programme is a cash giveaway scheme. Speaking on Asempa...

First batch of National Apprenticeship Programme beneficiaries to be matriculated next week – Opare-Addo

Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare-Addo, has announced that the first cohort of Ghana’s National Apprenticeship Programme will be matriculated on August...

Sudan’s spiralling conflict triggers world’s worst displacement crisis

Sudan is facing what the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has described as "the world’s worst displacement crisis", as a brutal civil...

Kennedy Agyapong picks forms to contest 2026 NPP flagbearer race

Former Assin Central MP, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has officially picked nomination forms to contest in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2026 presidential primaries. The announcement...
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Gomoa Akoti murder case: Three remanded, one granted GHC 50,000 bail

The Awutu Bereku District Court, presided over by Her Ladyship Ms. Armah Adomako Kwarkye, has remanded three suspects into police custody in connection with...

Reframe healthcare as investment, not burden – Mahama urges govt

President John Dramani Mahama is urging Ghana’s Ministry of Health and financial policymakers to reframe their approach to healthcare by treating it as a...

Speaker lauds MPs for consensus-building as Parliament adjourns sine die

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has lauded Members of Parliament (MPs) for the spirit of consensus-building and bipartisanship that characterised the...

South African farm worker says he was forced to feed women to pigs

A white South African farm worker accused of killing two black women says he was forced to feed their bodies to pigs, according to...

Gov’t to announce new producer price for cocoa today

Government is expected to announce a new producer price for cocoa for the 2025/2026 crop season today, August 4, 2025. Joy Business understands that the...

I went to games knowing we would struggle – Amorim

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim says he travelled to games last season fearful of what was going to happen to his team. Speaking to reporters...

Corn, Chickens & Nolle Prosequis: Ghana’s New Menu of Justice

In this Republic of Uncommon Sense, Lady Justice has opened a pop‑up restaurant, and the menu is simple: return 60% of the goat and...

Ablekuma North violence: I’m certain NDC hierarchy backed the excesses – Afenyo-Markin

Minority Leader in Parliament and Member of Parliament for Efutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has alleged that the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was...

Akufo-Addo overwhelmed with emotion during visit to Lumba’s family

Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has visited the residence of the late legendary highlife musician Daddy Lumba to commiserate with the bereaved family. Arriving...
Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem

NDC government tops DACF transfers – Deputy Finance Minister

The Deputy Minister for Finance, Hon. Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has revealed that the current NDC government has significantly increased statutory transfers to the District...
Mahama Ayariga

I won’t be surprised if Ukraine sues NPP – Majority Leader mocks 

Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of using the Russia-Ukraine war as a scapegoat for Ghana’s economic difficulties. According to...

Black Queens have quality in every department – Princella Adubea

Black Queens forward Princella Adubea has heaped praise on her teammates following Ghana’s impressive performance at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). After...

Parliament expunges Ernest Yaw Kumi’s name from vote and proceedings

Parliament has officially expunged the name of Ernest Yaw Kumi, the late Member of Parliament for Akwatia, from its records following confirmation of his...

Mid-Year Budget delivers numbers, not jobs – Prof. Ackah warns of hollow gains

A Professor of Finance and Economics at the University of Ghana, Charles Godfred Ackah, has delivered a sobering assessment of the 2025 Mid-Year Budget,...

Assafuah questions Mahama’s donation to Black Queens

Ranking Member of Parliament’s Sports Committee, Ekow Vincent Assafuah, has cast doubt on the amount former President John Mahama donated to the Black Queens...
Afenyo-Markin

Afenyo-Markin challenges Finance Minister’s claims on cedi appreciation

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has pushed back against claims by Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson that the recent appreciation of the Ghanaian cedi...

IMF exposed you; cedi stability built on NPP foundations – Afenyo-Markin tells NDC

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has downplayed suggestions that the recent appreciation of the Ghana Cedi is solely the result of the Mahama-led administration’s policies,...

CDD-Ghana trains police officers in Volta Region on human rights and dignity

In a concerted effort to promote professionalism, accountability, and the protection of human dignity in law enforcement, the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana)...

Agbodza, Asenso-Boakye clash in Parliament over ‘Big Push’ roads initiative

A heated exchange erupted in Parliament on Wednesday between Roads and Highways Minister Kwame Governs Agbodza and his predecessor, Francis Asenso-Boakye, during the debate...

Parliament passes the Social Protection Bill 2025 

Parliament has approved the Social Protection Bill, 2025, which establishes a Social Protection Fund aimed at enhancing essential social services for vulnerable groups across...
Acting Executive Director of the Complementary Education Agency (CEA) and former Member of Parliament for Buem, Daniel Kwesi Ashiamah,

Former Buem MP urges Akwatia voters to elect NDC in by-election for development

Acting Executive Director of the Complementary Education Agency (CEA) and former Member of Parliament for Buem, Daniel Kwesi Ashiamah, has appealed to residents of...

Former Sports Minister credits Akufo-Addo for Black Queens’ WAFCON success

Former Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has attributed the Black Queens' third-place finish at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON)...

Sports Minister reaffirms government’s support for Black Queens

Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has reiterated the government's commitment to advancing women’s football in Ghana, with a strong emphasis on supporting...

Harvard to comply with Trump administration demand to turn over employment forms

Harvard University said on Tuesday it will comply with the demands of President Donald Trump's administration to turn over employment forms for thousands of university...

Akwatia by-election: Afenyo-Markin, other NPP members will be arrested if… – Mustapha Gbande 

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has issued a strong warning ahead of the Akwatia by-election, cautioning members of...

Amin Adam accuses BoG of printing money to pre-finance GoldBod

Former Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam has alleged that the Bank of Ghana (BoG) is pre-financing the operations of the Ghana Gold Board...

UniBank case: I’ll be disappointed in Attorney General if… – Tuah Yeboah [Audio]

Former Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah Yeboah has expressed disappointment over the decision to discontinue the prosecution of individuals linked to the collapse of...

UniBank case: A-G did not err – Lawyer Ansa-Asare [Listen]

Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Lawyer Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has defended the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, over...

True value of a currency lies in its purchasing power, not exchange rate –...

The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr. Gideon Boako, has challenged Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson’s claims of economic recovery, arguing...

AG only recovered only 10.6% of Unibank’s liability not 60% – Bright Simons

Honorary Vice-President of IMANI Africa, Bright Simons, has challenged the Attorney General’s assertion that the state has recovered 60% of Unibank’s liabilities, insisting the...

Ashanti REGSEC links Kumasi shootings to Bawku conflict

The Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has established potential connections between the recent spate of shootings in Kumasi and the long-running conflict in Bawku. Last...

Ernest Yaw Kumi’s family officially informs Speaker Bagbin about his death

The family of the late Akwatia Member of Parliament, Ernest Yaw Kumi, paid a courtesy visit to Speaker Alban Bagbin on Friday to officially...
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Akwatia by-election: NDC announces timelines for primaries

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced that nominations for its upcoming parliamentary primaries in the Akwatia Constituency, Eastern Region, will officially open on...

Afenyo-Markin apologises to Deputy Minister-Designate for Health

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has issued a public apology to Deputy Minister-Designate for Health, Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah, following criticisms sparked by his earlier comments...