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Godwin Asediba of Media General was named the 2024 Best Journalist at the 29th Media Awards. Among the 35 journalists who were honored that day, he stood out. Dreams in Shambles, his documentary, took first place. Godwin is the current laureate of the BBC Komla Dumor Award. Godwin Asediba is …

Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, president of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), has urged President John Dramani Mahama to make a bold national policy declaration reiterating Ghana’s resolve to permanently eradicate unlawful mining popularly known as galamsey. His appeal comes after a combined Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) inspection team and journalists were …

President John Dramani Mahama says, his administration will see to it that those who assault journalists are held guilty. He declared that violence and intimidation of journalists will not be tolerated in his administration. President Mahama emphasized the vital role that journalists play in Ghana’s democracy, pointing out that a …

After the government of Ghana promised to settle long-standing arrears owed to waste management companies, the Environmental Service Providers Association (ESPA) decided to postpone its scheduled statewide strike. The decision was made following positive interactions with Mr. Ibrahim Ahmed, the Minister for Local Government and Religious Affairs, who has started …

Investors have been reassured by President Dramani Mahama that Ghana is ready to lead an industrial revolution that will not only change its economy but also act as a catalyst for the continent’s next stage of growth. At a sod-cutting event for the construction of a solar park at Agortor …

The Church of Pentecost has received praise from President John Dramani Mahama for supporting the Ghana Prisons Service with three state-of-the-art facilities in Ejura, Nsawam, and Damongo. Speaking on Wednesday, the President officially opened a 300-person prison facility constructed by the Church in Damango, the regional seat of Savana. According …

The Big Push project, which aims to restructure Ghana’s economy through substantial road and infrastructure development, is based on fairness and equity to ensure that the country’s northern and southern regions thrive together, according to President John Dramani Mahama. Speaking at a groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction of the Wenchi-Sawla-Wa …

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has directed public hospitals across the country to adopt sustainable measures for managing and maintaining medical equipment. The directive followed the Committee’s review of the 2024 Auditor-General’s Report, which cited several health facilities for allowing essential medical equipment to remain broken down for years. According …

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has disclosed significant progress in its efforts to recover suspected illicit assets, announcing the seizure and freezing of properties valued at more than GH¢100 million and over US$100,000 in the ongoing investigations on the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) scandal. According to the OSP, …

The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, received a courtesy call from H.E. Gariballa Khidir Ali, the Sudanese ambassador to Ghana, asking for Ghana’s assistance in light of the ongoing crisis in Sudan. The ambassador conveyed gratitude for Ghana’s longstanding prominence as a symbol of democracy and …

As part of ongoing investigations into the contentious SML Ghana contract, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has ordered Anthony Sarpong, the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), and two senior officials to testify before its investigators. According to reports, the decision comes after the GRA’s Acting Head …

The Minister for Education, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, appeared before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday, November 3, 2025. Addressing the Committee, Hon. Iddrisu expressed concern that taxpayers have not been treated fairly, citing Article 187(6) of the 1992 Constitution, which mandates Parliament to debate the Auditor-General’s findings and recommend …

The Bono Regional Police Command has announced the commencement of investigations into the kidnapping of Millicent Fosua, aged 30, at Kyeremasu in the Dormaa East municipality Bono Region. According to police statement issued today by Chief Inspector Thomas Akeelah the regional PRO, the complainant, Samuel Amartey Laryea, a businessman, reported …

The Minister for the Interior, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, has disclosed that investigations into the 2020 election-related violence in the Odododiodio constituency have been concluded, resulting in the prosecution of three suspects by the Attorney-General’s Department. Addressing journalists at a press briefing on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, Mr. Muntaka said while …

The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has held an Editors’ Forum with senior journalists and editors across the country on the theme “Parliament and the Media: Strengthening Trust through Transparency, Accountability, and Accessibility.” The engagement brought together seasoned media professionals to deepen cooperation and enhance the …

Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, the Minister of the Interior, has revealed that investigations into the violence surrounding the elections in 2020 and 2024 have shown that seven of the fifteen fatalities reported statewide were caused by police and military personnel. On Tuesday, November 4, the Minister gave an update on the …

The nation’s economy is picking up steam, according to President John Mahama, and growth is picking up as investor confidence rises. According to him, the country’s GDP growth increased from 5.1% in the first half of 2025 to 7.3% in the second quarter, indicating a resurgence of economic resiliency. “GDP …

Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, the Interior Minister, has urged the government to pay compensation to the relatives of those killed in election-related violence during the general elections in 2020 and 2024. His comments come after Christian Tetteh Yohuno, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), submitted two distinct reports to President John Dramani Mahama …

On Tuesday, November 4, 2024, Interior Minister Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka spoke to the media and presented the findings of a report on violence associated with the general elections in 2020 and 2024. The report was issued by a special investigative task force that was set up to find and look …

In a video sighted by Ghanatodayonline.com on Saturday, November 1, Mustapha Gbande, the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) Deputy General Secretary (Operations), addressed some party members and claimed that the party currently receives GHS20,000 per month from the president to support party activities. He said that the money comes directly from …