POLITICS

The Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) in the Bono Region has expressed determination to recover debts from defaulters and sustain its credit policy. Hon. Salamatu Adams, Bono Regional Credit Manager at MASLOC, acknowledged the organization’s struggles with loan defaults, which have threatened its sustainability. However, she said that with …

In response to what it calls “selective justice” and increasing persecution of its members, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has petitioned both President John Mahama and Christian Tetteh Yohuno, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP). Hundreds of supporters flocked to Accra’s streets on Tuesday, September 23, for the party’s “Y3n Suro …

First Lady Mrs. Lordina Dramani Mahama has called for a peaceful world with chances for children’s development and well-being, and she has called for coordinated international effort to protect children’s future. On the eve of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, she made a passionate plea during …

The government’s strategy for fighting illegal mining (galamsey) has come under fire from Dr. Cadman Atta Mills, a prominent economist and the brother of the late President John Evans Atta Mills. He said that the government is not doing enough to address the threat when speaking on Joy FM’s Super …

Prof. Alidu Mahama Seidu of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been officially declared by the Electoral Commission (EC) as the representative for the Tamale Central seat in parliament. This announcement comes after Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Muhammad, the former MP, died tragically in an Ashanti Region helicopter crash while serving …

Acting Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has been nominated by President John Mahama to be the Ghana’s next Chief Justice. Regarding his selection of Justice Baffoe-Bonnie to head the judiciary, the President has written to the Council of State to solicit its opinion. He has “served with diligence and integrity” as …

The Financial Secretary of the Amansie South Small-Scale Miners Association, Mr. Isaac Anning, says the fight against illegal mining, also known as galamsey, cannot be won immediately or through military force. He explained that dealing with the problem will take time and careful planning. Mr. Anning noted that small-scale miners …

A violent attack by some town residents prompted the Ghana Police Service to temporarily close the Kukurantumi Police Station in the Eastern Region and remove all of its employees. The Eastern Regional Police Command said in a statement on Sunday, September 21, 2025, that the decision was taken at the …

On Sunday, September 21, Ghanaians observed Founder’s Day, honoring the birth of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the country’s first president, former prime minister, and leading advocate for African unity and Black racial liberation. According to the ministry’s statement, which was signed by Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, President John Mahama had …

Youth of Ghana are ready to take matters into their own hands if authorities do not declare a state of emergency on illicit mining, also known as galamsey, according to a harsh warning from the Fix The Country Movement. George Aggrey, a Movement convener, in an interview with media following …