Forty personnel from the Ghana Army’s 15 Armoured Brigade and Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Corps have completed a four-week intensive training on the Puma M36 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles, aimed at strengthening operational and maintenance capabilities within the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). The programme, held at the 153 …
Read More »NPP-Led Coalition Petitions Judiciary Over Suspension of Chief Justice
A coalition of political parties led by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has petitioned the Judiciary to intervene in the recent suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo by President John Dramani Mahama. During the submission of the petition, Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin called on Judicial Service staff to support efforts …
Read More »Mahama Appoints Dr. Paa Kwesi Baidoo as New KATH CEO
President John Dramani Mahama has nominated Dr. Paa Kwesi Baidoo as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, following the dismissal of Prof. Otchere Addai-Mensah. The announcement, made in an official letter dated April 30, 2025, and signed by Secretary to the President …
Read More »Asante Youth Demand Reinstatement of Sacked KATH CEO, Warn Against Politicising Health Sector
The Asante Youth Association has urged President John Dramani Mahama to reverse the dismissal of Dr. Otchere Addai-Mensah as Chief Executive Officer of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), warning that the move could derail the ongoing ‘Heal Komfo Anokye’ project led by Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. Speaking at a …
Read More »Five Killed in Nsawam Sand Winning Clash, Police Begin Investigation
The Eastern South Regional Police Command has launched a thorough investigation into a violent clash over illegal sand winning that left five men dead in Asiyaw, near Akwane-Dobro in the Nsawam area, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. According to a police statement, a crime scene team dispatched to the area …
Read More »Bawumia Visits Injured KNUST Student, Donates GH¢50,000 for Medical Care
The 2024 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has visited a Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) student who was stabbed in Kumasi on Monday, April 28, offering a donation of GH¢50,000 to support his medical treatment. The student, identified as Herbert, is …
Read More »Ken Agyapong Assumes Full Responsibility for Medical and Educational Costs of Stabbed KNUST Student
Businessman and former Assin Central MP, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has extended a significant act of generosity by pledging to cover all medical and academic expenses of the KNUST student who was stabbed during a political event in Kumasi on April 29, 2025. The incident occurred during the New Patriotic Party’s …
Read More »“How Can You Sell Alcohol and Still Be in Debt?” – Mahama Questions GIHOC
President John Dramani Mahama has expressed shock over the continued financial losses recorded by GIHOC Distilleries Company Limited, questioning how a company that produces alcoholic beverages—a product with consistently high demand in Ghana—could be operating at a deficit. Speaking at the May Day celebration at Independence Square in Accra on …
Read More »TUC Demands Full Revocation of L.I. 2462 on Forest Reserve Mining
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is intensifying pressure on the government to revoke Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2462, which permits mining activities in forest reserves. Speaking on Channel One Newsroom on Thursday, May 1, TUC Chairman Bernard Owusu emphasized that amending the law is not enough, insisting on a complete repeal. …
Read More »Ghanaian Workers Can’t Join National ‘Reset’ Without Better Pay – TUC to Mahama
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has voiced strong concerns over the worsening economic conditions of Ghanaian workers, stating that a national reset, as envisioned by former President John Mahama, cannot be achieved without significant improvements in wages and working conditions. Speaking at the 2025 May Day celebration at Black Star …
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