Ghana Politics

Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Malik Basintale, has declared he will not renew the agency’s contract with Zoomlion Ghana Limited if sanitation workers continue to receive a monthly salary of GH¢250. In a Facebook post on April 25, 2025, he criticized the current terms of the …

Member of Parliament for Assin South, Rev. Dr. John Ntim Fordjour, has strongly criticised President John Dramani Mahama’s first 100 days in office, describing it as not only underwhelming but also marked by political persecution and fear tactics. Speaking to the media at a homecoming event in Assin Odumase last …

The World Bank has pledged its support to help Ghana tackle youth unemployment by backing a new Growth and Jobs Strategy aimed at generating over 500,000 jobs each year for young Ghanaians entering the workforce. This announcement came after a high-level meeting between the World Bank’s Managing Director of Operations, …

Ghana is set to begin issuing chip-embedded passports on Monday, April 28, 2025, as part of efforts to enhance document security and improve travel efficiency. This announcement was made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, during a press briefing in Accra on April 23. …

Sammy Gyamfi, Acting CEO of the Ghana Gold Board and National Communications Officer of the NDC, has disclosed that a major illegal mining (galamsey) kingpin and his associates will be arrested in the coming days. Speaking on Channel One TV’s The Point of View, Gyamfi said the government’s ongoing crackdown …

Tensions flared in the Binduri District of the Upper East Region on Thursday, April 24, 2025, after the President’s nominee for District Chief Executive (DCE) was rejected by the local assembly. Samuel Azure, the newly elected Presiding Member and Assemblyman for the Kaadi Electoral Area, was reportedly assaulted shortly after …

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has appealed to striking doctors at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) to return to work, insisting he had no intention of disrespecting medical staff during his controversial April 22 visit to the facility. The visit, prompted by the death of a patient allegedly due to …

Patients seeking medical care at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) on Thursday, April 24, 2025, were left frustrated and confused as consulting rooms remained empty following a strike action by doctors. The Doctors’ Association of Tamale Teaching Hospital (DATTH) announced an indefinite suspension of all emergency and outpatient services, including …

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2024 presidential candidate, has stated that the party’s defeat in the general elections was largely due to low voter turnout from its own supporters. Speaking at the party’s National Thank You Tour on April 23, 2025, Dr. Bawumia expressed appreciation for the …

Doctors at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) have allegedly halted all emergency and outpatient services indefinitely following what they describe as unjustified attacks by Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh and Tamale North MP Alhassan Suhuyini. This drastic action was taken during an emergency meeting of the Doctors’ Association of Tamale …