Ghana Politics

President John Dramani Mahama has named Abigail Akwambea Elorm Mensah as the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC). Her appointment, outlined in a letter dated February 12, 2025, and signed by the Secretary to the President, Callistus Mahama, is pending consultation with the yet-to-be-formed …

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has strongly refuted claims circulating on social media that the government has announced an increase in cocoa prices. A widely shared flyer alleged that Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, had declared cocoa farmers would receive 70 percent of the world market price. COCOBOD …

The Minister of Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has relieved Kwadwo Gyamfi Osafo-Maafo of his duties as the Director of Cyber Security at the National Communications Authority (NCA). A letter signed by the Chief Director of the Ministry, Alexander Yaw Arphul, on February 14, confirmed the termination, …

The Acting Managing Director of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC), Sammy Gyamfi, has denied allegations that he spent GHS173,940 on office furniture and a refrigerator. In a Facebook post on February 15, Gyamfi dismissed the claims as “completely false,” stating that no changes had been made to his office …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has strongly criticized the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) for declaring former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta a wanted person, calling the move “unreasonable.” Speaking on the matter, Henry Nana Boakye, the NPP’s National Organiser, argued that Ofori-Atta’s continuous engagement with the OSP and a …

The government has averted a nationwide strike by the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) by reassigning Samuel Adom Botchway from his role as Registrar of the Births and Deaths Registry. The announcement was made by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, following …

A five-month-old baby girl was tragically killed in Bawku after attackers forcibly took her from her mother and smashed her to the ground. The baby’s mother, who had gone out to trade, was reportedly tracked down, brutally beaten, and had her child forcefully taken before the horrific act was committed. …

Officials from the Kyebi Division of the Forestry Commission allegedly set fire to four excavators suspected to be used for illegal mining within the Atewa Forest buffer at Obuoho Fante near Anum Apapamu in the Ayensuano District of the Eastern Region on Thursday, February 13, 2025. According to sources, the …

The Director-General of the National Service Authority (NSA), Felix Gyamfi, has announced that prospective graduates without a valid Ghana Card will be ineligible for national service registration. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, February 13, 2025, Mr. Gyamfi emphasized that this measure is part of efforts to eliminate ghost …

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG), has declared a nationwide strike in protest against the appointment of Samuel Adom Botchway as the Registrar of the Births and Deaths Registry. The National Executive Council (NEC) of CLOGSAG, after a meeting on February 11, 2025, expressed concerns over the …