The National Identification Authority (NIA) has stated that the backlog of unissued Ghana Cards that piled up between March 2023 and January 2025 has been fully cleared, paving the way for instant issuance of the cards across the country. The Head of the Corporate Affairs Directorate of the NIA, Williams Ampomah E. Darlas, who disclosed…
A possible Sarkodie–Shatta Wale collaboration is on the horizon after Ghana’s most decorated rapper, Michael Owusu Addo, known as Sarkodie, unexpectedly opened up about his admiration for the reggae-dancehall star during a live X (formerly Twitter) session. The rapper surprised fans when he disclosed that long before Shatta Wale’s breakthrough as Bandana, he was already one…
President John Dramani Mahama has reiterated his commitment to environmental protection and sustainable development, announcing a series of targeted initiatives at the launch of the reintroduced National Sanitation Day campaign. Addressing the gathering at the launch on Saturday, September 6, Mr Mahama outlined key environmental programmes that will form part of his government’s green agenda,…
Prof. Alidu Mahama Seidu, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana’s Political Science Department, has emerged winner of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries in Tamale Central. He polled 840 votes in the election, which was organised to find a replacement for the late MP, Alhaji Murtala Muhammed, who died in a helicopter crash with seven…
The Deputy Attorney General, Justice Srem-Sai, has confirmed that Kofi Akpaloo, leader and presidential candidate of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), is under investigation for alleged financial crimes, including fraud, causing financial loss to the state, dissipation of public funds, and money laundering. Mr. Akpaloo was arrested by the Economic and Organised Crime Office…
The Bosomtwe District Chief Executive, Ing Abdullah Hamidu, has expressed serious concern over the alarming rate of drug abuse among the youth in the area. He has called on stakeholders to urgently intervene to curb the growing menace. Speaking on Ghanakoma Morning Show on Akoma 87.9FM in Kumasi with Sir John, on September 5,2025, the…
Communications Minister Samuel Nartey George says MultiChoice Ghana has agreed to reduce its subscription prices but is seeking a 30-day window to determine the percentage cut. He, however, insisted that two weeks is enough to complete the process. Briefing the press on Friday, September 5, the Minister confirmed that MultiChoice had formally reached out to…
Ghana’s newly appointed Ambassadors and High Commissioners have pledged to prioritise economic diplomacy in their assignments, vowing to strengthen trade, investment, and innovation ties with partner countries. Speaking on behalf of his colleagues after their commissioning at the Jubilee House on Thursday, September 4, 2025, Ambassador Victor Emmanuel Smith, Ghana’s envoy to Washington D.C., assured…
Minister of Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has dismissed media reports suggesting that the ongoing restructuring between AT Ghana and Telecel Ghana amounts to a merger. Addressing a press conference in Accra on Friday, September 5, 2025, he explained that the development falls under a force majeure situation and should not be…
Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu, has underscored the need for a total overhaul of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) leadership. Speaking in an interview with our reporter on phone,he said the party cannot continue to tolerate the kind of leadership currently being portrayed. “There must…
