In a major political development, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, has officially declared four parliamentary seats vacant. The affected constituencies are Amenfi Central, Fomena, Agona West, and Suhum. The decision follows a formal petition submitted to the Speaker by Haruna Iddrisu, a prominent Member of Parliament from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and…
Former Chelsea coach, Thomas Tuchel has been appointed England manager from 1 January 2025. The 51-year-old German, who has signed an 18-month contract, becomes the third non-British permanent manager of the men’s team after Sven-Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello. Gareth Southgate resigned in July after England’s defeat by Spain in the Euro 2024 final. Lee…
By Ashiadey Dotse Black Stars midfielder Mohammed Kudus has apologised to Ghanaians after the team’s poor performances against Sudan during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Otto Addo’s team played to a 0-0 draw at the Accra Sports Stadium and then lost 2-0 in Libya in the return match. These results continue the team’s disappointing run…
By: Nana Kwame Bediako Asamoah Gyan’s much anticipated All Regional Games (ARG), initially scheduled for 2024, have been postponed to 2025. This decision, announced on October 17, 2024, by the ARG management, aims to elevate the event’s scale and impact. The games, which serve as a platform to discover and nurture sports talent from all sixteen…
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has announced that it will not call off its industrial action According to the union, doing so at this stage would be ‘premature and counterproductive.’UTAG in a press statement issued on Tuesday, October 15 explained that the strike remains its primary tool to maintain pressure on the government…
The flag bearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has criticised government over the renaming of the University of Development Studies after a UP tradition leader SD Dombo.John Mahama says if the university was to be renamed after anyone at all, it should be the founder, who is the late former…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has issued a stern warning to Ghanaian applicants regarding the submission of forged or falsified documents for visa processing. The Ministry reports that several individuals, either knowingly or unknowingly, have been presenting such documents for authentication. In a statement released on Monday, the Ministry emphasized that the…
Former Assistant Director of Legal Services, Ghana Armed Forces, Dr. Jamal Tonzua, has said that while the illegal small-scale mining (Galamsey) crisis is purely a governance crisis, including a lack of political commitment and institutional weaknesses, political leaders have cajoled the military and set it up to fail on a matter that requires sound evidence-based…
The Majority Leader and Leader of Government Business in Parliament has urged his colleagues to acknowledge the bold decision taken by the President to combat the menace of galamsey (illegal mining) in Ghana. According to Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, the Member of Parliament for the Effutu Constituency, the President has reinforced the operational and tactical capacity…
By Edzorna Francis Mensah The Minority in Parliament has raised concerns about the pending disbursement of millions of Ghana cedis to 800,000 people as part of a drought relief program, with each individual expected to receive about GHS 3,000. According to the Minority Leader, Cassiel Ato Forson, Ph.D., “I am reliably informed that the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia…
