The Member of Parliament for Binduri in the Upper East region, Issifu Mahmoud, has warned of potential risks to the success of the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s mediation efforts in the volatile Bawku area of the Upper East Region. He cautioned that the mediation process could be jeopardised if the government fails to deploy…
The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Agbodza has announced that President John Dramani Mahama is considering an ambitious infrastructure initiative dubbed the Tamale Outer Ring Road Project, designed to boost economic activity and improve vehicular movement in and around Tamale. Speaking at the Gbewaa Palace during a courtesy call on the Overlord of Dagbon,…
President John Dramani Mahama has announced a significant upgrade of the Ghana Military Academy’s Commissioning Course to Post-Graduate Diploma status. Speaking at the Ghana Military Academy Graduation, Regular Career Course 63, he announced the coming on stream of a National Defence University with a Presidential Charter, which will provide the institution with the mandate to…
The Inspector-General of Police, Dr Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has led a team comprising officers from operations, investigations, and intelligence units to Bawku in the Upper East Region to assess the security situation in the area. According to a statement issued by the Ghana Police Service on April 10, 2025, the visit follows a violent confrontation…
Deputy Director of A Rocha Ghana, Daryl Bosu, has alleged that the government is deliberately failing to tackle the illegal mining menace, commonly known as galamsey, suggesting possible complicity in the matter. Speaking on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News on Thursday, April 10, Bosu criticised the government’s response to the crisis, describing it as ineffective and inadequate in…
A former Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini has clarified that the immunity enjoyed by Members of Parliament does not cover political press conferences. According to the Private legal practitioner and former chairman of the Constitutional Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, and Ranking Member of the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs explained that…
The Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga, has reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring lasting peace in the Bawku area, following renewed violent clashes in the constituency. In a press statement issued on Friday, 11 April, the Majority Leader expressed his condolences to the bereaved families and sympathies to those injured in the conflict, which also saw…
Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has said that the bill that addresses the issue of misinformation and disinformation will soon be sent to Parliament for debate and approval. He clarified that this bill does not cover criticisms of the government. Speaking exclusively on TV3 with Roland Walker on Friday, April…
