The Majority caucus in Parliament has formally requested an extraordinary session to address matters of national importance, including a $250 million loan from the World Bank. This request is in accordance with Article 112(3) of the 1992 Constitution and Standing Order 53 of the Parliament of Ghana. In a memo …

Celebrated Ghanaian musician Ex Doe believes the new trend of rappers transitioning to singing is affecting the growth of Ghanaian rap music. According to Ex Doe, Ghana had a reputation for generating outstanding rappers on the African continent, but the current trend had made rap less appealing to aspiring artistes. …

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has pledged to end mining in forest reserves if elected in the upcoming December 7 polls. The former President emphasised the importance of protecting Ghana’s forests and expressed concern over the destruction of these reserves for gold mining. Addressing …

Parliament adjourned sine die on July 30, 2024, after a productive third meeting of the fourth session. During this session, several significant bills were approved, shaping the legislative landscape of the nation. National Roads Authority Bill, 2023: The bill, passed in June 2024, establishes the National Roads Authority as the …

The University of Cape Coast and the Vice Chancellor have been served with an injunction application seeking to restrain the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko-Boampong, from holding himself out as such. A resident of the Millennium City-Kasoa in the Central Region, John Mevemeo is seeking a declaration that the decision …

The Coalition for Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has announced its plan to deploy 4,000 observers nationwide for the upcoming December 7 elections. As a member of the Global Network of Domestic Election Monitors (GNDEM), CODEO adheres to the “Declaration of Global Principles for Non-Partisan Election Observation and Monitoring by Citizen …

Jurgen Klopp has suggested he is more likely to retire than step back into management. Klopp left Liverpool at the end of last season, and is enjoying a sabbatical away from the game. The German had been linked with the vacant England job, but has distanced himself from such speculation, …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has launched the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP), a nationwide initiative to improve road conditions in all 275 constituencies. Led by the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, DRIP will address the Ministry of National Security’s concerns about poor road conditions being a significant national …

Proponents of the anti-LGBTQ bill have announced plans to demonstrate against the Chief Justice on August 21, 2024, over what they deem as the delay in the processes towards the transmission of the bill to the President. The Supreme Court deferred the ruling on the injunction applications by Dr Amanda …

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has reported a significant increase in online blackmail cases in Ghana. Following a March 2024 alert, which noted a 254% year-on-year rise in such incidents for the first two months of the year, an additional 141 reports were filed between March and June. So far …