Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, a businessman and unsuccessful candidate for the NPP presidency, says that the party’s presidential primary, which Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia won, has changed how he thinks about politics. He says he will no longer let people take him for granted or disrespect him. After the contest, he said he would not run as…
Joseph Bukari Nikpe, the Minister of Transport, has denied that the proposed name change for Kotoka International Airport is politically motivated. He says that it is a neutral effort to bring back the airport’s original name, Accra International Airport, which it had during Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s time. He said that the change is part of…
Pedro Sanchez, the Prime Minister of Spain, said that children under 16 will not be able to use social media. He said that platforms will have to put in place systems to check users’ ages. At the World Government Summit in Dubai on February 3, Sanchez talked about keeping kids safe from the “digital Wild…
Christian Tetteh Yohuno, the Inspector-General of Police, has made immediate changes to the senior command of the Ghana Police Service to make leadership and operations more efficient. Some of the most important changes are that COP Dr. Sayibu Pabi Gariba is moving from Director General/Technology to Director General/NAPD, COP Iddi Lansah Seidu is moving from…
Joe Mettle, a gospel musician, has said that he will not be able to attend the 2026 Telecel Ghana Music Awards. He made this announcement in an interview on Hitz Praise Zone. He made it clear that the decision only affects the 2026 edition and does not mean he is permanently withdrawing. He will not…
Neenyi Ghartey VII, the Paramount Chief of the Effutu Traditional Area, has told Ghana’s young artists to look for opportunities around the world without losing touch with their cultural roots. He said that social media’s glamorized portrayal of foreign lifestyles is causing many young people to forget about their heritage. At the 30th anniversary of…
Dr. Cassiel Ato, the Minister of Finance Forson has said that Ghana has the resources and ability to become self-sufficient in food with the right investments and policies. He also announced plans by the government and the World Bank to change agriculture through a new AgriConnect compact as part of the Food Security Resilience Programme….
Justice Kofi Boateng, a 34-year-old male nurse, has been charged with defrauding a trader of GH¢257,000 by pretending to help him get a visa to the UK. He denied the charge of defrauding by false pretenses and was released on bail of GH¢150,000 with two sureties, one of whom had to be justified. He also…
In the second half of 2025, Ghana’s oil revenues fell sharply. Bank of Ghana data showed that total receipts were US$399.65 million, which is less than the US$369.25 million earned from crude oil liftings alone in the same period of 2024. This was because the sector was not performing as well. The inflows came from…
On January 26, 2026, the Ghana High Commission in the United Kingdom hosted a high-level Business Breakfast Meeting with the theme “Harnessing Diaspora Capital and Partnerships to Drive Investment to Ghana.” The goal was to encourage diaspora investment and strategic partnerships. As part of the High Commission’s efforts to promote economic diplomacy, the event brought…
