Mahama Naser Toure, the Member of Parliament for Ayawaso East, has died after being sick for a while at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. Mr. Toure served four terms in the legislature and was an active member of Parliament. He was Vice Chairman of the Energy Committee and a member of the Roads and Transport Committee,…
Source: BBC World leaders have had very different reactions to the US’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife after a major strike. This shows how divided the world is. Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister of the UK, said that Britain would “shed no tears” over the fall of what it sees as…
Mahama Ayariga, the Majority Leader in Parliament and MP for Bawku Central, has said he will support calls to make a new constituency out of Chiana/Paga in the Upper East Region. He said the demand was valid and long overdue. At the first Azuko Festival in Sirigu to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Sirigu…
Source: Graphiconline Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, has confirmed that Ghana has started diplomatic talks with Ukraine to get a Ghanaian citizen who is currently being held as a prisoner of war released. The Ukrainian government officially told Ghana about the person’s arrest and gave identifying information that has been confirmed by…
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has warned drivers that many of them may be driving cars that they don’t legally own because the transfer-of-ownership process isn’t finished, even if they have the keys and logbook. Stephen Attuh, the DVLA’s Director of Corporate Affairs, said that the person listed in the Authority’s central database…
BBC, Reuters Donald Trump, the President of the United States, said that the U.S. had carried out a “large-scale strike” against Venezuela. He also said that Nicolás Maduro, the President of Venezuela, and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured and flown out of the country during the operation. Trump’s statement, which was shared on social…
Source: Joyonline Sammy Gyamfi, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), has denied claims that the institution lost money under the Gold-for-Reserves program. He said that reports of a US$214 million loss were false and misleading. On January 3, he told JoyNews’ Newsfile that GoldBod is not a profit-making business, but it…
Source: Joyonline Mr. Bright Simons, who is the Honorary Vice President of IMANI-Africa, has said that government institutions should be held to a higher standard when it comes to their costs, efficiency, and long-term viability. He believes that being policy-driven or non-profit should not protect them from being held accountable. On January 3, he talked…
Source: Joyonline The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has asked politicians to protect the progress made in the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) gold sector. They warned against politicizing the issue and making decisions based only on short-term financial losses. On January 1, 2026, GNASSM released a statement signed by its General…
President John Dramani Mahama’s New Year’s message made it clear that Ghana is “rising again” after inheriting a very weak economy with high inflation, unemployment, poor infrastructure, and low public confidence. He talked about a new vision of hope, shared responsibility, and national recovery. Inflation is expected to drop to single digits by the end…
