The government has promised that the West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) will not cause too much trouble with the electricity supply while it does scheduled maintenance on its gas facilities in Ghana on Sunday, January 18, 2026, from 6:00am to 3:00pm. The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition and the Ghana Grid Company Limited…
On January 14, 2026, Ambassador Khadija Iddrisu, the Chief Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, met with Taro Kawase, the Director of the First Africa Division of Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to improve relations between Ghana and Japan. They talked about trade and investment, education, building capacity, and exchanges between people. Ambassador Iddrisu…
Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Minister for Government Communications, has said that the government is looking into the decision by the previous Akufo-Addo administration to give the Saglemi Housing Project to a private developer. He said this is because they are worried that it goes against the project’s original goal of providing affordable public housing. On…
Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, who used to be the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, says he has no plans to leave the New Patriotic Party (NPP) even though the party is trying to kick him out because he has been critical of them. He said on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen, “I am not leaving…
On Monday, January 19, judicial service workers all over Ghana will go on an indefinite nationwide strike because they haven’t been paid their back wages. The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) said that the government did not pay eight months’ worth of salary that was due last year, even though the President approved…
Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, who used to be the Deputy Minister of Education, has asked for a full review of the Senior High School (SHS) curriculum and all the teaching materials that go with it. This is because there are concerns about a controversial definition of gender identity in the Physical Education and Health teachers’…
Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, a long-time member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has promised not to let some party members destroy it. He warned that the current leadership’s actions are leading the party toward destruction after they decided to kick out founding member Prof. Kwabena Frimpong Boateng over comments they thought were disrespectful. On TV3’s…
Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah, a former Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, has called for a critical review of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) performance in Parliament after the 2024 general elections. He warned that some sitting MPs may have trouble keeping their seats if they run again. In an interview with Umaru Sanda Amadu…
Victor Smith, Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United States, said on Joy News’ PM Express on Monday that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) examined former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and found him fit for detention. He went on to say that ICE arranged for medical professionals at the detention center to check on him…
Ghana cannot stand idle while the very foundations of its democracy are under attack. The sustained harassment of Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo‑Markin is a direct assault on parliamentary integrity and the role of opposition in this republic. Attempts to remove him from the ECOWAS Parliament, coupled with repeated referrals to the Privileges Committee over legitimate…
