Power crisis briefing: Jinapor to address Akosombo fire, grid collapse, and ECG shake-up today at 2pm

Today, Monday, April 27, at 2 p.m., Energy Minister John Jinapor will give the country an update on recent changes in Ghana’s electricity distribution sector. These changes have raised concerns about the stability and management of power. Recent events that have affected the national grid and caused power outages in several areas include a fire…

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Teachers with no pay, no posts, no homes, Bekwai MP says Ghana’s education crisis is hitting on all fronts.

Ralph Poku-Adusei, a member of parliament for Bekwai, says that Ghana’s education system is in crisis on many levels, with problems affecting teachers, important programs, and the sector as a whole. During the handover of a renovated and retooled Queen Elizabeth II Day Nursery School in Bekwai, he criticized the government for taking too long…

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Minority demands urgency on anti-LGBTQI bill, ‘Let’s finish this debate once and for all,’ Tampuli tells Parliament.

The Minority in Parliament wants the proposed anti-LGBTQI bill to be rushed through and passed with a certificate of urgency when the House meets again in May. They say this will bring an end to what they call a long national debate. Hassan Tampuli, the Gushegu MP and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee,…

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Nketiah’s bold 2028 target: split Ashanti Region 50-50, no longer NPP’s ‘world bank,’ but a battleground for development.

Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, is sure that the NDC and the New Patriotic Party will be able to split the Ashanti Region’s electoral votes evenly in the 2028 elections. During his “Thank You” tour in Nyinahin, which is in the Atwima Mponua constituency, he said he was determined…

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From GH¢362 million to GH¢5 billion, Common Fund disbursements explode in 2025, now tied to boreholes, classrooms, and 24-hour markets.

Ahmed Ibrahim, the Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs, said that the District Assemblies Common Fund only gave Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies GH¢362 million in 2024. However, he said that things got a lot better in 2025 when total payments reached GH¢5 billion. At the government’s Accountability Series on April 20, he…

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The LGBTQ+ bill never reached Akufo-Addo’s desk, Jinapor sets the record straight, then passes the ball to Mahama’s government.

Samuel Abu Jinapor, a Member of Parliament for Damongo and the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, says that the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, also known as the LGBTQ+ bill, was not before former President Nana Akufo-Addo when the New Patriotic Party left office. This means that claims that the former…

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Non-aligned, not neutral, Jinapor to Ghana: build a foreign policy that trades, invests, and grows, not one that picks sides.

Samuel Abu Jinapor, a Member of Parliament for Damango and the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, has asked Ghana to adopt a clear and strategic foreign policy based on multilateralism, non-alignment, and economic diplomacy. In an exclusive interview with GTV, he said that Ghana should keep working with groups like the United Nations,…

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Back with family, but still in legal crosshairs: Ofori-Atta freed from ICE custody as OSP probes await in Ghana.

Ken Ofori-Atta, a former finance minister, has been freed from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after a court order. His legal team says he is now back with his family in the United States. On April 8, 2026, solicitor Justice Kusi-Minkah Premo said that the detention was due to administrative “red flags” related…

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