Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader and a senior member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has told party members not to be afraid of what he called possible political harassment and arrests under a government led by the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He spoke at a thanksgiving service held after Mahamudu Bawumia was elected as…
Loyalty is not just a claim. It is a character trait revealed under pressure. In Ghana’s political history, past and present, Osahen Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin has distinguished himself as a man whose loyalty is not situational, transactional, or convenient, but deeply rooted in principle, gratitude, and conviction. This defining trait has shaped his politics, his…
The Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Creative Arts has started a national campaign asking all Ghanaians and their friends to wear Fugu (Batakari) every Wednesday. Minister Abla Dzifa Gomashie announced the program and said its goals are to protect and promote Ghana’s cultural heritage, boost national pride, and strengthen unity. The project is also meant…
The Minister of Education has publicly asked striking members of the Universities Senior Staff Association of Ghana (USSAG) and the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) to go back to work. He framed the request as a call for goodwill on both sides in response to the government’s promise to protect academic freedom. At the…
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the MP for Ofoase Ayirebi, has made it clear that Ghana’s reported drop in inflation to 3.8% does not mean that prices of goods and services have generally gone down. The former Information Minister told JoyNews’ PM Express that the number shows that prices are rising more slowly than they were last…
Joseph Bukari Nikpe, the Minister of Transport, has said that Ghana’s airports will get new security technologies and equipment to make them safer, more secure, and easier for passengers to get through. He spoke at the start of the first-ever Aviation Security Culture Week, which was put on by the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL)…
The Ghana Gold Board has signed a historic deal with Gold Coast Refinery to process one metric tonne of gold every week. The refinery will turn doré into 99.5% pure bullion before sending it out of the country. This is expected to increase the value of gold in Ghana and make the country less vulnerable…
Professor Robert Aidoo, head of KNUST’s Department of Agricultural Economics, has called for immediate depoliticization and reforms in Ghana’s cocoa industry. He says that political interference and inefficiencies put cocoa farmers’ livelihoods at risk. He said on Luv FM that the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has too many employees, which he says wastes resources and…
Alban Sumana Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, has told the Business Committee to put the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, also known as the Anti-LGBTQ Bill, on the House’s agenda for consideration. This is because he believes it meets all of Parliament’s Standing Orders’ constitutional and procedural requirements for reintroduction. The Eighth…
Scholarship Benefits Recipients have the opportunity to receive an annual award of $20,000–$98,000, with four-year funding totaling an average of $80,000–$392,000. This scholarship supports study abroad opportunities, academic conferences, and professional development, and places recipients among an elite group of scholars alongside Rhodes, Fulbright, Goldwater, Marshall, Beinecke, and NSF awardees. Funds cover tuition, housing, travel,…
