Category: News

Shama: The Shama Traditional Council has held a crucial stakeholder meeting to deepen collaboration between the Council and companies operating within the Shama Municipality. The meeting was chaired by Osagyefo Kwaw Fraiku IV, the President of the Council, and saw the participation of chiefs, queen mothers, and representatives from key institutions, including Twyford Ghana Ceramic Factory, the Volta River Authority (VRA), local banks, Police Service, Fire Service, and Lands Commission. According to Ghana News Agency, the discussions focused on corporate registration with the Council, participation in traditional activities, sponsorship management, corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance, employment opportunities for locals, and

Accra: Former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, widow of former President Jerry John Rawlings, has passed away. Details surrounding her death, including the cause and official confirmation from her family, were yet to be made public at the time of filing this report. According to Ghana News Agency, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings was a prominent figure in Ghana’s political and social life for over four decades. She served as First Lady during her husband’s tenure as Head of State and later as President, first briefly in 1979 and again from 1981 to 2001. As First Lady, she founded the 31st December

Tamale: The Minister for the Interior, Mr. Muntaka Mubarak, has cautioned against politicizing or tribalizing crimes, stressing that the government remains resolute in treating crime purely as crime, irrespective of identity or political affiliation. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Mubarak warned that any attempt to attach political or ethnic color to criminal acts could undermine national efforts to maintain peace and stability and urged that justice be applied without bias to tribe, religion, or political persuasion. Mr. Mubarak made the remarks at the sixth High-Level Dialogue of State and Non-State Actors on Peace and Security in Northern Ghana, held

Accra: The exchange of letters between the National Lottery Authority (NLA), KGL Technology Limited, and other collaborators has come under scrutiny, despite being described as a normal administrative procedure by Mr. Razak Kojo Opoku, former Public Relations Manager of the NLA. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Opoku explained that the NLA requested data on sales and revenue for 2025 from KGL as part of its routine administrative tasks. KGL responded, agreeing to provide the requested data, fully audited by both internal and external auditors. Mr. Opoku criticized Fourth Estate for allegedly linking the routine request to broader controversies surrounding

Hohoe: The Hohoe Municipal Directorate of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has organized a civic engagement session focused on the rule of law and corruption for women from selected groups in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region. The event aimed to educate and empower women to act as agents of change in the fight against corruption and to understand their rights to help curb the issue. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Ernest Amedior, the Hohoe Municipal Director of NCCE, emphasized that corruption negatively impacts the development of the nation, with women often being the primary victims.

Accra: Poland considers the autonomy plan, proposed by Morocco in 2007, as ‘the serious, realistic and pragmatic basis for a lasting solution’ to the regional conflict over the Moroccan Sahara. According to Ghana News Agency, Poland’s new position was expressed by Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Radoslaw Sikorski, in a Joint Communiqu© issued, on Tuesday, following a phone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita. Poland’s support for the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative follows the support of several European Union (EU) member countries. So far, 23 EU member countries and

Nkwanta south: A shooting incident has occurred at Keri, a farming community in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, leaving three people injured, with one in critical condition. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Bright Akoto, the Municipal Director of National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), confirmed the incident. Mr. Akoto, who is also a resident of Keri, stated that the victims include two individuals from the Kabre tribe and a Konkomba woman and her son. He reported that the people were allegedly ambushed by unknown gunmen while on their way to farm on motorcycles. Mr. Akoto revealed that