Fifteen inmates from the Reformers School at the Kumasi Central and Nsawam Medium Security Prisons have successfully completed the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). All candidates pursued the General Arts programme, offering Economics, Geography, Government, and ICT as their elective subjects. The Eastern Regional Commander and Officer in Charge of the Nsawam Medium...

President John Dramani Mahama has nominated Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as the new Chief Justice of Ghana. The President made the nomination in line with Article 144(1) of the 1992 Constitution, which requires him to forward the candidate’s name to the Council of State for consideration. Justice Baffoe-Bonnie has served the judiciary for decades, rising through...

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and his team have centered their efforts on party unity and articulating a forward-looking vision for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), especially in strongholds like the Ashanti Region. His message has been consistent: no matter how strong an individual candidate may be, a divided party cannot win. By directly engaging party members...

The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Ghana, Zia Choudhury, has cautioned that the growing wave of indiscipline in second-cycle schools poses a significant threat to national peace and security if left unchecked. Speaking at an event to commemorate the International Day of Peace in Accra, Mr. Choudhury noted that increasing incidents of youth delinquency, ranging...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on African leaders to reframe health not as a financial burden, but as a strategic investment crucial to the continent’s development and sovereignty. Speaking at a high-level meeting organised by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in New York, President Mahama stressed the urgent...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is staging a protest in Accra today, September 23 to express strong opposition to what it describes as the “misapplication of justice” by the John Mahama-led government. The party accuses the administration of weaponising state institutions to carry out politically motivated arrests and prosecutions targeting former NPP officials and sympathisers....

By Kwame Larweh The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Ablekuma Central, Hon. Frank Nkansah, has vowed to support residents devastated by a massive fire that razed six homes and a Chinese-owned warehouse in the Lartebiokorshie community on Tuesday, September 8, 2025. During a visit to the affected area two days after the blaze, Hon. Nkansah...

The highest evidence of a noble character is self-control, maturity, integrity, and charisma. Leadership is not a costume to wear when it suits one’s political ambitions. Hypocrisy, as our elders say, is the rotten fruit of selfishness. And Hon. Kennedy Agyepong has shown himself to be the very definition of self-seeking: a man who believes...

Dr. Alhaji Mahmoud Bawumia has demonstrated one of the rarest and most glorious strengths of true leadership: the courage to apologize. By openly acknowledging the economic and political shortcomings that contributed to the disappointing performance in the just-ended elections, he has shown that a great leader sees apology not as weakness, but as strength. In...