Ibrahim Mahama to be awarded honorary doctorate by UMaT
The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa, will on Saturday, January 31, 2026, hold its 18th Special Congregation Ceremony, during which leading Ghanaian businessman and mining contractor Ibrahim Mahama will be awarded an honorary doctorate for his outstanding contribution…
SML Case: Here’s the latest update from court
An Accra High Court has granted the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) additional time to file and serve further disclosures in the ongoing Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML) case involving former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and seven others. According to a report…
Climate security takes centre stage as Ghana’s climate minister meets IGP
Ghana is taking decisive steps to integrate climate action into its national security architecture following a high-level engagement between the Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability, Seidu Issifu, and the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno. The…
Captain Smart dragged to court over claim involving Rawlings, Selma Al-Hassan
A retired newscaster of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Selma Ramatu Al-Hassan has dragged media personality Blessed Godsbrain Smart, widely known as Captain Smart, and Media General Ghana Limited to the High Court, accusing them of defamation. The suit, filed…
NOBISCO dormitory fire leaves 900 students displaced
A fire has engulfed the Northern School of Business, NOBISCO, displacing nearly 900 female students. Reports indicate that the blaze broke out at the girls’ dormitory on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service battled the…
NPP Primary: No party official can interfere with EC’s work – Joe Osei Owusu
The Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Elections Committee, Joseph Osei Owusu, has cautioned party executives and officials against interfering with the Electoral Commission’s (EC) work in the upcoming presidential primary. He emphasized that the EC has been mandated…
‘Remember you carry the flag of Ghana’ – Akandoh to health workers deployed abroad
The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has urged Ghanaian health workers being deployed abroad to maintain professionalism and diligence, reminding them that they represent the country on the international stage. Speaking at a send-off ceremony on Monday, January 26, 2026,…
Bawumia to win NPP race with nearly 70% of votes – Egyapa Mercer predicts
Former Minister of Tourism Andrew Egyapa Mercer has acknowledged that all five aspirants in the New Patriotic Party’s presidential race have the capacity to lead the party but insists that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia clearly stands above the rest. Speaking on…
Where has the Minority been all these years – Kwesi Pratt fumes over call for Ablakwa’s removal
Veteran journalist and Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has criticised the Minority in Parliament for holding a press conference calling for the removal of Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. According to Kwesi Pratt the Minority’s…
Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu loses cool, blasts Kennedy Agyapong over ‘attacks’ on Bawumia
Former Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for the Suame Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has lashed out at Kennedy Agyapong, a leading contender in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearership race, over what he describes as unwarranted attacks on fellow…