Author: Gifty Baoateng

A 2-day residential training workshop for selected members of the Private Newspapers and Online News Publishers Association of Ghana (PRINPAG) has come to a close today, Sunday, January, 25 at Ada. The training programme, organized in partnership with the Bank of Ghana (BoG), was themed “Resetting the economy: The role of journalists, news publishers, and media owners”. First in the series, the training saw the Association bring together 44 leading publishers, editors of various newspapers and online platforms, who were taken through intensive training covering on different topics. There was one media consultant, Charles Yao Mawusi. Some of the topics…

Minister for Government Communications and spokesperson for the President, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has stated that government is putting in place the necessary steps to end attacks on media practitioners especially by the security agencies. The most recent attack was on January 5, 2026, where a reporter from the Class Media Group, in Accra, Samuel Addo, was brutally attacked by officers of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) while reporting on a fire incident at Kasoa in the Central Region. It was the first for the year after over 16 practitioners were attacked in the line of duty The minister, who…

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) governor, Dr Johnson Asiama, has announced a number of sweeping initiatives aimed at enhancing collaboration between the media and the institution, reaffirming commitment to deepen partnership. In a speech read on his during the opening of a two-day workshop for members of the Private Newspapers and Online Publishers Association of Ghana (PRINPAG), on Saturday January 24, at Ada, advisor to the governor, Dr Francis Yao Kumah, announced the institutionalization of an award, aimed at encouraging media practitioners, especially those from print and digital platforms, to accurately and creatively report on the economy. The “Economic and…

The root cause of Valentino Nii Noi Nortey, the 2024 parliamentary candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Korle Klotey constituency, marital problems has been uncovered. Reports suggest that, the wife of the young politician Gilda Adjoe Nortey, apparently asked for a divorce after she found out that there has been infidelity on the part of her husband. He is alleged to have impregnated his Personal Assistant (PA) and flew her to the United States (US) to deliver This is what allegedly incensed her leading to her demand for a divorce. “Nii Nortey has impregnated his PA. It…

In a show of appreciation and excitement, a middle aged woman, has distributed free food to construction workers, working on the Berekum-Drobo-Sampa road. The act of kindness was captured in a video shared on Tiktok by an account with the name Richmond. The unnamed woman based in Drobo, the district capital of the Jaman South Municipality shared the packed food to the workers for working to change the state of the road. Cheering the workers on, she distributed the food to them one after the other, urging them to continue till completion. She also proudly hailed President Mahama and his…

A family member of the wife of former NPP Klottey Korle parliamentary candidate, Valentino Nii Noi Nortey, has given further details about what happened between the couple. According to the member, the failed parliamentary candidate threatened to kill wife of many years and mother of their five children after she asked for a divorce. It is however unknown why she threatened she did not want the marriage again. Narrating the incident to 3News, the spokesperson of the wife’s family, David Gyapanin, indicated that after a disagreement in their home in Pennsylvania in the United States (US), Nii Noi stated that he would…

Veteran singer and leader of the Asomafo Band, Yaw Sarpong, has reportedly died. The talented musician died today, Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at Emena Hospital in Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region. He had been in that facility receiving medical treatment until his passing today. His manager, Nana Poku Ashis, confirmed the news, bringing an end to years of public concern over the musician’s health. Yaw Sarpong had battled ill health for some time and had occasionally withdrawn from performances to focus on recovery. Widely regarded as one of the pioneers of contemporary Ghanaian gospel music, Yaw Sarpong rose to national…

Former parliamentary candidate on the ticket of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), for the Korle Klottey constituency, Valentino Nii Noi Nortey, has been arrested in the United States (US). The failed parliamentary aspirant reportedly stabbed his wife leading to the arrest by authorities. According to media reports, the young politician allegedly stabbed his wife after a heated argument that resulted in violence. He is currently in US prison custody. Nii Noi burst into the political scene during the 2016 general election. He contested that election but lost to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings who has occupied the…

In the wake of consistent fuel prices reduction, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of leading Oil Marketing Company, (OMC) Star Oil, Philip Kwame Tieku, has been thinking of doing even more for their esteem customers. He is suggesting a conducive business environment where the company can sell fuel lower during off-peak but he is worried this cannot work due National Petroleum Authority (NPA) price floor police which sets a minimum price below which fuel cannot be sold. Tieku said they are thinking of introducing a nightsales where fuel will be sold at GHs9:50p per litre each night from 10pm to…

The latest on the embattled former Minister for Finance Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta, who was arrested and detained by United States (US) authorities is that, he has been moved from the centre he was previously held. According to Victor Emmanuel Smith, he has been moved from the Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody at the Caroline Detention Facility in Virginia, to a yet to be disclosed environment. Speaking exclusively on the Keypoints programme on TV3, on Saturday January 17, the ambassador also disclosed that, Ofori-Atta is slated to appear in court on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. That court hearing, he revealed,…