Author: Gifty Baoateng

 Hilife musician, Kwabena Kwabena, has expressed his admiration for President John Dramani Mahama for what he has achieved so far during his second term. According to the artist, he is impressed with the performance of the President even though he did not vote for him. He maintains that since the president took over, he has performed incredibly well and needs to be applauded for bringing hope to Ghanaians. Speaking in an exclusive interview on Kingdom FM in Accra, the ‘Asor’ singer brushed off a tag that he is a sympathizer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP). He said the…

After more than a year of boycotting all Media General (MG) platforms, including TV3, the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has returned to all platforms of the organization. The other platforms are 3FM, Onua FM and Onua TV, Akoma FM, Connect FM. The official comeback was announced by the party’s General Secretary Justin Frimpong Kodua today, Friday, February 13 during a visit to TV3. Recall that the party early last year officially announced its decision to boycott the platforms following what it calls consistent bias. The boycott was officially announced by Richard Ahiagbah, the Communications Director, after months of allegations…

Cocoa farmers have described the recent cut in cocoa price as unfortunate as it is going to make them worse of but they say they are willing to live with it in order to sustain the sector. Government through the Minister for Finance Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, announced new price for cocoa farmers yesterday, Tuesday, February 12, after prices at the world market reduced sharply. The price is now pegged at GHc2, 587 away from the previous GHc3, 625 following an emergency Cabinet session last Wednesday to address broadly the crises of the sector. This means that the farmer is…

By Nelson Ayivor Finance Minister, Ato Baah Forson has announced that cocoa farmers who are owned and have been agitating over the past weeks will be paid immediately. According to the minister, the Dr Randy Abbey-led COCOBOD has been instructed to do this from tomorrow, Friday, January 13. Meanwhile, the Minister has also announced the reduction of producer price of cocoa for the remainder of the 2025/2026 crop season, setting it at GH¢2,587 per bag, down from the GH¢3,625 set at the start of the season. He disclosed this at a press briefing today, February 12, following an emergency Cabinet…

The National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) has been criticized heavily for arresting and detaining the immediate past Chief Executive Officer (CEO) National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah. It follows the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Communication Team member’s publication of a claim during a radio programme and subsequent invitation to the NIB offices. Nkansah during the radio programme, he alleged that he knows someone that paid money to secure a government-funded scholarship to study abroad. His claim was not taken lightly by President John Dramani Mahama who tasked the NIB to investigate the matter. In a statement dated February…

President John Dramani Mahama has ordered an immediate investigations into allegations that the Amansie Central District in the Ahsnati Region, has been collecting fees from illegal miners operating using banned mining equipment. The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has been assigned to spearhead this. The move is a directive response to a JoyNews Hotline Documentary exposé that uncovered what it described as a “tax for galamsey” in the district, where miners allegedly pay GH₵6,000 annually to operate prohibited changfang machines with the tacit approval of local authorities. The investigative documentary revealed that despite a nationwide…

President John Dramani Mahama, has summon an emergency Cabinet session to tackle the brewing issues at the cocoa sector. The session will seek to address all issues affecting the sector which for years as served as a backbone of the economy. The meeting is slated for Wednesday, February 11, 2026. The decision was announced by Minister for Government Communications and spokesperson to the president, Felix Kwakye Offosu on Tuesday, February 10. “President Mahama has called an emergency cabinet session for tomorrow, Wednesday, 11 February, 2026, to address all issues affecting the cocoa sector”, he posted on Facebook. The decision follows…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has said it is launching an immediate investigations into allegations of vote-buying in the just ended parliamentary primary in the Ayawaso East constituency of the party. The election, held on Saturday, January 7, according to multiple media accounts was characterized by massive vote-buying by leading contenders namely Baba Jamal Muhammed Ahmed and Hajia Amina Adams. While Bama Jamal was reported to have gifted Plasma TV, wife of the deceased MP, allegedly shared motorbikes. As many condemned the act, Baba Jamal defended the gesture saying there is no cause for alarm because he is been gifting…

Delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC\) in the Ayawaso East constituency in the Greater Accra Region, will today January 7, have the benefit to elect their parliamentary candidate. The winner will come against the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) preferred candidate for the March bye-election, occasioned by the demise of their Member of Parliament (MP) Mahama Nasser Toure. The MP, died early January 2026, after a short illness at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. Five (5) aspirants picked forms to vie for the contest with leading contenders being the wife of the late MP, Hajia Amina Adams and…

Majority leader Mahama Ayariga, has made light of the victory chalked by former vice president, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, after emerging winner of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primary. The Bawku Central constituency Member of Parliament (MP), likened the victory to a journey to nowhere because the presidential candidate will lose again in 2028 just as he did in 2024. Ayariga said this in his opening speech to welcome colleague MPs from recess on Tuesday, February 3 on the floor of Parliament. The Minority side Tuesday thronged the chamber clad in all white, apparently in celebration of the victory of…