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The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, Mr. John Abdulai Jinapor, has lauded the Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mr. Godwin Kudzo Tameklo (Esq.) for being innovative in regulating the country’s downstream petroleum industry and ensuring reliable fuel supply. The sector minister again commended the NPA Boss for cooperating effectively with him in the execution of industry-related work. “Let us continue with the cooperation to serve Ghanaians,” he said. Mr. Jinapor was addressing the management and staff of the NPA in Accra on Wednesday during a working visit of the Authority. His visit formed part of a…

By Gideon Amuah | Email- gideon.amuah@gmail.com In 2024, more than 295 million people across 53 countries faced acute food insecurity — an increase of nearly 14 million from the previous year. As the world enters 2025, hunger is spreading faster than the solutions meant to stop it. From Sudan and South Sudan to Gaza and Somalia, the World Food Programme warns that funding cuts are forcing millions to the edge of starvation. This is not just a distant humanitarian crisis; it is a mirror reflecting the vulnerabilities of nations like Ghana, where food systems remain fragile and heavily dependent on…

…To Create Awareness On Breast Cancer  By Gifty A. Boateng Women have been advised to take issues of breast cancer seriously as the disease cannot be wished away. Metro Director of Health Service, Accra Metropolis, Dr Louisa Ademki Matey, has observed that it is better to seek screening periodically and early to be sure that they are free of the disease. She contends that not wanting to know whether one has the dieseae or not will not let it automatically disappear. According to available figures, it is estimated that around 1,800 women in Ghana died from breast cancer in 2018…

By Prince Ahenkorah The 2024 flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, who after losing the 2024 elections blames everyone, has once again reiterated that the party’s defeat in the 2024 general elections was not due to the strength of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), but rather because many NPP supporters stayed away from the polls. Speaking at the launch of his “Our Journey Together” campaign in the Sene East Constituency on Wednesday, October 15, Dr. Bawumia said data from the 2024 elections revealed that the NPP lost over two million votes compared to its 2020 performance, while…

…as Campaign Administrator Ahead of NPP PrimariesBy Prince Ahenkorah In a move that signals a tightening of internal discipline and strategic recalibration, New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer contender Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has appointed Charles Cromwell Nana Bissue as Campaign Administrator, ahead of what insiders expect to be one of the party’s most fractious presidential primaries in recent memory.The appointment, formally announced on 14 October, places Bissue at the helm of Agyapong’s campaign infrastructure, tasked with coordinating regional operations, managing internal communications, and enforcing message discipline across a sprawling and increasingly assertive grassroots base.Bissue, a former Presidential Staffer and Western Regional…

By Gifty ArthurFormer Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo has broken her silence, slamming reports that she’s defected to the camp of Kennedy Agyapong her former parliamentary colleague and father of her two children. In a strongly worded statement issued Wednesday, Safo called the claims “false, misleading, and malicious,” insisting her loyalty remains firmly with NPP’s 2024 flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.The story, first published by The Insight Newspaper, alleged that Safo had joined Agyapong’s camp ahead of the 2028 flagbearer race, alongside former Common Fund boss Irene Naa Torshie Addo. But Safo isn’t having it.“I have never, at any point, made…

By Prince Ahenkorah The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), has taken steps on what they refer to as an avenue to protect one of its key witnesses in the ongoing corruption trial involving the former Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Charles Bissue, and two others. The OSP has told the High Court to conduct part of the proceedings in-camera, citing safety concerns for an undercover investigator expected to testify. The request, made on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, before Justice Audrey Kocuvi-Tay, was presented by lead prosecutor Akua Adiyiah. She explained that the first witness, Benjamin…

By Prince Ahenkorah Ghana’s central bank is preparing to open the gates to digital credit applications from 3 November, in a move that signals Accra’s intent to stake a firmer claim in Africa’s fast-evolving fintech landscape. The announcement, made by Second Deputy Governor Matilda Asante-Asiedu at the MoMo Fintech Stakeholders Forum on 15 October, comes as global projections peg the fintech market at $400bn by 2028—with digital lending alone expected to top $1.3tn.The Bank of Ghana (BoG), long seen as one of West Africa’s more proactive regulators, is now pushing to operationalise its Digital Credit Directive and roll out a…

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh says the government has taken concrete steps to address challenges at the Tamale Teaching Hospital and Ridge Hospital following recent incidents involving staff concerns and safety issues. Speaking on The Point of View on Channel One TV on Wednesday, October 15, the Minister said significant investments have already been made, particularly at the Tamale Teaching Hospital, where doctors had earlier suspended emergency and outpatient services in protest over poor working conditions and an altercation involving him. “In Tamale, for example, we gave them a number of equipment — more than, if I can remember, GHS2…

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has clarified the challenges his ministry faced in putting over 13,000 newly recruited nurses and midwives on government payroll, blaming the previous administration for issuing clearance without financial backing. His comments follow accusations from the Minority in Parliament that the Minister was misleading health professionals about the status of financial clearances and payments. The Minority claims the previous government had already allocated funds and accused the current administration of failing to extend the clearance in time. They argue that the Minister’s move to seek Cabinet approval is unnecessary and an attempt to cover up delays…