The Minority in Parliament has delivered a scathing review of President John Dramani Mahama’s first 120 days in office, describing his much-touted “reset” agenda as a dangerous relapse into misgovernance, populism, and political persecution. Speaking at a press briefing on May 8, 2025, Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, minced no words as he tore into the […] The post Minority

The Kumasi Diocesan Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana, Rt. Rev. Stephen Kwaku Owusu, has raised a stark warning about the devastating impact of illegal mining, known locally as galamsey, asserting that Ghana’s environment is teetering on the edge of collapse. Speaking at the 64th Annual Synod of the Diocese under the theme “Discipleship: Growing […] The post Ghana on the Brink

The Chief Executive Officer of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Richard Ofori Agyeman-Boadi, popularly known as King Zuba, has sparked public debate after stating he cannot stop commercial drivers in Kumasi from charging exorbitant lorry fares. Speaking on Nhyira FM’s morning show, King Zuba acknowledged the growing public outcry over arbitrary fare hikes but said […] The post I Can’t

CUTS International, a leading policy research and advocacy organization, is calling for urgent and sweeping reforms to Ghana’s public sector recruitment system, citing pervasive opacity, politicization, and lack of meritocracy. Appiah Kusi Adomako, West Africa Regional Director of CUTS International, highlighted the structural flaws in the country’s recruitment practices, describing the current system as “a […] The post CUT

Kofi Bentil, Senior Vice President of policy think tank IMANI Africa, has attributed the recent appreciation of the Ghanaian cedi to a combination of strategic government actions—both past and present—while singling out former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for initiating a key policy that laid the foundation for the current gains. In a Facebook post […] The post Cedi gains: Bawumia laid

Dr. Eric Nkansah, the immediate past Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), has refuted claims by Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu that 39,000 appointment letters were issued to teachers in 2024 without financial clearance from the Ministry of Finance. Responding to a video circulating on social media in which the Minister made the claim, Dr. […] The post Former