The Minerals Commission has opened a modern GH¢12.3 million district office at Damang, in the Prestea-Huni Valley Municipality of the Western Region, as part of efforts to decentralise the administration of Ghana’s mineral resources and bring regulatory services closer to mining communities. The facility, commissioned by the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi […] The post Minerals

Cataract has been identified as the leading cause of blindness in Jigawa State, accounting for 40.8 per cent of blindness cases, according to a state-wide eye health survey. The survey findings were presented by an eye consultant, Dr Tafida Abubakar, during a Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB7) dissemination meeting in Jigawa State on Tuesday. According […] The post Cataract leading

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has condemned the alleged post-election attacks on its members and supporters across the state, calling on the police to investigate and prosecute those responsible. The party made its position known in a statement signed by its Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, on Tuesday. […] The post Osun APC condemns

The Ghana Police Service has disowned a flyer circulating on social media which claims that motorists and motorcyclists are prohibited by law from using AirPods, earphones and other audio devices while driving or riding. According to the Police, the flyer did not originate from the Service and had neither been issued nor authorised by it. […] The post Police disown flyer on AirPods, earphones

The immediate past Member of Parliament for Subin and former Deputy Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Eugene Boakye Antwi, has pledged to restore the GHc5k monthly stipend for each constituency when voted into office, as the next General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Mr Boakye Antwi, who has70 per cent of delegates […] The post Boakye Antwi Vows: I’ll Restore

Minority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has launched a scathing attack on the government over its handling of illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, describing the continued destruction of the country’s water bodies, forests and livelihoods as a national crisis. According to the NPP lawmaker, the galamsey menace has gone […] The post Galamseyers

The Western Regional Youth Wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has thrown its weight behind the government’s efforts to combat illegal mining and restore degraded natural resources, while calling for the accelerated implementation of the Petroleum Hub Project in the region. The Youth Wing said the Petroleum Hub, when fully implemented, had the potential […] The post NDC

The Young Cocoa Farmers Association has petitioned President John Dramani Mahama to urgently address growing concerns over the financial challenges confronting cocoa farmers and uncertainty ahead of the 2026/2027 cocoa purchasing season. The Association said difficulties experienced during the 2025/2026 season had left many young cocoa farmers financially distressed, discouraged and uncertain about the future […] The post Young

In a story published by graphiconline, President John Dramani Mahama has announced a new strategy to prevent illegal miners from returning to forest reserves after anti-galamsey operations have cleared them. Under the new arrangement, military detachments will remain in reclaimed reserves to prevent renewed encroachment. The President said the decision followed the failure of the […] The post Editorial:

Telecel Ghana has launched its maiden Eco SIM, a biodegradable card made with 90 percent less plastic than conventional SIMs. It delivers the same voice, data, and MoMo services, but with a far lighter environmental footprint. The Trusted Connectivity Alliance reports that roughly 3.5 billion physical SIMs were manufactured in 2025. That works out to […] The post Eco SIM and sustainability,

The Paramount Chief of Cape Coast, Osabarima Kwesi Atta II has called on the people of Cape Coast to serve as passionate architects who desire to change the future of the ancient city. He explained that this would enable the people of Cape Coast to hold the destiny of the future they desire and be […] The post ‘We must be architects for Cape Coast’s future’ appeared first on The

Ghana must urgently adopt compact urban development and strengthen land-use planning to tackle perennial flooding, uncontrolled urban sprawl and the rising cost of infrastructure, a planning researcher and Senior Lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Stephen Appiah Takyi, has said. According to him, the country’s current pattern of largely […] The post Unplanned

Nigeria’s inflation dropped further to 15.43 percent in July 2026, down from 15.91 percent recorded in June. The National Bureau of Statistics disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index and inflation report released on Monday. This means the country’s headline inflation rate in July was 15.43 percent. Similarly, food inflation was 5.56 percent on a […] The post Inflation drops again to 15.43% appeared first

Solid Minerals Development Minister Dele Alake has warned illegal miners to “stop committing suicide” by extracting minerals from abandoned pits without licenses, stating that there are more than 4,000 abandoned mining pits in Plateau State. The Minister revealed this in a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Assistant on Media, Lara Owoeye-Wise, following the […] The post Over 4,000 Abandoned

The newly elected Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Yekini Idiaye, has thrown more light on the reason behind the removal of his predecessor, Blessing Agbebaku. Fielding questions from newsmen on Monday, Idiaye attributed the development to alleged poor leadership and corruption, that Agbebaku’s tenure was characterised by prolonged adjournments. “The House was […] The post Edo Assembly:

Re-elected Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has denied reaching any agreement with President Bola Tinubu over his support for the President’s bid for a second term in 2027. Adeleke said his decision to support Tinubu was based on the fact that the President is a Yoruba man from the South-West and that he wanted to […] The post I never reached

The Ghana Chamber of Mines (GCM)has thrown its weight behind the renewal of Gold Fields Ghana Limited’s Tarkwa mining leases, declaring that the company has “materially met” the terms of its existing lease and warning that denying renewal could undermine investor confidence in Ghana’s mining sector. The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of […] The post Tarkwa

In spite of a smear campaign, crunch meetings to plot his downfall, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, alias Asanteman COKA, simply known as COKA, won the Ashanti New Patriotic Party (NPP) chairmanship race hands down. His counterpart in Accra, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye, also won massively in the Greater Accra Region to lead the opposition party in the […] The post NPP Regional Elections Coka, Okoe Boye Emerge

The Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council has demanded an unqualified apology from the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Akyemansa in the Eastern Region, Madam Linda Ahenkora, over what it describes as her deliberate intrusion into chieftaincy matters. The Traditional Council accused the DCE of siding with the Etweresohene, Ofosu Kwabi, whom it described as a “secessionist”, […] The post Okyenman

Some stakeholders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Central Tema Constituency have rejected the results of Saturday’s executive elections, arguing that the election was conducted while serious legal and internal party issues remained unresolved. According to the concerned stakeholders, there was a pending court action challenging, among other things, the validity of the […] The post Group