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Low Pay Pushing Tanker Drivers Into Galamsey – NPA Raises Alarm

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has raised concern over an emerging trend where tanker drivers and their assistants are abandoning the petroleum haulage sector for illegal mining activities, commonly known as galamsey. According to the Authority, the development is largely driven by low remuneration within...

African ambassadors to be briefed as Ghana intensifies action over xenophobia concerns in South Africa

Ghana is set to engage African ambassadors in a high-level briefing as part of intensified diplomatic efforts aimed at addressing growing concerns over xenophobic tensions in South Africa, following a viral video involving a Ghanaian national. The development comes after Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs,...

Armah-Kofi Buah urges MDF to deliver measurable impact in mining communities

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has reaffirmed government’s resolve to reinforce key institutions at the heart of Ghana’s mining governance architecture, following a working visit to the Minerals Development Fund (MDF). The visit formed part of ongoing efforts to...

Kwasi Bonzoh declares bid for NPP Western Regional Secretary position

Former Ellembelle District Chief Executive (DCE) and 2024 New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate, Hon. Kwasi Bonzoh (34-Kaywa), has officially declared his intention to contest for the position of Western Regional Secretary of the party. His decision comes at a time the NPP is preparing...

SALL residents deserve reparations over ‘historic injustice’-Tsatsu Tsikata

Private legal practitioner Tsatsu Tsikata has called for reparations for residents of Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe and Lolobi (SALL), arguing that they were unjustly denied parliamentary representation during Ghana’s 8th Parliament. According to him, the situation arose following the creation of the Oti Region under Constitutional...

REPORTS: Former NPP National Chairman Freddie Blay Arrested Over Alleged Property Destruction

Former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and ex-Member of Parliament for Ellembelle, Freddie Worsemao Blay, has reportedly been arrested by the Ghana Police Service following the execution of a bench warrant issued by the Akropong Circuit Court in connection with an...