Politics

Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, reported that unlicensed miners have destroyed 7,500 football fields’ worth of forest reserves. More than forty-four forest reserves, or thirty hectares, had been destroyed, according to him. As he toured the Offin Shelter Belt at Anwiafutu to witness the forest’s …

On Monday, February 24, students from Odorgonor Senior High School in Accra staged a street protest against the broken traffic signals and lighting near their school, citing safety concerns. The students lament the fact that staff people have already perished due of the failing signs, and they fear that if …

It is estimated by President John Dramani Mahama that his government will need $1.7 billion to complete all of the outstanding Agenda 111 projects. However, he revealed that approximately 90 of the hospitals constructed under the previous administration’s Agenda 111 are still incomplete. Despite beginning Agenda 111, the previous administration …

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, the forestry commission, and security agencies have begun to crack down on illegal miners who are working in the Offin Shelter Belt Forest Reserve in the Atwima Mponua District of the …

Ghana’s Progressive Youth Front (PYF), a youth-focused organisation, has vehemently denounced the widespread termination of public sector employees in response to President John Dramani Mahama’s order. The PYF calls on the government to overturn what they call an unfair decision and put the welfare of the country’s youth first. The …

Sycophancy, which is the act of praising rich or powerful people in order to gain an advantage, has been the bane of Ghana’s socioeconomic and political advancement. Instead of people being bold enough to tell the truth to power (as I am doing through this post) to enhance or promote …

The management of the Atwea Mountains, a sacred location for religious pilgrimages, has received a sincere appeal from Ashanti Regional Minister Dr. Frank Amoakohene to pray for Ghana’s development and the welfare of its leaders. The Minister asked for prayers for President John Dramani Mahama, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, himself, …

Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah has made it clear that he will be reluctant to grant mining leases to businesses that do not actively support the growth of the nation. On Friday, February 21, 2025, in Accra, this announcement was made at a meeting with …

The leading Member of Kumasi MPs Bloc and Member of Parliament for Bantama Constituency, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye, has urged immediate action to increase the use of pedestrian footbridges and lower traffic accidents, pointing to research showing that pedestrians are killed in more than 40% of traffic incidents in Ghana. Hon. …

We have been alerted to a Fourth Estate media outlet that has made a number of accusations against former National Service Authority officers. The article contains numerous errors about the National Service Authority’s enrolment, verification, and payment procedures in addition to selected information omissions intended to produce fabricated findings that …