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The District Director of the Bongo National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Mohammed Seidu Akugri, has been brutally killed by unknown assailants in a shocking attack that signals a dangerous escalation in the Bawku conflict. Mr. Akugri was ambushed near Nagode, a community close to Bolgatanga, where his attackers killed him and set his body ablaze before fleeing the scene. The gruesome nature of the killing has sent shockwaves through the region, raising fears of further violence. While the Bawku conflict has primarily been rooted in ethnic and chieftaincy disputes, this attack introduces a disturbing new trend of targeted killings of…

In a country where the monthly minimum wage hovers around GHS450, imagine facing medical bills of GHS8,400 every month just to stay alive. This is the crushing reality for thousands of Ghanaians suffering from kidney failure, a silent epidemic claiming lives not just through disease, but through financial impossibility. Last week, under the warm Accra sun, businessman Seidu Agongo stood before officials at the Ministry of Health, his eyes reflecting both determination and compassion as he presented a cheque for GHS500,000 to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund. The presentation was on behalf of Alive Industries, redeeming a pledge Alhaji Agongo,…

Transport fares are set to drop by 15% starting Saturday, May 24, 2025, following successful negotiations between transport operators and the Ministry of Transport. The fare adjustment reflects recent macroeconomic developments, including a sustained appreciation of the cedi against the US dollar, contributing to a notable drop in fuel prices. The development also comes in the wake of a directive from the Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers Association, urging its members to reduce auto parts prices in response to the improved exchange rate. Industrial Relations Officer of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Abass Imoro, confirmed the fare reduction…

Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has dismissed suggestions that the NDC deserves any credit for the recent gains of the cedi. The NPP 2024 flagbearer insists that the NDC government has not implemented a policy that could have contributed to the currency’s performance. Speaking during an interaction with the Young Executive Forum (YEF) in London as part of his Thank You Tour of the UK, the former Deputy Bank of Ghana (BoG) Governor challenged the basis of the claims. “If you are to ask the NDC to point out exactly what policy they have implemented that has resulted in…

Government has launched a comprehensive review of its national mining policy and legislation as it moves to realign the country’s mineral governance framework with new global trends, evolving economic priorities, and lessons from over a decade of implementation. In a press release issued by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, authorities confirmed that the Minerals Commission—the main regulatory body for the mining sector—has begun a broad stakeholder engagement process to revise both the 2014 Minerals and Mining Policy and the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703). The current legal and policy frameworks have underpinned Ghana’s mining regime for…

…As Commuters  Celebrate Price Drop Commuters across the country have something to rejoice as transport fares are set to plummet from May 24, courtesy of the Ghana Private Roads and Transport Union (GPRTU). The anticipated drop in fares comes on the back of steady fuel prices and the Cedi’s strength against the dollar, with the exchange rate currently standing at 1:12.30p. In a coordinated effort, the Ghana Union of Traders and Association (GUTA) has also called on its members to align their pricing in harmony with the Cedi’s gains. Furthermore, companies dealing in electrical appliances have joined the price-cutting party…

A furious New Patriotic Party (NPP) chief has sensationally branded his own colleagues “brainless” after they failed to stop a vicious public feud that rocked the party’s ‘thank you’ tour! Dankwa Smith Butey, the NPP’s first vice chairman, has unleashed a stinging attack on top party brass, including former presidential hopeful Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, for their “common sense” failure to muzzle the warring factions of Ken Agyapong and Kwame Baffoe (Abronye DC). The explosive bust-up, which saw Agyapong’s supporters stabbed in a shocking act of violence, has left the party reeling and sparked calls for a full-scale inquiry. Butey, in…

Firebrand lawyer Oliver Barker-Vormawor has surprisingly given a HUGE thumbs up to the Ghana Police Service for finally getting their act together and being upfront with the public! The outspoken activist, known for his fiery criticisms, reckons the current police top brass are doing a cracking job of keeping Ghanaians in the loop, especially when it comes to those juicy, high-profile cases. Barker-Vormawor was particularly chuffed about the police nailing those cross-border baddies, hailing their professionalism in rescuing kidnapped victims all the way from Nigeria and nabbing another suspect in Togo. “Big thumbs up to them for the smoothness!” he…

Joyce Bawah Mogtari, Presidential Advisor and Special Aide to President John Dramani Mahama, has strongly advocated for equitable pricing across the country, citing the stability of the Ghanaian cedi. Bawah Mogtari, in a spirited statement, celebrated the currency’s recovery but pressed for a necessary and urgent follow-through: price reductions across goods and services in tandem with the cedi’s strength. “Something remarkable is happening in Ghana. For the first time in a long while, the Ghanaian cedi is not in the news for its decline but for its dominance. “According to Bloomberg, the cedi is currently the best-performing currency in the…

The family of former President Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings, has expressed gratitude to the government and people of Burkina Faso for the naming of a street after him, describing it as an honour not only to the family, but to the people of Ghana. In a statement read on behalf of the family by Ms. Yaa Asantewaa Agyeman-Rawlings, Executive Director of the JJ Rawlings Foundation, during the ceremony in Ouagadougou on Sunday, May 17, she said: “This is a huge recognition of the legacy of a man who dedicated his life to social justice, a man who gave his…