Wednesday, 29 July 2026

Sports

NSA salutes Zinabu Issah’s historic Commonwealth Games silver as Ghana’s Para team continues medal quest.

ELS: MBN360 SPORTS The National Sports Authority (NSA) has officially congratulated Ghanaian para-athlete Zinabu Issah following her historic silver medal-winning performance at the ongoing Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, describing her achievement as a landmark moment for Ghanaian sport. In a statement signed by Director General Yaw Ampofo Ankrah, the NSA praised Issah for securing Ghana’s […]

Current Affairs

Minority demands full disclosure of gov’t’s VALCO equity plan

ELS: MBN360  Politics The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called on the government to immediately publish full details of its proposed “strategic equity capitalisation” plan for the Volta Aluminium Company Limited (VALCO), arguing that Ghanaians deserve complete transparency about the future of one of the country’s most strategic national assets. In a statement signed by […]

Parliament Passes Excise Bill, Scraps 20% Tax on Local Fruit Juices.

ELS: MBN360 BUSINESS Parliament has passed the Excise Bill, 2026, completely abolishing the 20 percent excise duty on locally manufactured fruit juices, marking a major turning point for Ghana’s beverage industry and directly addressing long-standing advocacy from domestic agro-processors. The legislation, initially proposed by Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson during the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review, forms […]

Entertainement

‘At 65 I feel like I’m living an extra time’ – Veteran actor, RMD

ELS: MBN360 Entertainment Nollywood veteran, Richard Mofe Damijo, popularly known as RMD, has opened up about life at 65, revealing that he feels like he’s “living an extra time.” RMD also relished being Nigerian and alive in a world where more people are self-employed than ever. Speaking in a recent episode of The Moraya Show, the […]

Oscar-winning songwriter Glen Hansard killed in crash

ELS: MBN360 Entertainment Oscar-winning Irish musician Glen Hansard has died in a motorbike crash in Dublin. Hansard, 56, was the frontman for rock group The Frames and also featured in The Commitments. He won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for Falling Slowly in 2008 which he wrote for the low-budget film Once. Hansard was born […]

Education

Professor Wunpini launches book, scholarship fund to support girls’ education

ELS: MBN360 EDUCA1TION Media scholar and author, Assistant Professor Wunpini F. Mohammed, has launched her latest book, Media, Culture and Decolonization: Re-righting the Subaltern Histories of Ghana, and unveiled the Bilchinsi Scholarship Fund at an event held in Tamale. The launch, held on Saturday, brought together academics, media practitioners, traditional leaders, politicians, members of the Dagbon […]

All set for national conference on tackling indiscipline in Senior High Schools

ELS; MBN360 EDUCATION The Ministry of Education is set to convene a landmark National Conference on Stemming Indiscipline in Senior High Schools from Wednesday, July 29 to Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Sunyani, bringing together key stakeholders to deliberate on practical and sustainable solutions to the growing challenge of indiscipline in Ghana’s second-cycle institutions. Ahead […]

Modernity Fuelling Growing Indiscipline in Schools – Prof. Davis

ELS: MBN360 EDUCATION The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis, has attributed the rising wave of indiscipline in Ghanaian schools to shifting societal values and modern influences, warning that new forms of misconduct, including gang-related violence, are emerging alongside more familiar disciplinary challenges. Speaking at a national conference addressing indiscipline in […]