Current Affairs

Els: MBN360 News The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo Markin has criticized the National Democratic Congress (NDC) led government over failure to implement key economic policies promised during the campaign for election. Speaking during an engagement with the Young Commons Forum at the University of Cape Coast, on February 21, the legislator Kwamena […]

Els: MBN360 Ahead of the presentation of the State of the Nation Address, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has emphasized that government has delivered what he describes as one of the strongest fiscal and macroeconomic turnarounds in Ghana’s recent history, citing sharp improvements in inflation, interest rates, debt levels and exchange rate stability. In […]

Els: MBN360 News The Majority Leader in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, has launched a fierce counter-offensive against the wave of cocoa-related demonstrations sweeping the Western North Region, dismissing them as calculated political theatre rather than a grassroots uprising. Addressing a heated parliamentary session on Friday, 20th February 2026, Mr Ayariga insisted that the protests in Sefwi […]

Els: MBN360 News The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly failed to elect a presiding member on Thursday after two rounds of voting at the Prempeh Assembly Hall. Incumbent Patrick Kwame Frimpong and challenger Ernest Baffour Ofori contested the position, with 66 assembly members casting ballots. In the first round, Frimpong received 35 votes to Baffour’s 24. The […]

Els: MBN360 News The government of Ghana has formally notified the government of Togo of its decision to refer their maritime boundary dispute to international arbitration. In a statement released on Friday, February 20, Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, confirmed that Ghana will seek the delimitation of the offshore boundary under the provisions […]

Els: MBN360 News President John Mahama is scheduled to deliver the 2026 State of the Nation Address on Friday, February 27, in Parliament. The address is expected to provide a comprehensive overview of the country’s current state, evaluating progress made so far and outlining the government’s key priorities and major policy directions for the year […]

Els: MBN360 News The Centre for Democratic Development, Ghana (CDD-Ghana) has raised concerns about the pace and procedure of lawmaking in Parliament during the first year of President John Dramani Mahama’s administration, cautioning that the frequent use of the certificate of urgency and the rapid passage of bills could weaken legislative checks and balances. These […]

Els: MBN360 News The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development has offered a mixed assessment of the Mahama administration’s anti-corruption record after one-year in office, commending key reforms while warning that unresolved gaps pose serious risks. The evaluation was presented as part of CDD-Ghana’s one year governance review, led by Dr. Kojo Pumpuni Asante, Director of […]

Naa Djamah Odotei: MBN360 News The Government of Ghana has begun processes to extradite a Russian national accused of secretly filming intimate encounters with young women in the country. The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, confirmed the development in an interview, strongly condemning the alleged acts. She described […]

Els: MBN360 News The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has expressed disappointment that there was no female candidate contesting the upcoming Ayawaso East by-election. Speaking at a Political Inclusion and Consensus Building Forum organised by the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) on Wednesday, February 18, Bagbin expressed his concern over women not being represented in […]