Current Affairs

‘Emergency ward saved my life, it must work for every Ghanaian’ – Mahama Ayariga demands accountability over hit-and-run case

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026epos

Els: MBN360 News Majority Leader in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, has called for urgent accountability following reports that a victim of a hit-and-run accident was allegedly turned away by three major hospitals due to the unavailability of bed space. Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday, February 24, Mr Ayariga said the incident, which has […]

Minority slams gov’t over delay in briefing Parliament on Burkina Faso attack

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026epos

Els: MBN360 The Minority has criticised the Minister for the Interior, Foreign Affairs, and the acting Minister of Defence for failing to brief the House on the killing of eight Ghanaians in Burkina Faso, one week after the tragic incident. According to the Minority, the ministers’ absence amounts to a serious lapse in government’s security […]

Accra International Airport: Ghana’s Main Airport Returns to Original Name

February 23, 2026February 23, 2026epos

Els: MBN360 News The Government of Ghana has officially changed the name of Kotoka International Airport back to Accra International Airport.‎‎In a statement issued by the Ministry, the government explained that the airport was originally known as Accra International Airport before it was later renamed. Read also: Ayawaso East by-election: Police to deploy 80 officers per polling […]

CONIWAS urges parliament to boost WASH funding and strengthen sanitation in Ghana

February 23, 2026February 23, 2026epos

Els: MBN360 News National Executives and some members of the Coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS), led by its chairperson, Madam Beata Awinpoka Akanyani has held a strategic engagement with members of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources to advocate for a significant increase in public funding for […]

Ghana, Japan Seal $20m Grant to Boost Northern Healthcare Delivery

February 23, 2026February 23, 2026epos

Els: MBN360 Business Ghana and Japan have taken a major step to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the health sector with the signing of a twenty-million-dollar grant facility aimed at improving healthcare delivery in selected hospitals in Ghana’s Northern Region. The agreement reflects a shared commitment by both countries to expand access to quality and affordable […]

Minority demands payment of Prisons Officers’ allowance arrears

February 23, 2026February 23, 2026epos

Els: MBN360 News The Minority Caucus in Parliament has raised concerns over the delay in the payment of non-salary-related allowances to officers of the Ghana Prisons Service, calling for immediate action to settle the arrears. In a statement issued on Monday, February 23, 2026, and signed by Deputy Ranking Member of the Committee on Employment, […]

NDC government has failed to deliver its promises – Minority Leader

February 23, 2026February 23, 2026epos

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 […]

Ato Forson tout’s historic fiscal turnaround ahead of SONA

February 23, 2026February 23, 2026epos

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 […]

Majority Leader fires back at Sefwi protesters

February 21, 2026February 21, 2026epos

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 […]

KMA fails to elect presiding member after second-round vote

February 20, 2026February 20, 2026epos

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 […]