Current Affairs

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 […]

Els: MBN360 News President John Dramani Mahama has extended warm Ramadan greetings to Muslims across Ghana and beyond, urging them to embrace the holy month as a time for reflection, compassion, unity, and renewed faith in Allah. READ PRESIDENT JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA’S FULL MESSAGE BELOW Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh! As we stand at the threshold […]

Els: MBN360 News A new one-year assessment of the Centre for Democratic Development Ghana (CDD-Ghana) has flagged what it describes as a major loophole in the government’s anti-corruption framework, warning that the GH₵20,000 gift threshold for ministers could weaken accountability safeguards. In its evaluation of the John Dramani Mahama administration released on Thursday, February 19, […]

Els: MBN360 News A proposed Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill triggered heated exchanges in Parliament, as the government moves to restructure Ghana’s national security architecture and change the name of the National Investigations Bureau (NIB) back to Bureau of National Intelligence (BNI). The bill, laid before Parliament by the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, […]

Els: MBN360 News Ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament, and MP for Damongo Samuel Abu Jinapor, has challenged statements made during the recent commissioning of Ghana’s new chancery in Addis Ababa, accusing the John Dramani Mahama administration of misrepresenting the project’s origins. Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa had stated in a […]