Current Affairs

ELS; MBN360 ENERGY Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the former Vice President and the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has strongly criticized the Bank of Ghana’s decision to trade portions of the country’s gold reserves, asserting that the commercial strategy directly caused avoidable financial losses totaling GH¢1.7 billion. The former Vice President emphasized that the […]

ELS; MBN360 NEWS President John Mahama has urged the United States to confront the growing challenge of gun violence following the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Ghanaian teenager Javits Frimpong in New York. Speaking during an engagement with the Presidential Press Corps after his return to Ghana, President Mahama described the incident as particularly heartbreaking given […]

ELS: MBN360 POLITICS The Minority Caucus in Parliament has accused the Speaker of treating the Member of Parliament for Damongo, Samuel Abu Jinapor, unfairly after he was directed to leave the chamber despite withdrawing comments he had made concerning the alleged sale of diplomatic passports. The Minority says the Speaker’s decision was disproportionate and amounted […]

ELS: MBN360 POLITICS The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, has called for a shift from excessive political partisanship towards a national interest-driven approach to governance, insisting that Ghana must always come before political parties. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express with host Evans Mensah during a one-on-one discussion on the […]

ELS: MBN360 Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has accused the government of using State power to intimidate and silence opposition members, describing the alleged conduct as a coordinated abuse of power. He said the Minority would not be deterred from holding the government accountable despite what he described as intimidation, harassment, arrests and detention of some […]

ELS: MBN360 POLITICS The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused President John Dramani Mahama and the govrnment of failing to demonstrate decisive leadership in tackling the recurring cocaine and narcotics seizures linked to Ghana. The party contends that the frequency and scale of the interceptions point to a persistent drug trafficking problem requiring urgent presidential […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS President John Dramani Mahama has highlighted Ghana’s newly launched three-tier healthcare programme as part of measures to expand access to essential healthcare services across the country. Speaking at the 81st United Nations General Assembly on Thursday September 24, 2026, President Mahama said the programme would ensure that every Ghanaian could access essential […]

ELS: MBN360 POLITICS President John Dramani Mahama has renewed calls for Africa to be granted permanent representation on the United Nations Security Council, arguing that the continent’s exclusion from the council’s permanent membership reflects longstanding inequalities in global governance. Addressing the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday, September 24, President Mahama […]

ELS: MBN360 WORLD As the 81st United Nations General Assembly enters its high-stakes general debate under this year’s guiding theme, “Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation: A United Nations that Delivers for All”, all eyes are turning toward Accra. In just a few hours, Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama will take the podium at the UN General […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS President John Dramani Mahama’s scheduled address to the 81st United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, 24 September 2026, will be the 25th General Debate address by a Ghanaian president, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In a social media post tracing Ghana’s presidential appearances at the Assembly, the Ministry said the […]