Current Affairs

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Vice President, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has argued that a genuine desire to occupy a leadership position does not automatically qualify a person to hold it, insisting that merit, service, and accountability must outweigh personal ambition in public office. Reflecting on her years of experience across academia and government, Prof. Opoku-Agyemang described […]

ELS: MBN360  Politics Former Tamale Central Member of Parliament, Inusah Fuseini, has rejected proposals to extend Ghana’s presidential term from four years to five years, arguing that improving efficiency in governance is more important than increasing the length of a government’s tenure. The proposal forms part of the government’s response to recommendations submitted by the […]

ELS: MBN360  Politics The Member of Parliament for Tamale South in the Northern Region, Haruna Iddrisu, has criticised the current Parliament’s approach to its constitutional oversight role, warning that the legislature is not doing enough to hold the Executive accountable. Speaking at the Governance Series organised by Three Reports and the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) on Tuesday, […]

ELS: MBN360 Politics President John Dramani Mahama’s State Visit to Jamaica has featured a series of high-level engagements underscoring the deep historical, cultural and Pan-African bonds between Ghana and Jamaica. As part of the visit, President Mahama paid tribute to Jamaica’s National Hero, the Right Honourable Marcus Mosiah Garvey, at the National Heroes Park in Kingston. In […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has called for an end to what he describes as selective justice and political retaliation, insisting that the opposition is not against accountability but opposed to the unequal application of the law. Speaking at the “Democracy Under Attack” demonstration on Thursday, August 6, Afenyo-Markin argued that Members of […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS President John Dramani Mahama, together with Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has led Ghanaians in commemorating the first anniversary of the Ghana Armed Forces helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight public officials and military personnel. The solemn interfaith remembrance service, held at the UPSA Auditorium in Accra, brought together bereaved […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS One year after a devastating military helicopter crash shook the political and social fabric of Ghana, the nation pauses on Thursday to honour the eight lives lost in a disaster that claimed two senior cabinet ministers and plunged the country into profound mourning. The crash, which occurred on August 6, 2025, involved […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS President John Dramani Mahama, together with Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has led Ghanaians in commemorating the first anniversary of the Ghana Armed Forces helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight public officials and military personnel. The solemn interfaith remembrance service, held at the UPSA Auditorium in Accra, brought together bereaved […]

ELS: MBN360 POLITICS The Minority Caucus in Parliament has accused the Mahama administration of undermining Ghana’s democratic institutions through what it describes as executive incompetence, majoritarian dominance in Parliament and selective application of justice. Delivering his closing remarks as Parliament adjourned sine die on Friday, July 31, 2026, Minority Leader Osahen Alexander Afenyo-Markin said the Minority would […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The Supreme Court says expanding  political party primaries to include all members in good standing may not completely eliminate vote buying, but will reduce the vulnerability of internal elections to targeted financial inducements. According to Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, concentrating the power to select presidential and parliamentary candidates in a relatively small group of […]