Current Affairs

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Mustapha Gbande has described the Supreme Court’s decision to end the delegate voting system in political party elections as a development with both positive and challenging implications for Ghana’s democracy. He explained that while the ruling could expand participation within political parties, practical issues surrounding […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has assured the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, that the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, popularly known as the anti-LGBTQ Bill, will be reconsidered and passed before Parliament rises for recess on Friday, July 31, 2026. Mr Bagbin said the bill, in […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Public outrage in Ghana reaching a boiling point, following the high-profile judicial reversal in the Sedina Tamakloe case, is no surprise. Almost everywhere on earth, when a convicted former public official walks free in a case where there is general perception of wrong doing, scepticism grow. The latest shockwave came Thursday, July […]

ELS: MBN360  Politics The government has accepted a major recommendation from the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) to extend the tenure of the President and Members of Parliament from four years to five years. Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, announced the decision on Thursday July 30, 2026, while presenting the government’s White Paper on […]

ELS: MBN360  Politics The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called on the government to immediately publish full details of its proposed “strategic equity capitalisation” plan for the Volta Aluminium Company Limited (VALCO), arguing that Ghanaians deserve complete transparency about the future of one of the country’s most strategic national assets. In a statement signed by […]

ELS: MBN360 BUSINESS Parliament has passed the Excise Bill, 2026, completely abolishing the 20 percent excise duty on locally manufactured fruit juices, marking a major turning point for Ghana’s beverage industry and directly addressing long-standing advocacy from domestic agro-processors. The legislation, initially proposed by Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson during the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review, forms […]

ELS: MBN360  Politics The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has officially inaugurated a nine-member National Elections Committee to oversee its upcoming national executive elections. The committee is chaired by former Member of Parliament for the Suhum Constituency in the Eastern Region, Frederick Opare-Ansah. The members were unveiled at a brief ceremony held at the party’s national headquarters […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The Minority Caucus in Parliament has cautioned against what it describes as the growing risk of “state capture” in the management of the Volta Aluminium Company Limited (VALCO), warning that the future of the strategic state-owned enterprise must not be determined through opaque processes. In a statement signed by the Ranking Member […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision declaring the delegates system used by political parties in selecting presidential and parliamentary candidates unconstitutional, describing the ruling as one that aligns with the party’s long-standing position on expanding internal democracy. According to the party, the judgment will not disrupt its […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has accused the  government of deliberately reducing expenditure in an attempt to present a more favourable picture of its fiscal performance, arguing that the move is negatively affecting job creation, infrastructure development and the implementation of government programmes. According to the former Information Minister, the  government’s decision […]