Current Affairs

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 […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, Patrick Boamah, has accused Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson of failing to uphold the procurement standards he advocates after allegedly approving major projects through sole-source and restricted tender processes. Speaking during the debate on the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review in Parliament, Mr Boamah claimed […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS rivate legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu has backed calls by Togbe Afede XIV for judicial reform, arguing that any proposal to review the size of the Supreme Court should follow national consultation and thorough research instead of isolated decisions. He indicated that public confidence in the judiciary would grow if reforms emerged through an inclusive […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The Former Minister of Information and Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi, Honourable Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has criticised the government’s budget implementation record, arguing that the Mid-Year Review failed to provide adequate details on the execution of planned economic programmes. He explained that the review was expected to account for how much of the […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Ghana and Gabon have strengthened their bilateral partnership after signing two key Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and outlining a broader cooperation framework during Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema’s official visit to Ghana. The agreements were announced through a joint communiqué presented by Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, following bilateral […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama and Gabon’s President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema have held bilateral discussions at the Jubilee House in Accra, focusing on strengthening the Ghana-Gabon partnership in trade, mining, investment, education and security. The meeting formed part of President Oligui Nguema’s three-day state visit to Ghana, aimed at consolidating relations between the […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The Supreme Court of Ghana has ruled that political parties must allow all registered members in good standing to vote in their internal elections, declaring the long-standing delegate based electoral college system unconstitutional. In a landmark 5 to 2 majority decision delivered by a seven-member panel presided over by Chief Justice Paul […]