Current Affairs

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The Interior Minister, Honourable Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak has announced that organisations verifying identities must move from visual checks to biometric authentication under new regulations governing the use of the Ghana Card. He explained that the policy seeks to strengthen identity verification and protect citizens from the misuse of personal information. The new framework […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS President John Dramani Mahama has urged African leaders to treat the sharp decline in global health funding as a turning point for the continent, using the opening of the African Union’s Extraordinary Session on Health in Accra to announce new maternal health commitments, push for greater investment in African-made medicines and vaccines, […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has departed Ghana for Washington, D.C., in the United States, to participate in the Sister Cities International 70th Anniversary Homecoming Conference on July 23, 2026. The Vice President will serve as the Special Guest of Honour and deliver the Opening Plenary Keynote Address on the theme: “Forging Stronger […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, held a meeting with Governor Tony Evers of Wisconsin State in the United States at the Presidency. Governor Evers, who is leading a business delegation, is in Accra to bolster international trade efforts by promoting exports from the State, and ensure Wisconsin’s vital industries, businesses, […]

ELS: MBN360 HEALTH President John Dramani Mahama has hosted top global health leaders at the Jubilee House in Accra for high-level talks on continental public health. The delegation included Madam Winnie Byanyima, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNAIDS Executive Director, alongside Madam Joy Phumaphi, Executive Secretary of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA). Their discussions centered on improving public […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The Minority Caucus in Parliament has announced its support for an appeal against the conviction of the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, describing the High Court’s decision as a miscarriage of justice. In a statement signed by the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has cautioned Members of Parliament against the unauthorized use of police escort services and sirens, urging them to comply fully with a new government directive aimed at regulating the use of police resources. The warning was delivered during parliamentary proceedings on Monday, July […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS President John Dramani Mahama is set to host an Extraordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Accra as African leaders gather to deliberate on measures to strengthen healthcare systems and advance Universal Health Coverage across the continent. The two-day summit, scheduled for July 21 […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Inusah Fuseini The former Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Inusah Fuseini, has argued that the political influence protecting NPP officials ended on the 7th December, 2024.  He also called for consistent accountability in cases involving illegal mining, arguing that political affiliation should not shield individuals from legal consequences. He recalled that during […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has reiterated that former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta remains a fugitive from justice in Ghana, insisting that proceedings in a United States immigration court do not determine the validity of corruption charges pending against him. The statement follows comments by US Immigration Judge David Gardey, […]