Current Affairs

ELS: MBN360 POLITICS Colonel Festus Aboagye (Rtd) Security analyst Colonel Festus Aboagye (Rtd) has argued that Ghana’s struggle with political vigilantism stems from weak enforcement of existing laws, rather than the absence of legislation to deal with electoral violence. Speaking at the National Policy Dialogue, Colonel Aboagye contended that successive governments have failed to apply the law […]

ELS: MBN360 POLITICS Awal Mohammed, an aspirant for the position of National Nasara Organiser (NPP), has pledged to establish stronger structures and mobilise Zongo communities across the country as part of efforts to secure victory for the party in the 2028 elections. Speaking after filing his nomination to contest the position on August 25, Mr. […]

ELS: MBN360 POLITICS The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it fully supports Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin in the push for answers over the reported GH¢22 billion GoldBod losses. This comes following days of accusations and counter-accusations between the minority and CEO of Goldbod, Sammy Gyamfi, over who bears responsibility for the loss. Speaking at a press briefing […]

ELS: MBN360 NEW President John Dramani Mahama is expected to return to the Accra International Airport on Thursday, August 27, 2026, to cut the sod for the construction of a new multi-tiered, multi-purpose car park and airport hotels complex. The project forms part of efforts to expand and modernise facilities at the airport and provide […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak says the government’s intensified fight against illicit drugs has resulted in 217 arrests and the initiation of 165 prosecutions in the period under review. Speaking at the Government Accountability Series, Mr Muntaka commended the Director-General of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) and his team for what he described […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The government has seized about GH¢6.9 million and $440,000 in cash linked to people suspected of involvement in illicit drug trafficking. Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak disclosed this during his appearance at the Government Accountability Series on Monday, August 24. He said the action formed part of an intelligence-led campaign targeting the financial […]

ELS: MBN360 POLITICS A member of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Legal Directorate, Ishaq Ibrahim, has described as “very courageous” the decision by the Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, to challenge the Judiciary over the hearing of selected criminal cases during the 2026 legal vacation. Mr Ibrahim said it was particularly bold […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Minority Leader Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin has rejected what he called false and defamatory allegations about his motives for questioning losses under the Bank of Ghana’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme, announcing that he intends to pursue legal remedies over personal attacks made against him in the past week. The statement is the Effutu MP’s first […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS President John Dramani Mahama at his Inaugurationons under the 1992 Constitution, President Mahama credited the country’s two dominant political forces with a shared acceptance that democracy is the way to go, describing the pattern in plain terms. “So, we lose elections, we hand over. They lose elections, they hand over. It is […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWSOn that authority, the Court found nothing improper in the Attorney-General announcing his representation of the Chief Justice in this case. The Discrimination Argument Rejected The central plank of Oppong Nkrumah’s application was that assigning specific criminal cases to judges during the legal vacation violated the constitutional guarantee of equality and non-discrimination under […]