Under the leadership of the Speaker of Parliament, Rt Hon Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, a distinguished Ghanaian parliamentary delegation is actively participating in the 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) currently underway in Bridgetown, Barbados. The event, hosted by the Parliament of Barbados and the CPA Barbados Branch, commenced on Sunday, October 5, and has drawn...
Author: Baina Media (Baina Media)
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Parliament’s October 14 Reconvening Deferred Until Further Notice
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has announced the deferment of the commencement of the Third Meeting of the First Session of the Ninth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. In an official notice dated October 6, 2025, and issued from the Office of the Speaker at Parliament House, Accra,...
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Chairman Wontumi Reports to CID Over Akonta Mining Probe
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, on Monday, October 6, 2025, reported himself to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service. He arrived at the CID Headquarters in Accra at about 9:30 a.m., in compliance with a directive issued by...
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UDS Champions Arrive in Ghana, Set to Present Trophy to President
The triumphant squad from the University for Development Studies (UDS) touched down in Ghana on Sunday, October 5, after securing a landmark victory at the 2025 FISU World University Games. At Kotoka International Airport, the team received a rousing welcome from jubilant supporters, students, relatives, and government representatives who gathered to celebrate their remarkable achievement....
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Chairman Wontumi to Face CID Over Akonta Mining Probe Today
Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako popularly referred to as Chairman Wontumi is scheduled to appear before the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service on Monday, October 6. This development comes after a strong caution from the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine,...
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NIA Begins Issuance of Ghana Cards to Children Aged 6–14
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has commenced the issuance and collection of Ghana Cards for children aged 6 to 14 years across selected districts in the country. The exercise, which officially began today, Monday, October 6, 2025, marks the first phase of card distribution for children who have already registered. According to a press release...
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Mahama Says Security Council Will Guide State Of Emergency Decision on Galamsey
President John Dramani Mahama has signaled his readiness to declare a state of emergency in areas affected by illegal mining, known locally as galamsey, if advised by Ghana’s National Security Council. Addressing a stakeholder dialogue with civil society groups in Accra on Friday, the president emphasized that while the Constitution empowers him to take such...
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Go After Kingpins, Not Just the Boys —President Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama urged civil society organisations and faith leaders on Friday to shift the focus of Ghana’s crime-fighting strategy from arrested youths to the criminal “kingpins” who, he said, run the operations behind them. Addressing the meeting with CSOs, President Mahama acknowledged the human cost of a heavy-handed approach to prosecution. “I like...
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Government to Revoke Controversial Mining Regulation
Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has disclosed that Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2501 will soon be presented to Parliament to annul the contentious L.I. 2462, which has faced widespread criticism for permitting mining operations in forest reserves. Speaking at President John Mahama’s meeting with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on the galamsey crisis...
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Government to Set Up Special Tribunals in Illegal Mining Crackdown
The government has unveiled sweeping measures to intensify the fight against illegal mining, announcing plans to establish specialized tribunals to fast-track prosecutions. So far, more than 400 arrests have been made in the nationwide crackdown. At a meeting with civil society organizations and faith leaders , Attorney General Dr. Dominic Ayine highlighted the difficulties law...