Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has provided free mattresses and chop boxes to all 2,207 first-year students entering Senior High Schools in the constituency. The gesture, which forms part of what the MP describes as the “North Tongu tradition,” is aimed at removing financial barriers that could prevent students from accessing secondary education. Speaking during the presentation, Hon. Ablakwa assured parents and students that no child in North Tongu should drop out of school due to lack of basic boarding items. “All my beloved 2,207 fresh North Tongu SHS students don’t have to worry about...

Nearly 300 highly trained and specialised healthcare professionals have departed from the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital between January and June 2025, seeking better prospects overseas — a trend hospital authorities describe as a worrying rate of attrition that poses a serious threat to healthcare delivery. Korle Bu’s Deputy Medical Director, Dr. Harry Akoto, disclosed the statistics during a needs assessment visit by the administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund — widely known as Mahama Cares — ahead of the programme’s nationwide launch to tackle non-communicable diseases (NCDs). “Our data show that about 300 people have left between January and...

Parts of the Madina Market in Accra caught fire in the early morning of Friday, September 19, 2025, destroying numerous shops and wooden stalls. Swift intervention by the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) in the early hours of Friday averted what could have been a devastating inferno at the Madina Market. According to GNFS, a distress call was received at exactly 1:36 a.m. reporting a fire outbreak in a section of the busy market. Within two minutes, the first crew from the Madina Fire Station was on the scene. Due to the rapid spread of the flames and the absence of...

The Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources, Hon. John Oti Bless, has urged government to introduce legislation in Parliament to establish a dedicated funding source for waste management in the country. He made the call during a monitoring visit to Tamale in the Northern Region to assess sanitation challenges confronting the metropolis. Hon. Oti Bless disclosed that the Committee had studied waste management practices in about eight countries, all of which have a dedicated tax component earmarked solely for sanitation. He stressed that Ghana must adopt a similar model to ensure sustainable financing for waste...

Management of Takoradi Technical University (TTU) has firmly dismissed recent media reports suggesting unrest on campus involving students and personnel of the Ghana Police Service. In a press release signed by the Registrar, Dr. Moses Maclean Abnory, the university described the reports as misleading and unfounded, stressing that no such disturbances have occurred at TTU. “The university remains a haven of peace, academic excellence, and community engagement,” the statement read. “We are committed to maintaining a secure and conducive environment for teaching, learning, and research.” The release further emphasized TTU’s collaboration with its Directorate of Public Affairs and other stakeholders...

Former Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo has initiated legal action at the High Court, seeking to overturn her removal from office by President John Dramani Mahama. In a judicial review application filed through her lawyers, Justice Torkornoo contends that the President exceeded his constitutional authority when, on September 1, 2025, he issued a warrant dismissing her as both Chief Justice and as a Justice of the Superior Court of Judicature. She argues that the procedure prescribed under Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution — which requires an inquiry by a duly constituted body before a Superior Court judge...

The Government of Ghana has conferred one of its highest privileges on five distinguished citizens whose work continues to project the nation’s image on the global stage. At the launch of the 2025 Diaspora Summit in Accra today, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, announced that, acting under the authority vested in the Foreign Minister by NLCD 155, the following eminent Ghanaians have been awarded Diplomatic Passports: Wodemaya – celebrated YouTuber and digital storyteller championing African narratives. Lady Dentaa Amoateng – founder of the GUBA Awards and tireless advocate for Ghanaian excellence in the diaspora. Rocky Dawuni...