Author: SAMUEL

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has announced that government is working with President John Mahama and the Finance Ministry to abolish the controversial double-track system in senior high schools. Speaking at an engagement with teachers, Mr. Iddrisu stressed that the policy had negatively affected learning outcomes and would be phased out with major infrastructure investment. “I’m in discussion with President Mahama and in discussion with the Minister for Finance. We need to work to end the double-track system, arguably that has impacted negatively on learning outcomes in our schools. Let’s not make pretense about it,” he said. The minister disclosed that…

Some aggrieved members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Kadjebi District of the Oti Region, including the Constituency Youth Organiser of the Akan constituency, have locked up the offices of the District National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and the District National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). The protest, they said, stems from claims that the positions of District Manager for the two state institutions were filled in violation of the party’s internal arrangements. According to the group, such appointments should have been reserved for the constituency secretary, organiser, or treasurer. They accused the Member of Parliament for the area,…

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has donated GHS5 million and five Toyota Hilux pickups to the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) to support the fight against illegal mining. The donation was made at a ceremony held at GoldBod’s head office in Accra on Monday, September 15, 2025. GoldBod’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Sammy Gyamfi Esq., who presented the items, underscored the organisation’s commitment to promoting responsible and sustainable mining practices. He explained that the support forms part of broader initiatives aimed at safeguarding the environment and improving the lives of mining communities. “The Ghana Gold Board wants to buy…

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has projected sharp increases in fuel prices across the country from the second pricing window of September 2025, beginning Tuesday, September 16. According to COPEC, petrol prices will rise by 3.98%, diesel by 9.41%, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by 7.65%. Petrol is expected to sell at an average of GHS13.61 per litre, up from GHS13.09. Diesel is projected to reach GHS14.08 per litre from GHS13.32, while LPG is expected to sell at an average of GHS12.52 per kilogram. The increases are attributed mainly to the sharp depreciation of the cedi against the US…

Bono Regional NPP Chairman, Kwame Baffoe, widely known as Abronye DC, has been granted bail in the sum of GH¢50,000 with one surety. His lead counsel, Daniel Mantey Addo, said the news came as relief, especially as Abronye’s health condition has deteriorated. Abronye was arrested on September 8, 2025, for “offensive conduct conducive to a breach of public peace” after making comments deemed inflammatory by the police, including allegations against the Inspector General of Police and the ruling party. The arrest followed an earlier court decision that denied him bail, with Presiding Judge Samuel Bright Acquah stressing that the matter…

Former Attorney-General and Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, has launched a blistering attack on Circuit Court Judge Samuel Bright Acquah, describing him as a disgrace to both the legal profession and the Judicial Service of Ghana. In an open letter sighted by Lovinghananews.com, Amidu questioned the judge’s fitness to have ever been called to the Bar. “The question that immediately came to my mind was whether Judge Samuel Bright Acquah was a fit and proper person to have been enrolled on the Roll of Lawyers in Ghana in the first place. “How could such a person have passed through the legal…

Martin Amidu accused Judge Samuel Bright Acquah of using bail applications to punish suspects and curry favour with political leaders. In the case of Abronye DC, Amidu said the judge acted as though the accused was already guilty. “The presumption of innocence was asserted by the suspect by his plea of not guilty… Judge ‘Napoleon’ Samuel Bright Acquah had no business as a professional judge to lecture the suspect or Ghanaian citizens on their fundamental rights and their noses,” he noted. He cited examples from the judge’s own rulings: “Just about 2 or 3 weeks ago another matter… Rep v…

Martin Amidu accused Judge Samuel Bright Acquah of turning Ghana’s Constitution into George Orwell’s Animal Farm, where some citizens are treated as “more equal than others.” Citing sections of the judge’s ruling, Amidu argued that Judge Acquah assumed authoritarian powers by using bail as punishment. “Samuel Bright Acquah sought by his ruling to reduce the 1992 Constitution to the level of a dictatorship and authoritarian judicial autocracy in which a circuit court judge assumes the power to control the liberties of the citizen in a manner inconsistent with the Constitution and the due process of law,” Amidu wrote. He further…

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced that government is working to open seven additional Passport Application Centres (PACs) across Ghana by the end of this year. The new centres will serve the six newly created regions and Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region. “I am glad to note that the Bolga PAC will be fully operational next month,” Mr. Ablakwa said at the Government Accountability Series in Accra on Monday September 15, adding that preparations for the remaining centres are on track. The initiative is part of efforts to expand access to passport services and reduce travel…

An old video featuring Bishop Kwabena Asiamah, leader of the Ajagurajah Movement, has resurfaced following the death of Apostle Dr. Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, showing the spiritual leader predicting extraordinary events that would accompany the automaker’s passing. In the previously recorded interview discussing Kantanka’s legacy, Ajagurajah made specific prophecies about what would occur upon the industrialist’s death: “Write this somewhere; it will rain for 3 days from the moment the man dies. Jot this somewhere, it will rain for 3 days. The earth will open at the place his remains would be kept.” When questioned about why these events would transpire,…