Author: SAMUEL
Former Sagnarigu MP, Alhaji A.B.A Fuseini, has said it is unrealistic to expect a solution to the galamsey crisis within nine months, given its deep entrenchment over the past decade. Speaking in an interview on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, Fuseini acknowledged the public’s right to demand accountability and urged Ghanaians to continue mounting pressure on the government to act decisively. “I think that the pressure that the public is mounting is right. We should continue mounting the pressure on the government to ensure that we in the NDC, we do the same thing. The mandate that was given to president…
Daddy Lumba and Akosua Serwaa A brewing family feud over who is the legal wife of late highlife legend Charles Kwadwo Fosuh, popularly known as Daddy Lumba has spilled into the courtroom, casting a shadow over his planned funeral. A Kumasi High Court has adjourned until October 28, 2025, the case filed by the musician’s wife, Akosua Serwaa, who is fighting to be declared his only surviving spouse and the sole person entitled to perform the sacred widowhood rites at his funeral. Though the family has announced December 6, 2025, as the final funeral rites…
Leader of the Movement for Change, Alan Kyerematen, has announced that he will be launching a new political party today. According to him, the new political party will be dedicated to building a united, peaceful, secure, and prosperous Ghana. Indicating that it will provide equal opportunities for all Ghanaians to realize their full potential. This initiative comes after Alan Kyerematen announced hi=ps exit from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) before the 2024 elections. Although there have been calls on him to return to the party as they seek to rebuild, Alan Kyerematen has insisted that his dream of being president…
Former Member of Parliament for the Adentan Constituency and now the General Secretary of the United Party, Yaw Boaben Asamoa, has indicated that the new political party is aiming to be the alternative to the duopoly. According to him, the duopoly is currently driving the winner-takes-all system, which keeps crippling the country, and if something drastic is not done, Ghana will suffer the consequences. “We aim to be the alternative, the alternative to the duopoly which is driving winner-takes-all and creating exclusion in public life,” he said at the launch of the United Party. He further explained that the United…
Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has highlighted what he describes as a new era of “impactful diplomacy” following President John Mahama’s official engagements in China. In a social media post sighted by Lovinghananews.com, Ablakwa outlined a number of key agreements that emerged from bilateral talks between President Mahama and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The discussions, he said, were not merely ceremonial but “deeply strategic and forward-looking,” underscoring Ghana’s focus on sustainable development and global partnerships. According to Ablakwa, the two leaders agreed on an expansive framework to tackle illegal mining, enhance green transitions, and promote sustainable environmental practices. “President Mahama’s…
A raging fire swept through sections of the Dodowa Market in the early hours of Wednesday, October 15, 2025, destroying several metal containers and their contents before firefighters from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) brought it under control. The blaze, which started around 1:25 a.m., spread rapidly through parts of the market, sending traders and residents into panic. By the time firefighters arrived, thick smoke and flames had engulfed several stalls, threatening to consume the entire market. A team from the Katamanso Fire Station, led by ADO I Simon Sosu, responded swiftly, with reinforcements from the Adenta and Madina…
President John Dramani Mahama will on Friday host the Prime Minister of Grenada, Honourable Dickon Amiss Thomas Mitchell, for bilateral talks at The Presidency. Honourable Dickon Mitchell is scheduled to arrive in Accra on Thursday, 16 October 2025 (at 4:00 pm) for a two-day official visit, accompanied by Grenada’s Chief of Staff, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Export Development, as well as other top government officials. The delegation will participate in the first Ghana-Grenada Political Consultation Meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shortly after the Prime Minister’s arrival on Thursday. President Mahama will welcome the visiting Prime Minister…
National Coordinator of the District Road Improvement Project (DRIP), Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, has declared his unwavering support for President John Dramani Mahama’s renewed efforts to end illegal mining, widely known as galamsey. He commended the President’s sincerity in tackling the menace and called on Ghanaians to rally behind him as they did during former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s administration. Speaking on Breakfast Daily on Channel One TV on Thursday, October 16, Mr. Vanderpuye said, “The President means well; all of us as a country need to support the system, as it happened under former President Nana Addo Dankwa…
A devastating fire on Monday, October 13, 2025, ravaged parts of Yota Energy Company Ltd. at Shai Hills in the Greater Accra Region. Firefighters from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) successfully contained the major industrial fire. The fire, which involved industrial ovens used for extracting pyrolysis oil from tyres, broke out around 11:04 a.m. A swift response from GNFS saw four fire tenders from the Gbetsile, Devtraco, Tema Metro, and Motorway Fire Stations arriving at the scene to prevent the blaze from spreading. According to the GNFS, the fire was confined by 12:55 p.m., brought under control by 8:08…
The Minority in Parliament has cast doubt on the financial viability of the planned restructuring involving AT Ghana and Telecel Ghana, warning that Telecel’s indebtedness of over USD $400 million makes the deal risky and unsustainable for both staff and consumers. Addressing the media on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Information and Communications Committee, Matthew Nyindam, said the transaction raises more red flags than assurances and risks burdening Ghana’s telecom industry with the financial liabilities of a distressed operator. “It is technically, operationally, and financially unconscionable. Telecel has no exclusive expertise that the staff or management…