By Francis Kobena Tandoh With the end of the Gun Amnesty Programme (GAP), the government is moving to seeing to the enforcement of the law on possessing firearms in the country, Minister for Interior Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference in Accra, the minister observed thatContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh The minister for interior, Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, announced on Tuesday that the government will destroy over 2,000 seized firearms next month. The exercise comes at the end of the government’s Gun Amnesty Programme (GAP), which ended on January 30th, 2026. “As part of the post-gun amnestyContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has issued a June 30 deadline to the government to resolve several critical welfare and condition-of-service grievances affecting members, according to a statement over the weekend. The decision was taken by the National Executive Council of the association duringContinue Reading
The 25 members of the first government formed by Beninese President Romuald Wadagni on Thursday outlined their priorities for implementing the government’s action program over the next seven years. Shortly before 9:00 a.m. local time (0800 GMT) in Cotonou, Benin’s economic capital, members of the new government arrived atContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh The government of Ghana on Wednesday evacuated the first batch of Ghanaian evacuees from South Africa following months of renewed xenophobic tensions and anti-immigrant protests. The group, estimated at 300 people, was flown from Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport aboard a government-chartered flight as part ofContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh The government of Ghana has rescheduled the planned evacuation of nationals from South Africa today due to the increasing number of people who have applied for voluntary repatriation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Thursday. In a statement, the Foreign Affairs Ministry explained that the exerciseContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh Flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has urged Members of Parliament (MPS) of the party to remain resolute in holding the John Dramani Mahama-led government accountable, insisting that effective scrutiny is essential to protecting the interests of Ghanaians. Speaking during aContinue Reading
