Modern Ghana News

The Center for Democratic Development-Ghana (CDD-Ghana) has joined the call for a significant increase in the mineral royalties allocated to mining districts, highlighting the persistent underdevelopment of these resource-rich communities.

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has announced the death of one of its members who was killed in clashes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo last month. Sergeant Mbulelo David Ngubane, a 39-year-old operational medical practitioner with the SANDF, was shot and killed on May 30 while tending to injured soldiers in an ambulance clearly marked with medical symbols.

A leading Ghanaian construction company has sued serial caller and NDC member Frank Kwaku Appiah, known widely as Appiah Stadium for defamation, demanding GH?5 million in damages. According to a writ filed at the High Court in Kumasi, Kofi Job Associates, the corporate construction firm, claims Appiah Stadium made several false and defamatory statements about the company and its Chief Executive, Kofi Agyeman, also known as Kofi Job, in a viral social media video.

President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe has bemoaned the state of the economy amid the rising cost of goods and services. In the last couple of weeks, prices of goods and services have skyrocketed with some increasing by as high as 250%.

Senior political science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Legon, Prof. Ransford Gyampo has indicated that there is no need for a soothsayer to predict the outcome of the 2024 General Election. In his view, every sensible Ghanaian who examines his or her living conditions can make a calculated guess.

The fight against child labour in Ghana received renewed vigour as the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Employment, Labour Relations, and Pensions Hon. Dr. Festus Awuah Kwofie, called for a collective effort to address this pressing issue.

The Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) Sanitation and Water Project (SWP) has been recognized for its groundbreaking contributions to the WASH sector with the prestigious Engineering Excellence Award.

In a move to deepen peaceful coexistence and strengthen unity of purpose, the Muslim community in Obuasi has offered GHS8,000 in support of Koffekrom windstorm disaster victims. The people of Koffekrom, a suburb of Obuasi in March this year witnessed a devastating windstorm which destroyed properties worth thousands of cedis and rendered many people homeless.

Apostle Godbless Boateng, a respected religious leader based in Kumasi, has emphasized the critical role of truth-telling in maintaining the integrity of Ghana 39;s democracy. Speaking to the media, Apostle Boateng, who leads the Cornerstone Bible Church International in Kumasi Ayigya, expressed concern over the proliferation of doom-laden prophecies, particularly surrounding the upcoming December elections.

Ghanaian social activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor has launched a critique of Ghana 39;s democracy, describing it as a joke in the wake of resurfaced controversies around the 2020 disenfranchisement of Santrokofi, Akpafu, Lolobi and Likpe (SALL).