Political Scientist Dr. Kwesi Amakye-Boateng has raised concerns over the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) ongoing “Thank You” tour, warning that rather than healing post-election rifts, the exercise appears to be aggravating old wounds.

The Movement for Change (MFC) says it is shocked at the Ghana Bar Association's (GBA) recent call for President John Mahama to suspend the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, describing the appeal as a surprising deviation from constitutional principle.

Inusah Fuseini, a former Minister of Roads and Highways, and former Member of Parliament for Tamale Central has called on President John Dramani Mahama to urgently declare a state of emergency over Ghana’s water bodies and forest reserves, citing the growing destruction of the environment and its threat to public health and future generations.

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"My humble appeal to the wonderful medical doctors and health professionals at the Tamale Teaching Hospital is that I am the first person to take care of your interest. Therefore, let’s call off the strike and let’s all regroup and strategise going forward,"- Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, The Minister of Health.

The Minority Health Caucus in Parliament has condemned the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, for dismissing the Chief Executive Officer of the Tamale Teaching Hospital and are demanding “the immediate reversal of the decision to remove Dr Adam Atiku from office”.

Akonta Mining Company Limited has issued a strong rebuttal to what it describes as “reckless and baseless” accusations made by the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, over alleged illegal mining activities in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve.

In a crackdown on illegal mining in the Western Region, authorities have arrested 47 suspects and recovered five weapons along with 17 excavators.

The GHS has announced a decisive ban on charging fees for washroom use across all its facilities. This measure is aimed at safeguarding patient dignity and enhancing public health conditions, reinforcing the GHS's commitment to accessible and humane healthcare services.