Category: SOCIAL TRENDS

Fresh court documents filed at the High Court in Accra have revealed a sweeping list of criminal charges against former National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) Chief Executive Officer, Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, and his wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni, over alleged financial improprieties involving millions of Ghana cedis. The new charge sheet, filed by the Office of the Attorney General…

President John Mahama has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to strengthening collaboration with traditional authorities following a courtesy call by the Northern Regional House of Chiefs at the Jubilee House. The President stressed that chiefs remain central to national development due to their deep-rooted legitimacy, cultural influence, and close connection with communities, and should therefore play a more active role in…

US President Donald Trump has cautioned Taiwan against formally declaring independence from China. “I’m not looking to have somebody go independent,” the US president told Fox News on Friday, at the end of his two-day summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing. Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has previously stated that Taiwan does not need to declare formal independence…

The government’s Big Push infrastructure programme represents one of the most ambitious road development efforts Ghana has undertaken in decades. Across the country, major corridors are being rehabilitated, expanded, and newly constructed to improve mobility, trade, and national integration. Projects such as the Accra–Kumasi Expressway, the Eastern Corridor Road, the Tamale Outer Ring Road, the Sunyani Outer Ring Road, the…

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, Justin Frimpong Kodua, has called on the government to ensure fairness in the application of the law, stressing that legal procedures must not be influenced by political considerations. Speaking on Joy FM’s Top Story on Thursday, May 14, on recent developments involving the remand of the party’s Bono Regional Chairman, Kwame Baffoe…

The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has held discussions with a delegation from AlphaVecta Technologies Limited. It was led by its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Carlos Amoako, in strategic collaboration ahead of the upcoming One Vecta AI Summit 2026. The meeting focused on exploring partnership opportunities and a formal request for the Minister to serve…

Neurosurgeon Hadi Mohammed Abdallah says the death of 29-year-old engineer Charles Amissah will not lead to meaningful reforms in Ghana’s healthcare system because the country has developed what he describes as a “culture of scapegoats.” Speaking on PM Express on Wednesday, Dr Abdallah said he was saddened but not surprised by the findings of a government committee, which concluded that…

Ghana’s innovative construction and lifestyle television platform, The Build Project, has officially announced Raincoat Roofing Systems Limited as its Official Roofing Partner ahead of the show’s highly anticipated premiere this June on Joy Prime. The partnership brings together two brands committed to quality, innovation and excellence within Ghana’s growing construction and housing industry. For over two decades, Raincoat Roofing Systems Limited has established itself as one…

Ghana stands at a demographic crossroads. With more than one-third of the population under the age of 15 and a youth unemployment rate of around 12.1%, the country’s long-term stability depends on how effectively it prepares its young people for the future of work. Across Africa, the challenge is even more pronounced: one in three young people is unemployed or…