The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II will host a conference on responsible mining in June, 2025. It will be organised in partnership with the World Bank and other international agencies. The Asantehene announced this when the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah paid a courtesy call on him at the Manhyia Palace. Focus Otumfuo, who has been a strong advocate of responsible mining , protection of rivers and conservation of the environment, said the conference will focus on advocating for responsible mining in Ghana. His Majesty said everything regarding planning of the conference has been done.
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President John Dramani Mahama has signed the Book of Condolence for the late former Namibia President, Sam Nujoma. Nujoma, the revolutionary leader who guided Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years, died at 95 on February 8. Africa grateful On Wednesday, February 19, President Mahama was at the Namibia High Commission in Accra to sign the Book of Condolence. He wrote: “Liberation Comrade, you have truly fought a good fight, and now is the time for the faithful soldier to lay down his arm and take a rest. “Namibia…
Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, a prominent Ghanaian politician and former Minister of Energy and Education, is set to deliver the keynote address at the “Future of Science Communication Conference” in Nairobi, Kenya, from February 25–26, 2025. The conference, organized by the Alliance for Science Global Consortium — a collaboration between the Alliance for Science, Michigan State University, and Farming Future Bangladesh—aims to address critical global challenges through improved science communication. Dr Opoku Prempeh (Napo), who was the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential running mate in the 2024 elections, will speak on the topic, “The Sustainability Challenge for Africa.” Experience Drawing…
Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II will recommence the Bawku peace initiative at the Manhyia Palace today. Already, some chiefs and leaders of the factions are in Kumasi for today’s meeting. It is not known whether the King deliberately fixed Valentine’s Day a day of love to start the peace process. Close doors The deliberations are likely to be held behind close doors due to the sensitivity of the matter. Official figures indicate that at least 53 persons have been killed in the dispute since September, 2024. Mahama request In January 2025, President John Dramani Mahama paid a visit to the…
Rumours in Goaso, the Ahafo Regional capital, are that the body of the late Omanhene, Nana Kwasi Bosomprah, has been buried secretly. This has fueled some apprehension and sent tongues wagging. Nana Bosomprah died in December 2024 at the age of 58. As plans are underway to mark the traditional “one week” funeral observation at Goaso at the end of this month, news has spread in the town that the family had been forced to go for the body from the morgue to bury it because it was decomposing. This story can however, not be independently confirmed because family sources…
Investigative journalist and author, Manasseh Azure Awuni, says he owes President John Dramani Mahama no apology for labeling him “chief clearing agent”. Earlier this week, the journalist, posted an article on his social media handles in which he accused the President of shielding officials of his first government accused of corruption. He described President Mahama as “chief clearing agent” for the mass discontinuation of court cases against the former officials. Reactions The statement received strong reactions from NDC supporters who felt that the journalist went overboard, and therefore asked him to retract and apologize. The Attorney General and Minister of…
A former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansah-Asare, has branded Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng as a liability, and called for his resignation. Wading into the Ken Ofori-Atta saga, Mr Ansah-Asare, a known critic of the Akufo-Addo government, said it is clear that the Special Prosecutor is being used for political purposes. “He has failed the nation. If I were in the shoes of the Special Prosecutor, I would be the first person, in good conscience, to resign,” he stated in an interview on Joy FM on Wednesday, February 12. Kissi Agyebeng, at a news conference in Accra…
Defence Minister, Dr Edward Omane Boamah has reiterated President John Mahama’s assurance to follow the comprehensive roadmap to resolve the Bawku conflict through traditional means. The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is leading the charge in resolving the bloody dispute. Recently, President Mahama was in Kumasi to confer with the Asantehene on his ongoing mediation efforts. Before meeting Otumfuo, the President was in Mamprugu where he told the Nayiri Naa Bohagu Mahami Abdulai Sheriga II about his planned meeting with the Asantehene. President Mahama told the Nayiri that in his last briefing by former President Nana Akufo-Addo, before he left…
Lawyers of former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta have given the strongest indication that he may not return to Ghana from the United States anytime soon. The Office of Special Prosecutor (OSP) has declared Ofori-Atta a fugitive from justice and asked him to return voluntarily or forced him to return to help in investigations into alleged corruption offences. But a letter from lawyers of the embattled former finance minister, sighted by The Thunder indicates that the man is in the United States attending to his health, and that he will not return to the country until he is cleared by his…
Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has launched a blistering attack on President John Dramani Mahama over the discontinuation of court cases against officials of his administration. Since assuming office, the Attorney General, Dr Dominic Ayine, has filed a number of processes in court leading to the discontinuation of cases against officials of the first Mahama administration. But, Manasseh believes, the current Mahama government is threading on a dangerous path. In a post on Facebook on Monday, February 10, the journalist said the President has now become “chief clearing agent”. “The mass clearance is a wrong start. It’s a dangerous precedent”.…