Over GH¢800,000 in tuition support just went out to hundreds of university students from a single Ghanaian constituency.
Kingsley Agyemang bankrolls 418 tertiary students
Abuakwa South MP disbursed GH¢808,939.13 in total.
All 418 beneficiaries are enrolled for the 2025/2026 academic year.
Students attend 74 different tertiary institutions nationwide.
Every one of the constituency's 24 electoral areas is represented.
NPP executives disclosed the details publicly
A press conference took place in Kyebi on March 12.
Samuel Bekoe, Dean of Electoral Area Coordinators, addressed the media.
Support covers tuition and other academic-related expenses.
Financially struggling students are the primary target group.
Agyemang frames education as...
A GES circular about teacher absenteeism got read as a gag order, and management had to publicly walk back the optics.
GES denies circular targets teacher free speech
The Ghana Education Service issued a clarification on March 13.
Critics interpreted a March 9 directive as a media ban.
Munawaru Issahaque signed the original internal circular.
Public backlash forced the explicit denial pretty quickly.
The original directive flagged media visits as absenteeism
Teachers leaving posts during school hours drew the warning.
Visiting the headquarters or engaging the media could trigger discipline.
Regional Directors were told to log absenteeism strictly.
The service code of conduct was cited as the legal basis.
GES insists constitutional...
An honorary PhD from one of South Korea's top universities just landed in President Mahama's hands during his Seoul visit.
Yonsei University honors Ghana's President Mahama
Yonsei conferred an Honorary PhD in Public Administration.
The ceremony took place on March 13, 2026, in Seoul.
President Yoon Dog-sup and Dean Kim Hyun-chul officiated.
National transformation and economic development were cited as reasons.
Mahama dedicates the honor to all Ghanaians
His acceptance speech framed it as a national symbol.
Mahama emphasized mutual respect between Ghana and South Korea.
Youth empowerment and international cooperation were key themes.
He urged choosing peace and cooperation over confrontation.
A fresh government warning just flagged QNET-linked networks for trapping Ghanaians abroad with fake job and visa promises.
Ghana's Foreign Affairs Ministry sounds the alarm
The Ministry issued a public caution on March 13, specifically.
QNET and similar schemes are named as key threats.
Youth are the primary targets of these deceptive networks.
False promises of jobs and European visas are the bait.
Victims end up stranded or exploited overseas
Some Ghanaians got detained by foreign immigration authorities.
Others landed in exploitative and distressing situations abroad.
Fake employment and business prospects drive the lure.
Increasing incidents prompted the Ministry to speak up publicly.
Ministry urges verification through...
A rubber company just dropped GH¢272,000 on a kindergarten toilet in Ghana's Central Region, and the community is already asking for a health clinic next.
GREL builds toilet facility for Eguafo Breman school
Ghana Rubber Estates Limited commissioned the new sanitation block.
Construction cost came in at GH¢272,000 for the project.
Eguafo Breman Kindergarten School in the Central Region benefits.
Chiefs, parents, and school authorities attended the handover ceremony.
The company frames it as a long-term community investment
Perry Acheampong, GREL's Corporate Affairs Manager, led the messaging.
Proper sanitation supports healthier learning environments for kids.
GREL already built the school block back in 2019 for GH¢340,000...
Threats to dig up one of Ghana's most beloved musicians just escalated a burial dispute between traditional authorities and a grieving family.
Ga-Dangme leaders threaten to exhume Daddy Lumba
Traditional authorities claim Daddy Lumba's burial broke customary laws.
His body was reportedly interred at his East Legon residence.
Exhumation threats were issued if the family kept ignoring the summons.
Nungua traditional authority is leading the push publicly.
The family head no-showed twice at the traditional leaders
Kofi Tupac, the now-destooled family head, skipped both summons.
Elders reportedly waited for hours on March 12 again.
Rev. Dr. Jesse Ankrah spoke for the Nungua Gborbu Wulomo.
Leaders view the absences as blatant disrespect...
Ghana's state jet being stuck in a French repair shop for months is exactly why the president is flying his brother's plane instead.
Government blames Air Force concerns for jet swap
Felix Ofosu Kwakye explained the arrangement on March 12.
Ghana's Air Force flagged security and reliability issues directly.
Frequent breakdowns made the state aircraft a nonstarter.
Even minor operations reportedly triggered expensive repairs.
Kwakye frames it as a temporary budget-friendly fix
Mahama uses his brother's jet to avoid chartering costs.
Arrangement stays until a reliable state aircraft arrives.
Kwakye stressed this setup is not permanent at all.
Limited options forced the government's hand for the moment.
Presidential Falcon 900EX stuck...
A hard 19-day registration deadline just dropped on every courier company and delivery rider operating in Ghana.
Ghana launches digital courier regulation platform
Samuel Nartey George announced iCOLMS GH on Thursday.
Every courier company and rider must register by March 31.
Enforcement kicks off April 1 with police involvement.
Noncompliant operators face regulatory sanctions after the deadline.
Platform born from a messy 2025 crackdown
Authorities seized hundreds of motorbikes back in August 2025.
That chaotic operation got halted after massive backlash.
The government promised a simpler digital alternative afterward.
iCOLMS GH is the direct result of that pledge.
System goes fully paperless and integrated
Licensing, renewals...
A staggering applicant-to-position ratio in Ghana's security recruitment just became a political talking point about youth unemployment.
Asiedu Nketia flags job-market crisis signal
Johnson Asiedu Nketia, NDC's National Chairman, raised an alarm publicly.
Over 105,000 applicants reached the medical screening stage.
Only around 5,000 positions are actually available for enlistment.
Nketia framed the surge as proof of deeper employment problems.
His analogy went full playground logic
Nketia referenced childhood games of police and thief.
His point: everyone wanting to be a police officer makes zero sense.
Roughly 500,000 people applied for security-service roles in total.
He questioned who the police would even protect against...
