POLITICS
President John Dramani Mahama says the future of Ghana’s National Cathedral will be decided after a full forensic audit uncovers how project funds were managed. During a meeting with the Christian Council, he questioned the $400 million cost, called for transparency, and proposed a more realistic national worship centre built through broad consultation.
AFRICA
The Reverse Brain Drain: How Ghana’s Vice-President Is Rallying Global Sons and Daughters in Iowa for an Economic Comeback” explores Vice-President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang’s mission to mobilize Ghana’s diaspora, turning global talent, skills, and investments into a driving force for national economic transformation.
Equatorial Guinea’s ex-financial investigation head, Baltasar Engonga, gets 8-year jail term and $220,000 fine for embezzlement in high-profile corruption case.
INTERNATIONAL
“Why isn’t Harvard saying that almost 31% of their students are from FOREIGN LANDS, and yet those countries, some not at all friendly to the United States, pay NOTHING toward their student’s [sic] education, nor do they ever intend to.”
February 8, 2025 By Isaac Nsiah Foster Russia is preparing to expand its power to…
INVESTIGATIVE & DATA INSIGHT
LIFESTYLE
Ghana’s 2026 Budget unveils a new 198.7km six-lane Accra–Kumasi Expressway, the nation’s first true high-speed highway. This Special Report by Ghanaian Watch explores the full route, engineering features, interchanges, financing plan, expert opinions, and impact on travel, trade, and national development.
Six people have died and several others are in critical condition after a tragic stampede during the Ghana Armed Forces recruitment exercise at El-Wak Sports Stadium in Accra. President John Mahama visited the 37 Military Hospital following the incident as GAF suspends the recruitment drive and promises stronger safety measures to prevent future tragedies.
DOCUMENTARIES
In the long and winding journey of nations, there comes a moment when conscience must rise higher than comfort, and integrity must stand taller than politics. Today, Malik Basintale, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), has sounded such a clarion call — a call that echoes from the lips of the ordinary youth in Suame, from the tired market women of Agbogbloshie, and from the weary street cleaners of Accra.