What the rest of the world sees as a sex tape scandal could in fact be the latest episode in the real-life drama over who will become Equatorial Guinea’s next president.

Over the past fortnight, dozens of videos - estimates range from 150 to more than 400 - have been leaked of a senior civil servant having sex in his office and elsewhere with different women.

They have flooded social media, shocking and titillating people in the small central African country and beyond.

As part of efforts in enhancing regional security cooperation, senior officials of Ghana’s security and intelligence agencies, led by the Minister of National Security, Albert Kan-Dapaah, the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Bismarck Kwasi Onwona and other senior military officers on Friday held strategic discussions with Mali’s Minister for National Security and Civil Protection, General Aly Mohammedine and other Senior Security Officials of the Malian government at Bamako in Mali.

The high-level meeting, which followed similar engagements with Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, and Togo, underscores Ghana's ongoing leadership in championing collaborative efforts against terrorism and insecurity in the West African sub-region.

Haba! Parliament has disturbed my sleep today having decided again to go on break, or ‘adjourn’ at the poor tax payer’s expense.

The reason is embarrassing: there appears to be confusion as to who ‘sitteth’ at the right hand of ‘God,’ the Speaker.

Indeed we have sunk so low to have taken a decision that whichever party holds vigil, rushes to parliament at dawn, and occupies seats at the right hand of the Speaker shall automatically be called Majority.

It becomes a simple matter of first come… In that case, the left hand of God the Speaker belongs to late comers, the Minority, whose seating is automatically a custodial sentence.

Residents of the Kucha Electoral Area in the Saboba District of the Northern Region, are suffering preventable losses due to a lack of safe transportation across the swollen River Oti.

Flooding has left those in the “overseas” part of the district cut off from essential services, including emergency healthcare in the district capital, Saboba.

With no outboard motor available, residents are forced to make dangerous river crossings, often relying on unstable dugout canoes in desperation. These delays in transporting patients have led to deteriorating health conditions and, tragically, several fatalities.

Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah, a political scientist and Senior Fellow at the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has urged Ghanaian leaders to put national unity ahead of party interests. 

He advocated for the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to help reduce the growing tension between parliament and the judiciary, which he says could endanger the country’s democratic stability. 

Dreams FC ended their winless spell in this season's Ghana Premier League with a lone goal victory over a hapless Medeama FC side at the Tuba Astro Turf on Saturday after nine weeks of agony.

Skipper Joseph Esso finally converted from the spot in the 71st minute to calm the nerves of the impatient home fans who had survived countless heartbreaks in the game.

In an era of rapid digital transformation, residents of the Kucha Electoral Area in the Saboba District of the Northern Region remain isolated from essential telecommunication and internet access.

With no mobile network coverage, residents resort to extreme measures to make phone calls, such as climbing trees or tying their phones to branches in hopes of catching a signal.

This lack of connectivity impacts all aspects of life, from emergency communication to digital learning and mobile banking.

When calls can be made, they are often broadcast on speaker mode, sacrificing privacy due to poor reception.

Residents of Duong in the Nadowli-Kaleo District in the Upper West Region have expressed their appreciation to the European Union for its support to the community in combating the effect of climate change and adapting to it.

They said through the teaching they received through Conservation Agriculture under the Resilience Against Climate Change (REACH) project being implemented by the German Development Agency (GIZ), they have been able to learn new ways of improving their farm yields without harming the environment.

REACH is one of the programmes under the European Union Ghana Agriculture Programme (EUGAP) being funded by the EU and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. The project duration is from 2017 to 2025.

The intentions expressed by four Members of Parliament to contest the December 7, 2024 parliamentary elections in different capacities from the status on which they are presently in Parliament cannot be concluded as 'crossing carpet,' former President John Agyekum Kufuor has said,

He said Ghanaians were watching what was happening in the House of Parliament and therefore there was no need to use any "tactics" or "technicalities" to disturb the peace of the country when Ghanaians were well aware of how they want to vote for which side to lead the House.

Nana Owusu Achiaw from the Sekyere Central District in the Ashanti Region was last night adjudged the Overall Best National Farmer for 2024 at a gala dinner at the Alisa Hotel in Accra.

For his prize, he took a cash of GH¢1 million sponsored by the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) PLC.

Ernestina Osei Tutu from the Akwapim North Municipality in the Eastern Region was adjudged the National Best Female Farmer.

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has urged the Speaker of Parliament, Alban S.K. Bagbin to show leadership in the current parliamentary stand-off, describing the situation as embarrassing.

In an interview with Asempa FM's Osei Bonsu on Friday [Nov 8, 2024], former President Kufuor said Speaker Bagbin has all the solutions to the current standoff in his bosom, and urged him to exercise strong leadership in the ongoing stand-off in Parliament over sitting arrangements.

He expressed disappointment over the situation, describing it as an “embarrassing” impasse that could tarnish Bagbin's career in the House of Parliament.

Ghana has taken a significant step towards solidifying its position as Africa’s leading gold producer with the commissioning of Cardinal Namdini Mining Ltd, the third largest mine in Ghana and the pouring of its first gold to mark the official opening by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday [Nov 8, 2024] in the Talensi District of the Upper East region.

The operationalisation of Cardinal Namdini, which is the largest single-stream mine in West African sub-region, is expected to consolidate Ghana's position as one of the world’s leading gold producers, with projections that the company will produce three hundred thousand ounces (300,000 oz) annually in the first three years.

I voted for VP Kamala Harris. I appreciated her concerns and that of many about the future of America’s democracy. After all, as the exit polls showed, seven out of ten (73%) Americans feel the country’s democracy is threatened. In addition, she committed to continuing the administration’s fight to secure debt relief for borrowers burdened by federal student loan debt.

The Biden-Harris administration has made efforts, unsuccessfully though, to provide relief to Americans burdened by federal student loans but have been met with stiff resistance from Republicans. So far, the efforts have been blocked by the courts. Most importantly, I preferred her political temperament.

Former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, has said Ghana can only be transformed through engineering. 

Additionally, he noted that Ghanaians needed a change of mindset, determination, commitment, ethical behaviour, leadership and truth, to develop the nation. 

Prof. Frimpong Boateng said that when he chaired the Annual Ethics & Leadership Lecture series of the Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE), in Accra.

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has urged the Health Service Workers' Union (HSWU) to retract and apologise for issuing a press release before a meeting scheduled between the two parties. 

The Chief Executive of the FWSC, Benjamin Arthur, at a conference held at the FWSC Head Office in Accra  yesterday described the statement issued by the HSWU as unfair labour practice; hence, the call for an apology while the parties prepare to meet next week Monday,

Ghanaian gospel musician Bernard Amankwah has a clear message for his colleagues in the gospel music industry, especially new entrants: the fraternity should not be regarded as the road to financial gain, instead, see it as a means to glorify God.

This is because, he has noticed a growing trend of artistes approaching gospel music with financial motives, which he strongly believes can dilute the integrity of the space. 

In a recent chat with the Daily Graphic, he expressed concern about the commercialisation of gospel music which was steering artistes away from the true essence of worship and devotion and encouraged fellow musicians to focus on the impact their music can have on their listeners' souls rather than on their(gospel acts) bank accounts. 

As Ghana approaches the general election on December 7, the qualities of the two main presidential candidates, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and Mr John Dramani Mahama, are in the spotlight.

Who do Ghanaians want to lead the country through the next four, potentially turbulent, years, a period when multiple problems – internationally, a volatile world, with expanding conflicts and the climate emergency – dovetail with Ghana’s domestic concerns: potentially calamitous climate change, galamsey, corruption, democratic backsliding and a highly uncertain economic future?

The United Kingdom (UK) has reaffirmed its commitment to Ghana’s democratic stability by pledging support for a peaceful and transparent electoral process in the upcoming 2024 election.

The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson, underscored UK’s neutral stance in the election but emphasised its dedication to seeing Ghana remain the most stable and successful democracy in the region.

She said the British High Commission, in collaboration with other diplomatic missions, would deploy observers across the country to witness the democratic process firsthand. 

The 66th Annual General Conference of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) is underway at Sokode-Lokoe in the Volta Region.

A two-day fish fair has been held at the Adisadel Park in Cape Coast, aimed at promoting safe fish certification and connecting fish processors to consumers.

About 40 exhibitors, including fish processors with training on fish certification from across the Central Region, participated in the fair.

The fair was organised by the Central and Western Fishmongers Improvement Association (CEWEFIA), the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and Hen Mpoano, with funding from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) under the Sustainable Oceans Project.

At the 56th session of the graduation ceremony of the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) in 2024, a member of the Guidance and Counselling Association of Ghana (GCAG), Dr Ben Bishop Nyanihorba Ayamba, graduated with a PhD degree in Guidance and Counselling.

Dr Ayamba is the first visually impaired student to have graduated with a PhD degree.

The Chancellor of the university, Sir Sam Esson Jonah, was impressed by his academic achievement and promised to offer him a prestigious cash award of $2,000. 

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has granted executive approval to elevate 15 Municipal and District Assemblies (MDAs) into municipal and metropolitan status.

It is pursuant to Section 3(1) of the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936) and based on a request from the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLGDRD).

Donald Trump has alluded to wanting three terms as president. But is he really likely to try it, and is it even possible?

Donald Trump will be one of only two presidents to serve two non-consecutive terms after his US election win this week, second only to Grover Cleveland, who did it in the 1800s.

It's already a historic victory - but Mr Trump has made comments in the past hinting at a third term in office.

The US government has brought charges against an Iranian man in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate Donald Trump before he was elected as the next president.

The Department of Justice on Friday unsealed an indictment against Farhad Shakeri, 51, alleging he was tasked with “providing a plan” to kill Trump.

The US government said Mr Shakeri has not been arrested and is believed to be in Iran.

Nana Owusu Achiaw from the Sekyere Central District in Ashanti Region is the 2024 National Best Farmer.

For his prize, he receives a cash price of GH¢1million sponsored by the Agricultural Development Bank.

The first runner up is Nassam Fuseini from the Yendi Municipality in the Northern Region.

For his prize, he receives a tractor, trailer, Disc Plough and a Boom Sprayer sponsored by Exim Bank.