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CRC Chair: Five-year term will toughen accountability and break Ghana’s eight-year political cycle

Chairman of Ghana’s Constitution Review Committee, Prof Henry Kwasi Prempeh, says a five-year presidential term could end the trend of automatic eight-year presidencies

Licences of 50 mining companies set for revocation as government tightens sector oversight

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources plans to revoke the licences of 50 large-scale mining companies over regulatory breaches

KBTH to conduct mass burial of 320 unclaimed bodies to decongest mortuary

Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital has announced plans for a mass burial of over 300 unclaimed and unidentified bodies to ease severe congestion at its mortuary, urging relatives to claim remains within 21 days

Clerk to Parliament celebrates enhanced media–parliament partnership

Clerk to Parliament, Mr. Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, has commended the Parliamentary Press Corps for strengthening Ghana’s democratic accountability

Press freedom must be protected, not restricted — GJA President tells Parliament

GJA President Albert Dwumfour has called on Parliament to safeguard press freedom, provide institutional support to journalists, and reform laws affecting media work

Constitutional Review Committee recommends lowering Ghana’s presidential age Limit to 30

The Constitutional Review Committee has recommended amending Article 62(b) to reduce Ghana’s presidential eligibility age from 40 to 30, promoting youth inclusion and leadership participation

Constitution Review Committee recommends five-year Presidential term

The Constitutional Review Committee has recommended extending Ghana’s presidential term from four to five years, aiming to enhance governance stability, policy continuity, and institutional efficiency