Louisa Afful, Author at Hot Stories Ghana

September 18, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

CHARLOTTE OSEI OPENS UP ON THREATS, SEXISM AND POLITICAL PRESSURES AS EC CHAIR

It is disheartening that in this age and time, women who break the glass ceiling continue to face hostility simply because of their gender. Competence should never be judged...

September 17, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 DECLARED PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN GHANA

The Ministry of the Interior has declared Monday, September 22, 2025, as a statutory public holiday across the country. The holiday marks the annual commemoration of Founder’s Day, which...

September 16, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

MAHAMA LAUNCHES BIG PUSH INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMME, ASSURES NATIONWIDE DEVELOPMENT

President John Dramani Mahama has officially launched the much-anticipated Big Push Infrastructure Programme, pledging that all 16 regions of Ghana will benefit from massive investments in critical projects. At...

September 16, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

EPA DEPUTY CEO WARNS AGAINST STATE OF EMERGENCY IN MINING AREAS – BUT WHERE HAS THE EPA BEEN ALL THIS TIME?

The Deputy Chief Executive for Operations at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Professor Michael Ayamga-Adongo, has cautioned that declaring a state of emergency in illegal mining areas could backfire,...

September 16, 2025
Louisa Afful
politics

RAS MUBARAK: APPOINTING DCES AND MCES FOR PARTY REASONS IS DESTROYING DEVELOPMENT

Leader of the Trans Africa Tourism and Unity Campaign, Ras Mubarak, has issued a strong call for sweeping reforms in Ghana’s local governance system, warning that the continued practice...

September 16, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

POLICE, GOLDBOD PLACE GH¢1M BOUNTY ON GOLD SMUGGLING SUSPECTS, BUT QUESTIONS ARISE

The Ghana Police Service, in collaboration with the Ghana Gold Board, has launched a manhunt for four individuals allegedly involved in gold smuggling. The wanted men have been identified...

September 16, 2025
Louisa Afful
Health

38KG OF CANNABIS SEIZED AT KIA : BRITISH AND GHANAIAN SUSPECTS ARRESTED

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested a British national and two Ghanaian accomplices at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) after 38 kilograms of substances suspected to be cannabis...

September 16, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

GHANA’S COCOA: EXPORTING THE SEEDS, LOSING THE WEALTH

The Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Ransford Abbey, has been in Japan this week, engaging with leading chocolate manufacturers such as Glico and Itochu. The...

September 16, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

BEYOND LAND GRABS: DRIVERS MUST ALSO FIGHT FOR SAFER ROADS

In recent days, the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and the Concerned Drivers Association have raised their voices against the alleged takeover of lorry station lands by private...

September 16, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

TWIFO TONGOW ACCIDENT CLAIMS ONE LIFE, LEAVES SIX IN CRITICAL CONDITION

A heartbreaking accident has been recorded on the TwifoTongow – Wassa Hemanso stretch, leaving a teenager dead and six others battling for their lives. Eyewitnesses say a KIA Rano...