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ICGC Prayer Temple, Touching Hearts donate to Akosombo Dam Spillage victims
The Touching Hearts is an Outreach Ministry of the head pastor of the church, Pastor Daniel Ofori Awuku.
Together with the church located at North Legon in Accra, they have touched many lives over the years.
The Prayer Temple assembly of the International Central Gospel Church together with Touching Hearts Ministry on Tuesday, December 14, 2023 donated relief items to the victims of the Akosombo Dam Spillage.
The delegation from the church were received at the new alternative housing project housing about 300 victims at Mepe in North Tongu.
They presented items such as bags of clothes, shoes, slippers, bundles of sponge, boxes of soaps, washing powder, rice, noodles, and boxes of groundnut among others. 
According to Pastor Daniel Ofori Awuku it is the way the church is extending a comforting arm to the troubled in difficult times.
He was optimistic that the items presented to the victims at Mepe in North Tongu District would go a long way to put smiles on their faces.
Pastor Daniel Ofori Awuku disclosed that another batch of relief items would be sent to the Northern part of the country to cushion victims who were also affected by the Akosombo Dam Spillage.
He expressed appreciation to the members of the church for their benevolence.
The leadership who received the items on behalf of the affected people also expressed their appreciation to the church for coming to their aid at this crucial time.
Over Twelve thousand people have been displaced and housed in about 21 camps in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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Prof Alidu Seidu files nomination for Tamale Central seat
The newly elected parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Tamale Central, Prof Alidu Seidu, has submitted his nomination forms to the Electoral Commission.
As of 10:00 a.m. today, he was the only person who had filed to contest the seat.
Nomination of candidates will close at the end of the day.
Associate Professor and Head of the Political Science Department at the University of Ghana Legon, Prof. Alidu Seidu won the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries in the Tamale Central constituency with a landslide victory.
The elections, supervised by the party’s Elections and IT Directorate in the Northern Region, saw Prof. Seidu poll 840 votes out of the total valid ballots cast.
His closest contender, Lawyer Hanan Gundadow Abdul-Rahaman, secured 536 votes.
The other aspirants could not make significant gains, with Dr. Seidu Fiter obtaining 44 votes, Aliu Abdul-Hamid 23 votes, and the rest recording fewer than 10 votes each.
In all, 1,500 ballots were cast, with 6 ballots rejected and 7 spoilt ballots recorded.
The results were signed and declared by Dr. Arnold Mashud Abukari, NDC Northern Regional Director of Elections and IT.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) held parliamentary primaries in Tamale Central to choose a candidate for the upcoming by-election following the death of the sitting Member of Parliament, Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed. Dr. Mohammed, who also served as Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, tragically died in a military helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom District on August 6, 2025, alongside seven others.
His passing left the Tamale Central seat vacant, as required by Ghana’s 1992 Constitution.
The Electoral Commission has scheduled the by-election for September 30, 2025. While the NDC moved quickly to open nominations and vet aspirants, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) announced it would not contest the seat, citing the need to respect the somber circumstances and promote national unity.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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Ghana to locally refine its gold starting October 2025 – Sammy Gyamfi
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, has announced that plans are far advanced for the establishment of a state-owned gold refinery in the country.
Speaking at the 2025 Minerals and Mining Convention, Mr Gyamfi said the refinery will process locally mined gold into bullion instead of exporting it in its raw state.
According to him, it is unacceptable that Ghana, despite being a leading gold producer in Africa, continues to export raw gold known as dore.
He explained that the Gold Board, working with the Bank of Ghana and local refineries, will from October 2025 begin refining gold locally.
He also disclosed that an ultramodern assay laboratory will be built to ensure international standards in testing gold quality.
Mr Gyamfi noted that the refinery will be wholly state-owned and will help Ghana move away from raw mineral exports to value addition.
This, he said, will boost foreign exchange earnings, create jobs, and position Ghana as a hub for gold refining and jewellery production in Africa.
The CEO stressed that the project forms part of government’s strategy to ensure the country benefits fully from its natural resources and to transform the mining sector into a driver of economic growth.
By: Jacob Aggrey
