Thousands expected to join NPP’s ‘Save Our Judiciary’ demo against CJ suspension today

Thousands expected to join NPP’s ‘Save the Judiciary’ demo against CJ suspension today

In the busy streets of Accra, a young executive assistant enters a local waakye spot. Instead of paying immediately, she enters a code and chooses Credit, a Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) plan. The cost? Around 40 Ghana cedis, divided over four weeks. It’s a small amount for a simple meal. Yet, in that moment, we catch a […] The post Credit as a BRIDGE, not a TRAP. appeared first on

By Kizito CUDJOE & Christabel Danso ABEAM The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) says it is working to ensure that contributors to the national pension scheme can look forward to improved retirement benefits, with periodic increases to reflect changes in the cost of living. Key to these efforts is a reassessment of the […] The post SSNIT rethinking investments

By Wisdom JONNY-NUEKPE Though the country has gone through a series of economic disruptions in the last few years, key among them being the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) costing a whooping GH¢61.7bn, central government must regardless innovate measures to rebuild confidence for investment, Banking Consultant Dr. Richmond Atuahene has said. Dr. Atuahene was speaking […] The post GH¢61.7bn

first post-DDEP dividend with share price up 16.2% YtD GCB Bank – the largest indigenous financial institution by assets and branch network – saw a 23.2 percent year-on-year (YoY) increase in profit before tax to GH¢1.91billion for the year ended December 31, 2024. Net profit climbed 18.9 percent to GH¢1.21billion while total assets surged to […] The post GCB Bank posts record

By Ernest Bako WUBONTO, Kigali-Rwanda Volkswagen Group Africa (VWGA) and the African Association of Automobile Manufacturers (AAAM) have jointly emphasised the African Continental Free Trade Area’s (AfCFTA) ‘Rules of Origin’ (RoO) package’s critical importance in driving growth within the continent’s automotive industry. According to stakeholders, with the appropriate policy framework in place AfCFTA – which […] The post AfCFTA’s

…as Sulemana moves to Energy Ministry President John Mahama has appointed Edmond B. Kombat to the position of Acting Managing Director, the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), following the reassignment of Dr. Yussif Sulemana to the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition. This was contained in a letter dated Tuesday, April 29, 2025 and signed by […] The post Edmond Kombat appointed acting MD of TOR

Rex Owusu Marfo, the Coordinator for Blackstar Experience, government’s flagship programme for tourism, arts and culture, has announced that his Secretariat is working towards the establishment of a film studio in Ghana. He made this statement during the launch of the Blackstar Experience on Thursday, May 1,  2025 in front of the Freedom and Justice Monument […] The post Blackstar

More than two million people have attended a free Lady Gaga concert on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, city officials say. The pop star’s biggest ever concert was paid for by the city in an attempt to revitalise Rio’s economy. They expect it could bring in $100m (£75m) to the local economy. Saturday’s performance was part […] The post Two million people attend

The Federal High Court of Nigeria has established Freedom of Information Desk as part of concerted efforts to uphold transparency, promote accountability, and enhance public access to information. The Director of Information of the Court, Mrs Catherine Oby Christopher, who confirmed the development in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, explained that the step is […] The post High

President Bola Tinubu on Friday announced that the Federal Government has resolved to complete the 284-kilometre Kano–Jigawa–Katsina–Maradi railway project by 2026. The president disclosed this in Katsina State when he inaugurated the Katsina State Agricultural Mechanisation Centre and a 24-kilometre Eastern Bypass located at Tashar Bala Area of the State. The railway line project, which […] The post Govt

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has criticised a group of women who walked out during an empowerment event organised by First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu in Port Harcourt, calling the act “disturbing and embarrassing.” The protest happened on Friday at the EUI Event Centre and was allegedly led by women […] The post Wike

Residents of Love Estate, Ikorodu-Elepe are currently living in darkness as Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, IKEDC, is yet to respond to their plight five months after the transformer serving the area packed up. The residents said the prolonged absence of electricity has made them vulnerable to attacks from marauders who operate under the cover of […] The post Lagos

Israel’s military will mobilize thousands of reservists in the coming days, it said Saturday, in what appears to be an expansion of its offensive in Gaza as talks aimed at securing a ceasefire languish. The call-up follows reports that the Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir on Friday presented a plan to […] The post Israel calls up thousands of reservists,

A missile fired from Yemen landed near the main terminal of Israel’s Ben Gurion airport on Sunday morning, Israeli authorities said. Unverified footage posted online appeared to show drivers on a road nearby pulled over to take cover as a projectile lands, creating a plume of black smoke near the airport, which is on the […] The post Houthi missile hits near Israel’s main airport appeared

Eight men, including seven Iranian nationals, have been arrested in two separate counter-terrorism police investigations. Five were arrested at various locations around England on Saturday as part of a “pre-planned” investigation into a plot to “target a specific premises”, the Metropolitan Police said. Four of those – two aged 29, one aged 40 and another […] The post Seven

US President Donald Trump has attracted criticism from some Catholics after posting an AI-generated image of himself as the Pope. The picture, which was shared by official White House social media accounts, comes as Catholics mourn the death of Pope Francis, who died on 21 April, and prepare to choose the next pontiff. The New […] The post Trump criticised after posting AI image of himself

Benjamin Azamati, Ghana’s 100m record holder, improved his season’s best time with a 10.02s finish at the Desert Heat Classics in Tucson, Arizona. Azamati, who stormed to victory from lane 5, took first place ahead of Trayvion White-Austin, who finished second, while 10.24s was enough for a third place finish for Tyson Tippett. Jason Boston […] The post Azamati eases to season’s

SMT Ghana, the official distributor of Volvo Construction Equipment, Volvo Trucks, Hitachi Construction and mining equipment, Volvo Penta and a leading provider of heavy-duty equipment and services, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Dynapac, a leading global provider of road construction equipment. This collaboration will extend across SMT entire footprint in Ghana. This new […] The post SMT