The Ho Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr Divine R.K Bosson, has cautioned developers against building in areas earmarked for roads, saying the Assembly would not compromise on the demolition of such structures to ensure standard planning of the city. Mr Bosson said since 2022, the Assembly had informed those who started building at the foundation […] The post Ho municipal assembly to demolish
The Greater Accra Regional Minister and Member of Parliament for the Ayawaso Central constituency, Henry Quartey, says Parliament and Ghana as a whole stand to face dire consequences for the exit of experienced legislators from Parliament. About 28 New Patriotic Party MPs lost their seats in the parliamentary primaries held on Saturday. 18 NPP MPs […] The post NPP
The usual tension and misunderstanding that characterise political activities were at play during the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primary held on Saturday, in the New Juaben North constituency of the Eastern Region. Tension was high in the lead-up to the primary, following the determination of all the five (5) candidates aspiring to win the […] The post NPP primaries: Drama, Superstition
The General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Justin Kodua Frimpong, says his outfit will soon announce the party’s decision on the parliamentary primary in the Yendi constituency. Violence erupted in the Yendi constituency on Saturday, January 27, 2024, during the counting of ballots. The poll was between incumbent Yendi MP, Farouk […] The post NPP
Sam Ankrah, an aspiring independent presidential candidate, says he’s running for the presidency because successive governments have failed to resolve the country’s economic challenges. He said he could make a difference if given the nod in the December polls. “The idea that all politicians are the same to some extent does not apply to me. […] The post 2024 polls: I’m
Nigerian singer, songwriter, and music executive, Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade, popularly known in the entertainment industry as Mr. Eazi, has won the Young Entrepreneur Award at the 2024 African Prosperity Champions Award held at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra. The award recognises Mr. Eazi's drive to set up businesses on the continent and project […] The post African
President of Guyana, Irfaan Ali, was on Friday, January 26, awarded the prestigious Global African Leadership Award in recognition of his “strong and transformational leadership” in Ghana. The Head of State was accompanied by First Lady Arya Ali to the African Prosperity Champions Awards and Presidential Gala Dinner at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City, […] The post Guyana
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has started a policy dialogue that seeks to establish a policy framework for transnational education in the country. The policy dialogue being done in collaboration with the British Council is geared towards engaging all stakeholders in the tertiary education space to come out with a policy framework to regulate […] The post GTEC to implement
Good morning members of the media. I warmly welcome you again to the Office of the Special Prosecutor. One of the contemporary legal problems that confront us is the movement and the stashing of large sums of cash – with its attendant likelihood of distorting economies. Ordinarily, it is not unlawful for a person to […] The post Why OSP has discontinued with
Three farmers aged between 69 and 28 years have been granted GH₵300,000 bail by an Accra Circuit Court after pleading not guilty to the charges of conspiracy to commit a crime and fraudulent translation of land. Nii Tettey Ayikai, alias Numo Ali, 69, Daniel Tettey 28, and Edward Laryea also known as Okomfo, 49, secured […] The post 3 farmers dragged to court over alleged fraudulent
Before Alhaji Collins Dauda and Dr. Kwaku Agyeman-Mensah were respectively appointed as Minister for Works and Housing, an amount of US$80 million had already been invested into the Saglemi housing project. Mr Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, Counsel for Agyeman-Mansah, told an Accra High Court, presided over by Justice Ernest Owusu-Dapaa, on Tuesday. He said the amount […] The post Collins,
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the release of Ghana’s second tranche of US$600 million, and as expected, the amount has reflected in the accounts of Ghana this week. The release of the second tranche brings the total disbursement to US$1.2 billion of the US$3 billion Extended Credit Facility. The entire […] The post Editorial: Utilise IMF
Addapath Wellness, anNon-Governmental Organisation (NGO) in Obuasi has provided various food items worth GH¢17,000 for the upkeep of over 80 children living with HIV and AIDS in Obuasi and its environs. The food items included; bags of rice, milo, cooking oil, canned fish, tin tomatoes, soya beans and eggs. Speaking at the presentation ceremony, the Executive […] The post Addapath
Fifty 50 Club, an Obuasi-based Non-Profit Making Association has donated an amount of GH¢10,000 to support the medical bill of Stephen Aboagye, a 8-year old boy suffering from congenital disorder, that causes the skull to grow abnormally large and heavy. The condition affects the patient’s vision, hearing, speech and mobility and puts him at risk of serious […] The post Fifty
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has announced the national kick-off of the BizBox project by the Ghana Enterprises Agency and Mastercard Foundation. The initiative, with a budget of USD 55 million, aims to foster entrepreneurship, empower the youth and create a substantial number of jobs across the nation. Addressing the audience at an event at […] The post Bawumia drops another jackpot appeared first on
Some irate youth of Manfo, Subrisu and Fante Communities in the Ahafo Ano North Municipality of the Ashanti Region have asked the government to, as a matter of urgency, stop the state security agencies from unnecessarily harassing them at the community mining site at Fante. They have threatened the government not to, in its wildest dream, […] The post Miners angry over harassment by state
The Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Forest Service Division has confiscated and set ablaze 29 chamfines, ten pumping machines and three motorbikes in the upper Wassa Forest, near Ampontenkrom. Mr. Baiden, who assumed office barely a week ago, set ablaze the confiscated equipment in the forest reserves, as part of his working visit to familiarise himself with issues on […] The post Forestry
Dr Gilbert Anim Kwapong, a subpoenaed Witness of the former Chief Executive of the Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni, has once again accused the transition Committee on cocoa, chaired by Dr Yaw Adu Ampomah, of churning out falsehood. He said some of the statements contained in the Dr Yaw Adu Ampomah’s Committee report, […] The post Opuni’s witness attacks Adu Ampomoah Committee
Committed to positively impacting the communities in which it operates, AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine, in collaboration with the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation has donated 47,825 ICT and Science books, valued at over GHC1.9 million, to basic schools in Obuasi. Presenting the books at a short ceremony, Mrs. Mavis Nana Yaa Kyei, Social Development and Gender […] The post AGA,
The Member of Parliament of Manhyia South, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as NAPO, has presented 150 lecture hall desks to the St. Louis College of Education in Kumasi. Mrs. Monica Konnie Mensah, the Principal of the College, who received the items on behalf of the Council and Management of St. Louis College of Education, […] The post Manhyia South MP donates to St. Louis
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