40 of the missing Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) containers have been found in a warehouse owned by an Indian national in Kpone, close to Tema, according to Minister for Energy and Green Transition John Abdulai Jinapor. He revealed this information in an interview with TV3 on Wednesday, March 26, …
Read More »CJ requests copies of petitions for her removal from President Mahama
Copies of petitions filed with President John Dramani Mahama to remove her from office have been sought by Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo. On Thursday, March 27, she sent a letter to the President requesting access to the documents so that she could reply appropriately. After three petitions were submitted …
Read More »National Intelligence Bureau intercepts cocaine worth $350m in Cape Coast
On March 4, 2025, a significant cocaine cargo was intercepted by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB), which confiscated about 3.3 tons of the illegal drug that was traveling from the Western Region to Accra. NIB officers acted on intelligence and found 143 bags of cocaine concealed under sand when they …
Read More »Local Government Ministry secures GH¢4 billion budget approval
The GH¢4 billion budget for the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs for the fiscal year 2025 was approved by Parliament on Thursday. The money will be used to support the Ministry’s numerous initiatives and activities, as well as to pay allowances to assembly members and traditional authorities. …
Read More »CJ removal process: Supreme Court to hear Tafo MP’s injunction application on April 2nd
Vincent Assafuah, a Member of Parliament for Old Tafo with the New Patriotic Party (NPP), filed an application for an injunction against the process the President is using to possibly remove the Chief Justice from office. The Supreme Court has scheduled the hearing for April 2, 2025. This comes after …
Read More »Bono Region: Farmers schooled on climate change, weather forecast to boost production
The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMA) in the Bono Region has held a capacity sensitization training on seasonal weather forecasts and climate change on Tuesday, 25th March, for peasant farmers from Chiraa community enclave in Sunyani West Municipal. The training forms part of the 2025 World Meteorological Day observation on the …
Read More »2025 Budget Statement and Economic Policy lacks comprehensiveness and predictability – Former Majority Leader
The former Minority/Majority Leader of Ghana’s 5th, 6th/7th and 8th Parliaments of the Fourth Republic, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has taken a swipe at the Mahama-led administration for its departure from the established policy development strategies that seek to strike a balance between the very poor and the affluent in society. Speaking …
Read More »Eid-ul-Fitr celebration: MTN Ghana donates to Ashanti Regional Chief Imam
As Muslims finish the yearly Ramadan fast in the coming days, MTN Ghana has given the Ashanti Regional Chief Imam a ram, food items, and various drinks valued at GHC 10,000.00. Along with the products, which included bags of rice, bottled water, cooking oil, and soft beverages, the organization also …
Read More »President Mahama announces first set of MMDCEs nominations
In accordance with Article 243(1) of the 1992 Constitution and Section 20(1) of the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936), as amended, President John Mahama has proposed a new group of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMCEs). On Wednesday, March 26, the president released a statement announcing 71 nominations …
Read More »Adu Boahene, wife sue AG, EOCO over Gh¢200m bail conditions
The High Court will shortly make a decision regarding the bail request submitted by attorneys for former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General Kwabena Adu Boahene and his wife, Angela Adjei Boateng. The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) and the Attorney General are the respondents in this action. Both of …
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