A young man, thought to be in his early 18s, is accused of shooting and killing an Okada rider in Adugyama, in the Ahafo Ano South East District of the Ashanti Region. This is a horrifying incident. According to some eyewitnesses who spoke to Jacob Agyenim Boateng of Ghanatodayonline.com, the …
Read More »Vice President promises to implement key policy recommendations from National Economic Dialogue
The administration has pledged to put important policy proposals from the 2025 National Economic Dialogue into effect, reaffirming its commitment to structural reforms and growth driven by the private sector. The two-day Dialogue presented a strategic framework for attaining sustainable development and long-term economic resilience, with a focus on six …
Read More »“Daughter of a murderer” comment: Speaker issues one-week ultimatum to the whisperer
Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, has given the Member of Parliament (MP) who made the contentious remark about as the “daughter of a murderer” an ultimatum. He has given them a week to come forward willingly or risk dire repercussions. Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday, March 4, Mr. Bagbin …
Read More »President Mahama directs reversal of Foreign Affairs Ministry land sales under Akufo-Addo gov’t
President John Dramani Mahama has ordered that all land transactions and allocations made by the previous administration to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs be reversed. The purpose of this ruling is to protect the Ministry’s adjacent land at Airport Residential, which was claimed as new property by seven organizations and …
Read More »NDC constituency executives resist seizure of galamsey equipment at Offin River
As they stopped and confiscated equipment, a government advisory team conducting a fact-finding mission to evaluate the effects of illicit mining (galamsey) encountered strong opposition in several areas of the Western and Central regions. Illegal miners and some National Democratic Congress (NDC) officials were incensed by the operation, which was …
Read More »Ghana needs $1.4 billion for Agenda 111 hospitals to be operational – Health Minister
The civil works for three Agenda 111 health projects that former President Akufo-Addo commissioned are still unfinished, according to Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh. Despite being put into service two days prior to the 2024 elections, the facilities in Trede, Oforikrom, and Ahanta West Districts were not intended to be …
Read More »Mahama holds stakeholder meeting with Constitutional Review Commission
President John Dramani Mahama hosted members of the Constitution Review Committee today for their first stakeholder engagement. The Committee, led by Prof. H. Kwasi Prempeh, asked the President for his opinion on the review of the constitution and what he thought needed to be amended. The Committee also used the …
Read More »I resigned as Majority Leader to prevent conflict with Akufo-Addo – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu discloses
Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the former majority leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for Suame, has explained the internal dynamics inside the New Patriotic Party (NPP) that led to his removal and made it easier for Alexander Afenyo-Markin to take over. In an interview with Asempa FM on Tuesday, March 4, Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu …
Read More »National Economic Dialogue recommendations will be my Bible – Finance Minister
The Finance Minister has promised that the government will implement the main recommendations made by the National Economic Dialogue, calling the final communiqué his “Bible” for forming the budget and economic reforms for 2025. During the concluding session, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the minister, emphasized a common grasp of the …
Read More »Domelevo describes gov’t Hajj Village initiative as “fruitless and wasteful” expenditure
The administration of President John Dramani Mahama has come under heavy fire from former Auditor-General Daniel Yao Domelevo, who claims that the government’s choice to put the building of a Hajj Village ahead of other projects is a waste of money. Domelevo voiced his worry that the project is needless, …
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