Christian Tetteh Yohuno, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), has urged the young people of Bawku to embrace peace and promised them top priority when it comes to recruiting police officers in an attempt to bring peace back to the area that is riven by conflict. IGP Yohuno emphasized the …

The increased violence in Bawku has been sharply denounced by President John Dramani Mahama, who has expressed concern over the ongoing turmoil and hope that peace would soon be restored through mediation efforts headed by Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. The most recent round of violence broke out on Thursday, …

During the eight years of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s administration, no opposition MP was ever harassed by state security agencies for requesting investigations during parliamentary oversight, according to former Deputy Minister for Education Rev. John Ntim Fordjour. According to his statement, National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) agents reportedly raided …

In the Ashanti Region’s Asante Mampong Constituency, a group of irate National Democratic Congress supporters stormed the party’s office on Thursday, April 10, burning some objects outside and damaging property. Although the Presidency had not issued an official statement, the young people asserted that they had learned that Esther Dwomoh …

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2024 presidential candidate and former vice president, has urged President John Dramani Mahama to prevent state security forces from being used as tools of political persecution. This comes after National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) agents failed to apprehend Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, the …

Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi popularly known as Zuba has been confirmed as the new CEO of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) after a nearly unanimous vote of confidence by assembly members on Thursday. President John Dramani Mahama chose Mr. Boadi, who was the Municipal Chief Executive for Obuasi during the …

An electoral petition contesting Frank Annoh-Dompreh’s election as a member of parliament for the Nsawam-Adoagyiri seat in the general election of 2024 was denied by the Koforidua High Court. The court rejected the petition, which aimed to nullify his election, on Thursday after receiving a legal appeal from Gary Nimako …

On Wednesday, security guards allegedly from the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) broke into the home of Assin South MP John Ntim Fordjour due to unsubstantiated claims of cocaine trafficking. Members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) responded quickly to the difficult situation by gathering outside the MP’s house in expression …

President John Dramani Mahama has justified the removal of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy), calling it a calculated step to improve Ghana’s digital financial services. Officially eliminated on April 2, 2025, the E-levy levied a 1% tax on transactions made via digital or electronic channels. The charge was a substantial …

The Office of the Auditor-General has stated that the Auditor-General would be performing a nationwide payroll audit of all covered entities on the Controller and Accountant General’s (CAGD) payroll system of the Government of Ghana (GoG) and Subvented Organizations. In a March 28, 2025, letter signed by Auditor-General Johnson Akuamoah …