The discovery that $100 million had been taken from petroleum revenues for unauthorized expenses disturbs former president John Dramani Mahama. He maintains that there is no defense for transferring funds from the country’s portion of petroleum resources into any other account other than the Petroleum Hold Fund (PHF). The PRMA …

President of the Republic Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo claims that since taking office in 2017, his administration has implemented policies and programs that have helped the nation develop a booming tourism industry. “We want to use tourism as an effective vehicle for economic development, which will help to create jobs …

The Ghana Armed Forces have denied allegations that certain soldiers are guarding mining companies in protected forest areas. “GAF wishes to state categorically that there are no military personnel deployed for such activities and no Soldier is providing security for any mining company in any forest reserve in any part …

Samuel Abdullai Jinapor, the minister of lands and natural resources, has stated that those in charge of the organizations that oversee mining operations in the Ashanti Region’s Amansie South District should be held accountable for the damage done by illegal miners. The area’s virgin forest reserves are being destroyed by …

On Thursday, September 29, 2022, a shooting spree a la Rambo took place in broad daylight in Asaman Tamfoe in the Eastern Region. A viral video showed heavily armed gunmen shouting orders and firing at a parked SUV with their assault weapons and handguns. 16 people have now been detained …

With immediate effect, Samuel Abu Jinapor, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has directed the Forestry Commission to prohibit Akonta Mining Company from operating in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve. In accordance with a statement released by the Ministry’s Public Affairs on Friday, September 30, 2022, the Company controlled by …

The two suspects, Michael Darko alias Nana 1 and Christopher Ekow Clarke, have been found to have killed another victim, bringing the total of individuals they have confirmed to have brutally murdered to two, according to the police’s ongoing investigation into the Mankessim murder case. Gloria Yeboah, a petty shopkeeper …

A Chinese national was detained by the police after he harmed a Ghanaian coworker at a construction site in the Western Region’s Kweikuma area by using an aggressive weapon. According to preliminary findings, on September 28, 2022, the suspect, Xue Hue, reportedly slashed the victim’s neck while attacking him with …

This Friday, September 30, 2022, marks the expiration of the extended deadline for SIM card re-registration. The Communications and Digitalization Ministry has already created a list of sanctions against people who will miss the deadline, some of which started to take effect on September 5. If the subscribers do not …

If the government doesn’t raise the price of producing cocoa for the 2022–2023 growing season, cocoa farmers in Gyampokrom, in the Sefwi Juaboso District of the Western North Region, have threatened to “smuggle” their cocoa products to Ivory Coast. They want the price of a bag of cocoa, which is …