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In accordance with section 18 of the Right to Information Act, 2019 (Act 989) (RTI Act), the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, received a request on April 24, 2024, from the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), for a copy of the KPMG report on the contracts …

The Ghana Police Service’s Greater Accra Regional Command filed an application with the Accra High Court for an injunction to stop the organizers of the “#DumsorMustStop” the demonstration from holding their event. The Accra Region Police Command encouraged the demonstration organizers to think about moving the intended protest location, and …

An Accra High court convicted 32-year-old Nigerian national Pascal Okafor Ezugwu guilty of trying to smuggle 90 thumb-sized cocaine pellets weighing 1.54 kg. Ezugwu was given a 10-year jail sentence. “On Friday, May 3, 2024, Mr. Okafor Ezugwu was found guilty and sentenced to a minimum of ten years in …

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice President and NPP Flagbearer, has opened an ultra-modern hostel and an institution in Accra for head porters, or Kayayei, to get empowerment and skill development. The multipurpose facilities, which are situated in the Greater Accra Region’s Madina and Ashaiman, are the result of a 2019 …

The use of fictitious Ghana Card numbers during voter registration at the Pusiga District Registration Center on May 13, 2024, has been discovered by the Ghanaian Electoral Commission (EC). It was discovered that seventeen people had enrolled using fictitious Ghana Card numbers. The EC said in a statement that the …

Allegations that the government was involved in the unlawful recruitment of New Patriotic Party (NPP) members into different security services have been refuted by the Majority Caucus in Parliament. Prior to this, the Minority in Parliament claimed that thirty of the slots had been allotted to NPP legislative candidates for …

Twenty-four new ministers and deputy ministers have been sworn in by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. President Akufo-Addo encouraged the newly appointed ministers to assist him in carrying out his mandate to guarantee that all people have access to chances for progress and prosperity at a short ceremony held at …

The announcement of a strike by drivers of petroleum tankers has raised the possibility of a fuel scarcity. A nationwide protest over the slow ratification of a framework dictating the terms of service for drivers and their friends is being led by petrol tanker drivers, who are turning in their …

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) and the government have received appreciation from Julie Kozack, Head of Communications at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), for their admirable efforts in advancing the country’s comprehensive debt restructuring. Ms. Kozack stated during a news conference that signs of economic stability were starting to emerge …

Concerns have been raised by the Minority in Parliament on what it claims is a covert enlistment of New Patriotic Party (NPP) members into the security services. The NDC MPs claim that their majority colleagues had assigned thirty slots to party members. Speaking to the media in parliament, ranking member …