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The High Court in Accra has found ACP Dr. Benjamin Kwasi Agordzo, a senior officer in the Ghana Police Service, not guilty of aiding and abetting the overthrow of the government. The ruling, which was rendered on Wednesday, January 24, by the three-judge panel, represents a major development in the …

John Mahama, the former president, has endorsed organized labor’s demand that the government remove the Value Added Tax (VAT) that is levied on electricity. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) leader, Mr. Mahama, expressed concern that the introduction of a value-added tax (VAT) on electricity consumption would put additional strain on …

Retired Commissioner of Police (COP) Nathan Kofi Boakye has joined the National Democratic Congress (NDC) campaign in an attempt to topple the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in power. Kofi Boakye participated in the NDC 24-hour Economy Sensitization Walk on Wednesday in Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region, along with …

The proposal by the Electoral Commission (EC) to move the election from December 7 to November 7 has been met with opposition from the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Instead, the NDC is advocating for a thorough examination of the election process through appropriate and inclusive discourse. The NDC claims that …

On Friday, January 19, 2024, Dr. Mahanudu Bawumia, the Vice President, officially opened a Fire Service Academy and Training School in Wungu, North East Region. The state-of-the-art building is the first fire academy and training school in the north and the second in Ghana, after the only one in James …

Former President John Mahama is advising the government to use caution when applying the recently authorized $600 million IMF bailout to ease Ghanaians’ financial hardships. Following Ghana’s successful completion of the 2023 Article IV consultation and the first review of the 36-month Extended Credit Facility arrangement, the disbursement was approved …

Joe Ghartey, a Former Minister of Railways, has blamed the Covid-19 pandemic for the government’s incapacity to move forward with the Sky train project. In order to facilitate the development of the Accra Sky Train Project through a Design, Build, Finance, and Operate arrangement, Africa Investor Holdings Limited formed the …

The government has been given a seven-day ultimatum by the Trades Union Congress (TUC), which demands that the Value Added Tax (VAT) be removed from electricity consumption above the lifeline threshold. The TUC Secretary General, Dr. Yaw Baah, emphasized how this action will negatively affect the standard of living for …

John Dramani Mahama, a former president and the leader of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), responded to Monday night’s Black Stars draw with Mozambique. At the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire, the Black Stars lost their final group B match against Mozambique, which prevented them …

Coach Chris Hughton of the Black Stars has acknowledged that his team has not performed well in the current Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast. The Black Stars’ most recent important Group B match ended in a 2-2 draw with Mozambique. Up until the 84th minute of play, …