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On May 30, 2023, Scancom PLC (MTN) held its fifth annual general meeting (AGM). At the AGM, the Board Chairman, Dr. Ishmael E. Yamson, provided an update on the company’s performance for the year 2022. He said that MTN Ghana’s performance for 2022 was strong, with total revenue growing by …

Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, a New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer candidate, feels optimistic about winning the contest. After picking up his nomination form on Thursday at the NPP headquarters in Accra, his team announced this. Since the party launched nominations, the flagbearer candidate who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) …

According to reports, unidentified assailants lynched a suspected thief in Bokankye in the Atwiman Nwabiagya North District of the Ashanti Region. Yaw Gyamfi, a deceased mason, is thought to be in his late 30s. Early on June 1, 2023, his lifeless body was discovered next to some iron rods that …

Telecommunications companies in Ghana have deactivated almost 9 million unregistered SIM cards. This complies with a National Communications Authority (NCA) directive. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the minister of communications, announced the commencement of the re-registration of all mobile SIM cards on October 1, 2021. Due to difficulties faced by SIM card users, the …

James Gyakye Quayson has announced that he will run in the forthcoming by-election scheduled for June 27, 2023. The Electoral Commission (EC) has been informed in writing of the vacancy in the Assin North Constituency by the Clerk to Parliament, Cyril Kwabena Oteng Nsiah. The date of the by-election for …

Following the Supreme Court decision that removed former MP James Gyakye Quayson as an elected member of parliament, the Electoral Commission announced Tuesday, June 27, 2023, as the date for a by-election in the Assin North seat. The Court ruled that his election was invalid because, at the time he …

Honourable Ken Ofori-Atta, Ghana’s Minister of Finance, attended Day 1 of Capital Markets Day for MTN Group in Johannesburg, South Africa, together with his entourage. Mr. Reginald Yofi Grant, CEO of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), and Mr. Solomon Asamoah, CEO of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), were …

The Majority Leader, Hon. Osei-Kyei Mensah Bonsu, and the Minority Leader, Hon. Cassiel Ato Forson, received a courtesy visit from a three-person team from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) at Parliament House. The mission is in Ghana to assess the nation’s readiness for hosting the 66th CPA conference, which will …

Following the suspension of their strike, members of the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) are now back at work. The members could be seen performing their regular tasks and attending to clients. JUSAG started a nationwide strike, accusing the government of ignoring repeated requests to implement updated pay …

Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, a candidate for Chief Justice, testified before the Appointments Committee and answered questions about the Judicial Service, backlogs in court cases, a recent Supreme Court decision, and other current affairs in the nation. The nominee also discussed her thoughts on the perception of corruption in the judicial …