The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged all interested parties to work together to create a new Ghanaian civilisation where the rule of law is not only a catchphrase but rather a guiding principle for the nation’s growth. According to the President, “all of us, from …
Read More »5 people perish in a road crash on Akatsi-Sogakope highway
On Tuesday, December 27, an accident on the Akatsi-Sogakope section of the Aflao-Accra route claimed the lives of five people. A Nissan Urvan Minibus with the license plate GG 2596-22 carrying 15 people was involved in the accident, which happened at around 1320 hours as it was traveling from Accra …
Read More »MTN Ghana donates 50 hampers to mothers of ‘Christmas babies’ in Kumasi
50 infants born on Christmas Day at the Kumasi Maternal and Child Health Hospital (MCHH) and the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) received gifts from MTN Ghana. The telecommunications behemoth makes the gesture every year as a way to wish moms and their newborns a happy holiday season and to …
Read More »Anything done in the name of God will inevitably encounter opposition – National Cathedral Board chair
The GHC80 million budget allocation for the cathedral’s construction was rejected by those who, according to the chairperson of the board of trustees for the National Cathedral, did not get the idea behind the project. When one is working for God, resistance is common, according to Apostle Kwadwo Nimfour Opoku …
Read More »Let’s unite behind the gov’t to reposition the country – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu
Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the majority leader, has reiterated the president’s appeal for all Ghanaians, particularly the NPP in the Suame Constituency, to support the administration in its efforts to put the nation back on the growth trajectory it had between 2017 and March 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic. During the 2022 …
Read More »Cedi will fall by roughly 22% in 2023, according to EIU
The cedi will lose value relative to the dollar by around 22% in 2023, according to the UK-based Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). According to its Africa Outlook 2023 Report, this will make the local currency the third-weakest performing currency on the African continent. The EIU anticipates that, albeit to a …
Read More »“Minority’s 80m budget blockade won’t halt National Cathedral” – Dr Joyce Aryee
According to Dr. Joyce Aryee, a member of the National Cathedral of Ghana’s Board of Trustees, the project would proceed despite the recent blocking of a GHS80 million fund set aside for the National Cathedral’s construction in the 2023 budget. The minority side of the committee voted 11:10 in favor …
Read More »IGP interdicts two policewomen over unprofessional conduct
Two police officers from the Asokwa Divisional MTTD in Kumasi, PW/Inspr Martha Ackah and No. 6233 PW/Sergeant Felicia Ocran, were detained by the Police Administration after they were caught on camera acting inappropriately. The two policewomen were seen collecting GH 10 from a driver who was allegedly involved in a …
Read More »Road Minister promises to pay road contractors before end of 2022
A portion of the arrears owing to contractors, according to Minister of Roads and Highways Kwasi Amoako-Atta, will be paid before the year is over. Despite the challenges, the country’s contractors are doing an admirable job, and I want to reassure them that the government will continue to act in …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo swears in two new Supreme Court justices
On December 28, 2022, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo swore in two new justices to the supreme court. At a quick ceremony held at the capital, the two were sworn in. The two people were approved for nomination to the Supreme Court by Parliament’s Appointments Committee in October. About four …
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