POLITICS

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, was put to the test during the bloody Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election, according to Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the party’s General Secretary. He considered Mr. Ofosu Ampofo’s declaration that the NDC will not be participating in that significant by-election …

At the start of a four-day trip of the Ashanti Region, the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, commissioned the 330 kilovolt Kumasi to Bolgatanga Transmission Line Project on Sunday, October 16, 2022. The project, which is a crucial component of the West Africa Power Pool Project, aims …

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has received an honorary award from the Boys Brigade Ghana for his leadership work. On Saturday, October 15, 2022, the Boys Brigade celebrated its 70th anniversary in Accra and praised Dr. Bawumia for his “leadership, devotion, and committed service, which have earned you this …

The Boankra Integrated Logistics Terminal project, also known as the Boankra Inland Port Project, is a US$330 million undertaking that has been in the works for about 18 years. It has been promised to President of the Republic Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that it will be finished by the first …

According to Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic, since 2017, his administration has started and finished 32 hospital construction projects in the Ashanti Region. As part of his four-day working visit to the Ashanti Region, President Akufo-Addo stressed that “I am not referring to CHPS compounds and health …

According to a letter from Dan Botwe, the minister of local government, decentralization, and rural development, Yaw Danso, the DCE of Bosome Freho in the Ashanti Region, has been suspended immediately. “The president has directed the suspension of Yaw Danso, district chief executive for Bosome Freho District Assembly with immediate, …

After losing a defamation action against Energy Minister Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), was hit with damages of 500,000 Ghana cedis. The decision was handed down on Thursday, October 13, 2022, by the General Jurisdiction 12 of the High …

The Ministry of Finance has denied rumors that Tier 2 pension investments in government securities would be discounted by 94%. The reports were dismissed by the ministry in a statement, which insisted that they were unfounded and meant to erode trust in Ghana’s financial industry. In fact, they rather erode …

A further EUR 10 million has been pledged by the European Union (EU) to Ghana in order to assist “the most vulnerable populations” who are being affected by the unlawful and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine by Russia. The Deputy Head of the European Union Mission to Ghana, Mr. Pieter Smidt …

As part of the changes for the second pricing window of this month, prices for petroleum products are anticipated to increase once more starting on Sunday, October 16. According to the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers, fuel prices nationwide are expected to rise by an average of 10% for both gasoline …