Ken Ofori-Atta, Ghana’s Finance Minister, defended the ability of central banks to operate with negative equity, pointing out that such losses made by central banks should not be considered in the same light as those experienced by commercial banks or businesses. His comments were in response to criticisms and requests …
Read More »NDC is confused and disorganized political party in Ghana now – NPP Youth Organizer
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), according to Mr. Adamu Musa Raha, the Eastern regional youth coordinator for the New Patriotic Party, is employing a misleading rationale to support its stance on the limited registration drive. The youth organizer claims that while the NDC is urging a judge to enjoin the …
Read More »You don’t have a moral right to critique gov’t over cocoa price – NPP rebukes Mahama
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its leader John Dramani Mahama, according to the New Patriotic Party (NPP), lack the moral authority to contest the recent increase in the price of cocoa or to level baseless accusations that the government has underpaid cocoa farmers. The Akufo-Addo government, claims the party, …
Read More »NDC appeals to ECOWAS to call Jean Mensa and the EC to order
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been urged by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to pay attention to events in Ghana. The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, can throw the country into anarchy, according to the opposition party. Speaking to reporters, Johnson Aseidu Nketia, the …
Read More »Leaked tape to oust IGP appears doctored – Committee chairman Atta Akyea discloses
The initial audio provided to the committee appears to have been altered, according to the ad hoc committee looking into the Bugri Naabu tape that was released and features a discussion about the removal of the Inspector General of Police (IGP). The second recordings it got, according to the message, …
Read More »Ghana’s inflation rate drops to 40.1% in August
August saw an unexpected decline in Ghana’s inflation rate, bringing it to its lowest level in ten months. Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, a government statistician, claims that annual inflation slowed from 43.1% in July to 40.1% in August. Since last October, this is the most sluggish rate of change. The …
Read More »NPP flagbearership race: Ken Agyapong picks number 1, Bawumia number 2 followed by Akoto
Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has maintained his top spot on the ballot for the New Patriotic Party’s presidential primary on November 4. The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, is listed as the second position on the ballot after today’s ballot. Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto is in third place, followed by Francis …
Read More »Environmental Protection Agency reshuffles regional directors after quarry explosion
Following the quarry explosion in Shama last Sunday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) undertook a significant reorganization that included the transfer of the Western Regional Director and others. The Western Regional Director, Dr. George Diawuo, has been asked to go to the EPA’s headquarters in Accra for re-assignment in a …
Read More »2,240 people registered in Ashanti region on Day 1 of the EC limited voter registration exercise
According to information provided by the Electoral Commission (EC), on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 the first day of the limited voter registration drive 2,240 applications were registered in the Ashanti Region. Benjamin Bannor-Bio, the EC’s regional director, revealed this. He revealed to the media, that while 46.7% of the registrants …
Read More »OSP files a motion to seize Cecilia Dapaah’s assets and accounts
The High Court has received an application from the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) dated September 11 asking for confirmation of the orders freezing and seizing the financial assets of Cecilia Dapaah, a former minister of sanitation and water resources. The date of the hearing in this case is …
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