POLITICS

The Kumasi Kejetia market has been ordered temporarily closed by the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralization, and Rural Development until further notice. According to the ministry, this will allow the technical and security organizations looking into the fire event that happened last Wednesday, March 14, 2023 enough time to determine …

In connection with accusations of war crimes surrounding the forcible deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia, the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued an arrest order for Russian President Vladimir Putin and another Russian official. An international campaign to hold the Russian president and the Russian Federation responsible …

In the upcoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries, a faction within the party known as Grassroots Delegates in the Ashanti Region has vowed to cast out Members of Parliament (MPs) who are pressuring grassroots delegates to support Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. On Thursday, March 16, 2023, Mr. Frederick …

According to the Deputy Minority leader, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, the government’s program to exchange cash for gasoline has nothing to do with the recent drop in the price of petroleum products. Government officials claim that the gold for oil program is to blame for the slight drop in oil …

Following a fire outbreak on Wednesday evening that destroyed millions of properties on the market’s second floor, the Kumasi City Markets Ltd has temporarily shut down the New Kejetia Market. The New Kejetia Market of the Kumasi Metropolitan Council of the Ashanti Region has been completely destroyed by fire. The …

The Accra High Court’s ruling that Assin Central Lawmaker Kennedy Agyapong did not slander him in a GHS25 million lawsuit has been criticized by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas as a travesty of justice. After the MP aired a public documentary named “Who Watches the Watchman” to expose alleged dubious …

An action brought by renowned investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas against Kennedy Agyapong, MP for Assin Central in the Central Region, was dismissed by the High Court in Accra. In 2018, Anas accused Ken Agyapong for GHc25,000,000 for defaming him, but the court ruled on Wednesday, March 15, that the …

The expanded GB Foods Factory in Tema was officially opened by the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. He also made a commitment to continue encouraging Ghana’s private sector to use innovation and entrepreneurship to spur rapid growth and generate jobs. The President …

According to Kwasi Amoako-Attah, Minister of Roads and Highways, Parliament should form a special commission to look into President Akufo- Addo’s assertions that his administration constructed the majority of the country’s roads during the Fourth Republic. This will demonstrate that the President did not mislead, according to the Minister, who …

Starting tomorrow, March 16, 2023, the Institute for Energy Security (IES) forecasts a 3%–10% decrease in fuel costs at the pump. This comes after a two-week drop in the actions of market indicators. All three of the major fuel products—gasoline, diesel, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)—are anticipated to decrease in …