President Akufo-Addo has dismissed Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah from his role as the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) with immediate effect as of Wednesday, March 27. Additionally, the President has dissolved the board of the GRA without providing a specific reason. However, it is anticipated that a new …

The family of the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, has announced the passing of his second wife, Hajia Ramatu Sharubutu, in the early hours of Wednesday, March 27, 2024. In a radio interview with Accra-based Citi FM, Sheikh Armiyawo Shaibu, the Chief Imam’s spokesperson, shared that while the …

President Akufo-Addo has appointed Deputy Minister for Energy, Herbert Krapa as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). This follows the resignation of the previous chairman, Keli Gadzekpo, on Tuesday, March 26. Mr. Gadzeko, who had chaired the electricity company since his …

  Below  are the major news headlines captured on the front pages of the various newspapers in Ghana today.      Daily Searchlight       Daily Graphic   Daily Dispatch           Daily Guide     The Chronicle       Ghanaian Times       …

The Board Chair of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Keli Gadzekpo, has tendered in his resignation, effective April 9. In his resignation letter to President Akufo-Addo, Mr Gadzekpo cited personal reasons as his motive behind the move. The board chair further wished ECG and the government continued success in …

The Black Stars failed to beat Uganda in their second friendly match of the March international break in Marrakech on Tuesday afternoon. Ghana settled for a draw at the end of the game despite twice leading in the encounter through Jerome Opoku and Jordan Ayew. Otto Addo made five changes …

On March 19, 2024, O. B. Amoah, Minister of State for Local Government, Decentralisation, and Rural Development, announced President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s decision to revoke Victoria Adu’s appointment as the Chief Executive of the Birim Central Municipality, effective immediately. Although the minister did not provide a detailed explanation for …

Just a few months ago, the man set to be Senegal’s next president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, was sitting in a prison cell, a relatively unknown figure outside his opposition party Pastef. Everything changed for him when the party’s firebrand leader, Ousmane Sonko, who was also detained, was charged with insurrection …

The Ministry of Energy claims recent remarks by Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh regarding the issuance of a load-shedding timetable have been deliberately distorted by the Media to portray the Minister as an insensitive person. Kofi Abrefa Afena, a spokesperson for the Energy Ministry, in a statement on March 26, affirmed …

The conclusion of the 13th All-African Games has led to a dramatic scene unfolding at the hostel housing volunteers as they engaged in a dispute with officials over their allowances. The volunteers allege that officials have withheld their allowances of GHC2,000 each, in addition to their promised transport fare of …