The International Monetary Fund is pushing Ghana’s cash-strapped government to stop borrowing from its central bank, according to people familiar with the matter. The IMF wants the two entities to sign a commitment to zero financing, said the people who asked not to be identified because they’re not authorized to …

A woman who backed out of marrying a man who had paid her school fees has been ordered to refund shillings 9.4 million (about $80,000) spent on her. The Chief Magistrate’s Court of Kanungu ordered Fortunate Kyarikunda, who dumped the lover that had sponsored her studies to refund shs9.4 million …

African leaders beyond the age of 80 have no business clinging to power, former President John Dramani Mahama has said. He said this when he addressed a gathering on the topic ‘Africa’s strategic priorities and global role’ in the United Kingdom, on January 27, 2023. According to him, such old …

The Food and Drugs Authority has suspended the services of the Yellow Sisi Waakye joint at Oyibi which led to the death of one person and left over 40 hospitalised. According to the FDA, an environmental assessment of the food preparation site located at Malejor and the three vending sites …

Journalists’ careers have always been inextricably linked with politics. Even so, today’s top-notch journalists who are also regarded as highly influential risk-takers occasionally transition into politics. Here is a list of 10 noteworthy names from Ghana.   1. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah The journalist-cum-politician Kojo Oppong Nkrumah formerly worked as a …

One suspect has been arrested in connection with the Krofrom reprisal gang attack. The attack resulted in the death of one person and a six-bedroom house burnt. Police say Nana Osei Gyeabour, alias Point, was picked up in his hideout for his alleged involvement in the violent disturbances which occurred …

Former President John Dramani Mahama says he is not against the debt restructuring programme currently being implemented by the Akufo-Addo-led administration but against the absence of dialogue. In an address at Chatham House in London on Friday, January 27, on the theme “Africa’s Strategic Priorities and Global Role” the former …

The former president of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama has opened up on his government’s failure to make Ghanaians really appreciate the socio-economic development he spearheaded during his tenure. He laments the inability of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to drum home the infrastructural projects, policies and programs that were intended …

Four teacher unions are up in arms against the government for failing to pay contributions to the Ghana Education Service (GES) Occupational Pension Scheme (Tier 2). The unions include the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), the Coalition of Concerned Teachers and the …

Some Ghanaian students in the United Kingdom under the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat are said to be stranded as they have not received their monthly stipends for over 8 months. An online petition calling for government’s assistance to salvage the situation said, some of the students have been dismissed from their …