The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo’s Senior Advisor, Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has apologised for saying Asantes were not part of Ghana’s independence struggle, which, he noted, was led by the Akyems. The apology follows the leakage of a tape on which he is heard making the ethnocentric …

Toll collectors who lost their jobs due to the government’s decision to stop collecting road tolls across the country are asking the government to reintroduce the tolls. They say reversing the decision will help them regain their jobs.   The collectors, under the Ghana Toll Workers Union, made this known …

A National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Twifo Atti Morkwa in the Central Region, David Vondee, has been acquitted and discharged by an Accra High Court where he was standing trial for fraud. The MP had been charged by the Office of the Attorney General for allegedly defrauding …

The Minister for Energy and Member of Parliament Manhyia South Constituency in the Ashanti Region,  Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, says the government has nothing to hide in the contract to relocate the Ameri Plant from Daboase in the Western Region to Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. According to him, justification …

Information gathered  indicates that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Savannah Regional Secretary hopeful, Adam Abdul Nasser has been beaten to a pulp over alleged fraud at Tamale. According to reports, he was attacked by some people who claimed he had allegedly defrauded them.     The victim, a Surveyor by …

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko, says it is unfortunate the government has been forced to seek economic refuge from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to him, no government, in this current situation, could have avoided going to the Fund for support especially when …

The former Member of Parliament for Okaikwei South and also the former Director of Communications for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akomea says a report by some blogs on his comment about unfulfilled promises made by politicians amounted to misrepresentation of the facts. According to him, the caption …

Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) of the University of Ghana, Professor Peter Quartey, has asked the government to consider reviewing the e-levy rate downgrades as a way of making it easier for more people to pay.   He said this when asked whether the …

The former President of Ghana,  John Dramani Mahama has said the Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia must be removed as head of the Economic Management Team (EMT) because he has failed. Mr Mahama also said that the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has supervised disastrous collapse of the economy therefore cannot …

The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to present the Mid-Year Budget Review in Parliament on 13 July 2022.   The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu revealed this in Parliament on Friday (1 July 2022). The budget review, which is in accordance with Article 179 of the 1992 Constitution and …