Lawyer Nana Obiri Boahen, an advocate for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed his sorrow over the NPP 2024 election flagbearer’s need to campaign from behind a truck with a security shield in the North East Region. He stated that while Dr. Bawumia campaigned from behind a truck due to the …
Read More »Small Scale Miners Reclaimed Over 20 Acres Degraded Lands.
The devastating effects of mining in parts of Ghana continue to bring untold hardships and other forms of deprivation to people in whose immediate surroundings these activities take place, as well as the country as a whole. In some instances, irreparable damage is caused to land as dangerous chemicals like …
Read More »VIDEO: NDC Releases Evidence Alleging Attorney General Coached Witness To Implicate Minority Leader
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has released a 16-minute tape as evidence to support the claims made by the third accused, Richard Jakpa, in the ambulance case against the Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson. According to the NDC, the recording captures a conversation between Attorney General, Godfred Dame and …
Read More »Speaker Bagbin Rejects Amidu’s Allegations; Demands Retraction And Apology
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has vehemently refuted claims made by former special prosecutor Martin Amidu that he (Speaker) had a clandestine meeting with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in Dubai in 2021, prior to the rejection of the 2022 budget. A statement by the Office of the Speaker called …
Read More »EC Announces Special Voting Date For 2024 Elections
The special election for the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections will be held on December 2, 2024, according to a statement made by Jean Mensa, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission. The announcement was made during a meeting with the national executive of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) in Accra on …
Read More »Martin Amidu Disputes Authorship Of Petition To Remove Special Prosecutor?
Former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has denied allegations against him, accusing the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Accra-based Joy FM of orchestrating a trial against his person in the court of public opinion. In an epistle published on May 26, 2024, Amidu made comments that suggested that he was refuting …
Read More »VIDEO: BoG Urged Forex Bureaus To Stop Advertising Rates On Social Media
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has said that it remains fully committed to providing stability in the exchange rate for the cedi. The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Kwamina Addison, stated that enough foreign exchange reserves to support the market and economic agents should stop engaging in …
Read More »Cedi Depreciation: Bring Down The Exchange Rate To GH₵10 – $1 Or Face Our Wrath – Traders Warn Govt
A nationwide coalition of traders’ associations has issued an urgent plea to the government, calling for swift action to stabilize the exchange rate and seeking a reduction of the rate of US$1 from GH¢15.50 to GH¢ 10.00. This adjustment is considered crucial for the sustainability and growth of small and …
Read More »Ghana: Today’s Newspaper Headlines; Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
Below are the major news headlines captured on the front pages of the various newspapers in Ghana today. The Daily Dispatch Daily Guide The Anchor Daily Graphic The Daily Searchlight Daily Post …
Read More »Don’t Be Dodgy – Majority Leader Tells SSNIT
The Majority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has urged the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to release documents related to the sale of its shares in four hotels to Dr. Bryan Acheampong, the Minister for Food and Agriculture. SSNIT is in the final stages of selling 60% of …
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