GENERAL NEWS

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has sworn into office 21 new high court judges to increase the overall current number of high court judges from 106 to 127. The president administered the oaths of allegiance and secrecy as well as the judicial oath to the new …

After months of calls from the general public, President Akufo-Addo has made changes to his government. This comes a month after former Trade Minister, Alan Kyerematen and Agric Minister Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto resigned to focus on their respective political campaigns. As required by the 1992 Constitution, the President wrote …

The former chief executive of the Volta River Authority (VRA), Dr Charles Wereko-Brobbey popularly known as Tarzan,  has described the government’s gold for oil policy as “murky”. Wereko-Brobbey is questioning why the government allegedly used money to pay for the first consignment of 40,000-plus metric tonnes of petroleum products delivered …

Parliament is expected to commence sittings for the third session of the 8th Parliament at 10am today, Tuesday, February 7, 2023. The House went on recess for the Christmas festivities in December 2022 following the approval of the 2023 Appropriation Bill. The new session is expected to have a new …

The former Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak has accepted the National Democratic Congress (NDC)‘s decision to reshuffle the front bench of the Minority in Parliament. The reshuffle affected him (Muntaka Mubarak), the then leader of the caucus, Mr Haruna Iddrisu and the Mr James Klutse Avedzi, also the then Deputy …

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has stated that failure to secure a bailout with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by mid-March may ground Ghana’s economy to a halt. Addressing Pensioner bondholders who have resisted their inclusion in a domestic debt exchange programme on Monday, February 6, the Finance Minister pleaded with …

Ghana international Christian Atsu has been found alive following reports that he was ‘trapped’ after an earthquake in Turkey. The 31-year-old, who played for both Chelsea and Newcastle during his time in the Premier League, was caught up in the 7.7 magnitude earthquake which occurred on Monday. Portuguese outlet A …

The Vice President of Hatayspor, Mustafa Özat has been giving updates on the whereabouts of Black Stars winger, Christian Atsu who was part of those trapped when a building they were in collapsed after a massive earthquake in Turkey on Monday. Reports show that over 2000 people died while hundreds …

Former Ghana president John Mahama has called for prayers for Ghanaian professional footballer  Christian Atsu, who is reported to be trapped under rubble after the massive earthquake in Turkey on Monday.   The 31-year-old who plays for Turkish Süper Lig club Hatayspor is said to have been caught up in …

The Minority in Parliament has alleged that the government is set to either cancel or suspend sixty ongoing projects across the country as part of measures to execute its domestic debt exchange programme. Ken Ofori-Atta in the 2023 budget, announced a halt in capital projects in line with revenue rationalisation …