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The Akufo-Addo government’s infusion of digitalization in the provision of government services as part of the fight against corruption is beginning to yield major results, with even more interventions planned to fight it even harder, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has stated. The Vice President, who was speaking at the …

Government has attributed Ghana’s poor ranking in the Reporters Without Borders 2022 World Press Freedom Index to a change in the methodology. Ghana has been ranked 60th in the world from an initial 30th position, the country’s lowest in nearly two decades.   Ghana has also recorded its worst ranking …

Earlier this year, Confidence Adjei Community Development Projects (CACDeP) in partnership with Global Sovereign Peace Building Initiative (GSPBI) launched “The Peace and Development Tour 2022” as part of their effort to create awareness about the importance of Peace and development in every community. The first of this effort was captioned …

A 38-year-old farmer and resident of Ayisakro, a community near Axim in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region, has been sentenced to ten years in prison for attempting to sacrifice his son for money ritual. Kwabena Ebo was charged for trading of person contrary to sections 2(1) & …

The Young Democrat Union of Africa (YDUA) has conferred the Africa Peace Award on the President of 4th Republic of Ghana, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his enormous contributions to the growth and sustenance of peace and freedoms not just in Ghana but the West African sub-region and Africa …

The Supreme Court  has ordered the Ghana Revenue Authority to keep accurate records of all e-levy deductions to enable a refund to payees if it is later determined that the law was passed unconstitutionally. This was after the 7-member panel unanimously dismissed an injunction application by the Minority in Parliament …

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has cautioned against the use of expired trade plates by motorists. According to the authority, the act is in contradiction to Regulation 23(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation, 2012 (L.I. 2180) which states that ‘a trade licence is valid for one year and …

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has replied to a petition filed by the Executive Director of the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) to investigate allegations of abuse of office, among others, levelled against President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. CHRAJ in a response to …

The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), António Guterres has reiterated the importance of press freedom in various countries. According to him, “Without freedom of the press, there are no real democratic societies. Without freedom of the press, there is no freedom.”   Without freedom of the press, there are …

Director of Political Affairs at the Office of the Chief of Staff, Frank Asiedu Bekoe, popularly known as ‘Protozoa’ has taken a swipe at the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as he strongly believes the latter has branded itself as a propaganda party.   According to him, the opposition NDC is …