POLITICS

The cabinet has approved the 2025 budget ahead of its scheduled presentation to Parliament by Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson on March 11, 2025. Minister of State in charge of Government Communication, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, announced this during a press briefing following a special Cabinet meeting held on March 7. …

Parliament has approved the deputy ministers and a minister of state. This follows their vetting last week, with a recommendation for their approval by consensus. The approved nominee for Minister of State in charge of Public Sector Reforms is Lydia Akanvariba, who is expected to spearhead efforts to enhance efficiency …

The Minister for Communications, Sam George, announced that under the instructions of President John Mahama, a special Independence Day bundle offer has been introduced in collaboration with the country’s three main telecom providers. He explained that MTN Ghana, Telecel Ghana, and AT Ghana have agreed to offer a GHS10 bundle, …

Unknown gunmen reportedly stormed the residence of former Hohoe Member of Parliament, John Peter Amewu, on Wednesday, March 5. According to Amewu, one of the assailants, who identified himself as a bailiff, claimed they were acting on “orders from above.” The intruders allegedly insisted that Amewu was not properly elected …

Some 23 constituency executives and members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Upper East Region have been indefinitely suspended from the party for various acts of misconduct. The suspended individuals include six constituency executives from Pusiga, 16 former and current constituency executives from Tempane, and one member from …

At least 16 assemblymen of the Kintampo South constituency in the Bono East Region have petitioned the National Democratic Congress hierarchy to bring Unas Owusu, the regional chairman, and three others, to book. The aggrieved assemblymen claim that Unas Owusu and the three, all executives of the Kintampo South NDC, …

President John Dramani Mahama has issued a directive to reverse all allocations and sales of land belonging to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs made by the previous government. This decision aims to preserve the Ministry’s adjoining land at Airport Residential, which had been claimed by seven organisations and individuals as …

Below  are the major news headlines captured on the front pages of the various newspapers in Ghana today.          The Daily Searchlight                 The Informer           WATCH: Gifty Oware-Mensah Returns To Ghana, As NIB Officers Lay …

A government advisory team on a fact-finding mission to assess the impact of illegal mining (galamsey) faced stiff resistance in parts of the Western and Central regions as they immobilised and seized equipment. The operation, aimed at curbing environmental destruction, sparked angry reactions from illegal miners and some officials of …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has issued an ultimatum to the Member of Parliament (MP) responsible for the controversial “daughter of a murderer” comment. He has given them one week to voluntarily come forward or face severe consequences. Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday, March 4, Mr. Bagbin described the …