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President John Dramani Mahama has defended the government’s decision to introduce a new levy on petroleum products, describing it as “difficult but necessary” to stabilize the economy and ring-fence critical funding. Parliament on Monday passed a new law that imposed a levy of GHS1 on every litre of fuel. Speaking …

President John Dramani Mahama has appointed former Electoral Commission Chairperson Charlotte Osei and eight others to the Board of Directors of the Ghana National Gas Limited Company (GNGLC).Ghanaian fashion The newly appointed board members are: Mr. Kofi Totobi Quakyi – Chairman Ms. Judith Adjobah Blay – Acting CEO Mr. Emmanuel …

President John Dramani Mahama has dismissed the Chief Executive Officer of the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), Dr. Adam Atiku, following reports of alleged negligence that led to the recent death of a patient at the hospital’s Accident and Emergency Ward. The decision comes amid growing concerns about the deteriorating state …

In a notable moment of statesmanship and unity, former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and President John Dramani Mahama met on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025, in Kwahu to mark the annual Easter celebrations — a long-standing tradition deeply embedded in Ghana’s cultural and spiritual calendar.       The …

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has instructed all Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) charging entities to immediately reconfigure their systems to reflect the abolition of the levy. This directive follows President John Dramani Mahama’s assent to legislative bills on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, which eliminated the E-Levy, Betting Tax, Emissions Tax, …

President John Mahama has begun consultations with the Council of State following the submission of three petitions seeking the removal of the Chief Justice, Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo. According to a statement from Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the three petitions have been forwarded to the Council of State, …

Minority Leader and MP for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has strongly criticized the increasing number of National Security searches targeting political opponents, calling them an assault on democracy. In a social media post on X (formerly Twitter), Afenyo-Markin expressed outrage over recent searches of former officials of the Akufo-Addo administration, urging …

President John Dramani Mahama has made new appointments to the Ghana Immigration Service, the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) and the Ghana Prisons Service. The new appointees were named in a statement from the presidency signed by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Spokesperson to the President and Minister of Government Communications, issued …

A former Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelevo, has strongly criticised the government led by President John Dramani Mahama, arguing that its decision to prioritise the construction of a Hajj Village is a misplaced use of resources. Domelevo expressed concern that such a project is unnecessary, particularly when the country is still …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has attributed its humiliating defeat in the December 2024 general elections to what it describes as a spiritual influence. According to the party’s General Secretary, Justin Frimpong Kodua, there were inexplicable occurrences on the day of the election that suggest a spiritual dimension to the …