I am ready for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to use me for any position in the party, and if anyone decides to compete with Samuel Ofosu Ampofo for the national chairman position of the party, it will not be problematic, Johnson Asiedu Nketia has said. Mr Asiedu Nketia has been linked to nursing an […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is optimistic that the country will emerge stronger from the current economic challenges that have seen the prices of goods and services soar. The challenges have also led to difficulties for the government to access the international capital market for funds to finance development. The IMF said the country had […]
A security officer at the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has been interdicted for conducting a pre-boarding search on the National Security Minister. In a letter dated September 8, GACL explained that Awudu Basit’s search of Albert Kan-Dapaah at the VVIP Lounge at the Kumasi Airport was embarrassing. The letter signed by the Company’s officer […]
En Huang, the popular illegal mining queen popularly known as Aisha Huang was repatriated in December 2018, the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has clarified. A repatriation order or note was issued to her. She was put on a flight and she exited the Ghanaian jurisdiction, Mr Oppong Nkrumah said in a radio interview […]
Five people, who were said to be engaged in illegal mining were trapped to death on Monday in a pit at Nangruma in the Mamprugu/Moaduri District in the North East Region. They were said to be prospecting for gold in an abandoned pit, an area some Chinese nationals are said to have earlier mined and left it […]
After months of preparatory works, the reconstruction of Appiatse in the Western Region has taken off. A four-member team from the Architectural and Engineering Services Limited (AESL), the consultants for the project, is in Appiatse supervising the reconstruction. The team, made up of consulting architects, civil, structural, electrical and mechanical engineers, is led by a […]
Businesses in Kumasi belonging to Aisha Huang have been closed down following her arrest for alleged illegal mining. The Chinese was deported sometime in 2018 for her alleged involvement in illegal mining in Ghana, but returned to the country to engage in similar activities. She was, however, picked up again by National Security operatives in […]
The High Court, Accra, has quashed the decision of the National Communications Authority (NCA) to introduce conditional access for free-to-air (FTA) television. That followed an application filed by the Ghana Independent Broadcasters’ Association (GIBA), which sought to quash NCA’s decision on grounds that the introduction of the conditional access system will block the content of […]
The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has said the docket on the prosecution of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the defunct Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah, is almost ready. “I’m happy to say that after painstaking investigations, the docket on that financial crime is almost ready for prosecution to commence,” he said. […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says a deal with Ghana should be reached and finalised before the end of the year. Already, very constructive discussions have been held and the fund is determined to work with the Ghana government and the Ministry of Finance to ensure that an agreement is in place before the end […]
The Old Vandals Association in North America (OVA-NA), has condemned the University of Ghana authorities for applying a “kangaroo court” process to deal with the recent disturbances on campus between some students of Commonwealth and Mensah Sarbah halls. In a communiqué issued by the Old Vandals Association in North America (OVA-NA) at the end of their […]
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is dealing with 10 cases regarding examination malpractice. According to WAEC, the cases, which span from 2020 through to this year, are part of a total of an initial 13 cases, three of which have been dealt with. The Head of Legal of WAEC, Rev. Victor Brew, said this […]
