President Akufo-Addo is poised to announce his inaugural significant ministerial reshuffle today, Wednesday, February 14, marking the first major overhaul since assuming office in January 2017. Sources within the Jubilee House, the government’s administrative headquarters, have disclosed this information to JoyNews. Reports indicate considerable activity on the fourth floor of Jubilee House, where ministers potentially impacted […]
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Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger’s withdrawal from ECOWAS will affect their citizens – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described as unfortunate the decision by Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to withdraw their membership from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The three countries, currently under military rule, have announced their decision to withdraw from ECOWAS. Their argument is that ECOWAS has outlived its usefulness and […]
KPMG’s audit of GRA/SML extended to Feb 24
KPMG’s audit deadline of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd (SML) contract has been extended from the initial date of Tuesday, January 16, 2024, to a new date of Friday, February 23, 2024. The extension followed a request by KPMG. A statement issued by Eugene Arhin, the Director of Communications at […]
Ghana invited to join implementation of Ukrainian Peace Formula
Ghana has been invited to join the implementation of the Ukrainian Peace Formula, a ten-point plan meant to bring the Russia-Ukraine war to an end. Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a meeting with his Ghanaian counterpart, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on the sidelines of the 2024 World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, said Ghana’s […]
President Akufo-Addo directs audit into SML/GRA contract; Suspends performance of contract
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed an audit into SML/GRA contract and has asked for a suspension of the performance of contract. The Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin made this known in a press statement dated January 2, 2024. The statement was released Tuesday night. President Akufo-Addo has subsequently appointed KPMG […]
See the new $1.8 million multi-purpose Youth Resource Centre in Koforidua
The $1.8 million multi-purpose Youth Resource Centre in Koforidua in the Eastern Region was on Wednesday inuagurated by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. It is the old Koforidua Sports Stadium which has been rehabilitated and converted into the Youth Resource Centre with many other sporting infrastructure added to it. Construction works on the facility started […]
It is time to reshuffle appointees – NPP Gen Sec Justin Kodua Frimpong to presidency
Before taking office as the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong was seen to be mild as he was always not the talking type. After surprisingly uprooting incumbent John Boadu as General Secretary with his submarine campaign tactics, Justin Kodua Frimpong has been measured in his political discourses and was […]
I’ll guard country’s peace – President assures nation
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said he will ensure that no person or group, no matter the political colouration, destabilises the country or destroys the peace. The President, however, appealed for the support of the Church and every Ghanaian, who, he said, must pray for the peace and unity of the country. “I want […]
Nyinahin bauxite deposits twice more than historically estimated — GIADEC
The first ever Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) has indicated that bauxite deposits in the Nyinahin Block-B hills in the Ashanti Region are twice more than historically estimated. While previous studies showed 250 million tonnes of bauxite deposits in the three hills – hills four, five and six – the latest and first ever scientific appraisal […]
President Akufo-Addo commissions 105 vehicles to fight terrorism
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has taken delivery of and commissioned 105 militarised vehicles for the security agencies to enhance the country’s efforts to secure its northern borders against terrorists. The vehicles and equipment for intelligence and surveillance, military engineering, explosive ordnance disposal, as well as electronic warfare systems, are valued at €20 million. They […]
You don’t vote for me comment to flood victims in ‘bad taste’, apologise – Minority
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Dr Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, has implored President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to apologise to flood victims from the Akosombo Dam spillage and also acknowledge that he erred in telling them that they don’t vote for him. For him, the President’s comment when he visited the flooded areas last Monday was in a […]
Political affiliation not considered in appointing judges – GBA
The President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Yaw Acheampong Boafo, has denied allegations that political affiliation is considered when appointing judges to the bench. Speaking at the Ghana Bar Conference in Cape Coast, Mr Boafo said that the allegations were untrue and that judges are appointed based on merit alone. “It is instructive to […]