Ghanaian businessman, Nana Kwame Bediako, also called Freedom Jacob Caesar, who says his biggest dream is to lead Ghanaian youth out of poverty into financial freedom, has a repost for the Bank of Ghana. Jacob Caesar says the central bank needs to worry more about the falling value of the Ghana cedi than worry about […]
A report by a committee of inquiry set up by the General Legal Council (GLC) has established that 10 students were illegally admitted into the Ghana School of Law. The Committee is therefore recommending their withdrawal from the school. Admission into the only school running the professional law programme remains a contentious matter as every […]
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has suspended the strike action indefinitely. In a statement dated March 8, 2022, jointly signed by the President of UTAG, Prof Solomon Nunoo and National Secretary, Dr Asare Asante-Annor, members of UTAG were urged to “demonstrate good faith by returning to the lecture halls to teach.” “We call on the […]
The Supreme Court has ruled that a Deputy Speaker of Parliament can be counted during the formation of a quorum for parliamentary decision-making and participation in voting while presiding. The Court presided over by Justice Jones Dotse, therefore, affirmed the approval of the 2022 budget without NDC MPs’ participation. Private Legal Practitioner Justice Abdulai filed […]
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded the four policemen and one civilian arrested in connection with the recent bullion van robberies in Accra. The suspects are Constable Affisu, Yaro Ibrahim, Constable Richard Boadu, Constable Rabiu Jambedu, Constable Albert Ofosu and Razak Alhassan (a civilian). Ibrahim and Ofosu have been charged with an attempt to commit robbery […]
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has cautioned the public against dealing with cryptocurrency exchange platform, “BitCash Currency Exchange” which claims to have approval from the central bank. According to the BoG, it has not licensed such an entity or any other cryptocurrency exchange platform. A statement dated March 8 and signed by the Secretary, Sandra […]
Four more policemen and one civilian have been arrested for their involvement in the bullion van robberies that rocked Ghana last year. According to the Police, further investigations they had conducted had led to the arrest of the five. They are Constable Affisu Yaro Ibrahim, Constable Richard Boadu, Constable Rabiu Jambedu, Constable Albert Ofosu and […]
A group of lawyers has registered a new association to rival the Ghana Bar Association (GBA). The Law Society of Ghana, limited by guarantee, will serve as an alternative professional association for lawyers after leaving the Ghana School of Law. This would break the monopoly of the GBA’s, which has been in operation since 1877 […]
President Akufo-Addo has stressed the preparedness of the government to build the capacity of the country’s security services to ensure the protection of the country’s territorial integrity. “The government is determined to do everything within its power to guarantee the nation’s territorial integrity and ensure the safety of citizens,” he said. He has, therefore, encouraged […]
A Cape Coast High Court presided over by Justice Kwasi Boakye singled out a bank cleaner in a robbery of ¢600,000 and gave him a hefty sentence of 25 years. Michael Fosu, alias ‘Bursar’ who was a cleaner working at the Ghana Commercial Bank branch at Asikuma in the Central Region, was among four persons […]
The first batch of Ghanaians evacuated from Ukraine arrived at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra on Tuesday morning. Numbering 17, the evacuees were received by a delegation led by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong and Deputy Minister of Information, Fatima Abubakar. They arrived in Accra on board a […]
The University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG) has resolved to suspend its industrial action temporarily. This followed an emergency meeting by UTAG’s National Executive Committee on Monday to evaluate their ongoing strike. Prior to this, meetings held between the leadership of UTAG, Parliament’s Education Committee, the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, the Education Minister and […]
