Ghana has taken a major step towards reinforcing its position as a leading oil and gas producer in West Africa, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the government and key energy partners to extend the production licences for the Jubilee and TEN oil fields to 2040. The agreement,announced in a statement […]
Kevin and Jessica Cellura had just 48 hours in December to make an enormous family decision. The couple, who both work as teachers, had to decide if they should take a job offer to teach in Morocco and leave Asheville, North Carolina, with their two youngest children. But the Celluras say their decision was made […]
The alleged anti-corruption scandal that’s currently unfolding in Ghana, concerning media personality Anne Sansa Daly, has cast a bright, international spotlight on a very common, crippling dilemma—the falsification of credentials both in professional and academic spheres. This situation has escalated to the level where Dr. Nana Ayew Afriyie, a member of the opposition New Patriotic […]
Vice President of IMANI Africa, Bright Simons, has entered an appearance in the high-profile GH¢10 million defamation lawsuit filed against him by businessman Ibrahim Mahama at the Accra High Court, setting the scene for a real battle. In a strategic legal manoeuvre, Mr Simons has filed a comprehensive motion demanding that Mr Mahama and his […]
The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, has defended the newly approved GH¢1.00 petroleum levy, stating that this is the right time to impose it, as it is a prudent fiscal intervention necessary to stabilise the country’s energy sector. Speaking in an interview on Joy FM’s SMS on Wednesday, June 4, Mr Jinapor explained that […]
An Al Qaeda-linked jihadist group active in West Africa’s Sahel region has claimed an attack on a military base in Mali on Sunday that two sources said had killed more than 30 soldiers. In a separate attack on Monday, the group, Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), said it targeted a military airport and Russian […]
A Ghanaian woman, Gifty Amoakowaa, has initiated legal proceedings against Peace and Love Hospital, alleging that the institution violated her constitutional rights by placing surveillance cameras in rooms designated for intimate medical assessments, including breast examinations. The suit, filed at the High Court, asserts that the presence of closed-circuit television (CCTV) equipment in such sensitive […]
A restaurant located on Worcester’s Grafton Street that serves cuisine from Ghana has been seized by the state’s Department of Revenue (DOR) due to unpaid taxes, according to two signs posted on the building’s windows. Accra Girls at 1280 Grafton St. was seized by the DOR because of nonpayment of taxes, the two orange signs […]
President John Mahama has disclosed that the establishment of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has sanitised the gold trading and export business, raking in $2.7 billion in the short span of its operations. He added that the GoldBod has also strengthened the oversight responsibility in the export of the precious mineral, ensuring that Ghana benefits […]
New Patriotic Party (NPP) Director of Legal Affairs, Gary Nimako, has revealed that he has blocked lawyer Andy Appiah-Kubi, vowing never to speak to him again. Mr. Nimako, who is also a lawyer, accused Mr. Appiah-Kubi, lead counsel for embattled NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Wontumi, of throwing him under the […]
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has once again declared former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta a wanted person, effective today, June 2, 2025. This decisive action follows his failure to appear in person at the OSP’s headquarters by the stipulated deadline, violating an earlier agreement that saw his temporary removal from the wanted list. […]
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has been released from the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) after successfully meeting his bail conditions. The General Secretary of the NPP, Justin Kodua, confirmed his release on the evening of Monday, June […]
