President John Dramani Mahama has reassured the public that Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang is recovering well and remains in good spirits, following a recent period of medical attention and rest. Speaking at the official launch of the government’s nationwide sanitary pad distribution initiative on Thursday, April 24, 2025, President Mahama addressed the Vice […]
Four suspects have been picked up and are currently in custody at the Narcotics Control Commission following the interception of 73 slabs of substances suspected to be cocaine that weighed 89.74 kg. Officials from NACOC made the arrest on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 reports Kester Aburam Korankye. According to them, they intercepted a cargo, which was […]
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has frozen all bank accounts of Akonta Mining and the owner of the company, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, aka Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), over allegations of financial irregularities. Sources within the establishment confirmed to the Daily Graphic that the accounts of Akonta Mining […]
The Bank of Ghana has reported a sharp 33% increase in staff involvement in fraudulent activities across the banking and specialised deposit-taking sector for the year 2024. According to its latest annual fraud report, 365 employees were implicated in various acts of financial misconduct—up from 274 recorded in 2023. The report, which covers banks and […]
Vice President of IMANI Africa, Bright Simons, has criticised government’s planned early exit from the IMF programme, calling it a “classic case of good optics, bad economics.” Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express Business Edition on Thursday, April 24, he accused both the government and the IMF of elevating appearances over substance. “If the IMF […]
The Bank of Ghana, in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, has released a revised list of institutions authorised to operate as Primary Dealers (PDs) and Bond Market Specialists (BMS) in the country’s financial markets. According to a notice issued on April 14, 2025, and signed by Sandra Thompson (Ms), Secretary to the Bank of […]
The Ghana Police Service has refuted claims that four of its officers were detained for arresting a judge over a traffic offence, describing the reports as false and without merit. In a statement signed by Superintendent of Police Joseph Benefo Darkwah, the Head of the Public Affairs at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), the police […]
The government has laid before Parliament a Legislative Instrument (LI) that would require all future power generation contracts to go through competitive bidding, as part of efforts to tackle inefficiencies in Ghana’s energy sector. The Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson made the announcement on April 23, 2025, during a session on the Ghana […]
The National Service Authority (NSA) has commenced high-level consultations with the Ghana Armed Forces for the implementation of the National Service Emergency Response Readiness Programme (NSERRP), a new initiative designed to provide National Service Personnel (NSPs) with basic military training. The engagement, which took place on Wednesday, 23 April 2025, reflects President John Dramani Mahama’s […]
Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey’s future remains unclear, but recently appointed sporting director Andrea Berta may have the key to unlocking the uncertainty surrounding the player’s contractual impasse. The 31-year-old is approaching the end of what many consider his best season since joining Arsenal, yet it remains to be seen what comes next for the Gunners […]
China has sent back planes it ordered from the US in its latest retaliation over Trump tariffs, the boss of aircraft maker Boeing has said. Kelly Ortberg said two planes had already been returned, and another would follow after trade tensions between the two countries escalated. Boeing’s chief executive told CNBC that 50 more planes […]
Doctors at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) have declared an indefinite suspension of all emergency and outpatient services. They cite a hostile working environment, lack of basic medical supplies, and what they describe as an insult to their dignity by top government officials. In a statement released after an emergency general assembly meeting held at […]
