Employment and Labour Relations Minister, Dr Rashid Pelpuo, has accused the Akufo-Addo government of burdening the new administration with thousands of newly recruited but unpaid public sector workers before exiting office. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express on October 7, the Wa Central MP said the Mahama government inherited 12,000 newly engaged workers without financial provisions or clearance […]
Employment and Labour Relations Minister, Dr Rashid Pelpuo, has revealed that nine months into President Mahama’s administration, ministers, including himself, have still not been paid. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express on Tuesday, Wa Central MP said the delay was part of a broader problem with the government’s new payroll system. He described it as a “system of renewal” […]
The Member of Parliament for Trobu in the Greater Accra Region, Gloria Owusu, has declared her firm support for former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, describing him as the “people’s choice” to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) into the 2028 general election. Speaking during Dr Bawumia’s campaign tour of the Greater Accra Region on […]
Investors continued to shift their investments into Bank of Ghana bills and fixed deposits, as they prefer financial instruments with higher returns. According to auction results by the Bank of Ghana, the government failed to meet its target for the second week running. It was actually undersubscribed by 30%. The Treasury received GH¢2.59 billion of […]
The once-proud Bonsawere railway line, a relic of the country’s colonial-era transport network, now lies in a sorrowful state. Known as the Western Railway Corridor in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality, it’s tracks are now rusted, buried under heaps of sand and gravel from years of illegal mining activities, galamsey. Sections of the line have caved in, […]
England and Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has heaped praise on Ghanaian forward Mohammed Kudus for his outstanding performances for Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League this season. Kudus has been in sensational form since joining the North London club in a £55 million move from West Ham United. The Ghanaian attacker has already […]
Tesla boss Elon Musk has become the first person ever to achieve a net worth of more than $500bn (£370.9bn), as the value of the electric car company and his other businesses have risen this year. The tech magnate’s net worth briefly reached $500.1bn on Wednesday afternoon New York time, before dipping slightly to just […]
The Minister for Transport, Joseph Nikpe Bukari, has announced that the government will soon introduce timelines for removing broken-down vehicles from the roads, alongside new powers for the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) to take unsafe vehicles off the road. Speaking in a radio interview with Accra-based Citi FM on Thursday [October 2, 2025], Mr Bukari said […]
A devastating mining pit collapse at Kasotie in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region has claimed at least five lives, leaving several others injured. The incident occurred on October 1, 2025, at about 4:30 p.m., when an abandoned mining pit caved in, trapping between 16 and 20 people engaged in illegal mining operations. […]
The Coalition of Unpaid Nurses and Midwives on Thursday, October 2, staged a protest in Accra to demand the payment of salaries for nearly 7,000 health workers who have been working without pay for close to 10 months. The demonstration started at the Efua Sutherland Children’s Park before the protesters marched through the capital and […]
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has removed the Assistant Headmaster in charge of Academic of the KNUST Senior High School in Kumasi from office following the circulation of a video on social media allegedly showing him in a compromising position with a female student. In a statement issued in Accra on Monday, September 29, 2025, […]
The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has said a multi-agency taskforce has been formed to tackle the cross-border piracy of DStv decoders smuggled from Nigeria into Ghana. Speaking at a media briefing in Accra on Monday [Sept 29, 2025], Mr Sam George said the task force was one of the […]
