Ghana’s public debt stock fell by GH¢156.4 billion between March and June 2025 to GH¢613 billion in June 2025. This is approximately 43.8% of Gross Domestic Product. In dollar term, the public debt stood at $59.4 billion, higher than the $49.5 billion. According to data from the Bank of Ghana, the country’s total public debt […]
President John Mahama took to Facebook this morning to celebrate a major milestone – 33 years of marriage with his wife, Lordina Mahama. Accompanied by a radiant photo of the former First Lady smiling, the message was short but deeply affectionate. “33 years of pure bliss, love, laughter, and unwavering support. Happy anniversary, my love,” […]
The Health Ministry says it has successfully processed salaries for 321 Pharmacist House Officers who completed their housemanship in 2024. This, it notes, is a significant step toward addressing outstanding financial obligations within the sector. The Ministry also acknowledges concerMinins raised by the 2024 batch of Rotation Nurses and Allied Health Interns who began their […]
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) says it has transitioned from peacekeeping to peace enforcement operations in Bawku and surrounding areas. This follows a directive by the President and Commander-in-Chief, John Dramani Mahama. According to the military, the decision became necessary due to the “activities of armed elements that have intermittently resulted in violence, reprisal attacks […]
Former Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam has accused the Bank of Ghana (BoG) of printing money to pre-finance the newly established Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod). According to Dr. Amin Adam, this occurred because the government failed to raise sufficient revenue to honour budgeted allocations. Under the 2025 budget, the government allocated US$279 million to […]
After yearly rumours about his passing, death finally won. Indeed, Ghanaian highlife legend, Daddy Lumba, bade farewell to his fans in “Makra Mo” (Goodbye), a poignant and prophetic song released three decades ago. The song, featured on his sixth album “Biribi Gyegye Wo” in 1993, was a soulful expression of mortality, where Charles Kwadwo Fosu, […]
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) will start arresting those who insist on using honorary professorship for prosecution this week. It said individuals using those titles based on honour awards violated the Education Regulatory Bodies Act, 2020 (Act 1023), stressing that such acts would be treated as public deception and prosecuted accordingly. “For clarity, the […]
U.S. President Donald Trump set a new deadline on Monday of 10 or 12 days for Russia to make progress toward ending the war in Ukraine or face consequences, underscoring frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the 3-1/2-year-old conflict. Trump has threatened sanctions on both Russia and buyers of its exports unless progress is made. […]
Over fifteen armed men claiming to be national security operatives stormed the Bekwai District office of the Forestry Commission in the Ashanti region, locking up the premises and preventing staff from carrying out their duties. The men, wielding pump-action guns and other implements, reportedly threatened the on-site security personnel, forcibly drove out the staff, and […]
Former Director-General of the Internal Audit Agency, Dr. Eric Oduro Osae, says the Auditor-General must disclose consolidated recoveries from previous years’ financial irregularities. The governance expert warns that the public cannot continue to accept ballooning audit infractions without clear accountability. Reacting to the Auditor-General’s 2024 report revealing GH¢18.4 billion in financial irregularities, a sharp rise […]
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) says starting August 1, 2025, it will no longer issue aluminium ‘Drive from Port’ (DP) number plates at the country’s ports. The move marks a full transition to a digital system with the exclusive issuance of DP sticker numbers at all entry ports, including Tema and Takoradi. This […]
The first prosecution witness in the trial of former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, and three others, has testified that he had been withdrawing money for the accused persons for the past five years. Mounting the witness box to testify on July 18, the chauffeur, Frank Anane Dekpey, told the court […]
