The acting Commissioner of the Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation and Prevention Bureau (AIB), Ghana, John Mmeb Kunyan Wumborti, has given assurance that the country’s airspace remains the safest in Africa despite the recent military helicopter crash near Obuasi in the Ashanti Region. The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) recently rated Ghana’s aviation safety as […]
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Akwatia by-election: I wasn’t in support of primaries; we should’ve retained our 2024 candidate – Baba Jamal
Former Akwatia legislator, Baba Jamal, has expressed concern over the decision of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to conduct fresh primaries ahead of the September 2 by-election. He believes the party would have been better served by maintaining its 2024 parliamentary candidate, Henry Boakye Yiadom, widely known as Okoyo. In an interview on Citi FM […]
Why Bryan Acheampong’s promise to pay all domestic bondholders is impossible
During the filing of his nomination papers on Wednesday, New Patriotic Party flagbearer aspirant Bryan Acheampong, during his address, promised to pay all domestic bondholders under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). While Bryan Acheampong’s promise looks so sweet on paper, the fact is that what he is seeking to do is not possible to […]
GRNMA raises credibility issues with Ridge assault probe
The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Jefferson Asare, has challenged aspects of the ministerial committee’s findings on the alleged assault of a nurse at the Ridge Hospital, insisting that the official medical diagnosis recorded was polycontusion. The committee, established by Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, presented its […]
BoG directs mining firms to redirect FX inflows to commercial banks
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has directed mining firms to channel their foreign exchange inflows through commercial banks, rather than directly to the central bank. The directive, communicated to the mining companies this week, is part of measures to boost interbank forex trading and improve liquidity. BoG Governor, Dr. Johnson Asiama, confirmed the move in […]
Police deploy 300 personnel at Gbiniyiri – IGP visits to assess security situation
The Inspector General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, and a team of top security officers have engaged chiefs, opinion leaders and community stakeholders at Gbiniyiri in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District in the Savannah Region as part of efforts to restore peace and stability in the area. Communal clashes over land ownership in the area left six […]
Savannah: Mass displacement of women, children over Gbiniyiri land dispute
The tension in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District has forced hundreds of residents, particularly women and children, to flee their homes for safety. Communities that once bustled with life along the Sawla–Bole highway have been deserted. On a journey through the area on Monday, villages such as Seiyiri and Nasoyiri near Sawla, and Bodi, Kakiase, Gbogdaa, and […]
Trump administration asks US Supreme Court to halt foreign aid payments
President Donald Trump’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to intervene in its efforts to withhold billions of dollars from foreign aid organisations and lift an injunction that is forcing it to keep making payments. The U.S. Department of Justice, in an emergency filing, with the 6-3 conservative majority court noted that a 2-1 panel […]
Lyrics and life of Daddy Lumba, a perspective
Exciting yet an enigmatic personality, Charles Kwadwo Fosu, affectionately called Daddy Lumba, certainly cannot be ignored, even for many years to come. Though dead, his songs echo through the Ghanaian space, establishing him as one of Ghana’s most loved and even controversial sons. This great lyricist made his personal life struggles, love themes and realities […]
Galamsey: Declaring state of emergency could endanger our democracy – Asiedu Nketiah warns
National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has rejected calls for a state of emergency in the fight against illegal mining. He warns that such a move could plunge Ghana into chaos and erode democratic rule. Speaking on Channel One TV on Tuesday, August 26, Mr. Nketiah admitted that galamsey remains […]
Sophia Akuffo, Anin Yeboah, Jones Dotse, And Others Testify On Behalf Of CJ Torkornoo-They Collectively Note That Allegations Cannot Justify Removal From Office
Two former Chief Justices of the Republic, Justice Sophia Akuffo (Rtd), and Justice Anin Yeboah (Rtd), together with other legal luminaries and jurists, have appeared before the five-member Article 146 committee established by President John Dramani Mahama, to testify in support of the sitting Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, sources close to the […]
EOCO working with Interpol, FBI recovers 100 stolen vehicles trafficked into Ghana; warns public to be vigilant
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has recovered over 100 stolen luxury vehicles shipped under dubious means from foreign countries into Ghana. The anti-graft body is investigating about 300 cases of suspected stolen vehicles in collaboration with Interpol, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Speaking in an […]