President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, to take on additional responsibility as Minister for Defence and Lands and Natural Resources Minister Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah is expected to act as Environment, Science and Technology Minister. This was announced in a press statement issued on Thursday, August 7, by […]
It has been confirmed that all the eight persons on board the military helicopter that crashed in the Adansi area of Ashanti Region on Wednesday morning have passed on. A Ghana Air Force Z9 helicopter carrying eight people went missing after taking off from Accra this morning. The aircraft departed the capital at 0912 hours […]
President John Dramani Mahama has stated that the recent surge in violence in Bawku represents a deliberate attempt to undermine ongoing peace negotiations. Recent peace efforts to end the decades-old inter-tribal conflict appeared to have neared a full agreement until recent fatal attacks, including the killing of a Kusasi chief in the Ashanti Region and […]
Broadcaster and former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Paul Adom-Otchere, says he has received calls from concerned individuals warning that the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) intends to arrest and detain him as punishment for his recent criticisms of the institution and its head. Speaking in a Facebook video on […]
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 […]
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 […]
Akwapem North MP, Sammi Awuku, has taken a swipe at the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), accusing it of prioritising public relations and image-building over addressing the real needs of Ghanaians. Speaking in an interview on Channel One TV, Mr Awuku argued that the current administration’s policies and pronouncements have failed to reflect in the […]
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has revealed that the much-publicised “Gold for Oil” policy under the previous administration never involved any actual barter of gold for petroleum products. Speaking on PM Express on JoyNews, the minister delivered a stunning account of how the policy, widely credited with helping stabilise the cedi, was in fact […]
Former Minister of State at the Finance Ministry and current Chair of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Abena Osei Asare, has described the GH¢138.91 billion overstatement in Ghana’s public debt as exposed by the 2024 Audit report as “no ordinary mistake.” According to her, the revelation highlights significant institutional weaknesses in Ghana’s public financial management […]
Deputy Minority Leader Patricia Appiagyei has formally declined her inclusion in Ghana’s reconstituted delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament, describing the decision as procedurally improper and politically divisive. In a memorandum addressed to the Speaker of Parliament on July 22, Madam Appiagyei said the move to nominate her, without her knowledge or consent, as a replacement […]
Former Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has cautioned the New Patriotic Party (NPP) against reducing its presidential primaries to a contest of popularity or eligibility alone. In an interview on JoyNews’ PM Express on Monday, July 21, the party stalwart stressed that the stakes for the NPP and Ghana are too high for that kind of superficial approach. […]
New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates at the party’s highest decision-making conference have voted to expand the electoral college by 40 per cent. The vote has effectively expanded the party’s electoral college, adding more than 60,000 polling station executives to the existing 220,000, enlarging the size of the voters to more than 280,000. This means all […]
