The Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has taken decisive action following revelations of corrupt practices at Ghana’s embassy in Washington, D.C. in the United States of America. Posting on his social media pages on Monday, 26 May 2025, Mr Ablakwa announced the immediate dismissal of Mr Fred Kwarteng, a local staff member implicated in […]
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students, delivering a sharp punishment to the elite institution for refusing to bow to the administration’s policy demands. “Harvard can no longer enroll foreign students and existing foreign students must transfer or lose their legal status,” the US Department of Homeland Security said […]
President John Mahama has urged Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang to gradually ease back into her official duties following her return from medical leave. Speaking at a brief welcome event in Accra on Thursday, 22 May, the President acknowledged the Vice President’s improved health while encouraging her not to rush her recovery. “The doctors say […]
The suspended Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, has filed a writ at the Supreme Court challenging her suspension by President John Dramani Mahama. In a writ filed today [May 21, 2025] by her lawyer, Godfred Yeboah Dame, a former Attorney-General, Justice Torkornoo is seeking a declaration from the Supreme Court to the effect that […]
Africa’s bane: Lack of access to Capital, Infrastructure and Trust – Bawumia declares at Cambridge University Former Vice President of the Republic of Ghana and leader of the opposition New Patriotic Party, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has declared that Africa’s bane is the lack of access to capital, infrastructure and trust. Apart from the above, the […]
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has announced that it will not sell its current assets and facilities, instead, the organisation plans to revamp and optimise its resources to generate better returns. This is a significant shift in its investment strategy, reassuring stakeholders of value for money, after the Trust suffered a backlash […]
Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says Ghana’s economy would have collapsed without the Gold-for-Oil and gold purchase programmes introduced under his watch. Speaking during his Thank You Tour in the UK at an interaction with the Young Executive Forum (YEF) in London, NPP 2024 flagbearer said the country’s current economic stability is directly tied […]
The new Board Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Adu Anane Antwi, has revealed that he pushed for his appointment at the institution. Mr. Anane Antwi noted that “In January 2021, after four years of my retirement, when the board was going to be reconstituted, I wrote to then Minister for Finance […]
The Court of Appeal sitting in Koforidua has granted an interlocutory injunction brought by Professor Margaret Kweku and others from the SALL [Santrokofi, Akpafu, Lolobi and Likpe] traditional areas to restrain John Peter Amewu, a former Member of Parliament for Hohoe. The court restrained Mr Amewu from holding himself out as a former Member of […]
President John Dramani Mahama has stated that feasibility studies were underway for the design of a new national capital. That, he explained, was to address the mounting pressure from rapid urbanisation, traffic congestion and inadequate infrastructure. “It is time to think long-term and plan for a new city to ease this burden,” Mr Mahama said […]
Former Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, delivered a speech at the Cambridge Africa Business Conference, rallying a global audience around Africa’s digital awakening. Declaring that “Africa’s time is now,” he said that the continent has all it needs to lead in innovation, if only leaders and institutions stay committed to bold, tech-driven reforms. Using Ghana […]
Economist Professor Godfred Alufar Bokpin has cast doubt on the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) 24-hour economy proposal, calling it unrealistic in light of ongoing energy challenges. Speaking on Joy News’ Newsfile on Saturday, May 17, he said the country cannot even sustain a reliable 8-hour energy cycle, yet politicians are promising a 24-hour system. “You are not […]
