A former Deputy Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Cape Coast South, Kweku Ricketts-Hagan has described the actions by the former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah to keep huge sums of foreign hard currency in her home as unlawful. Mr. Ricketts-Hagan said not only are the former minister’s actions unlawful but are also unpatriotic considering ...

The Governing Council of the University of Education, Winneba, has appointed Professor Stephen Jobson Mitchual as the next Vice-Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba. Prof. Mitchual takes office on 1st October 2023. He comes with over 20 years of teaching and administrative experience in the Higher Education sector. Prof. Mitchual holds a PhD in Wood Science and Technology obtained ...

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has rejected claims that the GH¢60 billion losses it recorded in 2022 were a result of recklessness. “What we are seeing on the balance sheets of BoG is not as a result of reckless policy, or bad decisions but the direct impact from DDEP. We can say [BoG] policy has been suboptimal. Suboptimal in the ...

The Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Governance and Anti-Corruption have called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to expedite the enactment of the draft Conduct of Public Officers Bill, 2022. According to the CSOs comprising Crusaders Against Corruption, Imani Centre for Policy and Education, Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition and Citizens Movement Against Corruption (CMAC), swift action is necessary to combat corruption ...

Skyy FC owner Wilson Arthur has revealed that his wife Adwoa Amofa Arthur will be joining the technical team as an assistant coach for the upcoming Division One League season. The administrator who doubles as the MTN FA Cup chairman revealed that his wife has attained the basic qualification in coaching and is fit to begin as the deputy of ...

The former president of Ivory Coast Henri Konan Bédié has died. He was 89. Mr Bédié took over as the country’s second head of state after the death of Felix Houphouet-Boigny in 1993. But allegations of widespread corruption and an economic slump led to him being ousted in a military coup in 1999. Despite being born into a relatively poor ...

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Savelugu, Alhaji Jacob Iddrisu Wunbenkpang, has been acquitted by the Tamale High Court in a criminal case pertaining to unlawful possession of firearms. The charges were brought against him after he was alleged to have possessed firearms a day after the 2020 presidential elections. The case against the MP has been ongoing, with the ...

Medeama will in October travel to the United States where they will face Major League Soccer club DC United in a friendly. The match is scheduled for October 14 at Audi Field, a venue confirmed by DC United on Tuesday. Ticket prices for the match have been unveiled and can be found on their official website. “D.C. United are thrilled ...

South Dayi Member of Parliament Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has observed that the new housing project that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cut the sod for its start on Tuesday, August 1, is expensive. He says that the state can provide affordable houses way cheaper than the figures the government is quoting. Per figures from the Ministry of Works and Housing, a ...

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban SK Bagbin, has explained to members of the aggrieved Menzgold customers on Tuesday that parliament is slow in investigating their issues, attributing it to the pending court case. During the meeting, which was led by the group’s convener, Fred Forson, the customers brought to the Speaker’s attention the difficulties they have faced over the years ...