The Member of Parliament for Adansi-Asokwa, K Hammond, has accused the Bulk Oil Distributors and Oil Marketing Companies of contributing to the rampant hikes in fuel prices. Mr Hammond, who is also a member of the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament, said inasmuch as prices of petroleum products may be high on the international market, firms within the value ...

A transport analyst, Magnus Quarshie, says the implementation of an efficient transport system by the state would ease the financial burden of commuters. Speaking to Citi News, after the recent transport fare increases, Mr. Quarshe said the Greater Accra Passengers Transport Executive (GHAPTE), should have been used to better organise the transport space. But as things stand, he said GHAPTE ...

After a week of suspense over rumoured layoffs after Elon Musk’s takeover last week, the job cuts have become a reality. Unfortunately, Ghana’s own Benard Kafui Sokpe has confirmed his exit from working with the bird app. Bernard Kafui Sokpe, popularly known as Meistermind on Twitter, senior partner manager for Ghana and Nigeria Twitter partnerships in Ghana, tweeted to confirm his current ...

The Police have arrested Francis Xavier Sosu, Member of Parliament for Madina for alleged reckless and inconsiderate driving. the Police said this in a statement on Friday November 4. The Police said that the lawmaker, who broke the law was arrested on 3rd November, 2022 after he was seen driving in the middle of the road around Airport in his ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama also told Ghanaians that his administration was not going to seek support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) but he made a U-Turn to seek a bailout from the Fund, a Deputy Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Abdul Kamal Deen, has said. He made this comment on the Big Issue with Roland ...

Former President John Dramani Maama has visited the National Chairman of his party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to commiserate with him and his family on the loss of their mother, Madam Mary Gyawubea Badu. Accompanied by a former Chief of Staff Julius Debrah, Mr. Mahama expressed his condolences to the bereaved family and signed a book of condolence opened ...

The immediate past Ghana Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration, Alhaji Said Sinare, has announced his decision to withdraw from the party’s upcoming national vice chairmanship contest. His aide, Mr. Japhet Festus Gbede announced this in a Facebook post which has subsequently been confirmed by Alhaji Sinare in an interview with ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has indicated that Ghana’s economy has, in the past few years, moved from one crisis to the other. This, he said, has resulted in the most debilitating living conditions in several decades. Within a space of ten months, he indicated, the currency has depreciated by over 62% against the US$, which he said, is the highest ...

The delay in the 2023 budget presentation by the Finance Minister is not surprising, Deputy Director of International Affairs of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Fred Agbenyo, has said. In his view, the government is clueless and bereft of ideas therefore, has nothing to present to Ghanaians. On Thursday November 3 the Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu announced to journalists that ...

All the MPs in the New Patriotic Party Caucus in Parliament want Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta out of office, according to Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu. After a recent meeting, the Suame MP said the whole caucus now supports calls for the Finance Minister to resign or be sacked. “Even though the issue started with a group of 80-plus, the caucus ...