The Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) has cautioned the public against the proliferation of counterfeit energy metres within its service areas. This alert follows the recent seizure of over 200 sub-standard metres by the Ghana Police Service during a routine inspection. The counterfeit metres were intercepted on the Kenyase-Atronie road in the Sunyani Metropolis and are suspected to have been ...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has unveiled plans to address the financial challenges faced by traders and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) across the country. Speaking during a recent tour of the Ablekuma North and Ablekuma West constituencies, Dr. Bawumia pledged to streamline access to capital to support business growth. Dr. Bawumia introduced two major initiatives ...

Following the drought in Northern Ghana, Founding President of IMANI Africa Franklin Cudjoe has asked Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to update Ghanaians on the current state of the One Village One Dam policy. Franklin Cudjoe says that it is important to take the drought situation seriously because the economy and its inhabitants are too frail to take on ‘another ...

The Queen Mother of the Akyem Abuakwa Council of Zongo Chiefs in the Eastern Region, Hajia Maurijaanatu Muhammed, has appealed to Ghanaians to support orphans who, through no fault of their own, have been left without parents. She emphasized that these children often find themselves in orphanages, disconnect from their biological families, and rely on caregivers. In a quest to ...

The government has been sued by five non-governmental organisations (NGOs) seeking to recover over GH₵1 billion paid to Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML). The NGOs are challenging the legality of the payment and seeking accountability for the use of public funds. Earlier this year, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo directed audit firm KPMG to conduct an audit of the transaction between ...

The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) Sulemana Briamah has said Ghana needs an honest and accountable leader. In his view, Ghana’s destiny does not depend on manifestos. Sharing his views on the manifesto of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC), on his X platform, he said “The destiny of Ghana ...

Former Finance Minister, Mr. Seth Tekper, has expressed dissatisfaction over Ghana’s failure to save for crisis periods despite having three oil fields. In an interview on Morning Starr with Lantam Papanko Monday, Mr. Terkper argued that the government’s inability to fully supply the contingency fund and other funds have left the country battling to cope with disasters and economic challenges. Mr. ...

Presidential Candidate of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in this year’s election, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has hit back at claims he has abandoned matters of the economy, saying that the digitalization agenda will improve the Ghanaian economy. According to the Vice President, economic transformation cannot be achieved unless the country takes advantage of the digital infrastructure accompanying the new ...

A 39-year-old Ghanaian migrant has died while being detained at Guarulhos International Airport in São Paulo, Brazil. The man passed away on August 13 after receiving medical care at the airport. The cause of death is yet to be disclosed. The migrant was among a group of “inadmissible travellers” held in a restricted area of the airport because they lacked ...

Salamba Ndiaye from Senegal has twice attempted and failed to migrate to Spain. She has joined hundreds of others on the dangerous journey from the waters near her home to the Canary Islands. Despite the dangers she remains undeterred. Salamba says there is nothing for her at home. Her family, like the rest of their community in the small town ...