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 ...

Ex Bournemouth player Jamie Redknapp was swooning over Antoine Semenyo’s performance for Bournemouth in their 1-1 stalemate against Newcastle on Saturday, describing the Ghanaian “as an absolute star”. Redknapp began his career at Bournemouth as a teenager in 1989, before moving to Liverpool after featuring 13 times for the Cherries. The Sky sports pundit was full of praise for Semenyo. ...

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced plans to begin the registration of individuals aged 6 to 14 to access the Ghana Card starting this September. This new phase of the registration process comes after the successful enrollment of 18 million Ghanaians aged 15 and above. According to the NIA, the decision to extend the Ghana Card registration to younger ...

For the seventh consecutive week, the government missed its auction target for treasury bills. According to the auction results by the Bank of Ghana, the government missed its target by a marginal 1.66 percent. The government got GH¢5.203 billion from a target of GH¢ 5.319 billion. All the bids tendered for the short-term instruments were accepted. GH¢3.725 billion, representing 71.23% ...

A private jet has reportedly been scheduled for Jadon Sancho to fly from Manchester to Turin on Monday amid Juventus‘ interest in the winger. As reported by Manchester Evening News, United are prepared to sell Sancho before the closure of the transfer window. United manager Erik ten Hag feels that he has sufficient squad depth even if Sancho departs, while if the 24-year-old left permanently it would ...