A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Gabby Otchere-Darko has challenged the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and their flagbearer Former president John Dramani Mahama to name one clear case, not mere allegation, against Akufo-Addo, his family members or appointees that come anywhere remotely close to this Airbus case. He asked them to put the Airbus case side by ...

Actor and radio personality Jimmy Quist has disclosed that he did not receive payment for his role in the acclaimed Ghanaian TV sitcom “Efiewura,” as he joined voluntarily to support his friend’s production. Speaking on Channel One TV’s “Upside Down” show, Jimmy revealed that his participation in “Efiewura” spanned 13 years from 2002 to 2014. “‘Efiewura’ came out after Okraku ...

The Ministry of Trade and Industry, K T Hammond has successfully laid the controversial LI seeking to regulate prices of cement in Parliament. According to the Minority Chief Whip Governs Kwame Agbodza explained the Price Control element has been taken out and in its place price reporting. According to the Adaklu MP the concerns of MPs and industry players have ...

Ghanaian Chef Ebenezer Smith has set the new Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. Chef Smith began his cook-a-thon on February 1 with the aim of surpassing the current record. A post on his Facebook page hinted about the announcement of his achievement via a press conference on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Chef Smith was ...

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison, has made an impassioned call for governmental intervention against shareholders of banks and financial institutions implicated in the controversial financial sector clean up. During a joint press conference with the Ministry of Finance and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dr. Addison underscored the urgent necessity for accountability within the banking ...

The government of Ghana has received $360 million as the third tranche of the country’s bailout package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This amount, intended for budget support and stabilization of the local currency, was officially credited to the Central Bank’s account on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. This disbursement follows the IMF Executive Board’s approval of the second review ...

The Chief Justice (CJ) has directed that a virtual link be created for the live streaming of Court proceedings in the ongoing ambulance case. Following the directive from the Chief Justice, Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, the presiding judge, Justice Afia Asare-Botwe has said those present in the Courtroom can leave if they want to. Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has begun ...

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has announced a nationwide strike starting Wednesday, July 3, 2024. The Association expressed frustration over the government’s failure to implement the new salary structure approved by the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, despite a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) being reached one and a half years ago. Speaking to the media, ...

The Minority in Parliament has announced that its members will not participate in the vetting of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s nominee for the position of Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry. This decision, revealed in a press statement on Tuesday, 2 July 2024, is driven by the Caucus’s frustration with the current size of the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government and its ...

The National Executive Committee (NEC) and the National Council (NC) of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) will be holding separate emergency meetings on Thursday, July 4, the General Secretary of the NPP, Justin Kodua Frimpong has said.  The meetings will be held at the Alisa Hotel in Accra. It is unclear what the agenda of the two meetings will ...