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Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has revealed that about GHC200 million of depositors cash is held up at the collapsed gold dealership firm Menzgold. According to Mr. Ofori Atta, the government is aiming to sell confiscated assets of the firm in order to pay its aggrieved customers. “I think we have come up with the realisation that maybe over 200 million ...

The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) has confirmed Wednesday, 27th February 2019 as the date for the official takeover of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) by the Power Distribution Services Ltd (PDS). A planned takeover of ECG by PDS Ghana was postponed last month. Power Distribution Services (PDS) Ghana was expected to take over the operations of ECG effective February ...

The Accra Chapter of the Yoruba Community in Ghana has condemned the verbal attack by some Nigerians resident at Kasoa, on some personnel of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) who were in the area to carry out their duty. Due to this, the Accra Yoruba Community has called on the Ghana Police Service to arrest the law-breakers and punish them ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings says President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s 2019 State of the Nation’s address was “disarming.” In a tweet reacting to the address, Mr Rawlings expressed the hope that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) will join forces to disband political vigilantism which was on the increase. “I do hope ...

Former president Jerry John Rawlings has lauded Nana Akufo-Addo for his call on political party leaders to disband militias within their setup. Delivering his State of the Nation Address Thursday in Parliament, President Akufo-Addo gave the leadership of the New Patriotic Party and the National Democratic Congress up to next week to dialogue over the issue else he will initiate ...

Five mourners are reported dead while over 40 have been hospitalised after an accident at Asuokwao near Asamankese, on the Adeiso-Nsawam road in the Eastern Region. Confirming the accident on Thursday, 21 February 2019, to Valentina Ofori-Afriyie on Class91.3FM’s 505 news programme, Administrator at the Asamankese Hospital, Mr Clement Marfo said: “I can confirm a minimum of five [deaths]”. Mr ...

President Akufo-Addo on Thursday said Ghana’s recent GDP growth is among the highest in the world. “Our efforts are bearing fruits and the world is taking notice of the improvement in our economic fundamentals,” he said. Addressing his 3rd State of the Nation Address in Ghana’s Parliament in Accra, Akufo-Addo further noted despite the improvements in Ghana’s economic fundamentals “we ...

Kindergarten and primary schools across the country are set to roll into a new curriculum come September 2019. This new system is expected to “make education in Ghana the best quality and fit for the needs of the 21st century.” The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced during his State of the Nation Address in Parliament Thursday that the new ...

Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has disclosed that aside from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) sidelining its members, its financiers in the Ashanti Region have been abandoned, feel angry and disappointed, MyNewsGh.com reports. According to him, persons who never contributed to the fortunes of the party are rather those enjoying the juicy contracts while those who ...

In a first-ever move, the major celebrations to mark Ghana’s Independence Day celebration anniversary will take place in the Northern regional capital, Tamale. The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo disclosed this when he delivered his third State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Thursday. “In order to reinforce and support the process of reconciliation and the restoration of peace ...