Politics

The Defence Minister Dr. Omane Boamah has called the Afari Military Hospital contractor to Accra for a meeting to discuss project completion. The minister paid a visit to the hospital site today to review the project’s development and handle land encroachment issues. The six-year delay in the project is a …

On Friday, February 14, 2025, His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, had a courtesy call from Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, MP, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources. The Minister, who was accompanied by the leaders of the agencies under his Ministry, revealed the reason for his visit …

The government will unveil bold tax reforms and economic strategies aimed at stabilizing Ghana’s economy. To relieve financial strains, the government intends to eliminate the COVID-19 charge, betting tax, and E-charge. The budget will include plans for economic stabilisation under the IMF-backed initiative. Controlling spending, managing debt in the energy …

The training allowance for teachers and nurses in Ghana has a long history, having been established by President Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah in 1960. The payment was extended to students from agricultural colleges and schools of hygiene in addition to teacher and nurse candidates. The government provided these students with …

The Kumasi MPs bloc visited Suame Magazine to learn more about the effects of the fire outbreak that happened two weeks ago. Members of Parliament from the Bantama, Tafo Pankrono, Suame, Oforikrom, and Manhyia South constituencies, respectively, Francis Asenso Boakye, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, John Darko, Michael Akwasi Aidoo, and Nana …

Ashanti Regional Minister Dr. Frank Amoakohene has made a day-long working visit to the Kumasi Central Market Phase II project to check on the status of the construction in an effort to ensure that it is completed as quickly as possible. Together with RCC members, the regional minister inspects the …

Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been listed as a fugitive by the Office of the Special Prosecutor. “The fugitive’s name is Kenneth Ofori-Atta,” Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng stated during a press conference on Wednesday, February 12. On the grounds that he had caused financial loss to the state in …

The government is being sued by Vincent Ekow Assafuah, the Member of Parliament for the Old Tafo Constituency, for allegedly firing young workers arbitrarily. He argues that the government’s failure to deliver on its promises to increase employment and the economy has resulted in political victimisation rather than offering young …

The administration of President John Dramani Mahama intends to reduce the size of this year’s Independence Day celebration by moving the march to Jubilee House, the government seat, in order to save money. Hon. Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Minister of State for Government Communications, told reporters that the 2023 event cost …

The Electoral Commission (EC) is being urged by the campaign team of Chief of Agriculture Nzema, Nana Nkansah Boadu Ayeboafo, to declare their candidate the victor of the Ashanti Region’s Council of State election. When a machomen unexpectedly showed up at the polling station and disrupted the voting by damaging …