The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed today the First review of the $3 billion, 36-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement, which was approved by the Board on May 17, 2023, as well as the 2023 Article IV Consultation with Ghana. The completion of the first ECF …

Former President John Dramani Mahama is expected to lead the 24-hour economy walk scheduled for Wednesday, January 24, 2024. The walk, originally planned for December 2023, was suspended due to the district-level elections. The leadership of the National Democratic Congress in the Ashanti Region, in a statement signed by its …

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has criticised President Nana Akufo-Addo over his comments on the lack of development in Ekumfi. According to Mr Mahama, the president’s comment contradicts the presidential oath. President Akufo-Addo, in an interaction with some traditional leaders from Ekumfi over the weekend, …

A former Director of Elections of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, has urged Ghanaians to disregard reports that some high-profile members of the party had sworn blood oaths with a sword. In a statement issued on Thursday, Mr. Ankrah said, “That publication is inaccurate, misleading, and deliberately …

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has stated that it will, in due course, issue directives regarding the way forward in the Cecilia Dapaah case. According to the OSP, its investigations so far indicate that the case borders on money laundering, which is outside its mandate. “The investigation shows …

The Senior Staff Association-Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) has declared an indefinite industrial strike action. The strike action follows the government’s persistent disregard for the welfare of university senior staff as well as what they have described as poor service conditions. National Chairman of SSA-UoG, Isaac Donkoh, addressing the media in …

The Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) is asking the Electoral Commission to change the election date of December 7, 2024, which falls on a Saturday, to a date that would not conflict with the Sabbath, the holy day dedicated to God. They have, therefore, in a separate petition first to the …

The Ghana Police Service says it has completed investigations into the case of a housekeeper accused of murdering her madam at Ayigya in the Ashanti region. Police prosecutors told the Asokwa District Court that a duplicate docket had been sent to the Attorney-General’s office for advice. 22-year-old Marku Kuami was …

John Dramani Mahama, flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed the need not to go to court after the 2024 elections since he is going to win. The former President who contested the results of the 2020 elections in court says there would be no need to …

Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has ended the over three-decade reign of Nana Ama Serwaa Nyarko, the Queen mother of Offinso Traditional Area. Her destoolment was pronounced on Thursday, January 11, 2024, when the newly enstooled chief of Offinso, Nana Dwamena Akenten II appeared before the Asanteman Council headed by …