Samuel Dubik Mahama, Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has officially resigned, as uniquenewsgh.com can confirm. In his resignation letter addressed to the Board Chairman of ECG, Mahama cited personal reasons for his decision to step down. “I am writing to formally resign from my position as …
Read More »39 Democracy Hub protesters remanded for two weeks
Thirty-nine (39) participants from the Democracy Hub protests have been remanded into custody. A bench warrant has been issued for one protester who was previously released on police inquiry bail but failed to appear in court, despite being aware of the proceedings, according to the prosecution. This brings the total …
Read More »Bernard Mornah sues EC over disqualification from presidential race
The flagbearer of the People’s National Convention, Bernard Anbataayela Mornah, has sued the Electoral Commission (EC) over his disqualification from the presidential race in the upcoming December polls. Mornah was among 11 disqualified presidential aspirants. The EC explained that the presidential aspirants were disqualified from participating in the December 7, …
Read More »Half of my body is paralyzed now – Moesha Bodoung reveals current health condition
Ghanaian socialite and actor Moesha Bodoung has opened up about her health condition nine months after it was first reported that she had suffered a stroke. In a recent phone interview with nkonkonsa.com, Moesha stated that she has been experiencing difficulty speaking and walking for a few months now. “I …
Read More »Trafigura threatens to seize Ghana’s properties in South Africa over $111m debt
Trafigura’s Ghana Power Generation Company (GPGC) has petitioned Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam on outstanding arrears owed to it by the Government of Ghana. GPCG in letter addressed to the Finance Minister and copied to the Attorney General and Minister of Justice Godfred Yeboah Dame, warned that it may …
Read More »Akufo-Addo reiterates commitment to demand payment of slave trade reparations
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has repeated his commitment to demand payment of the appropriate slave trade reparations. He said this at an event organized by the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at the site of the Ark of Return, a permanent memorial that was erected to …
Read More »Akufo-Addo’s ministerial committee on ‘galamsey’ dead on arrival – GNAT
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has described the five-member ad hoc ministerial committee constituted by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to engage stakeholders to assess the government’s efforts to deal with illegal mining activities, popularly known as galamsey as dead on arrival. Speaking on Channel One TV’s ‘I …
Read More »Galamsey: Repeal L.I that allows for prospecting; stop issuing new mining licenses – Buaben Asamoa
Rather than forming a ministerial committee to look at illegal small-scale mining issues, the president should initiate a process to repeal the Legislative Instrument (LI) that allows for prospecting in the forests, Former Member of Parliament for Adentan, Yaw Buaben Asamoa, has said. In November 2022, the government introduced …
Read More »Efua Ghartey elected as first female GBA President
She was elected during the Bar Conference held in Kumasi on Wednesday, September 11. Her election breaks a longstanding barrier in an institution that has been traditionally led by men. Ghartey’s victory is celebrated as a pivotal moment for gender equality within the legal sector, inspiring many as she paves …
Read More »Government increases producer price of cocoa to Ghs 3000.00 for 2024/25 crop season
The government has announced a 45 per cent increase in the producer price of cocoa for the 2024/2025 crop season. By this, a 64-kilogramme bag of cocoa beans has increased to GH¢3,000 from GH¢2,070. Speaking at a press briefing, Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Bryan Acheampong, said the cumulative …
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