The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says they are now focusing on bringing down development to the doorsteps of its people especially those in rural communities in the fifteen sister countries. Ambassador Baba Gana Wakil who is the resident representative of ECOWAS in Ghana, reiterated that” ECOWAS would …
Read More »Special Delegates conference: There will be no special accreditation for the media and observer
The Presidential Election Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has issued guidelines for the special delegates conference which will take place on Saturday, August 26. The party said that it has entrusted the entirety of the electoral procedure to the Electoral Commission, with the paramount responsibility of ensuring a …
Read More »NIA to Resume Registration Exercise for First-Time Applicants
The National Identification Authority (NIA) is pleased to inform the general public that, effective 28th August 2023, it will resume the registration and issuance of Ghana Cards to Ghanaians aged 15 years and above who are first-time applicants free of cost. This service will be available to such qualified applicants …
Read More »Wagner boss Prigozhin killed in plane crash in Russia
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of a jet which crashed killing all on board, Russia’s civil aviation authority has said. Earlier, Wagner-linked Telegram channel Grey Zone reported that the private plane, which belonged to Prigozhin, was shot down by air defenses. It was flying from Moscow …
Read More »Kumawood star Lil Win sets his sights on Afigya Kwabere South parliamentary seat
Ghana’s entertainment world is abuzz with news as popular Kumawood actor Kwadwo Nkansah, fondly known as Lil Win, has announced his aspiration to vie for the Afigya Kwabere South parliamentary seat in the Ashanti Region. This unexpected move comes after a groundswell of support from traditional leaders, influential figures, and constituents …
Read More »Cecelia Dapaah cash case: One more person granted bail as Court grants prosecution 2 weeks to conclude investigation
The Sixth accused person in the theft of monies belonging to former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah has been granted a GHC300,000 bail with three sureties by the Accra Circuit Court State Prosecutors on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, prayed for a two-week adjournment from the court to mop up investigations …
Read More »The decision to build new HQ was taken in 2019 when BoG made profits – Governor
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison, has said that the BoG took the decision to build a new headquarters in 2019 when the bank was making profit. The Minority in Parliament has been asking the central bank to provide answers to questions relating to the …
Read More »GHS60.8bn wasn’t money lost by BoG through its operations in 2022 – Governor
Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison, has said the GHS60.8billion loss reported was a technical loss arising from the haircut and the application of accounting standards to estimate expected credit losses over the tenor of the Government debt held by the Bank. “It is not money …
Read More »BoG issues becoming albatross around neck of NPP & Gov’t; they must explain things better – Bempah
A of Director of Communication of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ernest Owusu-Bempah has charged the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to provide a detailed and better explanation of the issues surrounding the new headquarters that it is building and also the GH60.8billion loss it incurred last year. In the view …
Read More »Adeiso: Police gun down mentally deranged man after killing granny
The Upper West Akim Police Command of the Ghana Police Service has gunned down a 35-year-old mentally challenged man said to have murdered his 94-year-old grandmother at Domponiase in the Upper West Akim District of the Eastern Region. According to residents, the suspect, whose name was given as Paa Kwesi, …
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