POLITICS

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Military leaders from across West Africa are on standby, awaiting the activation of the ECOWAS order to deploy forces into Niger. The objective of this anticipated deployment is to compel the coup-makers to relinquish control and reinstate the ousted President. This formed a crucial part of the resolutions of the …

This was announced by Chair of the Electoral Commission (EC) Jean Mensa at a press conference in Accra on Thursday, August 17. The elections are going to place in 6,252 electoral areas and with 38,672 polling stations nationwide. She assured that details of the elections will be made to the …

Ghana’s Minister of Defence Dominic Nitiwul has told army chiefs of West African countries to be loyal to their heads of state and also to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as measures are put in place to restore democracy in Niger. He asked the army chiefs to …

  Assin North Member of Parliament James Gyakye has petitioned the General Legal Council (GLC) against Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame for “professional misconduct”. He accused Mr Dame of using insulting language against him on 16 June 2023, when his lawyer was drawing the attention of the court that he was …

The Financial Division of the Accra High Court has set Thursday, August 31 as the date to give its ruling on the case brought before it by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), seeking confirmation of the order to freeze the bank accounts of former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Abena …

Betting punters in Ghana have been expressing their displeasure over the new implementation of a 10% tax on all winnings from sports betting and lotteries which commenced on Tuesday, 2023. Although the government intends for this move to increase revenue streams, there has been a significant amount of protests. The government’s …