The 19-page document covering findings of the Parliamentary investigation into the leaked tape regarding plans by some senior officers to remove the Inspector-General of Police Dr. George Akuffo Dampare made no adverse findings against the IGP. The committee, instead, described the actions of the officers head on the tape as dangerous to Ghana’s democracy. The officers among other things accused …

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has revealed that it has halted negotiations leading to the sale of a 60 per cent stake in some six hotels. This is in line with a directive from the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA). The Director General of SSNIT, Kofi Bosompem Osafo-Maafo disclosed this at a media engagement on the operations …

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has issued a strong warning against any potential move to oust the Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare. Reports had emerged that the IGP had been asked to proceed on forced leave and hand over duties to his deputy, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, allegedly linked to the 2023 leaked tape scandal. The Ghana Police Service …

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced the payment for its free dialysis coverage for certain vulnerable patient categories for the month of June. The Authority confirmed that a total of GH¢587,236.00 has been allocated for this coverage.  In a press statement issued on Sunday, June 30, and signed by the CEO, Dr. Da-Costa Aboagye, the NHIA assured that …

Professor Francis Nkrumah, the eldest son of Ghana’s first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, has passed on. The cause of death is not immediately known. But Indian author and editor Vijay Prashad announced his demise in a post on X on Sunday, June 30, 2024. He was 89 years old. https://twitter.com/vijayprashad/status/1807501307806126444 Taking to Facebook, his brother Sekou Nkrumah shared a …

The Finance Minister has expressed his appreciation to Ghanaians as the country navigates the conditionalities in securing the results of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout. According to Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, this process would not have been possible without support from various stakeholders, including the general public. “Let me also take advantage of this opportunity to thank the people …

Former CEO of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Mawuena Adzo Dumor Trebarh, will be laid to rest today, Saturday, 29 June,2024. The burial service is scheduled to take place at the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Adabraka, Accra, at 7 am. The dress code for the service is black. A thanksgiving service for Mrs. Trebarh, who passed away on April …

Majority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has indicated that no decision has been reached on who will join Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for the 2024 ticket of the New Patriotic Party. There were reports that the flagbearer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) had presented the name of Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh to the President of Ghana as his choice of running mate; …

A political scientist at the University of Ghana, Dr Abdul-Jalilu Ateku, has advised Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Energy Minister, to address his perceived arrogant demeanour and work on his traits if he is to succeed as running mate to Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. Dr Ateku’s comments come after Dr Opoku Prempeh was proposed as running mate, sparking criticism over his suitability …

The Minority in Parliament has threatened to use unflattering language against Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin if he fails to present the proposed bill on the Free Senior High School policy in the House today, Friday, June 28. The bill seeks to make the Free SHS intervention mandatory for future governments to sustain the policy. Despite the Majority Leader’s claims that the Minority …