PETROSOL has appointed Daniel Acheampong, a distinguished corporate leader and former Chief Executive Officer of Volta Aluminium Company Ltd (VALCO), as its Board Chairman. He officially assumed the Chairmanship role on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Mr. Acheampong, who dedicated 36 years to VALCO in various key roles, steadily rose through the ranks due to his hard work, performance, professionalism, ethical conduct, and excellent …

The Executive Secretary of the Ghana Real Estate Development Association (GREDA), Sammy Amegayibor urged the government to be proactive in handling the recent cement price hikes. According to him, government instead of issuing a directive should rather engage the cement manufacturers to decide the best way forward. Mr Amegayibor emphasised that, government must also focus on implementing sustaining measures to support the …

The Minority has voiced alarm over what they view as covert and unlawful recruitment into the security services by the government. During a press briefing, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the Minority Leader, claimed that all NPP Parliamentary candidates have been granted 30 slots each to nominate NPP loyalists and supporters for positions in the security services, such as the Police and …

A new report has uncovered nearly three million cedis in salaries earned by individuals who were deceased, retired, no longer in their positions, also known as ‘Ghost names’ in the Northern Region alone. This was revealed by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and the Controller & Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) following a joint investigation into the government’s payroll …

A middle-aged man, Kwadwo Amoah Ampong, has been apprehended for allegedly impersonating a staff member of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, to carry out fraudulent activities. The suspect, posing as the chief private investigator for the Asantehene, has reportedly defrauded unsuspecting victims and propagated false accusations against Asante chiefs. Allegations made by Ampong targeted specific direct chiefs under Otumfuo, including …

The Subsidiary Legislation Committee in Parliament has described as an error, the increase in the price of dialysis treatment. The cost of a single dialysis session at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital had surged from GH¢380 to GH¢491, a hike that many patients feared would put essential care out of their financial reach. Speaking on the floor of parliament after concerns were raised, the chairman of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee, …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has urged the church, as the moral voice of society, to speak out on issues surrounding the 2024 electoral process. He expressed concern over several matters related to the Ejusu by-election and the ongoing limited voter registration exercise, calling on the church to address these issues. During an interaction with the Christian Ecumenical Council on Monday, former …

Former Minister of State during the Rawlings administration, Mr Kojo Yankah has condemned the action of government officials acquiring state properties and owning them. He described such action as morally wrong. In a Facebook post, the Founder of the Pan African Heritage Museum (PAHM) and the African University College of Communications (AUCC) said ” State Assets belong to the State and must …

Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu, has said that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Akufo-Addo recently asked Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng to resign from his post. However, he said, Kissi Agyebeng refused to heed the President’s order. To that end, Kpebu said former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu served President Akufo-Addo an opportunity to get rid of Kissi Agyebeng with his petition for his …

A leading member of Alan Kyerematen’s Movement for Change, Hopeson Adorye, has shared details of an operation he spearheaded to prevent supposed Togolese nationals from voting in the 2016 general elections. Hopeson Adorye indicated that the operation he led, which involved the use of explosives, all happened within the borders of Togo, not Ghana. He said that he constituted a team …