Former Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko has strongly criticized statements made by former Minister of Power, Dr. Kwabena Donkor, suggesting that all officials from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration, who were involved in the decision to terminate the power purchase agreement with the Ghana Power Generating Company (GPGC), leading to a $140 million judgement debt, should face a probe. In a statement released …

A retired justice of the Supreme Court, William Atuguba, has expressed shock at the inability of the state with all the power and resources to end the illegal mining menace devastating the country’s water bodies and the environment. Although President Akufo-Addo put his presidency on the line to end the ‘galamsey’ menace, the destruction of water bodies and the country’s forest …

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of defunct Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah, is not happy with the decision of the Ghana Police Service to lodge some GH₵2.5 million he gave to the law enforcement body for disbursement to his aggrieved clients, at the Bank of Ghana. NAM1 has threatened to retrieve the money from the police. “The intent was …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the amendment of an earlier letter from the Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiku Tsuru II, on the funeral of the late Ga Manye. The Acting Director of Education (GES) for the Greater Accra Region (GAR), Stephen Abamfo, in a circular dated Wednesday, 25 October 2023, meant for all Metro Municipal District Directors, Regional …

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has noted that its request to Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo to have Justice Edward Twum recused and removed from all cases involving the OSP pending before him has been denied. The OSP made the announcement in a public notice shared on X on October 25, 2023. According to the OSP, the Chief Justice’s decision was communicated via …

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has collapsed and must be done away with, President of the Concerned Cocoa Farmers Association, Nana Boateng Bonsu, has indicated. Last week, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said his office and the Bank of Ghana were liaising to set up a monitoring desk at COCOBOD to ensure discipline in the state-owned company’s expenditure, following concerns raised …

The Mepe Development Association (MDA) has strongly condemned comments by the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Freda Prempeh, concerning flood victims in the Mepe community and other floods-affected communities in the Lower Volta Basin. Ms. Freda Prempeh blamed victims of the floods induced by the spillage of the Akosombo Dam, for not heeding early warnings by the Volta River Authority and other state …

The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Freda Prempeh, has blamed the extent of damage caused by the Akosombo Dam spillage on the refusal of residents living along the dam to evacuate prior to the spillage. The devastating impact of the dam spillage has displaced over 20,000 people in the Volta and Greater Accra regions. The minister, while sympathizing with …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has explained why Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, the founder of the Great Kosa Company, did not receive the needed support for his automobile company from successive governments. The former president, while answering a question on why the automobile company did not get the needed capital investment, said that governments including that of the late Jerry John Rawlings had …

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has disclosed that it has spent over GH¢20 million on relief items for residents affected by the Akosombo Dam spillage. The VRA indicated that the amount was used to purchase foodstuffs, mattresses, and medical supplies. A deputy chief executive officer of the VRA, engineer Ken Arthur, said that the VRA is doing its best to …