The former Special Prosecutor of Ghana, Martin Amidu, has expressed shock and disappointment in an attempt by the Office of the President to make it seem like the contents of an Al Jazeera documentary, where President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was named as a friend of a gold smuggler, were misleading. According to the anti-corruption crusader and veteran lawyer, the contents of April 25, 2023, …

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has instituted a reward package for citizens who report illegal connections in their communities. Addressing a press conference on Thursday, May 4, Mr Mahama said citizens will get 6 percent of the total debt of the illegal connection they report. “Citizens who report illegal connection will get …

Marlins have been crowned Champions after winning fifty-three medals, seventeen gold, twenty-three silver, and thirteen bronze medals in this year’s President Cup National Swimming Championship held at Legon Pool at the University of Ghana. This year’s event saw eleven swimming clubs competing for honours with the purpose of unearthing talents for the Swimming Association. President of Ghana Swimming Association, Delphina …

We all recall that education is the bedrock for the development of any nation, we also recall that before the arrival of the colonial masters, we had our own form of education which was indeed upstanding, not to say that the colonial masters infiltrated the system, no, but the greatest mistake we ever made as a nation was to throw …

Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) together with representatives of over 600 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have petitioned the International Monetary Fund (IMF) board to exempt Ghana’s basic education sector from what they described as brutal expenditure cuts ahead of the bailout programme. The CSOs explained that the expenditure cuts arise from Ghana’s bid to meet conditionalities for its Extended Credit Facility …

Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has sued a former Minister of Science and Technology, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng following allegations the latter made against the former in the galamsey report authored in 2021. Prof. Frimpong-Boateng in the galamsey report accused Mr. Otchere-Darko of interfering in the work of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) which he (Prof. Frimpong-Boateng) chaired. But in a …

The Chairman of the 2023 Green Ghana Project, Benito Owusu-Bio says the GH¢2.5 million given for this year’s activity is woefully inadequate. According to Benito Owusu-Bio, the government will require the private sector’s help to meet the aim of planting 10 million trees. “As we speak, our approved budget by the Ministry of Finance for the Green Ghana this year …

According to Speaker of Parliament, Alban S.K. Bagbin there is nothing inappropriate with the passing of the Anti LGBTQI+ in Ghana. He pointed out that there is an urgent need for legislation in the area of LGBTQI+. “There is nothing untoward; nothing wrong with the efforts by Ghana’s Parliament to legislate on the promotion of human sexual rights and family …

The Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, says the former Minister of Science, Environment, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, should be invited by the Police CID following allegations he made in his galamsey report. The former Chairman of the defunct Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining in a 37-page document accused government officials of engaging in galamsey …

The Member of Parliament for Builsa South and ranking member on the Education Committee of Parliament, Clement Apaak has berated the government for failing to provide funds for caterers under the School Feeding Programme. In Dr Apaak’s view, the 97 pesewas per child, is woefully inadequate and impossible for the caterers to prepare any nutritious meal for the basic school …