According to recent data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), Ghana’s vibrant capital, Accra is expected to experience significant congestion by 2030 due to substantial population growth. The GSS’s latest population projections for 2021 to 2050 indicate a marked rise in the number of inhabitants throughout the Greater Accra region. …
Read More »Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh to be unveiled as Bawumia’s running mate in Ashanti region – Nana B
The Ashanti Region, a stronghold of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), will host the official unveiling of Energy Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh as the running mate of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. This announcement was made by NPP National Organiser Henry Nana Boakye, known as Nana B, via a Facebook post. …
Read More »NDC warns NPP against profiling security personnel to manipulate voting exercise
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has warned the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to cease profiling police officers based on political affiliation and to refrain from attempting any form of electoral manipulation. In a strongly worded statement on Facebook, the NDC’s Director of Elections and IT, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, highlighted the …
Read More »Licences of cement manufacturers who fail to comply with L.I to be revoked – Prof Dodoo
The Cement Manufacturing Development Committee is determined to take action against manufacturers who fail to comply with pricing requirements provided in the Trade Ministry’s newly laid Legislative Instrument (L.I.). In an interview on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Wednesday, July 3, the Chairman of the Committee, Professor Alex Dodoo …
Read More »Government allocates GH¢1.5 million to combat flooding – Kojo Oppong Nkrumah
The government of Ghana has inaugurated the Built Environment National Conference on Housing and Hydrology (BENCHH) 2024 to address persistent flooding and housing issues. The three-day event, held at the Labadi Beach Hotel, was opened by the Minister for Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah on July 2, 2024. At …
Read More »I will personally have you removed from Parliament – Lawyer clashes with NDC MP over 1D1F initiative
National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament for Twifo Atti Morkwa, David Vondee, clashed with a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Lawyer Enoch Afuakwa over the government’s One District One Factory (1D1F) initiative. Mr. Vondee questioned the credibility of the NPP’s One District One Factory (1D1F) initiative, claiming it …
Read More »2017 arrest: I was stripped naked by BNI officials – Nana Yaa Jantuah
The former Public Relations and External Affairs Director of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Nana Yaa Jantuah, has made a shocking revelation about the humiliating treatment she endured during her arrest and detention by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI). She alleged that she was stripped naked during this …
Read More »Overturned truck on Motorway causes massive gridlock
A truck carrying cartons of Oba Spaghetti overturned on the Tema to Accra stretch of the Motorway near KICC, causing significant vehicular traffic. The Burkina Faso-registered truck scattered its consignment on the side of the road, blocking one lane of the two-lane highway. “It was unusual to encounter traffic near …
Read More »Team Eternity has paid me for ‘Defe Defe’ lyrics – Kwame Mickey
Kwame Mickey, the music producer threatening to sue music group, Team Eternity for using ‘Defe Defe’ lyrics, has said the issue has been resolved. He revealed that, the group has paid him for using his intellectual property. Kwame said lawyers from both sides came into a mutual agreement, and he …
Read More »Maize production costs increase by 600% in 5 years
The cost of producing maize has skyrocketed from GH¢1,200 per acre in 2020 to GH¢8,100 per acre in 2024, posing a serious threat to maize cultivation and food security, given its crucial role as a staple crop in Ghana. This represents an alarming increase of over 500% in maize production costs per …
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