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Executive Assistant to the Minister of Youth and Sports, Jamaludeen A. Abdullah, has called on the Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Professor Amin Alhassan, to apologise to Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif. According to him, Professor Alhassan’s statements regarding the funding for the 13th African Games were misleading. “Apologize to the Minister because you have lied,” Abdullah said in …

Organized Labor has scaled up protest over the management of pension funds with a demand for a full takeover of the Board Chairmanship position of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). According to them, the state agency is failing to yield any positive dividend for pensioners and the working class in Ghana. This comes months after the Member …

The Ministry of Youth and Sports has disclosed that a total of $2.5 million was paid directly to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) for televising the 2023 African Games. In a statement signed by the sector Minister, Mustapha Ussif, it was indicated that “$1 million and $1.5 million were paid to GBC on 13th March 2024 and 22nd May 2024, …

The Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, has vowed to investigate the inconsistencies between the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), which have sparked public debate.  Mr. Nartey George said the Director General of GBC, Professor Amin Alhassan, has many questions to answer. “We will find out where the money has gone, …

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has shared his guiding principles regarding political debates, emphasizing that he refuses to engage with individuals he deems either dishonest or lacking in intellect. Speaking on JoyNews, Asiedu Nketia stated that throughout his political career, he has adhered to a simple rule: “Don’t debate an idiot or a …

A Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Yonni Kulendi has said, the Apex Court “cannot by ‘peer pressure’ be cajoled into adopting” practices of homosexuality of other countries. According to him, the Constitution of Ghana is “supreme and not subservient to the constitutions, and laws of other nations and jurisdictions.” Justice Yonni Kulendi made this known in his concurring opinion …

Togbe Afede XIV, the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, has revealed that recent events in the past few years have led him to revisit his earlier skepticism regarding the legitimacy of the ‘Agyapadie’ document. Speaking at a durbar held to welcome former President Mahama and his campaign team, Togbe Afede shared experiences where both he and his businesses came under targeted actions, …

National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has accused the Interior Minister of attempting to bribe Minority MPs with offers of police recruitment slots. He claimed that Henry Quartey made these offers to suppress opposition from NDC legislators who were challenging the recruitment of approximately 10,000 party foot soldiers into the police force. Asiedu Nketia, also known …

Group Chairman of Tobinco Pharmaceuticals Limited (TPL), Elder Dr. Samuel Amo Tobbin has broken his silence after the Accra High Court cleared him over allegations of importing fake drugs. Sharing his plight, Dr Tobbin said the former Chief Executive Officer of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Dr Stephen Opuni was a powerful person who could not be stopped. In an interview, …

The Renal Unit at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has been opened to inpatients only despite announcements that outpatients would also have access to the unit. This decision has left kidney patients in a state of uncertainty and frustration. The Renal Patients Association is urging the hospital to open the facility to outpatients so they can receive the critical care they require. …