Politics

The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has said the government has progress in restoring the macroeconomic stability of the country. Address Parliament on the mid-year budget review on Monday, July 31, 2023, the Minister stated that with the approval of Parliament, the government set out to achieve key macroeconomic targets for 2023 namely Overall Real GDP growth of 2.8 percent; Non-Oil Real …

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government will not ask Parliament for any additional money. The Finance Minister made these remarks when he presented the mid-year budget review in Parliament on July 31. The Finance Minister explained that, the progress made in non-oil tax revenue collection within the year necessitated his comment on Government not asking …

More than GH¢15.1 billion irregularities have been uncovered in the operations of public boards, corporations and other statutory institutions for last year, the 2022 Auditor-General’s report has found. The amount represents a 13.86 per cent or GH¢2.4 billion reduction from the 2021 figure of GH¢17.48 billion. It is important to note that last year’s irregularities were made up of more …

A seeming frosty relationship between the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Daniel Kwaku Botwe and the Administrator of Districts Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), Irene Naa Torshie Addo-Lartey has landed on the desk of the President. The move follows recurring disagreements between the two top government appointees over the disbursement of the Common Fund resulting in the sector minister …

John Dramani Mahama, the Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has expressed his concern about the maladministration of the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia government, stating that it poses the biggest threat to Ghana’s democracy. In a Facebook post on Monday, July 31, Mr Mahama called on Ghanaians to vote out the current administration in the 2024 election to rescue the nation. He …

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has released a new statement regarding the ongoing investigation into suspected corruption and corruption-related offenses involving the former Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah. The investigation focuses on large cash sums that were reportedly stolen from her residence. The OSP commenced its investigation into the matter on Thursday, July 20, …

Deputy Minister of Education, John Ntim-Fordjour has pledged his unflinching support to clamp down on any form of bullying in Senior High Schools. He explained that, a troubling video that emerged, depicting an act of violence involving two students from Adisadel College would not be handled as a case in isolation but a case which involves all schools. “Whilst I will be …

Ten passengers escaped death on the afternoon of Monday, 24th July 2023 when two vehicles were involved in an accident in front of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD) at Trom near Somanya in the Eastern Region. The accident which occurred on the main Somanya-Dodowa road of the Kpong-Accra highway involved a Toyota Fish with Registration number GN …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has announced that there will be no parliamentary sitting on Thursday, July 26, due to a significant national event involving key authorities in the country. This critical agenda will bring together the President, Chief Justice, members of parliament, former presidents, ministers, and other important figures. On the floor of the house, Speaker Alban Bagbin explained …

Former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, who was arrested by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), was subsequently granted bail with surety late Monday evening at approximately 10:20 p.m. She was released after spending hours in the custody of the OSP, who had earlier conducted searchesat both her official residence in Cantonments and her private residence in Abelemekpe. …