Fresh intercepted documents reveal that colossal amounts of taxpayer funds in excess of GHS85 million were actually released to crony companies to rehabilitate three of our national sports stadia in recent years. Painstaking parliamentary oversight has led me to the firm conclusion that if Ghana had obtained value for money in these contracts, we would have avoided this unprecedented monumental international …

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has made a startling revelation about the ongoing galamsey crisis. He claimed that, the real culprits behind illegal mining activities are being protected while only the laborers are being arrested. “Those they arrest are not the real galamseyers. The leaders or ministers who hold concessions are not being …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has established a five-member ad hoc ministerial committee to engage stakeholders and evaluate the government’s efforts to address illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey. Galamsey has recently gained notoriety, with various unions and associations urging President Akufo-Addo to declare a state of emergency to fully tackle the issue. In a notice issued on Friday, September …