Ghana’s High Commissioner to Kenya, Damptey Bediako Asare, is advising Ghanaians to be cautious about travelling to Kenya due to escalating protests in the East African country. Protesters have launched what they call “7 Days of Rage,” with street marches against a controversial finance bill proposing new tax hikes. Initially intended as peaceful demonstrations, the protests turned violent on Tuesday …

Spokesperson for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Dramani Mahama, has said her boss is incorruptible. Mrs Joyce Bawah Mogtari’s statement follows a report by The Daily Dispatch, owned by Ben Ephson, which alleged that appointees from Mahama’s previous administration spent over $8 million on luxury properties in Dubai. In her statement released on Tuesday, June 25, she criticized …

Thieves have ransacked the New Patriotic Party(NPP) Constituency office at Juaben in the Ashanti Region, stealing 6 Television (TV) Sets and other properties. According to a police situational report sighted by MyNewsGh.com, the thieves used a ladder, scaled into the premises and caused damage to the party reception room where they kept all the office keys inside a drawer before …

An Accra High Court has sentenced two Police Inspectors to a total of nine years in prison for being members of the Western Togo Restoration Front (WTRF), a secessionist group and a banned organization in Ghana. Billy Akuaku, who made financial contributions to another group known as Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF), was sentenced to five years in prison and fined GH¢6,000. …

Finance Minister, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, has announced that the country’s economy is undergoing a robust rebound after enduring significant challenges over the past two years. He noted that, all key indicators are trending positively and are expected to improve further. Speaking at a UK Town Hall meeting on Saturday, June 22, Dr Amin Adam emphasized that even international institutions …

A Special Aide for former President John Mahama has said that his next government will look into granting amnesty to alleged illegal miners awaiting prosecution in jail and some convicted miners. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express, Joyce Bawa-Mogtari said that it is unfair that foreign nationals and government appointees implicated in the Prof Frimgpong Boateng report on illegal mining have been left …

The Special Aide to NDC flagbearer John Mahama has confirmed that if the party wins the upcoming election, it will invest $500 million to combat the illegal mining menace, known locally as ‘galamsey’. Joyce Bawa-Mogtari told Evans Mensah on PM Express that this issue is of great concern, and additional state resources will be invested to address it. The former …

The disqualified aspirant in the Odododiodioo National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries, Michael Nii Yarboi has been arrested after a bench warrant was issued against him. Nii Yarboi is facing criminal charges of assault for allegedly slapping a resident of James Town and a branch executive of the NDC in Odododiodoo. The prosecution in the case, however, reported him to …

Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam has assured customers of collapsed financial institutions and all individuals who lost their investments during the financial sector clean-up that Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), will cover the remaining compensation if he wins the 2024 general elections. Dr. Amin Adam made this announcement shortly after revealing that the …

The leader of the Movement for Change (M4C), Alan Kyerematen, has pledged to abolish the Council of State if elected president in the December 7 election. The former Trade Minister said after the abolition, a new Second Chamber of Parliament will be instituted. This, he  explained will be made up of representatives from key stakeholder groups such as labour unions, faith-based organisations, …