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Turkey’s Ambassador pays courtesy call on Minister for Energy and Green Transition

In a significant diplomatic gesture, Turkey’s Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Huseyin Gungor, today paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Energy and Green...

Ato Forson visits John Jinapor at Energy Ministry

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has paid a courtesy visit to the Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, to discuss...

Mahama is running a bloated gov’t expenditure than Akufo-Addo – Dr. Gideon Boako

Dr. Gideon Boako, Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee and MP for Tano North, has accused President John Dramani Mahama’s administration of overspending...

Kweku Flick praises Sarkodie for believing in his talent

Fast-rising rapper Kweku Flick has expressed deep appreciation to award-winning rapper Sarkodie for believing in him and providing a platform to showcase his talent. It...

You’ve abolished only 2 taxes, not 6 – Oppong Nkrumah to gov’t [Watch]

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has criticized the government for providing no significant tax reliefs to Ghanaians in its 2025...

Prove where you’ve cut costs in your budget – Oppong Nkrumah challenges govt [Watch]

Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi and former Minister for Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has slammed the Mahama government for failing to cut...

What type of bank will you establish with GH₵51 million? – Oppong Nkrumah asks gov’t [Video]

Ofoase-Ayirebi Member of Parliament (MP) Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has criticised the Mahama-led government over the budgetary allocation for the Women's Development Bank. Finance Minister Dr....

Man, 31, escapes lynching after stealing sheep at Bibiani

A 31-year-old man narrowly escaped lynching at Bibiani in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region after allegedly stealing eight sheep. The...

Gov’t launches Ghana Medical Care Trust

Government, through the Ministry of Health, on Wednesday, March 12, launched the Ghana Medical Care Trust, also known as Mahama Cares, to fulfill President...

Supreme Court to hear Akwatia MP’s contempt appeal

The Supreme Court has ruled that it will hear the case of Ernest Yaw Kumi, the embattled Member of Parliament for Akwatia, despite his...

Mahama swears in Dumelo, Suhuyini, other Deputy Ministers

President John Dramani Mahama has sworn in newly appointed deputy ministers, including John Dumelo as Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture and Alhassan Suhuyini...

Ken Ofori-Atta sues National Security Operatives

Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has filed a lawsuit against National Security operatives, accusing them of unlawful trespass at his Cantonments residence. The lawsuit, filed...

Gov’t to scrap double-track system, expand Free SHS to private schools

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced major reforms to the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy, including the scrapping of the...

Mahama seeks international partnership to complete Agenda 111 hospitals

President John Dramani Mahama is calling on the international community to partner with his government in completing the stalled Agenda 111 hospital projects. He disclosed...

They lied to us – Shatta Wale drops ‘Betting Tax’ song

Dancehall artist Shatta Wale has released a new song titled Betting Tax in reaction to former Finance Minister Mohammed Amin Adam’s claim that the...

Woman falsely declared dead appears in court to reclaim property

A woman who was falsely declared dead has appeared in court via videolink from Nigeria to stop a convicted fraudster from seizing her £350,000...

Odike criticizes 2025 budget

Founder and leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Akwasi Addae Odike, has criticized the 2025 Economic Policy and Budget Statement, describing it as...

YOLO star Drogba updates fans with latest video amid health battle

After 13 weeks of absence, actor John Peasah, popularly known as Drogba from the hit TV series YOLO, has returned to social media with...

Young man electrocuted in Navrongo

An electrician in his early 30s has been electrocuted in Navrongo in the Upper East Region. The incident reportedly occurred on Tuesday while the deceased,...

Two EPA staff interdicted for fraud and forgery of CEO’s signature

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has interdicted two officers, Daniel Godsway and George Amoako, over allegations of fraud, document alteration, impersonation, and forgery of...

I felt assaulted – Nhyiaeso MP defends causing arrest of activist Ralph

Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso, Stephen Amoah, has justified his decision to cause the arrest of activist Ralph following a confrontation at the forecourt...

Family accuses immigration officers of killing their relative

The family of 38-year-old farmer who died at the hands of some immigration officers stationed at the Naro checkpoint in Nadowli-Kaleo District are appealing...

Police yet to release Kwashieman School fire report – Education Director

The Municipal Director of Education for Ablekuma North, Ebenezer Perry Ofori, says authorities are still awaiting a report from the police on the cause...

New Takoradi health staff threaten night shift boycott over theft

Health workers at the New Takoradi Health Center in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly are threatening to suspend night services due to repeated theft attempts...

Economic growth alone is not development – Haruna Iddrisu

Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has reiterated that economic growth alone is not a sufficient measure of development, stressing that true progress must reflect...

2025 Budget: Ato Forson behaved like a woman in labour – Haruna Iddrisu

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, says Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson laid bare all there is to know about the national economy...

Mahama to meet CEOs of State-Owned Enterprises

President John Dramani Mahama is set to meet with Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and other key government entities on March...

Ato Forson disputes Amin Adam’s claim on betting tax implementation

Ghana's Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has dismissed claims by former Finance Minister Mohammed Amin Adam that the previous administration never implemented the...

Convert teacher allowances into loans – Franklin Cudjoe tells gov’t [Audio]

President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has expressed concerns over the government’s decision to allocate funds for teacher trainee allowances in the 2025 budget. He...

2025 Budget proves economy wasn’t in a ‘sick state’ – Gideon Boako

Deputy Ranking Member of the Finance Committee, Dr. Gideon Boako, has stated that the 2025 Budget presentation proves that the economy inherited by the...

TAGG hails Mahama’s budget as progressive for business growth

The Traders Advocacy Group Ghana (TAGG) has lauded President John Dramani Mahama’s budget statement, describing it as a progressive step toward economic growth and...

Akwatia MP’s Case: Supreme Court to rule on High Court’s decision

The Supreme Court will today, Wednesday, March 12, make a determination on a motion by convicted Akwatia MP, Ernest Yaw Kumi, that sought to...

Court reverses Bank of Ghana’s revocation of Ideal Finance’s licence

The High Court (Human Rights Division) has overturned the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) decision to revoke the operating licence of Ideal Finance Limited, ruling...

2025 Budget: Gov’t has demonstrated good intentions – GUTA

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has praised the government for the 2025 budget, describing it as a demonstration of good intentions and...

10-acre site retrieved from galamseyers in Ashanti Region

The Ashanti Regional Security Task Force has reclaimed about 10 acres of forest reserve that had been taken over by illegal miners in the...

5 killed in violent clash between illegal timber loggers in Sehwi Agyemadiem

A deadly confrontation between two rival groups of illegal timber loggers in the forested area of Sehwi Agyemadiem in the Juaboso District of the...

2025 Budget Presentation: You’ve made me proud – John Jinapor to Ato Forson

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has commended Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson for his presentation of the 2025...

Bill to scrap E-Levy, betting tax likely to be laid in Parliament today – Finance Minister

The government is set to present a bill to Parliament today, March 13, to abolish several taxes, including the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy), the...

Akufo-Addo’s gov’t did not implement PFM Act; we need to apply sanctions – Finance Minister

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has criticized the Akufo-Addo administration for failing to fully implement the Public Financial Management (PFM) Act of 2016,...