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Chris Boadi-Mensah has doubled salary as NPRA boss without board approval – Vincent Assafuah alleges

Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has raised serious governance concerns over what he describes as an unauthorised salary increment by...

Former Effia MP warns secrecy over Publican AI contract sets ‘dangerous precedent’

Former Member of Parliament for Effia, Joseph Cudjoe, has renewed calls for transparency in the Publican AI Customs system contract, warning that the continued...

11 staff transfers under Boadi-Mensah cost pensioners nearly GH¢1m – Assafuah

The Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has criticised what he describes as costly and potentially unjustified staff transfers within the...

NPRA’s Bentley training programme cost nearly GH¢10m – Old Tafo MP reveals

Old Tafo MP, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has called for full disclosure regarding a two-week overseas training programme undertaken by officials of the National Pensions...

Luxury spending at NPRA undermines pension security – Assafuah

Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has raised alarm over what he describes as growing instances of luxury expenditure within Ghana’s...

Residents of Motoka No. 1 cry out for potable water and electricity

Residents of Motoka No. 1 in the Krachi Nchumuru District of the Oti Region have appealed to relevant authorities to provide potable drinking water...

Attorney-General to take over OSP cases following High Court order – Deputy AG

The Deputy Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, has announced that the Attorney-General will assume control of all ongoing prosecutions by the...

Cassona Global donates advanced CT scanner to DIMER Health Services in Ashanti Region

Cassona Global Imaging Limited has reaffirmed its commitment to transforming healthcare infrastructure across Ghana by donating an ultra-modern Neusoft CT scanner to DIMER Health...

Turkish Police arrest 162 people over online posts on deadly school shootings

Turkish police have arrested 162 people accused of posting controversial content online about two deadly school shootings which took place this week. They were "found...

He talks too much – NDC Communications team member criticises OSP

A member of the NDC communications team, Awo Kekeli, has expressed reservations about the communication style of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP)...

Lake Bosomtwe under threat as unknown encroachers clear vegetation

Lake Bosomtwe, one of Ghana’s most significant natural resources and a major tourist attraction, is under serious threat from unknown encroachers. The unidentified individuals have...

Court remands hunter over murder 

A District Magistrate Court in Enchi has remanded Robert Amoah, a hunter, into police custody for allegedly murdering a charcoal producer.  Amoah’s plea was not taken, and he is...

AMA to amend bye-laws to tackle rising urban heat risks

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced plans to amend its bye-laws to address growing urban heat risks and strengthen public health protection in...

Adom FM Dwaso Nsem supports man battling sight failure with over GH₵39,000 to undergo surgery

Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem, through the benevolence of its listeners, has donated GH₵39,278.22 to a 45-year-old carpenter, Hayford Abradu, who is battling...

MoH opens portal for health professionals’ validation and posting

The Ministry of Health Ghana has announced the commencement of validation for qualified health professionals as part of its recruitment and posting process. In a...

AMA takes delivery of new ultra-modern audio-visual information van

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has taken delivery of a new ultra-modern audio-visual information van to enhance public education and community engagement across the...

Man arrested over alleged illegal waste dumping, extortion at UTC

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has arrested a 32-year-old Nigerian, Yusif Dahiru, for allegedly engaging in unauthorised waste dumping and extorting money from the...

Article 88(4) empowers OSP to act independently – Davis Opoku Ansah

The Member of Parliament for Mpraeso, Davis Opoku Ansah, has argued that Article 88(4) of the 1992 Constitution clearly empowers the Office of the...

OSP scrapping talk raises questions over anti-corruption consistency – MFWA Boss

Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, says recent developments around attempts to scrap the Office of the Special...

OSP has not delivered value — NPP’s director of communications backs High court ruling

Deputy Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Jennifer Queen, has questioned the relevance of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) following...

High Court quashes motion, sets May 11 for evidence in chief against Gifty Oware

An Accra High Court has ruled that the prosecution can continue building its case against the former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service...

Teachers’ salary arrears to be paid from May – Deputy Finance Minister

Government has assured members of the Coalition of Unpaid Teachers that steps are underway to settle their 17-month salary arrears, with payments expected to...

Ofosu Nkansah urges NPP executives to ensure fairness in internal elections

Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has called on the leadership of the New Patriotic...

Free primary healthcare a game-changer – Titus Beyuo

A member of Parliament’s Health Committee, Professor Titus Beyuo, has described Ghana’s newly launched Free Primary Healthcare initiative as a “game changer,” arguing that...

Free Primary Healthcare policy ‘needless’ – NPP Deputy Communications Director

Deputy Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Jennifer Oforiwaa Queen, has criticised the government’s Free Primary Healthcare policy, describing it as unnecessary...

Politicians are playing with our intelligence over Krofrom Market — Residents

Residents of Krofrom in Kumasi have expressed frustration over what they describe as years of neglect and unfulfilled promises by successive governments regarding the...

DVLA introduces extended service hours in selected offices nationwide

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has announced the introduction of extended service hours across selected offices nationwide as part of efforts to...

Ghana Police warns of rising human trafficking through sports

The Ghana Police Service has expressed concern over the increasing use of sports as a channel for human trafficking, especially among young footballers chasing...

Tsatsu Tsikata warns against politicisation of criminal prosecutions

Renowned Ghanaian legal practitioner Tsatsu Tsikata has cautioned authorities against using criminal prosecutions as a means of pursuing political or personal vendettas. He delivered the...

I hold no grudges over imprisonment under Kufuor era – Tsatsu Tsikata

Renowned Ghanaian lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata has revealed that he harbours no bitterness towards individuals involved in his imprisonment during the administration of former President...

Major fault at Ghana Gas processing plant triggers power supply disruptions

The Ghana Gas Processing Plant has suffered a technical fault following the complete failure of the Burner Management System controller for the Heat Medium...

Chief Justice applauds Tsatsu Tsikata’s lasting impact on Ghana’s legal landscape

Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has lauded veteran legal practitioner Tsatsu Tsikata for his immense contribution to the development of Ghana’s legal system, describing his...

Kwae residents protest against govt over 50-year land seizure

Residents and traditional leaders of Akyem Kwae in the Kwaebibirem Municipality of the Eastern Region have staged a protest against the government and the...

Kpemka defends High Court ruling on OSP prosecutorial powers

Former Deputy Attorney-General Joseph Kpemka has defended the High Court ruling that stripped the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) of its prosecutorial powers. His...

Tano North MCE cuts sod for construction of ultramodern police station at Susuanso

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Tano North in the Ahafo Region, Pius Opoku, has cut the sod for the construction of an ultramodern...

Vacate now or stay at your own risk – Tema Kaiser flats residents told

Residents of the Kaiser Flats in Tema Community 4 have been given a stark choice to vacate immediately or remain at their own risk...

Australian-Based Audiologist donates hearing aids to Ghanaians in need

A significant number of Ghanaians living with hearing impairment received about 60 free hearing aids valued at approximately GHS 500,000.  The donation was made...

Works and Housing Minister inspects TDC’s Kpone affordable housing project

The Minister of Works, Housing and Water Resources, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, has reaffirmed government’s commitment to expanding access to safe and affordable housing following...

I dare say SALL residents are owed reparation – Tsatsu Tsikata

Private legal practitioner Tsatsu Tsikata has called for reparations for residents of Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe and Lolobi (SALL), arguing that they were unfairly left...

Immigration Service rescues over 300 in crackdown on street begging networks in Accra

The Ghana Immigration Service has carried out a second phase of an intelligence-led operation targeting exploitative street begging networks in parts of the Greater...