Government has denied a snapshot of a video footage circulating on social media which captured President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo congratulating Unity Party (UP) Standard Bearer Vice President Joseph Boakai for his electoral victory over leader of the opposition Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) Senator George Manneh Weah. Liberia held its Presidential run-off on December 26, 2017 with reports indicating […]

The interdicted Policeman who was arrested for demanding a GH¢1000 bribe each from four wee smokers is expected to be arraigned before court today. Haruna Nangtoma 37 and his accomplice Yakubu Mole 26 face various charges including unlawful possession of narcotic substance, illegally possession of fireman, defrauding by false pretenses among others. The other suspects who were also spotted smoking […]

Former Vice-President Kwesi Amissah Arthur has observed that the performance of the current Akufo-Addo administration is appalling and nothing to write home about. He expressed his displeasure that the handling of the economy and the manner in which the affairs of the country has been run by the government. The former Veep criticized the New Patriotic Party administration for its […]

Policy think tank, IMANI Ghana has declared the Ministry of Justice and Attorney General as the least inspirational in a latest ranking. The ranking was done with 45 Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) in the country. In the report that was presented by IMANI Ghana, the National Youth Authority (NYA), the Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC), the National Media Commission […]

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with the Ministry of Health, the Ghana Health Service, and Korea International Development Agency (KOICA) has inaugurated four Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compounds in the Volta Region. The CHPS compounds are to improve access to primary health care services at the community level to promote universal health coverage. […]

An aide to the embattled Minister of Special Development Initiative, Nana Owusu Acheampong has risen to the defence of Madam Hawa Koomson who has come under a barrage of criticisms over a bloated budget submitted and approved by parliament. Nana Owusu Acheampong who together with Mr Joseph Dome Chognuru, Acting Chief Director of the Ministry, Dr Manful Saka, Technical Advisor, […]

The Ministry of Energy is seeking to improve accountability of oil revenues from 2018. This follows the launch of the Independent Oil and Gas Information Resource Centre (IOGRIC). The absence of such a platform has partly contributed to the country’s inability to fully account for some $3.6 billion so far accrued from oil revenue, according to some observers. The launch […]

Anti-corruption campaigner, Sydney Casely Hayford has noted that the woes of the Special Development Initiative Ministry are better captured as acts of incompetence. Casely-Hayford believed that the mistakes of the Ministry cannot be termed as corruption as it has got more to do with lack of attention to details He, however, clarified that despite the fact that the budget was […]

The National Identification Authority (NIA) should be issuing the National ID cards from January 2018, barring any last minute hitch. This is the indication from the Office of the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. The move will however depend on the maturity of the Legislative Instrument (LI) on the policy currently before Parliament. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Thursday, December […]

Embattled Deputy Trades Minister, Carlos Ahenkorah says he is sorry for his verbal assault on opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentarian, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. “I am sorry, it will not happen again”, the Deputy Minister said in an interview with Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM, Thursday The Deputy Minister, who has been accused of using the Presidency for profiteering, […]