A Deputy Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Osei Bonsu Amoah, has entreated Ghanaians to ignore vile propaganda by the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on the creation of new constituencies across the country. First Deputy Minority Whip in Parliament, Mr Ibrahim Ahmed claimed that the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) was compelling the Electoral Commission (EC) to ...

Minister of State at the Office of the President, Rockson Ayine Bukari, has resigned after an alleged phone conversation in which he allegedly attempted to bribe a journalist started circulating in the media. Mr. Bukari who submitted his letter of resignation to the president today, Monday 29th April, said he “had taken note of the tape circulating in the media,” ...

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Venture Capital Trust Fund (VCTF), Daniel Duku, and former National Democratic Congress ( NDC), Member of Parliament (MP) for Keta, Richard Lassey Agbenyefia, along with four others have been charged with eighty-six (86) counts of Stealing and Causing Financial Loss to the State of up to about Forty-Two million Ghana Cedis (GHc 42,000,000.00). According ...

Spokesperson for the Electoral Commission, Eric Kofi Dzakpasu has been moved to the Volta Region. The former head of the EC’s Public Affairs Department is now the Deputy Volta Regional Director. Mr Kofi Dzakpasu is one of the over 30 officers to be affected by the mass transfer. His deputy, Yusif Ayuba, sources tell Myjoyonline, is also on his way ...

The Community Court of the Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) on Monday threw out three dismissed High Court Judges in Ghana for failing to prove that their rights were violated in process leading to the disciplinary actions taken against them by Ghana Judicial Council. Justices – Paul Uuter Dery, Mustapha Habib Logoh and Gilbert Ayisi Addo – were ...

Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo, Senior Minister, has urged Ghanaians to rekindle the spirit of volunteerism to achieve the “Ghana Beyond Aid” dream. “Volunteerism and working with others to address the challenges of our communities is essential to our development as a people,” he noted. Mr Osafo-Maafo was addressing the 6th District Conference of Rotary International District 9102, made up of Rotarians ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has finally relieved Mr. Eugene Ofosu-Hene as Controller and Accountant-General after he attained compulsory retirement age of 60 and was still hanging onto the job. A letter from the presidency dated April 23, 2019 and signed by Secretary to the President, Nana Asante Bediatuo has through the Finance Minister directed Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem to take over ...

The government, through the Ministry of Special Development Initiatives, will this year take delivery of 275 ambulances for distribution to all constituencies in the country, under the one ambulance per constituency project. The Technical Advisor to the ministry, Dr Daniel Baffour-Awuah, who announced this in Kumasi, said plans were far advanced for the procurement of the ambulances. Speaking at the ...

There is plenty of football to whet the appetite this summer and one offer on the table is the newly-revamped African Cup of Nations. Previously played in January/February, causing a nightmare for those who play in Europe’s top leagues, the African federation approved a change to fit the usual international tournament calendar with fixtures now played in June/July. On top ...

The Police has warned that landlords who fail to do rigorous background checks on potential tenants, especially foreigners, will be held liable if they are involved in any crime. Director of Operations at the Accra Regional Police Command, ACP Kwesi Ofori, said landlords should take and keep some form of identity and have a lot of information about people who ...