A Presidential Aspirant of the National Democratic Congress Party (NDC), Mr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, has in recent statement suggested that former President John Dramani Mahama is not good enough to lead the party to victory, come 2020. According to him, Mr. Mahama in the past had been dented with both an “incompetence” and “corruption” tag?the very label that plunged the NDC ...

The Bank of Ghana has withdrawn the licenses of 70 microfinance and lending companies across the country. It follows their inability to meet the conditions precedent to the issuance of a final license. This means Ghanaians could be at risk by doing business with the blacklisted microfinance and lending institutions. Below is the full statement issued by the Central Bank: ...

Country representative for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dr. Natalia Koliadina has indicated that, investors are now confident in policies by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government. Speaking to GNTV’s Bright Nana Kwesi Amaning on ‘On One With Amaning’ she explained that, the current government has the capacity to achieve stable and strong economy than what it was before as ...

The findings made against Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) in the $2.25 billion bond saga have been quashed by an Accra High Court. The court presided over by Justice Georgina Mensah-Datsa, upheld the Attorney General’s argument that CHRAJ overstepped its bounds in making findings against the Finance Minister when the NDC’s ...

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has revealed that, he was shocked when he reconciled the huge sums in potential bailout money for the 5 collapsed banks and the enormous debt overhang. According to the Finance Minister, gross indiscipline by the powerful has risked and hurt those with very little to survive on. Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta was speaking at the Danquah ...

The Chief of Sakote in the Nabdam District of the Upper East Region, Naaba Asigiri Bewong, says the introduction of the flagship Planting for Food and Jobs has saved him and his subjects from abject poverty and improved their livelihoods. The Chief says the readily access to improved seeds and fertilizers at cheaper prices has indeed helped his people to ...

A sprawling Haatso property belonging to All People’s Congress (APC) founder, Hassan Ayariga, has been demolished by the municipal authorities in the company of soldiers and police officers. Mr Ayariga says he is being “politically witch-hunted” for no reason. He said the property, which is under construction, is a Children’s Park meant to serve as a playground for children in ...

The Chief of Sakote in the Nabdam District of the Upper East Region, Naaba Asigiri Bewong, says the introduction of the flagship Planting for Food and Jobs has saved him and his subjects from abject poverty and improved their livelihoods. The Chief says the readily access to improved seeds and fertilizers at cheaper prices has indeed helped his people to ...

The Ashanti Regional Office of the Electoral Commission (EC) has started the process of creating 185 new electoral areas across the region. The move, if successful, would increase the number of electoral areas in the region to 1,243 from the existing 1,058. The Regional Director of the Commission, Serebour Quaicoe, said the new electoral areas were only proposals, as numbers ...

The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) Policy Advisor, Mr. Kofi Asamoah-Siaw, says President Akufo-Addo will be described as worse President Ghana has ever had if former President John Dramani Mahama wins the 2020 Presidential elections. According to him, Ghanaians passed a verdict on the former President Mahama as worse performed President in the 2016 general elections, for which reason he suffered ...