The Deputy Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Ing. Kwadwo Obeng, has rejected calls for a load-shedding timetable. On Thursday, June 13, ECG and GRIDCo announced a three-week power outage due to a gas supply shortage from Nigeria. This announcement has led some business owners to request a load-shedding timetable to help […]

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has emphasized the need to keep the military away from polling stations in the upcoming December 7 general elections. Bagbin announced that his office would engage the President, flagbearers of various political parties, security services, and other stakeholders to ensure free, fair, and credible elections.   In his opening […]

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), in collaboration with the UK National Crime Agency, intercepted a significant drug trafficking attempt at Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra.   Acting on intelligence, officers seized 166.88 kilograms of suspected cocaine from the luggage of two British passengers, Hall Shamin Ethline and Graham Omar Adel, on Monday, June 10, […]

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced a substantial disbursement of over GHS 300 million to healthcare facilities across Ghana. This significant payout covers vetted claims for higher-tier healthcare facilities up until January 2024. For lower-tier facilities, the payments are aligned with the acceptable three-month debt period.   Dr. Da-Costa Aboagye, the Acting Chief […]

At the commissioning of the Law House today, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo delivered a compelling speech emphasizing the fundamental importance of the rule of law as the best protection of individual liberty.   In his address, he expressed a clear and unwavering commitment to due process and the principles of natural justice, even in […]

An aircraft carrying Malawi’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima and nine others has gone missing, a statement from the president’s office has said. The Malawi Defense Force aircraft “went off the radar” after it left the capital, Lilongwe, on Monday morning, it added. The president ordered a search and rescue operation after aviation officials were unable to […]

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, has demonstrated his commitment to education by donating GH₵500,000 to the Ga Education Fund. This announcement was made during a grand durbar held in his honor by the Ga State, led by the Ga Mantse, Nii Teiko Tsuru II.   “I want to donate an amount of GH₵500,000 to […]

Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has expressed concern about the increasing trend of unscrupulous wealth accumulation in Ghana, particularly within the business sector.   Speaking at the Full Gospel Business Men Fellowship conference, themed ‘Integrity of a Business Person,’ Chief Justice Torkornoo emphasized the growing greed driven by an insatiable desire for wealth and property. Voicing […]