The Court of Appeal panel, led by Justice Alex Poku-Acheampong and including Justice Bright Mensah and Justice Ackaah-Boafo, ruled by a 2:1 majority that the appeals filed by the first and third appellants should be upheld. This decision was based on their thorough review of the records of appeal (ROA) and a commitment to the […]

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced a two-month amnesty for owners of uncustomed vehicles, running from August 1 to September 30, 2024. According to a notice signed by the GRA Commissioner-General, all penalties typically imposed when such vehicles are confiscated by Customs officials will be waived during this amnesty period. […]

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the government of awarding the rehabilitation of Sunyani Airport and two cocoa road projects to Resource Access Limited, a company linked to the brother of NPP flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, through sole sourcing.   The NDC argues that this practice contradicts the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) previous criticism […]

 John Dramani Mahama, has refuted claims that guinea fowls under the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) initiative flew to Burkina Faso during his presidency in 2014.   In 2014, SADA made headlines when reports suggested that some guinea fowls from the project had migrated to neighboring Burkina Faso. During a media engagement in Bolgatanga, wrapping […]

The Minority in Parliament is urging President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to halt the contentious $34.9 million ambulance spare parts contract. They are also requesting that the President direct the Chief of Staff to stop pressuring the Health and Finance Ministers to make payments to Service Ghana Auto Group Limited. At a press conference, Samuel […]

Sporadic gunshots resulted in the death of one person in Bawjiase, located in the Awutu Senya District of the Central Region. This incident occurred ahead of a planned event to introduce a new chief in a town that has faced a chieftaincy dispute for the past 25 years.   For over two decades, parties have […]

A senior political science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Prof. Ransford Gyampo, has rejected the concept of Founders’ Day, asserting that Ghana’s history cannot be manipulated by force or imposition. Prof. Gyampo believes that the recognition of founders should emerge through consensus and dialogue, rather than the dictates of any regime. “History cannot be […]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has dismissed the idea that Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was solely responsible for founding Ghana. In his Founders’ Day address, President Akufo-Addo stated that the struggle for independence was a collective effort involving multiple generations.   While he acknowledged Nkrumah’s significant contributions, he emphasized that various groups and individuals also played […]

The presiding judge, Her Ladyship Sophia Priscila Yeboah, decided to remand the accused to allow the police time to forward the case docket to the Attorney General’s Office for advice. The accused are expected to reappear in court on August 13, 2024. The defense lawyers raised concerns about the circuit court’s jurisdiction over the case, […]

On Monday, July 29, 2024, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo inaugurated the Phase II expansion project of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), emphasizing its importance for Ghana’s healthcare sector.   President Akufo-Addo recalled the sod-cutting ceremony for Phase II on September 10, 2021, and highlighted the necessity for further infrastructural development at […]