A cargo of Russian oil is heading for storage tanks in Ghana, a nation that exports crude itself and is on the doorstep of two regional supply powerhouses. The development suggests that traders could be scouring the market for new buyers of Russian barrels after the European Union stopped almost all seaborne imports from the […]

John Dramani Mahama has announced his intention to run for president in 2024. Former President Mahama revealed this to the Minority Caucus in Parliament when they visited him on Tuesday. A group of members who were at President Mahama’s office informed him of their decision to endorse his flagbearership candidacy if he announced it. According […]

Akufo-Addo called on the international community to warn coup plotters that coups are never sustainable solutions amid Africa’s political, economic, and security challenges. On Friday, 17th February 2024, the President delivered a keynote address at a UNDP side-event at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, hosted on the sidelines of the conference. He noted […]

…We Need New Draconian Strategies To Fight This Endemic Cancer ‘YES MINISTER’ is a British political satire sitcom written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn. Comprising three seven-episode series, it was first transmitted on BBC2 from 1980 to 1984. A sequel, ‘YES, PRIME MINISTER’, ran for 16 episodes from 1986 to 1988. All but one […]

Residents of Obosomase and surrounding communities braved the risks associated with a fuel tanker accident on Wednesday morning. In a rush, they scooped up petroleum products gushing from a crashed tanker. At Obosomase, a diesel tanker traveling towards Mamfe was involved in an accident as it climbed the steep hill. At the top of the […]

Ghana’s economy has not been managed well by Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta, according to former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo. She says he has failed to deliver on the promise made by the Akufo-Addo government to protect the public purse when it took office in 2017. As she pointed out, the purse is rather empty. […]

Sophia Akuffo, former Chief Justice, is concerned about restructuring pensioner funds without their consent. According to the stateswoman, it is unfair that her colleagues will go through the process outlined by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, as part of its Domestic Debt Exchange Programme. She cannot remain unconcerned as long as pensioners’ contractual rights are […]

All security agencies in Bawku are working to restore peace, according to Deputy Defence Minister Kofi Amankwa-Manu. In order to contain the situation, the Regional Security Council (REGSEC), which consists of members of Ghana’s Armed Forces, police service, and National Investigation Bureau (NIB), is collaborating. I can assure you that all security agencies work together. […]

North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is seen in a viral video kicking away the writ he was served by Rev Kusi Boateng, Secretary of the National Cathedral’s Board of Trustees. On Friday, February 3, 2023, a bailiff served him on Metro Television’s premises after he appeared on their morning show, Good Morning Ghana. According […]

Between January and September 2022, the office of the Presidency spent GH¢15 million on vehicles in its pool. Besides this, the Presidency spent GH₵51,109,137.86 on fuel during the 9-month period. During that period, President Akufo-Addo also made three regional tours at a cost of GH₵16,906,272.45 million. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa of North Tongu revealed this after […]