1,468 The Akropong Magistrate Court in the Ashanti Region has remanded 12 commercial tricycle riders into police custody following a violent protest at the premises of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) on Monday. The riders were arraigned and charged on Tuesday August 8, 2023 for the disturbances that led to the destruction of property and […]
Author: Foster Ayisah
NDC demands resignation of Bank of Ghana Governor in 21 days over losses
1,429 The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has issued a call for the resignation of Dr. Ernest Addison, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), as well as his deputies. Amid concerns over the fiscal performance and management of the central bank, the NDC has set forth a demand for accountability. At a press […]
Bank of Ghana constructing $250 Million Headquarters at Ridge – NDC alleges
1,461 Accusations have been levelled by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) against the Bank of Ghana, claiming the construction of a new head office at an alleged cost of $250 million. In an unfolding narrative of financial management woes, the NDC has pointed fingers at the Bank of Ghana’s leadership, alleging a history of […]
Ghana risks losing $30m from global TB funding
2,086 Ghana risks losing about $30 million from global donor funds for the fight against tuberculosis (TB) for defaulting in raising its counterpart funding. The Global Fund has also threatened to withdraw its support for most African countries because they have failed to make sufficient budgetary allocation to augment what they receive internationally. Ghana’s sole […]
Triumphant Political Thank You Tour Leaves a Trail of Gratitude in Amenfi Central Constituency
1,617 The Amenfi Central Constituency witnessed a momentous political event as the newly elected Parliamentary Candidate for the NDC, Hon. Joana Gyan Cudjoe, who had won the hearts of constituents during the recent internal elections, embarked on a remarkable Thank You tour. The tour, which exuded warmth and appreciation, concluded with a grand celebration and […]
Digitization: WAEC uses drones to ferry BECE materials in A/R
1,286 Thanks to digitization, the examination body; the West African Examination Council (WAEC) was able to airlift examination questions to remote areas in the Ashanti Region and other parts of the country by air with ease. Digitization, championed by Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia has chalked under remarkable success in the area of education, especially […]
Poultry Import: We Produce Only 15,000 out of 325,000 metric tons of National Demand Yearly – Agric Minister ‘Cries’
1,229 Minister of Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong has promised the poultry farmers of an improved mechanism to cut down on poultry product imports into Ghana. Speaking in an interview on Peace FM’s ‘Kokrokoo’ show, the Minister revealed there are 3.5 million farmers in the country and the fraction of this number into poultry farming is underproducing. […]
Valco is lucrative and opened to investment-Hon Mireku Duker to stakeholders
1,307 Hon. George Mireku Duker, the Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources in charge of Mining, has entrusted the Management and Staff of the Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO) with the task of ensuring the total transformation of the company to enable it assume a strategic position in government’s plans for the integrated aluminium industry […]
ECOWAS breaks post-Niger-deadline silence
1,547 West African’s regional bloc Ecowas says it will hold a summit in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, on Thursday to discuss the crisis in Niger following a military coup. Ecowas had given the coup leaders seven days to reinstate the elected president or face the possibility of military intervention. However, the deadline passed on Sunday with […]
NPP flagbearer race: Carlos Ahenkorah woos delegates for Alan with Ashanti background
1,570 The Member of Parliament for Tema West, Carlos Ahenkorah, has noted that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) risks losing the 2024 presidential election if it fails to elect a candidate from its stronghold, the Ashanti region. Speaking on GhanaAkoma morning show with Aduanaba Kofi Asante Ennin, Monday, August 8, 2023, Mr. Ahenkorah said the […]









