GENERAL NEWS

The Paramount Chief of Kwamankese Traditional Council who also doubles as the Chief of Abura Ayeldo has slammed the Member of Parliament for Abura Asebu Kwamankese Constituency in the Central Region describing him as super incompetent. According to the Paramount Chief, Okakaben Kwamena Andoh, the area cannot lay its hands …

Parliament has by majority decision passed the Emissions Levy Bill which will among other things; charge all petrol and diesel car owners 100 cedis every year beginning in January 2024. The government is introducing this new tax bill in Parliament with the aim of promoting the use of eco-friendly sources …

Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare has been appointed the new managing director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), an official statement has said. It follows the retirement of Pamela Djamson-Tettey from the position after attaining the mandatory retirement age of 60. Below is the full statement from the board: Yvonne Nana Afriyie …

Chieftaincy Minister, Stephen Asamoah Boateng,  has urgently called upon the National House of Chiefs to intervene in the escalating tensions between Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and Dormaahene Oseadeyo Agyemang Badu II. The duo have been engaged in a back-and-forth lately with the Dormaahene who chairs the Bono Regional House …

Parliament has approved the 2024 Budget Estimates of the Office of Government Machinery, the sum of two billion and seventy-four million, eight hundred and twenty-seven thousand, one hundred and sixty-four Ghana Cedis (GH¢2,074,827,164.00) for the 2024 financial year. The finance Committee chaired by Kwaku Kwarteng in the report presented to …

His Royal Highness Adama Djata and King Oyanka have initiated gold mining operations within their kingdom. This collaboration follows their extensive efforts in establishing over 42 temples worldwide under the Okonfo Atchingali Temple State, garnering recognition and support from diverse cultural backgrounds. The journey began in May 2021 when Laremy …

  Following multiple reports of land disputes and attacks on residents by the self-styled chief, Otomfour Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, has declared the Asotwe Stool vacant. During his final sitting on Monday, December 18, 2023, Asantehene issued a warning to Nana Gyni Akenten, the self-proclaimed chief of the Asotwe Stool, …

MoSAAG donates Relief Items to Flood Victims in South Dayi The Ministry of Commerce Alumni Association Ghana (MoSAAG) has donated relief items worth over 80,000 cedis to flood victims in the South Dayi constituency of the Volta Region. The donation comes in response to appeals from the area’s Member of …

The Minister for Local Government Decentralization and Rural Development, Dan Botwe, has called on citizens to actively participate in the upcoming district-level elections. Over 66,000 individuals are competing for assembly and unit committee positions in the upcoming District Level Elections (DLEs) scheduled for December 19. Electoral Commission (EC) statistics reveal …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has stressed that interventions from Bretton woods institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have not in anyway transformed the recipient nations. He asserted that it was unfortunate for Ghana, blessed with natural resources, to go cup in hand to the …