GENERAL NEWS

The recent unannounced visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, to the Passport Office in Accra has resurrected discussions on what it should cost citizens to get their passports. Fuming at the fact that there were people within the office who had made it …

Parliament has passed the Contract (Amendment) Bill 2022 into law, in a bid to streamline public sector contracts and curb unwarranted interest payments that have bane on state finances. Prior its amendment, the Contracts Act 1960 (Act 25) did not make explicit provisions regarding persons authorised to enter into contracts on …

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has dismissed 10 staff after they were found guilty of misconduct and unauthorised collection of monies from some Ghana Card applicants. According to a news report by asaaseradio.com, the staff were indicted after an investigation conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police …

Army chiefs from across the West African economic and political bloc, ECOWAS, are scheduled to meet in Accra later this week. According to a BBC report, the meeting is reportedly to discuss a possible intervention in Niger, where a junta held a coup last month. Their last meeting was in …

The Head Pastor and Founder of the Alabaster International Ministries, Prophet Kofi Oduro, has described the kinds of churches that the government of Ghana should immediately close down. Without specifically mentioning the names of these churches, the popular preacher detailed some of the activities that happen in those churches that …

The Founder and Leader of All Peoples’ Congress Dr Hassan Ayariga has noted that he will try all out to convince astute business magnate Ambassador Alhaji Salamu Amadu to contest on the ticket of All Peoples Congress as a parliamentary candidate in the Ayawaso North Constituency. Dr Ayariga made the …

Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister of Education, has hinted at plans to begin the Ghana virtual high school for the youth to enroll and complete high school online. He said high schools would also use instructions and resources from the virtual high school to improve teaching and learning in their schools. …

  The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has been on ‘rampage’ over the past few months, showing no mercy to his sub-chiefs who have misconducted themselves. He has destooled at least five chiefs so far in 2023, including some he has described as his friends, reprimanding them in the full glare …

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has dismissed overstaying officers and agency representatives at various passport offices in the Greater Accra region. The move according to her comes as a response to growing concerns of alleged involvement in illicit activities and corrupt practices that have tarnished the reputation …

The Asantehene His Royal Majesty Nana Otumfuo Osei Tutu has destooled Nana Osei Tiri Ababio, the chief of Aduamoa who also doubles as the Nkonsonhene. The destoolment took place on Monday, August 14, 2023, at the Manhyia Palace Court after Nana Osei Tiri Ababio was summoned before Asantehene’s court and …