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The main social problems in Ghana that citizens protested against include unemployment, corruption, illiteracy and inaccessibility of quality education, poverty. 2022 saw arguably the biggest mobilization and uprising against any government in the 4th Republic in agitations and protests. Arise Ghana protest against economic hardship On June 28, 2022, the …

The Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA), has urged government to sustain its efforts aimed at stabilising the country’s local currency; the cedi. In a release signed by its President, Joseph Obeng, GUTA said it has taken note of the recent gains made by the cedi against major trading currencies …

The Presidential Coordinator for Zongo and Inner -Cities  development, Hon.Ben Abdallah Banda said government is committed to its comprehensive and inclusive development strategy for the country, while noting the completion of over 400 projects in Zongo communities, with several others ongoing under the Zongo Development Fund (ZODF) and the Zongo …

A real estate company, Waterstone Realty Realty has sued the Lands Commission of Ghana, demanding among other reliefs, an amount of GH¢120 million equivalent over the demolition of their properties. According to details of the writ shared by Member of Parliament North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the company is suing over buildings demolished …

Seventeen private jet owners, including Nigerian billionaires, leading commercial banks, and other ultra-high net worth individuals have sued the Nigerian government over import duties totaling more than N30 billion ($67.5 million). The legal action, which is part of efforts to prevent the government from grounding their planes, comes after the …

Ghanaian political analyst and entertainment pundit, Kwame A Plus, has descended on the Akufo-Addo-led government following an Accra High Court ruling that pronounced fines on himself and three others. Fadda Dickson, Nana Ama Agyeman, aka Nana Ama McBrown, Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa, alias Afia Schwarzenegger, Kwame Asare Obeng, alias Kwame A …

#FreeKwakuNow is trending at number one on Twitter as many tweeps have taken to the platform to demand for justice after allegations that a man identified as Seth Asante Asiedu, aka Kwaku Rafik, has reportedly been picked up at his residence at Amasaman by National Security, This comes on the …

A Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has alleged that a number of marriages have collapsed with others on the verge of hitting the rocks due to the current economic woes Ghanaians are experiencing under the Akufo-Addo government. Mr. Forson observed that many marriages have gone …

The government has selected ‘GhanaAirlines’ as the name of choice for the new home-based carrier of the country. Ahead of the selection, names such as Akwaaba Airlines, Black Star Airlines, and Kente Airlines were mooted as part of the efforts to get a suitable name that will reflect Ghana’s culture …

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said despite the government announcing a freeze in employment in 2023, the issue of ghost workers is still a major issue that needs to be resolved to solve employment issues in the country. According to him, Ghana needs a permanent solution …