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Acting President of the Shama Traditional Council Nana Kwamina Wienu II has described as frustrating and unfair instances where governments go ahead to cut the sod for the construction of projects amidst pomp and pageantry only to abandon them almost immediately after. According to the traditional ruler, the joy and …

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has directed government to put before parliament for scrutiny agreement for the acquisition of AirtelTico. Government acquired 100% stake in the company last year following serious financial challenges. Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekufful in answering questions from the Ningo-Prampram MP, Sam George about …

An old video of ex-President John Agyekum Kufuor talking about press freedom within the general context of freedom of expression has popped up online. The undated video in which he is captured touting the ruling New Patriotic Party’s credentials in championing press freedom is likely a party event. It was republished …

The Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr has asked the ruling government to find practical ways of reducing the hardship Ghanaians are facing. Contributing to a panel discussion on Peace FM morning show ‘Kokrokoo’, Kwesi Pratt said: “talk of GDP, KWZ… but the majority of Ghanaians are …

A section of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the country have expressed worry over what they describe as a re-introduction of the discredited criminal libel regime. According to them, their call is based on a series of recent arrests and prosecution of persons for statements made or published in the …

A US-based Ghanaian lawyer and scholar, Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare (Kwaku Azar) has expressed concern over the police’s arrest of persons who turn down their invitation to assist with investigations. According to him, police have no right to arrest people for turning down their invitation. He said the police can …

A new law that went into effect in Kenya makes it legal for a man to marry as many women as he wants. And a leading women’s group is applauding it. President Uhuru Kenyatta signed the polygamy measure into law Tuesday, formally recognizing what has long been a cultural practice …

The government of Gahan says it has spent $305.42 million out of the total of $430.00 million released by the World Bank for the country’s COVID-19 response. Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, who announced this at the Information Ministry’s ‘Meet the Press Series’ in Accra, said the amount was used …

Promises and pledges are akin to politicians and with every government, citizens receive a plethora of them, especially in election years. With a few examples to support this, the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo regime has shown that it sometimes takes on the concerns of the ordinary citizens and works with them, but …

The Government of Ghana has finally lifted the travel restrictions on non-Ghanaians travelling from South Korea into the country. The government through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration issued a statement in December 2021 announcing travel bans on Israel, South Korea, and Malta as part of efforts to …