GENERAL NEWS

Protesters participating in the ‘Save Ghana Football’ demonstrations are demanding the resignation of football authorities due to their perceived inability to address the continuous underperformance of the Black Stars and other national teams. The frustration stems from the Black Stars’ recent early exit from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, …

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an interlocutory injunction against the conduct of parliamentary primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Asante Mampong constituency brought before it by some 35 disgruntled members of the party. The Parliamentary primary in the Mampong Constituency was suspended due to an injunction …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced his first ministerial reshuffle since assuming office in January 2017. Calls for a reshuffle had been lingering over the years. New Ministerial and Deputy Ministerial Appointments Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been axed. He has been replaced with Mohammed Amin Adam, who, until …

  Republic Bank (Ghana) PLC donated Twenty-Five (25) laptops towards the University of Ghana, Vice Chancellor’s ‘One Student One Laptop (1S1L)’ initiative. The donation comes under the Bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) project, ‘Power to Make a Difference’ (PMAD) and in demonstration of Republic Bank’s commitment towards one of its …

The Member of Parliament for Asunafo South, Eric Opoku, has accused the government of diverting an amount of GH¢750 million in 2023 from the District Assemblies Common Fund to be used in the purchase of laptops for onward distribution to SHS students. The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, …

Government Statistician Ghana’s inflation witnessed a marginal uptick from 23.2 to 23.5 percent for January 2024. This marks a reversal of the consecutive declines recorded between July and December 2023. This slight acceleration in consumer prices is attributable to the increase in non-food inflation drivers, mainly accommodation, electricity and clothing. …

The leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has welcomed President Akufo-Addo’s latest ministerial reshuffle. President Akufo-Addo on Wednesday, February 14, removed the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, and 12 others including 10 Cabinet Ministers and two regional ministers. The General Secretary of the NPP Justin Kodua Frimpong in a …

The latest Afrobarometer Pan-Africa report has shown that the majority of Africans are dissatisfied with their government’s efforts to provide public education. The Afrobarometer is a pan-African, independent, non-partisan research network that measures public attitudes on economic, political, and social matters in Africa. Based on national surveys in 39 African …

Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera says the candidacy of Ghana’s foreign minister, Ms. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, for Commonwealth Secretary-General has been “well-received.” President Chakwera whose country is a member of the Commonwealth, received Ms. Botchwey at the presidential palace in the capital, Lilongwe on Monday, and discussed bilateral issues including the …

AngloGold Ashanti, Obuasi Mine on February 13, 2024 handed over a fully furnished ultramodern structure to the Ghana Police Service in Obuasi. The building which is estimated at Gh2.13 million Ghana cedis will serve as the Obuasi District Police command, assisting in improving security in Obuasi and its surrounding areas. …