The Minority in Parliament is worried about President John Dramani Mahama’s recent use of a chartered plane for trips abroad. They want more information about the arrangements and costs involved. Members of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee say that Parliament needs to know how presidential travel works, including how decisions are made about the mode of…
John Ntim Fordjour, the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, has asked that the current recruitment process for Ghana’s security services be stopped right away and ended because he is worried about fairness and transparency. He told JoyNews that there should be a bipartisan investigation by Parliament and that all application fees should…
Shatta Wale’s new song, “Ain’t Nobody,” will come out on March 20, 2026. John Legend will be on it. The collaboration mixes African dancehall beats with soul music, and it should be popular all over the world. Shatta Wale is known as the “Dancehall King.” He has won many awards and worked with artists like…
Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, has said that the government will not get involved in the judicial process when it comes to prosecuting corruption-related crimes as part of its anti-corruption initiative, Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL). The Abura Asebu-Kwamankese MP said that the government is committed to respecting…
Ransford Gyampo, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers Authority, has made it clear that the Authority is not in charge of collecting or charging any “Emergency Conflict Surcharge” fees that some shipping lines are said to be charging. He said that shipping lines set their own prices and that the GSA only regulates…
Ghana has started Africa’s first Food Innovation Hub (FIH) as part of the World Economic Forum’s effort to change blue food systems and improve food security across the continent. The hub will speed up new ideas in fisheries, aquaculture, seaweed production, processing, cold chain logistics, and trade. It will also help businesses grow, create jobs,…
Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, the MP for Manhyia South, has cast doubt on the credibility of a report that was presented in Ghana’s Parliament and said to be from the Ghana Audit Service. He said that the statement read by Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem did not make it clear that it was based…
The African Union has chosen former Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to head its Election Observation Mission to the Republic of the Congo. The mission will go to the country before the presidential elections on March 15, 2026. A statement from his office on March 10 said that the mission will include members of…
The Ministry of Finance has put an end to what it called “systemic abuse of public funds” after the Ghana Audit Service found GH¢8.1 billion in problems in its report on arrears and payables as of the end of 2024. Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem spoke on behalf of Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson…
