Counsel for Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, Andy Appiah-Kubi, has withdrawn from one of the criminal cases involving his client, citing concerns about the proceedings. Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosiisen on June 11, Appiah-Kubi said he had informed both his client and the High Court in Accra of his…
Private legal practitioner and member of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) committee, Martin Kpebu, has called for increased staffing at the Attorney General’s Department to speed up the prosecution of ORAL-related cases. Speaking on Eyewitness News on June 11, he described progress on the cases as encouraging but warned that the large number of…
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has accused the government of secretly facilitating travel arrangements for some supporters to attend the 2026 FIFA World Cup despite President John Dramani Mahama’s assurance that the state would not sponsor fans for the tournament. Speaking at a press conference in Accra on June 10, Deputy Minority Chief Whip Habib…
Member of Parliament for Ofoase/Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has proposed five key measures to address the country’s growing youth unemployment challenge, including anchoring all government job programmes to published delivery scorecards that clearly track beneficiaries, cost per job created, time-to-placement, and employment retention rates. He also called for a distinction between skills development and job…
The third prosecution witness in the trial of former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has told the Accra High Court that her involvement in transactions on accounts linked to the accused persons was lawful, as the assistance she rendered formed part of her duties as a banker. Mildred Donkor, a former…
The Presidency has submitted to Parliament its annual report on the staffing position at the Office of the President, revealing that a total of 808 personnel worked at the Presidency as of December 31, 2025. The report, presented in accordance with Section 11 of the Presidential Office Act, 1993 (Act 463), indicates that the workforce…
The Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Dr Nii Moi Thompson, has warned that the excessive concentration of economic activities, population and investment in Greater Accra are worsening flooding and other urban challenges in the capital. He explained that Greater Accra Region currently contributes about 38 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic…
The Office of the President has released its Annual Report on staffing positions for the period January 1 to December 31, 2025, revealing that a total of 808 employees were assigned to the Presidency as of the end of the year. The report, prepared in accordance with Section 11 of the Presidential Office Act, 1993…
The United States has extradited former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, to Ghana following her conviction on more than 70 corruption-related charges involving the embezzlement of over six million dollars in public funds. The American Embassy in Accra announced the extradition on Tuesday, June 9, 2026….
President John Dramani Mahama has announced Ghana’s intention to deepen cooperation with Belarus in agriculture through technology transfer, skills development and investment as part of efforts to modernise the country’s agricultural sector. Speaking during his state visit to Minsk, Belarus, President Mahama said the two countries were committed to strengthening bilateral relations and expanding cooperation…
