Dr. George A. N. Donkor, President of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), has said that he wants to raise about UA 2 billion (US$2.69 billion) to pay for the Bank’s Growth, Resilience, and Optimization (GRO) Strategy from 2026 to 2030. This strategy aims to change the economy of West Africa. He said…
Speaker Alban Bagbin has ruled that a Private Member’s motion filed by Minority MPs led by Abena Osei-Asare, asking for a parliamentary investigation into the alleged sale of gold reserves by the Bank of Ghana, is not valid. This was reported in a memo from the Clerk to Parliament dated April 7 and sent to…
In Adamtey v. Attorney General, the Office of the Attorney General (AG) has filed an affidavit with the Supreme Court asking that parts of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) Act, 2017 (Act 959) that give the OSP independent prosecutorial powers be thrown out. The AG says these powers violate Article 88 of the…
Godfred Yeboah Dame, who used to be the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, wants Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Minister for Government Communications, to take back and apologize for what he said on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana in October 2025. Dame’s lawyers said he didn’t pay attention to a Criminal Investigations Department report about…
The minority members of Parliament’s Roads and Highways Committee, led by Ranking Member Kennedy Osei Nyarko, have spoken out against the new Airport Infrastructure Development Levy, saying it is unfair because passengers already pay for airport services. The levy, which goes into effect on April 1, 2026, raises airfares by a lot. It adds GH¢100…
Haruna Iddrisu, Ghana’s Minister of Education, has said again that the government is committed to building the Ghana Defence University. He said that real steps are being taken to make the project happen. He said during a site visit that the Ghana Education Trust Fund is working on long-term funding plans. For the first phase,…
During a state dinner for Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, John Mahama said that Ghana and Zimbabwe’s relationship is based on their shared struggles for African freedom and is strengthened by strong personal ties, not just formal diplomacy. He talked about how leaders like Kwame Nkrumah and Robert Mugabe have shaped history. He mentioned Mugabe’s time…
Tiger Eye PI has denied claims that its founder, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, made and then hid a report about alleged corruption in Parliament. The claim, which was made by anti-corruption activist Vitus Azeem, was called false and without merit. The group said in a statement that no such investigation had been done, shown to, or…
Former Minister of Health Bernard Okoe-Boye has denied claims that no work was done on the proposed Parliamentary Service Hospital. He said that a lot of work was done to get the project ready before it was put on hold. He said on Adom FM that the Ministry of Health Ghana oversaw the project after…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is getting ready to become one of the most valuable publicly traded companies in the world. The company has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in secret, which could give it a value of over $1 trillion and make Musk the first trillionaire. The company, which is known for its rockets,…
