President Akufo-Addo makes new ministerial appointments

Finance Ministry

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed the Minister of State at the Presidency and Member of Parliament for Tano North, Freda Prempeh, as the Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources. She takes over from Cecilia Abena Dapaah who resigned on July 22, 2023. A statement issued on July 25, 2023 by the Communications Directorate […]

Court to announce judgement date for Aisha Huang trial October 12

Aisha Huang

An Accra High Court will on October 12, 2023, set the date to deliver judgment in the case of En Huang aka Aisha Huang, the alleged galamsey kingpin. The Court presided over by Justice Mrs Lydia Osei- Marfo has therefore ordered the State, led by Mrs Yvonne Atakorah Obuobisa, the Director of Public Prosecution to […]

NDC Leadership pays courtesy call on Kojo Bonsu

NDC Leadership pays courtesy call on Kojo Bonsu

Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia, National Chairman, National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Mr Fiifi Kwetey, General Secretary of the Party have paid a courtesy call on Mr Kojo Bonsu, a Presidential aspirant in the NDC’s presidential primaries. Mr Kojo Bonsu, a former Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, in a statement copied to the Ghana […]

Stonebwoy announces a remix of ‘Life & Money,’ drops snippets

Stonebwoy announces a remix of ‘Life & Money,’ drops snippets

Ghana’s award-winning reggae and dancehall artiste Stonebwoy has announced the remix of “Life & Money” on his “5th Dimension” album and drops snippets via his social media platforms. The lead single from the album, titled “Life & Money,” features British rapper Stormzy and was produced by British-Ghanaian producer JAE5. The original track talks about how […]

Cecilia Dapaah: Police refer theft case docket to Attorney General for advice 

PNC

According to a Police statement, “Following a case of stealing reported to Police by Mr. Daniel Osei-Kuffour and Hon. Cecilia Dapaah, former Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, the Police initiated investigations into the case, arrested some suspects, recovered some of the stolen items, and arraigned the suspects before Court”. The Police have since “forwarded […]

Supreme Court dismisses Gyakye Quayson’s Appeal for Review

Gyakye Quayson

By Beatrice Oppon The Supreme Court has affirmed its earlier decision annulling the election of James Gyakye Quayson as MP for Assin North. The Court on May 17 declared the election of Mr Quayson as MP in the 2020 election unconstitutional and further ordered Parliament to expunge his name from its records. A resident of […]

President Akufo-Addo appoints Freda Prempeh as new Sanitation Minister 

Sanitation Minister urges MMDAs to Surcharge waste collectors for delayed waste collection

By Bright Ntramah  President  Akufo-Addo has appointed the Minister of State at the Presidency and Member of Parliament for Tano North, Freda Prempeh, as the Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources.  She takes over from Cecilia Abena Dapaah, whose letter of resignation, dated Saturday, 22nd July 2023, was accepted by the President on the same […]

LPG Marketers ask for compensation ahead of cylinder recirculation 

LPG marketers ask for compensation ahead of cylinder recirculation

By: Dominic Hlodzii The LPG Marketers Association of Ghana is demanding compensation ahead of the full implementation of the Cylinder Recirculation Module, CRM programme. The demand follows notification by the National Petroleum Authority, NPA that the phase one of the project will commence in September 2023.  The NPA said it will start re-examination of all […]

Stakeholders join forces to co-create playbook to end child marriage

Stakeholders join forces to co-create playbook to end child marriage

By: Antoinette Abbah Ghana has witnessed a substantial decline in the practice of child marriage, bringing hope as the country approaches the deadline for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Recent data reveals that only one in five young women aged 20 to 24  were married before the age of 18, a notable improvement from the […]