The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has suspended four Members of Parliament following the chaotic confrontation at the Appointments Committee hearing on Thursday, January 31, 2025. The situation disrupted the public hearing and in resulted in destruction of properties. The four MPs suspended are Rockson-Nelson Etse Kwame Dafeamakpor, Majority Chief Whip, […] The post Speaker

1. Members, in furtherance of the powers conferred on me by the Constitution, 1992, the Parliament Act, 1965, Act 300, the Standing Orders of Parliament, and the Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament of Ghana, I make this statement with a heavy heart and “righteous anger”. I am so shocked and scandalized at what […] The post Full Text: Speaker Bagbin suspends four MPs appeared first on

The new Mahama administration will re-register all SIM cards again, after the previous Akufo-Addo government took the nation through that exercise. The Minister-designate for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, who announced this plan at his vetting on Thursday, January 30, 2025 justified that what was done in 2022 was at par with […] The post SIM

The new Mahama administration will re-register all SIM cards again, after the previous Akufo-Addo government took the nation through that exercise. The Minister-designate for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, who announced this plan at his vetting on Thursday, January 30, 2025 justified that what was done in 2022 was at par with […] The post SIM

Former Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Ernest Thompson, has been ordered by the High Court to take the witness stand and open his defence on March 13, 2025. The ruling was made by Justice Henry Kwofie, a Supreme Court Judge, sitting with additional responsibility as a High Court Judge. The […] The post Ernest Thompson to Open Defence on

Two individuals, Odartey Lamptey, a labourer and Mary Ama Otoo, a trader, have been arraigned before the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly causing unlawful damage to property belonging a Court of Appeal judge. The damaged property, a wall constructed around a 10-plot land at Danchira, has been valued at GH¢58,089.00. Both accused persons have pleaded […] The post Two in court for destroying

The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has assured the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, of their unwavering support for his vision to transform the mining industry. In a statement issued in Accra on Thursday, January 30, 2025 and signed by its General Secretary, Godwin Nickleson Amarh, GNASSM noted […] The post We’ll

Ghana’s cholera outbreak has so far claimed the lives of 43 persons and a total of 480 infections, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said. The cholera outbreak, which hit the country in October 2024, has spread to five regions, including Greater Accra, Central, Western, Eastern and Ashanti. Data from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) […] The post Cholera claims 43 lives, 480 infections recorded

The Central Regional manager of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Mr Lawrence Adom, has cautioned the public to beware of fake vehicular documents whenever they decide to purchase a car. According to Mr Adom, many unsuspecting car buyers hardly pay attention to documents they receive when they pay for vehicles they desire to […] The post DVLA warns public: Demand

The President of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), Dr Joseph Obeng, made a startling revelation on Ghana Television breakfast show yesterday. According to him, Ghanaian traders control only 20% of all imports and that the rest are done by foreigners. He went further to state that the cost of doing business at the […] The post Editorial: President Mahama, Please You Have To

The Tarkwa Circuit Court has fined a 23-year-old small scale miner, Ibrahim Bansie, GH¢2,400 for the possession of narcotic drugs without authority. Bansie, who pleaded guilty would go to prison for 10 months in default of the fine. Prosecuting Chief Superintendent of Police Alex Odonkor told the court, presided over by Mrs Hathia Ama Manu […] The post Miner fined for possession

A businessman, Anthony Kojo Ababio, has allegedly been defrauded of GH¢800,000 by two individuals who claimed they could use their political connections in the erstwhile Akufo-Addo administration to clear his tax arrears at the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). The accused, Solomon Okuley, a 51-year-old trader and Collins Amoah, a failed parliamentary aspirant for the Ablekuma […] The post NPP’s