Former Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has criticised Speaker Alban Bagbin’s decision to suspend four Members of Parliament following the chaotic scenes during the vetting session on Thursday, January 30, 2025. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu questioned the Speaker’s authority to impose such sanctions, arguing that neither the Standing Orders nor the Constitution grants himContinue Reading
A private citizen, Emmanuella Sarfowaah, has filed a lawsuit against President John Dramani Mahama over his appointment of Anthony Kwasi Sarpong as the Acting Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). The legal action, brought through the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, challenges the validity ofContinue Reading
Minister nominee for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has called for a return to the vision of Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, to drive reforms within the African Union (AU). According to him, the AU’s effectiveness in addressing Africa’s challenges depends on bold institutional reforms inspiredContinue Reading
A 19-year-old illegal miner, who appeared before the Tarkwa District Court One for stealing items worth GH¢802 has been sentenced to three months imprisonment in hard labour. Enock Buamah, alias Akwesi, who was charged with unlawful entry, causing damage, and stealing, pleaded guilty. Inspector of Police Patrick Essien, prosecuting toldContinue Reading
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 byContinue Reading
A Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced a 30-year-old farmer, Kwasi Zachari alias Halidu to 20 years’ imprisonment in hard labour for defiling a 13-year-old girl who has speech impairment. He pleaded guilty to the charge of defilement and was convicted on his own plea and handed this jail term accordinglyContinue Reading
Some unidentified individuals have vandalised three Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) transformers in Bogoso, Western Region. Reports available to the GNA indicate that two of the affected transformers, a 50kVA and a 200kVA, were part of the circuit serving the community water supply at Bepoh Bridge and several bungalows atContinue Reading
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is visiting the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) today, January 31, to assess the progress of the Heal Komfo Anokye Project. Otumfuo Osei Tutu’s visit underscores his commitment to enhancing healthcare in the Ashanti Region. He led the launching of the “Heal Komfo AnokyeContinue Reading
A study by WHO-AFRO evaluating the five-year progress of the implementation of the regional cholera prevention and control framework adopted in 2018, has shown that the region is not on track to eliminate cholera by 2030. All four targets, which include contributing to the global goal of eliminating predictable choleraContinue Reading
Minister of State Designate for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has called on government officials to remain humble and accountable to the citizens they serve. He said the people of Ghana can best be described as their employers, hence the need to show them utmost respect. “Public service is notContinue Reading