Category: News
Lawyer files injunction against government’s T-bills borrowings
Private legal practitioner, Jonathan Amable has filed an injunction application at the Supreme Court seeking an immediate halt to government’s borrowing on the treasury bills market. The plaintiff in the writ as sighted by Citi Business News is demanding that the government and all its agents be stopped from issuing treasury bills to finance…
Ghana lacks efficient anti-corruption laws – OSP
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has stated that Ghana’s current legal framework is insufficient to effectively combat corruption. According to Samuel Appiah Darko, Director of Strategy, Evaluation, and Communication at the OSP, the country needs stronger and more effective anti-corruption laws. Speaking at a forum in Accra on Thursday, November 14,…
Black Stars arrive in Luanda for 2025 AFCON Qualifier against Angola
Black Stars touched down in Luanda on Wednesday night, gearing up for their crucial 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Angola set for Friday evening. The team departed after three intensive training sessions in Accra and arrived safely in the Angolan capital. Ghana enters this penultimate match sitting third in Group F…
I’ll not empower Fulanis to destroy farmlands – Bawumia
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, has refuted claims that his presidency would enable Fulani herdsmen to damage farmlands. He described these claims as propaganda by the National Democratic Congress (NDC), alleging that the opposition is spreading fears that voting for him would encourage lawlessness among the Fulbe people, who are…
EC begins nationwide ballot distribution for December Elections today
The Electoral Commission (EC) is set to initiate the transport of ballot papers for December 7, general elections today Thursday, November 14. In a letter addressed to the General Secretaries of all political parties, EC Deputy Chairman for Operations Samuel Tettey conveyed that preparations have entered their final stages, with ballot materials being dispatched…
Nursing and Midwife trainees threaten to vote against NPP over unpaid allowances
Members of the Union of Trainee Nurses and Midwives, Ghana (UTNMG) have threatened to vote against the governing New Patriotic Party in the upcoming polls for neglecting them. According to the Union, the government under the guidance of President Akufo-Addo has refused to pay them allowances for 19 months, pushing them into hardship, hence their…
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead new ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ in Trump administration
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency” in his second administration. “Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies,” Trump said in a statement.…
BoG suspends forex trading licence of Consolidated Bank Ghana
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has suspended the foreign exchange trading license of the Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG) for one month, starting November 26, 2024. This suspension follows multiple violations of foreign exchange regulations, as outlined in BoG’s updated Guidelines for Inward Remittance Services for Payment Providers (November 2023) and Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism &…
NPP has outperformed NDC in every sector – Bawumia
The Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has stated that the NPP government has outperformed the National Democratic Congress (NDC) across all sectors, despite facing global challenges like COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine war. Speaking at a community engagement in Akrofuom, Ashanti Region, on Tuesday, November 12, Dr. Bawumia stated,…
Minority won’t return to Parliament until after December polls – Nii Lante Vanderpuye
Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP for Odododiodoo, has announced that the minority caucus will not return to Parliament until after the December elections. This decision comes in response to a recent move by the majority caucus to recall Parliament following the Supreme Court’s ruling, which overturned Speaker Alban Bagbin’s…