President Mahama directs release of $78m for Takoradi-Agona-Nkwanta road project
President John Dramani Mahama has directed the immediate payment of nearly $78 million to the contractor working on the Takoradi–Agona–Nkwanta road project, following an inspection of the project during his one-day working visit to the Western Region on Saturday, December…
It will be a small miracle to extradite Ken Ofori-Atta — Kofi Bentil
Vice President of IMANI-Africa and lawyer Kofi Bentil has described the extradition of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta as a “small miracle,” noting the legal complexities and high-caliber defense team the former minister is expected to deploy. Speaking on JoyNews,…
Tuah-Yeboah criticises AG Ayine over ‘top-notch’ description of Ofori-Atta’s US lawyers
Former Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has criticized Attorney General Dr. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine over his choice of words regarding the lawyers engaged by former Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta in the United States. Dr. Ayine, in an update on Ofori-Atta’s…
Former Deputy AG reveals possible legal ways Ken Ofori-Atta could block US extradition
The former Deputy Attorney-General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has outlined some of the legal arguments that the former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta’s lawyers in the US are likely to raise in the event of extradition proceedings. Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday,…
WATCH: Tears flow as NAIMOS officer killed in Obuasi operation is laid to rest
Private Collins Sarfo Agyapong, a military officer with the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) who lost his life after his team’s vehicle was involved in an accident, has been laid to rest. A video shared by the State News…
‘You can remove a Chief Justice but not an ECOWAS MP’ – Afenyo-Markin questions referral
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has strongly rejected moves to refer him to Parliament’s Privileges Committee after he was cited for contempt. The development follows a motion for contempt of Parliament filed by Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga, accusing…
It will be out of place for me not to identify NPP’s best leader – Opoku Prempeh endorses Bawumia
The Presidential Running Mate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 general elections, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has stated that it would be out of place for him, considering the depth of experience he has accumulated in politics, to be…
Sad news as 2 students dead, 5 teachers stung, 23 others injured in bee attack at Anloga EP Basic School
At least thirty people have been affected by a bee attack at Anloga EP Basic School in the Volta Region, resulting in the deaths of two students. According to a statement issued by the Ghana Education Service (GES) on December…
Confusion erupts as late John Kumah’s wife remarries a year after his demise
The reported remarriage of Lilian Owusu, widow of the late former Deputy Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament for Ejisu, Dr. John Ampontuah Kumah, has sparked widespread debate on social media, with some Ghanaians divided over the development. Dr….
Bawumia’s growing popularity is about competence, not tribe – Abu Jinapor
The Member of Parliament for Damongo and former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, says the growing support and popularity being enjoyed by former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia across the country is driven by competence, not tribal considerations….