April 2021

Mr John-Peter Amewu, Minister of Railways Development, says about  80 percent of the 97 km Tema-Mpakadan railway line has been completed. He noted that the project would be completed sooner than expected and that the rail bridge…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday commissioned an $80-million steel plant at Prampram, near Accra. The B5 Plus Steel Plant, an enterprise operating under the Government’s One District, One Factory flagship programme, will…

Ghana has been asked to make a law on campaign expenditure and finance to enhance the overall transparency and accountability of political finance. The law should establish disclosure requirements of incomes and expenses for parties and…

The European Union (EU) Election Observation Mission to Ghana (EU EOM)on Tuesday presented its observations and recommendation on Ghana’s 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections. The Mission returned to Ghana to present a report…

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) classification of Ghana as a Low-income economy is a narrow way of defining a country’s economic status, Professor Peter Quartey has said. Prof Quartey, who is the Head, Economics Division,…

An ex-convict, identified only as Isaac and his friend,  Yussif Mumuni have been sentenced, to a total of 34 years imprisonment in hard labour by a Circuit Court in Cape Coast. They are respectively to serve 24 and 10 years each on that…

Two Policemen and two others have appeared before the Kaneshie District Court for allegedly agreeing with a common purpose of secede from Ghana. Billy Akuaku and Gabriel Dorduno, both Police Inspectors stationed at Jasikan Police…

Some Military Officers who are being held allegedly over treason-related charges have lamented to an Accra High Court over how some of their colleagues have been detailed to follow them to court. Mr Eric Pongo, who held the brief of…

The Bono Regional Police Command has intercepted a bus at Techiman travelling from Kumasi to Niger carrying about 260 parcels of dry leaves suspected to be Indian hemp. The Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Baba Saarid Adamu, Deputy…

Ghana has recorded staggering losses to the tune of GH¢4.7 billion in petroleum revenue due to illegal activities in petroleum distribution between 2015 and 2019 alone. Taxes and levies on petroleum products are major sources of revenue…