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Former Finance Minister Dr Mohammed Amin Adam has accused the government of losing public goodwill, saying the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review shows that its early optimism has given way to economic realities. Dr Amin Adam, who is the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee and MP for Karaga, made the comments while addressing the press on Thursday, July 24, after Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson delivered the review in Parliament. He said the presentation failed to provide evidence of significant progress under the John Dramani Mahama administration and instead relied heavily on explanations and criticisms of the previous government.…

Minister of Finance Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has announced that the power sector has been stable recently due to the investment made by government. According to him, about GHS7.1 billion has been invested in the power, keeping the sector stable. He said Independent Power Producers (IPPs) have also been settled. More soon. . .

Minister of Finance Dr. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson has dismissed suggestions that the economic recovery recorded under the Mahama-led administration happened by chance. “The progress Ghana is experiencing today did not happen by chance,” he stressed in his mid-year budget review in Parliament on Thursday, July 23. He stressed: “Our recovery is as a result of superior economic management.” For him, the government achieved this on three main policy initiatives including fiscal discipline. More soon. . .

Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has called on the Ghana Police Service and the Attorney General to discontinue the prosecution of any persons accused of making offensive statements against him. According to reports, an organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Agona West has been arrested and is under prosecution for allegedly publishing false news and making offensive comments about the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer. But a statement from his office explained that Dr Bawumia has been the subject of insults and falsehoods throughout his public life. “He has never responded with the instruments of state power,…

The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has handed a five-month suspension on the Chairman of the Awutu Senya East Constituency, Stephen Ofosu Agyare. This follows a petition brought against him by the Member of Parliament, Phillis Naa Koryoo Okunor. In a letter sighted by NewsfileGH and signed by General Secretary Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, the Functional Executive Commitee (FEC) of the party took the decision to suspend the constituency chairman. It was taken in collaboration with the Central Regional Council of Elders of the party. “Having extensively deliberated on the matter, FEC found sufficient basis to invoke the provisions of Article…

The People’s National Party (PNP) has petitioned the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, on recent cases of human rights abuses under the John Dramani Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government in Ghana. “The People’s National Party is concerned that some actions and policies of the current NDC government are creating a political environment reminiscent of past periods in Ghana’s history, including the PNDC era, where critics and citizens who disagreed with prevailing political practices experienced intimidation and suppression,” it said in the petition dated Tuesday, July 22, 2026. Signed by Chairperson and Leader Janet Asana Nabla,…

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is warning persons and businesses against a recent tendency of rejecting coins as legal tender. The central bank insists that all coins issued by it remain valid legal tender for the settlement of debts and the conduct of transactions throughout Ghana. Therefore, those refusing to accept the GHp1, GHp5, GHp10, GHp20, GHp50, GH¢1 and GH¢2 coins are in violation of the Currency Act, 1964 (Act 242). “No trader, transport operator, business entity, or individual has the discretion to unilaterally refuse to accept these coins in payment for goods, services, or other legitimate transactions on grounds…

Ghana midfielder Abdul-Fatawu Issahaku has signed a five-year with newly-promoted Premier League side Ipswich Town for an undisclosed fee. The deal was announced on Tuesday, July 21 following the conclusion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, where the player featured for the Black Stars in their four games. Issahaku is expected to join up with his teammates in La Manga, where they have been for pre-season. They will play Osasuna on Wednesday, July 29 in Colchester in their first pre-season game. They will later play Oxford United, Wycombe Wanderers, Le Havre, Rayo Vallecano and Union Berlin before hosting Sunderland in…

The Ministry of Health has moved to allay fears among Ghanaians and other Africans following a false publication attributed to South Africa’s SABC news channel, which claimed on social media that Ghana’s Ebola cases had risen to 2,300 with 930 deaths. In a statement, the Ministry described the figures as false and misleading, stressing unequivocally that Ghana has not recorded a single case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and urging the public to disregard the circulating claims. The Ministry clarified that recent visits by Minister of Health Kwabena Mintah Akandoh to points of entry, laboratories, and treatment facilities were part…

The Minority in Parliament has taken exception to the attitude of High Court judge Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay in snubbing an application by counsel of the Ashanti Region Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) to refer some constitutional questions to the Supreme Court. On Monday, July 20, Justice Kocuvie-Tay sentenced Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, to 20 years in prison with hard labour. He was also fined GH¢120,000. But reacting to the judgement, Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin said for judgement to be delivered in the absence of the lead counsel of the defense is a breach of…