Author: Krobea

Minister for Government Communications Felix Kwakye Ofosu has credited the Mahama administration with achieving the biggest single reduction in transport fares in Ghana’s recent history. Speaking during the 2026 budget debate in Parliament, he said the records clearly show that no government has matched the scale of the fare cut implemented under former President John Dramani Mahama. Mr Kwakye Ofosu explained that the policy was the result of consistent engagement between the government and transport operators. He noted that transport unions themselves can attest to the achievement. “The transport companies will tell you since government began to engage them about…

Minister for Government Communications Felix Kwakye Ofosu has criticised the Minority for attempting to distance themselves from the sharp depreciation of the Ghanaian Cedi witnessed during their tenure. Speaking during the 2026 budget debate in Parliament, he said the previous administration left behind a currency that had undergone severe collapse. “Mr Speaker, the Ghanaian Cedi suffered a catastrophic collapse under the watch of our colleagues on the other side,” he stated. He argued that the depreciation was not marginal but historic, and that by the time the former government exited office, the local currency had lost substantial value against major…

Minister for Government Communications Felix Kwakye Ofosu has launched a strong rebuttal against the Minority in Parliament, insisting that the current government inherited an economy in complete disarray. Contributing to the debate on the 2026 budget, he argued that the economic conditions left behind by the previous administration were unprecedentedly poor. “Mr Speaker, that the economy we inherited from them was in shambles is a matter of public record and is not in doubt,” he declared. According to him, economic performance is judged using objective criteria, not partisan interpretation. He said the evidence clearly shows that the previous government plunged…

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) is arraigning suspect Sampson Azumah before the courts today, Wednesday, November 19 for allegedly stabbing a firefighter. The incident happened last Friday at Adjiringanor, where the firefighters had bee called in over a raging inferno. He was later arrested after tipoff by some residents in Madina. He has been in police custody assisting in investigations. The suspect will be arraigned before the Achimota Circuit Court over charges related to causing harm to a public officer. “We commend the White Chapel Youth Group at Madina and all members of the public whose swift actions and…

A delegation of Reverend Sisters serving in Accra has paid a courtesy call on H.E. Paskal A.B. Rois, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Indonesia in Ghana. The visit, led by Rev. Sr. Imelda Mali, was primarily to introduce the newly arrived Indonesian Reverend Sisters, who are posted to various missions across Ghana. Among the new arrivals, one sister is scheduled to depart for missionary work in South Sudan next year, while another will be reassigned to Zambia. During the meeting, H.E. Rois and the delegation engaged in warm and insightful discussions centered on the harmonious environment Ghana continues to…

A group of constituency executives currently based abroad have sent a strong petition to the National Executive Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to reject the cancellation of proxy voting for the party’s upcoming presidential primaries because it is unconstitutional. Many have responded angrily to the decision of the party’s Election Committee, chaired by Joe Osei Owusu, not to accept proxy voting for the election of flagbearer, describing it as a breach of the party’s constitution and alien to democratic principles. In a detailed petition to the National Chairman of the NPP, the group, made up of various constituency…

The Western North Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service has arrested a suspect believed to be connected to a violent robbery attack on a mining site at Sefwi Antobia in the Western North Region. The suspect, identified as Victor Biney, alias Abeiku, who is already on the police wanted list in connection with multiple robbery cases, was arrested on Monday, November 17. His arrest followed a complaint that seven armed, masked men had attacked miners at a site near Sefwi Antobia, assaulted them with cutlasses, and stolen quantities of gold concentrate and several mobile phones. Preliminary investigations revealed…

Firefighters from the Bechem Fire Station swiftly responded to a 5:38 a.m. distress call earlier on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 after a head-on collision involving a Ford Transit and a Kia Rhino at Nyamebekyere on the Sunyani–Kumasi highway. An eight-member rescue team led by STNO II Simon Yeboah extricated and transported all 16 occupants – 14 from the Ford Transit and two from the Kia Rhino – to the Bechem Government Hospital and PISGAH Advanced Medical Center. Even though the victims suffered varying degrees of injury, no fatalities were recorded. However, the two vehicles – the Ford Transit with registration…

Tano North Member of Parliament Dr Gideon Boako has criticised what he describes as inaccuracies and inconsistencies in the 2026 budget, accusing the Finance Minister of presenting misleading figures. In his debate contribution on the floor of Parliament, he questioned why the budget claimed GH¢63 billion had been spent on the Big Push when, according to official appendices, the expenditure was far lower. “If you present your budget with a blatant falsehood… why won’t they be unhappy with you?” he asked. Dr. Boako argued that the discrepancies undermine trust and frustrate ministries whose budgeted allocations were never honoured. “If you…

President John Dramani Mahama has expressed commitment to assent to the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, popularly known as anti-gay bill, if passed by the ninth Parliament. He insisted that that will embody the national belief. President Mahama made this commitment on Tuesday, November 18 when leadership of the Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) called on him at the Jubilee House. “I believe that we have no questions or equivocations about what we believe,” he remarked. “I believe that we are completely aligned with the Christian Council in terms of your belief.” The matter…