Author: Krobea

The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) has elected Rev. Enoch Nii Narh Thompson as its new chairman. The election was held at the 2026 Annual General Meeting of the Council held at the Headquarters of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana on Thursday, May 21. Rev. Thompson, who is the Executive President of the Ghana Baptist Convention, takes over from Rt. Rev. Dr. Lt. Col. B.D.K Agbeko (rtd), who served from Wednesday, May 21, 2025 to this day. Before the election, Rev. Thompson served as the Vice Chairman of CCG. He, therefore, comes to the headship of the Christian Council of…

Groupe Nduom Chairman Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom has commended the current political climate for businesses to thrive. He said the current climate is a key contributory factor in restoring the license of his Savings and Loans company, GN Savings and Loans Company. “We are in a very good political environment,” he told the press after the Court of Appeal restored the license of GN Savings and Loans. “That environment has brought about the winds of change and we are expecting that with our license restored, we will now pay our part to make sure that this country achieves the level…

The task force of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has apprehended four armed thugs actively engaged in illegal mining at Dominase in Nzema East of the Western Region. The task force during its routine patrols on Wednesday, May 20 at about 1525 hours, sighted an illegal mining site operated along the Ankobra River in Dominase. Upon arrival at the illegal mining site, the task force were confronted by four armed thugs wielding machetes and pump action guns. These thugs were actively involved in the illegal mining activities at the site, also posed as security for the site. The…

The Member of Parliament for Tano North and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr Gideon Boako, has attributed the reported financial losses of the Bank of Ghana to policy decisions involving the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR), particularly changes affecting foreign currency deposits. In a Facebook post on Thursday, May 21, Dr Boako said he had earlier warned that the Bank’s audited financial statements would reflect substantial losses, a position he claimed was dismissed by some government communicators at the time. He maintained that subsequent publication of the financial statements confirmed his prediction. He argued that the losses were largely…

An Accra High Court has granted a bail to the tune of GH¢100,000 to the Bono Region Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC. The bail is with two sureties to be justified by the Court. He is also expected to submit his travel documents to the Registrar and report every fortnight to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service. The firebrand NPP activist was arrested by the CID following disparaging comments about a Circuit Court judge. The comments were deemed criminal for which the party officer was arrested. He…

Former Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam has urged the government to adopt a private sector-led approach to the implementation of the 24-hour economy policy, arguing that the current strategy is unsustainable. According to the Karaga MP, the government cannot rely on the public sector to drive the policy because of the financial burden associated with expanding staffing and operations across state institutions. “If anyone was expecting that the government would create jobs through the public sector approach, you must be reviewing your expectations because the government cannot fund it,” he stated. Dr Amin Adam maintained that the private sector…

Former Finance Minister and Karaga Member of Parliament Mohammed Amin Adam has praised the digitalisation agenda introduced under the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration, describing it as a more effective way of improving public service delivery than the current government’s 24-hour economy initiative. According to him, the administration led by former Vice President of Ghana, Mahamudu Bawumia, successfully transformed several public services through digital systems that improved efficiency, transparency and accessibility. “What the government has to do in the public sector is adopt what the previous NPP government was doing,” he stated. Dr Amin Adam highlighted a number of…

Former Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Karaga Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam has alleged that the government’s 24-hour economy initiative has stalled due to a lack of funding and poor implementation. According to him, the secretariat established to oversee the policy has become ineffective because funds allocated for its operations have not been released. “The 24H Economy Secretariat is in coma as the government has not been releasing funds from the GH¢110 million allocated to it this year,” he claimed. Dr Amin Adam argued that the failure to operationalise the secretariat raises serious concerns about the government’s commitment to…

President John Dramani Mahama is set to deliver a keynote address today, Monday, May 18, at the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva. The Assembly, the primary decision-making body of the World Health Organisation (WHO), convenes global leaders to establish strategic health priorities, approve operational budgets, and coordinate responses to global public health emergencies. A central pillar of the President’s address will be the ‘Accra Reset Initiative’, a project he champions to promote “health sovereignty.” Mr Mahama is expected to challenge global leaders to rethink the positioning of the Global South, particularly amid significant cuts to international donor funding.…

Two brothers from Ghana and a woman from the US have been indicted for allegedly being a part of a criminal network that devised romance fraud schemes to obtain money from victims by mostly targeting the elderly in the United States. An indictment was recently unsealed in United States v. Jamal Abubakari, et al., charging the following three individuals with Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Money Laundering: Jamal Abubakari, aka Jamal Abubakar, aka Arrangement, 22, Kamal Abubakari, aka Kamal Abubakar, aka Lancaster, 22, andAmanda Joy Opoku-Boachie, aka Amanda Joy Glum, aka Amanda Joy Kessei Bierman, 53. All three defendants…