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…Unauthorized property sale for US$700,000, …Bought US$100,000 official car for GH¢4,943 State security operatives yesterday stormed the Kumasi residence of former Managing Director of GIHOC Distilleries, Maxwell Kofi Jumah, in an attempt to arrest him in connection with alleged financial improprieties. However, he was not present at the time of the visit, but one of the company’s cars in his custody was towed to Accra. Mr Jumah, who was appointed during the Akufo-Addo administration, is under investigation for various acts of financial mismanagement during his tenure at the state-owned enterprise. These include the questionable acquisition of state vehicles and the…

…As they drag case to CHRAJ, CID, OSP The Minority in Parliament, has formally petitioned three key state investigative institutions the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, and the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to probe the controversial dollar gift involving the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi. This is in spite of President John Dramani Mahama’s declaration on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, that he would take no further disciplinary action against Gyamfi. Interestingly, the undisclosed sum of US dollars was given…

Brigadier General Michael Opoku, has been relieved of his duties, as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) Central Command, which is headquartered in the Ashanti Region. Brigadier General Ogaja, has since replaced him as part of the massive shake-up within the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), which is being effected by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General William Agyapong. The two officers, accompanied by several senior military personnel, paid a courtesy call on the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Frank Amoakohene, at the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) last Wednesday. Brigadier General Opoku, who previously served as Director of Operations at the…

The District Manager and the Management Information Systems (MIS) Manager of the Ghana National Service Authority (NSA) in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region, have been interdicted. The interdiction, follows uncovering a payroll fraud scheme involving the two officers, identified through a collaborative effort between the institution and a whistleblower. In a press release dated Wednesday, May 14, 2025, the NSA management, indicated that both individuals, confessed to their involvement in the fraudulent activity after being confronted with evidence of their misconduct. “The Management of the National Service Authority (NSA), through a collaboration with a whistleblower, has uncovered…

By Paul Mamattah Emirates Airlines, has officially launched its fourth regional travel store in Africa, with a grand opening in Accra, reinforcing the airline’s ongoing investment in Ghana. The store, offers customers a seamless and inspiring way to plan their journeys with expert assistance from Emirates’ travel specialists. This strategic move underscores the airline’s commitment to enhancing travel experiences for its valued Ghanaian customers and the West African sub-region. The newly inaugurated travel store is designed to offer a convenient and inspiring environment for customers to plan their trips and book Emirates experiences. With the assistance of expert travel consultants,…

By Patrick Biddah More individuals and institutions continue to donate into the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, otherwise known as the “ Mahama Cares”. The latest to show his support is businessman and Group Chairman of the Alive Industries, Mr Seidu Agongo. He donated an amount of GH¢500,000, which is expected to help grow the fund into serving its purpose. In his remarksafterpresenting a dummy cheque at a ceremony at the Ministry of Health in Accra , Mr Agongo, emphasized the importance of having a fund to cushion the health needs of its citizens. As a businessman who runs a Dialysis…

Health authorities have confirmed two new cases of Mpox in the Accra Metropolitan Area of the Greater Accra Region. Consequently, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has responded by directing all regional health directors to reactivate their public health emergency operations centres. They are also being urged to step up surveillance, risk communication, and case management efforts across the country. These new cases mark the first confirmed infections this year. According to health officials, the two cases are unrelated and were both identified at a health facility. Contact tracing is currently underway to prevent further spread. The patients are under close…

…As coastal erosion ravages community Hope is rapidly fading for residents of Agavedzi, a coastal town in the Ketu South District of Ghana’s Volta Region, as relentless tidal waves and coastal erosion, continue to devastate the area. The GH¢200 million package promised in this year’s budget statement to the people, including those in Keta and its surrounding towns along the coast, has yet to be implemented. The destruction, has been severe, with homes, ancestral properties, and critical infrastructure washed away by the encroaching sea, leaving dozens of families displaced and desperate. The situation has prompted growing frustration among locals who…

On May 14, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) issued a denial of supposed claims that Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd. (SML), had been authorised to expand its revenue assurance role to include the upstream petroleum and solid minerals sectors. This denial, according to the GRA in an unsigned statement issued by its Communication and Public Affairs Department, follows widespread media reports suggesting that SML had unveiled a new mandate to oversee revenue mobilisation in those critical extractive industries. The GRA maintained that its suspension of SML’s services in the upstream petroleum and mineral sectors pending further review issued in April 2024…

NPP bigwig Mr. Justin Kodua Frimpong has sent a clear message to party peeps eyeing top spots: cool your jets and wait for the nod from above. In a top-secret memo seen by The New Republic and bearing the signature of the General Secretary, it spells out a stern reminder: ‘No champ can hustle party honchos until official nominations are a go – hands off the button-pushing and back-scratching.’ Mr. Frimpong laid down the law, pointing out that this rule squares up with the party’s drive for a fair shake in its internal elections. Any early birds trying to swoop…