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By Prince Ahenkorah CHIEF Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo has rolled out new reforms to shake up Ghana’s jury system, amid ongoing legal battles that could see her ousted from her role. Addressing attendees at the official launch of the 2025 criminal assizes at the Law Complex in Accra, the Chief Justice revealed a major overhaul aimed at streamlining and diversifying the selection of jurors. Previously, the pool had been mainly restricted to folks from the civil service and education sectors, raising concerns about bias and repetitiveness. “Our revamped approach will cast a wider net, drawing in citizens from…

Bright Mensah Bonsu, the individual at the centre of the controversial sale of a prime diplomatic property belonging to Ghana’s High Commission in Nigeria, has been arrested by Ghanaian security operatives, including elements from the National Security and the National Investigations Bureau (NIB). Mr Mensah Bonsu, who was apprehended at his East Legon residence in Accra, allegedly received US$1.5 million, as part-payment and signed documents purporting to sell the beachfront property in Lagos belonging to the Government of Ghana, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He had previously gone into hiding, including a period spent in Qatar. He attempted to…

…..Jubilee House, National Security, IGP petitioned A Ghanaian real estate developer, has accused Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Malaika-Jabril Alhassan and businessman, Kofi Amoa-Abban of Rigworld Group of spearheading the unlawful demolition of property, worth over GH¢1 million in Prampram, in defiance of an active High Court ruling. The incident occurred on Tuesday, April 8, when a contingent of armed police officers, accompanied by more than 100 suspected landguards, descended on the 22.36-acre site. The police-protected group, demolished perimeter walls, foundations, and site offices using heavy machinery, including a grader. The developer, Christian Kpakpo Abbosey, insists that the demolition was…

…..As his PAC scrutiny & A-G’s referral surface The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), under the leadership of Director-General, Prof Amin Alhassan, has plunged into a financial and ethical crisis, following revelations of a staggering loss of eight million, four hundred and forty-eight thousand, five hundred and ninety-seven Ghana cedis (GH¢8,448,597). This has left many questioning, why the GBC boss, who disclosed that he relied on a verbal discussion with officials at the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) for some of his procurement- in violation of the Public Procurement Act- would have his appointment renewed by the National Media Commission (NMC). The…

…Bryan Acheampong’s expertise courted Chief of Staff Julius Debrah, has emphasised that the upcoming Kwahu Business Forum is a non-partisan national development initiative, aimed at fostering industrialisation and entrepreneurship across Ghana. Speaking ahead of the event, scheduled for Saturday, April19, Mr Debrah, stressed that the forum is driven by President John Dramani Mahama’s vision to stimulate economic growth and support local enterprises rather than political motivations. “I don’t want us to look at it as a political thing,” he said. “The President’s focus is on Ghana’s development and positioning the country as a key player in industrialisation.” In a show…

Residents of Community 25 in Tema, are raising serious concerns over a worsening water crisis that has plagued the area for more than five months. The unrelenting shortage, has forced households to depend heavily on costly water tankers, with growing frustrations over the lack of accountability and fears of possible mismanagement — or even sabotage. The situation, has become so severe that even water tanker operators — previously a lifeline — are now struggling to access water from their usual loading stations. “Today, even the tanker supplier says the place where they usually load water is no longer flowing. Is…

Ghana’s Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, has touted the Petroleum Hub project as a flagship initiative, a game-changer for Ghana’s energy landscape, and a magnet for capital. “The government is resolute in completing Africa’s largest and only petroleum hub, complete with ancillary facilities,” he said. “This development will unlock significant avenues for investors to deploy their capital.” Delivering the keynote address at the Invest in African Energy: Accra Investor Briefing on Monday, 14 April 2025, the Minister, highlighted the government’s strategic focus on infrastructure development for processing and refining Ghana’s oil and gas resources. He reaffirmed the…

By Benjamin Makafui Attipoe, Sogakope The South Tongu Municipal Assembly (STMA) in the Volta Region, has confirmed the President’s nominee for the position of Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) at a well-attended ceremony at Sogakope, the administrative capital. The Municipal Assembly, has become the first in the region to elevate its first female Presiding Member (PM) to another enviable position of the first female MCE for the party in the area and the second female political head of South Tongu since the country returned to its current constitutional democracy in January, 1993. Madam Victoria Dzeklo, a businesswoman and a graduate teacher…

Most appointees of former President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, have been given the marching orders after the assumption of office of John Dramani Mahama on January 7. This practice which ensures a complete overhaul of the government after change of power, is part of the democratic governance, as every president, wants to appoint people he or she has complete trust in and can vouch for their competence. Some independent voices, feel a complete overhaul, as has been the case since 2000, when Ghana saw the first transfer of power under the Fourth republic from one political party to another, is…

SIC Insurance PLC, has fulfilled a significant insurance obligation by paying a claim of GH¢ 1,541,446.19 to GCB Bank PLC under the Bank’s Bankers Blanket Policy. At a brief presentation ceremony held at GCB Bank’s Head Office in Accra, the Acting Managing Director of SIC Insurance PLC, James Agyenim-Boateng, handed over the cheque to the Bank’s Deputy Managing Director (Finance), Socrates Afram. Mr Agyenim-Boateng, expressed his appreciation to GCB Bank for its long-standing partnership with SIC Insurance and reaffirmed the insurer’s commitment to prompt claims settlement. He highlighted SIC’s strong financial position and reliability, urging businesses and the wider insurance…