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By Gifty Boateng The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, has as part of government’s quest to promote transparency and accountability, has updated the public on ongoing investigations concerning the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL). ORAL is a major campaign promise by the John Mahama government, to retrieve funds and assets of the state, illegally acquired by former appointees of government. Dr Dominic Ayine, has announced it is set to haul some 12 former officials of the National Service Authority (NSA), under the erstwhile Akufo-Addo government, to the court for their involvement in ghost name fraud among others. Their charges…

By Gifty Boateng Member of Parliament for the Achiase constituency in the Eastern Region, Kofi Ahenkorah Marfo, is not a happy man when it comes to the current state of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The MP, has lamented about how the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is fast losing it essence in Ghana’s political landscape, indicating it is almost “collapsed”. According to him, the party which left office barely six months ago is collapsing before their very eyes, asking for a new way of doing things. Arguing further, the unenthused MP went on to say that the party is on…

The President’s Office has officially replied to a petition from investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni, confirming that the contract between the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) and waste management company Zoomlion Ghana Limited has ended and will not be renewed. In a letter dated June 11, 2025, signed by the President’s Secretary, Dr. Callistus Mahama, the Jubilee House recognized the issues raised in Azure’s petition from April 27 and detailed several government decisions resulting from the review. Contract Expired – No Renewal “The contract between Youth Employment Agency (YEA) and Zoomlion Ghana Limited (‘Zoomlion’) has ended and will not be renewed,”…

Author: DR EMMANUEL MINTAH BONKU (The writer is a Researcher in the field of Medicinal Chemistry & Drug Development) Email: emmanuel.bonku@mails.ucas.ac.cn  || WhatsApp: +233247645270 As mpox (formerly “monkeypox”) cases climb across West Africa and beyond, Ghana finds itself at a pivotal moment for outbreak control.  Once confined to remote regions of Central and West Africa, clade II mpox has, since early 2022, spread to over 120 countries, many of them previously unaffected resulting in more than 100,000 reported infections. At present, Ghana has confirmed 85 mpox cases, 40 of which were reported in recent weeks. Faced with rising transmissions and…

The Eastern Regional Police Command has intercepted two tipper trucks transporting a large quantity of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp in a major anti-drug operation. According to a press release signed by Superintendent Ebenezer Tetteh of the Public Affairs Unit, the operation took place on the morning of June 11, 2025, around 7:30 a.m. at Apesua near Nkurakan. The two Howo Sino tipper trucks, with registration numbers GN 993-14 and GG 3674-20, were found to be loaded with 150 sacks of dried leaves hidden beneath piles of sand. Acting on intelligence, police successfully intercepted the trucks before the…

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Hon. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has made a passionate appeal to Ghanaian parents—especially those with children living with disabilities—not to abandon their children in times of difficulty or financial strain. She urged parents to keep their children at home and work with relevant institutions to find appropriate support systems rather than resorting to neglect or abandonment. The Minister made this call on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, during a working visit to several child protection facilities in the Greater Accra Region. The visit aimed to familiarize herself and her team with the current…

The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mr. Godwin Kudzo Tameklo (Esq.), has affirmed the Authority’s commitment to implementing health and safety measures to prevent accidents in fuel handling in the country. He said over the past decade, particularly since the tragic June 3, 2015 incident, the NPA has fortified Ghana’s safety architecture by revising infrastructure siting guidelines, establishing a multi-stakeholder committee, and enforcing minimum safety standards at every petroleum installation. Besides, he said, technological tools like Automatic Tank Gauging Systems, Electronic Cargo Tracking Systems, and Integrated Enterprise Relational Data Management System (ERDMS) have become indispensable in reducing…

Veteran broadcaster and former United Nations Radio Chief and Communications  Advisor, Joseph Roberts Mensah, known widely as “Uncle Kojo Mensah,” has voiced bold and candid insights amid ongoing tensions in Bawku, a city in Ghana’s Upper East Region marred by decades of conflict rooted in complex ethnic, land, and political disputes. His call for “by-force peace” ignites fresh debate about whether Ghana’s longstanding peace efforts can genuinely stem the cycle of violence that has plagued the region for generations. The Bawku conflict is not new. Historian Emmanuel Kojo Nartey traces its origins to colonial times when administrative boundaries and land…

As Ghana prepares for the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), concerns over digital inequality in basic schools have taken center stage. Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), a leading education policy think tank, has sounded the alarm on what it describes as a deeply unfair system—where children with vastly different access to digital tools are expected to take the same national exam. In an official statement, Eduwatch extended best wishes to all candidates scheduled to write this year’s BECE and encouraged them to remain focused, confident, and to “desist from examination malpractice.” However, beyond the encouragement was a stark warning about…

As the National Democratic Congress (NDC) commemorates its 33rd anniversary, calls for electoral reforms have taken center stage, with leading party figures like Dr. Edward Omane Boamah rallying support for a more transparent and inclusive electoral system in Ghana. In a statement marking the milestone, Dr. Omane Boamah—Ghana’s Minister for Defence and the outgoing Director of Elections and IT for the NDC, congratulated party members, supporters, and sympathizers. He praised the enduring vision of the party’s founding leaders, crediting their resolve with shaping the NDC into what he described as a “robust entity” today. “Our collective success in the 2024…