The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced the full settlement of GH¢162 million owed to individual holders of Cocoa Bills who did not participate in the Government’s Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), bringing to an end a prolonged period of uncertainty for the affected investors. The payment, announced in a statement issued by COCOBOD, covers […] The post COCOBOD Clears
The Ghana Police Service says it has arrested 54 people and seized a substantial quantity of suspected narcotics and prescription drugs during a series of intelligence-led raids across Kumasi, according to a statement issued by the Service’s official account on X. The operation Police said the raids, carried out by the Inspector-General of Police’s Special […] The post Police
CLEVELAND — Federal prosecutors allege a Ghanaian national used AI-driven video technology to pose as a fictitious woman and cultivate online relationships with elderly American victims, as part of a romance fraud network accused of taking more than $8 million from over 80 victims. Frederick Kumi, 31 — who also went by Emmanuel Kojo Baah […] The post Prosecutors:
Former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Awentami Paul Afoko, has officially declared his intention to contest for the party’s National Chairmanship, promising to reunite the party, strengthen its structures and position it to recapture political power. Announcing his decision at a press conference in Accra on Tuesday, Mr. Afoko said his decision […] The post Afoko
Ghana needs an estimated US$37.2 billion annually to bridge its infrastructure deficit, yet current public investment remains nowhere near the level required, raising serious concerns about the country’s ability to accommodate its rapidly growing urban population and sustain long-term economic growth. These findings are contained in the World Bank’s latest report titled A Sustainable Cities […] The post Ghana
The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has committed GH¢8.4 million towards the rehabilitation of three Ghana Water Limited (GWL) treatment plants whose operations have been severely disrupted by illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. The agreement, signed between GoldBod and GWL, will fund rehabilitation works at the Bonsa, Daboase and Sekyere Heman Water Supply Systems in the […] The post GoldBod
Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, alias COKA, the Ashanti Regional chairman hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has affirmed that he will emerge the next Regional chairman of the party. “l am winning the polls with not less than 90 per cent of the total votes”, he told listeners of OTEC FM, during the station’s “Dwabrem” political […] The post COKA sure of emerging
Some factories established under the government’s One District, One Factory (1D1F) programme have shut down and been converted into churches, the Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, told Parliament’s Assurance Committee. Mr Ibrahim attributed the failures primarily to poor site selection, saying some plants were built in districts without access to […] The post Abandoned
Three eminent members of their parties, Prof. Frimpong-Boateng, Dr. Nyaho-Tamakloe and Dr. Amoako-Nuamah have filed suit number J1/05/2026 with the Supreme Court. They want the court to declare the delegate systems of their parties unconstitutional. Their suit seeks refuge in the following articles of the Constitution: 1, 17, 35(5), 35(6)(d), 42 and 55(5). The defendants […] The post The
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has opened an important national conversation by proposing constitutional amendments to give traditional and religious leaders a role in Ghana’s parliamentary process. The proposal, made during the National Development Conference, organised by the Church of Pentecost, deserves careful consideration not because it is without difficulty, but because it […] The post Editorial:
Five days after a nationwide sanitation exercise, heaps of refuse collected from streets and drains across Sekondi-Takoradi remain uncleared, triggering public anger and renewed criticism of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) over its handling of waste management. The lingering piles of waste, particularly around the Market Circle and other parts of the metropolis, have begun […] The post Days
Economists and financial analysts are alarmed following the revelation that Nigeria lost N34 trillion, which represents 61 percent of the 2025 budget, to import waivers in the same year. DAILY POST reports that the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adeniyi, said duty exemption certificate approvals granted by the federal government on goods and […] The post Nigeria loses
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