The Overlord of Dagbon, Yaa Naa Abukari II, has waded into the ongoing strike by doctors at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) by dispatching a high-powered delegation to mediate and urge a return to work. The delegation, led by Zangbalun Naa Dr. Yakubu II, Chief of the Zangbalun Traditional Area, met separately with management of…
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has denied social media claims that the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), Major General Lawrence Kwaku Gbetanu, was attacked during his recent visit to Bawku in the Upper East Region. In a statement released on Thursday, April 25, GAF described the viral videos circulating online as “false and should…
An Accra High Court has struck out a motion filed by the Ghana Police Service that sought to prohibit a planned protest against illegal mining in Ghana. The court’s decision follows a prayer by Assistant State Attorney David Bachem, acting on the orders of the Attorney General, for the motion to be withdrawn. This latest…
Ghana is poised to revolutionize its passport system with the official rollout of the highly anticipated chip-embedded polycarbonate passport and the implementation of significant passport reform policies, set to commence on April 28, 2025. The announcement was made on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, during a media briefing…
The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has appealed to the striking doctors at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) to come to the negotiation table. The doctors have withdrawn emergency services following the sacking of the Chief Executive Officer of the hospital of Tuesday, after the minister paid an unannounced visit to the hospital. Mr…
The National Coordinator of the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP) Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, has mounted a strong defence of President John Dramani Mahama’s handling of the Chief Justice’s suspension, describing the process as fair and procedurally sound. Speaking on Breakfast Daily on Channel One TV on Thursday, April 24, Vanderpuye rejected accusations made by the…
Australia-based mining firm Atlantic Lithium has made an urgent appeal to the government of Ghana for fiscal relief to rescue its planned Ewoyaa lithium project, warning that collapsing global lithium prices have rendered the venture economically unviable. The company, which has invested approximately $70 million since 2016, is developing what would be Ghana’s first lithium…
Heightened tension erupted in Kumasi’s central business district, on Thursday morning, April 24, after hundreds of aggrieved traders forced their way into a restricted zone at the Adum Blue Light enclave, prompting a swift military deployment to quell the unrest. The confrontation began when the traders defied an existing restriction by storming the area, overwhelming…
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources has reassured Zoomlion Ghana Limited that the government will settle its outstanding debts for sanitation services provided over the past two years. Zoomlion Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), has been owed to the tune of 1.2 billion Ghana cedis for its…
Former CPP General Secretary, Dr. James Kwabena Bomfeh has cautioned President John Dramani Mahama against removing Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaba Torkonoo.James Kwabena Bomfeh, popularly called Kabila, questioned the legitimacy of the President’s move towards the Chief Justice following a petition to remove her.The Chief Justice Torkonoo has been suspended, however, she waits to appear…
