Director of Operations at the Presidency, Lord Commey has disclosed that he has never spoken to the former Minister for Science and Technology and former chairman of the Inter-ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (ICIM), Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng in his life.
Mr. Commey said it then came as a surprise to him when the former Chairman of the Committee wrote in...
Operatives of the National Security Ministry have allegedly taken control of a large area of land that belongs to Cascade Development Company Limited (CDC), the owner of Kempinski Hotel, Accra, despite a court order that instructed the Ministry to refrain from developing or dealing with the disputed land.
Reports suggest that heavily armed operatives entered the land, known as the...
The Director of Business Operations at Dalex Finance, Joe Jackson has advised the government to be open and truthful with stakeholders on how it implements the domestic debt exchange programme in order to gain the support of stakeholders for a successful implementation.
The financial analyst indicated that the opposition the government has faced with the debt restructuring programme could have...
A 26-year-old lady has allegedly been shot dead by a young man believed to be her boyfriend at Adum in Kumasi.
The incident which happened Thursday night took place a few meters away from the deceased’s house.
According to some eyewitnesses, they heard the deceased, Victoria Dapaah begging the young man only identified as Takum, not to kill her and that...
For two consecutive years, the Ministry of Finance failed to transfer five percent of the Annual Budget Funding Amount (ABFA) to the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF), despite a directive by the Supreme Court in 2019.
In 2021, the Ministry of Finance was only able to transfer 1.74% of the ABFA, and in 2022, it could only transfer 2.39%.
According to...
The Attorney General and Ministry of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame has appealed a decision by the High Court judge hearing the case brought against former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Stephen Opuni, and others, to start the trial from scratch.
Mr. Opuni has been standing trial together with businessman, Seidu Agongo and Agricult Ghana Limited since...
The Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has expressed “utter disappointment” in former Minister for Science and Technology, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, for naming him in a damning report on illegal mining popularly known as galamsey.
A 37-page report authored by the former Minister for Science and Technology, Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng who was Chairman of the Inter-ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining...
The Tamale Magistrate Court has remanded into police custody four persons suspected to be involved in the killing of the chief of Mujipe in the Central Gonja district.
The suspects according to Citi News sources reported themselves to the Savannah Region police after they were named to be involved in the crime.
They were on Wednesday processed by the police and...
The Director of Operations at the Presidency, Lord Commey, has strongly denied allegations of his involvement in illegal mining popularly known as galamsey.
A 37-page report authored by the former Minister for Science and Technology, Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng who was Chairman of the Inter-ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (ICIM) named Mr Commey as one of the persons at the...
Data from the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) shows that Ghana’s total petroleum revenue between 2011 and 2022 amounted to US$8.8 billion, with the year 2022 recording the highest realized petroleum revenues in the Petroleum Holding Fund (PHF).
The total petroleum revenue in 2022 is the highest for a single year since petroleum production began in Ghana, with a...
