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play videoFormer Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu Former Majority Leader on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has disclosed the reasons behind his resignation from his position in Parliament on Friday, February 23, 2024.According to him, former President Akufo-Addo, together with the leadership of the party, orchestrated his removal, forcing him to step down.He explained that the president arranged a meeting with him to discuss the changes, stating that the decision was influenced by the likelihood of the then-opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) selecting Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as its running mate. The NPP, he said, wanted…

Alfred Agandaah shows injuries on his back which he says were inflicted by his abductors At least 16 assemblymen of the Kintampo South constituency in the Bono East Region have petitioned the National Democratic Congress hierarchy to bring Unas Owusu, the regional chairman, and three others, to book. The aggrieved assemblymen claim that Unas Owusu and the three, all executives of the Kintampo South NDC, should be held responsible for the ‘kidnapping, brutal assault and torture’ of a party faithful, Alfred Agandaah Atewene, also called Tutu, on February 19, 2025. His only crime was to dare speak against the unexplained…

After the unprecedented and never-expected loss of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) during the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections, some gurus of the NPP have come out, not hypocritically though, advocating that members of the party should stop the “blame game.” I vehemently disagree with them all. Why do they want us to stop the blame game?I personally believe that blame game is a potential and vibrant tool which allows the aggrieved in any democratic group to express their ill-feelings about how things were done in a dictatorial manner, when in several instances, the voice of the people, notably, the…

The Ministry of Health says an estimated $24 million will be required to make three hospitals under the Agenda 111 project operational.According to the ministry, despite claims that the hospitals were completed, equipped, and commissioned before the previous government left office, they currently lack critical medical equipment and systems needed to function.This comes in response to former Finance Minister, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, who, during the Minority’s “True State of the Nation Address” on Monday, March 3, said three Agenda 111 hospitals were fully completed and commissioned.He also claimed a $1.3 billion dedicated funding source had been secured to complete…

The Africa Center for Economic Transformation has stated that Ghana’s economic transformation has not met expectations since independence particularly about the competitiveness of industry in general and manufacturing in particular. Despite significant attention, it pointed out that these sectors remain constrained by the business environment and have little linkage with the extractive industry. It said in its Ghana Country Economic Transformation Outlook 2024 that it has adversely impacted diversification, export competitiveness, productivity, technological advancement, and human well-being, adding that successive administrations have failed to solidify industrialization gains and provide an environment conducive to building a competitive private sector. It identified…

Ghana is the leading gold producer in Africa and one of the top gold exporters in the world. However, despite this status, the country continues to lose billions of dollars annually due to illicit gold trade and smuggling. The government has long struggled to curb these challenges, which have not only deprived the state of much-needed revenue but have also contributed to environmental degradation and economic inefficiencies. To address these concerns, Ghana is considering the establishment of the Ghana Gold Board, a regulatory body designed to oversee gold transactions, eliminate smuggling, and maximize state revenue. But can this new initiative…

President John Dramani Mahama has ordered the immediate reversal of all lands belonging to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that were sold or leased under the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration.The directive was made public by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, in a social media post on Wednesday, March 5.Among these properties is the Ministry’s adjoining land at Airport Residential Area, which, according to Mr. Ablakwa, had been claimed by seven organisations and individuals.The Minister said the allocations will now be cancelled and the land preserved for the benefit of Ghanaians.“President Mahama has directed that all…

The Executive Director at policy think tank, the Institute of Economic Research and Public Policy, IERPP, Dr. George Domfe, has dismissed claims that Ghana’s economy was not adversely impacted by the deadly coronavirus pandemic and the war Russia waged on Ukraine. Contributing to TV3’s KeyPoint programme on Saturday, March 1, 2025, on President John Dramani Mahama’s State of the Nation Address, the development economist said it would be disingenuous for any Ghanaian to say that Covid–19 as well as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine did not contribute to the challenges Ghana’s economy has faced between 2020 and 2024. “When…

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has confirmed that Gifty Oware-Mensah, former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), has returned to Ghana and is prepared to cooperate with the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) in its probe into allegations of at least 80,000 ghost names on the NSA’s payroll.The Effutu MP and lawyer disclosed that Mrs. Oware-Mensah arrived in Ghana on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, and is ready to appear before the NIB alongside her legal team.“I am aware that Gifty arrived this afternoon. I have been in touch with her; she’s here in Ghana. Her lawyers are in contact…

The Ghanaian cedi is matching the United States dollar, with a buying rate of GHS15.36 per dollar and a selling rate of GHS15.82 as of Wednesday, March 5, 2025.At forex bureaus, the cedi is trading at GHS15.50 for those exchanging dollars for cedis and GHS15.90 for those converting cedis to dollars.This data is sourced from Cedirates.com, a reputable Ghanaian platform for currency and fuel updates.On the interbank market, the cedi is trading at GHS15.51 for buying dollars and GHS15.53 for selling dollars.For the British pound, the average exchange rates are GHS19.48 for converting pounds to cedis and GHS20.18 for converting…