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Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has revealed that he authorized the arrest of former Public Procurement Authority (PPA) Board Chairman, Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi.Prof. Ameyaw-Akumfi was taken into custody by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) on February 23, 2025, at Kawukudi, near Nima in the Greater Accra Region. He is currently under investigation for financial matters related to his tenure as Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructural Investment Fund (GIIF).According to his lawyer, Ken Kuranchie, a group of men in three pickups arrived at Prof. Ameyaw-Akumfi’s residence on the day of his arrest and informed him that…

Old Tafo MP Vincent Ekow Assafuah has urged President John Dramani Mahama to take immediate steps to deploy staff to the newly completed Oforikrom hospital under the Agenda 111 project.Sharing a video of the fully equipped facility, the lawmaker emphasized that the hospital, which was initiated and completed under former President Nana Akufo-Addo’s administration, is ready to serve the people.“Oforikrom’s Agenda 111 hospital is fully equipped and ready—Mr. President, deploy the staff and let’s serve the people,” Assafuah stated.Agenda 111 is a bold initiative launched by the Akufo-Addo administration aimed at improving healthcare infrastructure across Ghana.The project sought to construct…

“Bruised but motivated,” was how one of Volodymyr Zelensky’s entourage described how they had been feeling, as a small group of journalists crammed into what felt like an even smaller room at Stansted Airport. The British state had done its best to give the Ukrainian president “all bells and whistles” when he arrived in the UK for a summit with 18 world leaders after his dressing down by Donald Trump and JD Vance on Friday night, a government source told me. He shared an embrace with Sir Keir Starmer outside No 10, where he was greeted with spontaneously cheering crowds, and met with King Charles…

Ghana is considered one of the more stable nations in West Africa, having transitioned to multi-party democracy in 1992. However, corruption, often referred to as “ketease hye ne proye” (meaning hide it under the bed and let it rot), is prevalent in all sectors of Ghanaian society. Many concerned citizens have proposed asset and liability declarations to combat this issue. These declarations would require public officials to disclose details about their personal wealth, including property and investments. This initiative tackles corruption by pinpointing possible conflicts of interest and unexpected wealth increases. By mandating asset declarations from officials before they take…

The staff of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in the Western North Region have been tasked with approaching this year with seriousness through intensive media engagement and community outreach exercises.Gordon Amoh Boahen, the Western North Regional Director of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), stated that this initiative would help expand the Scheme’s access to citizens and support the country in achieving Universal Health Coverage.He made these remarks at the 2024 Annual Performance Review meeting of the NHIS in Sefwi-Wiawso.Boahen also urged the staff to work as a team and put in more effort in their daily operations to…

For three decades now, the 4th Republic of Ghana has skirted economic disaster due to weak fiscal controls and poor public financial management (PFM). Even more harrowing to note is that the collapse of each of the previous republics was preceded by an economic crisis. It is as clear as noonday that Ghana’s failure to curb its addiction to skating on the brink is tantamount to PLAYING WITH HELL FIRE. To be honest, though, the country has not been short of theatrics, earnest proclamations, and acronyms in the seeming quest to redress the perennial public financial management mess. From PAMSCAD…

The woes of a suspected sheep thief have been deepened as he has been arrested in possession of a stolen white sheep and an unlicensed pistol.Suspect Bashiru Mohammed, alias ‘Can Do’, police announced, stole the sheep from one Oppong Samuel, aged 23, in Otaakrom near Nyinahin in the Ashanti region.The theft, according to a Nyinahin District police report, happened at 3:30am on February 28, 2025. The owner of the animal, valued at GHS 2,500, however, suspected Bashiru as the thief.True to his suspicion, Oppong led the youth of Otaakrom to Bashiru, who was said to have the stolen sheep and…

TikTok is profiting from sexual livestreams performed by teens as young as 15, the BBC has been told. We spoke to three women in Kenya who said they began this activity as teenagers. They told us they used TikTok to openly advertise and negotiate payment for more explicit content that would be sent via other messaging platforms. TikTok bans solicitation, but the company knows it takes place, moderators have told the BBC. TikTok takes a cut of about 70% from all livestream transactions, we have previously found. TikTok told the BBC it has “zero tolerance for exploitation”. Livestreams from Kenya are…

After thirty-two (32) years of Constitutional rule and democracy under the Fourth Republic of Ghana, the State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered by the incoming President onthe occasion of the transition of government from one of the two political parties to the other ought to move from the blame game to a recognition of the past contributions to nation building and a determination to build upon the past for the future.The situation since the 2001 transition from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government of President Jerry John Rawlings to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government of President John Agyekum…

eTranzact Ghana, a leading provider of payments technology, was awarded the title of ‘Fintech Company of the Year’ at the 4th Ghana Fintech Awards, held on March 1, 2025, at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra. The Ghana Fintech Awards, organized by the Ghana FinTech and Payments Association in partnership with Arkel Limited, aim to celebrate and recognize excellence within Ghana’s rapidly growing fintech sector. This year’s event featured 25 award categories, highlighting the industry’s continuous innovation and growth. Under the theme “Building Trust in Ghana’s Digital Economy: The Essential Role of Cybersecurity and Data Privacy,” the ceremony highlighted the…