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Chairman of the Ad hoc Committee probing the vetting chaos on January 30, Emmanuel Bedzrah, has revealed that Asante Akim Central MP and Vice-Chair of the Committee, Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi received an order from Minority leader to recuse himself from the Committee hearing. On Wednesday, February 5, 2025 when hearing on the vetting chaos commenced, the Asante Akim Central MP was amongst committee members who begun the hearing and asked some witnesses questions until at a point requested to be excused briefly. According to Mr. Bedzrah, the Vice-Chair after returning from the short break recused himself upon directive from Minority Leader,…

Some of the deputy ministerial nominees of Mahama President John Dramani Mahama has nominated 13 people for appointments as deputy ministers.The list includes renowned legal practitioner, Justice Srem Sai, and Ayawaso West Wuogon MP cum farmer, John Dumelo.Justice Srem Sai has been nominated as the Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice-designate, while John Dumelo has been nominated as the Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture-designate.The Member of Parliament (MP) of Asuogyaman, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has been named by President Mahama as the Minister of Finance-designate, while MP of Builsa South, Dr. Clement Abas Apaak, has been nominated as the…

Dr. Chris Kpodar, a renowned Artificial Intelligence (AI) Expert has proposed a groundbreaking solution to combat corruption in Ghana and to eliminate manual processes that enable corruption and fraud, predicting or revealing activities that were previously undetectable.He emphasized that for the government to gain credibility, it must invest in AI to address corruption sustainably, stressing that “this investment would enable the government to redesign systems prone to bribery, promoting transparency and trust.”Dr. Kpodar, who is the Executive Director of Solomon Investment Ghana Limited, noted that through the usage of AI predictive analytics, automation and transparency, data analysis and visualization, machine…

The Tarkwa District Court One has sentenced a 21-year-old illegal miner, Kwadwo Asenso Godden, to one day’s imprisonment for stealing a gold detector machine valued at GH¢13,000.Presiding over the case, Mr. Charles Owusu Nsiah also fined Godden GH¢1,200, with a default penalty of three months of hard labor in prison.Godden pleaded guilty to charges of unlawful entry and stealing.Presenting the case, Police Sergeant Enoch Assan-Donkoh informed the court that both the complainant, Rambow Benjamin, and the convict reside in Atwereboanda, a community in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality.According to the prosecution, Benjamin stored his gold detector machine in his room after…

Dr. Johnson Asiama has been nominated as Bank of Ghana Governor The Minority’s recent attacks on Dr. Johnson Asiama’s appointment as Governor of the Bank of Ghana expose their sheer hypocrisy. After failing for nearly eight years to politically prosecute him, they have now resorted to baseless mudslinging in a futile attempt to discredit a man whose only crime was serving his country diligently. The claim that his appointment will affect Ghana’s IMF engagements, external deals, and stock exchange is not only unfounded but laughable, especially coming from the very people who recklessly looted the country’s resources and destroyed the…

“Parliament is not a congress of ambassadors from different and hostile interests… but parliament is a deliberative assembly of one nation, with one interest, that of the whole…” Ghana’s Parliament, once hailed as a beacon of democracy in Africa, has descended into a theatre of shame and disrepute. The recent chaos that erupted during the vetting of ministerial nominees has exposed the true nature of our so-called “honourable” representatives – a collection of petty, power-hungry individuals who have utterly abandoned their duty to serve the Ghanaian people. The scenes of lawmakers engaged in physical altercations, destroying furniture and microphones, were…

Black Queens of Ghana will play an international friendly against Morocco this month as part of their preparations for the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). Newly appointed head coach Kim Lars Bjorkegren will take charge of his first game when Ghana faces Morocco at the Pere Jego Stadium in Casablanca on Friday, February 21. The match is one of two preparatory fixtures scheduled for the senior national team during the February 2025 women’s international match window. Free daily newsletter Sign up to The Daily Briefing A daily dive into the most important news shaping Ghana and the world.…

Dutch chocolate maker Tony’s Chocolonely has long been at the forefront of pushing for more sustainability in cocoa production.The company has set up a blockchain-backed traceability system based on satellite imagery and polygon-mapping of the farms from which it sources its cocoa, ahead of application of the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free Products, or EUDR, which lays out requirements for importing goods into the EU.But more conventional chocolate sellers like Nestlé have also backed the EUDR, which aims to get rid of deforestation in the supply chains of imported commodities like cocoa.African governments have begun to tackle deforestation with an…

The First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Maxwell Opoku-Afari has proceeded on leave ahead of his retirement. A letter from the Bank of Ghana dated February 4, 2025 said Dr. Opoku-Afari decided to proceed on leave from February 5 prior to the end of his contract and has received approval from President John Mahama. “Dr. Opoku-Afari was appointed on August 7, 2017 for his first four-year term as First deputy Governor and re-appointed for a second term on August 7, 2021” the statement said. “In line with the BoG, Act 2002 (Act 612) as amended his…

Professor Raphael Nyarkotey Obu, a Naturopathic healthcare expert, is spearheading efforts to promote hibiscus (locally known as sobolo) as an “effective natural remedy” for managing high blood pressure.Through publications and media engagements, he has cited studies demonstrating that Hibiscus can “outperform” pharmaceutical drugs for managing hypertension.“Hibiscus is rich in antioxidants and anthocyanins, which work together to relax blood vessels, improve circulation, and lower both systolic and diastolic blood pressure,” he stated in a recent article copied to Ghana News Agency.Describing Sobolo as “an affordable alternative to traditional pharmaceutical treatments,” Prof. Obu emphasized its potential to create economic opportunities for Ghana.He…