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Traders fear further delays after Kejetia Phase II contractor sends 150 staff home
There are growing concerns over possible further delays to the stalled Kejetia Market Phase II project after contractor Contracta directed some 150 staff and senior management to work from home to cut administrative costs. The move has heightened uncertainty over the future of one of Ghana’s largest market redevelopmen...
Nduom: GN Savings and Loans to reopen first branch in Elmina
GN Savings and Loans will reopen its first branch in the coastal town of Elmina as part of a phased nationwide return following a court ruling that overturned the revocation of the institution’s operating licence, the company’s founder said on Saturday. Papa Kwesi Nduom, President of Groupe Nduom, announced the plan du...
Mahama government reintroducing criminal libel law – Afenyo-Markin
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo Markin, has accused the Mahama-led government of gradually reconstructing “a criminal libel regime under the guise of criminal prosecution of political speech.” Addressing journalists at the NPP headquarters in Asylum Down, Accra, on Sunday (17 May) the Effutu...
Bawumia moves to craft alternative cocoa policy after farmer consultations
New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has pledged to develop an alternative policy framework for Ghana’s cocoa sector following concerns over the government’s decision to reduce producer prices. Speaking after receiving a report from a Minority Caucus committee that toured cocoa-growing communities,...
Colombia to close down embassy in Ghana
Far-right candidate and President-elect of Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, has announced that he will close the Colombian embassy in Ghana. In a post on their Threads handle on Monday, 27 July 2026, The NovaTimes reported that President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella also indicated that embassies in Algeria, Azerba...
No existing e-Visa contract was cancelled – Ablakwa
Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, on Monday (25 May) dismissed claims that the government had breached an existing agreement in the rollout of the country’s new electronic visa system, saying no such contract existed. Speaking at the launch of the e-Visa portal in Accra, Ablakwa said concerns circulati...
KMA revenue hits 80% target amid strong digital collection drive
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) says it exceeded its internally generated revenue target in 2025 but warned that rising sanitation costs had sharply distorted spending and limited investment in infrastructure. Metropolitan Chief Executive Richard Ofori-Agyeman Boadi told the Assembly that total revenue performan...
Resources don’t build legacies; good governance does – MiDA CEO
The Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), Alexander Kofi-Mensah Mould, has called for stronger governance frameworks to ensure Africa's critical mineral resources become a catalyst for sustainable development rather than conflict, insisting that the continent's future will be defined n...
Arrest and detention of our lawyers unlawful – MPOBB
A leading law firm in Ghana, Minkah-Premo, Osei-Bonsu, Bruce-Cathline and Partners (MPOBB), has described the purported recent arrest and detention of two of its lawyers, Justice Menka-Premoh and Ms. Sophia Korkor, by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI), as an unlawful development. The position of MPOBB is cont...
Suame NDC women’s wing reports MCE to Mahama over nepotism, neglect
Members of the women’s wing of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Suame Constituency of the Ashanti Region have accused the Municipal Chief Executive of nepotism, abuse of office and poor leadership, warning that his actions are deepening divisions and undermining support for the party in the area. Th...
KATH CEO suspension won’t solve Ashanti health crisis – Bawumia’s spokesperson
A deputy spokesperson for former Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia’s 2028 presidential bid, Dr Ekua Amoakoh has criticised Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh over the suspension of the Chief Executive Officer of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), describing the move as misplaced and ineffective. She says the susp...
Exclusive: Sedina Tamakloe Attionu appeal has nothing to do with my tenure – Former Attorney General Godfred Dame
Asaase News: The NDC appears to be suggesting that the appeal in the Sedina Tamakloe Attionu case was filed during your tenure as Attorney-General, and therefore the NPP bears responsibility for what has happened. How do you respond? Godfred Yeboah Dame: That narrative is misleading and deliberately ignores the chronol...