Author: SAMUEL
Gertrude Torkornoo Former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has filed a case at the High Court against her removal as Chief Justice. She is also seeking to halt the vetting of the Chief Justice nominee, Paul Baffoe Bonnie. In the suit, she is seeking “An order of certiorari bringing up into this court for the purpose of being quashed and for quashing, the proceedings of the 15th of May 2025 and the entire proceedings and outcomes of the Article 146 set up to consider petitions to remove the Applicant chaired by Pwamang…
Technical Adviser at the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition, Dr Yussif Sulemana, says that though Ghana acknowledges that sustainable energy is here to stay, the country is moving at its own pace and not rushing in its effort to reduce carbon footprints. Speaking at the Africa Sustainable Energy Centre’s (ASEC) sideline event during World Energy Week 2025, he explained that Ghana is fully aligned with global efforts to decarbonise but locally, the country still depends largely on hydrocarbons in its industrialisation, thus renewable energy alone cannot meet the pace of the country’s development. “We want to move along, but…
Accra Hearts of Oak look to preserve their 10-game unbeaten run against Berekum Chelsea when they travel to the Golden City Park on Sunday, October 19. The Phobians have dominated this clash for the past five years. With six wins and four draws in 10 matches since 2020, Hearts of Oak are confident of walking out of Berekum with at least a point. Berekum Chelsea’s last victory over Hearts of Oak came on the opening day in 2019, thanks to a 33rd-minute strike from Jonah Attuquaye. This season, Mas-Ud Didi Dramani’s side has scored only two goals in five games,…
The deceased hanging on a tree. A 57-year-old man, identified as Agya Badu and popularly known as Express, has allegedly taken his own life at Oheamadwen in the Shama District of the Western Region after attacking his wife with a machete over a divorce threats. According to reports from the community, the deceased had for some time now been having marital issues with his wife, who had reportedly informed him of her decision to end the marriage. His reaction allegedly turned violent earlier in the week when he first attempted to attack her…
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has led a high-level delegation of senior officers from the Ghana Police Service (GPS) to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) New York Field Office — marking the first-ever official engagement between the leadership of the Ghana Police Service and senior executives of the FBI in the United States. This historic visit forms part of a broader U.S. engagement aimed at deepening operational partnerships and sharing best practices between the Ghana Police Service and leading American law enforcement agencies. During the meeting with Assistant Director-in-Charge Christopher Raia and his leadership team,…
New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Kennedy Agyapong, asked delegates of the NPP to vote for him to become flagbearer. He says as a businessman, he can create jobs and therefore, he should be given the power as flagbearer and subsequently as president to do that for the Ghanaian youth. Speaking in a recent interview in the Upper West Region, Ken Agyapong said, “You need a businessman who will come and create industries, at least in the five northern regions. I’m going to move two ministries to the five northern regions. The first one, I know, will go to Tamale…
An injection to prevent HIV is to be offered to patients on the NHS in England and Wales for the first time, bringing the policy in line with Scotland. The long-acting shot, given six times a year or every other month, is an alternative to taking daily pills to protect against the virus. Experts hope the cabotegravir (CAB-LA) injections will help meet the ambition of ending new HIV cases by 2030 in the UK. Meanwhile, early results for a different injection called lenacapavir suggest it may even be possible to move people on to an annual HIV prevention jab. ‘This…
Former Director of the National Service Authority, Osei Assibey Antwi Lawyer for former Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Osei Assibey Antwi, has told the Accra High Court that his client has not been served with the chargesheet against him. Paa Kwesi Kuboadzi also indicated that they were not given the hearing notice for the case early, hence the failure of the former NSA boss to show up in court. He explained that Osei Assibey Antwi reports to investigators in Kumasi every Monday, apart from the first Monday of the month, when he comes to the…
Dr Asiama (Left) The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Asiama, has said that the central bank continues to hold tight to its monetary policy stance despite the easing of measures to tame inflation. Explaining what accounted for the drop in inflation since the new administration took over, Dr Asiama gave the credit to the tight monetary stance of the BoG. “When we came in, we saw that we had to do a number of things; even the entire monetary policy framework needed to…
Dr Asiama (Right) speaking an interview during the IMF/World Bank meetings Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) , Dr Johnson Asiama, has said that the Mahama administration has so far done a good job in restoring the economy, hence Ghana can exit the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme next year. He made the point that Ghana is currently ahead of most of the targets and benchmarks under the IMF programme. “We are running ahead of programme target for the year on almost everything: inflation, reserves build up, economic growth, we are running ahead, and we are happy that we…