Author: SAMUEL
The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has announced that the government has directed the Attorney General to begin the process of terminating the existing contract for the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam and re-awarding it to ensure its completion. Mr. Opoku emphasized the government’s strong commitment, under the leadership of former President John Dramani Mahama, to seeing the project through as part of its broader agenda to safeguard livelihoods and strengthen food security. “What we are doing is that we have asked the AG to initiate the processes for the termination of the contract, re-award the contract and the president…
The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Akweley Ocloo, has issued a stern warning to some Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in the region, accusing them of abuse of office, inefficiency, and lack of discipline in managing their assemblies. Ms. Ocloo expressed concern that the conduct of certain executives was undermining President John Dramani Mahama’s reset agenda for the region. “I have reports that many of you have turned your official offices into party meeting grounds, filling them with unauthorised officials and visitors, while your staff, the very people who you are supposed to lead, are denied access to…
Lawyer for former Director General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Charles Adu Boahene, Samuel Atta-Akyea, has accused the Attorney General’s office of deliberately withholding crucial evidence in his client’s ongoing trial. According to Mr. Atta-Akyea, the prosecution failed to disclose 83 pages of a bank statement that he insists are critical to Adu Boahene’s defence. Speaking in an interview with JoyNews on Friday, August 29, he alleged that the missing documents have created what he described as a “deficit of evidence” in the case. “The Attorney General withheld about 83 pages of a bank statement that the Attorney General…
Acting Minister for Environment, Science, and Technology, Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah (MP), has formally written to the Office of the Attorney General for the immediate revocation of Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2462 and its amended version, L.I. 2501. A statement from the ministry issued on August 29, 2025, said the decisive legal action is designed to unify and strengthen the regulatory framework, creating a cohesive front for all stakeholders in the national fight against illegal mining known as galamsey. It further stated that the move aims to end the severe environmental devastation that has polluted Ghana’s water bodies and degraded its…
The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Akweley Ocloo, has issued a strong warning to Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in the region, expressing deep dissatisfaction with what she described as their inefficiency, complacency, and lack of commitment to delivering results. Speaking during a media engagement organised by the Regional Coordinating Council and the 29 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to review their activities, Ms. Ocloo stated that the lack of seriousness among some executives is undermining the reset agenda championed by President John Dramani Mahama. “I want to get straight to the point and say I am…
Chief Executive Officer for the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Eric Adjei, has condemned the decision by Minority Leader Afenyo Markin to engage in politics during the one-week observation of the late Ernest Kumi. While addressing the gathering at the one-week observation at Wenchi, Afenyo-Markin used the opportunity to remind those gathered of the wickedness of the National Democratic Congress. He indicated that, as a political party, the NDC was shameless for deciding to contest the Akwatia by-election when the NPP had stayed out of contesting the Tamale Central seat to allow for national cohesion and unity. To him,…
Ghanaian statesman and business leader, Sir Sam Jonah, praised President John Mahama for what he described as an unwavering commitment to democratic principles. His comments come on the back of the President’s refusal to entertain notions of amending the constitution for a third term. In a post on social media platform Threads on Friday, Sir Jonah commended Mr Mahama for refusing to back calls for constitutional amendments that could allow him to seek a third presidential term. “John Mahama’s leadership embodies the values of democracy and integrity. Despite calls to amend the constitution for personal gain, he remains committed to…
Director-General of Operations at the Ghana Police Service, COP Vance Baba Gariba, has disclosed that motorbikes should stay 100 m away from every polling station on September 2, 2025, in Akwatia. He says this is part of the measures to ensure the election is free, fair and devoid of any form of violence. COP Vance Baba made this known at a media briefing on Friday, August 29, 2025, ahead of the by-election. “We may not infringe on people’s rights, preventing them from riding their motorbikes; however, these motorbikes will only be entertained 100 metres away from the polling stations. We…
The Ghana Police Service says it has deployed 5,500 police personnel for the Akwatia by-elections. This was disclosed by COP Vans Baba Gariba, who briefed the press ahead of the September 2, 2025, by-elections. He indicated that all personnel have been taken to their polling stations and electoral areas where they will be performing their duties and are expected to provide top-notch security during the polls. To reassure electorates that the police are in the constituency to protect and not intimidate them, COP Vans Baba Gariba indicated that “the personnel will be engaged in community engagements to assure the electorates…
Former running mate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, is of the view that every single thing that the National Democratic Congress promised, they have failed. According to him, the current government has nothing to offer the good people of Ghana. Napo, as he is affectionately called, could not fathom why the government would fail on all its promises in just 8 months in office. To him, the people of Akwatia are voting at a time when Ghanaians are realizing that they have sold their colored TV for Black and White, and therefore, it will be…