Author: SAMUEL

Ghana is set to scrap minimum capital requirements for foreign investors under a revised Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) Act. The move, announced at the Ghana Presidential Investment Forum in Yokohama, Japan, is designed to make the country more accessible to investors of all sizes. President John Dramani Mahama explained that the reform will allow even small-scale investors to establish businesses in Ghana without meeting steep equity thresholds. “In the reviewed Ghana Investment Promotion Centre Act, we’re removing those minimum capital investments. This will enable any investor, however little money you have, 100,000 dollars, 50,000 dollars, to be able to…

Foreign Minister and North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has strongly defended his record on the presidential jet controversy, insisting that his position has always been guided by national interest and not partisan attacks. “I remain extremely proud of my parliamentary oversight as Ranking Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, particularly on my legislative scrutiny of presidential travels. My principled position has not changed and will not change. It has always been for God and Country,” he stated in a post on social media. Drawing a historical comparison, he recalled that former President Nana Akufo-Addo, while serving as…

North Tongu MP and Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has questioned what he describes as a dramatic shift in former President Akufo-Addo’s stance on the acquisition and use of presidential jets. Reflecting on parliamentary records, Ablakwa recalled that Akufo-Addo, then a Ranking Member in Parliament in 2000, had strongly opposed President Rawlings’ plans to acquire a new executive jet, insisting on principles of prioritization, prudence, value for money, and transparency. He however expressed concern that Akufo-Addo abandoned those very principles upon becoming President 17 years later. “Former President Akufo-Addo didn’t think President Rawlings’ presidential jet acquisition should be exempt from…

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has defended his long-standing campaign against the charter of luxury jets during former President Akufo-Addo’s administration, insisting that his stance has been vindicated by subsequent developments. In a statement titled “The Presidential Jet Debate — My Proud Legacy for God and Country and Why Dishonest Spin and Hate Campaigns Cannot Defeat Truth,” Ablakwa dismissed calls for his resignation or apology, describing them as comical. “It is really comical that the very people demanding of me to apologize or resign are the same people trying so hard to emulate my actions — the overwhelming verdict by Ghanaians, however,…

Former Ashanti Regional NDC administrator, Wallas Ababio, nearly lost his cool during an interview on Asona FM when host Agya Yaw Obeng Preko pressed him on whether the NDC owed former President Nana Akufo-Addo an apology over the controversial “bathing in the skies” remark. Ababio dismissed the suggestion outright. “The NDC has no reason to apologize because that statement did not come from us. It was not the NDC that said Akufo-Addo was bathing in the skies,” he said, his tone almost flaring with frustration. He was quick to shift the responsibility back to the governing party at the time.…

Former Ashanti Regional NDC administrator, Wallas Ababio, has stressed the urgent need for Ghana to acquire a new presidential jet, following the recent helicopter crash that claimed lives and raised concerns about air safety. Speaking in an interview with Yaw Obeng Prekp on Asona FM, as monitored by MyNewsGh, he said the current presidential jet is no longer reliable. “It is time to acquire a new presidential jet for the presidency,” Ababio declared, adding that the issue has become unavoidable after the crash. He explained that the existing jet had been left grounded abroad due to its deteriorating condition. “The…

Residents of Assin Nkukuasa were thrown into panic on Tuesday, August 19, after four armed men in military camouflage reportedly stormed the home of Nana Professor Okogyeaman Ameyaw Dankwa Okokroko II, Chief of Assin Wurakese, and whisked him away at dawn. News of the alleged abduction spread quickly, prompting a swift response from the Central North Regional Police Command. Patrol teams, intelligence units, and checkpoints across the Central and Eastern Regions were immediately alerted. By 9:05 a.m., a police operation intercepted a Mitsubishi pickup with registration number GN-833-24 in Asamankese, where the chief was found with four other men. The…

Gospel musician Pastor Solomon Ohene Akuffo, known in music circles as Ps Solo, has released a new song titled “Enter” According to him, his latest single, Enter, was inspired by a disturbing TikTok video he came across. The video showed a young man abusing a drug known as “red,” struggling to keep his eyes open. That image reminded him of Romans 7:15, where Apostle Paul speaks of the struggle with human weakness and addiction. “The picture touched me deeply,” Ps Solo explained. “I thought, even if God said He had granted this young man entry into heaven, in his state,…

Chief of Staff Julius Debrah has inaugurated the newly constituted Board of Directors of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), urging members to work collectively in advancing the Authority’s mandate and supporting its Chief Executive, Alexander Kofi-Mensah Mould. Mr. Debrah praised Mr. Mould as “innovative and progressive,” emphasizing MiDA’s central role in delivering on government’s development priorities. The 11-member board is chaired by development expert Charles Abugre Akelyira and includes five ministers of state: Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson (Finance), John Abdulai Jinapor (Energy), Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey (Gender, Children and Social Protection), Dr. Dominic Ayine (Attorney General and Justice), and…

Organizers of the much-anticipated Exclusive All Black Party (3rd Edition) have announced the postponement of the event to next year, citing unforeseen circumstances. In a statement issued on Wednesday, management of Ridge Condos explained that the decision stemmed from scheduling conflicts with two headline foreign artists from Nigeria, who were unable to confirm their availability within the chosen timeframe. Despite efforts to secure alternative dates, the organizers admitted they could not finalize arrangements that would preserve the party’s promised standard of excellence. “The primary reason for this postponement is that two main foreign artists from Nigeria, who were initially contacted…