The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is appearing before the Energy Committee of Parliament today, Friday, May 16, 2025, to respond to growing concerns over the nation’s power supply challenges and the company’s financial crisis. This follows revelations by the Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, who disclosed …

A Kumasi High Court has handed down a combined sentence of 120 years imprisonment with hard labour and life imprisonment to Dominic Afriyie, also known as “GH”, for a brutal robbery and murder committed in Atasemanso, Kumasi, in 2021. The 36-year-old was convicted on two counts of robbery and one …

Fuel prices in Ghana are expected to drop significantly in the second pricing window of May 2025, following the recent appreciation of the cedi against the US dollar. This projection comes from the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), which anticipates a general decline in fuel costs of up to 10%. …

The Ghanaian cedi, after staging a remarkable 19% rally within a month to trade at GHS13.05 per US dollar, is projected to gradually weaken and end the year at around GHS14.19, according to Absa Bank’s latest “Ghana Market Insight” report released on May 12, 2025. The cedi’s recent surge, largely …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed a third case of Mpox in the country, according to its latest situational report. The new case, recorded in February 2025, brings the total number of confirmed infections to three this year. All cases have so far been classified as mild, with patients …

A newly inaugurated 11-member Board of Directors for the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has been tasked with the urgent mission of revitalizing the struggling cocoa sector. The board is chaired by Dr. Samuel Ofosu Ampofo and includes key government figures and stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors. The swearing-in …

National Security officers on Thursday, May 15, raided the residence of Maxwell Kofi Jumah, former Managing Director of GIHOC Distilleries, as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged financial misconduct during his tenure. The operation, which was carried out in his absence, aimed to recover vehicles suspected to be state …

Ghana Immigration officers have arrested more than 1,000 street children and their guardians in a massive crackdown on streetism, illegal residency, and potential national security threats in key parts of Accra. The dawn operation, conducted on Friday, May 16, targeted known streetism hotspots including Kaneshie, Abossey Okai, and Kwame Nkrumah …

Former Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has taken a swipe at President John Dramani Mahama for what he describes as a lenient approach to the recent controversy surrounding Sammy Gyamfi, the acting CEO of the Ghana Gold Board. Speaking at the Entrepreneurship and National Leadership event at …

The National Service Authority (NSA) has successfully removed more than 2,000 ghost names from its payroll, a move expected to save the state over GH¢1 million. Announcing the development, NSA Director-General Felix Gyamfi stated that the exercise forms part of wider efforts to curb fraud and boost transparency within the …