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Former Minister for Lands, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has said the argument that the John Mahama led-administration has reduced the size of government cannot hold water because the reality is that the new arrangement has rather increased the size and cost of government in a camouflaged style. Abu Jinapor argues that Presidential Staffers, Presidential Advisors and Presidential Aides have their salaries, emoluments and retirement benefits pegged at the same level as deputy ministers therefore even if President Mahama shrinks the number of ministers and deputy ministers to 60 as promised, the fact that the same government has hugely increased the number…

The Office of the President has no legal rights to arbitrarily revoke the appointments of Public Servants who were  duly recruited in line with established legal and administrative procedures and claim the justification of revocation is because the appointments were done after December 7 2024, after the former administration lost the elections, Minority Leader Osahen Alexander Afenyo-Markin has stated. The Minority Leader said the dismissals are not about economic prudence but rather a deliberate political cleansing of the public sector to make room for party loyalists and has therefore called for a Parliamentary probe into the Executive decision. “Article 24…

Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) and The Gambia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to replicate its African tailored waste management solution in The Gambia. This move is seen as an “African solution to an African challenge.” The signing ceremony was led by the Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources, Honourable Rohey John Manjang and Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group, at a brief but significant ceremony in Accra on Monday, March 3, 2025. According to Madam Manjang, there was the need for Africa to devise homegrown solutions to its challenges, stating her…

Renowned filmmaker and actress, Juliet Yaa Asante, the former Executive Secretary of the National Film Authority (NFA) has opened up about a list of ordeals  ranging from financial neglect from government and absence of office equipment, intimidation and sexual harassment from her superiors, to insults buses  and lack of cooperation she endured during her tenure. Juliet  Asante on Sunday took to her facebook page to congratulate the newly appointed Executive Secretary, colleague actress Kafui Danku-Pitcher and describe her exit from the NFA as “freedom”. In her write up, Juliet Asante said the first year she was appointed to head the…

The Minority in Parliament has explained that the side abstained from the 3-day orientation programme held at the Volta Serene Hotel in Ho for Members, ostensibly to cut cost as the programme could have been held in the Chamber to save cost. “We all want to reduce cost so the last time, the argument was strongly made that we should reduce cost by having the engagement here. What has changed? You are already saying that the economy is not strong so simply put, we want to reduce cost. To that end the retreat respectfully, Mr. Speaker, should be held here…

It is quite unfortunate that, we have a lot of neutral-sycophants, cowards clergy, and interest-driven intellectuals who are just watching unconsciously, and unconcerned for the public funds of Ghana to be used for the construction of a permanent Hajj Village for the Muslims community. This was the decision by John Mahama government  days ago. But the use of public funds to sponsor the construction of the Hajj Village can be best described as a criminally masterminded government decision at the detriment of taxpayers. The truth be told; we are creating a dangerous society where the minority enjoys preferential treatment at…

A former Bronx-based immigration attorney with Ghanaian descent, Kofi Amankwaa, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for orchestrating a multi-year immigration fraud scheme involving fraudulent applications under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, announced the sentencing on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, after Amankwaa pleaded guilty in September 2024. U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla delivered the sentence, holding Amankwaa accountable for exploiting the immigration system for personal gain. According to court records, Amankwaa and his team filed thousands of fraudulent immigration applications between…

SUSPECT DANIEL Tuffuor is due in court on Monday, March 17, 2025 over the death of his girlfriend, Yabane Deladem Aku. Both suspect and the deceased are students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi. Yabane was found dead on KNUST campus on Thursday. Circumstances leading to her death was reportedly captured on CCTV. Police after watching the CCTV footage apprehended Tuffuor as the prime suspect, leading to his arraignment on Friday. Tuffuor, who has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder and causing harm, appeared in court on Friday looking quiet. His plea was…

President John Dramani Mahama has told Parliament that it was only after he was sworn into office on January 7, this year he got to know the true extend of what he described as the broken state of Ghana’s economy. The President said he inherited a heavily indebted Ghana that has its energy sector almost collapsed, cocoa sector massaged and with millions of unemployed youth who have as a result become despaired and frustrated, creating a major national security risks, amidst other daunting challenges in every sector of governance and the economy. . “When I decided to run for President…

I won’t be the type of leader who would be interested and focus in shifting blame onto others, but rather be a man of conviction and stand firm to solve all issues for the betterment of my country people, President John Dramani Mahama has said. “I am sad to report that the state of our nation is not good. Our economy is in crisis, and our people are suffering unprecedented hardships. Mr. Speaker, it is not my style to lament and shift blame when confronted with challenges, as others often do. My approach is to accept challenges and work hard…