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The Minority in Parliament has said a public claim by government in March this year that some 1,357 shipping containers filled with cables and other equipment belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have gone missing from the Tema Port was nothing but a big hoax. The Caucus, in addressing a news conference on Tuesday called on Energy Minister, John Jinapor to appear before Parliament to give a full briefing on the said missing containers because new information from government agencies suggests the supposedly missing containers have been found. The Deputy Ranking Member on the Energy Committee, Collins Adomako…

A joint team of armed soldiers and policemen were deployed to the headquarters of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to help control a swelling crowd on New Patriotic Party (NPP) members who had gone there after reports that the Party’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Bosiako alias Chairman Wontumi had been arrested and detained there. Chairman Wontumi was arrested by EOCO officials leaving the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) headquarters in Accra. Wontumi was at the CID headquarters to continue to assist in investigations into charges of illegal mining levelled against him. He had been invited by the CID…

THERE WAS panic at Anloga Junction in Kumasi on Monday afternoon after an articulated truck ran through scores of cars and caused injuries to five people. The injured people, including males and females, are Rose Arhin, 48, Martha Owusu, 32, Stephen Osei Tutu, 45, Francis Sakyi Gyan, 38, and Stephen Amponsah, 35. The truck was facing Anloga Junction direction and it was descending a hill when it suddenly veered from its lane to the opposite lane, causing fear and panic in the area. The police said the truck, which was loaded with 1,000 bags of maize, ploughed through a number…

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Film Authority (NFA), Kafui Danku-Pitcher, has continued to show active leadership by joining the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture and other top officials on a regional tour to connect with local leaders and promote Ghana’s rich cultural and creative industries. The first stop was a three-day tour in the Volta Region. The Executive Secretary of NFA shared a video on her Facebook page on May 26, 2025, documenting highlights of the tour. The goal of the tour was to connect with local authorities, visit tourist attractions, and create stronger ties between the…

The Deputy Minister of Education, Dr Clement Apaak, has revealed that the John Mahama led government is set to include private senior high schools across the country in the Free SHS programme. Dr. Apaak made this known at a press briefing in Accra on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. According to the Deputy Minister, the move is part of a plan to reduce pressure on public schools and help stop the double-track system. He explained that the idea has been part of the government’s plan since the beginning but is now ready to be carried out after broad discussions. “As part…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) newly-formed government is either asleep at the wheel or entirely indifferent to the suffering, insecurity and institutional corrosion engulfing our Republic, the deputy Minority Leader, Patricia Appiagyei, has said. “This Parliament resumes amidst grave constitutional anxiety, rising public distress and a government that seems to be on autopilot,” Patricia Appiagyei said on Tuesday May 27, 2025 in her remarks at the opening of the Second Meeting of the first session of the Ninth Parliament of the Fourth Republic. The Deputy Leader cited a number of current occurrences in Ghana which she said formed the basis…

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has held a strategy meeting to agree on a work plan for the Second Meeting of the First Session of the Ninth Parliament of the Fourth Republic, which resumes tomorrow, Tuesday May 27, 2025. The strategy meeting, held at the Accra City on Sunday May 25, was summoned by the Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for the Effutu Constituency, Osahen Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin,. It was attended by heads of committees in Parliament, chaired by members of the Minority Caucus. “It is not everything we discussed that is meant for the public to know but…

Former Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has said popular and seasoned lawyer, Thaddeus Sory, has a bewildering obsession over him and suggested Mr. Sory needs healing. Dame made the remark in his first ever response to the several attacks targeted at his person and professional competence by Thaddeus Sory in the form commentaries he has authored and put in the public space through publications on social media. “This, I hope will be my only and ever response to you. I will continue to ignore all your provocative comments”, Godfred Dame noted in his Saturday May, 24, 2025…

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has asked President Mahama to immediately declare a targeted state of emergency in areas affected by illegal mining, known as galamsey in the interest of the state, the people and future generation. During a visit to the Jubilee House last week, the President of the Conference, Most Rev. Matthew Gyamfi, said the directive when implemented would help protect the environment, forest reserves, biodiversity, rivers and water bodies. “Mr President, the 32 years of our democratic dispensation in the fourth republic, has been governed 16 years each by the duopoly of NDC and NPP. The Catholic…

The Eastern South Regional Police Command has arrested a suspect having two pump-action guns with 64 rounds of AA ammunitions, a cutlass, a knife, and an ammunition vest in his possession at Nsawam-Adoagyiri in the Eastern Region. The suspect, identified as Abdul Rauf Salami, a resident of Adoagyiri Zongo, was picked up on the night of Thursday, May 23, 2025, at around 9:30pm. The suspect was picked up following violent clashes between youth from the main township and members of the Zongo community in the Nsawam Adoagyiri Municipality. The conflict is believed to be a reprisal attack sparked by the…