Government has cancelled a $1.2 billion bauxite lease with local firm Rocksure International, seeking a partnership instead with a big overseas company to tap one of West Africa’s richest deposits, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. Potential partners include Dubai-based Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) or a Chinese …
Read More »Eight suspects in NSS scandal seek plea bargains, offer to testify – Attorney General reveals
Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has disclosed that eight individuals implicated in the National Service Scheme (NSS) scandal have approached his office to negotiate plea deals and are prepared to testify against others involved. A plea bargain in law is an agreement between a defendant and …
Read More »GES orders school heads to refund WASSCE practical fees to students
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed heads of second cycle institutions who have collected fees from students and parents for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) practical examinations to refund the monies without delay. In a statement issued and signed by the Acting Deputy Director General …
Read More »Google failed to warn 10 million of Turkey earthquake severity
Google has admitted its earthquake early warning system failed to accurately alert people during Turkey’s deadly quake of 2023. Ten million people within 98 miles of the epicentre could have been sent Google’s highest level alert – giving up to 35 seconds of warning to find safety. Instead, only 469 …
Read More »Ghana bagged $370.62m from crude oil in first-half of 2025
Ghana earned $370.622 million from crude oil in the first half of 2025, the First-Half Petroleum Semi-Annual Report has revealed. Out of that, the country secured $218.62 million from crude oil liftings. The crude oil lifting took place between January 2025 and March 2025. The country also got $148.75 million …
Read More »Meet Justice Kweku Ackaah-Boafo: Jurist, educator and ethics advocate
Every profession has its pinnacle. In the judiciary, that summit is the Supreme Court. For Justice Kweku Tawiah Ackaah-Boafo, reaching that height is not only a personal milestone but a call to national service. His Lordship, Justice Kweku Tawiah Ackaah-Boafo, is among the seven justices of the Supreme Court whom …
Read More »Auditor-General report: Heads must roll among technical officers, not just politicians – Dr. Eric Oduro Osae
Governance expert and public financial management specialist, Dr. Eric Oduro Osae, has called for firm action against technical officers in government institutions, following revelations of massive financial irregularities in the latest Auditor-General’s report. Speaking on Newsfile on Saturday, Dr. Oduro Osae stressed that political officeholders are not the only ones …
Read More »It appears Dr. Duffuor was being used as a scapegoat – Kofi Abotsi
Dean of the University of Professional Studies (UPSA) Law School, Prof Ernest Kofi Abotsi, has suggested that Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, former Finance Minister and founder of the defunct uniBank, may have been used as a scapegoat in the State’s prosecution of high-profile figures linked to Ghana’s financial sector collapse. Speaking …
Read More »Watch as Chinese man draws gun on Ghanaian miner at a galamsey site
The Chinese man was captured pointing the weapon at Emma A Ghanaian illegal miner, popularly known as a galamseyer and identified only as Emma, has been captured on camera in a heated altercation with a Chinese national believe to be his paymaster at a galamsey site. The cause of the …
Read More »Oguaa Chiefs invoke blessings for Vice-President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang and Ghana
The chiefs and elders of the Oguaa Traditional Council have performed a solemn libation ceremony to invoke blessings for Vice-President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, President John Dramani Mahama, and the nation at large. Led by the Oguaamanhen, Osabarima Kwesi Atta II, the libation was offered at the Emintsimadze Palace in …
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