President Nana Addo Dankwa will go on a seven-day tour of the Ashanti and Eastern regions starting on Friday, October 1. Director of Public Affairs at the Jubilee House, Eugene Arhin, told media at the Presidency on Monday that the President has visited 12 of Ghana’s 16 districts. President Akufo-Addo will travel to his home region from the Ashanti Region, ... Read More »

Professor Honoré Bogler, Chairman of the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA), has stated that the second phase of the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Market will commence in late 2022 or early 2023. The second phase, which involves the actual operationalization of the Regional Electricity Market, was initially scheduled to begin in 2021. However, because to the impact of the COVID-19 ... Read More »

A 41-year-old trader has been put before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly pouring hot water on her 16-year-old daughter whom she accused of stealing GH¢5.00 to purchase food without her consent. Rahinatu Issah charged with causing unlawful harm, pleaded not guilty. The Court presided over by Mrs. Christina Cann admitted Rahinatu to bail in the sum of GH¢80,000 with ... Read More »

King Aboagye Brenya, The ace actor who has featured in many Ghanaian movies was declared dead on Thursday, September 30, 2021, after a long battle with chronic illness. According to sources, King Aboagye Brenya died at Kumasi’s County Hospital in Abrepo following an emergency hospital visit. Prior to this terrible tragedy, the 82-year-old Kumawood actor had been noticeably absent from ... Read More »

Mr Franklin Cudjoe, President of Imani Africa, has expressed concern about the usage of the National Identification Card as the only form of identification in the SIM card re-registration procedure. The six-month exercise is set to begin today, October 1st. It is expected to collect data from all SIM card holders in the country. The Ghana Card, the country’s national ... Read More »

The re-registration of mobile SIM cards across the country is expected to commence later today, Friday, October 1, 2021. The exercise is expected to last for six months, ending on 31st March 2022. According to the government, the registration is aimed at riding the country’s cyberspace of fraudsters, monitor and track down persons who use their phones for criminal activities. ... Read More »

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has established a centralized cyber security system as part of its improved efforts to combat electronic fraud and cyber hazards in the banking sector.   The system, known as the Financial Industry Command Security Operation Centre (FICSOC), will be linked to the individual security information and events management (SIEM)/security operation centers (SOCs) of banks and ... Read More »

The Right to Information (RTI) Commission has been prevailed upon to expedite action on the processes would see the passage of the needed Legislative Instrument to fully operationalize the Right to Information Act. On March 26, 2019, the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic enacted the Right to Information Bill, which was signed into law by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ... Read More »

Mr. John Kudalor, a former Inspector General of Police (IGP),has encouraged chiefs against intervening in politics if they want to ensure effective transformation and development of their respective communities. He claimed that chiefs’ engagement in politics would not only stymie growth, but would also deprive the people vital socioeconomic advancement.   The former IGP made the remarks while speaking at ... Read More »

Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, Minister of Tourism, Arts, and Culture, has asked the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to assist in mobilizing COVID-19 vaccines to support member countries’ attempts to control the virus’s spread. He said as the umbrella body of tourism promotion globally, the UNWTO was in a better position to lobby developed nations to contribute appreciable quantities ... Read More »