Author: Richmond Ampofo Fordjour

President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has fully recovered and will return to Ghana before the end of next week to resume her official duties. He made this announcement during his preliminary remarks at the Greater Accra Region edition of the “Thank You Tour” in Dodowa. “I bring you greetings from Her Excellency the Vice President of Ghana, Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang. I’m happy to report that I spoke to her yesterday morning, and she will be back in the country before the end of next week. By God’s grace, she has fully recovered and…

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has apprehended 2,241 foreign nationals in a coordinated swoop across 11 zones in Accra as part of efforts to repatriate undocumented individuals. The swoop, conducted in the early hours of the day, was sanctioned by the Comptroller-General of the Ghana Immigration Service. It aimed to clear the streets of Accra of foreign beggars, dismantle criminal networks, and repatriate all undocumented individuals involved. A breakdown of those apprehended includes 384 adult males, 577 male children, 525 adult females, and 755 female children.These individuals are currently in the custody of the GIS at its headquarters, where they…

American R&B singer Christopher Maurice Brown, popularly known as Chris Brown, has been remanded into custody after appearing before a UK court over an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub.Chris Brown was arrested on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at the Lowry Hotel in Manchester. The charge concerns an alleged assault that reportedly took place at Tape nightclub in London’s Mayfair district in 2023. The victim of the assault, music producer Abe Diaw, is said to have suffered grievous bodily harm. Judge Joanne Hirst indicated that the offence was too serious to be heard by a magistrates’ court and will…

Minister of Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, has revealed the government’s plans to acquire 200 hectares of land for plantation farms to complement the efforts of smallholder farmers and help restore cocoa production to 1 million metric tonnes. He made this announcement after being inaugurated as a member of the Board of Directors of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), which is chaired by the former National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo. “As part of bold measures to restore the sector, the government will acquire about 200,000 hectares of land for plantation farms. This initiative is aimed…

CalBank and Zenith Bank have been ranked first by customers in a joint report by Global Info Analytics and Stratcomm Africa, based on a Customer Satisfaction and Banking Brands survey. The two banks emerged as the top performers in customer satisfaction, each scoring 81%. Fidelity Bank followed in second place with a score of 73%, while the average score across all surveyed banks was 72%. The survey sampled 300 customers from all 16 regions of Ghana, covering various account types including savings accounts, current accounts, corporate/business accounts, foreign accounts, student accounts, and other. The objective of the survey was to…

Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has debunked a news item as misinformation, refuting claims that the controversial Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) has partnered with GoldBod to sanitize Ghana’s gold sector. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he labeled the reports as a “FAKE NEWS ALERT,” stating categorically that GoldBod has no contractual relationship with SML and that such claims are entirely false. “FAKE NEWS ALERT:The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has no dealings, contract, partnership, or relationship whatsoever with SML. Any such claim is completely false and should be treated with utmost…

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has addressed and rectified recent claims suggesting a ban on over-the-counter (OTC) withdrawals of foreign currency, stating unequivocally that such withdrawals are still allowed. In an official statement, the central bank affirmed that OTC cash withdrawals in foreign currency from Foreign Exchange Accounts (FEA) and Foreign Currency Accounts (FCA) remain permitted under Ghana’s existing foreign exchange regulations. “Over-the-counter (OTC) cash withdrawals in foreign currency from Foreign Exchange Accounts (FEA) and Foreign Currency Accounts (FCA) are allowed,” the statement read. This clarification comes in response to recent comments by the Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central…

Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has called on President John Dramani Mahama to terminate the controversial contract between Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML) and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), and to ensure that over $141 million paid for services is retrieved and those involved are prosecuted. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Manasseh reminded President Mahama of a promise he made while engaging professional bodies on January 31, 2024, during his two-day tour of the Eastern Region. Mahama had stated emphatically that, regardless of the audit by KPMG, he would not recognize the SML contract if elected into office. “Whatever…

The five-member committee set up by President John Mahama to investigate three petitions seeking the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo is scheduled to begin its hearings today, Thursday, 15th May 2025. In a statement signed by the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felic Kwakye Ofosu, it was announced that the committee will convene three times a week. Upon completion of its work, the committee is expected to present its findings to the President. The committee was constituted in line with Article 146(6) of the 1992 Constitution, following consultation with the Council of State. It is chaired…

Samuel Atta Kyea, Lawyer for the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has called on the Attorney General, Dominic Ayine to clarify that his client’s re-arrest is not a personal vendetta. He insisted that Adu-Boahene deserves the same legal rights as others, noting that even murder suspects are sometimes granted bail. He cautioned that the criminal legal system should not be manipulated or applied inconsistently to target his client. “So I believe that we should come clean that this is not a personal vendetta. This is a man that you believe to have some criminal case…