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Laud Nartey is a current affairs editor with the MG News team at Media General, serving TV3 Ghana, 3News, Onua TV and more platforms.
Lawyer Sam Okudzeto has expressed the view that the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has not failed to achieve its purpose of fighting corruption. He backs his assertion with the fact that corruption is still prevalent in Ghana despite the creation of the office. “[OSP] hasn’t achieved his pur
The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka-Mubarak, has, by Executive Instrument, lifted the curfew in Bole township and its environs in the Savannah Region on Monday, December 8. The lifting took immediate effect following peace and security in the area, a statement by the Interior Ministry sa
The Kpandai parliamentary seat has been declared vacant by the Speaker of Parliament. This follows the court ruling that the Kpandai parliamentary elections should be rerun. A letter that the Clark to Parliament wrote to the Electoral Commission said that "In exercise of the power conferred and the
The trial of the former head of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Adjenim Boateng Adjei, continued today, Monday, December 8, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has announced. The trial took place pending a motion by the OSP to call an additional witness. The case has been fixed for 20
Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has reiterated his concerns about waste in public sector finances, stressing that discipline in public financial management is not just a requirement. He made the point that persistent waste sends the wrong signal about our nation and risks undermining the peac
Government Statistician, Dr Alhassan Iddrisu, has said that once it has been accepted that data is a public good, then it should be financed. He made the point that there is a need for predictable budgets across Ministries, Departments, and Agencies ( MDAs) and Metropolitan or Municipal or District
Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem has said that in a period characterised by rapid global shifts—economic uncertainties, climate vulnerabilities, demographic transitions, technological disruptions and increasing demand for accountability, credible data is not optional. He said it is indisp
The Minister of the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka-Mubarak, has said that initial contacts with Special Prosecutor Mr Kissi Agyebeng have revealed that the alleged assassination attempts on him happened before this year. The Ministry also stated that there is no record or report of such threats against
The Minister of the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka-Mubarak, has ordered an immediate investigation into the alleged assassination attempt on the Special Prosecutor (OSP), Mr. Kissi Agyebeng. Over the weekend, the Director of Strategy, Research, and Communications at the Office of the Special Prosecutor,
Government Statistician, Dr Alhassan Iddrisu, has made the point that financing data is not a cost; rather, it is an investment in economic stability, social inclusion, and better outcomes for every household and community. He said that global evidence reinforces why sustained financing for data is
Government Statistician, Dr Alhassan Iddrisu, has said that good policy is impossible without good data, stressing that this is a reality that should be accepted by all. He stated that budgeting, planning, performance management, and policy and programme evaluation all depend on numbers that are tim
Per the rate firm, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) on Mobday, December 8, the Cedi was buying at 11.40 43 and selling at 11.4043 and selling at 11.4157 to a dollar. For the Punds, the Cedi was buying at 15.2498 and selling at 15.2662. The rate comes on the back of a recent commitment by […]
The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has written a letter to President John Dramani Mahama titled "One Year after: Ghana's democracy at crossroads" detailing some of the events that have happened after the 2024 general elections. This is to mark one year after the December 7 2024, president
Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD Ghana), Professor H Kwasi Prempeh, has expressed dissenting views on calls to scrap the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). He says nothing good will come out of it if the office is abolished. Prof Prempeh was responding to S
Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area(AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene, has said that Africa’s digital economy is projected to reach 700 billion dollars by 2035. However, he makes the point that there is a need for the right tools and accelerated digitisation in order to make this projec
