President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Professor Ransford Edward Van Gyampo, a well-known academic and political analyst, as the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers Authority. His appointment follows the tenure of Kwesi Baffour Sarpong, who previously held the position under the Akufo-Addo administration. Prof. Gyampo, a Political Science professor at the University…
The Court of Appeal has ruled that investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas must testify in open court without his trademark mask in the ongoing case against former Ghana Football Association (GFA) president Kwesi Nyantakyi. In a unanimous decision on Thursday, January 30, 2025, the panel emphasized that this requirement aligns with the constitutional right of…
The Member of Parliament for Afigya Kwabre North, Collins Adomako-Mensah, has criticized the appointments of Professors Kobby Mensah and Ransford Gyampo by President John Dramani Mahama. The two academics have been named as the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Development Company Limited and the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers…
The 2024 National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Tema Central, Ebi Bright has taken legal action at the Supreme Court, contesting the declaration of Charles Forson, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate, as the constituency’s elected Member of Parliament. Per a report by Myjoyonline.com, Ebi Bright claims that irregularities marred the election process, casting…
Prominent member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and former parliamentary aspirant for the Bantama Constituency, Ralph Agyapong has called for the immediate resignation of all national executives of the party. Speaking on Okay FM’s Ade Akye Abia morning show, Ralph, who is also a brother and legal counsel to Kennedy Agyapong, a former NPP…
President John Dramani Mahama has approved the appointment of Alex Percival Segbefia, a former Minister of Health, as Chief of Staff to the Vice President, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang. In an official release by the presidency on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, it was announced that Dr. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, the former National Chairman of the National…
Kofi Adams, the Minister for Sports and Recreation-designate and Member of Parliament for the Buem Constituency, has once again assured the public that the government remains committed to removing the E-Levy, which he argues has adversely affected the fintech industry and the country’s transition to a cashless economy. Speaking during an interview on GHOne, Adams…
Security analyst Dr. Adam Bonaa has urged Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, the former Executive Director of the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), to consider resigning from the Ghana Police Service and exploring a career in active politics. In an interview with Efia Tutuwaa Danso on Starr Today, Dr. Bonaa expressed concerns about Tiwaa Addo-Danquah’s…
Hundreds of energetic National Democratic Congress (NDC) youth have converged at the premises of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) to welcome Malik Basintale, the newly-appointed Acting Chief Executive Officer of the agency. President John Dramani Mahama, in his ongoing effort to build his administration, appointed Basintale to spearhead the YEA’s mandate of tackling unemployment and…
The Energy Minister, John Abdulai Jinapor, has paid a working visit to the Tema Harbour to assess the condition of around 2,500 containers acquired by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) that remain unclaimed at the port. The inspection highlights the Minister’s commitment to tackling inefficiencies in the energy sector and ensuring a more effective…