With 16 days to the crucial general election on December 7, the two main political parties, the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), have intensified campaigns on their manifestos that appear similar in many ways but depart in several other means.

In typical fashion, both parties promise more fiscal discipline without stating how they intend to achieve them except agreeing on appointing less ministers and removing some taxes.

The government has reconstructed the Nigerian High Commission (NHC) building that was demolished in June 2020 by some individuals under the cover of darkness and handed it over to the commission.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration handed over the one-storey building apartments off the Independence Avenue in Accra, to the NHC Wednesday.

A historic moment unfolded at the Jubilee House last Tuesday  when 500 members of the African diaspora were officially granted Ghanaian citizenship. 

The event, the third of its kind under President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s administration, celebrated the enduring bond between Ghana and its global diaspora.

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has seized a number of firearms and live ammunition at the Golden Jubilee Terminal of the Tema Port.

POLITICS in Ghana, like much of Africa, is often dubbed a "dirty game" — filled with mudslinging, grandiose promises, and a singular focus on winning at all costs, often sidelining meaningful policy discussions.

Four Ghanaian soldiers on peacekeeping duty in Lebanon sustained injuries as a rocket, "fired most likely by non-State actors within Lebanon" – hit their base “UNP 5-42” in the east of the village of Ramyah in Lebanon on Tuesday.

The UN peacekeeping agency in southern Lebanon said the four peacekeepers were injured when the rocket hit their base, one of three separate incidents in which its troops and bases came under fire on Tuesday [Nov 19].

The four Ghanaian soldiers were injured, with three requiring hospital treatment, after the rocket struck the base near the border with Israel, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said. The severity of their injuries is unknown.

In the Tuesday, November 12 issue of the Daily Graphic, the Chairperson of the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE), Kathleen Addy, urged voters to vote for competence rather than other considerations in the upcoming December 7 general election. 

For her, considerations of money, religion or even ethnicity should not come into play when voting, adding that the duty of voting was to shape governance and hold leaders accountable.

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has unveiled its headquarters, The Bank Square, in Accra, setting a new standard for financial sector infrastructure in Ghana. 

Commissioned on November 20, 2024, by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, this landmark facility embodies the Central Bank’s vision of innovation, sustainability, and excellence.  

Hundreds of commuters were stranded on the Cape Coast to Kumasi highway for several hours following a truck accident last Sunday.

It was a heavy-duty truck carrying an ECG power engine, which was traveling towards Kumasi from Cape Coast that fell on a truck and a private car, severely injuring the driver of the truck which was carrying charcoal.

The road was blocked immediately after the accident and commuters spent between five to six hours before crossing.

Our Central Regional correspondent, Shirley Asiedu-Addo reported that the accident happened at the Assin Darmang Ngresi section of the Cape Coast-Kumasi road.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Governor Dr Ernest Addison highlighted the strategic importance of the Central Bank’s new $250 million headquarters during its inauguration ceremony in Accra on Wednesday, November 20, 2024.  

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has handed over buses to nine Division One League (DOL) clubs as part of its Bus Acquisition Strategy.  

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appealed for the urgent payment of GH¢110.46 million to facilitate the smooth completion of post-examination processes towards the release of the 2024 WASSCE results. 

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is set to receive 28 gold ornaments and regalia from South Africa, marking another restitution of Asante cultural heritage looted during the 19th century.  

The artefacts include linguist staff, swords, palace security locks, rings, necklaces, and proverbial gold-weights depicting crocodiles and gold scandals. These items reflect the governance structures and chieftaincy traditions of the Asante Court.  

A pensioner has been dragged to the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly impersonating his late brother to sell a plot of land.

According to police prosecutor, Chief Inspector Princess Tetteh Boafo, Roland Ababio allegedly posed as his deceased brother to facilitate the sale, with Kwame Gyane Ababio acting as an intermediary.

Ababio, together with his alleged accomplice, Kwame, has been charged with conspiracy to defraud and defrauding by false pretence.

Some customers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) using NURI Prepayment Meters have been unable to recharge their meters for the past 48 hours, causing widespread frustration. 

The issue is linked to an ongoing emergency upgrade of the NURI Prepayment Meter system, announced by ECG on November 18, 2024.  

When we assumed office in 2017, the education sector was burdened by a significant debt, outdated curriculum and inadequate infrastructure. Access to quality education, particularly at the secondary level, remained a challenge.

Under the leadership of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his Vice, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, with their Minister for Education from 2017 to the early part of 2021, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the government embarked on a paradigm-shifting journey to revitalise the sector.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday officially opened the newly constructed Flower Pot Interchange in Accra to traffic marking the completion of the infrastructure project aimed at easing traffic flow between key parts of Accra. 

The Flower Pot Interchange, which began construction in 2017, is to enhance connectivity between the northern and southern areas of the Accra-Tema Motorway, greatly benefiting commuters in areas such as Cantonments, Burma Camp, East Legon, Spintex, and Tema. 

Late last week, I squirmed hearing a gentleman take on the good old JAK on TV, virtually tearing him apart for the spirited campaign he has mounted in support of DMB, a presidential hopeful. The searing attack on a past president was no news. But criticism turned sour; and old age known as a blessing, got a new name, a curse!

Desperate political rivals took the 88-year old to the cleaners, taunting him for the wheelchair to which he is now confined! In their words:

‘The heartless man who inflicted cruel policies as President deserves the wheelchair; it serves him right.’ Ouch!

An international arbitration tribunal in London has ruled decisively in favor of the Government of Ghana in its legal dispute with Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet).

The tribunal rejected GCNet's claims and awarded Ghana $2,185,983.21 in legal costs, comprising $1,744,050.42 for legal representation and $441,932.79 for expert witness fees.

President Nana Addo Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday commissioned a 200-megawatt Ghana Bridge Power Plant at Kpone, near Tema, in the Greater Accra Region.

 
The project constitutes the first phase of a 515MW bridge power plant owned and developed by three parties: Endeavour Energy Limited, a leading US independent power development and generation company focused on West Africa; General Electric (GE) Vernova, a world leader in gas turbine technology, and a Ghanaian partner, Andaris Energy, an independent energy trading company, at an estimated $1.2 billion.

The Ashanti Regional House of Chiefs has launched a a three day activity to celebrate the 100 years of the return of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Sir Osei Agyemang Prempeh I from exile in the Seychelles Island. 

The three-day activity will begin on Friday, November 22, 2024 with a symposium.

Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 50,000 pills of Tramadol 225mg smuggled from Ghana into their country in a major anti-drug trafficking operation.

The Daily Post reports that the pills were concealed in the body compartments of a Toyota Hummer bus allegedly belonging to GUO Transport Company. The vehicle, driven by a suspected trans-border trafficker, was intercepted last Saturday, November 16, at Ijanikin along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.  

The incumbent National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for the Amenfi Central Constituency, Peter Yaw Kwakye Ackah, who was aggrieved and decided to contest the 2024 Parliamentary election as an independent candidate following his inability to secure the party's nod for another term in office has withdrawn from the race.

He has subsequently thrown his support for Joana Gyan Cudjoe, who is contesting the 2024 Amenfi Central parliamentary election on the ticket of the NDC.

The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has uncovered that some mattress manufacturers are using unauthorised materials, specifically polystyrene instead of polyurethane, to make their products. 

The Supreme Court will on December 18 this year determine the two suits challenging the constitutionality of the Human and Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, popularly known as the anti-gay bill. 

A seven-member panel of the apex court which had Justice Avril Lovelace Johnson as President, on Tuesday fixed the date after granting leave to lawyers for plaintiff, Richard Sky, to amend their statement of case within two days.