A 35-year-old Nigerian national has been arrested by a joint security team at the Aflao Border for allegedly smuggling some quantity of Hepatitis B medication through the land border. The suspect, Obinna Robinson was apprehended on Tuesday, March 11 at about 9 pm on arrival, when the security team found a total quantity of 1,200 ampoules of Euvax B, Eupenta injection and Hepatitis B vaccine rDNA in the body parts of a Sienna vehicle with registration number, ENU 369 ZG, belonging to Amadel Transport Company, Nigeria that he was driving in. The pharmaceuticals were discovered during a routine joint examination…
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The Constitution Review Committee (CRC) has revised its National Validation Zonal Engagement schedule to include Sunyani, following calls from the public for broader participation in the ongoing constitutional review process. In a statement issued on Monday (10 March 2025) by Dr. Rainer Akumperigya, Secretary to the CRC, the committee announced that the revised schedule now covers eight zones, with engagements set to take place between 7 April and 9 May 2025. The Sunyani session has been scheduled for 22-23 April 2025, allowing stakeholders and the general public in the Bono Region to contribute their views on Ghana’s constitutional reforms. The…
The M23 armed group has pushed deeper into the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich region after capturing the key cities of Goma and Bukavu – the capitals of North and South Kivu provinces, respectively – in recent weeks. Security sources have told Al Jazeera that the Rwanda-backed rebels had entered Nyabiondo village, about 100km (62 miles) north of Goma and located on the road leading to the strategic town of Walikale in North Kivu. “Walikale is very important for the government as it is the only place where the government has the industrial mine from which they are getting millions…
Famed Ghanaian musician King Paluta has opened up about the driving force behind his musical evolution, revealing that criticism and insults from fans played a key role in shaping his current style. Speaking on AMEYAW TV’s A-Z Show, the ‘Makoma’ hitmaker explained that while negative comments can be hurtful, they often push artists to reflect and improve. “Some insults hit you to the core sometimes. However, when you sit and think through them and give what people are saying a try, it works somehow,” he stated. King Paluta, who initially gained recognition as a rapper, shared that he has always…
Ghana is at an important moment in its economic journey, on a reset borne out of a vibrant and visionary leadership, and a renewed hope. The country is once again open to become the premier destination for both local and foreign investors in Africa. With a focus on comprehensive economic recovery, infrastructure development, and regulatory reforms, the Government of Ghana is firmly committed to creating a friendly business environment that fosters growth, innovation, and sustainable development. Investors in the recent past struggled with a number of challenges stemming from worsening economic conditions that saw some of them fold up and…
The President of the Ghana Football Association, Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku, will chair a meeting of of Presidents and General Secretaries of the seven member associations that make up West Africa Zone B in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday March 10, 2025. The CAF Zonal meetings is the first major activity lined up ahead of the Extraordinary General Assembly, set to take place on Wednesday March 12, 2025, at the Marriott Mena House. CAF President Dr. Patrick Motsepe and General Secretary Véron Mosengo-Omba will grace the meeting as Special Guest. The meeting takes place 10h00 Cairo Time (08h00 GMT). The discussions will…
The leadership of the Foundation of Concerned Arts Professionals (FOCAP), a foremost advocacy group for the creative industry and a catalyst for the creative economy, has welcomed the decision by Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, to establish a 17-member committee aimed at reviving the Kumasi movie industry, popularly known as Kumawood. On March 4, the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, inaugurated a 17-member ministerial committee tasked with revitalizing the region’s declining film industry, popularly known as Kumawood. With Kumawood facing a downturn in recent years, the committee has been charged with developing a strategic framework to rejuvenate the…
Economist and Finance lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School, Professor Lord Mensah, anticipates that the 2025 budget will be restrained. The government is signaling plans to moderate expenditures while scrapping multiple taxes. “I believe that with the signal that they [government] have provided, we will see a conserved budget. A budget that expenditures will be moderated very well to the extent of not denying any essentials but then being measured as far as our expenditure appropriations are concerned,” Prof. Mensah noted. Among the key tax measures expected to be abolished are the COVID-19 levy, the betting tax, and…
Samuel Eto’o has successfully won his appeal to be included in the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) executive committee elections next week after initially being disqualified. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled in his favour, overturning CAF’s decision to exclude him from the contest. Eto’o, who serves as the president of the Cameroon Football Federation, was barred from the elections in January by CAF’s governance committee. However, after presenting his case, CAS ruled that he must be reinstated as a candidate for the March 12 elections in Cairo. In its statement, CAS noted that it found sufficient grounds…
The Minority caucus in Parliament has criticized the Majority caucus for failing to attend Friday’s parliamentary proceedings in significant numbers. This follows concerns raised by the Minority over the lack of quorum, as the required minimum of 91 Members of Parliament was not met for parliamentary business on March 7, 2025. Due to the lack of quorum, First Deputy Speaker Bernard Ahiafor suspended the House. In response, Kwadaso MP, Professor Kingsley Nyarko, expressed his concerns about the situation while speaking to journalists. “We need one-third of the House to commence business. We come to the House to work. Ghanaians voted…