Governance

My Dear Kofi, I have just heard on the air that your government which came to power barely three years ago has been toppled by the Ghana Army. It is rather significant that most of the evils of which my government and I were accused and which were the main reasons for the overthrow of

The SAS Finance Group, of which the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV, is CEO, has denied serving as a transaction advisor for an intended establishment of a national gold royalty company during the Mills-Mahama administration as claimed by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. The traditional ruler, once a friend and a business

Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. I thank you for welcoming me into your homes for the sixteenth (16th) time, as the fight to defeat COVID-19 continues not only in Ghana, but across the world. Day-in-day-out, countries, including our own, institute measures to try to limit and contain the spread of the virus, and return lives to

The Ministry of Roads and Highways has terminated the road contract awarded to Messrs Engineers and Planners owned by Ibrabim Mahama , brother of former president of Ghana John Dramani Mahama. A letter signed by the AG. Chief Director of Ghana Highways Authority, Edmund Offei-Annor reads “ the contractors, Messrs Engineers and Planners from all

A 9-member committee has formed by officials of the National Commission for Civic Education-Asokore Mampong Municipality to steer the construction of mechanized boreholes in various areas within Asabi community. The Committee was inaugurated abruptly after members were appointed at a Social Auditing engagement event which was held on Sunday within the community. After officials of

 On Wednesday, 19th August, 2020, the Mayor of the Kumasi City, Hon. Osei Assibey Antwi received a delegation from one of the best universities in the country, Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science and Technology (KNUST). The newly inducted Vice Chancellor of KNUST, Professor Mrs. Rita Akosua Dickson, led a high powered delegation from her outfit

Government of Ghana has launched www.deliverytracker.gov.gh, a website that helps the general public to “interrogate the data” on infrastructural projects undertaken by the Akufo-Addo administration. Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia launched the government website at a sponsored ‘Town Hall Meeting’ at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences auditorium in Accra on Tuesday, August

The National Identification Authority (NIA) of Ghana has come out with dates for the mop-up registration exercise in the Greater Accra Region, Bono, Ahafo and Bono East Regions. For the Greater Accra Region, the registration will start from August 24th to September 8th, 2020. The Bono Region and Bono East Region will start the exercise

Parliament of Ghana has approved government’s request to borrow a total of One Hundred and Sixty Six Million One Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars (USD 166,120,000) to purchase armoured vehicles from Israel for the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). The armoured vehicles to be supplied under the contract agreements include Ten Units 8×8 Armoured

The Ministry of Finance has released the first tranche of funds for the free water supplied to Ghanaians under the COVID-19 pandemic combat and impact mitigation measures. At a media briefing in Accra on Friday,7th August 2020, to throw light on the subject, the Chief Executive of Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA), Engineer Worlanyo

The Environmental and Sanitation Unit of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has been resourced with 7 brand new Haojin motorbikes. They were provided by authorities of the assembly as a top up to other four which were supplied previously by officials. The objective is to equip staff of the unit to comb every part of

The first phase of the reconstruction of Asafo Market by Alhaji and Madina Company Limited is nearing completion, www.leakynews.net has observed. Findings from inquisition conducted by this medium through interactions with Project managers clearly point out that the project has reached a 95% level of completion; product of a speedy job delivery by the construction

Takyiman Municipal Assembly on Wednesday opened tender for prospective contractors to bid for the redevelopment of the popular Nana Abena Market which falls under the Ghana Secondary City Support Project. The project is funded by the World Bank and has been divided into three lots. The first lot comprises the construction of a two storey

Office of the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo Addo has brought out a statement by way of response to the Auditor General’s claims that, the proceed on leave directive is unconstitutional and has therefore called on the president to reconsider his decision. It must be recalled that, the Auditor General,

Residents of Ketu South in the Volta Region have made an appeal to Ghana President His Excellency Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo to immediately withdraw military men stationed in the district. “We suffer harassment and beatings everyday”, they claimed. Peeved residents have alleged that, the only language the military men speak is subjecting them to beatings

Authorities of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) have inducted and sworn into office 50 elected unit committee members of the Subin Sub-Metropolitan Council. They represent all the ten electoral areas making up the sub-metro which are; Bamu Domenase, Nsuoase, Mfante New town, Asem, Asafo, Dadiesoaba, Amakom, Aful Nkwanta, Lobito and Amankwatia. Held on Thursday 25thJune 2020,

The Old Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly Circuit court has been renovated and handed over to officials of the Ghana Judiciary Service. A contractual amount less than GH 10,000 was injected into the revamping of the facility after it was awarded to Gold Print Company. Though rehabilitation was completed somewhere last year 2019, officials couldn’t operate it

China is currently among the leading creditors and has been lending hundreds of billions of dollars to countries to build roads, railways, ports among other developmental projects. The country has announced to write off a small porting of that debt as countries on the continent struggle in their battle against the deadly Coronavirus. The Country

Municipal Chief Executive Officer for Asokore Mampong Municipality Hon Alidu Seidu has called on residents who were affected by flood last week to exercise restraint. Last Friday, some aggrieved residents of Sepe-Timpom blocked the major road linking the Asokore Mampong township after close to ten houses in the area were submerged by flood. As part

HON. ALIDU SEIDU WRITES: SETTING THE RECORDS STRAIGHT It shall be recalled by all well meaning Ghanaians especially the good people of Asokore Mampong Municipality that the Manhyia District Hospital was classified by the erstwhile regime under the Asokore Mampong Municipality even though this health facility was never located within the administrative jurisdiction of the