The Minority in Parliament has issued a strong condemnation of the recent dismissal of over 100 employees from the Bank of Ghana, describing the move as “unconstitutional, unlawful, and morally indefensible.” Addressing the Parliamentary Press Corps on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, the minority criticized the terminations as politically motivated and a violation of Ghana’s 1992...
Author: Baina Media (Baina Media)
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Johnson Asiedu Nketiah officially sworn in as Board Chair of Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA)
The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has officially been sworn in as the new Board Chairman of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA). The swearing-in ceremony, held on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, also saw the induction of Professor Ransford Gyampo, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers...
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Dennis Miracles Aboagye: Minority’s objection to Supreme Court nominees was politically motivated
Dennis Miracles Aboagye, Director of Communications for the 2024 Bawumia Campaign Team, has asserted that the Minority’s resistance to the approval of seven newly appointed Supreme Court justices stemmed not from doubts about the nominees’ qualifications, but from what he described as the political intent behind President John Dramani Mahama’s nominations. Speaking on Channel One...
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A.M.A. cracks down on illegal street loading as new time rules take effect
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (A.M.A.) has begun clamping vehicles found flouting the newly revised loading and offloading hours within the city, as part of ongoing measures to ease congestion and enforce discipline in the capital. This follows the Assembly’s recent directive, which limits all street loading and offloading activities to the hours between 6:00 p.m....
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Gov’t sued over appointment of COP Kofi Boakye to Police Council
A Ghanaian businesswoman and gender activist, Henrietta Nana Yaa Simpson, has filed a lawsuit at the Supreme Court challenging what she describes as the unconstitutional appointment of the Commissioner of Police (Rtd.) Nathan Kofi Boakye to the Ghana Police Council. In her writ, Ms. Simpson argues that COP (Rtd.) Boakye’s appointment to the position designated...
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Electricity tariffs up by 2.45%, water remains unchanged – PURC
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced a 2.45% increase in electricity tariffs across all customer categories, effective 1st July 2025, as part of its quarterly review mechanism. he tariff adjustment, which applies to residential, non-residential, and special load tariff (SLT) customers, is based on a detailed analysis of macroeconomic and operational factors, including...
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OSP arrests former GRA officials over SML contracts
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has announced that it has arrested Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, former Commissioner-General of the GRA; Isaac Crentsil, ex-Commissioner of Customs and now General Manager at Stargetic Mobilsation Limited (SML); and Christian Tetteh Sottie, former Technical Advisor and now MD/CEO of SML. In a statement on Wednesday, June 25,...
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Budgetary allocations have been made to settle your unpaid salaries – GES assures newly posted teachers
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has officially responded to concerns raised by newly posted teachers who picketed its headquarters early Monday morning, June 23, 2025. The teachers, who assumed duty in September 2024 picketed at the GES head office in Accra to demand payment of 10 months salary arrears and the issuance of Staff IDs....
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I am jealous of NDC creatives in Mahama’s government – Socrate Safo
Ghanaian filmmaker and staunch New Patriotic Party (NPP) member, Socrate Safo, has expressed frustration over what he describes as the NPP’s lack of appreciation for creatives within the party. Speaking with Halifax Ansah-Addo on Okay FM in Accra, Safo, who is also a former Director for Creative Arts at the National Commission on Culture, said...
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Your social media activity can affect your student visa application – U.S. Consul General
The Consul General at the United States Embassy in Ghana, Mr Elliot Fertik, has cautioned that an applicant’s social media activity can influence the outcome of their U.S. visa application. Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Tuesday, June 24, Mr Fertik revealed that, under current U.S. immigration policies, consular officers are authorised to review an...