Transport Minister evaluates DVLA’s readiness for 24-hour ‘okada’ licensing
Transport Minister Joseph Bukari Nikpe has conducted an assessment of a newly designated Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) facility intended for licensing motorcycle transport operators, commonly known as ‘okada’.…
WTO Chief warns Africa must cut costs to compete in AI revolution
Africa could be left behind in the global artificial intelligence boom unless it tackles critical investment barriers, warns World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Speaking at the AI…
Accra Lions hit with GH¢5k fine for social media misconduct in GPL
Accra Lions, a Ghana Premier League team, has been handed a GH¢5,000 fine by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for misconduct following improper social media commentary about match officials. The…
Why some Ghanaians are fighting in insurgency-hit Burkina Faso
Three Ghanaians have told the BBC of their involvement in the fighting between Islamist insurgents and the military in neighbouring Burkina Faso, describing scenes of sometimes indiscriminate violence and bloody…
Ancelotti defends Real’s Ballon d’Or snub
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has defended his club’s decision to boycott last year’s Ballon d’Or ceremony. The Spanish giants stayed away from October’s prestigious ceremony in Paris because they…
Hearts of Oak, Kotoko unite to push GPL reforms
Ghana’s football giants, Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko, have joined forces to advocate for sweeping reforms in the management and organization of the Ghana Premier League. The two clubs,…
OSP must handle ORAL findings not AG – Mussa Dankwah
Mussa Dankwah, Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, has proposed that the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), rather than the Attorney-General, should take responsibility for handling the Operation Recover All…
Ghana suffers jolt in anti-corruption fight as 2024 CPI drops slightly
Ghana's position on the global Corruption Perception Index (CPI) has slightly dropped, with the country’s score falling from 43 to 42 in the 2024 rankings. The decline was revealed in…
Kwaku Azar questions strength of evidence in “cleared” prosecutions
Legal scholar Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare, also known as Kwaku Azar, has questioned whether the prosecutions of several politically sensitive cases—now discontinued by Attorney-General Dominic Ayine—were ever backed by strong…
Gov’t-IMF talks centre on tax cuts, monetary policy
A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is currently in Ghana for a week-long discussion with the government on the country’s ongoing economic programme. The talks, running from February…
