Parliament of Ghana has given the green light to the industrial and commercial use of cannabis by legalizing its cultivation and management, adhering to the guidelines of the Narcotics Control Commission Regulations 2023.

Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage has confirmed escaping from a security breach at her residence. This comes after some reports went viral, on Friday, that some men has attempted to kidnap the singer. Tiwa Savage's management took to her Instagram handle to release a statement confirming that the musician's home had been broken into, but, the suspects' aim was not stated. The statement reads: "Following recent reports online, we can confirm that on Thursday 13th April 2023 there was a major security breach at the residence of musician Tiwa Savage. "A number of suspects were caught and are currently being held under investigation at Alagbon Police Station, Ikoyi. Ms Savage and her family are safe and well." Meanwhile, according to several media outlets who published the report earlier and Nigerian journalist, Kemi Olunloyo, the singer's new driver was alleged to have provided information about her movement known to his co-conspirators. The reports indicated that...

The Finance Ministry says it will settle outstanding debts on coupons by April 28, 2023. This is contained in a press release issued by the Finance Ministry on April 14, 2023. According to the statement, this decision was reached after an engagement with the leadership of the Coalition of Individual Bondholders Groups on the timelines of payment of outstanding domestic debt obligations. "The meeting chaired by the Hon. Deputy Minister, Hon. Abena Osei-Asare, MP agreed that the Joint Technical Committee constituted on 18th January, 2023 reconvenes and agrees on a pathway, towards the settlement of the outstanding debt obligations, by 28th April, 2023," portions of the statement indicated. This comes after the Coalition of Individual Bondholders Groups on April 11, petitioned President Akufo-Addo on the non-payment of old bonds that were not part of the recent domestic debt exchange programme. The groups made up of the Ghana Individual Bondholders Forum (IBF), and the Individua...

  One of the defeated contestants for the New Patriotic Party’s Ashanti Regional Chairmanship position has disclosed that he paid ¢1,000 to each delegate on the election day in his quest to win. Robert Asare Bediako said despite paying the delegates, they still did not vote for him. The defeated aspirant insists he would have won the election if not for the monetisation of the exercise. However, he said his close contenders paid higher monies to win. “Whiles I was paying each delegate ¢1,000, I thought I would win but some paid more than me so the delegates also gave in to the highest bidder and it’s very worrying the trend of monetization in our body politics,” Mr Asare Bediako, made this known in an interview on Akoma FM on Monday, May 30. Again, he is worried about the increasing trend of monetization in the political spheres during elections. Asare Bediako thus appealed to the National Executives to have a second look at the electoral college system, which he insists allows for...

Government has released   a portion of state lands at the Ridge Residential Area in Kumasi to Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. According to the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council, the release has been made to the Asantehene on behalf of and in trust for subjects of the Golden Stool. A letter dated May 18, sighted by Myjoyonline.com indicated that the gesture is pursuant to the issuance of “Executive Instrument 432 of 2021 by Government in respect of Redevelopment of Sector 18 of Kumasi, which was published in the Ghana Gazette on 31st December, 2021.” The letter, addressed to “All Public Institutions – Ashanti Region”, was signed by the Chief Director of the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council, Mrs. Emelia Ayebeng Botchway, on behalf of the Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah. Read full details of the letter: This is to inform Public and State Organizations about the issuance of Executive Instrument (E.1.) 432 of 2021 by Government in respect of Redevelopment of Sector 18 of Kumasi, whi...

The General Legal Council, GLC, has decided to admit the 499 law students who were denied entry into the Ghana School of Law, according to their lawyer. This was revealed after a crunch meeting between leaders of the aggrieved 499 law students, the Attorney General, and representatives from the General Legal Council on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. The 499 law students were failed in the law entrance exams after a new quota system was initiated by the General Legal Council. After protests from the students including a lawsuit, the Attorney General recommended that the GLC admits the students. Speaking to the media, lawyer for the aggrieved students, Martin Kpebu, said the students are however yet to be informed when their admission will take effect. Mr. Kpebu said the admission will be “subject to some modalities as to when these students will commence the course.” “The subcommittee of the GLC that we met this evening will go back and report on the contents of these deliberations we ha...

The Ministry of Roads and Highways has directed the immediate discontinuation of the collection of tolls on all public roads and bridges across the country. This order according to a statement signed by the sector Minister, Kwasi Amoako-Attah is to take effect from Thursday, November 18, 2021, at 12:00am. It follows the announcement by the Finance Ministry of the scrapping of tolls on all public roads. “The Ministry of Roads and Highways hereby directs the cessation of the collection of road and bridge tolls at all locations nationwide.” Police personnel from the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) are to be stationed at various toll booths to provide security. In the meantime, the statement has urged motorists to obey the instructions of the security agents. “The motoring public will be advised of further measures in due course”, the release further said. The government has announced the abolishment of tolls on all public roads in the country. This was announced in the 2022 ...