“I will add that the living God I serve has disgraced, cursed all my enemies, my persecutors and destiny haters,” those were the immediate reaction of Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni as he walked a freeman on Tuesday (Jan 28, 2025) after almost seven years of trial. 

The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has withdrawn the charges against former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni and businessman, Seidu Agongo. 

Maame Ama Pratt, daughter of veteran journalist and social activist, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has been appointed as the Press Secretary to Vice-President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang.

An allegation by the activist, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, suggesting that members of Parliament's Appointments Committee have been taking monies from ministerial nominees before vetting and approving them for appointment took centre stage at a meeting of the committee on Tuesday afternoon.

The Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has announced a nationwide headcount of all staff at the metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs).

An inconsistency in timing at the Appointment Committee of Parliament's secretariat created a wrong impression on Tuesday morning about Dr Edward Omane Boamah's vetting as Minister of Defence.

In the heart of a bustling marketplace in Accra, 48-year-old Kennedy Ampong sits quietly by his stall of ripe plantains, clutching a water bottle. 

Alex Percival Segbefia has been appointed as the Chief of Staff to the Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang.

President John Dramani Mahama has appointed James Agyenim-Boateng as the Managing Director of SIC Insurance.

He succeeds Hollistar Duah-Yentumi.

The much-anticipated Graphic Business Stanbic Bank Breakfast Meeting returns for another exciting edition today, January 28, 2025, at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra.

An Accra High Court has adjourned the case of Safina Mohammed Adizatu, accused of murdering her Canadian boyfriend, to February 27, 2025.

Godwin Edudzi Kudzo Tameklo, the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) started work on Monday with a pledge to introduce fresh strategies to enhance efficiency and foster innovation in Ghana’s downstream petroleum sector.

The Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, has said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucus in Parliament was firm on its stance on the Anti-Gay Bill, which it has maintained since the last election. And that is, the bill must be passed.

Ebi Bright, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) 2024 parliamentary candidate for Tema Central, has taken legal action against the election results that declared Charles Forson of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as the winner.

She has filed a petition at the High Court, challenging the credibility of the 2024 parliamentary election outcome.

Daniel Ofosu-Appiah, from the Volta Region, has petitioned the President to remove the chairperson of the Electoral Commission and her two deputies.

Daniel Ofosu-Appiah presented the petition to President John Mahama seeking the dismissal of Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson Jean Mensa, along with her deputies, Samuel Tettey and Dr. Bossman Eric Asare, as well a member of the EC Dr. Peter Appiahene.

The Bank of Ghana has released its report on the performance of Ghana’s Petroleum Funds for the second half of 2024.  

The case involving Elijah Salifu Amoako and his wife, Mouha, who were accused of allowing their unlicensed minor son to drive, has been adjourned to February 17.

President John Dramani Mahama has advocated the African Union’s (AU) financial independence. 

The Asante Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced two soldiers to ten years imprisonment each in hard labour for kidnapping and robbing a small-scale miner of GH₵96,500.00. 

GCB Bank PLC has announced the appointment of Farihan Alhassan as its new Managing Director, effective 28 January 2025. His appointment follows the mutual and amicable departure of the immediate past Managing Director, Mr Kofi Adomakoh.  

GCB Bank PLC has announced the appointment of Professor Joshua Alabi as the Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of its Board of Directors, effective immediately. 

In a move towards reforming Ghana’s gold sector, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson today (Monday, January 27, 2025) inaugurated a Technical Committee tasked with drafting a legal framework and developing an operational structure for the establishment of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod).

The Minister designate for the North East Region, Tia Ibrahim, presented his vision for the region during his vetting on Monday, January 27, 2025.

Professor Ernest Kofi Davis, the Provost of the College of Education Studies at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), has been named the new Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES). 

Abby and Brittany Hensel, 34-year-old conjoined twins, are breaking barriers as elementary school teachers. They graduated college a decade ago and have overcome so many challenges tied to their unique condition.