Midday News

The immediate past Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana, Samuel Dubik Mahama, has strongly refuted claims regarding missing containers at the Tema Port.

President John Mahama has fulfilled a key campaign promise by assenting to a set of bills that abolish the betting tax, e-Levy, and emissions tax, among others.

The Energy Minister, John Jinapor, has announced that his ministry has taken additional steps to uncover the whereabouts of the missing Electricity Company of Ghana containers.

President John Mahama has urged the general public to refrain from constructing buildings on waterways to prevent disasters such as flooding.

Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang received medical treatment at the UGMC after falling ill. A statement from the Presidency confirmed she attended UGMC and medical experts have advised she seek further treatment abroad for full recovery.

Parliament has approved the 2025 Appropriation Bill, granting the government the authority to utilise GH¢293 billion from the consolidated fund and other public funds for the upcoming financial year.

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has come under heavy criticism from two New Patriotic Party Members of Parliament for failing to meet its mandate nearly eight years after its establishment.

Vincent Ekow Assafuah, the Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, has filed a lawsuit against the Attorney-General, questioning the procedural validity of President John Dramani Mahama's actions concerning the possible removal of the Chief Justice.

President John Mahama has begun consultations with the Council of State following the submission of three petitions seeking the removal of the Chief Justice, Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo.

Communications Minister, Sam George, has authorised the dismissal of nearly 100 staff of the Ghana Post Limited, citing an irregular recruitment process.