The Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) is considering the option of fencing rail lines in parts of the country as a permanent solution to encroachment along the rail corridor. Currently, the company is holding consultations with stakeholders in the country and seeking expert advice from foreign best practices to find a permanent solution to encroachment on buffer areas along rail …

Member of Parliament for Tamale North Alhassan Suhuyini has suggested President Nana Akufo-Addo will only seek to impress the people of Ghana with impressive speech when he delivers the State of the Nation Address Thursday. While many are looking forward to an address which will inspire confidence in all aspects of the economy, especially security, which has become a topical …

Last Friday, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo concluded the constitutional mandate of creating six new regions, bringing the number to 16 in the country. The six new regions were created out of the Volta, Brong Ahafo, Northern and Western regions. The Oti Region was carved out of the Volta Region, with Dambai as the capital. Bono East and Ahafo were …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says former President John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress are trying to cause tensions ahead of the 2020 elections in light of recent pronouncements on security issues. The party at a press conference on Tuesday accused the former president of being too “power hungry.” “Why is the former president desperate for power? Can …

Two leading members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ashanti Region, Messrs Joseph Yammin and Kwaku Afrifa Yamoah-Ponko, were yesterday interrogated by the Ashanti Regional Police Command in connection with the bloody attack at the party’s regional office in Kumasi last Monday. A highly placed police source told the Daily Graphic yesterday that the two NDC kingpins were …

The West Africa Nobles Forum (WANF), a non-governmental organisation, has added its voice to the call on the government to disband all vigilante groups as a matter of urgency. “The rate at which these vigilante groups are springing up is very alarming and the wantonness of their actions is very dreadful. Our fledging democracy is under serious threat by these …

ASP Samuel Azugu is in the news again, this time for being commander of the masked SWAT team that visited mayhem on civilians during the Ayawaso Wuogon By-election in Accra. Many social media users trolled the policeman for his inconsistent account to the Short Commission of Inquiry, labeling some of his narrations as ridiculous. It is however emerging that the …

It is becoming increasingly clear that Mr. Goosie Tanoh, one of the seven flag-bearer hopefuls of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), is making huge in-roads in the presidential primary race and is determined to win the contest. Many NDC members and supporters have indicated their admiration for Mr Goosie Tanoh, who they believe is the best card for the party, …

Prof. Stephen Kwaku Asare popularly known as Kwaku Azar, has written to the Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo raising questions about the competence and integrity of examiners at the Ghana Law School and the need for a review of the system. In the letter copied to President Akufo-Addo, Attorney General Gloria Akuffo, Justice William Atuguba and Deans of all Law School …

The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms Fatou Bensouda, has dismissed the widely held perception in Africa that the Court is selective, targeting mainly African nations. She expressed regret that the work of the ICC had over the years been viewed with suspicion by some member states of the African Union. Ms Bensouda, a Gambian national, who …