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Illegal Timber Logging Fight Ends In Bloodshed—Five Dead In Sehwi Agyemadiem
Five persons have been killed and numerous others seriously injured in a brutal clash between two opposing parties of illegal…
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Mahama Receives Praise From Assembly Members For Monthly Allowance
The Coalition of District Assembly Members (CODAM) has thanked President John Mahama for listening to their request and providing funding…
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Samira Bawumia To Lead Opening Ceremony At 2025 Global Energy Conference In Barbados
Samira Bawumia, the Founder and Chair of the Africa Women and Children Conference (AFRIWOCC) and a global advocate for sustainable…
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Asokore Mampong Faces Mass Demolition, 70+ Shops Destroyed
At Sabon Zongo in the Ashanti region’s Asokore Mampong Municipality, more than 70 craftspeople face the possibility of being forced…
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NHIA Applauds Mahama for Lifting Cap On National Health Insurance Fund
President John Dramani Mahama’s leadership in uncapping the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), which is anticipated to increase healthcare accessible…
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Barekese Water Treatment Plant to Undergo Maintenance, GWL Announces Shutdown
The Barekese Water Treatment Plant is planned to shut down, according to the Ashanti Region’s Ghana Water Limited (GWL) management.…
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Finance Minister assures unpaid pharmacists in 2025 Budget
Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has assured that the government will address the concerns of over 300 unpaid pharmacists…
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Cecilia Dapaah – ‘Accused persons stole my jewellery worth $53,000’
Former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Dapaah, has testified in an Accra High Court as part of the…
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Cecilia Dapaah – $761,000 was stolen from ‘my storage room,’
In an emotional and detailed testimony, former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Dapaah, has alleged that her domestic…
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Sammy Gyamfi – I am confident Ghanaians will realise all politicians are not the same
The acting Managing Director of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC), Sammy Gyamfi, has stated that Ghanaians will soon come…
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Dr Cassiel Ato Forson to presents 24-hour economy policy
The Minister for Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has announced that the government’s proposed 24-hour economy policy will be formally…
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Travelling Tips – 5 best and beautiful places to travel in 2025
1. Dominica Ever wanted to swim alongside sperm whales? Dominica now offers the chance to do it in an ethical,…
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Travelling Tips – A wild road to the highest city in North America
Located on a lonely mountain plain in Colorado ski country, the silver-rush-era town of Leadville holds secrets as deep as…
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Ghana youngers female pilot – Maame Esi
Audrey Maame Esi Swatson is the youngest female commercial pilot in Ghana, having obtained her commercial license at the age…
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Nigeria’s anti-graft agency recovers almost $500m in one year
Nigeria’s economic crimes commission said it recovered nearly $500 million in proceeds of crime last year and secured more than…
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MoMo vendor robbed and killed in his room
A 24-year-old mobile money vendor, identified only as ‘Junior’, has allegedly been murdered in his one-room apartment at Kwadaso in…
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Otumfuo Osei Tutu II destools Mpasaasohene over illegal mining and other unlawful act
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has destooled Nana Amofa Twumasi II, chief of Mpasaaso No.2 in the Ashanti region,…
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Removal of taxes should be seen as incentives, not losses says Bokpin
Professor of finance and economics at the University of Ghana, Prof Godfred Bokpin, has urged the government not to view…
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Bokpin – Take another look at betting tax
As Ghana anticipates the presentation of the 2025 budget on Tuesday, March 10, economist Prof Godfred Bokpin has called on…
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Government set to increase School Feeding allocation per child
The government is set to increase the daily school feeding allocation per child from GHs1.50 to GHs2.00. According to Finance…
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Oppong Nkrumah – We expect Finance Minister to be truthful on Ghana’s economic record at budget presentation
The Member of Parliament for Ofoase/Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has emphasised the importance of truthfulness during the presentation of the…
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Former Deputy Director of the National Service Authority granted bail
A former Deputy Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Gifty Oware-Mensah, has been granted bail following her detention by…
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Mahama Picks Dr. Sodzi-Tettey As Acting CEO of National Vaccine Institute
Dr. Sodzi Sodzi-Tettey has been named by President John Mahama as the National Vaccine Institute’s (NVI) acting CEO, pending approval…
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Black Satellites Join Four-Nation Tournament In Morocco As Preparation For U-20 AFCON
In order to be ready for the 2018 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast, Ghana’s U-20 national…
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Contract Workers Of Electoral Commission Demand Their Due Salaries For 2024 Elections
For services provided during the general elections in 2024, a few contract employees of the Electoral Commission (EC) in the…
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Isaac Adongo Takes Charge Of Finance Committee, Abena Osei-Asare To Head PAC
In an effort to improve legislative monitoring and governance, Parliament has announced a reorganization of its committees, including the nomination of prominent leaders. One of the most significant developments is the appointment of Abena Osei-Asare as Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), an important committee tasked with examining government spending and guaranteeing accountability in the use of public funds. She takes the place of James Avedzi, who was Ketu North’s previous Member of Parliament. The selection of Isaac Adongo, a member of parliament representing Bolgatanga Central, as chairman of the finance committee is another noteworthy development. Adongo will head the committee’s study of the national budget, tax laws, and other important financial topics thanks to his knowledge of economics and finance. Kwaku Agyemang Kwarteng has also been named Chairman ofOne of the most significant developments is the appointment of Abena Osei-Asare as Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), an important committee tasked with examining government spending and guaranteeing accountability in the use of public funds. She takes the place of James Avedzi, who was Ketu North’s previous Member of Parliament. This committee plays a vital role in overseeing the preparation and implementation of…
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Mahama’s Government Has Only 30 Presidential Staffers – Kwakye Ofosu Counters Misinformation
Claims that President John Dramani Mahama has appointed 100 people to be presidential staffers have been denied by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Minister of State for Government Communications. He claims that only 30 staff members have been appointed by the president, which is a much smaller number than the previous administration had. This statement is in response to statements made by Samuel Abu Jinapor, the Member of Parliament for Damongo, who claimed that President Mahama had not fulfilled his promise to form a lean government by appointing more than 100 staffers to the presidency and more than 60 ministers as promised. More Speaking on the issue at a news conference on Friday, March 7, 2025, Kwakye Ofosu denied any allegations of nepotism and said that all presidential workers had been openly declared.He claims that only 30 staff members have been appointed by the president, which is a much smaller number than the previous administration had. This statement is in response to statements made by Samuel Abu Jinapor, the Member of Parliament for Damongo, who claimed that President Mahama had not fulfilled his promise to form a lean government by appointing more than 100 staffers to the presidency and more than 60 ministers as promised. Everybody who has been appointed as a presidential staffer has been named in a…
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9 MPs, Led by Sosu, Push for Reintroduction Of Anti-Witchcraft Bill
As International Women’s Day approaches, Francis-Xavier Sosu, the Member of Parliament for Madina, has reintroduced the Anti-Witchcraft Accusation Bill, which…
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Ridge Hospital Expansion: Government To Introduce Teaching Facilities
The government intends to transform the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, also referred to as the Ridge Hospital, into a Teaching…
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