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Ghanaian lady dies after collapsing at China airport
A former Vice President of the Association of Students of English (ASSENS) at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Mercy Yaaba Bredu, has died in China, barely two…
Mahama removes Brogya Genfi from Defence Ministry in fresh reshuffle
President John Dramani Mahama has introduced another round of changes to his administration, reassigning two officials and appointing a new minister to oversee the Labour, Employment and Job…
President Mahama signs 10 Bills into law, including Tribunals Act
President John Dramani Mahama has signed 10 Bills into law, paving the way for the implementation of a range of reforms covering taxation, revenue mobilisation, justice, national defence,…
‘I’ll do everything to make Bawumia President in 2028’ – Boakye Agyarko
Former Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko has formally entered the race for the National Chairmanship of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), promising to overhaul the party’s structures and strengthen…
Gov’t turns down GH¢20m MTN donation for evacuated Ghanaians
The government has declined a reported GH¢20 million financial support package from MTN Ghana for Ghanaians affected by recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The Ministry of Foreign…
Wontumi withdraws from NPP national chairmanship race
New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Chairmanship aspirant Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has pulled out of the party’s national chairmanship contest, saying his current circumstances should…
Court remands Ayitey Powers
Former Ghanaian boxer Michael Ayitey Okai, popularly known as Ayitey Powers, has been remanded into police custody for one week following an alleged death threat against National Sports…
Assin Manso: Court remands ‘spiritualist’ accused of stealing taxi
A 37-year-old herbalist and self-acclaimed spiritualist, Enock Antwi, popularly known as Nana Kakali, has been remanded into police custody for two weeks over the alleged theft of a…
Adenta Kumi vows to ‘go to hell’ to campaign for Bawumia to become President in 2028
Aspiring National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alfred Ababio Kumi, popularly known as Adenta Kumi, has declared that the party’s youth wing is prepared to…
High Court rejects Adu-Boahene’s bid to suspend trial pending Supreme Court review
The Accra High Court has refused a request by former Signals Bureau Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene to pause his ongoing trial until the Supreme Court determines a review application…