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Wontumi rejects amended charges in GH¢4m Exim Bank case
Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has pleaded not guilty to an amended charge of uttering a forged…
GoldBod targets to exceed 2025 gold exports and forex earnings – Sammy Gyamfi
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, says the institution is on course to meet or exceed its 2025 gold purchase and export…
Mahama commends police over decline in unresolved murders, highway robberies
President John Dramani Mahama has praised the Ghana Police Service for its efforts to improve public safety, citing a reduction in unresolved murder cases and highway robberies as…
Akufo-Addo’s Excessive Borrowing Cracked Ghana’s Economy – Haruna Iddrisu
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has blamed what he describes as excessive borrowing under former President Nana Akufo-Addo’s administration for Ghana’s economic crisis, arguing that the country’s debt situation…
Education Minister proposes 5–10% Annual Cap on University accommodation fee increases
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has proposed linking annual increases in accommodation charges at public universities to inflation, suggesting an adjustment range of between 5% and 10% to help…
Assemblies of God Pastors must resign before entering partisan politics – Rev. Wengam
The General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev. Stephen Yenusom Wengam, has stated that pastors who intend to actively participate in partisan politics must resign from their…
87-year-old man jailed for defiling 9-Year-Old girl at Ofankor
An 87-year-old man, identified as Yaw Gahornu, has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment with hard labour after being convicted of defiling a nine-year-old girl at Ofankor, a…
Man allegedly shoots wife, commits suicide at Tosen
Residents of Tosen, a quiet community tucked near Anum-Boso in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region, have been left shell-shocked following a violent domestic tragedy that has…
President Mahama threatened to sack me if SIM Re-registration stresses Ghanaians – Sam George
The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has disclosed that President John Dramani Mahama has warned him he could be dismissed if the planned…
Police Officer arrested over shooting incident at Ritz Junction
A police officer has been arrested after a shooting at Ritz Junction in Accra left two people with gunshot wounds, the Ghana Police Service has said. In a…