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NAPO urges Ghanaians to separate criticism from insults in political discourse
The 2024 New Patriotic Party (NPP) running mate, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has called on Ghanaians to promote respect and responsibility in political discussions, cautioning against using democratic…
Police arrest six over armed robbery syndicate linked to Wa attacks
The Upper West Regional Police Command has arrested six suspects believed to be members of an armed robbery syndicate operating in parts of the Wa West District and…
NPA Deputy CEO Dramani Bukari Ecomog passes away in London
The Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr Dramani Bukari Ecomog, has reportedly died in London after a short illness. News of his…
AG challenges Wontumi’s bail bid over alleged flight risk
The Office of the Attorney General has asked the High Court to reject a bail application filed by Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard…
Police arrest two teachers over Obuasi SecTech Headmaster attack
Police have arrested two teachers of Obuasi Senior High Technical School over their alleged role in an attack on the school’s headmaster, Abdulai Zakaria. The suspects, whose names…
PAC Chair urges Mahama to probe alleged $1.7bn DGPP loss
Former Deputy Finance Minister Abena Osei-Asare has called on President John Dramani Mahama to direct a comprehensive investigation into the Bank of Ghana’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme following…
Chief Justice rules Adu-Boahen, Abdul-Wahab cases must continue during vacation
Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has dismissed a request by lawyers for former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahen and former National Food and Buffer Stock Company Limited…
Missing Gold trader found dead after five-day search in Obuasi
A local gold trader, Nana Appiah, has been found dead at Obuasi-Ksokoteasua after relatives and residents spent five days searching for him. Appiah reportedly went missing on August…
I have no instructions on OSP contact with Kwabena Donkor – K.T. Hammond
Lawyer for former Power Minister Kwabena Donkor, Kobina Tahir (K.T.) Hammond, says he has no instructions from his client on whether the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP)…
IGP promotes 20 officers over Tema cocaine interception, other crime operations
Twenty policemen who were involved in last week’s interception of 866 parcels of suspected cocaine at the Tema Harbour and the arrest of 10 suspects in separate criminal…