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Drug traffickers use Ambulances, Bullion vans to transport Cannabis – Muntaka
The Minister for the Interior, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, has alleged that suspected cannabis traffickers are using ambulances and bullion vans to transport the substance while security agencies intensify…
Ghana to seek BRICS partner country status, not full membership – Ablakwa
Ghana plans to apply for Partner Country status in the BRICS bloc rather than seek full membership, Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has announced. The move forms…
NDC sets GH¢100,000 filing fee for National Chairman aspirants
The Functional Executive Committee (FEC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has approved filing fees for aspirants seeking various national executive positions, with candidates contesting for National Chairman…
Mahama begins two-day Ahafo tour to inspect development projects
President John Dramani Mahama is set to embark on a two-day working visit to the Ahafo Region to inspect ongoing development projects and engage residents on government policies…
NPP new leadership pays courtesy call on Kufuor
The newly elected national leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), led by National Chairman John Boadu, has paid a courtesy visit to former President John Agyekum Kufuor…
NPP women to sign pact with Bawumia to secure key roles in his government – Hawa Koomson
New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Women’s Organiser Mavis Hawa Koomson says the party’s women’s wing intends to secure a formal agreement with Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to guarantee greater…
Kojo Bamba explains absence from NPP leadership’s first meeting
New Patriotic Party (NPP) First Vice Chairman-elect Kojo Fosu Boadu, popularly known as Kojo “Bamba,” has dismissed speculation of tension within the party’s newly elected national leadership following…
Women should be allowed to carry pepper spray for protection – Hawa Koomson
New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Women’s Organiser Mavis Hawa Koomson has renewed calls for the legalisation of pepper spray in Ghana, arguing that women should be allowed to…
Mahama administration committed to protecting free speech – Kwakye Ofosu
Minister for Government Communications Felix Ofosu Kwakye has rejected allegations that the government is taking steps to undermine freedom of expression in Ghana. His comments follow growing concerns…
Birim River under Siege: Abuakwa South MP launches media tour of Galamsey sites in the constituency to expose Nation Wreckers
Abuakwa South MP Dr Kingsley Agyemang has announced plans for a live media tour of illegal mining sites across the constituency as he seeks to expose the scale…