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Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has revealed that the government approved a budget of US$8.5 million presented by the Ghana Football Association for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. In a lengthy post on X (formerly Twitter), Okudzeto Ablakwa explained that his revelation is an effort to break …

Dr. Serebuor Quaicoe, the Director of Electoral Services at the Electoral Commission (EC), has clarified that no official winner has been declared in the Yendi parliamentary primary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Both candidates, Farouk Aliu Mahama and Abibata Shani, have independently claimed victory. Dr. Quaicoe emphasized that the EC did …

  Twelve of the fourteen individuals implicated in the trial concerning the murder of Major Maxwell Mahama have been sentenced to life imprisonment. The judgment was delivered after they were found guilty of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and abetment of murder. The jury, presiding over the case involving the …

The New Media Association of Ghana has thrown their support behind the Ghana Journalist Association’s call for a media blackout on politician, Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson. The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour has asked all  Ghanaian media houses and journalists to completely sideline Mavis Hawa …

A video of Reverend Eastwood Anaba preaching about the fixation on entertainment in churches has surfaced online. In the video, the Founder of the Eastwood Anaba Ministries is heard expressing worry over the church’s wanton love for entertainment at the expense of the core purpose of the church – listening to …

US-based Ghanaian model Kwame Sarfo has established a Kente exhibition centre in the US, aiming to protect Ghanaian culture and generate employment opportunities for local artisans. During an appearance on the US national television show ABC 7 Here & Now, Sarfo highlighted the primary motivations behind creating the Kente centre, particularly …

The West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced Sunday they are leaving regional bloc ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, that has been pressing them to return to democratic rule. The junta leaders of the three Sahel nations said in a joint statement that it …

Musician-turned-politician Bice Osei Kufour, popularly known as Obour, has once again been defeated in his bid to become the NPP Parliamentary candidate for the Asante Akim South constituency. The incumbent MP for the constituency, Kwaku Asante Boateng beat the former president of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) again in …

Mr Mike Oquaye Jnr, who won the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Parliamentary Primaries at Dome Kwabenya, says he was hoping to win but did not expect a landslide victory. Mr Oquaye polled 1,194 votes of the 1715 valid votes cast. Ms Sarah Adwoa Safo, incumbent Member of Parliament, and Ms Sheela …

Businessman Prince Kofi Amoabeng has revealed that he was recently denied a visa to the United States of America (USA). According to the co-founder of defunct UT Bank, he was scheduled for a routine medical check-up but due to a court case, his passport had been confiscated. However, he was …