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The Ghana Immigration Service repatriated the spokesperson for the New Force political movement, Shalimar Abbiusi on the night of Tuesday, December 19, 2023. This followed her sudden re-arrest on the premises of the court earlier the same day after state prosecutors dropped charges against her. According to Joy FM, Shalimar …

Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A Plus, has justified the Special Prosecutor’s request for armoured vehicles, as contained in a 2021 application for the clearance of some vehicles. Recently, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), led by Mr. Kissi Adjabeng, has been subjected to scores of backlashes online, after …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has told the Electoral Commission (EC) to advertise the district-level elections the way it does for presidential and parliamentary polls. This, in his view, will get more people aware of, and interested in the district assembly elections. Asked what could be done to raise the interest of Ghanains in the district …

The Member of Parliament for the North Tongu constituency in the Volta Region, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has accused the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government of concealing vital information from Parliament and the Ghanaian public regarding ECOWAS’s financial support for victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage. The parliamentarian alleges that intercepted documents from the …

Tema-based rapper Sarkodie has confessed that he wished Jznyo’s ‘Butta My Bread’ featuring Lasmid was one of his songs. According to Sarkodie, the song is one of his favourite songs and upon hearing it felt like he needed to be the one with this hit song. He made this statement during a short performance …

Shalimar Abbuissi, spokesperson for the New Force has been re-arrested. She was picked up by personnel of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), per a viral video on social media sighted by The Independent Ghana. There was a confrontation between the GIS officers and the legal counsel of Shalimar. Ms. Shalimar …

In a move to eliminate ghost names from the government’s payroll, the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) has announced a directive to freeze the salaries of all public sector workers without Ghana Card numbers, starting February 2024, graphic.com.gh reports. The decision follows discussions with the National Identification Authority (NIA) and …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has denied accusations of being a “lame-duck president” following the selection of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential candidate for the 2024 election. The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, had suggested a decline in loyalty from key party figures, including MPs, …

Dancehall Artiste, Shatta Wale believes that the agenda to play Ghanaian music will sink. He says that the problem with Ghanaian music is the fact that the music industry is ruled by jealousy. To Shatta Wale, until jealousy is flashed out of the system and people openly and willingly support their …

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has hailed the innovative strides being made by players and stakeholders in the Ghanaian digital ecosystem, especially in the area of fintech, saying the technological feats chalked so far vindicate the Government’s decision to lay a solid foundation for the digital transformation of the Ghanaian economy for …