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Ken Ofori-Atta, Ghana’s embattled finance minister, has apologized to the country’s citizens for the present economic difficulties. In his opening remarks, Mr. Ofori-Atta said that the administration had no desire to subject Ghanaians to any kind of suffering. The ad hoc committee had been formed by the Speaker of Parliament …

A court in Turkey has sentenced a televangelist, who surrounded himself with young women he referred to as his “kittens”, to 8,658 years in prison. Adnan Oktar, who has been described as a cult leader, was convicted of sexual assault and abuse of minors. Oktar, 66, fronted his own television …

Social media has been filled with cheers and excitement especially from Ghanaian celebrities, following the Black Stars impressive 2-0 win against Switzerland in a warm-up friendly on Thursday. The Black Stars defeated Switzerland after series of losses in their last two friendly games in preparation of the FIFA World Cup …

The current president has been alerted about the impending timing of the next significant protest by controversial political activist Kwame A Plus. Recently, numerous Ghanaians protested against the president and demanded his resignation for the poor management of the country’s economy. A Plus announced on his Facebook page that the …

According to rumors, former president John Agyekum Kufuor invited the 98 New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmakers who support the dismissal of finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta to a meeting. In a response, Mr. Kufuor claimed that the claims that he had invited the MPs were false and should be ignored. “We …

Having led the Black Stars to a 2-0 victory against Switzerland in the final pre-World Cup friendly on Thursday, Ghana’s skipper Dede Ayew is now the Ghanaian player with the most appearances in the country’s history. The 32-year-old made a strong impression as the four-time African champions defeated the European …

SaharaReporters earlier reported that the US, UK, Ireland, Canada, Germany, Turkey and Austria in October issued advisories to their citizens, warning against non-essential travel to Nigeria over threats of attacks. The Republic of Ghana has warned its citizens not to travel to Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, over security threats. The …

Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, a founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has hinted that there might be another factor at play in President Akufo-decision Addo’s to keep the Finance Minister in place. He thought it strange that the president didn’t want to keep Ken Ofori-Atta as the Finance Minister. …

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been summoned by the Supreme Court to answer questions on its order prohibiting celebrities from endorsing alcoholic products. These guidelines forbid the use of famous people or celebrities to advertise alcoholic beverages in any format. In its Guidelines for the Advertisement of Foods, …

Otto Addo, the head coach of the Black Stars, admitted that calling the players to inform them that they were left off the World Cup roster was the worst aspect of his job. On Monday, the 47-year-old announced his final roster for the competition without some of the best-performing Ghanaian …