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The Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has said that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cannot decide who he will hand over power to after the 2024 general elections. John Mahama was speaking to the Central Regional House of Chiefs on Tuesday, July 30, after introducing his …

Social commentator Kwame Asare Obeng known popularly as A Plus has urged the National Democratic Congress and others to avoid name-calling when they do not have their day in court. The Court of Appeal in Ghana confirmed a no-case submission in the ambulance case of Cassiel Ato Forson and others. …

Legendary Nigerian singer and actress Onyeka Onwenu has reportedly died at the age of 72. She was said to have passed away on Tuesday night at Reddington Hospital in Lagos after collapsing at Mrs. Stella Okoli’s birthday party. TheNiche reported that an eyewitness at the party confirmed the news. “It is very …

The Osu Traditional Council has urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo to expedite the approval of the anti-LGBTQ bill to prevent divine retribution on Ghana. This call follows concerns from bill proponents about delays in transmitting the bill to the President for …

Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez has revealed she was “carrying a little Olympian” when competing while seven months pregnant at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Hafez beat USA’s Elizabeth Tartakovsky in the first round of the women’s individual sabre competition before being knocked out by Jeon Hayoung of the Republic of Korea. …

Jamaican dancehall artist Vybz Kartel is to be freed from prison after his murder conviction was overturned in March, a court ruled today. The 48-year-old artist was handed a life sentence in 2014 after his 2011 arrest for the killing of Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams – whose body was never found …

Evelyn and Stephanie Mawuli, who were born to Ghanaian parents, are currently representing Japan in basketball at the ongoing 2024 Olympic Games. The sisters both featured for the Asian country when they faced the United States of America (USA) in Group C of the Olympics on Monday. Despite their best efforts, the USA …

Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged the people of Ghana to maintain John Dramani Mahama in his current position as a former president. He believes Ghana requires a forward-thinking president, not one who will hold the country back. Furthermore, the country in West Africa …

The prices of petroleum products are expected to fall between 2% and 4% for petrol, diesel, and Liquefied Petroleum Gas, beginning tomorrow August 1, 2024. This follows the slowdown in the depreciation of the Ghana cedi during the second half of July 2024 and the favourable international market dynamics. According …

Global Citizen, the world’s leading international advocacy organization, has announced a partnership with Stonebwoy’s charity organization, The Livingstone Foundation (TLF), as part of its forthcoming Move Afrika: Ghana campaign. The partnership aims to support TLF’s mission and enable the organization to continue to scale its work across the country and …