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Police officer, seven others granted GHc4m bail over $523K gold scam
A Police Officer – Staff Sergeant (S/Sgt) Isaac Akwasi Aning and seven others have been arraigned and charged over some $523k gold scam transactions. The transaction involved six Ghanaians and two Turkish nationals (victims). S/Sgt. Akwasi Aning (6th Accused) together with Samuel Adu Kumi, (1st Accused) Benjamin Kakpo Addoquaye aka Ketuketu, (2nd Accused), Isaac Offei […]
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Brazil legend Marta announces retirement
Brazilian football icon Marta Vieira da Silva has announced her intention to retire from international football by the end of the year. Marta, the top scorer in World Cup history across both men’s and women’s football, holds the record for the most goals scored for the Brazil national team. Having already secured qualification for the […]
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Marta announces retirement from international football
Marta announced she will retire from international football this year, revealing her decision in an interview with CNN in Brazil. The 38-year-old striker, Brazil’s all-time leading goalscorer in international football, expressed her intention to retire from the national team after this year. “If I go to the Olympics, I will enjoy every moment, because, regardless […]
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Entertainment
‘I’m grieving in silence’ – Offset
American rapper and estranged husband of Cardi B, Offset has left his fans in panic after sharing a cryptic post on Instagram. On Wednesday, the rapper posted a cryptic message that reads, “I’m grieving in silence.” His post sparked worries as fans flooded the comment section advising him to “seek help. Cardi B confirmed separation […]
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Entertainment
Ghanaian attempts longest time to hug a tree
How can humanity raise awareness of the invaluable contribution of trees to society? 23-year-old Abdul Hakim Awal jumps on the Guinness World Record fever that has engulfed Ghana since December 2023, to hug a tree for 48 hours. “We know how trees, an essential resource on which the entire human race depends are becoming scarce […]
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Business
Former PPA CEO pleads not guilty to fresh charges, granted GHc4m bail
The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) Agyenim Boateng Adjei has pleaded not guilty to fresh charges by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). This comes barely an hour after the OSP dropped charges against him and his brother-in-law Francis Kwaku Arhin in the previous charge sheet filed on […]
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Headlines
Majority defends ministerial nominees taking roles without parliamentary approval
The Majority in Parliament has justified the decision by 24 vetted ministerial nominees to start performing their duties despite outstanding parliamentary approval. The 24 had their fate frozen when the speaker of Parliament adjourned the house indefinitely following an impasse with the Presidency over the Anti-gay bill. The designated ministers and deputies have however started […]
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Lordina Mahama interacts with young ladies at a singles camp meeting
Former first lady Mrs Lordina Dramani Mahama has shared time-tested advice with young ladies attending a singles camp meeting and inspired them to make the most of their singleness while striving for personal and spiritual growth. Mrs Mahama was speaking as the special guest of honour at the 2024 Young Singles Camp Meeting of the […]
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Politics
Mahama Has Zero To Offer- Majority Leader
Alexander Afenyo-Markin The Majority in Parliament has urged Ghanaians not to waste their votes on the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its flagbearer, ex-President John Dramani Mahama because
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2024 Election: Minority slams Majority for asking Ghanaians to reject Mahama
The Minority in Parliament has slammed their Majority counterparts for asking Ghanaians to reject the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Mahama in the December 7th presidential election. Majority leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin in an address to the media rejected the failure tag slapped on the Nana Addo administration by persons within the opposition […]
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Featured
NAPO must apologise over dumsor timetable comment – Kpabu
Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has strongly criticised Energy Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, commonly known as NAPO, for his failure to apologise following his remarks advising Ghanaians to obtain their own timetable for the ongoing power outages. In an interview on Eyewitness News on April 19, 2024, Kpebu condemned Prempeh’s actions, asserting that they […]
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Performance Tracker is an attempt but we need a Code of Conduct for public office holders – Kpebu
Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has welcomed the introduction of the Performance Tracker by the government. But, he said, he would have wished that the government prioritized the introduction of a Code of Conduct for public officeholders over the Performance Tracker. “The Performance Tracker is an attempt…the experts are still evaluating it but corruption is […]
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Agribusiness
K-Ricebelt project boosts domestic food security
The nation’s march toward improved food security has received a boost with the arrival of 330 tonnes of high-yielding rice seeds, courtesy of the K-Ricebelt project, a South Korean initiative spearheaded by the Korea Partnership for Innovation of Agriculture (KOPIA). This project signifies a new sphere in agricultural development, providing an additional window amid escalating […]
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Agribusiness
K-Ricebelt project: Transferring expertise and technology to feed Africa
Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia, Senegal, Cameroon, Uganda, and Kenya are benefiting from a South Korean developmental initiative as a swift response to the danger over food security in Africa by helping these countries to increase rice production and reduce their reliance on imports. Known as the K-Ricebelt project, it is aimed at providing small farmers […]
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Athletics
Isaac Botsio: The story of the Takoradi boy with ‘big boy’ dreams
Ghana is in an era where we are blessed with an abundance of athletes who have huge potential to leave a legacy in the world of track and field. From Rose Yeboah to Cadman Yamoah to Benjamin Azamati and Joseph Paul Amoah, one can describe this era as the “Golden Era” for Ghana Athletics and […]
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GRA-SML deal: I don’t think it’s time for Akufo-Addo to release KPMG report – Kpebu
A private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has stated that it appears the president is being stampeded in releasing the KPMG report on the agreement between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML). He stated on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday, April 6 that “I don’t think it is time to […]
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Akufo-Addo can’t sit on KPMG audit report on GRA-SML deal – Kpebu
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cannot hide the KPMG audit report on the agreement between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML), private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has said. Kpebu said that it is nonnegotiable for President Akufo-Addo to release the report. “As for that it is nonnegotiable, the president cannot […]
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News
This is poor logic – Kpebu on reason for increasing passport application fees
Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has said that the government exercised poor judgment in increasing the passport application fees. He described the 400 percent increment in the fees as draconian. “This is poor logic and poor judgment, to increase it from GHS100 to GHS500,” he said on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday, April 6. […]
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Opinion
The Akoto Lante Samaritan – a remix
Recent events in relation to the passage of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 2024 have taken me down memory lane. Parliament unanimously passed the Bill (also known as the anti-LGBTQ+ Bill) on Wednesday, February 28. Of particular interest to me is Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin’s objection to custodial sentencing as prescribed under […]
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