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Following the earthquake in Turkey, Ghanaian foreigner Christian Atsu was discovered dead after being buried in the debris for days. The 31-year-old football player is survived by his wife Marie-Claire Rupio and their two children. The tragic news of Atsu’s passing was announced on Twitter by his agent Nana Sechere …

On Thursday, February 16, 2023, Alban Bagbin, Speaker of the House, warned Members of Parliament against using unparliamentary language. When Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta appeared in Parliament to inform the chamber on the government’s Domestic Debt Exchange Program, the Speaker made this statement (DDEP). Mr. Bagbin pleaded with the house …

Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has advised that some ministries ought to be combined and underperforming ministers replaced. Ms. Akuffo, who has recently spoken out against the government’s decision to include pension funds in the ongoing domestic debt exchange program, said having too many ministries is proving to be counterproductive …

Elizabeth Arthur, a 58-year-old lady who was detained by the police in Koforidua, in the Eastern Region, for making pepper sauce, shito, using decaying vegetables, has been sentenced to one month in jail. Elizabeth received a GHC4,800 fine in addition to the one-month term, per a news report by UTV. …

Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, a former commissioner of the Ghana Electoral Commission, has counseled political parties to guarantee the hiring of people with experience in electoral procedures as polling agents. He maintains that political parties should rely on qualified individuals rather than those who might incite violence as polling agents. “Fortunately, …

The Attorney General, Godfred Dame, has been urged by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to rescind his letter to the Auditor-General about the posting of the Covid-19 audit report on its website. In a letter to the Auditor-General, the Attorney General criticized the latter for publishing a report on the …

Sophia Akuffo, a former chief justice, asserted that since she is no longer employed by the government, she is free to express her views. She believes that the government has failed and that it owes the elderly some respect. It is disrespectful and illegal to include pension bondholders in the …

Patricia Asiedua alias Nana Agradaa and three other people are in court in Accra on allegations that they illegally distributed videos of Prophet Emmanuel Appiah’s genital. Agradaa, the founder of Heaven Way Champion Ministry, has been accused of spreading intimate images without consent. The three others are accused of encouraging …

Asante Akim North representative in parliament, Andy Appiah-Kubi has urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to keep his vow to oust Ken Ofori-Atta, the troubled Minister of Finance, from last year. Appiah-Kubi, the head of the controversial “Ken Must Go” coalition of governing party lawmakers, vowed to stop supporting government …

The release of the Auditor- General’s report before Parliament has finished debating it, according to the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, is unconstitutional. Mr. Dame claims that a report’s earlier release would seriously impair the Auditor- General’s constitutional requirement to present his reports to Parliament and the …