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As Ghana gets ready for the elections in December, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has encouraged citizens to be on the lookout for fake news. The President underlined the risk of fake news instigating unrest during elections during his speech at this year’s Eid celebrations, which were held in Accra’s …

Former President John Dramani Mahama’s special assistant Joyce Bawah Mogtari has criticized the Akufo-Addo-led government’s recently introduced Performance Tracker, calling it a misallocation of resources. Mogtari berated the tracker for being opaque about the government’s purportedly lavish spending in a post on X, calling it an inefficient use of limited …

Kwabena Owusu Aduomi, a former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ejisu Constituency, has announced his plan to compete in the next by-election as an independent. The New Patriotic Party’s primary to choose a candidate for the same election is one day away from this announcement. The decision to leave …

If elected president in the forthcoming December 7 polls, the leader and the founder of the Movement for Change, an independent presidential candidate, has promised to enact the lowest tax system within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) bloc. Mr. Alan Kyerematen met with the Ghana Union of …

John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has boldly stated that if elected president in the next December elections, he will not protect appointees engaged in corrupt acts. In a conversation with Ghanaians in the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), Mahama urged people to hold …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, former president John Dramani Mahama, has expressed shock at the amount of duties and fees imposed on commodities processed at Ghanaian ports. Speaking to the Ghana Union Traders Association (GUTA) members, Mr. Mahama emphasized the heavy financial burden that importers bear, citing the price …

In response to the Fourth Estate’s report on scholarship awards, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called for transparency and criticized what they see as selective reporting.   Richard Ahiagbah, the NPP’s director of communications, expressed concern over the report’s focus on a small number of beneficiaries, arguing that this …

All employees who were reportedly implicated in a recent cocaine smuggling incident at Kotoka International Airport (KIA) have been suspended by the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL). According to The Herald Newspaper, the controversy started when Proeger Delgey Bianca, a Dutch national, was arrested at Brussels Airport in Belgium. On …

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the vice president, declares that he will continue to oppose LGBTQ+ activities even after taking office as president of the country. Speaking to the assembly at the Ashanti Region’s Kumasi Central Mosque for Eidul-Fitr prayers, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) stated that it is unable to support …

Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, the National Chief Imam, has urged Muslims to celebrate Eid ul-Fitr in a calm manner. He asked them to be careful as they celebrated. Sheik Armiyawo Shaibu, the National Chief Imam’s spokesperson, counseled Muslim youth to refrain from acts of violence during the festivities in an interview …