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Defunct Beige Bank boss charged with stealing, laundering over GH¢2.1 billion

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of now-defunct Beige Bank, Michael Nyinaku has been charged with stealing, money laundering by the state. In a charge sheet and the brief facts of the case filed at the registry of the criminal High Court on Wednesday November 2, 2022, Michael Nyinaku was charged …

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VIDEO: Stop taking God’s credit, you didn’t control Coronavirus – Opambour to Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his state of the nation address on the economy assured Ghanaians that just as his government was able to win the fight against the deadly Coronavirus, he will once again bring the economy to life under the current crisis. On Sunday, October 30, the president referenced how …

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LIVESTREAMED: Otumfuo joins Awomefia to mark 60th Hogbetsotso Za

The annual festival of the Anlo people of the Volta Region, Hogbetsoso, is currently being held. This is the 60th year since the celebrations began. The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is the special guest of honour for this year’s event. As part of efforts to mark the 60th edition of …

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Looming China-Taiwan conflict will have a greater effect on Ghana just like Russia-Ukraine war – Oppong-Nkrumah warns

Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, has warned of a possible “third problem” that can worsen the country’s economy despite the dire effect of the Russia-Ukraine war which the government has identified as a prime cause of Ghana’s economic crisis. Mr Oppong-Nkrumah expressed his disappointment in the Ghanaian media over the lack …

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Foreign Minister Ayorkor Botchwey participates in Outreach Session of the G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting

    The Hon. Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ms. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, participated in the Outreach Session of the G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting held from 3rd to 4th November, 2022 in Munster, Germany.     The Meeting, which was hosted by Germany under its tenure as President …

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Meet one of the bravest journalists in Ghana today

On 10 November 2022, a journalist called Erastus Asare Donkor, will be exactly 46 years old. He is extremely lucky to have reached that age. For his life has been seriously threatened more than once. As a television journalist for one of the most powerful electronic news platforms in Ghana, …

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I wanted to stone Rawlings – Son of executed Cpl Giwa speaks after 38 years

The son of the late Corporal Carlos Halidu Giwa, one of the soldiers who were killed for their attempt to overthrow Jerry John Rawlings in 1983, has spoken about how close he was to harming the former Head of State in 2008. Issah Mahama, speaking for the first time publicly about his …

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FLASHBACK: The 1995 ‘Kume Preko’ protest that rocked Ghana

About 27 years ago, the biggest demonstration to have occurred in Ghana’s history took place. Those at the forefront of this protest were Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Dr Charles Wreko Brobbey, Kwasi Pratt Jnr, Dr Nyaho Tamakloe, Abdul Malik Kwaku Baako, Akoto Ampaw, Victor Newman, Kwaku Opoku, Napoleon Abdulai and was …

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Kume Preko reloaded: Demonstrators hit the streets of Accra in charged mood

Hundreds of Ghanaians hit the streets of Accra Saturday morning to demand better living conditions. The protestors, wielding placards and clad in red and black attires, want the resignation of the current leadership of the country. They also bemoaned the rate at which the prices of goods and services keep …

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‘Agric Minister turns market queen?’ – Tarzan asks

Dr. Charles Wereko Brobby, Chief Policy Analyst at the Ghana Institute for Public Policy Options (GIPPO), is questioning whether the Minister of Food and Agriculture is now a market queen. His comments follow an earlier statement by the sector minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto when he told farmers in Sefwi …

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