GENERAL NEWS

How Akufo-Addo arrived at late wife’s 30th anniversary

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo made a glamorous entry at the 30th anniversary ceremony his late wife, Eleanor Akosua Akufo-Addo. The family of the late Madam Eleanor Akosua Akufo-Addo, formerly known as Saa Nkansah-Gyamenah organised the commemorative ceremony to mark three decades since her passing. The President was mobbed by the …

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Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill: Speaker of Parliament faces contempt charges

Calls have been made for the Supreme Court to impose sanctions on the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, over allegations of disregarding pending legal actions and allowing the anti-LGBTQ+ bill to proceed in the House. Dr. Amanda Odoi, a researcher, has filed a petition claiming that the Speaker has shown disdain …

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UK visa application fees ‘going to go up significantly’ – Prime Minister announces

Rishi Sunak, the British prime minister has announced that visa application fees are set to go up significantly as part of efforts to raise over a billion pounds to plug revenue shortfalls. Sunak during an address at Downing Street (July 13) listed a number of government priorities amid an economic …

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“Wee” smokers turn 16-year-old multibillion Cedi Krofrom Market project to public toilet

The multimillion cedi Kumasi Krofrom Market in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region have been turned to public toilet by suspected “wee” smokers. The facility which was projected to house traders for business activities is currently a safe haven for criminals and smokers who use the area as a …

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Missing woman reunited with family after 20 years

The Social Welfare and Community Development Department at Aowin Municipality in the Western North Region have reunited a woman with her long lost family after 20-years of going missing. This touching moment of the 48-year old woman going back to her family after two decades was a joint effort between …

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Cultivation of ‘wee’ for industrial purposes can cleanse ‘galamsey’ polluted farmlands and water bodies – Nana Agyemang

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hempire Association of Ghana, Nana Kweku Agyemang, has said that the cultivation of industrial cannabis has the potential to absorb the harmful chemicals present on farmlands due to illegal small-scale mining activities known as ‘Galamsey’. The comment by the CEO is on the back …

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Decomposing body of US citizen found in his room at Takoradi

The body of a Ghanaian-born US citizen has been retrieved from a room in Takoradi. According to the Assembly member of the area, Joana Barton Oduro, the 72-year-old, identified as Anthony Wolfgang Hammond, was found dead in his room after a foul smell started emanating from his two-bedroom apartment. Confirming …

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Parliament passes Narcotics Control Commission Bill to allow cannabis cultivation for industrial purposes

Ghana’s Parliament has successfully amended the Narcotics Control Commission Bill, 2023, granting permission for the cultivation of cannabis for industrial purposes. This amendment follows a ruling by the Supreme Court in July 2022, which invalidated Section 43 of the bill due to the lack of parliamentary debate prior to its …

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If people like these are in the army, they’d be materials for coup – Kwesi Pratt on COP in leaked audio

The Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has lambasted the alleged police commissioner featured in a leaked tape in which plans are being hatched to allegedly oust Inspector-General of Police George Akuffo Dampare ahead of the 2024 polls. Speaking on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana programme on July 12, 2023, …

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More evidence of plot to oust Dampare pops up, another senior police officer implicated

More damning evidence is emerging around the plot by some senior officers of the Ghana Police Service to oust the Inspector-General of Police, George Akuffo-Dampare, ahead of the 2024 general election. GhanaWeb on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, broke the news about a secret recording implicating some senior police officers of plotting the …

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