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Ghanaian world title-winning boxing trainer, Paul Kofi Dogboe has officially begun a reign as head of the Klevia Clan of Anlo in the Volta Region of Ghana following his installation as Torgbui Badu IV of Anyako on Thursday, September 9, 2023. Having undergone traditional rites at the sacred forest at …

The former deputy general secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen, has refuted an assertion by the Dormaahene, Oseadeyo Agyeman Badu II, that the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has no authority to elevate a chief to a paramount chief (Omanhene) in the Bono Region. According to him, …

Solomon Owusu, a member of the New Patriotic Party’s communication team, has raised questions about the justification behind the establishment of a parliamentary committee to investigate the leaked tape in which some senior police officers were captured seeking the support of Bugri Naabu for the removal of the current Inspector-General of …

President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday named Ali Idi Siwa as her new head of intelligence in a surprise move, replacing Saidi Hussein Massoro who held the position for less than eight months. In a two-paragraph statement, the Presidential Communications Unit gave no reasons for the abrupt change as Siwa, …

The Paramount Chief of the Goaso Traditional Area in the Ahafo Region, Nana Akwasi Bosompra I, has slammed the chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC), Jean Mensa, over the decision of the commission to hold its limited voter registration exercise only at its district offices. According to the Goaso Manhene, …

Angry sub -chiefs and residents of Adoagyiri in Eastern region are threatening mayhem on Saturday if Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin and Akyem Abuakwa traditional council are not stopped from planned outdooring of a rival chief clandestinely and illegally enstooled over the weekend at Adoagyiri. On Saturday August 19, 2023, …

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has appeared in his first video address since his failed mutiny in Russia, which suggests he is in Africa. The BBC has not been able to verify where the video was filmed. The video posted on Telegram channels linked to the Wagner mercenary group shows Prigozhin …

There is heightened tension between Akyem Abuakwa and Akyem Kotoku traditional councils following enstoolment of a rival chief of Adoagyiri under the authority of Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin. The new chief Barima Adu Korkor III was enstooled on Saturday 19th August, 2023 under heavy police security of armed police …

The Chief of Staff who served with the deposed president of Niger, Mahammed Bazoum, has found his way into Ghana. Djibo Takoubokoye Daouda, who spoke to JoyNews, explained that while he has escaped his home country, he is still the Chief of Staff. He told the news channel that nothing …

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, has destooled Nana Saforo Koto, the Chief of Bekwai-Abodom. The destoolment is as a result of Nana Saforo Koto’s inability to defend himself against nearly 20 charges presented by concerned residents within his community. The charges against him predominantly revolve around the alleged unrestricted …