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Legal Practitioner, Martin Kpebu, has outlined some of the measures the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, needs to take should President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and his vice Mahamudu Bawumia resign. According to him, one of the major steps he needs to take is to cushion the Ghanaian economy. He said the …

Africa’s oldest president and one of the continent’s longest-serving rulers – President Paul Biya – will mark 40 years in power this weekend. Nationwide commemorative activities have been planned and his supporters are celebrating his achievements. But the 89-year-old’s opponents are lukewarm, calling on him to step down and hand …

Former Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Martin Amidu, has blamed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for being solely responsible for the current hardships Ghanaians are going through. In a statement he issued on November 3, 2022, Amidu said that Akufo-Addo’s government has been characterized by corruption and greediness. He added that the …

Traders in the Central Business District of Kumasi, capital of the Ashanti Region, say they will only reduce prices of goods if the local currency appreciates against other international currencies. According to them, though they are willing to sell their products at a relatively cheap price, high exchange rate has …

Ghanaian students have been advised to ignore inaccurate information that suggests that sucking of breasts by men prevents and cures breast cancer. The advice was to counter some media reports on social media urging women to make their breasts available to their partners to avoid the disease. The President of …

Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II has stated that persons who have made it a duty to criticise and insult President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over current economic hardship have no sense of appreciation. Describing these people as uncivilized villagers, witches, and wizards, the overlord of Akyem Abuakwa said Ghanaians must appreciate the significant …

The young army officer who seized power in Burkina Faso’s latest coup has been sworn in as interim president. As he took the oath of office, Capt Ibrahim Traoré, 34, promised to win back territory from Islamist militants, and to hold elections in July 2024. The ceremony was streamed live …

A Ghana Football Association (GFA) delegation on Thursday, October 20, 2022, paid a courtesy call on Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. The visit was for the country’s football governing body to present the new Black Stars jerseys to the Vice President. The jerseys are the newly outdoored kits for the …

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says his government, since 2017, has embarked on the construction and completion of some thirty-two (32) hospital projects in the Ashanti Region. Speaking at the commissioning of the 60-bed Asante Akim Municipal Hospital on Sunday, 16th October 2022, as part of …

Former South African President Jacob Zuma has regained his freedom following the expiration of his prison term for contempt of court. The country’s government official disclosed this in a statement on Friday, October 7. Correctional services said he had been released from their system having served only part of his …