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When the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV, made public the details of his ex-gratia and the reasons he decided to return the GH¢365,392.67 paid him as ex-gratia for his role as a member of the Council of State between 2017 and 2020, it gave Ghanaians a fair idea …

Vociferous journalist, Blessed Godsbrain Smart, popularly known as Captain Smart, has said that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo never took ex-gratia for serving as a minister and a Member of Parliament. This action of the president, Captain Smart said, was one of the reasons why he came to admire President Akufo-Addo so …

Apaatse, the former boyfriend of Diamond Michelle Gbagonah, popularly known as Shatta Michy, has disclosed the circumstance that led to their breakup and how dancehall musician, Shatta Wale came into the scene. The ex-lover of Michy has alledged that the celebrated singer, who was in contact with his girlfriend at the time, took …

The U.S Department of State’s 2021 Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released on 12 April 2022 has said: “While the constitution and law provide for an independent judiciary, the judiciary was subject to unlawful influence and corruption”. “Judicial officials reportedly accepted bribes to expedite or postpone cases, ‘lose’ …

Ghanaian music sensation, Kwesi Arthur, has finally released his highly anticipated body of work dubbed ‘Son of Jacob’. Following its release on April 22, the album became the number one trending topic on social media. Kwesi Arthur among several things has disclosed that it took him approximately four years to create the …

Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga East, Dominic Ayine, has dismissed calls for the arrest of persons who make comments suggesting the possibility of a military takeover in the country. According to him, there was a Constitutional imperative that allows for citizens to voice their views in the area of political …

An Economist with the University of Ghana Business School is suggesting that the abolishment of road tolls is having an effect on the resources of the country, therefore, whoever is responsible must be surcharged with the revenue loss to the state. Lord Mensah, who was speaking on Joy FM’s ‘Top …

  Former Black Stars captain, Stephen Appiah has disclosed that he lost about 5 kilos when he stood behind the ball to take Ghana’s first penalty kick at the World Cup in Germany 2006. As Ghana’s first captain at the World Cup, Stephen ‘Tonardo’ Appiah took one of the most decisive penalty …

Former South African President Jacob Zuma accepted more than 700 bribes over the course of a decade before he was president, including cash payments from French arms company Thales, prosecutors alleged on the first day of Zuma’s corruption trial on Wednesday. Zuma, the president of Africa’s most developed economy from …

  Lawyer Abraham Amaliba of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has revealed how and why the party prepared logistically in advance before going to Wenchi to inspect Electoral Commission documents for the Techiman South Constituency Parliamentary results. According to him, the party got wind of possible sabotage with respect to power outages in a …