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A group identified as Concerned Citizens of Akyem State has condemned the ethnocentric statements of Presidential Advisor, Nana Yaw Osafo-Maafo which was captured on a secret recording. In the said tape which has recently gone viral, the presidential advisor during a meeting with delegates of the New Patriotic Party in the Eastern Region questioned …

Rapper Lil Wayne will no longer perform at a British music festival this weekend after he was declined entry into the United Kingdom, organizers have said. The five-time Grammy Award winner, who was sentenced to one year in jail in 2010 relating to a gun possession charge, was scheduled to take to the stage …

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, North Tongu MP, has stated that Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister’s interview on GTV’s Talking Point on Sunday, June 12, was “an unmitigated disaster”. According to him, the Minister, who was speaking about the recent controversies surrounding the 5000-seater National Cathedral, failed to justify why the government is …

Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied across the US to call for stricter gun laws in the wake of two mass shootings. Those taking part at the hundreds of marches carried slogans like “I want freedom from getting shot”. US President Joe Biden backed the protests, calling on Congress …

The US will no longer require air travellers to have proof of a negative Covid-19 test before entering the country from abroad. Officials said they were dropping the requirement due to the “tremendous progress” the country had made in the fight against the virus. The travel industry has been pushing …

The US government has announced the completion of a $316 million investment in energy infrastructure in Ghana. According to a press release copied to Ghana Business News, the Kasoa Bulk Supply Point (BSP), inaugurated Wednesday June 1, 2022, completed over six years is to support more reliable power supply for …

Most Ghanaians believe that the Ahwoi brothers who served under late Presidents Jerry Rawlings and John Evans Atta Mills respectively have amassed a lot of wealth for themselves despite any credible evidence to back it. This has been the notion because they have been notable figures during the Provisional National …

A one-time board chairman of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, Ato Ahwoi, has disclosed circumstances under which the United States embassy in Accra denied him a visa years ago. He linked the incident to his refusal along with two others to allow Kosmos Energy to proceed with a US$4 billion …

Yvonne Agyapong made Ghana proud when she won a series of awards during her graduation at the Union Catholic, UC, High School in New Jersey, United States of America. She happens to be a daughter of Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, who was in attendance for the colourful …

Head of Communications at the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Henry Asante Twum says that Asante Kotoko has no power to direct the Ghana Football Association to halt the league till they play against Ashantigold SC. Kotoko were due to play the miners on Thursday but late Wednesday night the Ghana …