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The Deputy Finance Minister Abena Osei Asare has said the government’s failure to meet coupon deadlines for pensioner bondholders is not on purpose. “We don’t intentionally stop them [payment], sometimes it’s difficult, it is the ability to pay and, so, when it is not there, it becomes a challenge, but …

The host of Egyaso Gyaso on Okay FM, Afia Pokuaa alias Vim Lady is demanding better alternative actions and solutions from the main opposition party the National Democratic Congress. Speaking on the May 29, 2023, edition of her programme, the radio show host called on the opposition party not to rely …

The local currency has experienced a reversal of its recent gains, losing 1.48 percent. It traded at GH¢10.98 to the United States (US) dollar at the end of last week. Initially, positive market sentiments prevailed and were attributed to approval of the US$3billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout programme. However, an increase …

President of the United States Joe Biden has demanded the repeal of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Law, barely a day after it was signed. The White House, on May 29, published a statement in which Biden referred to the new law as a tragic violation of universal human rights. He also descrived …

A United States convoy was attacked in Nigeria on Tuesday killing four people, including two personnel from the US consulate and two police officers, and kidnapping three others, according to local police and US officials. The attack took place in the southeastern Anambra state, with Anambra Police Command telling CNN …

Ghanaian-American US-based prosecutor and Supreme Court attorney, lawyer Ebenezer Appiagyei, has shed some light on the case of socialite Mona4Reall, who recently pleaded not guilty to charges brought against her for a $2 million romantic scam. According to Lawyer Appiagyei in an interview with Frank Ntiamoah Williams, while it was reported …

Lawyer Ebenezer Apiagyei, a US-based prosecutor and Supreme Court attorney, has stated that members involved in the romance scam saga will be hunted down by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. According to him, members of the enterprise who worked with Hajia 4Reall to defraud people should not think that they …

Russia’s Wagner mercenary force has attempted to hide efforts to obtain military equipment internationally for use in the war in Ukraine and is seeking to transit such supplies through Mali, the United States State Department said. The private mercenary force, which is fighting alongside Russian troops in Ukraine, is willing …

Russia on Friday said it banned entry to 500 Americans, including former president Barack Obama, in response to sanctions imposed by Washington. “In response to the anti-Russian sanctions regularly imposed by the Biden administration… entry into the Russian Federation is closed for 500 Americans,” the foreign ministry said, adding that …

The Nigerian authorities have rescued US convoy kidnap victims who were attacked by unknown gunmen in the south-east Anambra state. This was announced by a joint security service on the morning of Friday, May 19, 2023. The victims are said to be physically unharmed. Identities of the victims were not …