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Of all the stories many Ghanaians know of the man who first brought cocoa seedlings to Ghana, the narratives that they came from Fernando Po (now Equatorial Guinea) and that Tetteh Quarshie was only able to smuggle the seeds by swallowing them have been the most predominant. Well, while only …

The National Cathedral project continues to court controversy despite the project having stalled over lack of funds. The state has pumped in GHC339 million into the project so far with Parliament rejecting an GHC80 million allocation as contained in the 2023 budget. A project hit by multiple controversies The criticisms …

Even before the ballots have been cast at the 10th Delegates Conference of the National Democratic Congress, there already seems to be some signs of intimidation, as is evident in most elections of this nature. The opposition party will on Saturday December 17, 2022 hold its delegates conference at the …

Otto Addo, outgoing Head Coach of the senior national team of Ghana, the Black Stars says there were lots of negatives surrounding his appointment. At a press conference after Ghana’s elimination from the World Cup, Coach Addo announced his decision to step down as Head Coach of the Black Stars. …

Police in Mpumalanga were made to launch an investigation following the discovery of two naked lifeless bodies in a sewer plant. The discovery was reportedly made on Wednesday the 30th of November 2022. The grisly discovery was made by security guards who were working in Tonga at the plantation. When …

The leadership of the ruling New Patriotic Party in the North East Region has refuted claims that it prevented flagbearer hopeful of the party, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong from meeting with the party’s delegates during a visit to the area. Kennedy Agyapong, during a recent meeting with some delegates of the party in …

Deputy Finance Minister, Dr John Kumah says the fact that the ruling administration has reduced the controversial Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy) proves they are a listening government. “…having reduced the rate to 1% means that we are a listening government,” he said. E-levy Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta presenting the …

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has for the first time spoken about the sacking of his colleague minister, the Minister of State (in charge of finance), Charles Adu Boahen, who was implicated in the ‘Galamsey Economy’ documentary. Speaking during his appearance at the ad hoc committee hearing on a vote of censure motion …

The major controversy surrounding the 26-man squad announced by coach Otto Addo for the 2022 World Cup on Monday, November 14, 2022, is the exclusion of Joseph Paintsil and Jeffery Schlupp. When quizzed by journalists on why he omitted two of Ghana’s most in-form players from the squad, Otto Addo …

Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has revealed that undercover footages belonging to investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas were stolen and sold by an unnamed ally in 2018. He explained in a Facebook comment that the very incident was partly the reason why Anas used 2018 footage to expose corruption on the …