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Wontumi Seeks Bail Pending Appeal Against 20-Year Sentence
Accra: Bernard Antwi Boasiako, widely known as Wontumi, has filed a motion seeking bail pending an appeal against his 20-year prison sentence. Boasiako, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), submitted the motion at the Accra …
NPP Ketu North Constituency Elections Delayed Over Ballot Paper Anomalies
Ketu north: The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Constituency Executive Committee elections in Ketu North, originally scheduled for Saturday, August 8, at Dzodze, faced a delay of approximately two hours due to anomalies detected in the ballot papers.
Acco…
Murtala Mohammed Remembered for His Dedication to Public Service and Environmental Advocacy
Accra: Mr Emmanuel Amarh Kofi Buah, the Acting Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, has praised the late Dr Alhaji Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed as a patriotic lawmaker and devoted public servant whose life exemplified excellence, humility, int…
Sefwi-Wiawso High Court Clears Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai NPP for Constituency Election
Ghana: The Sefwi-Wiawso High Court has cleared the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Constituency to proceed with its long-awaited constituency elections, ending months of uncertainty surrounding the party’s internal electoral p…
UK Ministers Endorse UEFA Boycott Over FIFA’s Commercial Plans
Accra: UK ministers have endorsed UEFA’s decision to boycott FIFA competitions until the organization abandons its controversial plans to establish a company with private investors to manage the World Cup and other events. UK Culture Secretary, Lisa N…
Ghana’s IMF-Backed Revenue Reforms Fall Short, Says Economist
Accra: Professor Godfred Alufar Bokpin, an economist, has stated that Ghana’s International Monetary Fund (IMF)-backed reforms have not achieved the desired structural improvements in domestic revenue collection. He emphasized the need for authorities…
Cameroon Launches Push to Recover Over $500 Million in Unpaid Gold Taxes
Accra: The Cameroonian government announced Saturday that beginning August 1, it will initiate a large-scale crackdown to collect over 500 million U.S. dollars in unpaid taxes and customs duties linked to undeclared gold exports.
According to Ghana …
8 Dead in Landslides Amid Heavy Rains in Nagaland’s Mon District
Accra: At least eight persons, including children and women, died and over 15 were injured when multiple landslides occurred amid heavy rains in the Mon district of India’s north-eastern state of Nagaland on Sunday, a senior district official confirme…