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Ablekuma North: NPP to boycott EC’s 19-polling station rerun, insists court only ordered collation
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has rejected the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to conduct a rerun of the Ablekuma North parliamentary election in 19 polling stations, insisting the directive contradicts a High Court ruling issued earlier this year.
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Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie: NPP candidate asks High Court to stop Ablekuma North election re-run
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary candidate for the Ablekuma North Constituency in the 2024 election, Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie, has filed an application at the High Court seeking to quash the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to re-run elections in 19 out of 281 polling stations in the constituency.
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Ghana sets up gold smuggling taskforce — Here’s what you need to know
The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has launched a national enforcement task force to combat illicit gold trade routes used by unlicensed miners and smugglers, particularly in areas plagued by galamsey activities.
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COCOBOD adopts Balanced Scorecard to transform regulatory function
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has launched a new performance management strategy aimed at reviving and improving the cocoa industry.
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Government pays $349.52m second Eurobond
The government has paid $349.52 million as its Eurobond debt service obligation.
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LIST: Nana Ansah Kwao IV among 8 appointed to new board of Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund
The Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Ampem Nyarko, has sworn in an eight-member Board of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) in Accra.
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Mahama inaugurates Goldbod taskforce to fight gold smuggling with real-time monitoring and 10% reward for informants
President John Dramani Mahama has inaugurated a special task force under the Ghana Gold Board to enforce gold trade regulations and crack down on illegal exports. The unit has been equipped with body-worn cameras, GPS-tracked vehicles, and a reward system for whistleblowers who report wrongdoing.
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Expert cautions against indiscriminate use of steroids
A Nephrologist at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Dr Elliot Koranteng Tannor, has cautioned the public against the indiscriminate use of steroids, particularly those found in skin-bleaching products, as they significantly increase the risk of diabetes.
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First malaria treatment for babies approved for use
The first malaria treatment suitable for babies and very young children has been approved for use.
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E&P secures $100m loan for major mining deal
Engineers & Planners (E&P), a wholly owned Ghanaian company, has secured a $100 million facility from the Ecowas Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) towards the agreed acquisition of the Black Volta Gold Project in the Upper West Region.
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Beyond the hope: The unspoken transportation risks of the 24-Hour Economy
In the latest chapter of ambitious national blueprints, Ghana is being sold the 24-Hour Economy.
The vision, as always, is breathtaking: a bustling Volta Lake transformed into a superhighway for commerce; modern ports clearing goods in minutes, not days; fresh produce from the north reaching European markets overnight.
It is a vision polished to perfection, designed to capture headlines and secure legacies.
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Cyber Security Authority busts fraud gang near Dodowa
The Cyber Security Authority (CSA), in a coordinated multi-agency operation with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and the Police Cybercrime Unit, has dismantled a sophisticated cyber fraud syndicate operating from Sasaabi, a community along the Dodowa road in the Greater Accra Region.
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IMF Executive Board approves $370 Million disbursement for Ghana
The International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board has approved Ghana’s Fourth Review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Programme, unlocking a significant $370 million disbursement that signals growing international confidence in the West African nation’s economic recovery efforts.
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See the areas that will be affected by ECG’s planned maintenance on July 8, 2025
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a planned maintenance exercise to take place on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, across parts of the Greater Accra, Tema, and Volta Regions.
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Stop using 'professor' title, you have not earned it - GTEC writes to Ambulance Service boss Dr Nuhu Zakaria
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Ambulance Service (NAS), Dr Nuhu Zakaria is the latest addition to the long list of persons the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has cited for the inappropriate use of academic titles they have not earned in their official, professional, and public communication or documentation.
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When Kimathi Rawlings grabbed his 'better half' on the dancefloor [VIDEO]
Kimathi Rawlings, the son of Former President Jerry John Rawlings has been spotted on the dance floor displaying some beautiful moves with his sisters urging him on.
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Policeman stabbed by suspected criminal at Lower McCarthy Hill after he missed a targeted shot
A policeman was stabbed on Monday by a suspected criminal at Lower McCarthy Hill in Accra.
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How a doctor died for lack of catheterization laboratory in Kumasi when he suffered a 'heart attack'
Last week, the health community in Ghana was shaken by the tragic death of a 47-year-old emergency physician at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi.
Dr. Kwame Adu Ofori, who had devoted his life to saving lives, suffered a myocardial infarction and urgently required percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
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Suspected killer of queen mother who was shot at Gbawe arrested, firearm recovered
The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with the shooting and killing of a queenmother during a naming ceremony at Gbawe Zero, a suburb of Accra, on Thursday, June 19, 2025.
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Agradaa appeals 15 years sentence
Former traditional priestess turned evangelist, Patricia Asiedua Asiamah, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, has filed an appeal challenging her 15 year jail sentence for fraud.
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Akwatia MP Ernest Kumi is dead
The Member of Parliament for Akwatia in the Eastern Region, Ernest Kumi is reported dead.
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24-HR initiative competitive tool — Henry Osei Akoto
A leading member of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), Henry Osei Akoto, has said that the 24-Hour Economy initiative launched by the John Dramani Mahama-led government will open up Ghana’s economy for growth.
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Eban-Akoma oil block declared commercially viable
Another block in the country’s Cape Three Points oilfield, Eban-Akoma, has been declared commercially viable.
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200,000 Children in Ghana have uncorrected refractive errors — Dr Agyemfra
More than 200,000 children in Ghana suffer from uncorrected refractive errors, a leading cause of visual impairment, with one in four schoolchildren requiring vision correction.
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Govt to put 16,000 services online in major Ghana.gov revamp
The Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has announced that 16,000 government services will be moved onto the Ghana.gov platform as part of efforts to modernise public service delivery.