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'Operation Recover All Loot' not a witch-hunt - President-elect Mahama
President-Elect John Dramini Mahama has reassured that his administration's "Operation Recover All Loot" (ORAL) initiative is not a witch-hunt, but rather a concerted effort to tackle corruption.
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Whistleblowers to report corrupt activities anonymously through toll-free hotlines –Ablakwa
The chairman of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) team, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has announced the establishment of toll-free hotlines, emails, and online platforms to allow whistleblowers to report corruption anonymously.
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EC rejects parliamentary results from nine constituencies
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has announced its decision not to uphold the parliamentary election results declared in nine constituencies following the December 7, 2024, general elections.
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Experts divided over Mahama’s anti-corruption committee
Some watchers in the anti-corruption space have expressed diverse opinions on the five-member committee assembled by President-elect John Dramani Mahama to help in the fight against corruption.
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Parents of East Legon accident teen fined GH₵12,000 for negligence
The Family and Juvenile Court in Accra has fined Bishop Salifu Amoako and his wife, Mouha Amoako - parents of the 16-year-old boy responsible for the tragic East Legon crash, GH₵12,000 for failing to properly control their son.
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Grandmother of East Legon accident victim calls for harsher juvenile sentencing
Efua Benneh, grandmother of Justine Agbenu, one of the victims of the tragic East Legon accident, is calling for amendments to Ghana’s Juvenile Justice Act 2003 (Act 653) to impose stricter penalties on offenders prosecuted under the law.
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East Legon Accident: Bishop Salifu Amoako's son gets six-month sentence
The Family and Juvenile Court in Accra has sentenced a 16-year-old boy to six months at the Senior Correctional Centre after he rammed into another car in East Legon, killing two people.
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Jessica Opare-Saforo warns men about focusing on one woman
Ghanaian media personality and YouTuber Jessica Opare-Saforo has stirred up discussions with her candid take on the pitfalls of men overly fixating on a single woman.
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Afenyo-Markin must be retained as leader of NPP Caucus in Parliament - First Deputy Speaker recommends
The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu, has recommended that Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the current Majority Leader, be retained as the leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Caucus in the ninth Parliament, set to begin on January 7, 2025.
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MTN Ghana directors acquire shares worth GH₵11million
Scancom PLC (MTN Ghana) has announced the acquisition of GH₵10.9million ordinary shares by some of its non-executive directors, furthering efforts to increase Ghanaian shareholding in the company.
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Election 2024: Bawumia claims NDC’s ownership of key media houses put NPP at a disadvantage
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has suggested that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) faced a significant communication challenge during the December 7 presidential election due to the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) dominance in key traditional media outlets.
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"Our people didn't vote" – Bawumia explains why the NPP lost
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has addressed members of the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) communications team for the first time since the party's loss in the December 7 presidential election.
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Excavator operator gets 10 years with hard labour for stealing tricycle motorbike
A 27-year-old excavator operator, Faddy Paul Appiah, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour by the Tarkwa circuit court for stealing an Apsonic tricycle motorbike valued at GH¢20,000.
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Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Team to work without financial compensation - Okudzeto Ablakwa
The chairman of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) team, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced that the team will work without any form of payment.
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Suspects accused of vandalizing vehicles at Ghana's Parliament identified
THE security personnel in Parliament have arrested two persons for vandalising five vehicles in Parliament today.
The suspects, named as Wisdom Ahlie, 42, and Christopher Okyere, 33, used an axe head to smash the vehicles’ windscreens and side glasses at about 10.30 a.m.
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PMMC condemns disruption of operations at National Assay Centre, says gold bars belong to BoG
The Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC), Ghana’s legally mandated National Assayer, has expressed deep concern over an incident at the National Assay Centre located at the Aviance Cargo Terminal in Accra.
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Prioritise devt, leave good legacy - Yagbonwura advises Mahama
Yagbonwura Bii-Kunuto Jewu Soale I has urged President-elect John Dramani Mahama to prioritise the country's development and strive for a good name and a lasting legacy.
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VIDEO: Unidentified man arrested for vandalizing vehicles at Parliament
An unidentified man has been arrested for allegedly vandalizing vehicles on the premises of Ghana’s Parliament today in Accra.
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Finance Minister will lay Expenditure in Advance of Appropriation - Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu assures
The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has given an assurance that the Minister of Finance will present the Expenditure in Advance of Appropriation to Parliament this week for members to approve the salaries of public sector workers for January to March 2025.
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Supreme Court dismisses suits challenging anti-gay bill
The Supreme Court has dismissed two suits challenging the constitutionality of Parliament's passage of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, commonly referred to as the anti-gay bill.
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Okudzeto Ablakwa accepts role as Chairman of President-elect Mahama’s Anti-Corruption Unit
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has expressed gratitude and a strong sense of duty after being named Chairman of President-elect John Dramani Mahama’s newly established anti-corruption unit, the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Team.
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Prof. Kwaku Asare petitions Prez Akufo-Addo to remove Chief Justice Torkornoo over alleged misconduct and incompetence
Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare has petitioned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to remove Her Ladyship Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, the Chief Justice of Ghana, citing allegations of misconduct and incompetence in her administrative role as head of the judiciary.
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Fatimatu Abubakar defends late-stage recruitments and payments, challenges NDC allegations
The Minister for Information and spokesperson for the 2024 Transition Team, Fatimatu Abubakar, has responded to allegations from the incoming administration, defending the government’s recent recruitments and payments as lawful and necessary.
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See the members of President-elect Mahama's Anti-Corruption Preparatory Unit
The Transition Team of Ghana’s President-Elect, John Dramani Mahama, has established a dedicated team to advance his anti-corruption agenda ahead of his swearing-in.
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VIDEO: GAF arrests man for impersonation and spreading false claims in viral video
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has arrested a man, Alex Cobbinah, after a viral video showed him wearing a Ghana Navy vest and displaying military items while claiming that the incoming administration of President-elect John Dramani Mahama plans to sack soldiers recruited through protocol means.