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Quash order to restore Nii Adama Latse II - Nii Tackie Tsuru urges Supreme Court
King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II has filed an application at the Supreme Court to quash the order directed at the National House of Chiefs in Kumasi to restore Nii Tackie Adama Latse II onto the national register of chiefs as the Ga Mantse.
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GTEC to continue scrutinising honorary doctorate, 'unearned' prof titles to maintain Ghana's high standards in quality tertiary education
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has stated that its directive on the usage of the honorary ‘Doctor’ title is to sanitise the system and give honour and recognition to true academic title holders.
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Let’s emulate Rawlings’s values of accountability, probity - Asiedu Nketiah tells citizens
The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has urged the members of the party to emulate the values of accountability, probity and selfless service to the country as exemplified by the party’s founder, Jerry John Rawlings.
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Deconstructing Trump’s possible travel ban - Rodney Nkrumah-Boateng writes
A recent news report that the USA’s Trump administration has listed Ghana and 24 other African countries for possible travel ban sent some jitters across the continent, with many wondering exactly what was on the cards.
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Court remands 12 over illegal mining in Ahanta West Municipality
Twelve people, accused of engaging in illegal mining activities at Tumetu near Princess Town in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region, have been remanded into prison custody.
The accused persons are; Lord Yankey, Caleb Adu Kwaw, Stephen Agyei, Ebenezer Barnes, Mathew Somagevi, Paa Grant, Bashiru Kaviru, Joseph Borney, Aminu Issah, Kofi Sogah, Albert Normah, and Robert Mensah.
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Kumasi: 5 suspected thieves noted for targeting bank customers and breaking into vehicles to steal cash arrested
Between November 2024 and June this year, residents of Kumasi have been experiencing a series of thievery, where cash they have withdrawn from the bank has been stolen moments after they have parked their vehicles after moving away from the bank.
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TOR planning to resume crude oil refinery from October 2025 - Acting MD
The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) says it could resume oil refinery operations by October 2025, provided there is an intervention to resolve longstanding financial and policy issues affecting the company.
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Mpox cases in Ghana rise to 108
Ten new Mpox cases have been confirmed in Ghana, bringing the total number of infections to 108, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said.
The latest figures, contained in an update released on June 20, 2025, indicate that none of the newly confirmed patients have been hospitalised and no deaths have occurred.
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Kumasi Airport City project takes off - Asantehene calls for policies to attract local private capital
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has underscored the need for unique policy interventions to give incentives to indigenous individuals to invest more in the country to spur economic growth.
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Sierra Leone's Bio is new ECOWAS Chair
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio has been elected as the new Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, succeeding Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
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Cape Coast: Collapsed building kills 83-year-old famous photographer a day before his birthday
Two elderly persons died in Cape Coast last Saturday when they were trapped under a collapsed building after heavy rains earlier in the day.
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Every baby in the UK to receive DNA testing
Every baby in the UK will have their DNA tested under a new 10-year plan for the NHS.
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Bryan Acheampong rallies NPP base, declares ambition for 2028 flagbearership
The Member of Parliament for Abetifi, Dr Bryan Acheampong, has declared his intention to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) into the 2028 elections, issuing a rousing call for unity and discipline as the party gears up for a comeback.
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Fifi Kwetey urges full return of Rawlings family to NDC core
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, has urged the full reintegration of the family of the party’s founder, the late President Jerry John Rawlings, into the party’s foundation.
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TOR debt is now $517 million — Acting MD
The current debt of the Tema Oil Refinery which has remained inactive for the past four years stands at $517 million, the acting Managing Director of TOR. Edmund Kombat has said.
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Ghana has enough fuel reserves to last beyond two months - NPA acting CEO
The acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Edudzi Tameklo, has said Ghana has sufficient fuel reserves to last beyond two months.
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Let the grassroots vote — Arthur Kennedy criticises NPP’s delegate system
Dr Arthur Kobina Kennedy, a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), and former flagbearer aspirant has described the party’s current delegate system in electing leaders as undemocratic and prone to manipulation. He is therefore calling for reforms that would allow all registered party members to vote in presidential primaries.
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Let's address our internal problems by getting rid of arbitrary exclusions before we select a flagbearer — Ken Agyapong to NPP members
A flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kennedy Agyapong, has urged party leaders to address internal divisions and rebuild grassroot structures before selecting a presidential candidate for the 2028 elections.
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Police arrest 23 in anti-galamsey operations in Wassa, seize 64 changfans
The Ghana Police Service has arrested 23 suspects and disabled 64 changfan mining machines during a series of operations against illegal mining in the Western Region.
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Ackah Anthony: Former SWAG President & former Graphic Sports Assistant Editor passes away
Mr. Ackah Anthony, the former President of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG), has passed away following a brief illness. He died in the early hours of Saturday, June 21, 2025, at the Police Hospital in Accra.
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Overseas-trained doctors ‘put off UK due to cost of living and low salaries’
Doctors are choosing not to come and work in the UK because they are put off by low salaries, the high cost of living and poor quality of life.
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Bawumia condemns tribal and religious campaigns in NPP flagbearer race
Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has strongly condemned attempts by some individuals within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to introduce tribal and religious sentiments into the party’s internal contest for the 2028 presidential ticket, describing such tactics as "dangerous" and "divisive."
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Woman remanded for allegedly stealing GH¢800,000 mistakenly transferred to her account
A trader, Constance Gyasi Nimako, has been remanded into custody by an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly stealing and laundering money mistakenly credited to her bank account.
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Iran threatens ‘everlasting consequences’ after US strikes nuclear sites
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned Sunday morning of “everlasting consequences” after US President Donald Trump announced that the American military had carried out a “successful attack” on the Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites in Iran.
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Jihadists kill 34 Nigerien soldiers in motorbike raid on army base
More than 200 gunmen on motorbikes have attacked a Niger army base near the border with Mali, leaving at least 34 soldiers dead, the country's defence ministry said.