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Ahmed Suale Murder: GJA gives authorities March 2025 ultimatum for update
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has issued an ultimatum to authorities to provide a concrete update on the investigation into the murder of investigative journalist Ahmed Suale by the end of March 2025.
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Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu calls for validation of Free SHS beneficiary data
Ghana’s newly appointed Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has called for the validation of data on the number of beneficiaries of the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) programme as a critical first step in his tenure.
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Man allegedly caught carrying wife's body parts in backpack
Police in Kenya have arrested a man carrying a mutilated corpse in his backpack, which he reportedly said belonged to his 19-year-old wife.
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Producer Price Inflation drops to 26.1% in December 2024
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has announced a decline in the country's Producer Price Inflation (PPI) rate for December 2024, recording 26.1 percent, down from 27.0 percent in November 2024. This marks a 0.9 percentage point reduction in the year-on-year producer inflation.
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Sun owner to pay Prince Harry 'substantial' damages
The publisher of the Sun newspaper has agreed to pay "substantial damages" and apologised to the Duke of Sussex to settle a long-running legal battle over claims of unlawful intrusion into his life.
Prince Harry alleged journalists and private investigators working for News Group Newspapers (NGN) used unlawful techniques to pry on his private life - and executives then allegedly covered it up.
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Honorable, W’awe - Occasional Kwatriot Kwesi Yankah writes
December 7 has come and gone, but succeeded in cracking our Motherland into two crooked halves: those who celebrated the Xmas well, proudly yelling, ‘I really ate this Bronya paa’ and those whose mood for Bronya had been spoiled by the ballot.
I indeed attended a function mid-December where as soon as a minister of state had begun his speech, he was greeted by giggling students, ‘Honorable w'awe, Honorable w'awe’ ‘Honorable you were last, you lost… in the race,’ followed by chuckles.
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Trump puts all US government diversity staff on paid leave 'immediately'
President Donald Trump has ordered that all US government staff working on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) schemes be put on immediate paid administrative leave.
The White House confirmed that all federal DEI workers had to be put on leave by 17:00 EST (22:00 GMT) on Wednesday, before the offices and programmes in question were shut down.
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Elephants are not people, US court rules
A bid to free five elephants from a Colorado zoo has been rejected after a court ruled elephants are not people.
An animal rights group argued Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou and Jambo were effectively imprisoned at the zoo, and had filed to have them moved to an elephant sanctuary.
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Electoral Commission sets Council of State Elections for February 11
The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that elections to select Regional Representatives to the Council of State will take place on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, in all regional capitals. This decision is in accordance with Paragraph (C), Clause (2) of Article 89 of the 1992 Constitution.
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My government will not tolerate arrogance and disrespect for the people who elected us – Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has delivered a stern warning to his newly sworn-in ministers, making it clear that his administration will not tolerate arrogance or disrespect toward Ghanaians.
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President Mahama tells his newly sworn-in Ministers what Ghanaians expect from them
President John Dramani Mahama has outlined the expectations of Ghanaians to his newly sworn-in ministers, urging them to deliver transformative results in their respective sectors.
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FAKE NEWS ALERT: EC-branded bags contained ballot papers, not smuggled dollars - Electoral Commission
The Electoral Commission (EC) has addressed a misleading video circulating on social media, which falsely claims that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) smuggled money in EC-branded bags.
According to the EC, the video actually depicted the destruction of ballot papers for the Ahafo and Volta regions, as previously announced by the Commission before the 2024 elections in December.
The commission said the destruction was carried out by Zoomlion on behalf of the EC in preparation for the 2024 general election.
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President John Mahama swears in six Ministers following Parliamentary approval
President John Dramani Mahama has officially sworn in six ministerial nominees, following their parliamentary approval on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.
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I'll not appoint deputy ministers for some ministries to bring total to 60 - President Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has said he will not appoint deputy ministers for some ministries.
This, he said is to enable him appoint a total of 60 ministers as he promised in his election campaign.
He said this when he swore into office six ministers on Wednesday afternoon {Jan 22, 2025].
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This is what Mahama's Ministerial nominee for Gender, Children, and Social Protection said about maternity leave
President John Dramani Mahama’s Ministerial Nominee for Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Naa Momo Lartey, has pledged to advocate for improved maternity leave policies in Ghana.
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Trump criticizes sermon asking him to show 'mercy' toward LGBTQ people, immigrants
Following a traditional inaugural prayer service at Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday, during which an Episcopal bishop called on President Donald Trump to show "mercy" toward LGBTQ people and immigrants, he told reporters the sermon "wasn't too exciting" and added he "didn't think it was a good service."
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Naa Momo Lartey pledges to enhance food quality in School Feeding Programme
The Minister-Designate for Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has vowed to improve the quality of food provided under the School Feeding Programme.
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Elizabeth Ofosu-Agyare outlines plans to revamp 1D1F with Mahama’s 24-Hour Economy policy
The Minister-Designate for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Agyare has highlighted how President John Dramani Mahama’s 24-hour economy policy will address the challenges hindering the success of the One District, One Factory (1D1F) initiative introduced by former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
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Naa Momo Lartey: Gender Minister-Designate pledges to integrate Ghanaian values into education system
The Minister-Designate for Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has pledged to prioritise the inclusion of Ghanaian family values in the country’s educational system if confirmed for the role.
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Akwasi Agyeman: Ghana Tourism Authority CEO resigns
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), Akwasi Agyeman, has stepped down from his position.
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Minority faults Presidential appointments, cites legal infractions
The Minority in Parliament has raised concerns over recent appointments made by President John Dramani Mahama, citing alleged breaches of constitutional provisions. The group has called for urgent corrective measures to ensure compliance with the law.
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Attaining food sufficiency: Govt to introduce 2 agric programmes — Minister designate
The government of President John Dramani Mahama will introduce two new agricultural programmes, namely “Feed Ghana” and “Feed The Industry”, as direct measures to achieve food sufficiency in the country, the sector minister-designate, Eric Opoku, has told the Appointments Committee of Parliament.
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7 steps to take in buying a litigation-free land in Ghana
A legal practitioner and a real estate expert, Victor Owusu Asante has advised the public to do the necessary due diligence when acquiring lands in Ghana to free themselves from the numerous litigation bedeviling the sector.
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Dansoman Beach Road residents plead for sea defence completion
Residents along Beach Road at Dansoman in the Ablekuma West Municipality in Accra have called on the government to extend the sea defence project to the area, as coastal erosion and tidal waves continue to destroy property along that coast.
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President Mahama makes key appointments to COCOBOD, GRA, National Security
The President has made further appointments to the top management of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the National Security Council Secretariat.