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Ibrahim Mahama has said he has nothing to fear following the appointment of a Special Prosecutor, who is to go after corrupt persons. The brother of former president John Mahama, who is considered one of the wealthiest figures in Ghana, said he made his money through legitimate means and never took advantage of his sibling being in power to milk ...

Over six hundred delegates of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ellembelle Constituency of the Western Region are to elect executive officers to steer the affairs of the party for the next four years. The polls suffered a major setback after some disgruntled members filed a court injunction on the conduct of the election of polling station executives ...

Ghana has lost its mantle as the African economy likely to grow the quickest this year to Ethiopia, which has held the position for most of the past decade, according to data from the International Monetary Fund. West Africa’s second-biggest economy is expected to expand 6.3 percent this year, the IMF said in its World Economic Outlook released Tuesday. That’s ...

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ledzokuku constituency, Dr Bernard Oko-Boye exhibited great armwrestling skills to defeat Police Inspector, Tony Mensah on Saturday at K-Balm Armwrestling Challenge hosted by Kofikrom Pharmacy Ltd in La, Accra. The lawmaker drew applause from the crowd as he stunningly pulled off a remarkable victory over the policeman in a best of three arm battle. ...

Anti-gay campaigner and senior law lecturer at the Ghana School of Law, Moses Foh-Amoaning has appealed to government to respond Britain’s proposal to support any Commonwealth nation including Ghana to legalise homosexuality. This follows pronouncements by British Prime Minister, Theresa May, while addressing the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in London that her government is ready to support any Commonwealth ...

Former deputy Transport Minister Joyce Bawa Mogtari has expressed worry over the decision by the Managing director of the Metro Mass Transit Limited to pay money to a staff he claims is blackmailing him. The MD for the state transport company Bennet Aboagye has confirmed paying an amount of GHc40, 000 to his accuser known as Lawal but stated that ...

The Majority Leader Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu is alleging his compatriot the Minority Leader has spoken to the president to intervene in the double salary allegations. According to him, Haruna Iddrisu is afraid the matter may dent the reputation of Parliament if the criminal proceedings currently underway should continue. “The Minority Leader has spoken to the president that some intervention must ...

  The Tamale High Court in Northern Ghana has granted bail to Ernest Green, an accused nurse of West Gonja Hospital on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. Ernest Green was arrested on April 6 for allegedly raping an Italian National by name Malaita Daniela and was kept in Police custody. After the arrest of the accused, the Police lead an investigation ...

British Prime Minister Theresa May has said she deeply regrets the UK’s role in criminalising same-sex relations in its former colonies. The laws were passed under British rule and are still used in 37 of the Commonwealth’s 53 member nations. There is a global trend towards decriminalising homosexual acts, but some countries, like Nigeria and Uganda, have imposed stricter laws. ...

The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisah Djaba has requested the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Police Service to immediately investigate a video in which a young girl was seen being horse-whipped in public. Otiko Djaba wants the perpetrators -who could be identified in the video said to have been taken in Northern ...