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Former president, John Dramani Mahama, has turned 59. The birthday of John Dramani Mahama will see best wishes pour out from far and near. John Mahama remains the only political figure under the 4th republic who was led to the seat of government by unfortunate circumstances. The death of former president, John Evans Atta Mills in 2012 opened the doors ...

The Supreme Court yesterday threw out an application filed by embattled businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, which was intended to halt attempts by the state to retrieve the GH¢51.2 million he fraudulently received as judgement debt. Lawyers for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) financier filed the application at the apex court to stay proceedings, as well as curtail efforts by the ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that no Ghanaian has been involved in the slave trade reported in Libya. According to the Ministry, all Ghanaians being detained in the Northern Africa country are being held on illegal immigration charges and not being traded as slaves as earlier reported by the media. “The 168 Ghanaians in Libya were arrested on ...

President Akufo-Addo has condemned the maltreatment and human-selling of African migrants currently ongoing in Libya. Pictures of slave markets and gross abuse of black Africans are awash on social media after CNN uncovered the fledging human trade in the North African country. The horrible images show some migrants being sold for $400 while others are tortured to death by individuals ...

Outspoken Ghanaian Lawyer, Maurice Ampaw, has lashed out at the so called gay traditional council describing them as jokers and a bogus institution. According to the controversial lawyer in an exclusive interview with Ghanacrusader.com, the gay council was not a legalized institution. He said, “They are jokers and have not been recognized in the country, they have no legal entity.” ...

The Accra Police Command has begun a probe into a case of attempted murder of Nii Okuley Apefor III, Chief of Mayirah near Pokuase in the Ga-South District of the Greater Accra Region. This follows an attack on the chief’s residence at 10pm on Monday, November 28 by some unknown assailants who inflicted machete wounds on three family members of ...

Deputy General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has taken a swipe at critics of the president’s statement that Ghanaians will take a second look at issues of homosexuals in the country. Lawyer Obiri Boahen descended on people holding such view on the ‘Epa Hoa Daben’ show hosted by Kwame Afrifa Mensah on Accra-based Happy FM. “People who ...

Ghana’s Supreme Court has rejected the order by the African Court of Human and People’s Rights Tanzania, asking it to halt proceedings leading to the retrieval of the Ghc51 million judgment debt wrongfully paid to businessman Alfred Woyome. According to the decision by a five member panel of justices, Ghana’s Supreme Court had no real factual and legal basis to ...

National Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress Mr. Kofi Adams says Former President H.E Jerry John Rawlings might join the party for their next unity. According to him, the former president is actively involved in the daily activities of the party though he has not been seen at their various unity walks. Speaking on Okay fm’s “Ade Akye Abia” ...

The chiefs and people of Suame have enstooled Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu as ‘Sompahene’ for his contributions to the development of the area over the past 20 years. The wife of the Suame Member of Parliament (MP), Mrs Irene Kyei Mensah Bonsu, was also enstooled as ‘Sompahemaa.’ The historic ceremony, held at Breman on Sunday, was graced by ...