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Nominations Open For Ghana Artist Achievers Awards 2025

The Executive Committee of Baids Event Management has opened nominations for Ghana Artist Achievers Awards 2025.         According to Mrs Akua Sikapa, General Manager of Baids Event Production, this year’s awards is set to honour Artists who have made impact locally and internationally during 2024. She emphasized …

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True Catholics Cannot Be Freemasons – Catholic Archdiocese Declares

The Catholic Archdiocese of Accra has reaffirmed its stance that Catholicism and Freemasonry are incompatible, stating that no individual can be both a true Catholic and a Freemason. In a recent statement signed by Most Rev. John Bonaventure Kwofie, Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, the Church clarified that its teachings on …

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President Mahama Sets Up Seven-Member National Economic Dialogue Planning Committee

President John Dramani Mahama has set-up a seven-member National Economic Dialogue (NED) Planning Committee as part of his 120-day Social Contract with Ghanaians. The initiative aims to tackle Ghana’s pressing economic challenges and lay the foundation for sustainable development. The committee, chaired by renowned economist Dr. Ishmael Yamson, will organise …

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Man Allegedly Kills University Lecturer

A man has been charged with murdering a woman who was found fatally injured in a street in Plymouth. Paul Butler, 53, has been charged in connection with the death of Claire Chick, who was a nurse and university lecturer. The 48-year-old was found seriously injured in West Hoe Road …

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Chiefs Expose Former Western Regional Minister : We Had No Idea About Akufo-Addo’s Statue Until Unveiling

The Paramount Chief of Lower Dixcove, Nana Akwasi Agyeman IV, has refuted claims by the former Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko Mensah, that the chiefs of the Western Region donated the controversial Akufo-Addo statue mounted in front of the Effia-Nkwanta Hospital in Sekondi. The statue was unveiled during the …

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Over 380 Diplomatic Passports Returned Following Presidential Recall Directive

Over 380 diplomatic passports have been returned following a presidential recall directive to enhance accountability and proper management of diplomatic passports. The directive, issued by Dr. Callistus Mahama, Secretary to the President, required the return of all diplomatic and service passports issued under the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) government. …

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Melchizedek Adio Baafawiise: Meet The 13-year-old Undergraduate Studying Physics At KNUST [VIDEO]

At just 13 years old, Melchizedek Adio Baafawiise has earned a spot as one of the youngest undergraduates at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). With an outstanding A1 in five subjects, including Physics and Mathematics, in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), Melchizedek’s choice …

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VIDEO: I’ll Sacrifice My Life To Ensure Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill Is Passed – Speaker Bagbin Vows

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring the passage of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, widely known as the Anti-LGBTQ Bill, into law in 2025. Addressing traditional leaders and supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on January 26, Bagbin underscored his …

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Appointments Committee To Vet Final Batch Of Ministerial Nominees From January 28

The Appointments Committee of Parliament will begin vetting the last batch of ministerial nominees from Tuesday, January 28, 2025. The process will evaluate individuals nominated by President John Dramani Mahama to lead key ministries and regions. The committee has already vetted with the house approving several nominees in earlier sittings. …

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Revoke Anthony Sarpong’s Appointment As Acting GRA Boss – NDC Youth To Mahama

Some concerned NDC youth groups in Tamale have described the appointment of Anthony Sarpong as the Acting Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), as inappropriate. Anthony Sarpong was appointed by President John Dramani Mahama to be the Acting Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). Until his appointment, Mr. …

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