The High Court has thrown out an application filed by lawyers for Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, who is facing charges of unlawfully permitting mining on his Samreboi concession. Counsel for the first accused, Andy Appiah Kubi, argued that the prosecution’s witness had relied...
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FABAG Demands Reversal of Utility Tariff Increases
The Food and Beverages Association of Ghana (FABAG) has called for an immediate rollback of the latest utility tariff hikes, warning that pushing through the new rates without addressing long-standing structural failures will only worsen Ghana’s economic challenges. In a statement released on December 8, the Association rejected the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission’s (PURC) decision...
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FABAG Rejects New Utility Tariff Increases
The Food and Beverages Association of Ghana (FABAG) has strongly opposed the recent hikes in utility tariffs, calling the move harsh, unwarranted, and a direct blow to households and businesses already under strain. The Association argues that the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) cannot continue to demand more from consumers while overlooking what it describes...
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Ablakwa Announces Passport Centres for All Regions
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has disclosed that Ghana’s six newly created regions will, for the first time, have their own Passport Application Centres. He made the announcement in a Facebook post on Sunday, December 7, exactly one year after Ghanaians voted to “reset Ghana.” According to the Minister, the centres...
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Fatal Crash on Accra–Kumasi Highway Claims Two Lives
Two people lost their lives and thirteen others sustained injuries in a tragic accident on the Anyinam–Enyiresi stretch of the Accra–Kumasi Highway on Thursday morning. According to the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), the Anyinam Fire Station received a distress call at 9:21 a.m. and dispatched a six-member rescue crew led by Leading Fireman (LFM)...
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Fresh Fighting Erupts in Eastern DRC Despite US-Brokered Peace Deal
Renewed clashes have broken out in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between government forces and the M23 rebel group, barely a day after United States President Donald Trump hosted leaders of the DRC and Rwanda in Washington to sign a peace accord aimed at ending decades of conflict. Both sides traded blame...
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Kenyan parliament report condemns British army unit BATUK over decades of abuses
Authorities in Kenya have released a damning report from a parliamentary inquiry accusing the British Army’s training unit in the country — BATUK — of serious human-rights violations, environmental damage, and misconduct spanning decades. The investigation, conducted by the Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations Committee, documented repeated incidents of sexual abuse, including rape and assault,...
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2026 World Cup draw: Uruguayan journalist Alejandro Figueredo hopes for Ghana-Uruguay pairing
Uruguayan journalist Alejandro Figueredo wants to see Ghana paired against the South American country for the second consecutive time in the group stage. Ghana has a bitter history with Uruguay from the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, where the infamous Luis Suarez handball incident happened. The rivalry was renewed in Qatar 2022 with...
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Mahama Urges Professionals to Embrace Farming
President John Dramani Mahama has urged Ghanaians, particularly those in formal employment, to take up agriculture as an additional source of income, stressing that farming should not be seen as the preserve of rural dwellers or full-time farmers. Speaking at the 41st National Farmers’ Day celebration in Ho on Friday, December 5, President Mahama said...
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Prez Mahama: Volta Region Benefits from Big Push Road Projects
President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that a significant share of road contracts under the government’s flagship Big Push infrastructure programme has been awarded to the Volta Region. Speaking at the 41st National Farmers’ Day celebration in Ho on Friday, December 5, the President said the region has emerged as one of the major beneficiaries...