The family of the late former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, has officially declared that her final funeral rites will take place on Friday, November 28, 2025, at Independence Square in Accra. Delivering the announcement on behalf of the family, Oheneba Akwasi Abayie, Otumfuo Akomforehene, confirmed that the ceremony will begin promptly at 6 a.m....
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OSP Charges Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and Seven Others with 78 Counts of Corruption
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has formally filed charges against former Finance Minister Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta, Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML), and six other individuals, accusing them of corruption and related offences. In total, 78 counts of corruption and corruption-related offences have been leveled against the group. The other defendants include Ernest Darko...
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Interior Minister Launches Gun Amnesty, Announces Sweeping Security Measures
The Minister for the Interior, Hon. Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has declared a nationwide gun amnesty program accompanied by sweeping measures to curb the proliferation of illicit firearms and strengthen public safety. The Minister warned that unregistered weapons have infiltrated homes, workplaces, schools, and social gatherings, fueling armed robbery, violent disputes, land conflicts, and domestic violence. “Every...
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Interior Minister Announces Tough Measures to Accompany Gun Amnesty
The Minister for the Interior, Hon. Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has outlined a series of strong measures to accompany the government’s newly declared gun amnesty program, aimed at curbing the proliferation of illicit firearms across the country. The Minister emphasized that the Ghana Police Service and all security agencies will intensify operations to recover illegal arms, warning...
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Government Declares Gun Amnesty to Curb Illicit Arms
The Minister for the Interior, Hon. Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has announced a nationwide gun amnesty program aimed at reducing the circulation of illicit firearms, which he described as a growing threat to peace and security across the country. Speaking at a press briefing, the Minister warned that unregistered and unlawfully held weapons have infiltrated homes, workplaces,...
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Prez. Mahama Uses Humor to Highlight Renewed Confidence in the Cedi
Former President John Dramani Mahama injected humour into the Cedi@60 anniversary celebration as he playfully teased Ghanaians who often lament receiving fewer cedis when exchanging foreign currency. Speaking at the event on Tuesday, November 17, themed “Sovereignty, Stability, and Economic Resilience,” President Mahama recalled past travel experiences where members of his entourage would anxiously calculate...
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BoG Governor Calls for Collective Effort to Safeguard the Cedi
Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Asiama, has appealed to citizens to view the protection and stability of the cedi as a shared responsibility, stressing that no single institution can secure the currency on its own. He made the appeal at the Cedi @ 60 Conference in Accra, where policymakers, economists, and business...
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Gender Ministry Condemns Assault on Woman Captured in Viral Video
The Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has strongly condemned the assault of a woman seen in a viral social media video in which a man, reported to be her husband and landlord, is captured violently attacking her. In a statement issued by the Ministry’s Public Affairs Unit, MoGCSP described the act as...
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Police Arrest Man Seen Assaulting Wife in Viral Video
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has arrested a man seen in a viral Facebook video allegedly assaulting a woman believed to be his wife at their residence in Ofankor, located within the Ga East Municipality. According to a statement issued by the CID, the suspect, identified as John Odartey Lamptey,...
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Gunmen Abduct 25 Schoolgirls in Northern Nigeria
In yet another kidnapping incident in northern Nigeria, armed men stormed a boarding secondary school before dawn on Monday, seizing 25 female students and killing at least one staff member, according to police. The assault occurred around 4 a.m. at a school in Maga, located in Kebbi state’s Danko-Wasagu district, police spokesperson Nafi’u Abubakar Kotarkoshi...