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Hundreds of New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters have besieged the head office of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) in protest against the arrest of the Spokesperson of the party’s flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. Dennis Miracles Aboagye is said to have been picked up upon return to Ghana at the Accra International Airport. He is said to have been arrested with the help of officials of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS). His whereabouts is unknown but the party supporters believe he may be at the head office of EOCO. Speaking to journalists outside the EOCO head office, NPP Youth…

The Overlord of the Dagbon Kingdom, Ya-Na Abukari Mahama II, has been buried in accordance with traditional customs, NewsfileGH can confirm. Ya-Na Abukari II’s death was announced on Monday, July 13 but the incident is believed to have occurred over the weekend. NewsfileGH gathers he has since been buried to make way for the enskinment of his successor. His son has been appointed Kampakuya Na to serve as Regent of the Dagbon Kingdom. This is part of the process to appoint a successor. Ya-Na Abukari II became the Overlord of Dagbon after 16 years of deadly chieftaincy dispute.

The Naa Gbewa Palace in Yendi has announced the untimely passing of Ya-Na Abukari Mahama II, the Overlord of the Dagbon kingdom. The announcement was made on Monday, July 13 with reports that he died over the weekend. Ya-Na Abukari II was enskinnned after the resolution of a 16-year conflict that led to several lives lost. He was born around 1940’s into a Dagbon royal family at Mion to Mahama II, the Ya-Na from 1938 to 6 February 1948. His mother, Ayishetu, was a princess from Kulunkpegu, a small community near Chaazaadaanyili. Ya-Na Abukari II first undertook public duties as…

The Spokesperson of New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has been arrested at the Accra International Airport by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) with the help of immigration officials. According to NPP General Secretary Justin Frimpong Kodua, Dennis Miracles Aboagye has neither been charged or told the reason for the arrest. “Since then they have denied his lawyers access and his whereabouts is not disclosed with no charges preferred,” Justin Frimpong Kodua wrote on Facebook a few moments after the arrest. “Let us be clear about what this is. It is not law enforcement. It is…

Former Member of Parliament for Sekondi Andrew Egyapa Mercer has congratulated the newly elected constituency executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), urging them to unite members and strengthen the party ahead of the 2028 general elections. In a Facebook post on Sunday, Mr Mercer described the election of the new executives as the beginning of a new chapter for the party in the constituency, expressing confidence in their ability to provide effective leadership at the grassroots. Drawing on his experience as the former MP for Sekondi, he said the strength of the NPP has always been rooted in the…

The Spokesperson of New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has declared his intentions to contest for the National Communications Director position in the upcoming national executive elections. Dennis Miracles Aboagye made this intention known on Sunday, July 12, a day after constituency executives were elected for the party across the country. The party’s reorganization effort towards the 2028 general elections will see regional executives elected next, after which national executives will be elected. “Today I offer myself to serve,” the former Akwapim North District Chief Executive (DCE) said. “I am contesting for the National Communications Director of the…

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has announced the deployment of new, state-of-the-art security screening equipment at passenger screening checkpoints in Terminals 2 and 3 of the Kotoka International Airport, Accra. In a public notice, GACL said the upgrade is designed to enhance aviation security screening while improving the overall passenger experience. According to the notice, the new equipment brings several changes for travellers passing through the affected terminals. Passengers will no longer need to remove laptops and other large electronic devices from their cabin baggage during screening. They may also proceed through screening with their shoes and belts on,…

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the immediate operationalisation of all the waste transfer stations managed under Zoomlion Ghana Limited to accelerate refuse evacuation and strengthen waste management systems in the Greater Accra Region following the recent floods. Addressing residents during the second and final day of the National Clean-up Exercise at Alajo, Accra, on Saturday, July 11, he said the transfer stations, constructed more than nine years ago, had never been operationalised, forcing waste collectors to make costly trips to disposal sites far from the city. “Unfortunately, they were not put into operation. So, we have asked the contractor,…

As part of its support for the two-day National General Cleaning exercise ordered by President John Dramani Mahama, waste management giants Zoomlion Ghana Limited have mobilised 2,000 personnel and equipment nationwide to join the effort. Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the cleanup operation on Day One, Friday, July 10, Managing Director of Zoomlion Ghana Limited Doris Kwekwor Adjei said her outfit had responded swiftly to the President’s call by partnering with the government to reclaim communities affected by recent floods. “We have deployed our equipment: tractors, backhoes, compaction trucks, tricycles, brooms, shovels, and more, to support communities in…

Karpowership Ghana has donated a range of sanitation equipment to the Effia Kwesimintsim Municipal Assembly (EKMA) in support of the Government’s nationwide clean-up exercise aimed at promoting environmental sanitation and preventing future flooding. The donation, which included wheelbarrows, refuse bins, rakes, shovels, cutlasses, reflective vests and other cleaning tools, was followed by the active participation of Karpowership Ghana staff, who joined residents and officials of the Assembly in the community clean-up exercise. Receiving the items on behalf of the Assembly, Abdul Majeed Dukurgu, Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Effia Kwesimintsim Municipal Assembly (EKMA), commended Karpowership Ghana for its continuous…