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President Nana Akufo-Addo has, on behalf Ghanaians, congratulated Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election, for a second successive term as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. According to President Akufo-Addo, his re-election is a renewal of the confidence the Nigerian people have in his policies, which he said hinged on job creation, diversification of the economy, particularly the strong revival of Nigeria’s agriculture and the fight against corruption. “I congratulate also the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC), for maintaining control, in an emphatic manner, over the Senate and the House of Representatives,” the president said in his congratulatory statement…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has broken his silence on the fast depreciation of the cedi against major international trading currencies, stating he is upset about it but efforts are being made to stabilise it. Speaking at the commissioning of Fujian Sentuo ceramic tile factory at Kpone Katamanso, Nana Akufo-Addo said government is doing everything possible within its power to ensure that the economy is stablised enough to allow businesses thrive. “I am aware of the anxiety there is in business circles and through the population about the recent depreciation of the cedi,” he stated, adding “I am extremely upset…

A male born-turned-woman, Veso Golden Oke, who is due to undergo a transgender surgery in few months, has revealed she hopes to marry and give birth afterwards. “It’s possible; yeah very possible,” she told Johnny Hughes on TV3 morning magazine show, the New Day. Though Veso was biologically born a male, she had dominant feminine features; something she told TV3 pushed her to begin to reassess herself. “I was not medically born female but psychologically I’ve always been a woman so I expect to be addressed as a female,” she said, adding she is currently on hormone pills. Transgender woman…

The New Patriotic Party says it has uncovered plans by the National Democratic Congress to “actively weaponise” and use it to destabilise the country’s democracy by creating mayhem, violence and overturn the state. According to the NPP which has secured a leaked audio tape it purports to have exposed the leadership of the NDC, the opposition party has threatened to unleash assassination, kidnappings and violence in an elaborate plan to disturb the peace in Ghana. “They’re weaponising their political party and put [it] in a path, literary to becoming an internal terrorist organisation. You heard them, a coordinated plan of…

Lawyers for Gregory Afoko, the prime suspect in the murder of the Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Adams Mahama, have filed an application to stay proceedings at the magistrate court. This is to halt proceedings pending the determination of an application filed at the Apex Court challenging the Nolle Prosequi filed by the Attorney general. In court on Wednesday, counsel for Gregory Afoko told the court they have filed an application to stay proceedings. Though the AG represented by Lilly Atutiga acknowledged receipt of the application she was quick to add she only got a…

NDC National Chairman Samuel Ofosu Ampofo[/caption] The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is calling for the resignation of the National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, for explosive comments allegedly made by him in a leaked audio. Addressing the media in Accra, Wednesday, the Communications Director of the NPP, Yaw Buabeng Asamoah, said the contents of the tape suggest that the opposition NDC is arming its members to visit mayhem on innocent citizens. “We will go after them. But not face to face. We will let them know that their lives are in danger. Our…

Member of Parliament for Sagnarigu, Alhaji A.B.A Fuseini, has questioned the kind of dams being constructed under the government’s ‘one village one dam’ programme at a cost of 2.5 million cedis each. In his estimation, the supposed dams being constructed in the northern part of Ghana under the programme do not even qualify to be termed as dugouts. Minister of Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, is reported to have told parliament on Tuesday that the smallest of the dams will cost 2.5 million cedis. The Sagnarigu MP suspects the government is ripping Ghanaians off. Speaking Wednesday on TV3 morning magazine…

[L-R] Benjamin and Grace were last seen Friday night before they went missing[/caption]The two siblings who were reported missing in Takoradi in the Western region have been found in Accra. 15-year-old Grace Arthur and 13-year-old Benjamin Arthur went missing Saturday morning and the case was reported to the police. Information is sketchy as to how the children were found in the Greater Accra region, over 220 kilometers away from their home in the Western Region. A lady who is said to have found them told Connect FM’s Omanbapa morning show on Wednesday that she first spotted the children at Kaneshie…

The Government of the United Kingdom has pledged funds to undertake three major infrastructure projects in Ghana this year. The Tamale Airport, the Bekwai hospital project and the Kumasi Central Market are all set to receive funding to either undergo major expansion, construction or facilitate the installation of essential equipment as part of the UK government’s partnership agreements with the Government of Ghana. The UK’s Minister for Africa, Harriet Baldwin, announced the funding support on Tuesday, 26 February 2019 at the end of the second UK-Ghana Business Council (UKGBC) Meetings held in London, UK. The meetings, co-chaired by Mrs Baldwin…

Government has presented 50 motorbikes to the Bawku West District Assembly in the Upper East Region for distribution to all assembly members in the area. The bikes are to help the 50 assembly members in the district to effectively monitor their respective electoral areas and also enhance the discharge of their duties. It followed a 2014 request by the members to the Assembly. Presenting the motorbikes to the assembly members Monday, District Chief Executive Victoria Ayamba, pleaded with them to make good use of the bikes. She warned them against any attempt to sell the motorbikes.Assembly member for Lamboya electoral…