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 – Court Greenlights Rerun, Party Panics The last vestige of hope for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to cling to the contentious Ablekuma North parliamentary seat has been ruthlessly extinguished. In a devastating blow, the High Court has thrown out their desperate last-ditch attempt to halt the impending rerun of elections, paving the way for a July 11 showdown that insiders fear will seal the party’s fate. Justice Ali Baba Abature, in a no-nonsense ruling, dismissed the application for an interim injunction filed by NPP’s parliamentary candidate, Nana Akua Afriyie, who sought to block the rerun in 19 polling…

…Mahama Directs Use of Funds for Aflao Market Redevelopment Ghana has secured a $30 million grant from the Government of the People’s Republic of China, with President John Dramani Mahama directing that the funds be used to redevelop the Aflao Market into a modern trading hub. The decision aligns with a key campaign promise he made during the 2024 general elections. The announcement was made by Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, who also serves as the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. Taking to his social media platform, Ablakwa confirmed that the signing…

By Gifty Boateng Pupils of Super Kids Academy in Accra, have commemorated the National Prayer and Thanksgiving Day, instituted by the John Mahama administration. The event, designed to coincide with the Republic Day celebration, to pray and thank God for his blessings, was marked across the country. The school, comprising basic and junior high, according to management, joining in the first edition, announced it intends to make the event a yearly programme. According to them, they will commemorate and observe the day every year, so long as it is a national affair, emphasizing the importance of acknowledging the importance of…

Solar Taxi, a Ghanaian Electric Vehicle ( EV) assembling company, has called on Ministry of Energy and Green Transition to discuss ways both entities can collaborate to support Ghana’s clean energy agenda and scale-up e-mobility solutions across the country. Management of the company during a courtesy call on the Deputy Minister, Richard Gyan-Mensah, said the Ministry’s clean energy drive aligns with company’s broader goal to deepen partnerships, and contribute to Ghana’s transition toward renewable and clean energy. Detailing their operations to the Deputy Minister, management of Solar Taxi, said the company has been in clean energy business since 2019 and…

Serious cracks have emerged in the prosecution’s case against Elisha Mahama Akpanyichie, the first accused in the murder of Mr. Eric Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Cosy Hotel Limited, popularly known as Jirapa Dubai. The accused is mounting a strong defence, arguing that the police have failed woefully to establish how he gained access to the suite of the deceased to commit the crime. In a case that has gripped the nation, the credibility of the prosecution’s case is now under intense scrutiny following glaring contradictions in the testimonies of key prosecution witnesses regarding how Elisha allegedly entered…

His Eminence Cardinal Peter Appiah Turkson, Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and Social Sciences, has called on Ghanaians to actively participate in the nation’s development, stressing that building a prosperous country is a collective responsibility — not one that rests solely on the shoulders of the President or government. Speaking on Channel One TV’s The Point of View with Bernard Avle on Monday, July 7, Cardinal Turkson underscored the importance of civic duty and urged all citizens to recognise their role in shaping Ghana’s future. “Ghana is not the President. The nation and the country Ghana are not just the President,…

The morning after the devastating rainstorm of May 22, 2025, Sawaliga Basic School in Talensi District resembled a scene from a disaster movie. The furious storm had turned the once school block filled with eager young minds to patches of mangled roofing sheets, broken wooden beams and scattered debris. The storm did not only deny the children access to their school, but its debris also threatened their lives. One man’s heart could not bear to see. When philanthropist and businessman, Alhaji Seidu Agongo, saw the viral photos of these desperate students, he said he felt something break inside him. “Those…

The International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board has approved Ghana’s 4th Review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Programme, unlocking a significant $370 million disbursement that signals growing international confidence in the West African nation’s economic recovery efforts. The approval, announced by Ghana’s Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, represents the fifth tranche of funding under the ECF arrangement and comes as Ghana continues to demonstrate measurable progress in implementing comprehensive economic reforms. “This landmark approval validates Ghana’s unwavering commitment to fiscal discipline and strategic economic transformation”, the Finance Minister said He added that “Our comprehensive macroeconomic policies and carefully crafted…

By Gifty Boateng The only son of the late former president, Jerry John Rawlings, is out of the bachelor’s market. Kimathi Rawlings has departed from his father by settling down with his beautiful girlfriend who is white. A very beautiful video of the wedding ceremony emerged online yesterday Monday July 8 with many expressing pleasant surprise and sending congratulatory messages. Interestingly, many also wished that he married a Ghanaian considering the fact that they want him to veer into politics and succeed his father as president. Some ladies who have been crushing on the handsome son of Rawlings who married…

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