Frank Aboagye Jackson, Author at APMediaGH

February 21, 2025February 21, 2025

Gregory Afoko Granted GH₵500k Bail After Nearly a Decade in Detention

Gregory Afoko, a prime suspect in the 2015 murder of Adams Mahama, the former Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has been granted bail after spending nearly ten years in detention. The High Court in Accra set

February 21, 2025February 20, 2025

MFWA Warns Mahama Administration Over Dangerous Radio Shutdowns

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has raised alarms over the recent shutdown of seven private radio stations by the government, warning that such actions threaten press freedom and media diversity in the country. While the MFWA acknowledged the importance

February 21, 2025February 20, 2025

Government Assures Sufficient Fuel Supply, Denies “Dumsor” Return

The government has reassured the public that it has secured enough fuel to ensure stable power generation, dismissing concerns about a return to widespread power outages ("dumsor"). Minister of State for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, addressed a press briefing on

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025

First Pharaoh’s Tomb Discovered in Egypt Since Tutankhamun’s

Egyptologists have made a groundbreaking discovery with the first pharaoh’s tomb found since that of Tutankhamun over a century ago. The tomb of King Thutmose II, the last undiscovered royal tomb of Egypt’s 18th dynasty, was located by a British-Egyptian team

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025

WAEC Defends Results Withholding Amidst NUGS Protest Plans

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has responded to the National Union of Ghana Students' (NUGS) planned protest by asserting that it has acted justly and within its mandate. NUGS is set to demonstrate on February 25, 2025, to protest WAEC's

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025

Afenyo-Markin Threatens Legal Action Over ORAL Findings Involving His Property

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has issued a stern warning of legal action against those involved in the Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL) initiative if his name or property is implicated in the committee's findings. His threat follows reports that one of

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025

Ghana Loses GH₵4.6 Billion to Tax Exemptions in 2023

Ghana's Finance Ministry has reported that the country incurred GH₵4.6 billion in tax expenditures in 2023, a slight decrease from the GH₵4.8 billion recorded in 2022. While this indicates a marginal improvement, the substantial amount of exemptions, particularly import waivers, continues

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025

CLOGSAG Begins Strike, Defying Presidency Over Botchwey Appointment

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has commenced its planned strike on February 20, 2025, despite opposition from the Presidency. The strike is in protest of the appointment of Samuel Adom Botchwey as Registrar of the Births

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025

Man City’s Crushing Defeat in Madrid Signals “End of an Era”

Madrid - Manchester City's humbling 3-0 defeat to Real Madrid at the Bernabeu Stadium has been described as the "end of an era," marked by a stark contrast to their previous dominance. City's traveling supporters, witnessing their team's collapse, resorted to

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025

Illegal Miners Seize Nine Forest Reserves, Block Forestry Commission Access

Lands and Natural Resources Minister Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah has revealed that illegal miners have seized control of nine forest reserves in Ghana, effectively barring the Forestry Commission from access. He painted a grim picture of the ongoing struggle against illegal