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June 5, 2024June 5, 2024

Ato Forson Case: Judge To Decide On Whether To Halt Prosecution On Thursday

The judge hearing the controversial ambulance case has set Thursday, June 6 to deliver a ruling on whether to halt the prosecution of the Minority Leader, Cassiel Ato Forson and the other accused person in the case, Richard Jakpa. The two

June 5, 2024June 5, 2024

Ambulance Case: I’ll Flee From Traps Set For Me – Dame Breaks Silence

Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has broken his silence days after the opposition National Democratic Congress released a supposed damning audio conversation between him and Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the controversial defective ambulance case. After

June 4, 2024June 4, 2024

EC Convenes Emergency IPAC Meeting Amidst Kasoa Violent Incident

Tensions have escalated in the Awutu Senya East District of the Central Region following a violent clash between supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) during the ongoing vote transfer exercise. The incident on Sunday,

June 4, 2024June 4, 2024

Vote Transfer: EC, NPP Seeking To Rig 2024 Polls With Agents Ban – Mahama

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has criticized the decision by the Electoral Commission (EC) not to allow agents of political parties to observe the ongoing vote transfer exercise. Mahama, in a Facebook post, said the

June 4, 2024June 4, 2024

Current Economic Difficulties Are Global, Not Peculiar To Ghana – Bawumia

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has stated that Ghana cannot be excluded from the global economic hardship. In Dr. Bawumia’s view, the current economic challenges are a global phenomenon, and Ghana is no exception. During

June 3, 2024June 3, 2024

Mahama Warns Against Attempts To Rig December Elections

Former President John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has promised to promote peace during the upcoming December elections. Speaking at the funeral of former Minister of Information, John Tia Akologo in the Upper East Region, Mahama

June 3, 2024June 3, 2024

Mexico’s First Female President Breaks Political Glass Ceiling

From the moment former Mayor of Mexico City Claudia Sheinbaum threw her hat in the ring for the presidency, the result was rarely in doubt. Throughout the long and often gruelling campaign, as she criss-crossed the nation on commercial flights, her

May 31, 2024May 31, 2024

Election 2024: Global Info Analytics Predicts ‘Skirt And Blouse’ Voting In NPP Strongholds

An opinion poll by Global Info Analytics carried out in selected constituencies within the Greater Accra Region has revealed the extent of the challenge facing the governing party in what is considered its strongholds, six (6) months before the general election. The outcome

May 31, 2024May 31, 2024

Prosecutors Push for Daily Sessions In Ambulance Trial

Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, the Deputy Attorney General, is asking for the current ambulance trial to be heard on a daily basis. This comes after recent accusations of wrongdoing against Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame prompted Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the case’s principal defendant,

May 30, 2024May 30, 2024

Advancing STEM Education A Priority for Government, President Akufo-Addo Declares

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has underlined his government’s commitment to enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education in Ghana. The president has stressed the importance of STEM education in promoting economic growth and societal progress, emphasising that rapid advances in artificial intelligence,