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November 22, 2025
Louisa Afful
politics

CGNU Group Warns That Scrapping Proxy Voting Would Muzzle Ghana’s Diaspora Voice

A UK-based civic group, Concerned Ghanaians for National Unity (CGNU), has strongly criticised moves by some political figures to limit or eliminate proxy voting, a system the group says...

November 22, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

Family of Late Samuel Aboagye Dismisses Claims of Completed DNA Test

The family of the late Samuel Aboagye, one of the eight people who died in the August 6 helicopter accident, has denied reports suggesting that a DNA test has...

November 22, 2025
Bismark Attobrah
World Stories

Rwanda, Qatar Strengthen Ties with Gift of Inyambo Cows

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has gifted Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani a pair of Inyambo cows, symbolizing friendship, mutual respect, and the strong bond between their...

November 21, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories, Interesting Stories

Kokrobite Couple Arrested After 13-Year-Old Daughter Dies Following Severe Alleged Beating

A couple at Kokrobite in the Ga South Municipality has been arrested after their 13-year-old daughter, identified as Celestine, died from what police believe to be a brutal assault...

November 21, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

IGP Cancels Police Leave as Service Rolls Out ‘Operation Disaster-Free Christmas

The Inspector General of Police, COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has placed an immediate ban on all police leave for the rest of the year as the Ghana Police Service...

November 21, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

OSP Sets November 24 Court Date for Ofori-Atta and Seven Others Over Corruption Charges

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has scheduled Monday, November 24, 2025, for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and seven other high-profile individuals to be arraigned on a...

November 21, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

ECOWAS Announces Deployment of 1,650 Troops to Confront Escalating Terror Threat in West Africa

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has unveiled a major security intervention with the planned deployment of 1,650 personnel as part of a revitalised regional standby force...

November 21, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

GRA Boss Says New VAT Reforms Will Ease Burden on SMEs

The Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Anthony Kwasi Sarpong, has assured the business community that the government’s proposed Value Added Tax (VAT) reforms will bring significant relief...

November 21, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

GRA Introduces Mobile Tax Payment Platform to Boost Compliance Among Informal Sector Workers

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced an upcoming nationwide rollout of a mobile tax payment platform designed to make tax compliance easier for informal sector workers, who make...

November 21, 2025
Louisa Afful
Health

Toxicologist Warns Ghanaians Are “Walking Experiments” Amid Rising Chemical Exposure

Renowned toxicologist, Mr. Yakubu Adams, has issued a strong warning about the alarming level of chemical exposure in Ghana, describing citizens as “walking experiments” whose long-term health outcomes remain...