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Nana Yaw Sarpong, a political aide to the leader and founder of the Movement for Change, Alan Kyerematen, has called on the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to stop making excuses over the absence of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta.Mr. Ofori-Atta is currently under investigation by the OSP for alleged corruption-related offences, including matters relating to the National Cathedral project and the SML scandal.An Interpol red notice has been issued at the request of the OSP amid reports that he is receiving medical treatment in the United States.The OSP says it is working with the Office of the Attorney…

US singer Chris Brown has kicked off his UK tour in Manchester, days before he is due back in court after being arrested in the city last month. The Grammy-winning star performed to thousands of fans at Manchester’s Co-op Live arena on Sunday, with a string of stadium dates to follow in other cities. On Friday, he will appear in court in London for the latest hearing after he was charged with grievous bodily harm over an alleged assault in a nightclub in 2023. The 36-year-old, who is free on £5m bail, has not yet been asked to enter a…

Since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu took office on May 29, 2023, the Nigerian economy has been placed under what looks like economic life support. His team has spoken of “bold reforms” and a long-overdue rescue mission. But as it stands today, there is a lingering, unavoidable question: “Is the economy slowly recuperating or still gasping for breath in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)?”From Tinubu’s corner, the narrative is one of strategic surgery, cutting off the fuel subsidy tumor, realigning the foreign exchange market, expanding the tax base, and opening up to foreign investment. Supporters brand these reforms as painful but…

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Dr. Johnson Asiama has assured that the country has built the needed buffers to withstand external threats to the economy, particularly from the Iran Israel war in the Middle East. According to Dr. Asiama, “Ghana’s foreign reserve position, inflation trajectory, and fiscal adjustment efforts provide a solid cushion for the country now”. He disclosed this at the Ghana Association of Banks Industry Thought Leadership programme themed, “Banking the Last Mile: An Industry-Led Strategy for Accelerating Digital Finance” Monitoring the situation Dr. Asiama said the Bank of Ghana is closely monitoring the situation…

John Dramani is Ghana’s president 17th June, 2025.Your Excellency,I write to you not only as a pharmacist but as a concerned citizen who has the health and well-being of our nation at heart. With deep respect for your commitment to improving healthcare in Ghana, I am compelled to bring to your attention a matter of urgent importance: the need to recruit more pharmacists into the public healthcare system.Pharmacists are a critical pillar of the healthcare delivery system. We ensure the rational use of medicines, promote patient safety, manage medicine supply chains, provide drug information, and play critical role in clinical…

The Africa-China Centre for Policy and Advisory (ACCPA) has launched the Ghana-China Media Fellowship 2025, a pioneering initiative that brings together fifteen seasoned journalists from across Ghana’s media landscape to explore and report more effectively on Ghana-China relations.The first session, held on June 14 at ACCPA’s North Legon headquarters, marks the beginning of a twelve-week immersive program combining lectures, language instruction, and industry engagement.Paul Frimpong, ACCPA’s Executive Director and lead facilitator, described the launch as “a bold step towards a more informed media ecosystem.” He added, “We want to nurture journalists who can critically analyze and tell the Africa-China story…

Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko is a leading member of the New Patriotic Party New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has spoken out for the first time about his party’s defeat in the 2024 Election.Speaking during an interview on Asaase Radio, on Monday, June 16, 2025, Gabby indicated that even though he was not surprised by NPP’s defeat, the margin of the defeat shocked him.He explained that the NPP, which had been in power for 8 years, losing the election was expected, but the way the party was flogged came as a surprise to him.“First of all, NDC winning was…

Former Greater Accra Youth Regional Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Moses Abor, spent the weekend in the North East Region, holding a powerful engagement with the Regional Organiser, constituency organisers, and the operational team members of the party.The meeting, filled with energy and shared purpose, forms part of a broader agenda to regroup, restructure, and rebrand the NPP as it prepares for what many see as a defining election in 2028.In a heartfelt address, Moses Abor charged the party’s grassroots leaders to stay committed and focused, describing their role as critical to securing victory in the next general…

Investigators are trying to piece together why the Air India plane crashed seconds after take-off Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from the crashed Air India flight, a key step in uncovering what caused last week’s deadly accident. The London-bound Air India aircraft, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashed soon after taking off on Thursday from the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. At least 270 people have been killed, most of them passengers. The CVR captures audio from the cockpit, including pilot conversations, alarms and ambient sounds. The flight data recorder (FDR), which logs crucial flight parameters like altitude, speed and…

Ghana, as a matter of fact, has been losing billions of dollars since the adoption of the Fourth Republican Constitution to the obdurate nation wreckers, who, unfortunately, take bizarre delight in fleecing the state to the detriment of the penniless Ghanaians.Corruption, so to speak, has corrosive effects on the development of a nation, and therefore, any effort by anti-corruption crusaders cannot be scoffed at anyhow.It is against such backdrop that some of us cannot afford to sit aloof, but to give our full support to the current administration for the seeming dint of effort in bringing the alleged bribery and…