The President of IMANI Africa has criticised President John Dramani Mahama over the dismissal of ex-Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, describing the manner of his removal as lacking warmth and empathy. According to Franklin Cudjoe, the official letter which announced Dr Dampare’s dismissal failed to acknowledge …
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The Ashanti Region Anti-Galamsey Task Force has seized six excavators deployed in illegal mining operations along River Anum in the Bosome Freho District of the Ashanti Region. Three foreign nationals including a Chinese, Indian and a Burkinabe were arrested in the operation to rid about five tributaries of the river …
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Four officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) stationed at the Nadowli-Kaleo District office and two civilians have been remanded into police custody by the Wa District Court for their alleged involvement in the death of a 38-year-old farmer, Patrick Banoebuuri. While the immigration officers were charged for murder, the …
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Fifty-six (56) individuals have been arrested and handed over to the Western Regional Police Command for their involvement in illegal mining activities at Kadadwen in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality. This crackdown is part of a targeted operation by the Western Regional Security Council to combat illegal mining in the region, …
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President John Dramani Mahama has relieved Dr George Akuffo Dampare of his duties as Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and appointed his deputy, Commissioner of Police (COP) Christian Tetteh Yohunu as his replacement. This decision was announced in a press statement issued by the presidency on Thursday, March 13, and signed …
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The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has revealed that 50 out of 150 Ghanaians currently in detention in the United States have received final deportation orders and are expected to return to Ghana by mid-year. Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, March 13, 2025, Mr Ablakwa disclosed that three …
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Former presidential advisor on Health and Chair of the Dialysis Committee, Dr Anthony Nsiah Asare, has dismissed claims by the Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh that there is no active free dialysis policy. He insists that the Akufo-Addo government secured World Bank funding to support free dialysis treatment until the …
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The government has announced a reduction in the cost of an ordinary passport application from GH¢500 to GH¢350, representing a 30 per cent decrease aimed at making passports more affordable while maintaining high security standards. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, made this known while answering questions on …
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Ghana’s Minister for Finance Ato Forson says the claim by former Finance Minister Mohammed Amin Adam that the erstwhile administration never implemented the betting tax is not factual. Speaking at a new conference on Tuesday, March 11, shortly after the Finance Minister presented the new government’s first budget statement and …
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President John Dramani Mahama has asserted that multilateral institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank should not interfere in cultural matters, including Ghana’s controversial Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, commonly referred to as the anti-LGBTQ bill. Speaking in an interview with Bloomberg TV, President …
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