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The Member of Parliament for the North Tongu constituency in the Volta Region, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has accused the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government of concealing vital information from Parliament and the Ghanaian public regarding ECOWAS’s financial support for victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage. The parliamentarian alleges that intercepted documents from the …

Tema-based rapper Sarkodie has confessed that he wished Jznyo’s ‘Butta My Bread’ featuring Lasmid was one of his songs. According to Sarkodie, the song is one of his favourite songs and upon hearing it felt like he needed to be the one with this hit song. He made this statement during a short performance …

Shalimar Abbuissi, spokesperson for the New Force has been re-arrested. She was picked up by personnel of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), per a viral video on social media sighted by The Independent Ghana. There was a confrontation between the GIS officers and the legal counsel of Shalimar. Ms. Shalimar …

In a move to eliminate ghost names from the government’s payroll, the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) has announced a directive to freeze the salaries of all public sector workers without Ghana Card numbers, starting February 2024, graphic.com.gh reports. The decision follows discussions with the National Identification Authority (NIA) and …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has denied accusations of being a “lame-duck president” following the selection of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential candidate for the 2024 election. The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, had suggested a decline in loyalty from key party figures, including MPs, …

Dancehall Artiste, Shatta Wale believes that the agenda to play Ghanaian music will sink. He says that the problem with Ghanaian music is the fact that the music industry is ruled by jealousy. To Shatta Wale, until jealousy is flashed out of the system and people openly and willingly support their …

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has hailed the innovative strides being made by players and stakeholders in the Ghanaian digital ecosystem, especially in the area of fintech, saying the technological feats chalked so far vindicate the Government’s decision to lay a solid foundation for the digital transformation of the Ghanaian economy for …

The Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2024 Presidential elections, John Dramani Mahama has declared NDC government’s intention to roll out a National Apprenticeship Training Programme to offer free skills training to Junior High School graduates who could not make it to the Senior High School level. Under the skills training …

Controversial media personality cum musician, Blakk Rasta has offered an apology to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for saying ‘he must visit his early grave.’ He claimed that he said it during his performance out of irritation and that he would never desire for him to pass away before his natural death, calling …

Comic actor, John Okafor a.k.a Mr. Ibu who had one of his legs amputated weeks ago, has also undergone another surgery. Sources told Vanguard that he has undergone another surgery, cutting off part of the same leg that was initially amputated last month. His health is said to have degenerated …