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Traders at Odawna Market, near Kwame Nkrumah Circle in the Korle Klottey Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, are urgently calling on President John Dramani Mahama to intervene and ensure the completion of a bridge project that has stalled for over three years

High Court in Accra has granted bail of GH¢30 million to Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, as extradition proceedings to the United States continue. The court further ordered that the bail be secured with two sureties to be justified, while the legal process surrounding his possible transfer to the US remains ongoing.

Government will introduce a WhatsApp-based system to enable consumers to report power outages instantly, in a move authorities say will speed up response times and improve communication in the electricity sector

Drivers and passengers using the motorway have expressed concern over ongoing construction works, pointing to poor safety measures and intense dust pollution

Minority in Parliament has accused the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) of deliberately obstructing transparency by refusing to comply with a formal Right to Information request

Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has backed a recent ruling by the Accra High Court that the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) lacks independent authority to prosecute criminal cases

Vice-President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has officially declared Ghana’s first Marine Protected Area (MPA) at the Greater Cape Three Points in the Western Region, describing it as a bold step toward conserving the country’s marine resources

University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to President John Dramani Mahama to respond to its petition calling for the removal of the leadership of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), warning of possible industrial unrest if its concerns are not addressed

Minority Caucus in Ghana’s Parliament says it will intensify pressure on government to reverse the recent cut in cocoa producer prices

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Plastic Manufacturers Association and the National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers have confirmed that they will maintain current sachet water prices after putting a planned price hike on hold

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Calm has been re-established at Adjen Kotoku Market after a clash between local onion sellers and some Nigerian traders over the movement of onion supplies

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The collapsed structure at the Accra New Town Experimental Basic School, where an uncompleted building gave way, killing three people and injuring others, has now been cleared and barricades removed, allowing drivers to move freely through the area once more after days of emergency response and cleanup

President John Dramani Mahama has assented to five bills passed by Parliament, including three amendment bills, officially making them law

Tempers flared during a sitting of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) after a representative from the Ministry of Food and Agriculture referred to a “party” as having blocked the distribution of rice

A three-storey building has collapsed at Accra New Town, with several people believed to be trapped beneath the debris

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President John Dramani Mahama has urged the global community to support a landmark United Nations resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity. He emphasized that the move is a crucial step toward healing and reparative justice for affected nations and communities

A 30-year-old ginger farmer has been arrested by the Toase Police in the Ashanti Region for allegedly cutting off the hand of a 19-year-old suspected thief at Atwima Trabuom

A fire outbreak has completely destroyed a four-bedroom house at Konongo Habitat Junction in the Asante Akyem Central Municipality. The landlady, Abena Adjeiwaa Owusu, recounted how the incident occurred, attributing it to a power outage (dumsor)

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Badwam newspaper review and news segment