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A former Relationship Officer of Fidelity Bank, testifying as the third prosecution witness in the trial involving former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has confirmed before the Accra High Court that transactions captured in prosecution Exhibit 15 were reflected in the bank statement of the first accused person. During cross-examination by defence…

President Bola Tinubu will seek a second and final four-year term in January after overwhelmingly defeating challenger Stanley Osifo in the presidential primaries of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress on May 24. Tinubu secured nearly 11 million votes against Osifo’s 16,500, strengthening his position ahead of the election. The Nigerian leader has received praise from…

President John Dramani Mahama has launched Ghana’s new e-Visa application service at a ceremony in Accra, introducing an online platform that allows travellers to apply for visas electronically. Effective immediately, all African passport holders travelling to Ghana for business or tourism will apply exclusively through the e-Visa platform and will not pay visa fees for…

Prof. Kwamena Ahwoi, the longest-serving Minister of Local Government in the Fourth Republic, has warned that decentralisation, if not carefully managed, could fuel separatist tendencies and threaten Ghana’s unity, explaining that the country’s decentralisation system was deliberately designed with a weak regional structure to prevent secession and possible state disintegration. Speaking at a sensitisation and…

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is advancing work on the e-cedi, a digital currency designed for cross-border settlements and wholesale payments to improve regional payment efficiency, following the successful completion of its pilot phase. The project, which has gone through design, implementation, and testing stages, is now focused on supporting faster international transactions, regional trade…

Alban Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament, has clarified that security agencies do not need his permission to arrest a Member of Parliament suspected of wrongdoing, but must only inform him of the circumstances after such arrests or investigations, explaining that the belief that his approval is required is a misconception and that he would only determine…

Founder of Groupe Nduom, Papa Kwesi Nduom, has pledged to rebuild GN Savings and Loans Company Limited into a stronger institution following a Court of Appeal ruling that directed the Bank of Ghana to restore its operating licence. Speaking to journalists in Accra on May 21, 2026, Dr Nduom described the decision as a major…

Transport Minister Joseph Bukari Nikpe has urged Metro Mass Transit to strengthen its internal systems and improve operational efficiency so it can expand its fleet without heavy reliance on government support. Speaking at the commissioning of 100 new buses at the company’s head office, he said the acquisition should be the start of a wider…

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, MP for Ofoase-Ayirebi, has said that debates over alleged losses in Ghana’s gold sector should be handled in Parliament rather than on television, warning that rising political tensions must be managed carefully. Speaking on Good Morning Ghana on May 22, he noted that recent political exchanges show strain in national discourse and…