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No vet, no permit, no market, Govt warns unauthorised livestock hubs ahead of festival pose disease and security risks. Festival livestock warning: unauthorised markets risk disease, pollution and shutdown, Veterinary Services says comply or else. 01
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Free speech under fire, Oppong Nkrumah says state is using criminal law to silence political voices, 16 charged in 16 months.
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Ebola alert: Ghana is safe but not sleeping, Akandoh urges vigilance as WHO declares global emergency.
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Gold is Ghana’s new engine licensed buyers pledge to boost reserves but say: give us a revolving fund and stop the robberies.
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Middle East war hits Ghana’s wallet, BoG warns energy prices are fuelling inflation and eating into reserves.

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From GH¢362 million to GH¢5 billion, Common Fund disbursements explode in 2025, now tied to boreholes, classrooms, and 24-hour markets.

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Ahmed Ibrahim, the Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs, said that the District Assemblies Common Fund only gave Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies GH¢362 million in 2024. However, he said that things got a lot better in 2025 when total payments reached GH¢5 billion. At the government’s Accountability Series on April 20, he…

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The LGBTQ+ bill never reached Akufo-Addo’s desk, Jinapor sets the record straight, then passes the ball to Mahama’s government.

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Samuel Abu Jinapor, a Member of Parliament for Damongo and the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, says that the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, also known as the LGBTQ+ bill, was not before former President Nana Akufo-Addo when the New Patriotic Party left office. This means that claims that the former…

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Non-aligned, not neutral, Jinapor to Ghana: build a foreign policy that trades, invests, and grows, not one that picks sides.

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Samuel Abu Jinapor, a Member of Parliament for Damango and the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, has asked Ghana to adopt a clear and strategic foreign policy based on multilateralism, non-alignment, and economic diplomacy. In an exclusive interview with GTV, he said that Ghana should keep working with groups like the United Nations,…

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Jackson biopic hits theaters, but the child abuse allegations? Reportedly left on the cutting room floor. Will audiences care or cringe?

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The new biopic Michael about Michael Jackson is expected to do very well at the box office, even though there is still a lot of debate about whether it will fully address the controversies surrounding the pop star’s life. The movie, produced by Graham King, who is known for the hit “Bohemian Rhapsody,” follows Jackson’s…

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Ghosts gone, GH¢1.7 billion slashed to GH¢7 million, NSA confirms payroll reforms have wiped out phantom personnel.

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Moses Dok Nach Kpeungu, the Deputy Director-General of the National Service Authority, says that the problem of “ghost names” on the national service payroll has been solved thanks to reforms that are meant to make verification and accountability stronger. He said that the Authority now uses a multi-level validation process that includes checks at the…

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No service, no job, NSA warns employers: hiring without a valid service certificate is breaking the law.

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The National Service Authority (NSA) has said again that all graduates in Ghana must do national service. They also stressed that finishing it is a legal requirement for getting a job. Moses Dok Nach Kpeungu, the Deputy Director-General, said that graduates must do national service unless they are exempt, and employers must check that service…

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Oil revenues plunge 43% as production hits six-year low, PIAC warns: aging fields, missed investments, and a $561 million hole in the books

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According to PIAC, Ghana’s oil industry is under a lot of stress after oil revenue fell by almost $600 million, or 43.27%, from $1.36 billion in 2024 to $770.27 million in 2025. This downturn is mostly because crude oil production has been going down for six years in a row, from 71.44 million barrels in…

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Ghosts evicted, GH₵900 million saved: NSA slashes payroll by more than half, without cutting a single serving person.

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The National Service Authority (NSA) has cut its annual payroll from about GH₵1.6 billion to about GH₵700 million by making it harder to verify names and get rid of fake ones. During an interview on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, Lieutenant Colonel Moses Dok Nach Kpeungu, the Deputy Director General of Operations, said that this…

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Back with family, but still in legal crosshairs: Ofori-Atta freed from ICE custody as OSP probes await in Ghana.

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Ken Ofori-Atta, a former finance minister, has been freed from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after a court order. His legal team says he is now back with his family in the United States. On April 8, 2026, solicitor Justice Kusi-Minkah Premo said that the detention was due to administrative “red flags” related…

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Only four days to apply: Ghana and Barbados team up to recruit allied health pros, five years’ experience required, no exceptions.

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According to a statement from April 9, 2026, the governments of Barbados and Ghana are working together to hire qualified allied health professionals to work in Barbados. The Ministry of Health in Ghana is in charge of the exercise, which is aimed at filling positions like cardiac perfusionists, ECG and EEG technicians, audiologists, radiographers, occupational,…

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