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The housemate of Kenyan model, designer and LGBTQ rights campaigner Edwin Chiloba, whose body was found in a metal boxlast month, denied the charge of murder on Wednesday. Jacktone Odhiambo, who police believe to have been in a relationship with Chiloba, was accused of murdering him between the night of …

Political Scientist Prof Ransford Gyampo has detailed, unfair and illegitimate contract extensions for key officers at the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), including the Commissioner General of GRA, Rev. Dr Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, who has been at post even though his post-retirement contract ended in 2021. The happenings at the revenue mobilisation …

The recent spread to mammals of H5N1 influenza – commonly known as bird flu – needs to be monitored, but the risk to humans remains low, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. H5N1 has spread among poultry and wild birds for 25 years, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters …

Chinese social media company TikTok on Thursday pledged to do more to tackle disinformation on its platform by adding more safety features and broadening its fact-checking measures, spurred by the role played by state-controlled media and the war in Ukraine. Presenting its progress report on what it did to live …

Cassiel Ato Forson has spoken for the first time about how he was informed about the National Democratic Congress’ decision to name him as their leader in parliament. Ato Forson, Member of Parliament for Ajumako Enyan Essiam, formally started his duties as Minority Leader on February 7, 2023 when Parliament …

Some Twitter users were unable to tweet on Wednesday after the website experienced technical problems. Account holders received a message saying: “You are over the daily limit for sending Tweets.” The outage-tracking website DownDetector reported the glitch at just before 22:00 GMT. Elon Musk has slashed Twitter’s workforce over the …

Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul has stated unequivocally that the current conflict in Bawku should not be blamed on the chieftaincy dispute because it is a criminal matter. According to the Minister, the issue is a criminal act committed by criminals that must be dealt with harshly. In response to Mr. …

The woes of Patricia Asiedua, aka Agradaa, keeps compounding by the day as she has once again been hauled before an Accra Circuit Court, this time, for sharing the naked pictures of Emmanuel Appiah Fomum, a ‘Prophet’ on live television while making a mockery of him. Agradaa, who is before …

Andy Appiah-Kubi, Member of Parliament for Asante Akim North has called on president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to honour a promise made last year to fire Ken Ofori-Atta, the embattled Minister of Finance. Appiah-Kubi who was the leader of a group of ruling party MPs under the infamous “Ken Must …

Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga has revealed why he avoided speaking on the Bawku conflict and also prevented his colleagues from doing same for the past two years. According to him, the Bawku situation is a very serious one and therefore any sensitive comments about the issue …