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- November 25, 2025
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Clean energy integration seen as key to boosting rural production, new study shows
According to the research, investment opportunities worth more than $1.6 million (over Sh3.8 billion) exist under the PURE project, with potential benefits for 700 small businesses across the pilot regions.Read More
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- November 25, 2025
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Family of Daddy Lumba disowns ‘unauthorised’ funeral date, cites ongoing investigations
The direct family of late highlife legend Charles Kwadwo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, has publicly disowned a funeral date announced by a dissolved funeral committee, labelling the move as “disrespectful, misleading, and highly inconsiderate”. In press release dated Monday, 24 November 2025, the family expressed “profound shock and disappointment” at the actions of Abusuapanyin Kofi Owusu and members of the former committee, who they accuse of creating “unnecessary confusion and tension”. Billboards and public…
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- November 24, 2025
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Media personality Chris Kata launches “16 Days, 16 Voices” podcast to amplify survivors of gender-based violence
Acclaimed media personality and gender advocate Chris Kata has launched a powerful new podcast series, “16 Days, 16 Voices,” to centre the narratives of survivors and drive crucial conversation on gender-based violence (GBV) in Ghana and beyond. The initiative, produced under her Heal and Chill Foundation and powered by Signal.co, aligns with the global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign, observed annually from 25 November to 10 December. The project directly engages with this…
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- November 24, 2025
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Tinubu scraps G20 Summit, leads security effort that freed dozens
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed satisfaction with the recent breakthroughs recorded by Nigeria’s security agencies, following the rescue of dozens of kidnapped citizens in Kwara and Niger states. In a statement posted on his official Facebook page, the President revealed that all 38 worshippers abducted in Eruku, Kwara State, have been successfully freed. He further confirmed that 51 of the students earlier declared missing from a Catholic school in Niger State have also been recovered.…
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- November 24, 2025
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Emirates SkyCargo and LODD Autonomous sign MoU to explore drone-powered delivery solutions
Emirates SkyCargo and LODD Autonomous signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the 2025 Dubai Airshow, to explore the development and deployment of next generation air cargo solutions. The agreement was signed by Badr Abbas, Emirates SkyCargo’s Divisional Senior Vice President and Rashid Al Manai, Chief Executive Officer of LODD Autonomous. Under the terms of the MoU, Emirates SkyCargo and LODD Autonomous will collaborate to validate the use of VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) aircraft across the airline’s…
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- November 24, 2025
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Opposition criticism: Nkrumah had the Tema Motorway; Mahama has the Kumasi Expressway
In 1964, the opposition fiercely criticized Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first President and founding father, when he initiated the construction of the Tema Motorway. The project, designed to link Accra with the port and industrial hub of Tema, as well as serve landlocked neighbouring countries clearing goods through Ghana, was dismissed as a wasteful use of scarce national resources. The opposition went as far as instigating the Trades Union Congress (TUC) to demonstrate against Nkrumah. Yet…
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- November 24, 2025
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GoldBod to seal gold smuggling loopholes with blockchain tracking system
The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) is gearing up to introduce a nationwide blockchain-driven Track and Trace system by the end of 2026, an ambitious move designed to make every gram of gold purchased in Ghana traceable to a verified and lawful source. Announcing the reform at the 2025 Dubai Precious Metals Conference at the Atlantis Palm Jumeirah, Chief Executive Officer Sammy Gyamfi said the new technology is a central pillar in Ghana’s effort to clean up…
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- November 24, 2025
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SEC exposes 33 TV stations over suspected ‘money-doubling’ scam adverts
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has raised the alarm over a fresh wave of fraudulent investment promotions after identifying 33 television stations broadcasting suspicious “money-doubling” schemes to the public. In a public notice issued on Monday, the Commission warned that the schemes, which promise unusually high returns with little or no risk, are entirely unlicensed and have not been cleared to operate in Ghana’s securities market. SEC stated that the operators behind these televised adverts…
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- November 24, 2025
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UG fires back at Foh-Amoaning over ‘twisted’ LGBTQ+ claim
The University of Ghana has issued a forceful rebuttal to private legal practitioner Moses Foh-Amoaning after he publicly alleged that the institution had quietly amended its statutes to accommodate LGBTQ+ activities on campus. The claim, made during an appearance on Onua FM’s Yɛn Nsempa and later amplified by GhanaWeb, accused the University Council and the Vice-Chancellor of smuggling LGBTQ+-friendly provisions into the University’s governing documents. According to Mr. Foh-Amoaning, his coalition had sought answers from the…
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- November 24, 2025
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Renovation of Tanzania’s historic MV Liemba reaches 42 percent
The MV Liemba, which served during the First World War, is over 100 years old. Built in Germany in 1913, it was originally named Graf von Goetzen, after a regional governor.Read More
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