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Many public figures in Ghana celebrate their President, His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo, who turns 78 today. Below are some of the goodwill messages for President Akufo-Addo: Happy birthday Mr. President ❤️😍🥰 pic.twitter.com/ADHrgk0UOY— Rebecca Akufo-Addo (@RAkufoAddo) March 29, 2022 Tomorrow is Mr President’s birthday. Long life, @NAkufoAddo pic.twitter.com/awW4RV31mz— nana aba (@thenanaaba) …

The 3 Music Awards ceremony took place this year at the Grand Arena of the AICC with its share of surprises. Here are the artists and the trophies they won. The 3 Music Award is Ghanaian music awards ceremony held annually since 2018 to celebrate Ghanaian music. It was established …

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced the lifting of the mandatory wearing of wask masks in public citing a steady decline in Covid infections in the country and neighboring countries. Ghana joins dozens of African countries that have eased most Covid containment measures. President Akufo-Addo also scrapped the requirement …

Ghana’s government has announced a raft of measures including injecting $2bn into the economy to help prop up its falling currency, and slashing the salaries of government appointees, including ministers and heads of state-owned enterprises, by 30%. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said the measures were to help Ghana cope with …

High court in Ghana has ordered the release on bail of political activist, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, charged with treason for making comments on social media about a coup. Barker-Vormawor has led protests against President Nana Akufo-Addo’s government under the banner “Fix The Country”. The Tema High Court ruled that he should …

The first group of Ghanaian students arrived at Kotoka International Airport in the capital, Accra, on Tuesday morning as they fled the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Ghana has become the first African country to evacuate its citizens fleeing the conflict in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion. “At 17 students …

Thousands of Ghanaians took to the streets of the capital Accra on Thursday to demonstrate against a controversial government-sponsored electronic transaction tax bill. The parliament is yet to pass the bill, which introduces a 1.75% tax on all money transactions above 100 cedis ($15; £11). The majority leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu …

A Ghanaian journalist and host of Power FM Radio has been sentenced to 14 days in prison for contempt of court, reports the BBC. The journalist Oheneba Boamah Bennie, reportedly issued a series of threats to President Nana Akufo-Addo in a live video on his Facebook page. The journalist alleged …

The Spanish company, Maxam, owner of the truck that exploded and killed 13 people last month en route to an internationally-run gold mine in western Ghana violated storage and transport laws and has been fined $6 million, the lands ministry said on Tuesday. The truck, was transporting explosives to the …

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo, who currently chairs the West African bloc Ecowas, says a peaceful resolution must be found to the situation in Burkina Faso, where soldiers seized power earlier this week. Ecowas has already condemned the coup – the third in the region since last year – and West …