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Digitalisation Is Not Just Abstract — It’s the Future”: Why Bawumia Is the Generational Leader Ghana Needs

When former President John Dramani Mahama recently declared during the National Cyber Security Awareness Month that “digitalisation is not just an abstract idea, it is real,” many Ghanaians could not help but recall his 2019 campaign mockery of then–Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, who had been championing Ghana’s digital transformation agenda. At a rally in...
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A cancerous threat to Ghana’s Democracy: The danger of tribal and regional politics

Author: Abdul-Shakuru Zakaria, Public Relations Practitioner Ghana’s democracy, though young and vibrant, faces a growing threat that could undermine its very foundation. A dangerous narrative is emerging, one that seeks to confine eligibility for the presidency to regional or tribal affiliations rather than the constitutional qualifications outlined in Article 62 of the 1992 Constitution. If...
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Fight Against Galamsey Will Be Won- Mahama Assures Ghanaians

President John Dramani Mahama has expressed his unflinching commitment to eradicating the scourge of illegal mining, known as galamsey, which has been devastating Ghana’s water bodies, farmlands, and forest reserves.  Despite acknowledging that the fight against galamsey is a protracted process that won’t yield immediate results, President Mahama outlined several measures being implemented to combat...
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Naa Torshie to switch her support for Ken Agyapong to fulfil her Vice Presidential ambition

Former Administrator of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), Irene Naa Toshie Addo-Lartey, is reportedly considering shifting her political allegiance to Kennedy Agyapong, the former Member of Parliament for Assin Central, in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearer contest. Sources close to her suggest that this move is being explored as part of her long-term...
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Parliamentary Select Committee Visits GIFEC, Praises Rural Telephony Drive and Backs Hike in Industry Levy to 2%

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Information and Communications, led by its Chairman, Hon. Bandim Lamangin Abed-Nego (MP for Bunkpurugu) paid a working visit to the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC). During the visit, the Administrator of GIFEC, Mr. Tanko Rashid-Computer, made a detailed presentation on the flagship Ghana Rural Telephony and Digital Inclusion...
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Galamsey Crackdown Falters: Only 4% of Arrests Lead to Prosecution Under Akufo-Addo’s Tenure- Lands Minister

Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has slammed the previous administration led by Nana Akufo-Addo for its lackluster approach to tackling illegal mining, known as galamsey.  Speaking at a stakeholder engagement on October 3 in Accra, Hon. Buah revealed that between 2023 and 2024, a mere 4% of arrests made led to successful...
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