A. Kwabena Brakopowers
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Economy
Explainer: Why Sammy Gyamfi’s mining statement is not legally sound
Introduction A video of Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) Chief Executive Officer Sammy Gyamfi discussing unlicensed small-scale mining has sparked public…
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Explainers
EXPLAINER: Are members of parliament in Ghana immune to arrest?
Introduction The attempted arrest of Manhyia South Member of Parliament (MP) Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah by officials of the Economic…
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Facebook Checks
Kyerematen’s claim Ghana has 32 UNESCO World Heritage sites, false
Claim: Former Ghanaian presidential candidate Alan John Kyerematen claimed that Ghana has 32 UNESCO World Heritage sites out of the…
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Explainers
EXPLAINER: Why Ghana’s Chief Justice’s MIIF praise has sparked debate over judicial independence
Ghana’s Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has become the centre of a growing national debate following comments he made during…
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Fact Check
Misleading! Video showing P-Square’s reconciliation, old
Claim: An X user shared a video of the sensational Nigerian music group P-Square, claiming the identical twin brothers, Peter…
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Economy
NPP statement apologising to GoldBod CEO Sammy Gyamfi over $1.7bn loss, fake
Claim: Multiple social media posts alleged that Ghana’s opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) had apologised to GoldBod CEO Sammy Gyamfi…
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Fact Check
Claim Ghanaians will pay ₵720 to replace missing Ghana Card, MISLEADING!
Claim: A Facebook user has alleged that the cost of replacing a missing Ghanaian identification card, popularly called Ghana Card,…
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Explainers
Ghana’s Legal Vacation debate: Why Chief Justice’s warrant has sparked controversy
Introduction Ghana’s legal vacation has suddenly become a major legal controversy, with some senior lawyers visibly opposed to a warrant…
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Explainers
EXPLAINER! Ghana’s Court of Appeal frees Ex-MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe after 2024 conviction
Introduction The Court of Appeal’s decision to acquit and discharge Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu, the former Chief Executive Officer of…
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Economy
EXPLAINER! Ghana’s opposition figure, Chairman Wontumi, jailed 20 years for illegal mining
Introduction Ghana’s High Court has convicted and sentenced a key opposition figure, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi,…
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