Winifred Lartey
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Economy
Claim President Mahama rented a £20,000-per-hour private jet to Japan and Singapore, false
Claim: A viral post on Facebook alleges that President John Dramani Mahama and North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa rented…
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Economy
Claim President Mahama promised GHC 7,000 per bag of cocoa, misleading
Claim: A social media post claims that President John Mahama promised Ghana’s cocoa farmers GHC7,000 per 64-kg bag and accuses…
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Explainers
From visions to verification: Ghana creates official pipeline for sensitive spiritual messages
Introduction On August 10, 2025, the Office of the Presidential Envoy for Interfaith and Ecumenical Relations asked ecumenical heads to…
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Bawku’s actual cost: Measured in cedis—and lives
Introduction Ghana’s northeastern tip frontier town, Bawku, has become the epicentre of one of the country’s most enduring and costly…
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Explainers
From ballot to blows: Unpacking the violence at Ablekuma North
On July 11, 2025, a parliamentary rerun was held in Ablekuma North (Greater Accra) to resolve a tied result from…
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Why Ghana’s ‘evangelist’ Nana Agradaa was sentenced to 15 years in prison for religious fraud
Introduction Nana Agradaa, born Patricia Asieduaa, was once a popular traditional priestess who later became a Christian evangelist. A circuit…
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Education
Dragged on camera: The UPSA ‘indecent dressing’ scandal explained
Introduction A brief student-staff encounter at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) has sparked a nationwide debate on the…
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Explainers
Love, lies and wire transfers: FBI tracks romance scam trail to Ghana
Introduction U.S. federal authorities have dismantled a major transnational romance and cyber fraud ring operated by Ghanaian nationals. The Federal…
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Explainers
Two lives, one broken system, as June 25 tipping point protest looms in Kenya
Introduction Kenya is once again in the spotlight over state violence following two high-profile incidents and mounting evidence of systemic…
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Ghana on edge amid Middle East conflict: From fuel fears to evacuation despair
Introduction Ghana is grappling with global tremors, from President Mahama’s warning of surging fuel prices to public debate over whether…
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