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Ghana Faces US$6.4bn Eurobond Repayments Between 2027 And 2030

Daily Gist Editor
October 8, 2026
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BY ISSAH OLEGOR Ghana is facing Eurobond repayments totalling about US$6.4 billion, including interest, between […]

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Sammi Awuku Calls For NPP Unity, Party Begins 2028 Election Preparations In Germany

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October 18, 2026
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By Daniel Bampoe The Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, Sammi Awuku, has called on members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Germany to set aside internal disagreements, embrace…

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Ghana Celebrates 17 Years Since Black Satellites Conquered The World In Cairo

Daily Gist Editor
October 18, 2026
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BY GRACE ZIGAH Ghanaians are celebrating 17 years since the Black Satellites made history by becoming the first African nation to win the FIFA U-20 World Cup, following their dramatic…

Sports

FIFA Plans $3.4bn Funding Boost Amid Infantino Controversy

Daily Gist Editor
October 18, 2026
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BY GRACE ZIGAH FIFA is preparing to increase its global football development funding by an additional $3.4 billion, a move that would more than double its planned financial support for…

Business

UMB Appoints Justina Stella Laing As COO

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October 18, 2026
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BY NADIA NTIAMOAH Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) has appointed experienced financial services executive Justina Stella Laing as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), as the bank intensifies efforts to improve…

Business

MTN MoMo Reveals Social Engineering Accounts For 90% Of Mobile Money Fraud, Announces Nationwide Education Campaign

Daily Gist Editor
October 18, 2026
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By Nadia Ntiamoah MobileMoney Fintech Limited (MTN MoMo Ghana) has announced plans to intensify public education on mobile money fraud, revealing that social engineering accounts for approximately 90 per cent…

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Ato Forson Fumbles Over GH¢85m Transit Goods Saga

Daily Gist Editor
May 11, 2026
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By Issah Olegor Fresh controversy has erupted around the widely publicised GH¢85 million alleged transit goods diversion scandal at the Ghana’s Eastern Frontier, as Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) reported, following…

GHS Swaps Regional Directors

Daniel Bampoe
March 7, 2025
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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced a major reassignment of some Regional Health Directors in a move that raises questions. Effective April 14, 2025, these changes are expected to…

Politics

Okudzeto Ablakwa Exposed Over Student’s Desk

Daniel Bampoe
March 10, 2025
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Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong, Member of Parliament for Mampong and former Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, has criticized Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the new Minister for Foreign Affairs, for his announcement on social media…

Ghanaian Pastor In Texas Arrested For Stabbing Transgender Wife To Death

Daniel Bampoe
April 2, 2025
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A shocking incident has shaken the Ghanaian community in Texas, USA, after a pastor named Isaac allegedly stabbed his wife, Sandra, over 40 times to death. The tragic event occurred…

Minister Drops NDC Activist For ECG Deputy Managing Director Post

Daniel Bampoe
March 24, 2025
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The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has been embroiled in a controversy over the appointment of John Ayiku Ocansey as its Acting Deputy Managing Director. In a surprising turn of…