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Rex Owusu Marfo, popularly known as Rex Omar, a presidential staffer for the Black Star Experience, has revealed that he once ran to Nigeria without a passport in search of money to support his music career.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

President John Mahama has warned that democracy is facing serious setbacks in parts of West Africa, with the resurgence of military rule in some countries, but insists Ghana remains determined to demonstrate that constitutional democracy can deliver prosperity and opportunity.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The Deputy Director of Operations of the United Party (UP), Miss Afia Korankyewaa, has thrown her support behind the government’s decision to rename Kotoka International Airport to Accra International Airport. The government, through the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, recently announced plans to change the name of the country’s main international gateway, a move that has sparked public debate across the country.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

Vice President Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang has called for urgent and sustainable solutions to the growing number of colonial-era land compensation claims against the state, warning that the potential financial exposure could put severe pressure on public resources. Read More …Source: www.graphic.com.ghRead full article

A 53-year-old man has been arrested in the Ashanti region for allegedly lacing alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages with narcotic substances. The suspect, identified as Adjei Owusu Afriyie, was arrested at Akyeremade, in the Atwima Kwawoma District, during an intelligence-led operation by the Drug Law Enforcement Unit (DLEU) of the Ashanti Regional Police Command.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The National Paralympic Committee of Ghana (NPC-Ghana), in collaboration with the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), has dispatched three para athletics athletes, Botsyo Nkegbe, Zinabu Issah, and Hayford Addai, together with their coach Emmanuel Anum Sowah, to compete at the 2026 Dubai World Para Athletics Grand Prix, scheduled for February 10–13, 2026, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

President John Mahama has called on African governments and partners to prioritise investment in women, describing it as a critical driver of national and continental development.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

Ghana forward Bernard Tekpetey was subjected to racial abuse from sections of Levski Sofia supporters during and after Ludogorets Razgrad’s victory in the Bulgarian Super Cup at the Vasil Levski National Stadium.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article