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A US federal court has approved the extradition of former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu to Ghana after she fled mid-trial. She faces a 10-year prison sentence following her conviction on 78 counts including money laundering and causing financial loss to the state.

Ghana's Minority Caucus accuses the NDC government of diverting public funds to party structures while cocoa farmers endure price cuts and unpaid earnings. The allegations emerge from a nationwide tour of cocoa-growing communities by opposition lawmakers.

President Mahama has blamed ECG's internal mismanagement for Ghana's persistent power outages, saying inefficiencies rival generation shortfalls. Speaking at the Kwahu Business Forum, he outlined reforms to overhaul the electricity distributor.

Scientists from three continents converged on Kumasi this week to train Ghana's next generation of conservation researchers in AI monitoring, environmental DNA, and species distribution modelling. The workshop confronts Africa's 76% wildlife population decline — the second-steepest regional drop on the planet since 1970.

A woman in Cape Coast was beaten on camera and the footage went viral, compelling Ghana's Ministry of Gender to act. The Ministry has referred the case to police and is attempting to reach the victim.

Ghana made a bold case at the United Nations to classify the Atlantic slave trade as a crime against humanity — but a historian says the country's moral authority depends on confronting uncomfortable truths closer to home. West African merchants, including those from Asante and Cape Coast, supplied the Atlantic trade, yet their role remains largely erased from Ghana's national narrative.

A rainstorm-fuelled three-vehicle collision near the UEW Techiman Distance Learning Centre on Palm Sunday sent multiple people to Techiman Holy Family Hospital with injuries, as police launched an investigation into the cause.

Rebecca Akufo-Addo took to X this weekend to celebrate her husband's birthday with a prayer for renewed strength and divine guidance. The tribute offered a rare personal glimpse of the former president as he navigates life after eight years leading Ghana.