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Paa Kwesi Schandorf is NOT the 2023 Komla Dumor Award winner – BBC clarifies

Yesterday, BBC announced TV3's Paa Kwesi Asare as the winner of the 2023 Komla Dumor Award. However, there was some confusion on social media,...

Kennedy Agyapong’s claim of never inciting public violence against Ahmed Suale completely false

Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong, has said in a recent interview that he never incited public violence against the slain journalist, Ahmed Suale. In what...

Yes, Burkina Faso is adopting traditional cloth as fabric for school uniforms

About two days ago, a popular news update page, Africa Facts Zone, posted on Facebook that the government in Burkina Faso is adopting traditional...

It’s a scam! Toyota is NOT rewarding Facebook engagements with cars

Yesterday, it emerged in the trends on Facebook that a page, “Toyota Hilux, Club”, posing as a distributor of Toyota cars is running a...

Niger coup: Junta has NOT given French military, citizens 30 days to leave

The Niger coup has spurred a lot of misinformation online since it was announced last week. One of the most recent claims emerging on...

False! Niger coup leaders have NOT ordered finance minister to account for missing monies

Days after the announcement of the military takeover in Niger, the news is rife on social media that the coup leaders have given the...

Funding against corruption: How has the gov’t approved budgetary requests of accountability institutions?

In the first part of this two-part article, Kwaku Krobea Asante assessed whether President Akufo-Addo’s tenure from 2017-2020 had provided more funding to anti-corruption...

Fact-Check: Has Akufo-Addo’s gov’t better funded anti-corruption institutions than others?

On August 19, 2021, the leadership of the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) paid a courtesy call on President Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House. The focus...

False! Mahama has not insulted Asantes

An artwork conveying texts that suggest Former President John Dramani Mahama has made offensive statements against Asantes has emerged on social media. The artwork which...

SONA 2023: Akufo-Addo’s claim on tourism completely false

Tourism was one of the key areas President Akufo-Addo highlighted in his speech on the state of the nation address (SONA) on the floor...

How much must you pay for information under the RTI law?

A major challenge that has encumbered the implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) Law in Ghana (2019, Act 989)  is the fee burden...

Akufo-Addo’s claim on fuel queues in France misleading

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Sunday night responded to calls on him to address the nation on the rising cost of living and general economic...

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