The new pope has been revealed as Robert Prevost of the US, the first American pontiff in history. This comes after white smoke billowed above the Sistine Chapel, the signal that cardinals had selected a new pontiff on the second day of the conclave.

"I am sad, and I wish Justice Atuguba stayed silent on this matter. How can he rubbish an institution he once served?" - Frank Davies, Chairman, Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee, NPP.

A legal challenge has emerged in the high-profile case involving Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, as the former Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has formally objected to the Acting Chief Justice, Justice Baffoe-Bonnie, presiding over the matter.

"President Mahama will not dare to subvert the constitution of Ghana because a group of people who have abused Ghanaians decided to be noisy." - Mustapha Gbande, Deputy General Secretary - NDC

Energy Minister John Jinapor reveals LITASCO lifting oil to defray government's debt to Independent Power Producers

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Former National Signals Bureau Director-General Kwabena Adu Boahene and his wife, Angela Adjei Boateng, have denied all charges in a high-profile corruption case involving GHS 49 million (approximately $7 million) in alleged fraudulent contracts.

"We are just expressing what we think the position of the law is, as far as the happenings are concerned. We have no bone to pick with anybody." — Saviour Kudze, PRO, Ghana Bar Association.

Obra Spot heats up as the Generational Right Protection Society kicks off a massive anti-galamsey protest led by media personality Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah.

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