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Okudzeto Ablakwa slams BoG for ‘shady and wasteful’ head office project

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has launched a scathing attack on the Bank of Ghana (BoG) for allegedly engaging in a 'shady and wasteful' project to construct a new corporate...

Senseless, a quarter of a billion dollars for an office – Randy Abbey on $250m BoG head office

The host of the "Good Morning Ghana" show on Metro TV has expressed strong criticism against the Bank of Ghana's (BoG) decision to construct a new head office. The proposed facility, which the Parliamentary...

Angry Ghanaians rain curses on Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has encountered the wrath of Ghanaians over his government's failure to address the many challenges facing the ordinary citizen.Amidst a hike in petrol prices, a surge in the prices of goods and...

Ahmed Suale: ‘I only said beat him if he comes to my premises’ – Kennedy Agyapong

Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has stated that he did not issue any directive for Ahmed Suale to be killed. Contrarily, he stated that he merely instructed his staff not to permit...

Ex-Prez Mahama ventures into large-scale farming

Former President John Dramani Mahama has taken significant steps towards agricultural development in the Savannah Region. According to Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna, former Minister of Agriculture, Mahama has engaged in large-scale cultivation of crops...

Ahmed Suale made a lot of mistakes, he set a lot of people up – Kennedy Agyapong

Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has accused the late investigative journalist with Tiger Eye, Ahmed Suale, of being sloppy in his line of work while alive.Engaging host of Citi TV's Face...

Kennedy Agyapong rejects Donald Trump comparison

Kennedy Agyapong, the Member of Parliament for Assin Central and a hopeful for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer position, has emphasized that he should not be likened to former United States President Donald...

JB Danquah criticised Nkrumah for choosing the name Ghana – Nii Moi Thompson

Ghanaian economist and historian, Dr. Nii Moi Thompson, has disclosed that one of the Big Six figures in Ghana's pre-independence era, Joseph Boakye (J.B) Danquah, along with his associates, opposed the late Dr. Nkrumah's...

UGCC was not Ghana’s first political party – Dr Nii Moi’s corrects distorted history

The long held history that "The Big Six" formed the very first political party on the shores of the then Gold Coast and named it the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) is but a...

2023 BECE: GES to hold sensitization exercise on school selection for candidates from August 18

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has indicated that from Friday, August 18, it would commence the sensitization exercise on this year's guidelines for school selection into Senior High SchoolsThe exercise will take place in...

Father brutally assaults son for choosing football over going to the mosque

A promising and talented young player from Soccer Heroes Fc in Bole, Alhassan Abdul-Rauf, is currently hospitalized and undergoing treatment. This comes after his father forcibly removed him from the playing field and subjected...

Over 2,000 students have been deferred not sacked – KsTU explains

Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) management has refuted claims of expelling any students.Recent reports suggested that around 2,000 students were dismissed due to fee payment delays.In a released press statement to clarify the...

TOR MD steps down over health issues

The Managing Director of Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Jerry Kofi Hinson, has submitted his resignation citing health reasons, as indicated in a letter directed to President Akufo-Addo.In a letter dated August 11, 2023,...

Akufo-Addo will rather divorce his wife Rebecca than sack Ken Ofori-Atta – NDC communicator

Solomon Anane, a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) communication team, has singled out three influential figures whom he holds responsible for Ghana's ongoing economic difficulties. Anane has alleged that these individuals have...

Ghana’s gallant soldiers must be protected from the looming bloodbath in warring W/A countries – Ablakwa

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa, has cautioned the current administration against sending Ghanaian troops to warring countries on the West African continent.He accused the current administration led by Nana Addo...

BECE candidate coughs blood and dies after writing final paper

A 17-year-old candidate for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) has sadly lost his life.Reports indicate that the BECE candidate identified as Richmond Quao died today, Friday, August 11, 2023, just after completing his...

Joyce Bawa baffled over gov’t’s silence on Cecilia Dapaah scandal 

Special Aide to former President John Dramani Mahama has raised concerns about the persistent lack of response from the government regarding the scandal involving the former Minister of Sanitation, Cecilia Dapaah.Joyce Bawa Mogtari intimates...

Private Sector overtakes Public Sector in SSNIT Membership – Director General reveals

Private sector membership in the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has now exceeded that of public sector employees, as confirmed by SSNIT authorities.During the 2023 Employers’ Breakfast Meeting, Dr John Ofori-Tenkorang, the...

Suspected gay stripped naked at Bibiani Ahwiaso

A young man who was suspected of being gay was forcibly stripped of his clothes and made to walk through the streets of the Bibiani Ahwiaso Bekwai Municipality in the Western North Region.The victim...

Healthcare workers at Mampong Hospital to withdraw their services over blocked pathway

Healthcare professionals working within the Maternity Wing of Mampong Government Hospital have issued a firm caution regarding their plan to initiate a sit-down strike, set to commence on Monday, August 14th, 2023.The catalyst behind...

New BoG office 6x pricier than Kempinski – NDC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has challenged the Bank of Ghana's (BoG) rationale for constructing a new headquarters, especially in the wake of a substantial loss in 2022.The opposition party views the Central Bank's...

Majority Leader justifies 10% withholding tax on betting 

Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, thinks that the 10% withholding tax imposed by the Ghana Revenue Authority on total earnings from gaming is reasonable.He remarked that the tax, scheduled to be implemented on Tuesday, August...

Despite, Ofori Sarpong to Ghana’s biggest poultry farm in Ghana – Minister discloses

Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, has indicated that businessmen Osei-Kwame Despite and Dr Ernest Ofori Sarpong have announced their intention to veer into poultry farming.Osei-Kwame is the Chief Executive Officer of Despite...

$5M, GHC40M found in Cecilia Dapaah’s bank accounts

An amount of $5 million and GH¢40 million were found in two different bank accounts belonging to embattled former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources Cecilia Dapaah.This revelation was made by private legal...

Seven years on, what happened to the two Yemeni men who came to Ghana from Guantanamo Bay?

Seven years ago, Ghana received two former detainees from the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, as part of a deal with the United States.The two men, Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef and...

There will be civil disobedience, uprising in Ghana in 2024 – Arch Duncan William

Venerable Archi-Bishop Nicholas Duncan William is prophesying a civil upheaval in Ghana in the year 2024 if things remain the same.The General Overseer of Action Chapel International added politicians will bear the brunt of...

Poor taxpayers GHC60bn lost and you are still at post – A Plus to BoG directors

Kwame Asare Bediako, widely known as A Plus, a musician and political activist, has demanded the resignation of the Bank of Ghana's (BoG) leadership following a GH¢60 billion financial loss incurred in 2022.Expressing strong...

Bolga hospital drug theft: Suspects remanded by Court

Three members of the staff at Upper East Regional Hospital have been remanded by a Circuit Court in Bolgatanga for their involvement in the theft of 34 boxes of assorted government drugs from the...

12 tricycle riders detained for assaulting security personnel at Kumasi

Twelve commercial tricycle riders have been placed under police custody by the Akropong Magistrate Court in the Ashanti Region.This comes after a turbulent protest occurred at the premises of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA)...

Ghana among top 10 countries with highest food inflation – World Bank report

Ghana is facing a serious food inflation crisis, as it ranks among the top 10 countries in the world with the highest increase in food prices, according to a new report by the World...

Freda Prempeh’s camp dismisses reports of residents rejecting toilet facility

A person closely linked to Member of Parliament for Tano North, Dr Freda Prempeh, has denied allegations that inhabitants of Yamfo, a locality within the constituency, declined a toilet facility established for them by...

Ken Agyapong, four other aspirants reached out to me but I declined to support – Atta Akyea 

MP representing Abuakwa South, Samuel Atta Akyea, has disclosed that he turned down offers to support the campaigns of five out of the ten individuals vying for the position of flagbearer in the New...

Kwabena Agyepong pledges to cut down ministries if elected as President

Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, a presidential hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has outlined his vision for a lean and effective government, if he wins the presidential election.He said he would reduce wasteful expenditure...

Pack your bags and leave! – Minority orders BoG Governor to resign in 21 days

Ghana's major opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), is mounting pressure on the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison to resign from post. Speaking at a press brief conveyed in Accra...

GRA to charge 10% tax on betting

Beginning August 15, 2023, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) will enforce a 10% withholding tax on total gaming winnings.The Authority explained that the fee will be levied on earnings gained after each win and...

Investing $250m on head office construction amid GHS60bn loss insensitive – Ato Forson to BoG

Minority Leader in Parliament, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has slammed the Bank of Ghana for its decision to invest in the construction of a new head office at a time when it has plunged...

4 arrested over attempted exam malpractice in 2023 BECE

Four individuals have been apprehended by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) for their suspected involvement in exam misconduct during the commencement of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) on Monday, August 7, 2023.Head...

Armed robbers shoot 50-year-old woman in Abura Dunkwa

A woman in her 50s from Abura Asebu Kwamankese District of the Central Region was fatally shot by alleged armed robbers in Abura Dunkwa home.According to information gathered by Kasapa News, Yaw Boagyan, Adwoa...

Criminal offense – What Gabby Otchere Darko said about West Blue contract in 2015

This article was written and first published in 2015Former Executive Director of the Danquah Institute Gabby Asare Otchere Darko is imputing criminality in the contract awarded to West Blue Company by the presidency.According to...

2023 BECE: 900,000 enrolled, 600,000 registered; where are the missing 300,000 students?

A total of 600,714 candidates sat for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for school and private candidates, which began today, August 7, 2023.Reports indicate that 906,000 students enrolled in kindergaten in 2012....

2013 FLASHBACK: Top NPP executives are thieves – Ken Agyapong

THIS ARTICLE WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN 2013The First Vice Chairman for the New Patriotic Party, Mr. Fred Oware, has somewhat okayed Hon Kennedy Agyapong's labeling of some top executives of the party as “thieves”.This...

Tamale International Airport set to open soon

The long-awaited inauguration of the Tamale International Airport's Phase 2 project is set to take place this month.The completion of the $70-million project was initially expected in August of the previous year. After...

AUDIO: Maid details how Cecilia Dapaah allegedly poured hot water, pepper on her, beat her with ‘banku ta’

A leaked tape, purported to be the voice of one of the maids of former sanitation minister Cecilia Dapaah, has revealed shocking details about her interactions with Madam Dapaah before the issue of her...

We are not against NDC – GBA President

President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Yaw Acheampong Boafo, has addressed concerns surrounding perceived bias towards the National Democratic Congress (NDC) within the association.Mr Boafo emphasized GBA's dedication to upholding justice and fairness...

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