Two years after the last Ballon d’Or was awarded to Lionel Messi, the ceremony has returned to recognise exceptional individual talent in football   The Ballon d’Or returns this year after being cancelled in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and excitement is ramping up about who will be presented …

The Tamale District Court has adjourned the case involving the Headmaster of St. Charles Lwanga Junior High School in Saboba, , Emmanuel Chingya, to December 13, 2021. The headmaster is reported to have sent thirty-one pupils to work on his farm on November 12, but while returning, the canoe they …

The Speaker of Parliament could be putting himself at risk of charges which carry up to ten years in jail if he is found to have acted contrary to the provisions of the 1992 constitution by rejecting the 2022 Budget, a constitutional lawyer has said, and if the Supreme Court …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has asked Ghanaians to support the 2022 budget statement presented to Parliament by the Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta. General Secretary of the NPP, John Boadu says the budget contains policies that are targeted at strengthening the local economy.   He explained that this particular …

A former Finance Minister under the erstwhile President John Evans Mills administration, Dr Kwabena Duffuor has admonished the government to focus on Technical and Vocational Training (TVET) as it is the only effective solution to rising youth unemployment in Ghana. “The neglect of technical and vocational training over the years …

The former Minister of Finance, Dr Kwabena Duffuor has revealed that more than half of Ghanaians in employment are earning a very low income. According to him, a low rate of formal employment would affect the government’s revenue generation, particularly with taxes adding that there is a high incidence of …

The Kaneshie District Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the MP for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu. It comes after the Madina MP failed to appear in court for the third consecutive time. Counsel for the MP, Victor Kwadjoga Adawudu, on Monday (29 November) told the court his …

Details are emerging about how seven police officers who were penciled for promotion after declining a GH¢250,000 bribe from some arrested armed robbers in Kumasi Alabar in 2015 have been denied their promotion by the Police Administration.   The police officers named Superintendent Reverend Samuel Nyamekye Adane-Ameyaw, Chief Inpsector Bossman …

The Minority in Parliament has outlined 5 conditions under which it will approve the 2022 Budget presented to Parliament by the Finance Minister on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Minority stressed that until government includes, reviews and withdraws certain policies and initiatives in the …

With barely five weeks to end the year, the Ghana cedi has come under intense pressure and is being classified among African currencies with the ‘Worst Spot Returns’. It’s now ranked 14th among 20 top African currencies tracked by Bloomberg.  It was actually the best performing currency in Africa in …