GENERAL NEWS

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has increased monthly pension payments by 15% in line with its 2024 indexation rate. Following the review which is by Section 80 of the National Pensions Act, 2008, (Act 766) all valid pensioners on the SSNIT pension payroll as of the end …

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, has disputed allegations that he made derogatory remarks about Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene. He claims that the National Democratic Congress (NDC), his rivals, is behind these reports in an attempt to incite …

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has refuted reports in the media that its Commissioner-General, Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Adu Owusu-Amoah, has absconded from Ghana over the $100 million Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) corruption scandal. In a statement,  the GRA stated that Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Adu Owusu-Amoah is on a six-day leave and …

The founder of Movement for Change and an independent presidential candidate for the 2024 elections, has urged political parties to present to Ghanaians the strategies that underpin their manifestos rather than just empty promises, as has happened over the years. Ghanaians, in the words of Movement for Change founder Alan …

Renowned Ghanaian businessman, Nana Kwame Bediako, also known as Cheddar or Freedom Jacob Caesar, has officially announced that he will be running for the presidency in the 2024 general elections. Cheddar, who recently revealed that he is the man behind ‘The New Force’ political movement, said that he would be …

In a political spectacle that seems straight out of a script, 28 Members of Parliament under the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will be taking easy strolls through their party’s upcoming parliamentary primaries, facing no challengers in their quests for re-election. As the political drumbeat intensifies towards the January 27, 2024, …

The Residents in the Juaben constituency of the Ashanti region have voiced their dissatisfaction with the incumbent Member of Parliament, Nana Ama Pomaa Boateng, who also serves as the Deputy Minister for Communications and Digitization. After 12 years in parliament, the residents feel that there has been a lack of …

The government requested the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to liaise with the two power distribution companies to transfer Value Added Tax (VAT) generated from consumers who have exceeded their lifeline power consumption. In a press release, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta directed that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the …

Aspiring New Patriotic Party(NPP) parliamentary candidate for the Asante Akim Central Constituency and Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has, upon his release from the custody of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), announced that he is hale and hearty and …

The Nawuri communities in the Northern and Oti Regions have celebrated their annual homecoming festival in Kpandai, their homeland, infusing the town with vibrant colours, rhythmic beats, joyous laughter rich and powerful culture. The festival encompasses a diverse range of events, including a float walk, health screening, Nawuri beauty pageant, …