GENERAL NEWS

The New Patriotic Party has cautioned delegates not to display their ballot after casting their vote in Saturday’s Special delegates conference. Some 900 NPP delegates will on Saturday, August 26, vote to reduce the 10 presidential aspirants to five.   The Special Electoral College will be a prelude to the …

Legal counsel to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Kow Essuman, suggested via a tweet on August 23, 2023, that the erstwhile John Dramani Mahama government in 2016 increased electricity tariffs during the power rationing crisis known as ‘dumsor.’ Essuman was echoing comments made by Presidential Staffer Dennis Miracles Aboagye who …

Former Finance Minister Dr Kwabena Duffuor has suggested that the Akufo-Addo government should scrap the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) if it is not generating enough revenue as expected. He described the E-Levy as a “nuisance tax” and said that it should be scrapped if it is not meeting its revenue …

The Defence Ministry has cautioned Ghanaian traders to avoid going to Niger for business purposes at this time. This follows the recent shooting of a Ghanaian truck driver and the burning of his truck in Burkina Faso by unidentified assailants. Also, three trucks carting foodstuff from Niger to Ghana have …

Rev. Kwabena Opuni Frimpong, the former General Secretary for the Christian Council of Ghana, has questioned the Senior Presidential Advisor to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Yaw Osafo-Marfo who said corruption is growing from bad to worse in the country. This comes after Osafo-Marfo said Christians are responsible for 70% …

The aspiring New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Achiase constituency in the Eastern region, Nana Kwabena Brako, has lambasted the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for objecting to the 10 percent tax on winning bets. On August 15, 2023, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) started enforcing a 10% withholding tax …

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of a plane that crashed in Russia, killing all 10 on board. He was believed to be on board the plane. Earlier, a Wagner-linked Telegram channel Grey Zone reported that the jet was shot down by air defences in Tver region, …

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has launched the trial phase of Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) in Ghana. This move establishes Ghana as the pioneer in West Africa and the fourth in Africa to embrace this innovation, which enables radio stations to extend their reach to cities beyond their immediate locations, …

The Member of Parliament for Assin North constituency, Mr. James Gyakye Quayson says he will be exonerated in his ongoing criminal trial. According to him, he is not worried because he did not engage in any illegality. The lawmaker said Ghanaians will know the truth when the case is brought …

The Majority Leader of Parliament and Member of Parliament for the Suame Constituency, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has said that he is under immense pressure from members of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), to recontest the Suame seat. According to the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, he keeps receiving delegations …