Two more suspects who escaped from cells at the Nkwanta Police station in Oti region have been re-arrested. The two are robbery suspect, Mohammed Kadir and Stephen Asamoah who is also standing trial for defilement. According to reports, they were arrested at their hideout in Keri, a farming community in …
Read More »One Student Injured As Fire Guts Boys Dormitory Of Business SHS
One student sustained injuries after fire gutted the boys’ dormitory block of the Business Senior High School in the Sagnerigu municipality of the Northern Region. According to fire officials, the incident which happened on Thursday dawn affected the school prefect’s room. Firefighters say at the time of the …
Read More »Kumawu By-election: NPP To Open Nomination On April 11
The New Patriotic Party has set Tuesday, April 11, 2023, for nominations to be opened for interested persons in the vacant Kumawu seat to pick their forms. Nominations will close on Friday, April 14, 2023, while Sunday, April 23 has been set to elect a parliamentary candidate for the by-election. …
Read More »Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo Reacts To Akufo-Addo’s New EC Appointments
The immediate past Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana, Sophia Akuffo, has reacted to the brouhaha surrounding the appointment of three new commissioners of the Electoral Commission of Ghana. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday, March 20, 2023, swore-in three new members of the Electoral Commission of …
Read More »Ghana: Why Easter Celebration Is Big In Kwahu
The commemoration of Easter as a Christian festival began from 1876 when Ramseyer and other Basel missionaries came to Ghana and established the Presbyterian Church. Before then, all the Kwahu communities had their traditions and annual festivals. However, Easter was accepted and adopted by the communities when members understood the …
Read More »Sports Betting And Lottery Winnings To Be Subjected To 10% Tax
The government of Ghana is due to implement a 10% tax on earnings from lotteries, games of chance winnings and sports betting at the point of payout. As part of the government’s efforts to expand the tax base and increase domestic tax revenue, gamblers should be ready to have 10% …
Read More »Former Deputy Bank of Ghana Governor Confirmed Dead
A former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Emmanuel Asiedu-Mante, has died. Mr Asiedu-Mante died Monday night aged 81. He passed on at the Bank Hospital in Accra after battling with ill health, his son, Daniel Asiedu-Mante, told Graphic Online Wednesday. Born in June 1942, he was the Deputy …
Read More »British Actor Keith Mason Launches Non-profit Sportswear Brand To Help Children With Brain Injuries
Keith Mason, a British actor and former professional Rugby player, has launched a non-profit sportswear brand to help raise funds for a £25 million brain injury hospital for children in the United Kingdom who are not provided NHS treatment. Funds to be generated through the sales of the MasonMerch sportswear …
Read More »Mohammed Kudus Suffers Muscle Injury As Ajax Beat Feyenoord In Dutch Cup Semifinals
Ghanaian midfielder Mohammed Kudus suffered a muscle injury as Ajax beat Feyenoord 2-1 in the Dutch Cup semifinals on Wednesday night. The 22-year-old was replaced by Francisco Conceicao in the 61st minute after going down on the playing surface. 🇬🇭 Mohammed Kudus was subbed off against Feyenoord after sustaining an …
Read More »Benzema Scores Hat-trick As Real Madrid Thrash Barcelona
Karim Mostafa Benzema scored a second-half hat-trick as Real Madrid routed Barcelona to reach the Copa del Rey final. Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, Madrid levelled the tie through Vinicius Jr in first-half stoppage time. Benzema added two goals early in the second half – the second from the penalty …
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