More than 2,400 people were killed and many more were injured when a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake slammed large areas of Turkey and neighboring Syria on Monday. It toppled hundreds of buildings and buried occupants under piles of debris or flattened floors. Authorities anticipated that as rescuers combed through tangles …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo appoints Dan Botwe as caretaker of Chieftaincy Ministry
The Minister for Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Dan Botwe, has been named as acting minister for the Ministry for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs by President Akufo-Addo. This comes after Ebenezer Kojo Kum’s resignation. This was after Hon. Ebenezer Kojo Kum submitted his letter of resignation to the President …
Read More »Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs Kojo Kum resigns
Ebenezer Kojo Kum, the Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, has resigned from his job effective right away. The Presidency made this known in a statement on Friday, February 3, 2023. The resignation was thus accepted by President Akufo-Addo. The current representative for the Ahanta West constituency is Ebenezer Kojo …
Read More »Government withdraws Ghc 8.2bn overdue taxes from MTN
The largest wireless carrier in Africa, MTN Group Limited, has declared that a tax bill for GH8.2 billion ($672 million) it received from the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has been canceled. According to a filing by MTN on Friday, Ghana’s decision followed “extensive and fruitful discussions” during a 21-day negotiation …
Read More »University of Ghana students demonstrate over fee increment
Concerned University of Ghana (UG) students organized the “Ya br3 Mo” demonstration to voice their discontent with the most recent increase in academic facility user fees (AFUF). Students gathered at the Obra Spot in Accra for the demonstration on today, Friday, February 3, 2023, wearing red and black and holding …
Read More »“Truth and Justice shall not be buried” – Ablakwa replies Rev Victor Kusi Boateng
The former Deputy Education Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the North Tongu MP, has replied to the restraining order issued by Reverend Kusi Boateng by stating that the “Truth and Justice shall not be buried.” The MP claims he has given his attorneys the go-ahead to proceed with the matter as …
Read More »Parliament to summon Education Minister over SHS Computerized placement scandal
On February 11, 2023, the Parliamentary Education Committee plans to summon Education Minister Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum to testify over suspected corruption in the Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS). The Computerized School Selection and Placement System has come under fire when claims surfaced that some people were paid …
Read More »Ghana has a systemic corruption problem since the whole nation supports it – GII
Ghana’s corruption is widespread because the entire nation has accepted it as a way of life, according to Mr. Michael Boadi, the fund-raising manager for the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), the country’s chapter of Transparency International (TI). In order to reduce the number of violent extremists in the country, he …
Read More »Kwabena Adu Gyamfi alias Victor Kusi Boateng secures restraining order against Ablakwa
Rev. Kusi Boateng, also known as Kwabena Adu Gyamfi, is the founder and senior pastor of Power Chapel Worldwide International. He has obtained a restraining order against Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the member of parliament for the North Tongu seat. According to this, Mr. Ablakwa is prohibited for the following 10 …
Read More »NPP’s NEC meeting on the primaries date clinches in stalemate
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting to choose a date for its presidential and parliamentary primaries ended without reaching a decision. The President, Vice President, Chief of Staff, certain Members of Parliament, and potential presidential candidates were present at yesterday’s meeting [Thursday, February 2, 2023], which …
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