President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that the government is working hard to bring down inflation rate and also food prices. This, he said, is a major pre-occupation of government presently. Speaking at the 22nd General Meeting of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana at Kwahu Abetifi in the Eastern Region, President Akufo-Addo said: “Reining in […]
Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand revealed that he is being trolled by rival fans with an Akrobeto video following Manchester United’s 4-0 Premier League loss to Brentford. Ferdinand stated on Twitter that a viral video of Ghanaian comic actor Akrobeto, real name Akwasi Boadi, appearing to mock Man United has been sent to him by […]
Ghana National Gas Company is set to construct an astro-turf pitch at Pusiga in the Upper East Region of Ghana. As part of its corporate social responsibility, the Company seeks to provide support to communities in need and to assist development in projects affected areas of the economy. The astro-turf pitch, which is the first […]
The Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission (PURC) has increased water tariff by 21% and electricity tariff by 27.15%. The new tariffs start September 1. The regulator announced this on Monday August 15. The management of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) made a proposal to the PURC to increase electricity tariffs by up to 148 […]
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The 2021/22 batch of National Service Personnel (NSP) from the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has presented a 7000-liter water reservoir, foodstuffs and toiletries to the Rising Star Orphanage in Dodowa. This gesture forms part of GRIDCo’s annual Corporate Social Responsibility strategy. With support from GRIDCo’s Management, a needs assessment showed that the Rising Star Orphanage […]
Following Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with London rivals Tottenham on Sunday, thousands of people signed a petition demanding that referee Anthony Taylor be banned from officiating future games involving the Blues. Spurs came back from a goal down twice at Stamford Bridge, with both goals coming after contentious decisions. The first goal, scored by Pierre Emile-Hojbjerg […]
Inaki Williams has revealed that Ghana Football Association president Kurt Okraku had a significant influence on his decision to play for the Black Stars. In an interview with Spanish media, Williams, who was born in Spain to Ghanaian parents and has one La Furia Roja cap, said Okraku “pushed hardest” for him to join the […]
Ghana coach Ben Fokuo has given up on progressing to the next stage of the U-20 Women’s World Cup following Sunday’s defeat to Japan, despite the Black Princesses having a slim chance of doing so. Princesses were defeated 2-0, with Japan scoring both goals from the penalty spot in the second half. The defeat came […]
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel and Tottenham boss Antonio Conte played down their bust-up in Sunday’s London derby. Tempers boiled over as the sides drew 2-2 in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge, with Harry Kane’s equaliser six minutes into added-time rescuing a point for the Italian’s side. Both managers were given a red card and exchanged a fiery […]
The Tema Regional branch of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says it cannot guarantee when the residents of the Yilo and Manya Krobo municipalities of the Eastern Region would have power supply even though repair works on some transformers have begun. The ECG says all their equipment are in the public domain and as […]
The Office of the Special Prosecutor has said it is employing the services and expertise of investigative journalists to assist with investigations. The Office is also collaborating with law enforcement agencies, including the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), to adopt a standard operating procedure for asset recovery and management. The half-year report for 2022 […]
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) requires adequate support and funding and the assurance of protection for its staff to perform their functions devoid of unjustifiable recrimination, the half-year report for 2022 issued by the OPS, has said. The OSP has also invited the public to take a firm stance against corruption and corruption-related […]
Poor conditions in rural communities prevent most teachers from accepting postings to these communities. But this is not the case for Mensah Kwame, a teacher at Lonpe MA Primary School in the Nanumba North District of the Northern Region. Mensah Kwame is a 36-year-old teacher who is looking beyond all the glaring challenges to help […]
The Office of the Special Prosecutor, has said it is also investigating seventy (70) other cases at various levels of consideration apart from the Labianca Foods scandal it probed. These would be publicised if the Special Prosecutor determines that they are within the mandate of the Office and that they should be moved past the […]
Government Spokesperson on Governance and Security, Palgrave Boakye-Danquah has said the government is optimistic that the deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will happen by end of this year or early next year. He further indicated that the government welcomes all ideas as measures are being put in place to resolve the economic challenges. […]
A private legal practitioner Mr Gordon Edudzi Temaklo has said the Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has failed as head of the Economic Management (EMT). In the view of Mr Tameklo, the Vice President and the Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta are the poster boys of the economic mess that the country is facing at […]
Anti-Corruption Crusader, Vitus Azeem, has indicated that more moneys would have been retrieved from Labianca Company if the investigations by the Office of the Special Prosecutor had gone further. Speaking on the Sunrise show with Alfred Ocansey on 3FM Monday August 15, Mr Azeem said ” If we had probed further a lot of monies […]
The national results tallying centre in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, is teeming with activity as the electoral commission finalises processes ahead of declaring the presidential results. There is little activity at the floor of the centre where presidential candidate’s agents, lawyers and election officials were earlier busy verifying results sheets submitted from around the country. […]
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) says the investigative report issued by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) on the purported tax evasion offences by Labianca Group of Companies is being studied in detail. It said it accords the Office the respect and dignity it carries and therefore will not take kindly the report, given […]
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