Sadio Mane netted the winning spot-kick as Senegal beat Egypt 4-2 on penalties to clinch their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations, after the final ended goalless following extra time. The Liverpool forward had earlier seen a seventh-minute penalty saved by Pharaohs keeper Gabaski. Chelsea’s Edouard Mendy denied Mohanad Lasheen to give Mane the chance to […]

Twenty two prominent Ghanaians have called on their compatriots to boycott phone calls on Tuesday February 8 to register their concerns against the ongoing SIM card registration exercise. According to them, there is no law backing the exercise hence should be stopped. They had earlier raised this issue hoping that the National Communications Authority (NCA) […]

The Government of Ghana has assured the people that it is committed to dealing with the fiscal challenges that the local economy. Going forward, the government remains fully committed to restore fiscal rectitude in finances. The recently announced expenditure rationalization measures to decisively strengthen fiscal consolidation of the 2022 budget underscores the governments resolve to […]

The Government of Ghana has said that the time has come for calls for urgent reforms within credit rating agencies, to be given serious attention to ensure that those reforms are carried out. This is after the government challenged the downgrade of the local economy by one of the credit rating agencies, Moody’s. In a […]

The Government of Ghana through the Ministry of Finance has said Moody’s downgrade of the local economy to Caa1 smacks of contradiction. In a statement issued on Sunday February 6 reacting to the downgrade on Friday February 4, the Ministry said the government finds it difficult to understand the international credit rating agency’s assertion of […]

Legendary midfielder Sulley Muntari made his debut for Hearts of Oak in their 1-0 defeat against city rivals Great Olympics at the Accra Sports on Sunday. Munatri, who agreed a one-year deal with the Ghanaian champions early this week, was introduced in the second half with Hearts trailing by a lone goal and he could […]

Dani Alves scored and provided an assist for a Jordi Alba wonder-goal before being sent off in Barcelona’s dramatic victory over Atletico Madrid. Atletico took an early lead when Luis Suarez squared the ball to Yannick Carrasco in the box and he slotted home from eight yards out, but Barcelona drew level two minutes later […]

Senegal who have never won the Africa Nations Cup despite two finals in the last two decades take on Egypt, the most successful nation in the history of the competition with 7 trophies -3 won in the last 20 years- in the final of the 2021 edition on Sunday. The final taking place at the […]

General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia has said opposition lawmakers will continue to resist attempt to pass the E-levy. He said the minority will use any force possible to prevent the controversial bill from being passed. “So long as impunity will not stop, resistance has been imposed on us […]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says Member States of the African Union must work collectively to reform the global financial architecture, as well as build and strengthen the Union’s financial institutions. Delivering his second report to the Assembly, on Sunday, 6th February 2022, in his capacity as AU Champion for Financial Institutions, President Akufo-Addo noted […]

Senegal faces Egypt this Sunday at Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé, as the 33rd edition of Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021 concludes. Match Card Date: 6 February 2022 Time: 20:00 local time (19:00 GMT) Venue: Olembe Stadium, Yaoundé Final – Senegal v Egypt Following are the Match Facts from Opta: ?      This will be the fifth […]

Senegal faces Egypt this Sunday at Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé, as the 33rd edition of Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021 reaches its Grand Final. While Senegal was expected at this stage of the competition as one of the favorites for winning their first ever title and last edition runner-up, Egypt defied offs that did […]

As Egypt hope to outsmart Senegal to the Africa Nations Cup (AFCON) title on Sunday, they will have to accomplish that task without the services of head coach Carlos Quieroz. The Mozambique-born Portuguese is suspended for the final after he received a red card in the semifinal game against Cameroon for indecent. Quieroz was constantly […]

The Central Command Headquarters of the Ghana Army has arrested a 38-year-old man for posing as a military commander and allegedly extorting monies from illegal miners at Amansie West District. The suspect, identified as Jonas Afriyie Poku is “a physically challenged lotto agent from Pokukrom” in the Ashanto region. The military in their press statement […]

Think tank, Eduwatch has asked the Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum to take a keen interest in the matters at the University of Education (UEW) and follow through to ensure every decision of the Winneba High Court is fully and timeously implemented to serve justice,. This was after the Court ruled that Prof […]

Adansi Asokwa Lawmaker, Kwabena Tahiri (KT) Hammond has dismissed claim by the Minority in Parliament that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s government intends to reduce the numbers of the opposition Members of Parliament in order to get the E-levy passed by prosecuting the Assin North MP James Gyakye Quayson. He said that is not the […]

North Tongu Member of Parliament Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa seems to have diagnosed the reason behind the hesitation the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government is showing in going to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for bailout. The country’s debt portfolio has ballooned to the extent that urgent measures are needed to save the economy from total […]

Former Member of Parliament for Tempane, Joseph Kpemka Dindiok has said the Metropolitan Chief Executive of Sekondi-Takoradi, Abdul Mumin Issah who is court for various offences, can only be sacked if he is found guilty. His comment comes after the Chamber for Local Governance (ChaLoG) has said President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo engaged in illegality by suspending Mr Abdul Mumin Issah. […]

The proposed levy also exposes taxpayers to economic double taxation. Firstly, the base of this tax is not income, it merely identifies money being transferred and places a tax on that amount. The money involved may be money which has already been taxed at another level. Let us consider the scenario where Akua buys a meal at Santoku. Her bill is GHS 200 and includes all statutory levies (VAT, Covid-19 Levy, Tourism Levy etc.). She chooses to pay via electronic means, then the government lays claim

Government has compensated families of those who died in the deadly shooting in June last year at Ejura in the Ashanti Region. An undisclosed monetary compensation was given to the families on Saturday, February 5 based on the recommendations of the three-member ministerial committee of inquiry chaired by Justice George Kingsley Koomson. On Tuesday, June […]