A South African woman who went on a spending spree after erroneously receiving nearly $1m (£700,000) in her bank account has been found guilty of theft and jailed for five years. Sibongile Mani received 14m rand instead of her monthly student grant of 1,400 rand in June 2017 and started spending it immediately, the court […] The post South Africa’s $1m shopping-spree student
Military aircraft are to escort passenger trains along the vital rail link between Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, and the northern city of Kaduna. The announcement by Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi comes after a packed train with commuters was attacked by gunmen on the high-speed line on Monday. At least eight passengers were killed and several others […] The post Military aircraft
UN investigators have uncovered new evidence of mass graves thought to contain the bodies of migrants at a trafficking point in north-west Libya. The organisation’s Fact-Finding Mission said the discovery – in the town of Tarhuna – provided further evidence that human rights violations in Libya are “widespread, systematic or both.” The findings have been […] The post UN
Fire has gutted a mechanic shop at Awoshie Mangoase in Accra. The fire, which caught the community’s attention around 5:15am on Friday, spread to a nearby church and a chop bar behind the mechanic shop. The chop bar was also burnt to the ground. The fire service got to the scene about 45 minutes after […] The post Mechanic shop, church, chop bar gutted
Private legal practitioner, Yaw Oppong, will take office today, April 1, 2022, as Director of Legal Education. By implication, Mr. Oppong is also taking over as Director of the Ghana School of Law, taking over from Kwasi Prempeh-Eck. His appointment is anchored on the Legal Professions Act and places him at par with a Justice […] The post Yaw Oppong takes over
The Minority in Parliament is demanding answers from the government on some GH¢2 billion allocated to support the operations of the National Health Insurance Scheme. According to the caucus, the government has released GH¢127 million out of GH¢2 billion allocated for the National Health Insurance Fund. Addressing the media on Thursday, March 31, 2022, the […] The post Minority
The leadership of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) says the government’s decision to reduce petroleum products by 15 pesewas effective today, April 1, 2022, will inform the percent the union will increase transport fares. Fuel prices in Ghana will go down by 15 pesewas per litre effective today. This reduction will be in […] The post GHp15
The Ghana Telecommunications Chamber has debunked claims by Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga, that the Ghana Revenue Authority and the Chamber have begun processes for the implementation of the 1.5% Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy). Mahama Ayariga in a media interview, alleged that the two institutions have already started the processes to charge the tax, and […] The post ‘E-levy
The Economic Fighters’ League has chided the Akufo-Addo government for pushing through with the unpopular Electronic Transfer Levy, despite the opposition by Ghanaians. In an interview with Citi News, the Fighter General of the Economic Fighters’ League, Hardi Yakubu, also accused the Minority in Parliament of conniving with the government to have the E-Levy passed. […] The post Economic
The Deputy Ranking Member on the Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee of Parliament, Dr. Godfred Seidu Jasaw has called out President Nana Akufo-Addo on some claims he made about the agriculture sector while delivering the State of the Nation address on Wednesday. Speaking to Citi News, the MP for Wa East said the picture […] The post ‘Agric
The Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, Patrick Boamah, has criticised the Minority over its reaction to the alleged omission of names of some NDC Members of Parliament in the Votes and Proceedings of the House. Mr. Boamah said it was “unfortunate” that members of the Minority dragged the office of the clerk into their […] The post Heated exchange
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin is blaming the disagreements in Parliament over the formation of a quorum for voting on the Supreme Court’s recent judgement. According to him, the Supreme Court’s judgement presents a contrary view on what constitutes a quorum in Parliament. “Most of these things are happening because of the recent judgement […] The post Supreme
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