The Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George says the growth in the telecommunications sector can be attributed to the initiatives of private companies in the sector and not government policies. He said the Vice President, Dr. Bawumia is seeking to credit himself for the growth in mobile money usage in the country when he […] The post Bawumia can’t

MTN Ghana says it made a profit after tax of GH¢1.01 billion in 2019. The profit, the company says is a 33.6 per cent increase above what it made in 2018. This rise, the company said was driven by revenue from voice, data and Mobile Money. Speaking virtually to shareholders Thursday August 13, 2020, the … The post MTN Ghana makes GH¢1b profit after tax in 2019

North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has offered a GHC¢10,000 bounty on the killers of Samuel Nyamador, the businessman allegedly murdered by unknown assailants at Juapong in the Volta Region earlier this week.

Former Education Minister, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) under John Dramani Mahama did not cancel the trainee allowances for teachers as has been widely held.

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu in the Volta Region, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has announced a GH¢10,000 bounty for the heads of persons involved in the killing of a businessman at Juapong, Samuel Nyamador. Mr. Ablakwa made this known on Twitter on Friday, August 14, 2020. According to him, he has informed both […] The post Ablakwa offers

Former President Jerry John Rawlings was against the selection of Martin Amidu as Atta Mills’ running mate for the elections in 2000, Professor Kwamena Ahwoi has revealed.

Parliament of Ghana has approved an amount of GHS174 million cedis as tax waiver on income taxes for front line health workers. The waiver covers personal emoluments for the months of July, August and September 2020 respectively. The approval is in line with President Akufo-Addo’s promise to give health workers additional allowances on their basic […] The post Parliament

Executive Secretary of the Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS) Patrick Apoya has said he cannot be sure if the government is 85 per cent through to making the capital city the cleanest in Africa as the Minister of Sanitation, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, is claiming. He, however, said on the Community Connect programme […]

The emaciated aged 30 had been left for at least three years without proper care, police say.

Author, business consultant, corporate trainer and Business and Financial Times columnist Terry Mante is set to release his latest books in a virtual launch to be held on Saturday August 15, 2020. The event will be streamed on all his channels @terrymante on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube. The two books are entitled Empowerment and Leader Sense. In the introduction of Empowerment, the […] The post Virtual

The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has approved $100,000 to purchase 6,000 footballs for grassroots football development with the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) Forward 1.0 programme. The President of the Association, Mr. Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku on Thursday, disclosed this when he met the Executives of the Greater Accra Regional Football … The post GFA

An itinerary Pastor, Joyce Oyedele who was caught preaching without nose mask at the Central Business District in Accra shed tears when an Accra Circuit court admitted her to bail on Thursday. Oyedele was admitted to bail in the sum of GH¢10,000 with one surety. This development was after Madam Linda Kunbuno, a Prosecutor with … The post Attorney-General

The government has begun the process to distribute 12 million Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs to low income and poor households throughout the country. Mr William Owuraku Aidoo, Deputy Minister of Energy in-charge of Power, who made this known, said the bulbs were currently being transferred from the warehouses to the regions for onward distribution … The post Ghana

A Circuit Court in Accra has remanded into Police custody a 41-year-old businessman for allegedly stealing and selling two trucks belonging to his business partner. Frank Owusu is alleged to have sold one of the trucks and used the proceeds for his personal benefit. He also allegedly used the second truck to secure a loan … The post Businessman in court for stealing appeared

Public Relations Officer of the Electoral Commission (EC), Slyvia Annor, has said the upcoming elections will not be affected by the fire that ravaged the Commission’s Greater Accra Regional Office at Sapeiman.

The Amasaman District Court has adjourned to September 7, the trial of Adjei Boye, a 35-year-old landlord who allegedly butchered his tenant, Kweku Abu, 38 to death at Mahean, near Amasaman. Boye is alleged to have also inflicted machete wounds on the deceased’s wife. The Court asked Boye to get a lawyer before the next … The post Mahean landlord murder trial

Dutch Eerste Divisie outfit, FC Dordrecht has completed the signing of Ghanaian youngster Robin Polley on a season-long loan.

Dutch Eerste Divisie outfit, FC Dordrecht has completed the signing of Ghanaian youngster Robin Polley on a season-long loan.

A mobile money vendor in Techiman, in the Bono East Region, has been shot dead by armed robbers after refusing to hand over his cash.

The Deputy Youth Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Edem Agbana has thrown shades at President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for naming a project that he (Akufo-Addo) commissioned on August 13, 2020.