The National Organiser of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, also known as Nana B, has warned that the presumptive presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama will not respect the last four-year term left for him, should he win the 2024 elections. Mr Mahama, according to Nana B, will likely orchestrate an amendment of portions of the 1992 constitution to ensure he stays in power for two terms. Nana B recently told journalists
His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Asantehene, Opemsuo Osei Tutu II, has assured Mr. John Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer-aspirant, that he would pray to God and ‘Sika Dwa’ (Golden Stool) to fulfil his ambition. Giving audience to Mr. Kyerematen, popularly known as Alan Cash, at Manhyia Palace on Monday, the Asantehene advised the former Minister of Trade and Industry to utilise his expertise and experience to work in the interest of Ghana at all times, even as he
The government has launched the National Rental Assistance Scheme (NRAS) to support qualified citizens to rent accommodation in the country. The scheme, which is the fulfillment of the 2020 manifesto of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is also to effectively protect potential tenets from exploitation and burdensome rent advance payments. The government launched the scheme Tuesday, January 31, 2023 two years after beginning its second term, whose campaign saw the promise of the scheme. The
Three companies, Max Mart, Palace Mall and Fresh First Limited -Second Cup, have been indicted for noncompliance of the tax law. Max Mart, East Legon, and Fresh First Limited -Second Cup, Dzorwulu branches, were indicted for non-issuance of the electronic tax invoice, while Palace Mall, Tema Community 25 branch, was indicted for duplication of Value Added Tax (VAT) invoice. Branch managers of these companies have been arrested by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) tax enforcement team. The Accra
The Ho Municipal Assembly has put in place a plan to protect the environment to help sustain the status of the Municipality as ‘the only oxygen city in the country.’ The assembly has also urged the adjoining assemblies – Adaklu, Agortime-Ziope and Ho-West – to join the campaign. The Municipal Planning Officer, Mr. Wahabu Zakari, who made this known at a stakeholder forum in Ho, explained that the inclusion of the three districts in the development plan was strategic, because the
Investigations by the Fourth Estate captured in a documentary titled “School Placement for Sale”, has uncovered widespread fraud in the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS). The Fourth Estate documentary has opened a can of worms and revealed that the CSSPS for the placement of students to Senior High Schools has been corrupted to the extent that it is no longer based on merit, but the payment of enormous sums of money to warrant admission into desired schools. The
Fly Africaada Aviation Company has unveiled its plans of introducing a state-of-the-art new generation fleet of aircraft to commence and sustainably expand routes and seamlessly connect the West, East, Central, and Southern African regions (Sub-Saharan Africa) with the rest of the world. At a press conference in Accra, Fly Africaada unveiled that it had plans of serving routes across West Africa and connecting the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Spain, Netherlands, France, and Germany through its
A 34-year-old self-style businessman, Nana Kwesi Obeng Koranteng, is before an Accra Circuit urt for allegedly defrauding an entity off GH¢3,000,000.00, that he had won a contract to supply Kasapreko Company Limited quantities of petroleum products. He falsely presented himself to Chizing Company Limited as the Chief Executive of Syncore Petroleum Ghana Limited to part with the money. Koranteng has, therefore, been slapped with defrauding by false pretences, but pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Ralph Mupita, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MTN Group, has called for the modernisation and harmonisation of regulatory frameworks to enable Africa deliver universal broadband coverage by 2030. This, according to him, would need about a $100 billion in investment. Speaking at the maiden edition of the Africa Prosperity Dialogues, under the theme: “Moving from Ambition to Action: The Role of Telecommunications in Deepening Intra-African Trade, Challenges and Opportunity,” Ralph
The Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC) has commenced the process of deleting 513,338 names of businesses, which have defaulted in the renewal of their certificates from its Register. This exercise is in line with Section 5A (2) of the Registration of Business Names Act, 1962 (Act 151) on Annual Renewals, which reads: “Without prejudice to any other liability prescribed by this Act, a registration which is not renewed in accordance with this section shall LAPSE and the Registrar may remove
Following the recent relaxation of the Coronavirus pandemic safety measures by the Nigerian government, this reporter was on the lookout for vaccination centres on the streets of Lagos, to, at least, know the status of the centres and what has become of them should there be another wave or new infection outbreaks. But apart from seeing poorly managed facilities, the reporter also encountered brisk businesses by unscrupulous officials who have been feeding fat from the pandemic that once put the
A school, a mosque and several houses were destroyed by an explosion cause by a dynamite in Azare town of Katagum area of Bauchi State on Sunday, 15, January, 2023. The explosion, which occured around the Police Township area of the town, also affected a proposed Police officers Jumuat Mosque. A resident of the town, Haruna Bello told PREMIUM TIMES over the phone that the dynamite went off few minutes after 11:00 a.m while some local government officials were clearing the area. “When the explosion
Nigerians with old notes can still deposit them at commercial banks even after the February 10 deadline, this is according to the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele stated this on Tuesday while appearing before the House of Representatives ad hoc committee. It would be recalled that the lawmakers had accused Emefiele of breaching section 20 of the CBN act. According to the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, the CBN Act mandates commercial banks to accept old notes. “After
Nigeria has again fallen by four places on the latest Corruption Perception Index, CPI, ranking released by Transparency International, TI, on Tuesday. Although in the 2022 ranking, Nigeria scored 24 out of 100 points, it fell from 150th to 154th out of 180 countries assessed in the 2022 ranking. The CPI is TI’s tool for measuring the levels of corruption in the systems of various countries around the world. A country can score maximum points 100 points, and the least is zero. Zero signifies
Adenia Partners (“Adenia”), a private markets investment firm committed to responsible investing and a sustainable Africa, is pleased to announce the first close of its fifth flagship fund, Adenia Capital (V) L.P. (“Adenia V” or “the Fund”), with $300 million commitments from investors. The Fund exceeded its first close minimum threshold, achieving 75% of its target size, and attracting institutional and commercial investors who have invested in previous Adenia funds, as well as new
The Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB) has designed an Executive Route as a flexible and an accelerated Associate Chartered Banker (ACIB) programme. The Executive route is targeted at banking practitioners at the Executive levels of financial institutions. This is designed for experienced banking professionals who wish to earn the Chartered Banker status and become members of Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana. Mr. Robert Dzato, Chief Executive Officer of CIB, made this known in a briefing
France based Ghanaian Gospel Artiste, Navah, led over 3,000 Christians in praise and worship at the second edition of the Npontu Greater Love Concert held at the Takoradi Mall in Takoradi on Sunday 29th January, 2023. Officially known as Nwolley A. Varlet Hubert, Navah recruited Mrs. Amy Newman, Elder Mireku, MOG Music, Akesse Brempong, S.K. Frimpong, Elvis Amoo, KK Mensah, Christiana Attafuah, amongst others for the much patronized event. The nondenominational Christian event witnessed attendance
Actress Yvonne Nelson has advised her followers against falling in love as she thinks “love is a scam.” The Producer and Actress said she does not believe in love because none of the guys who have entered her life have ever loved her. Miss Nelson says the affection she shows to guys in her life is not returned and they always approach her as a result of a condition. Speaking in an interview on Power FM, Yvonne Nelson claimed that, love is a scam because she has never been loved before in her
Reggae Musician cum Radio Presenter, Blakk Rasta has mentioned that Bob Marley will be rolling in his grave over Sarkodie’s feature onhis ‘Stir it up’ as it is a desecration of the legacy of the legendary musician. “What Sarkodie did is just a desecration of the legacy of Bob Marley. It’s so shameful. What Sarkodie did is nothing but the desecration of the music king. It’s like a king has been buried and you go and dig him up and steal the gold and diamonds he was buried with.” He
The Tema High Court has fined socialite, Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa, popularly known as Afia Schwarzenegger, an amount of GH¢60,000 (5,000 penalty units) in a contempt case pending before it. The Court also fined the entertainment personality GH¢5000 to be paid to Bernard Antwi Boasiako, aka Chairman Wontumi, for making defamatory comments against him. Afia Schwarzenegger was sentenced to 10 days in prison for contempt of court on December 1, last year, however, she was absent on the day of
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