A 39-Year-Old carpenter, Richard Asamoah, has been remanded in police custody by the Hohoe Circuit Court for unlawful possession of Indian hemp. Asamoah’s plea was not taken, and he would appear before the court on January 24. Chief Inspector Charles Aziati, prosecuting, told the court that on January 6, personnel of the Volta North Regional … The post Carpenter remanded

A 24-Year-Old man, Samuel Nii Ayi Lartey, has been granted GHC70,000.00 bail with two sureties, by the Accra Circuit Court, for allegedly threatening to kill a pensioner. The court ordered that the sureties must be public servants earning not less than monthly salary of GH¢1,000. Nii Lartey, unemployed, is also facing an unlawful entry and … The post Man

A Police­man with the Police Intelligent Department of the Ashanti Regional Police Command, his wife and a three-month-old baby boy, have been burnt to death in a fire that gutted their apartment at Apromase. They have been identified as Sergeant Owusu Baafi, 35, who was initially attached to the Buf­falo Unit, his wife, Yaa Achiaa, … The post Tragedy at Apromase: Policeman,

Asante Kotoko contin­ued their chain of stale­mates yesterday, drawing 1-1 against Bibiani Gold Stars at the Dun’s Park in a match day 13 betPawa Ghana Premier league (GPL) clash. Kotoko who had drawn three consecutive GPL fixtures seemed on course to break the cycle with a brilliantly taken goal by Ugan­dan forward, Steven Mukwala in … The post Kotoko, Gold Stars share points appeared

Accra Lions put up another spirited perfor­mance to de­feat Berekum Chelsea 2-1 in their betPawa Ghana Premier League Matchday 13 fixture played at the Accra Sports Stadi­um, yesterday. The result saw the newcomers dethrone Accra Hearts of Oak from the second position on the league table behind Aduana Stars at the top. The home side, … The post Accra Lions beat Berekum Chelsea

Head coach of the Mad­agascar national team, Romuald Rakotondrabe says his side needs to keep calm and have their feet firmly on the ground after their blistering start at the TotalEnergies African Na­tions Championship in Algeria. This was after the coach mas­terminded a shock 2-1 victory over tournament favourites, Ghana at the Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium … The post We

Chelsea allegedly have plans to spend at least another £100m in the January transfer window. The Blues hierarchy, front­ed by co-owner Todd Boehly, have shelled out unprecedented amounts of money over a short period since their takeover was completed at the end of May. Having paid approximately £273m on a number of additions in the … The post Chelsea planning to spend another

Pep Guardiola has admitted Manchester City must find a way to get Erling Haaland more involved in their play. The Norway international was a peripheral figure in Saturday’s 2-1 Premier League derby defeat to Manchester United, having only a couple of half-chances and just 19 touches in the match. Haaland has now gone three games … The post Guardiola wants Haaland to be more involved

The Ghana Revenue Au­thority (GRA) has justified a $773 million back-tax bill it imposed on telecommunication company, MTN. MTN in an earlier statement contested the back-tax bill, de­scribing it as inaccurate. According to the leading telecom firm, it is a tax-compliant corporate citizen and the tax liabil­ity notice of GH¢8,209,603,842.14 (US$773 million) issued against it … The post GRA

The government has extended the deadline for the Debt Exchange Programme to Tuesday, January 31, to enable it build consensus for the programme. The Ministry of Finance in a tweet yesterday said building consensus was key to a successful economic recovery for Ghana. Also, the ministry in a press statement said “the government has structured … The post Govt extends

Ghana’s first former female Vice Chancellor and former Education Minister, Professor, Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has been named in the 2023 list of the 100 most Remarkable Africans. The Reputation Poll Inter­national (RPI), a leading global reputation firm (reputationpoll. com) named nine other Ghana­ians selected in the areas of gov­ernance, entertainment, human rights/advocacy, education and business. … The post Prof.

The TDC Development Company Limited earned a total of GH¢110.9 million as turnover for rentals and estate development for the year 2021. This amount was against a total of GH¢92.1million and GH¢76.7 million gained in 2020 and 2019 respectively. The Managing Director, TDC Company Limited, Alice Abena Ofori Atta made this known at a press … The post TDC bags GH¢110.9m

Mr Jerry Ameko, Adaklu Constituency Chair­man of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has entreated colleagues to put the acrimonies that characterised the recent constituency election campaign behind them and work in unity for victory in the 2024 polls. He said, “rather than fighting ourselves, let us fight our common enemy which is the New Patriotic … The post Let’s

Mr Justin Kodua Frimpong, General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has touted the party’s unity in diversity as key to consolidating its gains in the 2024 elections. He said, the party’s resolve to break the eight-year elec­toral jinx could be realised if members remained united and worked diligently in peace and harmony to … The post Unity needed to break

Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, the Volta Regional Minister, has commended the Ho Municipal Chief Executive, Mr Richard Divine Bosson, for being the first in the region to lead an assembly to hold a manage­ment retreat. The initiative was to peruse the past, present, successes, challenges and positively look into the future with innovation whilst bringing … The post V/R Minister lauds

The Sefwi Wiaw­so High Court has affirmed Dr KwakuAfriyie as a Member of Parlia­ment (MP) for the Sefwi Wiawso Constituency. Dr Afriyie, a New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP’s victory in the 2020 general election was contest­ed by the parliamentary candidate for the National Democratic Con­gress (NDC) in the Constituency, Paul Evans Aidoo who petitioned the … The post Court