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January 23, 2024January 23, 2024

PIAC Concerned About Delayed Payments For Oil-Funded Projects

The Public Interest and Accountability (PIAC) has expressed concern over persistent delays in releasing funds for oil-funded projects across the country, highlighting its detrimental impact on timely completion of these crucial projects. PIAC’s concern follows the inspection of projects partly financed

January 23, 2024January 23, 2024

Reforms To Global Governance Architecture Vital In Bridging Divide – Says UN

Antonio Guterres, the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, has called for deep reforms to the global governance architecture to help rebuild trust among nations. “The institutions and frameworks of global governance, from the Security Council to the Bretton Woods system, were created

January 23, 2024January 23, 2024

Government’s Pending Imposition Of VAT On Electricity Sparks Reactions From Public

Electricity consumers are worried about a pending imposition of close to 22 per cent VAT on residential power consumers. According to them, the new tax, coupled with the already high tariffs will further increase the burden on the taxpayers and force

January 23, 2024January 23, 2024

Produce Wontumi In One Week Even If He Is On A Sick Bed’ – Manhyia Demands From NPP

The Manhyia Palace is demanding the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to produce its Ashanti regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, a.k.a. Wontumi, in one week. Wontumi has been dragged to the seat of the Asantehene for allegedly passing unsavoury comments against

January 23, 2024January 23, 2024

AFCON 2023: Mozambique Hold Ghana After Black Stars Let 2-Goal Lead Slip

Two goals from two penalties, and seemingly destined for the round of 16, Ghana's Black Stars imploded in the dying embers of their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (2023 AFCON) clash against Mozambique, surrendering a 2-0 lead for a gut-wrenching 2-2

January 22, 2024January 22, 2024

NPP Directs Members To Desist From Commenting On Issues Regarding Manhyia Palace

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has instructed all party members to abstain from making any comments on the ongoing issues between the political party and the Manhyia Palace. Radio banter in the Ashanti Region has intensified over alleged derogatory comments on

January 22, 2024January 22, 2024

Bawku Conflict: We Must Take The Politics Out Of It – Kwesi Aning

Security consultant, Prof. Kwesi Aning is urging stakeholders working to restore peace in Bawku to ensure that the proposed solutions are free from any political inclination. According to him, these inclinations make it difficult to arrive at a holistic approach to

January 22, 2024January 22, 2024

Govt Wants Private Sector Growth – Finance Minister Assures Chinese Businesses

The government is implementing measures aimed at providing an enabling environment for accelerated private sector growth, the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has said. Mr Ofori-Atta said there was a need to deliberately make the country more accommodative for private investors

January 22, 2024January 22, 2024

Driver Jailed 8 Years For Attempted Kidnapping

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a driver to eight years imprisonment in hard labour for attempting to kidnap a father and daughter for ransom. Godfred Ayittey denied conspiring with Wang Liang in preparation to kidnap the two for ransom, but

January 22, 2024January 22, 2024

Ashanti Region: Fetish Priest Who Gunned Down Woman Remanded Again

Nana Yaw Kwarteng, the fetish priest facing charges for allegedly shooting a woman returning from a watch night service, has been remanded once again by the Bonwire District Court. The incident occurred in Kenyase-Abirem, in the Kwabre East Municipality, where 21-year-old