1,431 Julius Debrah, the former Chief of Staff, has unequivocally distanced himself from the persistent speculation that has surrounded his potential selection as a running mate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, in the looming 2024 elections. In a forthright statement issued on August 9, Debrah firmly asserted that he has […]
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Kofi Akpaloo promises unemployment benefits to youth if elected president
1,253 Kofi Akpaloo, the leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), has promised to pay unemployment benefits to the youth if he is elected president in the 2024 general elections. Akpaloo made the promise in an interview on the Point Blank segment on Eyewitness News on Wednesday, August 9, 2023. The former presidential candidate […]
She invited 4 people over for lunch. A week later, 3 were dead
1,308 Australia is gripped by the mysterious deaths of three people in a suspected poisoning case that reads like a fictional thriller. Two couples were invited to lunch at a palatial country home in the state of Victoria one Saturday in late July. They included a local pastor and his wife. All four were known […]
Ecuador’s presidential candidate shot dead at rally
1,393 A ndidate in Ecuador’s forthcoming presidential election who has campaigned against corruption and gangs has been shot dead at a campaign rally. Fernando Villavicencio, a member of the country’s national assembly, was attacked as he left the event in the capital, Quito, on Wednesday. He is one of the few candidates to allege links […]
GH₵53.1bn of GH₵60bn loss was a direct result of DDEP – BoG
3,187 The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says GH₵53.1 billion of the total loss of GH₵60 billion occurred as a result of government’s Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). According to a statement from the Bank, BoG stepped in to arrest a major economic and social crisis since the domestic auction was failing. According to BoG, further […]
Lands Minister inaugurates 10-member COP28 committee
1,711 The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor has inaugurated a 10-member committee to plan and facilitate Ghana’s effective participation in the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference on Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC known commonly as COP 28. The committee which is Chaired by the Deputy Minister for Lands […]
Lottery wins attract 10% tax – Takes effect August 15
1,348 Wins from lottery games, casinos and marketing promotional raffles will now attract a 10 per cent tax with effect from August 15, 2023. This means that gross winnings from all betting, gaming, lotto and other games of chance will be subjected to a 10 per cent withholding tax which will be considered as a […]
Onua TV hits 1 million followers on Facebook
2,047 By Felix Anim-Appau Onua Maakye team embarked on a two-week campaign to push the brand’s followers on Facebook to 1 million, and after 9 days, the vision has been realised. The channel has become one of the few media houses in the country to hit one million followers after the likes of its sister […]
BoG was profitable under Mahama, but now making colossal loses under Bawumia – Kwakye Ofosu
1,253 The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for the Abura Asebu-Kwamankese Constituency, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has taken on the government for the losses the Bank of Ghana recorded last year. Mr Kwakye Ofosu posited that the loss is due to the incompetent leadership of the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as the Chairman of […]
Pragya restriction: 12 riders remanded for attacking security officials
1,275 The Akropong Magistrate Court in the Ashanti Region has remanded 12 commercial tricycle riders into police custody following a violent protest at the premises of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) on Monday. The riders were arraigned and charged on Tuesday August 8, 2023 for the disturbances that led to the destruction of property and […]









