For many years, Burna Boy was just another artist. Then in 2017, he blew up. Here is the true story of how he found his feet and became the best there ever was. So it happened that Drake’s foray into different afro and Caribbean sounds for his 2016 album, “Views” …
Read More »Minority’s ‘budget fight’ forces gov’t to allot GHS10m to sea defence project
The government of Ghana has apportioned GHS10 million cedis for feasibility studies on the sea defence project in coastal areas affected most by erosion, including the coastal belt of the Volta Region, where some 6,000 locals were recently displaced by tidal waves. At a press conference on Monday, 6 December …
Read More »Ghanaian football administrator wants Asamoah Gyan to apologize over ‘soft penalty’ remarks
Veteran Ghanaian football administrator, Alhaji Grunsah, says former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan should render an apology to the public for his comments over the penalty decisionin the 2022 World Cup qualifier between Ghana and South Africa. Bafana Bafana had claimed they were “robbed” after their 1-0 defeat last month, …
Read More »Ghana announces tax incentives for Belgian investors
Ghana has announced some tax incentives to 29 Belgian investors exploring business opportunities in the country. The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Herbert Krapa, in a keynote address at an information session on Business Opportunities in Ghana, said the incentives include renewable corporate tax holiday of five years …
Read More »NPP bans T-shirts, billboards at confab grounds
The Ashanti Regional branch of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has served notice that billboards and paraphernalia advertising some personalities seeking to lead the party in the 2024 general elections, will not be tolerated at the party’s delegates’ conference slated for 17 to 20 December 2021.The party has warned …
Read More »Three more hostages released in Haiti, US missionary group says
Three more hostages kidnapped by a gang in Haiti have been released, the United States-based missionary group that organised their trip to the Caribbean nation said, while another 12 are still held. “We are thankful to God that three more hostages were released last night,” Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries said …
Read More »Opuni trial: CRIG scientists approved fertilizers to be purchased by COCOBOD not CEO – Dir. of Fin.
The former Director of Finance of the Ghana COCOBOD has told the Accra High Court that, the CODAPEC and HI-TECH unit under COCOBOD made up of scientists from the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) approved and indicated which fertilizers were to be bought by COCOBOD. According to the witness, …
Read More »Manasseh digs into Akufo-Addo’s Forbes African of the Year award
Senior investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has taken to his social media platform to react after President Nana Akufo-Addo was adjudged Forbes African of the Year. Forbes magazine, in a statement, said “Ghana’s President, has repositioned the country in the global marketplace as one reliant on its own resources and …
Read More »E-levy not reduced to 1%, no agreement reached with Minority group — Ken Ofori Atta
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has rubbished reports that the proposed 1.75% e-levy has been reduced to 1%. He said government is yet to reach an agreement with the Minority Caucus on the controversial levy that has dominated the discussion in the media. There were claims by Deputy Majority Leader Alexander …
Read More »Asante Kotoko file complaint against referee Julian Nunoo after shocking defeat to King Faisal
Asante Kotoko have formally filed a complaint against referee Julian Nunoo following their defeat to King Faisal over the weekend. The Porcupine Warriors club hosted the Kumasi rivals at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Sunday for a matchday 6 encounter of the ongoing 2021/22 Ghana Premier League season. At …
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