Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo on April 3, 2022, sat for an interview with the BBC’s Peter Okochwe to discuss wide-ranging issues including the state of the Ghanaian economy and the introduction of the contentious Electronic Transaction Levy(E-Levy). Fuel prices in the West African nation have shot up together with commodity …
Read More »Real estate, manufacturing lead in Rwanda’s post-Covid recovery – Board
Investments in construction, real estate, and manufacturing sectors are leading the path to economic recovery in Rwanda as the country seeks to reverse the negative effect of the coronavirus pandemic. The country recorded investments worth $3.7 billion in 2021 up from $1.3 billion in 2020. The three sectors contributed up …
Read More »Menzgold customers threaten to withdraw support in prosecution of NAM1
Some Menzgold customers have threatened to withdraw their support for the prosecution of the Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah. Responding to the latest adjournment of the case in a letter to the Attorney General, the customers said they may be compelled to write to the court to …
Read More »OB Amponsah exposes Israel Laryea’s wife
After Louisa Laryea launched scathing attacks on OB Amponsah for sharing a joke about her husband, Israel Laryea, the comedian has dug into her archives and brought up a post she made about the need for people to “appreciate humour and not take things too personally”. In a post Louisa …
Read More »Thomas Sankara murder: Ex-Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaoré found guilty
Burkina Faso’s former president Blaise Compaoré has received a life sentence in absentia for his role in the assassination of his revolutionary predecessor, Thomas Sankara. Sankara, 37, was gunned down along with 12 others during the 1987 coup d’état that brought Compaoré to power. The pair had been close friends …
Read More »Don’t force us to table a motion to expel you, resign honourably – Okyere Baafi to Adwoa Safo
A member of the Privileges Committee of Parliament has called on Member (MP) for Dome-Kwabenya Constituency Sarah Adwoa Safo to personally take a decision to resign from the legislature. Michael Okyere Baafi said the embattled lawmaker should not force the Majority Caucus in Parliament to table a motion for her expulsion as most …
Read More »So Akufo-Addo’s chair can’t travel abroad with him? – Johnnie Hughes asks
TV3 journalist and morning show host, Johnnie Hughes has observed that President Nana Addo Danka Akufo-Addo made do with a chair he was provided whiles granting a recent interview in London. During the said interview with the BBC Africa section, Akufo-Addo responds to a myriad of issues including the state …
Read More »CLOGSAG to strike April 21 over neutrality allawa
The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has served notice to embark on a nationwide strike from April 21 over non implementation of Neutrality Allowance. According to the group payment of the Neutrality Allowance has not been effected as agreed in spite of official reminders and follow …
Read More »Girl, 11, burnt to death in domestic fire outbreak
An 11-year-old girl Tuntaya Abdul-Samed has been burnt to death in a domestic fire outbreak at Meduma in the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti region. The incident occurred around 1:57 pm Tuesday, April 5, 2022. The regional Public Relations Officer for the Ghana National Fire Service, DOIII Peter Addai …
Read More »Unidentified man found dead at Pokuase Saw Mill
An unidentified man, believed to be in his late 20’s has been found dead at Pokuase in the Ga North Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. According to reports, the yet to be identified body was found lying motionless and unwounded in the early hours of Wednesday, April 6, 2022, …
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