The Founder of defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, has said that he received some ¢27.5m as finder’s fee, out of ¢620m given to his bank as a liquidity support According to Ato Essien who is standing trial for embezzlement, he earned the payment as commission, having facilitated payment of …

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 into law. The signing ceremony took place inside the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja at about 12:30 pm on Friday. Africa’s most populous nation votes in keenly awaited presidential polls in 2023 and the amended law will allow …

Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has asked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Energy Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh to act against the high tariffs introduced by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC). In his view, the high electricity prices are threatening the survival of businesses in the country, a situation …

The Ada West District in the Greater Accra Region recorded 357 teenage pregnancy cases and seven cases of abortion in 2021. The pregnancies were among girls between 10 and 19 years. In 2020, 317 cases of teenage pregnancy and 18 cases of abortion were recorded in the district as against …

The Appiatse Disaster Relief Committee has set March 11 for the mass burial of persons who lost their lives in the Bogoso-Appiate explosion in the Prestea-Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region. The explosion occurred on January 20, 2022, after a truck carrying explosives owned by Maxam Limited got involved in …

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) chapter at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has voted to reject the decision by the National Executive Council (NEC) to suspend its strike action. NEC early this week announced through a statement after an emergency meeting that the over …

Ghana’s all-time top scorer at the Africa Cup of Nations, Andre Dede Ayew is married to Yvonne Ayew and they have two daughters. The two daughters of Andre and Yvonne are called Inaya and Maha Ayew. In our previous article, we dug deep into the personal life of the Black Stars captain but today …

Accra Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko fans at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle have clashed on the reported missing phone of former Black Stars midfielder, Sulley Muntari. Sulley Muntari was reported to have lost his iPhone 12 Pro max on Sunday, February 20, 2022, after the Ghana Premier League Super Clash between Accra Hearts of Oak and Asante …

Minority in Parliament have said it is highly unlikely for the Komenda Sugar Factory to be operationalized in April this year. This comes after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo disclosed that the factory was going to start operations in April this year. While addressing delegates from the Komenda Traditional Area, the President …

A Police operation has foiled an intended robbery attack on passengers and motorists on the feeder road between Nyamebekyere-Kokotenten which is robbery prone in Obuasi. The operation has led to the shooting of one of the suspected robbers. Four other suspected robbers who were not within the range of the …