Elvis Anokye

BoG pegs minimum capital for Mobile Money companies at GH¢20m

The Bank of Ghana has pegged the minimum capital required for operating a mobile money company at GH¢20 million. The latest directive comes on the back of the recently passed Payment Systems and Services Act, 2019 (Act 987) which provides a legal and regulatory framework for the orderly development of …

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We inherited a weak institution – EC boss

Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) Jean Mensah has disclosed that she inherited a very weak institution which was not founded on rules. She’s also expressed worry about how the Commission was run as a free for all institution that lacked governance framework and was a subject of state capture …

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NPP MP Hails JOSPONG, Calls Him Captain Of The Environmental Sanitation Industry And Urged Leaders To Support Him

The Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation who is also the New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Manso-Adubia in the Ashanti Region, Hon. Yaw Addo Frimpong has called on political leaders and all stakeholders to support the Jospong group of companies for its …

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Prove your critics wrong – Akufo-Addo to EC

President Akufo-Addo has called on the Electoral Commission to disprove all allegations of her critics by ensuring that it efficiently discharges its functions as stipulated in law. Addressing the Chairperson of the Commission, Mrs. Jane Mensa and other members of the Commission when they paid a courtesy call on him …

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7 NDC MPs Owning MMT Are Thieves And Nation Wreckers – Ghanaian Associations In South Africa

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament who owe the state owned Metro Mass Transit company (MMT) Limited close to GHc1.5 million are nation wreckers and thieves, Ghanaian Associations in South Africa have said. According to them, the debts can eventually collapse the company if appropriate measures are not taken …

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Top universities worldwide ranked

Cost, location and career prospects are all key considerations for would-be students choosing a university. But reputation plays an important role, too. The annual World University Rankings, released by Times Higher Education (THE) on Wednesday, analysed more than 1,300 institutions around the world. Considered the most comprehensive global ranking, it …

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Audio: Mobile money vendor killed by friend at Gomoa Nyanyarno

A mobile money vendor has allegedly been killed by his friend at Gomoa Nyanyarno in the Central region. The deceased, whose name was given as Joseph Koomson, was stabbed three times and died on the spot on Saturday evening. Distraught mother, Elizabeth Koomson in an interview with Adom News said Mr Koomsom …

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Knife used to stab Brazilian President to become museum exhibit – Court rules

The knife used to stab Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro during his 2018 election campaign is to be put on display at a police museum due to its “historical value”, a court ruled. The court in the southern state of Minas Gerais on Tuesday ordered the knife to be given to …

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Takoradi kidnappings: Police raid criminal dens, 217 suspects arrested

The Western Regional Police Command with support from other security agencies on Thursday, September 12, 2019, arrested 217 suspected criminals within the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. The suspects are reportedly behind criminal activities within the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. Briefing the media after the operation, Deputy Western Regional police Commander, ACP Edmund Ohene Bosompem …

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Photos: 600 soldiers, police swoop on criminals at Budumburam

A combined team of Military and police personnel has descended on Gomoa Budumburam in an operation to rid the area of criminals. The team comprising about 400 military officers and 200 police officers, swooped down on the Central Region in the Gomoa East District, which has gained notoriety for violent crimes …

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