Hearts of Oak kicked out of CAF Champions League SSNIT takes legal action against Hearts of Oak Hearts of Oak winless in five GPL games Reigning Ghana Premier League champions Accra Hearts of Oak have reportedly been sued by the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) over non-payment of …

American singer Nicki Minaj has set the internet on fire by sharing a series of nude photos to celebrate her 39th birthday. The “Anaconda” rapper on Wednesday posted a trio of eye-popping pictures to her Instagram for the occasion. Two of the photos saw Minaj in a strappy thong holding a birthday cake …

A primary one pupil of T.I Ahmadiyya School in Kumasi has been killed in an accident involving a long-vehicle truck at Asafo in the Ashanti Region. Six-year-old Princess Atsu Bema in school uniform, was heading to a food joint after closing from school when she was struck by the tail-end of …

Pupils and Teachers at St. Francis Anglican M/A in the Krachi East Municipality of Oti Region are in danger due to the deplorable nature of the school’s structure. The JHS is housed in a dilapidated structure with no doors and window locks to safeguard the place after school hours. A …

GOIL has challenged AOMCs The company said, AOMCs should prove their claims GOIL has suspended its membership from the AOMCs State-owned Ghana Oil Company (GOIL) has challenged the Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMCs) to provide proof to back claims that the company was recently directed by the government to …

The pupils, according to the headteacher, are compelled to use wood slaps as tables and either lie on their bellies or sit on the bare floor to write. Eggu R/C Primary School is a six-unit classroom block which has a 297-students population. Mr. Malik Seidu, headteacher of the school says …

Ghana has recorded 27 new cases of COVID-19, the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has said. The country’s active cases are now 692, this, according to the Service has brought the country’s total confirmed cases to 131,246 as of December 1, 2021. The Service has also indicated that there were no …

446,352 wrote 2021 WASSCE WAEC cancels results of some students WAEC creates a shortcode for candidates to check results The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has disclosed that a total of 1,339 subject results and 174 entire results of some students who sat for the 2021 West African Senior School …

some major hospitals in Ghana struggling with lack of beds KATH refused to admit a baby due to lack of space Hospital begins investigation that led to the death of seven-month-old baby A seven-month-old baby has died after being rejected by the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in the Ashanti Region …

Police embark on crackdown against traffic regulations 7 drivers mostly using Toyota Land Cruiser V8 vehicles arrested Drivers arrested for traffic infractions at Airport By-pass in Accra Ghana Police Service has arrested the Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso and seven other drivers for not complying with road traffic regulations on Tuesday. …

446,352 wrote 2021 WASSCE WAEC warns candidates of scammers Short code created for candidates to check results Provisional results from the West African Examination Council (WAEC) for candidates who sat for the 2021 West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) have been released. WAEC, according to a statement, said that …

Three school children have died after a vehicle conveying them home collided head-on with an overtaking car. The three deceased children have been identified as Jerry Quartey, Osten Kwaku, and Albert Odame Sarfo, all 7 years. Kasapa News has gathered that the incident occurred Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at about …

Four NDC MPs are before the courts Two of them with respect to their election and another over a protest he led The fourth is facing corruption charges in his time as Minister Four Members of Parliament of the opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, are facing legal challenges on a …

Ernest Norgbey has apologised for his action He said, he takes full responsibility for his actions He apologised on Joy FM Ernest Norgbey, MP, Ashaiman, has regretted his actions of seizing the chair of the Speaker of Parliament when chaos erupted in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. He …

A Financial Analyst and Chief Operations Officer at Dalex Finance, Mr Joe Jackson, has said the government needs to increase the tax revenue. Mr Jackson said the introduction of the E-levy is meant to generate revenue for government expenditure as part of the move to widen the tax net. “Ghana …

Anan was awarded $40,000 She donated the scholarship to the less privileged in her class She receives a Kia Niro vehicle from Steve Harvey Verda Annan, a Ghanaian student at Harvard University who generously donated her $40,000 scholarship from her High School to the less privileged in her class, has …

A task force from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has cut electricity supply to the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) for its failure to pay its bills. According to the energy distributor, TOR’s current debt is about ¢27 million cedis, hence disconnecting them. ECG says it has been working tirelessly …

Tamale Central Lawmaker, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, has said that as far as the Minority is concerned, the 2022 budget statement remains rejected. For the budget to be accepted, he said, the Minister of Finance would have to relay the entire document in Parliament with the changes duly reflected. “As far as we …

The Electricity Company of Ghana, ECG, has closed down its Krobo District office in Somanya following a protest by some residents within the Yilo Krobo and Lower Manya Krobo Municipalities. The closure took effect from December 1, according to a statement from the ECG in response to the protest. The …

Ghana’s leading indigenous oil marketing company, GOIL Company Ltd, has announced a further 15 pesewas reduction in fuel prices at all its retail outlets across the country effective December 7, 2021. This means that a litre of Super XP (Petrol) and Diesel XP will both sell at GHC6.70 from the …

The National Identification Authority on Monday, December 2021 took delivery of 18 Oman Ma pickup vehicles from the Kantanka Automobile Company. The presentation of the 18 vehicles the first batch 85 cars being manufactured by the Ghanaian automobile firm for the NIA. At a brief handing over ceremony, the Corporate …

Coffin Makers at Asafo Labour in the Kumasi Metropolis have threatened to fight officials of KMA with coffin over what they described as “forcibly ejection” by the authority.   The Coffin Makers who marched in their numbers to the premises of OTEC FM on Monday December 6, 2021 to protest …

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 …

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 …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said Ghana has taken the lead among African countries to ensure that coronavirus vaccines are produced locally. Mr Akufo-Addo said African countries could no longer rely on other countries around the globe for vaccines to inoculate the people.. His comments came on the back of a …

11 million jobs can be created if the E-levy is implemented. The levy has proven divisive among MPs and unpopular to most Ghanaians Government has hinted that it would step down the current 1.75% rate Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has disclosed one of the main uses to which revenue from …

The Coalition of Commercial Transport Operators has directed all commercial transport operators to embark on a sit-down strike from Monday, December 6th to back home their demand for government to remove five taxes contained in the 2022 budget. The five taxes and levies are- the Price Stabilization and Recovery Levy, …

Buying a car is a big decision especially for first time buyers because of the huge financial input it requires to get even a moderately priced vehicle in Ghana. Therefore, such a decision should be taken with the best awareness of what to look out for in order to get …

Energy experts are asking the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to factor the cost of excess capacity accrued to the energy sector into the computation of power tariffs. This, according to them, would help ease the burden of government in off-setting the about US$7.5 billion energy sector debt. Based on …

Statistics South Africa has published its latest data on government spending, and the key sectors where taxpayer money is used. The data shows that government spending flirted with the R2 trillion mark in the 2019/20 financial year, representing a 10% rise from the R1.79 trillion recorded in 2018/19. ‘General government’ …