The role of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) has expanded beyond the traditional gatekeeper to financial resources, chief accounting officer and head recordkeeper. Today, CFOs in the digital enterprise are enablers of growth and strategic advisors to the CEO. Accenture research shows that 80% of CFOs see identifying and targeting …
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NIC makes move to insure imported goods
The National Insurance Commission (NIC) has disclosed that all goods imported into the country will be insured following the signing of the Cargo Insurance Company. The agreement was signed by the National Insurance Commission, Ghana Shippers Authority and the Ghana Revenue Authority. According to the NIC, the contract was necessary …
Read More »Asamoah Gyan becomes emotional as avid fan gifts him $100
Who told you the high and mighty and the filthy rich persons do not appreciate your token of appreciation you show them? What actually will $100 do for Asamoah Gyan? Absolutely nothing! but the former Black Stars captain was very excited when an avid fan stopped him on the motorway and …
Read More »‘ERRORtoral’ Commission and Akufo-Addo’s coup d’état
When you are aggrieved and bystanders ask you to seek justice in the court, that certainly isn’t bad advice. But that advice can be bad if your adversary is in the process of taking what belongs to you and bystanders and the police, instead of helping you to take back …
Read More »Swansea City goalscoring duo Ayew, Lowe earn plaudits from manager Steve Cooper
Swansea City manager Steve Cooper has heaped praises on Andre Ayew and Jamal Lowe as they moved second in the Championship with a superb 2-0 win at Queen Park Rangers. Ayew’s 44th minute strike opened the scoring for the visitors before Jamal Lowe added a second goal after half-time to …
Read More »‘If conditions demand that we eliminate rats like you, we will’ – Manasseh receives death threat
Manasseh Azure Awuni, a freelance investigative journalist, has received an email from an unknown person threatening to eliminate him like a rat after he published his latest article titled “ERRORtoral Commission and Akufo-Addo’s coup d’état’. In the said article, the journalist tried to explore the anomalies with the Techiman South …
Read More »NPP is ready to meet NDC in court on Wednesday – Mac Manu
The Campaign Manager of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said the party is ready to meet the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in court as it files its election 2020 petition on Wednesday. Peter Mac Manu said the NPP is ready to battle out all electoral differences with the opposition …
Read More »2 dead after two cars collide in Gauteng on Christmas Day
Two people have died and two others were seriously injured when two vehicles collided on the R28 in Westonaria, Gauteng. ER24 spokesperson Ineke van Huyssteen said the incident took place on Friday. Van Huyssteen said when ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene shortly after 23:00, provincial EMS were already in …
Read More »You’ll never know peace – A.B. A Fuseini sends a direct message to Akufo-Addo
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Sagnarigu constituency in the Northern Region and the minority ranking member of communications Hon. Alhaji A.B.A Fuseini has told President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that he will never know peace. He accuses the President of stealing the verdict of the people and until he …
Read More »Concerned student petitions UG management over double track module for 2021 academic year
Reasons why the modular system should be culled by UG management: The lethal Covid-19 pandemic has brought things to a standstill. As such, educational institutions are grappling with how to reopen schools under safe conditions without imperiling the lives of students. Universities in Ghana for instance, KNUST, UCC, and UPSA …
Read More »Ghana turning into Armageddon with utterances of Wontumi, Ken Agyapong – Kwesi Pratt Junior
Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper Kwesi Pratt Junior says Ghana is heading towards Amagadon with the threats on the lives of political opponents by leading political figures in the New Patriotic Party(NPP) Member of Parliament(MP) for Assin Central Kennedy Agyapong is on record to have said that if another market …
Read More »Coronavirus: More cases of new Covid variant found in Europe
Cases of the more contagious variant of Covid-19 identified in the UK have been confirmed in several other European countries as a vaccine is due to be rolled out across the continent. The infections, linked to people who had come from the UK, were reported in Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. …
Read More »Pope To Scrap Public Angelus Prayer Amid Covid Precautions
Precautions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus mean Pope Francis will not recite the traditional Angelus prayer on Saturday before thousands of pilgrims, as in the past, but instead will declaim it from the calm of a Vatican library. The Vatican moved the location for Saturday’s noon-time (1100 GMT) …
Read More »I paid for my first record through betting – Kweku Flick
Rapper Kweku Flick has disclosed that betting has helped him record his first song. He told Prince Benjamin on Class 91.3FM’s Class Drive on Wednesday, 16 December 2020 that even though he will not encourage betting, it has been beneficial to his music career. “I live with my mother, so, …
Read More »GIS, National Security ordered to release passport of citizen
The Accra District Magistrate Court on Monday ordered the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) and the National Security to release the passport of Vanetta Fosua Opoku, to enable her to travel back to the USA. Ms. Opoku, a Ghanaian based in the USA, was detained at the Kotoka International Airport and …
Read More »Gifted 7-year-old girl creates a portrait of Asantehene
Princess Nana Sarfo, a seven-year-old artist has presented a portrait she made to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II during the celebration of Awukudae. At age four, she could look at anything and draw as it is. This included the Otumfuo’s posters and statue which motivated her to do a …
Read More »Kennedy Agyapong Apologises To Mahama
The outspoken Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Honourable Kennedy Akompreko Ohene Agyapong has finally rendered an unqualified apology to the flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the General public. Honourable Kennedy Agyapong caused a massive debate in the country few days ago after …
Read More »45-year-old man remanded for killing his mother with scissors
The Asamankese Magistrate Court Presided over by Her Worship Mrs. Cynthia Bragodzi has remanded into Police Custody a 45-year-old man who stabbed her mother with Scissors and killed her in Asamankese. The accused, Samuel Boateng will re-appear in court on 28th December 2020. Prosecuting, Sargent Samuel Owusu told the court …
Read More »Woman found dead, buried on cassava farm
An 18-year-old woman has been found dead and buried on a cassava farm. She was found at Bakpo, a suburb of Sogakope on Friday, 25th December 2020. The deceased, Emefa Assasey, was said to have gone missing on the dawn of Thursday, 24th December 2020. According to a family member, …
Read More »Coronavirus pandemic to push over 115 million people into extreme poverty – World Bank
A report by the World Bank has noted that over the past 12 months, the COVID-19 pandemic has harmed the poor and vulnerable the most, and it is threatening to push millions more into poverty. This year, the World Bank said, after decades of steady progress in reducing the number of people …
Read More »Notable Ghanaians who died in 2020
Ghana has lost some high-profile personalities this year, majority of them being due to prolonged illness or as a result of the deadly COVID-19 virus. As is often said, death is no respecter of persons and once it comes knocking, even the most powerful people have no control over it. This year, …
Read More »Kotoko CEO reveals huge demands blocked signing of Anim Cudjoe
Kumasi Asante Kotoko Chief Executive Officer, Nana Yaw Amponsah, says the management of winger, Mathew Anim Cudjoe, demanded 250000 US dollars for his resigning. Management of the Porcupine Warriors, led by Nana Yaw Amponsah, attempted to sign the Legon Cities attacker on a permanent deal after a successful season-long loan, …
Read More »NDC challenges 2020 polls results at Supreme Court on Dec. 30
The National Democratic Congress(NDC) says it will go to court on Wednesday, December 30, 2020, to start the process to challenge the Presidential and Parliamentary election results. This was disclosed by the Member of Parliament(MP) for South Dayi constituency and a member of the Legal team of the NDC Rockson-Nelson …
Read More »I never said all Akufo-Addo’s appointees are thieves – Abronye backtracks
Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, known popularly as Abronye, has denied reports suggesting that he said all Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s appointees are thieves. According to him, he has no evidence of corruption against the appointees under the Akufo-Addo led administration. Abronye, on a television show which …
Read More »Reduction in UK aid: Implication for ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ agenda
Ghana has benefited from international aid to promote economic and social development to improve the standard of living and alleviate poverty in the country. Aid funds from international donors have been used to pursue infrastructural and social projects geared toward improving the livelihoods of citizens. In 2018, the country declared …
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