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Transport operators in the country are scheduled to meet on Friday, August 2 to deliberate on whether to increase transport fares following the announced increment in the Energy Sector Levy effective today. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta while presenting the 2019 mid-year budget review to parliament on Monday announced increment in …

Ghanaian comedian cum musician, Funny Face born Benson Nana Yaw Oduro has descended heavily on a radio presenter for asking if Togolese Footballer Emmanuel Adebayor was his gay partner. There have been several rumours that the comic actor is the gay partner of Adebayor; the reason the latter keeps showering …

A container that should have been full of computers donated by China to Kenya’s parliament has arrived empty. Officials are mystified by the disappearance as the seals on the container had not been broken. “I can’t understand how an empty container was loaded from China and shipped to Kenya,” the …

Pupils of Pakro Roman Catholic Primary and Junior High School near Nsawam in the Akuapim South District of the Eastern Region before vacating on Friday embarked on a demonstration against incessant defecation in their classrooms by unscrupulous persons in the Community. The pupils backed by their teachers marched through the …

US President Donald Trump has announced fresh tariffs of 10% on another $300bn of Chinese products from 1 September. The move is the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the two countries. It came after the latest round of bilateral talks showed little sign of a breakthrough. Investors …

At least five suspects are in the grips of the police over the murder of a policewoman in Tamale on Tuesday. Highly placed police sources say one of the suspects sustained gunshot wound during the operation Thursday evening. The crack Police investigation team was able to retrieve the two stolen …

Black stars defender, John Boye, has heaped praises on ace investigative Journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas for his investigative piece on corruption in Ghana’s football. In an interview with Abeiku Santana on UTV, the former Hearts of Lions center-back admitted corrupt practices in the Ghanaian game heavily affect domestic football. “There …

The Accra High Court Financial Division Two has set Tuesday, October 22, 2019, for the case management conference of the case against player, Emmanuel Clottey. Head of Administration and Legal Affairs, Samuel Sarfo Duku disclosed this to Kotoko Express on Wednesday. Sarfo Duku said the case was heard during the …

A 19-year-old, Beatrice Naa Lamley, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for faking her own kidnapping. Beatrice, a mobile money vendor, on June 24 this year, conspired with three others to fake her kidnapping and demanded GH?10,000 as ransom from her family. A statement released Wednesday by the …

The headquarters of the Ghana Police Service, yesterday, dispatched a team of crack detectives, backed by heavily armed personnel, from the operations unit to the Northern Region to fish out the gunmen who shot and killed a policewoman on duty. The detectives, drawn from the Police Intelligence Unit, Homicide Unit, …

The Accra Metropolitan Authority (AMA) has sued the Ministries of Justice; Food and Agriculture; and the Registrar General’s Department for non-compliance with notice to register with the AMA’s accredited waste contractors assigned to their areas of operations. Miss Linda Kumbuno, Prosecuting on behalf of the AMA told the Adjabeng District …

The government has begun a 30-day inquiry into some breaches it has detected in relation to its concession agreement with Power Distribution Service (Limited).The team conducting the inquiry comprises insurance investigation experts, officials of the Energy and Finance ministries and officials of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the …

You may have seen a social media notice of an impending increase in funeral wailing fees by ‘professional criers’. Well, it is true. Potential patrons must be prepared to pay double the 2,000 Ghana cedis minimum and 4,000  Ghana cedis maximum advertised for their service. I  caught up with one …

The Minority in Parliament has accused the Akufo-Addo administration of fudging the original Power Compact II agreement to handover the management of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to surrogates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). “This project was expected to significantly improve access to electricity, ensure operational efficiency, turn …

The Acting Inspector General of Police, (IGP), James Oppong- Boanuh, has visited the family of the murdered female police officer in Tamale. The IGP and his team visited the family to offer condolences. Addressing the family, the IGP said the police service viewed the murder case as a very serious …

The exchange of fire between a gang of armed robbers and the police has led to the recovery of some items from the suspected criminals. The suspected armed robbers numbering about three allegedly attacked a house at Santeo near Lakeside and robbed occupants of their belongings including household appliances, a …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors and African Governors of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund to help realise the vision of a self-reliant Africa that is no longer dependent on the receipt of aid and charity. Addressing the African Caucus Meeting of …

Prison officials have begun transferring the ringleaders behind a deadly fight at Altamira jail in north-eastern Brazil. Fifty-eight inmates were killed when members of a criminal gang known as Comando Classe A (CCA) attacked rivals from the Comando Vermelho (Red Command) gang. The number of dead rose from 57 to …

Details are emerging about how the missing three Takoradi girls were kidnapped by their Nigerian captors. The court in Takoradi heard how Samuel Udoetuk Wills, the 28-year-old Nigerian, suspected to have kidnapped the three girls, admitted that he conspired with John Oji, 29, to escape with the girls who are …

Former Head Coach of Asante C. K. Akonnor has on Thursday morning handed over the club properties in his custody to the Management of the club month after leaving the club. Akonnor, who coached the club from October 2018 to July 2019, returned his official car, a Nissan Pathfinder, the …

The Founder of Glorious Wave International Church, Prophet Emmanuel Badu Kobi has fired at back music producer Appiah Dankwah, popularly known as Appietus. Appietus, a few days ago went bonkers on Okay FM’s ‘Best Entertainment Show’ over the prophet’s comment that Asante women are greedy and that any man that …

The wife of the founder and leader of Glorious Wave Church International, Mama Gloria Badu Kobi has finally spoken about her husband recent comments. According to Mama Gloria, Ghanaians do not really understand the ways of her husband, Prophet Badu Kobi. Mama Gloria stated that her husband is not just …

The woes of the Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah, aka NAM1, seem to be compounding as he is said to be struggling to execute the GH¢1 billion bail granted him last week. It has been one week since an Accra Circuit Court, where he was …

Details are emerging about how the missing three Takoradi girls were kidnapped by their Nigerian captors. The court in Takoradi heard how Samuel Udoetuk Wills, the 28-year-old Nigerian, suspected to have kidnapped the three girls, admitted that he conspired with John Oji, 29, to escape with the girls who are …

Members of the Communication Team of the govering New Patriotic Party in the Upper East Region have been cautioned against joining a campaign to get government to resume and complete work on the Bolgatanga-Bawku road. A campaign dubbed #FixBolgaBawkuRoadNOW emerged in the past few weeks, spearheaded by an advocacy group …