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Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has taunted the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta over his presentation of the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy dubbed the ‘AGYENKWA Budget’ which is aimed to provide relief to Ghanaians. According to the Finance Minister, the government will be introducing further taxes to expand the …

Sedinam Christine Tamakloe Attienu and Daniel Axim are facing 78 counts of charges Accused persons are former CEO of MASLOC and former MASLOC Operations Manager respectively Charges against the two include conspiracy to steal, stealing, unauthorised commitment among others An Accra High Court presided by Justice Afia Asare-Botwe has issued …

Kwasi Amoako-Attah, Minister of Road and Highways has directed the Motor traffic and transport Department (MTTD) to take over road and bridge tolls across the country effective Thursday, November 18, 2021. This is in line with the government’s decision to abolish road and bridge tolls across the country. In a …

Following the Finance Minister’s announcement that motorists who ply tolled roads across the country, will no longer be required to pay tolls, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, the Minister of Roads and Highways, has directed the cessation of collection of tolls on public roads and bridges takes effect today. A statement issued on …

Ken Ofori-Atta presented the 2022 budget to parliament Among other things includes the scrapping of road tolls in the country The budget presentation was in accordance with Article 179 of the constitution and Section 21 of Act 921 Dressed in his usual white kaftan, Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance and …

The first cohort of 1000 young people has been enrolled to undertake the e-learning course under the Absa Bank – Ghana Library Authority ReadytoWork partnership.   Absa Bank Ghana in partnership with the Ghana Library Authority is giving young people the opportunity to undertake courses on the ReadytoWork e-learning platform …

Dr. Bawumia, the chair of the economic management team, has lost credibility in Ghana’s political space. He mutates like a COVID virus – from a self-styled economic wizard to an Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) Expert. He truly believes that Ghanaians are gullible. His sudden switch to digitalization agenda is …

Government says the remaining 67,000 beneficiaries of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) who have not yet secured jobs will not be laid off this year. Instead two windows; the YouStart program and a Digital inclusion program will gradually absorb them in batches during the next fiscal. Announcing this during the …

The General Legal Council (GLC) has reportedly agreed to admit the 499 law students at the Law School. This was after representatives of the aggrieved students and their lawyer met with the GLC and the Attorney General on Wednesday. “The subcommittee of the GLC that we met this evening will …

The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Madina Constituency in the Greater Accra Region has sued the Inspector-General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare over attempts by the police to ‘unlawfully’ arrest him. The suit dated Tuesday, November 16, 2021 was filed at the High Court. …

A 14-year-old boy met his untimely death when he allegedly got electrocuted at home at Pakyi in the Ashanti Region. Majid Iddrisu was found by the Police dead in a supine position with extension cables around him. This was after his father, a meat seller, had reported the incident to …

A resident of Agormanya, a suburb of Odumase-Krobo in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region is in court for stealing GHS18,000 worth of water from the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL). Mr Emmanuel Kumasa was arrested by the GWCL during a revenue mobilisation drive. Officers from the GWCL …

The government has announced major pipeline projects that are expected to take off in 2022. This was made known by Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, while delivering the 2022 Budget Statement on the floor of Parliament, November 17. He said as at the end of September 2021, routine maintenance was carried …

The government has abolished all tolls on public roads and bridges. The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, who made this known while delivering the 2022 budget to Parliament on Wednesday, said it takes effect immediately the Budget is approved. He said road tolls will no longer be demanded from drivers who …

The CEO of EIB Network, Nathan Kwabena Adisi, known by many as Bola Ray, has reportedly employed Albert Nat Hyde (Bongo Ideas) to work at GhOne TV, a subsidiary of the media conglomerate. According to a presenter at Star FM, Caleb Nii Boye, Albert will start work on the television …

A painstaking investigations conducted by OTECNEWS indicate that,  the use of contraceptives in the Kumasi Metropolis  in preventing unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions, and abortion-related complications that expose adolescents to health-related risks  are on the increase. According to the reports, the youth between the ages of fifteen-thirty patronize contraceptives especially those at the Senior …

The Ashanti Regional Chief Imam, Sheikh Abdul Mumin Haruna has joined the fight against the promotion of LGBTQI+ in Ghana and asked parliament to pass the Bill without delay. Describing the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people  activities as devilish,  Sheikh Mumin Haruna asked Parliament not to leave the fight …

Twenty five persons have died of yellow fever in the Savannah and Upper West Regions with eighteen, currently on admission. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Tuesday, 16 November 2021, and signed by its Director-General, Patrick Kuma-Aboagye. The GHS on Friday, 29 …

Many women played a huge role throughout the history of ancient Egypt, including in politics. More often than not, attention is given to queens such as Cleopatra, Nefertiti, Hatshepsut, Nefertari, and others. However, there are little-known royal women whose stories should also be given that same attention due to their …

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the deadly twin blasts in the Ugandan capital Kampala on Tuesday, November 16. The group confirmed that the attack had been carried out by their suicide bombers, al-Amaq, a news agency affiliated to them reported late Tuesday. The operation is the first time IS has …

Medikal shares jail experience He remembers waking up to the smell of excreta Medikal advises, jail isn’t a place to be  Samuel Adu Frimpong, popularly known as Medikal, has recounted his jail experience; saying it is the worst any human being could have ever imagined. Medikal took to Twitter to share his prison …

Journalist Albert has lost his job He was a writer at GHBase His employer has explained what led to his dismissal The owner of news website GHBase, Chris Handler, has detailed the episodes that led to the dismissal of one of his workers, Journalist Albert. Albert topped trends over the …

It has emerged that the South African Football Association’s (SAFA) protest to Fifa concerning the controversial penalty awarded to Ghana in the final world cup qualifying game, includes incriminating WhatsApp Chats Between Ghanaian Officials. The South Africans officially made a complaint to the world football governing body yesterday, citing bias …

Bridget Otoo has been narrating what happened on ‘The Next TV Star’ programme She said, the cyberbully was given a chance to present his show She made this known on Good Evening Ghana Bridget Otoo, a News Anchor on Metro TV, has been narrating vividly, what transpired between herself and …

Screenshots of Bridget Otoo blasting Twitter users surface online Twitter users leak old tweets of Bridget Otoo bullying individuals on social media Bridget Otoo’s old tweets spark controversies on Twitter  Screenshots of Ghanaian journalist, Bridget Otoo, cursing out some Twitter users in their inbox have surfaced online. The posts capture …