ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa and Dr Tshepo Motsepe arriving at the state capture inquiry on Wednesday. Image: Thapelo Morebudi/The Sunday Times As deputy president of the ANC and chair of its deployment committee, Cyril Ramaphosa knew nothing about a host of key senior public appointments made under the Jacob Zuma administration. …
Read More »GRA officers banned from receiving direct tax payments by July 1
The Ghana Revenue Authority(GRA) has served notice of ceasing the acceptance of personal and corporate cheques for payment of taxes and customs duties, effective June 1, 2021. “Existing cheques that have already been received for the payment of Duties and Taxes shall continue to be presented to the Banks. …
Read More »Kumasi Asante Kotoko receive GH₵710,000 donation from Otumfuo
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu, the life patron of Kumasi Asante Kotoko has released monies to the management of the club to settle some debt owed the players. According to Ankobeahene, Baffour Kwame Kusi II the Asantehene has released an amount of GH₵710,000 to the club to pay some salary arrears. …
Read More »VIDEO: Two-year-old Ghanaian child dropped at 18-foot US-Mexico border wall
A two-year-old child from Ghana was dropped over the 18-foot-high US-Mexico border wall by a smuggling cartel, border patrol authorities in the United States have confirmed. Dramatic video footage taken by the US Border Patrol shows a group of people climbing over the wall along the boundary near Imperial …
Read More »House of Chiefs involves police to eject Nana Boama from Nkwatia palace
The Eastern Regional House of Chiefs has served notice it will forcefully evacuate Samuel Boama Danso from the Kwahu Nkwatia palace for carrying himself as the chief of the area. The said operation according to the Registrar, Richmon Peseu, will be carried out on Thursday, April 29, 2021, under …
Read More »Return the money you took from Nana Addo because Dumsor is back – Ibrah One tells Sarkodie
Ghanaian social media commentator, Ibrah One has reacted to the recent power outages in the country and has made a humble appeal to award-winning rapper, Sarkodie to return all the money he took from Nana Addo to campaign for him during the 2020 general elections. Prior to the 2020 …
Read More »EU threatens to ban cocoa from Ghana over galamsey-induced land degradation
The European Union (EU) is threatening to ban cocoa from Ghana if the negative impact of illegal mining on the country’s environment persists. Making a presentation at the ongoing National Consultative Dialogue on Small Scale Mining in Accra today, April 15, 2021, the Deputy Chief Executive in-Charge of Agronomy and …
Read More »People from Upper East Region only good at bringing down people – Kpemka
Former Deputy Attorney General Lawyer Joseph Dindiok Kpemka has said that all the people of the Upper East region are good at is gossiping and pulling down their people. According to him, this is the paramount reason why the region lags in terms of development comparing it to other regions. “What …
Read More »US customs seize 22 snails, prekese from American who arrived from Ghana
Customs officials found a load of giant African snails — known as one of the most damaging snail species in the world — in a man’s luggage at JFK Airport this week. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists discovered the 22 slimy, highly invasive critters during a baggage examination …
Read More »Two abusuapanyins, other arrested over stolen black stool from Boso-Gua Traditional Palace
Information picked up from Boso, a town in the Asuagyaman district in the Eastern Region of Ghana indicates that on Tuesday 6th April 2021, some people including the Abusuapayin of Boso-Gua Traditional Area and the Abusuapayin of Tosen and one other person have been arrested by police for allegedly stealing …
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