The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Ghana Water Company (GWCL) have proposed an increase in tariffs for the year 2022. The ECG is proposing an increase in tariffs by 148 percent for the year 2022. The ECG also wants tariffs adjusted by 7.6percent average between 2023 and 2026. …
Read More »Disregard 20% hike in transport fares – GRTCC
The Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) has urged the general public, commuters and drivers in particular to disregard the purported transport fare increase of 20%. According to GRTCC, transport fares are determined by stakeholders and not any single body as seen in the case of recent increments. “We wish …
Read More »We visited a shrine in search of Castro – Asamoah Gyan recounts in new book
On July 6, 2014, Ghanaian musician, Theophilus Tagoe, popularly known as Castro, was reported to have drowned while trying to rescue a woman in the Volta River estuary. A boat cruise organised by Ghanaian footballer Asamoah Gyan one Sunday afternoon led to the disappearance of the musician and another, Janet Bandu, whose bodies …
Read More »SAD PHOTOS: NDC Deputy Secretary dies in fatal accident
The Kintampo South National Democratic Congress (NDC) Deputy Secretary, Issah Sibawe has died in a fatal accident on the Kintampo-Techiman road. The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday afternoon. This comes barely three days after Siba as he was affectionately called tied the knot. As customs demanded, Mr Sibawe and his …
Read More »What Lionel Messi said about Asamoah Gyan in 2016
Former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan, has had recognition from many football greats due to his goal-scoring prowess. In 2016, now seven times Ballon d’Or winner, Lionel Messi, added his name to the long list by heaping praises on Africa’s top scorer at the FIFA World Cup. The Paris Saint-German superstar, …
Read More »Ofori-Atta would be in a 6×6 jail cell for standard NPP has set for Ato Forson – Twum Boafo
Former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Free Zones Board, Kwadwo Twum Boafo has accused the current government of undertaking deliberate efforts to reduce the number of minority members in the current parliament of Ghana. According to Twum Boafo, the ruling New Patriotic Party has resorted to prosecuting four minority MPs in …
Read More »WAFU U-20 tournament: Nigeria beat Ghana in Group B opener
Ghana’s Black Satellites started the defense of the WAFU U-20 Zone B Championship title with a defeat to Nigeria on Sunday afternoon. The U20 tournament started in Niger on Saturday with two matches already played on the opening day. On day two today, defending champions Ghana locked horns with rivals …
Read More »Over 5,000 terror-related attacks killed 16K people in three years – ECOWAS
About 5,306 terror-related attacks took place in West Africa in three years, claiming over 16,726 lives, thousands of injuries and millions displaced and living under austere circumstances. Mr Dominic Nitiwul, Minister of Defence, also said that as of the end of the first quarter of 2022, 840 attacks had already …
Read More »VIDEO: Otumfuo holds grand procession, durbar at Memphis in the US
The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II flew to the United States of America for the 2022 Memphis in May International Festival dedicated to Ghana. As part of his activities, the Asantehene on Saturday, May 7, 2022, held a durbar where his Royal Majesty sat in state with his chiefs and queen mothers. …
Read More »MoMo users in Kumasi draw up ways to avoid E-Levy charges
The introduction of the Electronic Transfer Levy has been met with a lot of opposition from various institutions and individuals in the country. Despite the strong opposition from the Minority in parliament against the bill, the Majority succeeded in passing it in March 2022. Some citizens, in a bid to …
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