The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA)has announced that since it commenced the implementation of the Electronic Transfer Levy, the revenue generated as of September 2022 amounted to GH¢328.80M. The GRA explained that it is worth mentioning that, month-on-month basis they continue to see a 20% improvement in the collection of the …
Read More »Gov’t to begin implementation of Nat’l Rental Assistance Scheme – Minister
Government has hinted at plans to roll out National Rental Assistance Scheme to support lower-income earners to have decent rented accommodation in the country. The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) promised in its 2020 manifesto to pay rent advance of Ghanaian youth in its second term to in the short …
Read More »The video purported to be the genesis of Agradaa’s alleged scam
When she announced her new life as a born-again Christian in April 2021, many people believed it would be the end of all the fictitious schemes and wiles of the one-time famous fetish priestess. But allegations of scam from her church members have created doubts about Nana Agradaa, now known as …
Read More »Watch highlights as Real Bamako humiliates Hearts of Oak 3-0 in Mali
Malian side AS Real de Bamako handed Ghanaian giants Hearts of Oak a humiliating defeat in the second preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup on Saturday. The Scorpions recorded a 3-0 victory over the Phobians in the first leg of the tie at the 26th March Stadium in Bamako. …
Read More »VIDEO: How Acheampong’s government ban the use of petrol by private cars on weekends
The usually bustling streets of Accra during the weekends became a thing of the past as the increase in oil prices compelled then-General Ignatius Kutu (I.K) Acheampong’s government to ban the use of petrol by private vehicles on weekends. The ban on October 22, 1975, was from 6.00 pm on …
Read More »Match report: Real Bamako beat Hearts of Oak 3-0 in Mali
Hearts of Oak will have a mountain to climb next weekend when the team hosts AS Real Bamako in Accra for the second leg match of the tie in the CAF Confederation Cup. The 2022 MTN FA Cup champions have been beaten 3-0 in Mali by Real Bamako in the …
Read More »Show us part 2 of your ‘galamsey fraud’ documentary – Charles Bissue dares Anas
The former secretary to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining, under President Akufo-Addo, Charles Bissue, has dared renowned investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, to publish the second part of his exposé on illegal small-scale mining ‘galamsey’. Charles Bissue’s call comes after Anas Aremeyaw Anas insisted that his 2019 documentary dubbed “galamsey fraud part …
Read More »Payment of September salaries of some gov’t sector workers freezed
The Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) has withheld the payment of the September 2022 salaries of some public sector workers due to a mismatch of employees’ bank names on the Government of Ghana payroll. Others affected are workers with invalid bank account numbers. In a statement, the CAGD said …
Read More »GETFund clarifies number of E-blocks completed
Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has clarified the number of E-blocks (Community Day high school projects) it has completed as of December 2016. It follows what the Fund says is ‘political media debate’ on the projects particularly being fueled by the National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress …
Read More »The genesis of Shatta Wale and Mark Okraku Mantey’s feud
To many perhaps, it is one of Shatta Wale’s usual feuds with entertainment stakeholders but it appears there is more to the existing friction between the dancehall singer and the Deputy Tourism and Creative Arts Minister, Mr. Mark Okraku Mantey. It appears that Shatta Wale harbours some bitterness towards Mr. Okraku Mantey as he …
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