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M.anifest featured on new FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 theme song

New World TV has announced the release of its first FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 theme song dubbed “On y est” (“we made it”), featuring Ghanaian rap heavyweight, M.anifest. The song, which heralds the announcement of the Togo-based media network’s new sports channel, “New World Sport 1,” is dedicated to the …

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Ad-hoc Committee report on Censure motion against Ofori-Atta laid without recommendations

The report of the ad-hoc committee on the motion of censure against Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has been laid in parliament. This follows questions from a member of the committee Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa as to the basis for the delay in presenting the report to the plenary days after the …

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Motor insurance tariffs to go up on December 1

The National Insurance Commission (NIC) has announced a review of motor insurance tariffs. The revised motor insurance tariffs will take place effective December 1, 2022. According to NIC, this review was in consultation with the Ghana Insurers’ Association in the face of the economic challenges in the country. Below is …

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Jamaican fathers can now go on paternity leave from 2023

Effective January 1, 2023, Jamaican fathers of newborn babies can go on paternity leave. The same also applies to families that have recently adopted a child. According to The Gleaner, the announcement of the new reforms was made by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the …

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Who will monitor ‘ban on V8 use’ as contained in 2023 budget? – Prof Bokpin asks

Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Prof. Godfred Bopkin has called for better particulars on the recent announcement of a freeze on usage of V8 within the capital for all government appointees. He is concerned that until clear guidelines are given, the directive contained in the 2023 Budget presented to …

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Government failed on the promise not to increase tax – GUTA

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has described as unfortunate the 2.5 per cent increment in Value Added Tax (VAT). According to GUTA, this is a clear departure from the promise the government made to stakeholders during the budget hearings. At the said meetings, the government made it clear …

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Video of Destiny Etiko performing with great energy on the dance floor sparks reactions online

The dance performance of Nollywood actress, Destiny Etiko at what appears to be a party has got many people talking on social media. The clip captured the curvy film star in a white mini-dress dancing and shaking her body vigorously with no care as the music kept playing. She was …

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Technical University administrators threaten strike on December 6

Technical University Senior Administrators Association of Ghana (TUSAAG) will be striking from December 6, 2022 if government does not address its condition of service concerns. In a statement, the union said the strike was a result of the government and the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission’s “refusal” to address its grievances …

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Anas declares war on Nyantakyi’s wife

Undercover journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has dared wife of embattled former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi, to have him prosecuted and jailed if he indeed demanded and received $100,000 as bribe to stop the screening of ‘Number 12.’ Speaking publicly about the allegations at the Media …

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PHOTOS: 22 year old dog named oldest living dog on Earth

A 22 year old Elderly dog has been recognized by Guinness book of records as the world’s oldest living dog. The dog’s owner Alex Wolf, from Colorado, USA got him from a rescue shelter in 2002, over 20 years ago, but he was born two years earlier than this, on …

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