The Ghana Police Service has released a statement indicating that FixTheCountry Movement convener Oliver Barker-Vormawor is still in its custody after failing to meet his bail requirements. The Tema High Court, presided over by Justice Daniel Mensah on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, granted Oliver Barker-Vormawor bail in the sum of Two …
Read More »Alcohol consumers cry over skyrocketing prices of their favourite drinks
Some alcohol consumers have expressed concerns over the astronomical rise in the prices of beer and other alcoholic drinks. According to them, even the local bitters they have resorted to for some time now also keeps increasing in price To them, this has made their lives very difficult since they …
Read More »Kwaw Kese mocks Bawumia over cedi depreciation
Ghanaian rapper, Kwaw Kese, has called out Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, for failing to honour his campaign promise of reviving the Ghanaian economy. In a time when the cedi’s woes keep worsening, Kwaw Kese has noted that it is clear the current government couldn’t rescue the cedi against the American …
Read More »NADMO Staff arrested over GHC43K salary theft
A Staff of the Savelugu National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Alhassan Seidu Mahama has been arrested for drawing a total of Ghc43,000 unearned salaries. According to the Management of NADMO, the staff continued drawing salaries even after he had abandoned the post. Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee to answer …
Read More »Cedi to fall by 20% over next 12 months – RMB Markets
The cedi’s woes are set to worsen if current conditions persist, as it is likely to depreciate by more than 20 percent against its major trading counterpart, the dollar, in the next 12 months, RMB – the corporate and investment division of FirstRand Bank – is projecting. This comes as …
Read More »Minority shoots down loan approval over Supreme Court ruling
Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has scuttled the approval of over 38 Million Euros loan agreement between Ghana and Deutsche bank of Frankfurt for construction of 40-bed District Hospitals in three constituencies. The loan facility was to see the construction of 40-bed hospitals in Ayensuano, Effiduase, and Offinso as well as …
Read More »‘Ni suban n-ny3’ – Suhuyini tackles Sarkodie over zoom calls comment
Alhassan Suhuyini, MP, Tamale North, has reacted to Sarkodie’s tweet about limiting his movement because of the increase in fuel prices. The rapper in a post on his Twitter timeline told his fans that he would prefer to stay indoors and communicate to the world and those who would prefer to …
Read More »ECG disconnects power supply to Accra Sports Stadium over ¢508k debt
Officials of the Electricity Company of Ghana have reportedly disconnected the Accra Sports Stadium from the national grid. The exercise was undertaken by the National Task Force of ECG due to the heavy indebtedness of the stadium management to a tune of GH¢508,000 for power supplied to the stadium for …
Read More »COPEC threatens to stage demo over fuel price hikes
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers, Ghana (COPEC), says it will embark on a demonstration, if nothing is done, about the current hike in fuel prices by the close of the week. This comes on the back of predictions that petroleum prices at the pumps could increase from GH¢8.22 to GH¢10.00 …
Read More »Over 30 houses at Janga destroyed by a rainstorm, many displaced
Some residents at Janga in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region have been displaced following a rainstorm that ripped off over 30 houses in the community on Sunday evening (13 March 2022). Several houses, provision stores, drugstores, football game centres, container kiosks, and other structures have been …
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