An aspirant for the Ashanti Regional chairmanship position of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Robert Asare-Bediako, has confessed to taking money from the party’s leadership to allow the current regional chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Wontumi) contest unopposed in the 2018 elections of the party. According to him, the payment was compensation …
Read More »‘Poorly paid journalists threat to national security’ – GBC Director General
The Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, GBC, Professor Amin Alhassan has called for better remuneration for Journalists in Ghana. Speaking at an Editor’s Breakfast Meeting organised by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) in collaboration with the European Union to mark Europe Week in Ghana, Professor Alhassan said Journalists …
Read More »Wizkid paid $1 million to headline a concert in Toronto
Wizkid has asserted in all excitement, that he was paid one million dollars to perform at the Rolling Loud concert in Toronto. The event organizers announced the Nigerian singer as one of three headliners for their first concert in Canada which also features Dave, and American singer, Future. The three-day concert …
Read More »Elon Musk could have simply paid off Ghana’s debt – Sam George on Twitter sale
The April 25 agreement for the sale of social media platform, Twitter, to Tesla founder, Elon Musk, continues to elicit reactions across the world. Samuel Nartey George, Ningo-Prampram Member of Parliament, will not be left out as he used the same platform to express his views on the impending sale, …
Read More »‘I’m the highest paid artist in the history of African music’ – Burna Boy claims
African afrobeats musician, Burna Boy, has disclosed that he is the highest paid artist in the history of African music. According to the Nigerian star whose music continues to make global headlines, despite being the highest paid artist ever in Africa, money does not satisfy him. “I said money doesn’t …
Read More »Be calm, NSS January allowance will be paid this week – NASPA to personnel
The National Executive Committee of the National Service Personnel Association (NASPA) says personnel will receive arrears of allowance for January by Tuesday, March 22. The leaders of the association have in a statement on Saturday, March 19, 2022, said per consultations with the management of the National Service Scheme (NSS), …
Read More »Only 45 per cent of MASLOC loans paid in five years
The Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) has recovered only GH₵90 million of the GH₵204 million disbursed over the last five years, representing 45 per cent payment. Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah, the Chief Executive Officer of the Centre speaking to the Ghana News Agency in Bolgatanga on the sidelines …
Read More »Salaries will be paid in the short term – Government assures public servants
The government has assured that salaries of public sector workers will be paid without delay despite global and local economic challenges. Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, during Thursday, February 24 Parliamentary sitting hinted that government may not be able to pay salaries, if something drastic is not done in the next 3 months. …
Read More »Black Stars were paid $20,000 as appearance fee at 2021 AFCON – Henry Asante-Twum
Ghana Football Association (GFA) Communications Director, Henry Asante-Twum has confirmed that the Black Stars were paid $20,000 as appearance fee at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon. Black Stars exited group-stage after losing 3-2 to debutants Comoros in the final group game. Ghana finished bottom of Group C …
Read More »‘Soldiers are paid to shoot to kill not control, disperse protesters’ – Nunoo-Mensah
Soldiers “are paid to shoot and kill”, former Chief of Defense Staff Brigadier Joseph Nunoo-Mensah has said in reference to the recent shooting and killing of two protesters in Ejura, Ashanti Region, by soldiers who were helping the police to bring a crowd of demonstrators who were demanding justice …
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