The U.S Department of State’s 2021 Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released on 12 April 2022 has said: “While the constitution and law provide for an independent judiciary, the judiciary was subject to unlawful influence and corruption”. “Judicial officials reportedly accepted bribes to expedite or postpone cases, ‘lose’ …
Read More »Borussia Dortmund to offer Otto Addo new ‘lucrative’ contract to ward off Ghana interest
German Bundesliga club, Borussia Dortmund are planning to offer coach Otto Addo a new ‘lucrative’ contract to prevent him from leaving the club according to reports. The plan to renew the contract of coach Otto Addo comes after the Ghana Football Association made moves to make Otto Addo the permanent coach of Ghana’s senior national team. According to …
Read More »Here are the Charging Entities to collect the E-Levy
The Ghana Revenue Authority has stated the designated charging entities for the implementation of the Electronic Transfer Levy. According to the Authority, the charging entities who will collect the levy from the public include, Electronic Money Issuers (EMI); Payment Service Providers (PSP); Banks and Special Deposit-Taking Institutions (SDI) and other Financial Institutions …
Read More »Kwesi Arthur runs to Evangelist Agradaa for prayers
Repented fetish priestess Nana Agradaa has laid his hands on rapper and songwriter Kwesi Arthur when the duo met face-to-face. Evangelist Mama Pat, as she is now known, after she denounced her ‘Sika Gari’ deity and took to the ministry of Christ. When she recently met the singer she could …
Read More »Don’t compare ‘Kwaku the Traveller’ to my ‘One Corner’ – Patapaa
Ghanaian musician Justice Amoah popularly known as Patapaa Amisty says it is a mismatch for music lovers to compare Black Sherif’s “Kwaku the Traveller” to his debut hit single “One Corner. According to Pataapa, no Ghanaian song has made waves around the world more than “One Corner,” which remains Ghana’s biggest worldwide hit. …
Read More »‘Its like returning to Ghana was a mistake’ – Evacuated students from Ukraine
The Ghanaian students who fled the war torn Ukraine say they are frustrated by government’s lackadaisical attitude in placing them in new schools despite numerous assurances and promises. Leadership of the students say despite the many assurances, nothing concrete has been done so far. The government of Ghana evacuated over …
Read More »‘No thank you’ – Charlotte Osei rejects calls to be made SC judge in 2025
Former Electoral Commission Chairperson, Charlotte Kesson-Smith Osei, has declined calls to be appointed as a Supreme Court Judge in 2025. A social media user, Andy Yidana, had in a post tagged her official account asking that she be made a judge at the apex court. He tweeted, “@char_osei should be appointed …
Read More »Man, 22, stabbed to death with scissors
A 22-year-old man, Mr Kofi Tawia, has allegedly been stabbed to death at Bodomasi in the Sekyere Kumawu District of the Ashanti Region. The incident occurred Sunday, 24 April 2022. The Kumawu District Police Commander, DSP Opoku Agyeman Prempeh, told Class News’ Elisha Adarkwah that a misunderstanding ensued between the …
Read More »Wenchi SHS to face court over non-competitive procurement
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday directed the prosecution of the Wenchi Senior High School in the Bono Region for breaching the Public Procurement Act. The school was indicted in the 2018 Auditor-General’s Report for non-competitive procurement of goods and services. Accordingly, Mr. Twumasi Ampofo, the Headmaster, and Mr. …
Read More »28 years on, survivor lives to fulfil slain father’s dream
Fabrice Iradukunda was just a baby when his father, a pharmacist, was killed in the 1994 Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi. His mother also passed a few years later, and as an orphan, he was left in the hands of a family that was friends with his parents, and has …
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