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‘Kayayei’ react to govt’s plans to build 600-bed hostel for them

Kayayei, also known in English as Head Potters, have lauded the government's plan to build a 600-bed hostel facility for them. A woman who described...

MP chases Finance Minister for ‘National Cake’ [Audio]

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has questioned the reasoning behind government’s decision to boycott road...

2020 as ‘year of roads’ not for election – Ursula Owusu

Declaring 2020 as a year to embark on a massive road construction project is not for election, says Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful. According to the...

Beautiful photo of aged couple married for over 52 years

A couple who have been married for 52 years have gone viral since their 52nd-anniversary photos came out The age of the couple in question...

Listen: Torture of 6-year-old boy an act of wizardry – MP

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano North Constituency, Mrs Freda Akosua Prempeh, has condemned the abuse of a six-year-old boy at Manhea in...

Chief imposes wedding tax in his village

No-one has got married in a village in Kano state, Nigeria, in the past four months after its chief imposed a wedding tax. Ado Sa'id, the chief...

Two children dead after being shot in farm at Kintampo

The Kintampo Divisional Police Command has started investigations into the death of two children at Krabonso-Adiambra in the Kintampo South District of the Bono...

Full document: 2020 Budget and Economic Policy of gov’t

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, presented the Akufo-Addo-led government’s budget statement and economic policy for 2020. The Finance Minister increased 2020 revenue target to GHS67.1 billion,...

Nicknames of Presidents of Ghana’s 4th Republic

Leaders in every sphere or jurisdiction usually earn certain names and descriptions from their followers depending on the characteristics they exhibit or events which...

Ghana records 80 armed robbery cases in 10 months – WANEP

From January to the end of October this year, the West Africa Network for Peace building (WANEP)’s Early Warning system has recorded captured 80...

Police shoot and kill man who stabbed officer at Doboya

A 32-year-old man and a native of Daboya in the North Gonja District of Savannah Region, Abudulai Mustapha, is said to have been shot...

Ato Forson laughs off govt’s claim of putting GHC12.2bn in Ghanaians’ pockets

Minority spokesperson on Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson has ridiculed the government's claim that it has put GH¢12.2 billion in the pockets of Ghanaians. Speaking to...

Inflation rate for October inches up to 7.7%

The year-on-year inflation rate for October, 2019 has hit 7.7 percent up by 0.1 percentage point from the 7.6 percent recorded in September 2019....

Pastor feeds church members with millipede and beer

South African Pastor, Lesego Daniel is in the news again for feeding his church members with millipede and beer.  Photos from the 'mass feeding' programme was...

Tax expert urges govt to implement new tax regimes

Tax expert and Senior Associate at Ali-Nakyea and Associates, William Kofi Owusu Demitia, has urged the government to come up with new compliance rules...

GH₵1.8 billion spent on free SHS -Kwaku Kwarteng

Government has spent GH₵1.8 billion in the implementation of free Senior High School (SHS) for the past three years. This initiative, according to Deputy Minister...

‘Collapsed banks’ bailout cash bigger than $2 billion Sinohydro deal’

The Chief Operating Officer of Dalex Finance, Joe Jackson, has questioned government’s inability to retrieve monies from persons responsible for the collapse of local...

Cristiano Ronaldo’s daughter Alana Martina’s superhero-themed birthday

On Tuesday, November 12, Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodríguez threw a superhero-themed party for their daughter, Alana Martina, who turned...

Odartey Lamptey welcomes third child

https://twitter.com/SaddickAdams/status/1194528441468694528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1194528441468694528&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ghanaweb.com%2FGhanaHomePage%2FSportsArchive%2FOdartey-Lamptey-welcomes-third-child-798769 Former Ghana international, Nii Odartey Lamptey, has welcomed his third child. READ: Video: Minority taunts Finance Minister over ‘Bye Bye’ budgetThe child is...

‘No additional tax in 2020 Budget’

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has said there will be no additional tax in the 2020 budget. According to him, the 2020 budget is designed to address...

Shocking: 1 out of 24 Ghanaian children dies before age one – Survey

The National Director of World Vision Ghana, Dickens Thunde, has revealed that the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2014 has estimated that one in...

Free SHS numbers jump from 400,000 to 794,899

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta says the free Senior High School (SHS) education has recorded significant enrollment. According to the Minister, records display an increase...

Govt spent $11.7b to embark on banking sector clean-up – Finance Minister

Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister, has disclosed during the presentation of the 2020 budget to Parliament that, the government spent about $11.7 billion to...

Protection of Atewa Forest must be prioritised – Top American actor

Oscar award-winning actor, Leonardo DiCaprio, has added his voice to calls for the protection of the Atewa Forest as Ghana prepares to commence the...

National Cathedral project to begin in March 2020

Construction work on the interdenominational National Cathedral at Ridge in Accra is set to begin in March 2020. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta announced this...

Listen: Why JUSAG is on strike; the inside story

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has directed its members to stay away from work following its declaration of indefinite strike against...

Banking sector: Saving depositors, investors has been costly – Finance Minister

The intervention by the government to save depositors and investors whose funds were locked up with failed financial institutions has been very costly. This...

Govt has delivered on flagship programmes –Minister

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has delivered on its flagship programmes it promised Ghanaians. According to Mr Ofori-Atta, the...

‘Don’t sleep’ – Ada MP distributes ‘chewing gum’ to colleagues (Video)

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ada, Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe, was seen on the Floor of Parliament distributing what looked like chewing gums to colleague...

Economic growth not driven by oil – Finance Minister says

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, in his 2020 budget presentation to Parliament, said Ghana’s economic growth is not primarily driven by oil, but the economy's...

A look at Ghana’s 2019 fiscal performance captured in 2020 Budget

  The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said provisional fiscal data present indicates that government’s fiscal operation of the first nine months of 2019 shows...

Govt committed to safeguarding macroeconomic gains– Ken Ofori-Atta

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, in his 2020 budget presentation, has assured Ghanaians of government’s commitment to strict fiscal discipline and pledged to maintain the...

2020 Budget: Govt plans 600-bed hostel for homeless ‘Kayayei’

The government has revealed plans to provide accommodation for head porters or ‘kayayei’ in various parts of Accra. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said in the...

Amidu Waterville writ incompetent – Supreme Court rules

The Supreme Court has ruled that an application filed by the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu seeking to compel the Attorney-General (AG) to retrieve some...

Finance Minister lists key achievements of Akufo-Addo

Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, says President Nana Akufo-Addo has worked hard to deliver substantial achievements. Delivering the 2020 Budget statement in Parliament on Wednesday,...

Finance Minister announces juicy package for 1.2 million farmers

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has revealed that the government will continue to supply organic and inorganic fertilisers and seeds to about 1.2 million farmers in Ghana. ALSO READ: Video: Minority taunts Finance Minister over ‘Bye Bye’ budget He said...

2020 Budget: Minority pays rapt attention [ Photos]

The Minority paid rapt attention in Parliament as the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta delivered the 2020 Budget statement in the House on on Wednesday,...

Video: Minority taunts Finance Minister over ‘Bye Bye’ budget

The Minority in Parliament has tagged the 2019 Budget presented by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta as 'Bye Bye Budget.' Amidst chants and heckling with...

Kotoko’s coach sacked after CAF Championship flop

Kumasi Asante Kotoko have sacked their coach Kjetil Zachariassen after crashing out of the 2019/20 CAF Champions League, Adomonline.com can confirm. The Norwegian watched his...

Ghana’s economy has seen a miraculous turn-around – Ken Ofori-Atta

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta says Ghana’s economy has been fixed after the government inherited a very bad economy from the erstwhile John Dramani Mahama...