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Gov’t suspends controversial 15% VAT on electricity

The government has suspended the implementation of the 15 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on domestic electricity consumption. In view of this, the Ministry...

Countryman Songo rallies support for demo against GFA [Photos+Video]

https://youtu.be/SH1uZwi9wGc With a week to the much publicised demonstration against the Ghana Football Association (GFA), the host of ‘Fire for Fire’ afternoon sports show on Adom...

Ghana Card holders will no longer have to apply separately for a passport – Bawumia

Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, says that when he is elected into office in 2024, Ghana Card holders will...

Newborn children will soon be issued a Ghana card – Bawumia

Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has announced that newborn children will be issued a Ghana Card number. He...

E-Levy will be abolished if I’m voted into power – Dr Bawumia

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has pledged to abolish the controversial levy on electronic transactions, commonly known as the E-Levy if elected into power. Addressing...

Accident on Accra-Kumasi highway leaves one dead

Tragedy struck on the Accra-Kumasi highway when a man selling money boxes, commonly known as susu boxes, was killed in a gory accident. He was...

Police parade 25 suspects in Kwahu Bepong clash

Twenty-five people who were arrested during clashes between Kwahu Bepong residents and the police have been paraded in front of the chief's palace. DCOP...

Tamale water system to see expansion, industrial roads to be revamped – Mahama pledges

Former President John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has pledged to address the water crisis and revamp industrial roads...

Takoradi-based TV host found dead in his room

A journalist based in Takoradi in the Western region, Michael Osei, also known as Nana Yaw Osei Tenkorang, has been found dead in his...

Organized Labour in Ashanti ready for February 13 demo

Organized Labour in the Ashanti Region has concluded a meeting with the Ghana Police Service in Kumasi, in preparation for its planned demonstration on...

Akufo-Addo must reform his governance style just as Parliament has done – Ato Forson

Minority Leader in Parliament, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has charged President Nana Akufo-Addo to reform his government and governance style, just as Parliament has...

NCA justifies closure of Salt FM in Agogo

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has justified the closure of Agogo-based Salt FM. The Authority explained that, the management of the station was given several...

Parliament will veto Akufo-Addo if he doesn’t sign anti-LGBTQ+ Bill into law – Ato Forson

The Minority Leader says Parliament will override President Akufo-Addo's veto if he chooses not to assent to the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights...

Parliament approves up to 6-month custodial sentence on promotion of LGBTQ activities

Parliament has approved an amendment to the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, also known as the anti-gay bill. This includes imposing a six-month...

Workers of Ghana Water Company return to Bawku after security assurances

Workers of the Ghana Water Company have agreed to return to Bawku following assurances from the Regional Security Council (REGSEC). This comes after the workers...

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital to hand over morgue to AMA

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in Accra is to hand over the hospital’s mortuary to the Accra Metropolitan Assembly to be used as...

Cyber Security Authority warns against Valentine’s day scams

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has warned individuals against malicious cyber actors who often use the Valentine's Day celebration to defraud unsuspecting victims. An amount...

PAC sets one-month deadline for Ken Attafuah to repay GH₵98K used for SSNIT penalty

Public Accounts Committee has instructed Prof. Kenneth Attafuah, the Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), to reimburse over GH¢98,000. The amount in question...

AMA meets GUTA over implementation of new Revenue Digitalization System

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has met the Business Committee of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) over the implementation of a new...

Agogo-based Salt FM remains shut as operations move online

Agogo-based radio station, Salt FM has transitioned its operations online following the disconnection of their equipment by the National Communications Authority (NCA). In response to...

Bepong residents angry over police treatment

Residents in Kwawu Bepong are unhappy with how the police is handling the turmoil in the area. They claim the officers deployed to the area...

Family demands justice for mother-of-five killed in Bepong police clash

A tragic clash between residents of Kwawu Bepong and police has resulted in the death of Abena Nyarkoa, a mother of five children. Her death...

GJA President alleges threat from Yendi MP

The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Dwumfuor, has alleged that, Member of Parliament for Yendi, Farouk Aliu Mahama has threatened him. According...

Eastern Regional Minister visits Kwahu Bepong

The Eastern Regional Minister, Seth Kwame Acheampong has paid a courtesy call to chiefs and family members of the victims in Kwawu Bepong. The visit...

GRIDCo system disturbance affecting regions in the North

The Ghana Grid Company has announced a system disturbance that occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, February 7, affecting power supply in all...

The video that triggered interdiction of Police Inspector [Watch]

The video that led to the interdiction of Chief Inspector Benjamin Doe Kuwornu has gone viral on social media. The interdiction was initiated to facilitate...

Manhyia Palace receives first consignment of looted objects

The Manhyia Palace in Kumasi has received the first batch of looted objects and artefacts from the American Museum. The Palace is expected to receive...

Manhyia drops list of prominent Asante chiefs who died alongside 4,000 soldiers in ‘Sangrenti War’

Several prominent Asante chiefs perished when the British Army clashed with soldiers of the Ashanti Kingdom at Amoaful near Asante Bekwai in 1874. The...

Hawa Koomson to meet GJA over assault case

The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has said Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East, Mavis Hawa Koomson has called for peace. According...

Agogo residents protest over closure of Salt FM by NCA

There is an uneasy calm at Agogo in the Asante Akyem North District of the Ashanti region following the forceful closure of Salt FM. A...

60% of Ghanaians not saving for retirement – Report

Approximately 6 out of 10 Ghanaians are not saving for retirement, according to the 2023 Old Mutual Financial Services Monitor. This is significantly higher amongst...

Traders call for review of Nkwanta South curfew

Traders Association at Nkwanta South in the Oti Region have called on the Interior Ministry to review the curfew imposed on the township. According to...

Kasoa ritual murder: I don’t know anything about Ishmael’s death – 18-year-old speaks

The 18-year-old teenager who has been charged together with a 15-year-old juvenile has told the High Court in Accra that “I do not know...

Aburi Girls SHS student reported dead

A first-year student at Aburi Girls Senior High School (SHS) in the Eastern Region has tragically passed away. The student, who complained of severe stomach...

Veteran journalist passes on

A former Editor of The Mirror, Emmanuel Nii Okai Provencal has passed away, aged 79. He passed away on January 10, after a short...

Plot to remove IGP: Committee will not serve anyone’s interest – Atta Akyea

The Chairman of the Ad hoc Committee of Parliament investigating has the alleged clandestine plot to remove the Inspector General of Police(IGP) Dr George...

NIB officials stripped me naked – Agordzo

A former Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Benjamin Agordzo, who has been acquitted and discharged over an alleged coup plot has shared more harrowing experiences...

NGO raises concerns over Emissions Levy Act

A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Penplusbytes has express worry the taxation framework for vehicles outlined in the Emissions Levy Act. The organisation has said the...

Withdraw Public University Bill – UTAG to government

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) is calling for the immediate withdrawal of the Public University Bill, 2020. UTAG has described the Bill...

Amasaman accident: Truck driver arrested

The driver of the truck involved in a crash on Monday with a Sprinter bus around the China Mall stretch of the Amasaman-Nsawam road,...