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In the wake of disagreements about the government’s decision to impose a new Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity consumers beyond the lifeline threshold, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), the implementing agency, has raised concerns about the law imposing the tax. Although ECG and the Northern Electricity Distribution Company Read more…

Independent presidential aspirant and former Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, has condemned the government’s imposition of a new Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity consumers beyond the lifeline threshold. The founder of the Movement For Change in a post on social media platform X, said amidst the prevailing Read more…

The President, Nana Akufo-Addo has extended the time limit given to audit firm KPMG, to complete its audit on the questionable contract between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd (SML). From the initial date of Tuesday, 16th January 2024, KPMG is now expected to complete its Read more…

At least nine people were killed and 75 injured when a UN facility sheltering civilians was struck in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency says. UNRWA said two tank shells hit its Khan Younis Training Centre during fighting in the city’s western outskirts. Its commissioner condemned Read more…

At least 40 people were killed after a tunnel collapsed in a gold mine in Mali, officials say. “It started with a noise. The earth started to shake,” Oumar Sidibe, a local official for gold miners told the AFP news agency. The tunnel collapsed at a site in the south-western Read more…

Namibia’s President Hage Geingob, 82, is flying to the US to receive “specialised” medical treatment for cancer, his office has said. It comes less than a week after his office said that medical tests revealed that he had “cancerous cells”. The 82-year-old would receive “novel therapy” in the US for Read more…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Moscow of “playing with the lives of Ukrainian prisoners”, after a deadly plane crash in western Russia. He demanded an international inquiry after Wednesday’s crash in the Belgorod region near Ukraine’s border. Russia said there were no survivors after Kyiv had downed the Il-76 Read more…

Ilkay Gundogan, left, has scored three times for Barcelona since arriving from Manchester City Barcelona were knocked out of the Copa del Rey by Athletic Bilbao after losing their quarter-final 4-2 at San Mames. Gorka Guruzeta gave Bilbao a first-minute lead but Barca were ahead just after the half-hour mark Read more…

Retired Commissioner of Police (Rtd), Nathan Kofi Boakye, has been spotted in the campaign team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He was first seen at the spot where the flagbearer’s convoy took off for the “Building Ghana Tour” in the Ashanti Region on January 24, 2024. Kofi Boakye also Read more…

Afrobeats sensation Omah Lay has reflected on his time in Ugandan prison, labelling it an “amazing time” Omah Lay, along with Tems, faced legal consequences for performing at a concert in Speke Resort, Kampala, violating COVID-19 social distancing regulations at the height of the pandemic. In the interview, Omah Lay Read more…

I sought to establish whether the data supports the perception that Ghana football at the national level (men) is on the decline by reviewing Africa Cup of Nations data over the last three decades between 1994 and 2024. The review also sought to establish the extent of the perceived decline. Read more…

The University of Ghana has reassured parents that it is actively working to enhance student accommodation within the school. According to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo there is ongoing collaboration with private partners to expand student accommodation. Speaking at the school’s graduation ceremony on January 24, 2024, she Read more…

A modern AstroTurf sports facility has been commissioned at Kwadaso Estate Park in the Nhyiaeso Constituency in the Ashanti region to boost sports and talent development. The artificial pitch, named after philanthropist Opanin Kwame Afreh, is an initiative of the Member of Parliament for the area, Dr Stephen Amoah, with Read more…

The Ghana Football Association has begun the search for a new Black Stars coach following the sacking of coach Chris Hughton. Hughton was sacked on Tuesday after superintending Ghana’s group-stage exit from the Africa Cup of Nations. Ghana were eliminated after finishing the group stage with just two points. Here Read more…

Ghanaian actress Mercy Asiedu expressed her dismay at the rumours circulating about her supposed death. In a video posted on her TikTok page, she specifically called out a blog for spreading false information not only regarding her health but also her whereabouts. Mercy Asiedu pointed out that these unfounded claims Read more…

Netflix has released the full trailer for its live-action adaptation of Nickelodeon’s animated series “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” All eight hour-long episodes of the show’s first season will premiere on Netflix on Feb. 22. The first trailer for the series was released in November. Gordon Cormier stars as Aang, an Avatar who Read more…

Six individuals accused in connection with an alleged coup plot have been found guilty of conspiring to commit high treason and committing high treason. Among the accused were Dr. Mac Palm (now deceased), Donya Kafui alias Ezor, Bright Allan Debrah Ofosu, Yohannes Zikpi, Warrant Officer Class Two Esther Saan Dekuwine, Read more…

Forty-six-year-old Goodluck Moyo* from Chitungwiza, a town just outside the country’s capital, Harare, started feeling unwell after his day shift at work. “I suspect it was the water I drank while at work,” he says. “I got worse rapidly. I was rushed to the 24-hour clinic in my area, where Read more…