The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) says tax compliance in the Ashanti region is alarmingly low. According to the GRA, the region with all its businesses contribute only 4% of Ghana’s total revenues. The Commissioner General of GRA Mr Kofi Nti revealed the figures addressing traders on a National Tax Campaign held in Kumasi under the […] The post A/R: GRA expresses worry

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) says tax compliance in the Ashanti region is alarmingly low. According to the GRA, the region with all its businesses contribute only 4% of Ghana’s total revenues. The Commissioner General of GRA Mr Kofi Nti revealed the figures addressing traders on a National Tax Campaign held in Kumasi under the […] The post A/R: GRA expresses worry

The Member of Parliament for the Sagnarigu constituency in the Northern region, Alhaji A.B.A Fuseini has claimed that the free SHS policy by the governing New Patriotic Party is creating an “apartheid system” in several schools across the country. Speaking to GHONE TV’s Nana Aba Anamoah on State of Affairs Tuesday, the NDC MP said he had […] The post Free SHS Creating

First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, believes things are looking good for Ghana under President Akufo-Addo. She said the President “came to office with a lot of promises and he is working hard to achieve all of them,” adding that “he has achieved quite a lot” since taking office. Mrs. Akufo-Addo was speaking to officials of […] The post Things Are Looking Good For Ghana

A 36-year-old labourer has been jailed 10 years by a Circuit Court in Koforidua in the Eastern region for defiling girl, 10, in a pigsty. The victim is a school dropout who lives with the complainant at Anlo-Town, a suburb of New Juaben Municipality and supports the complaint to sell food at the Koforidua Timber […] The post Labourer, 36, Jailed 10 Years For Defiling

President of the African Union (A.U.) Alpha Conde has reacted to the resignation of Robert Mugabe, a week after the army took over political authority. Conde according to the visionguinee news website said he was delighted that the political impasse in Zimbabwe had been resolved. Whiles describing Mugabe, 93, as a “great fighter” and “African […] The post Mugabe’s Backdoor

Ghanaian actress Harriet Naa Akleh Okantey a.k.a Aunty Bee of TV3’s ‘Efiewura’ fame, graduated from the University of Ghana with a Bachelors degree in Fine Arts (BFA) on Saturday. Aunty Bee announced the graduation to her fans, via Facebook. “First I give thanks to the almighty God. Secondly to my family and friends for their […] The post Aunty Bee of ‘Efiewura’

The majority in Parliament has dared its Minority counterpart to head to court over claim Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta breached financial regulation in reviewing the 2017 budget without recourse to Parliament. The Minority is demanding the withdrawal of the 2018 budget from the House over the claims. Speaking during a debate on the 2018 budget […] The post Go To Court To Withdraw

Two people have been shot by suspected armed robbers at Elmina Zongo in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem (KEEA) Municipality of the Central region. The two, Mustapha Mohammed, 35 and Sulaiman Mohammed 28, are part of the watch dog committee for the area and they were responding to a call by residents to stop an armed robbery which […] The post C/R: Two shot by robbers appeared first on

Experts have linked intake of Pito, a cheapest-selling locally brewed beer in northern Ghana, by pregnant women among a number of risk factors to the “alarming” incidents of babies born prematurely in the Upper East region. The brownish beverage, widely considered the ‘palm wine’ of the North and best sipped from a dry calabash, contains […] The post U/E:

The Gender and Social Protection Minister Madam Otiko Afisah Djaba has wondered why some parents sell their children into marriages describing the practice as ‘dishonorable and haram’. She bemoaned the alarming rate at which parents sell off their children into marriages for peanuts when they are supposed to be pursuing their education. The enraged Minister said Ghanaian ancestors […] The post Its

The former President John Dramani Mahama has expressed hope that the dramatic events of November  in Zimbabwe will serve as a reboot for democracy and prosperity. He described as a ‘sad ending’ for President Robert Mugabe saying history will remember him. ‘A sad ending for a liberation hero, a patriot and a great Pan Africanist. I […] The post Mugabe’s end sad –

The Asantehene’s Chief Priest Baffour Sumankwahene Asabre Ababio will this morning storm the office of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) to demand answers to why they refused to consult the Subin River ‘god’ before relocating traders to Race course market. Over 200 traders yesterday stormed the palace of Otumfuo’s Chief priest in Kumasi after the River […] The post Racecourse:

About five armed robbers wielding pump action guns, stormed the University of Education Winneba Kumasi Campus and attacked two students. The robbers attacked the students yesterday November 21, 2017 around 10pm. An eyewitness Mansuru Rashid who confirmed the incident to Abusua FM’s Osei Kwadwo said the robbers attacked the students with guns, weapons and took away […] The post Kumasi:

The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is confident that the African people shall work to take Africa to where it deserves to be, as a prosperous and dynamic member of the world community, stressing that “we need to, and we shall move Africa Beyond Aid.” At an event organised by the Royal Africa Society, Facebook […] The post We Need to Move Africa Beyond Aid – Nana Addo

Some angry youth of Awutu Bawjiase in the Central region on Tuesday demolished structures of a yet to be completed fuel station inside the Bawjiase market. The youth cite security concerns as the reason for demolishing the uncompleted structure. They explained that several warnings and subsequent letters to authorities in the area and region to […] The post Bawjiase: Angry Youth

Materialists have substantially more Facebook friends than people who are less interested in possessions, a new study has found. Researchers claim that materialistic people view Facebook friends as “digital objects” and subsequently use the platform more intensely and more frequently. The study, published in Heliyon, also found that materialists have a greater need to compare themselves […] The post Materialistic

A toothpaste advert that featured a naked model next to a pile of onions has been banned for “objectifying” women. The black and white image, seemingly of a woman wearing only a pair of strappy heels, pictured her reclining in a chair with one leg placed on top of a table and the other on the ground. A cluster of onions were placed on […] The post Toothpaste

Supermodel Gisele Bündchen – the highest-paid model in the world for 15 years – has finally been knocked off the top spot. Kendall Jenner has knocked Bündchen off the top spot for the first time since 2002, after leveraging her reality star fame to become the most profitable model in the industry. Although a relative newcomer to the […] The post 2017: Highest-paid

A graduate is taking Oxford University to court because he failed to achieve a 2:1 degree. Launching a High Court bid for £1 million in damages Faiz Siddiqui claimed he underachieved because of “inadequate” teaching at the prestigious institution. He said he would have become a top corporate lawyer had he done better in his exams. Oxford and Cambridge ‘investing millions of pounds offshore’ Mr Siddiqui, who studied […] The post Oxford