Betting punters in Ghana have been expressing their displeasure over the new implementation of a 10% tax on all winnings from sports betting and lotteries which commenced on Tuesday, 2023. Although the government intends for this move to increase revenue streams, there has been a significant amount of protests. The government’s …

Member of Parliament for Assin Central Kennedy Agyapong has said investigative journalist Ahmed Suale was a bad man. He said Sual’s own deeds caused his death. Speaking with Roland Walker on TV3’s New Day Wednesday, August 16, 2023, Ken Agyapong who is also a flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic …

Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has likened Cecilia Dapaah’s stolen wealth saga to that of Victoria Hammah, a former deputy Communications Minister under the erstwhile Mahama government. The MP says the amount of monies discovered from the former Sanitation and Water Resources minister’s residence is more damning …

Kevin de Bruyne could miss the next four months of the season as Manchester City decide whether he needs surgery on a hamstring injury, manager Pep Guardiola says. The 32-year-old limped off after 23 minutes in City’s opening win against Burnley at Turf Moor on Friday. De Bruyne also went …

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) is predicting that fuel prices may go up by 5.7% within the second pricing window of August 2023. The product is currently being sold at the pumps at an average price of GH¢12.45 per litre. COPEC says the price of LPG will also increase …

The Greater Accra Regional Co-ordinating Council (GARCC) has restricted the activities of tricycle operators within the Central Business District (CBD) in an effort to mitigate traffic congestion and restore orderliness to the streets of Accra. The Council has also banned the use of party paraphernalia during festivals in the region. …

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has justified her action against some officers of the passport officers She sacked the officers for aiding middlemen (Goro boys) to charge between GHS2000 and GHS3000 for passports. This is in spite of the fact that standard and expedited …

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo says Africa needs a new generation of farmers to resolve the yawning gap of food insecurity. He decried the current situation where approximately 40 million Africans according to a U.N report go to bed without food even though the continent has the largest population of …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has stated that democratic governance is still the best option for African countries despite some of the flaws that exist there. He stated that constitutional governance allows the people to peacefully change underperforming leaders. His comments come at a time West African countries including Niger, …

Over 600 students of Kumasi Technical University could not write their second-semester examination because they could not meet the registration deadline. These students are currently stranded and appealing to the academic board of the University to allow them to write the exam, although the University has granted them a deferment …