Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has stated categorically that he will abolish the tax on electronic financial transactions, the e-levy if elected President of Ghana. The controversial tax was introduced in 2022, and before the introduction, Vice President Bawumia had declared his opposition to levies on electronic financial transactions in an …

Lawmakers in Ghana will now commence sessions by reciting the National Pledge. This was after Ghana’s Parliament modified its Standing Orders. Under the modified Standing Orders, independent bodies like the Electoral Commission, the CHRAJ boss, the BoG governor, NCCE, and the Auditor General are going to be questioned similarly to …

In May 2023, 80-year-old former Education Minister Prof. Dominic Fobih dominated news discussions when videos of his marriage to a 30-year-old woman went viral. What many did not know was that there was an attempt, barely a month before the ceremony, to halt his marriage. A case against marriage His …

The 2024 flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has for the umpteenth time voiced his criticism of the state of Ghana’s economy under President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. According to him, President Akufo-Addo “didn’t inherit a mess; it is your clueless economic management team and …

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has expressed its dismay at the government’s resubmission of the rejected Public Universities Bill (PUB) to Parliament for consideration in the 8th session. With deep concern, they said they observed the government’s persistence in pushing through this controversial bill despite widespread rejection from …

The Tertiary Education Workers Union of Ghana (TEWUG) has also declared a nationwide strike. They have thus joined the Senior Staff Association and the Ghana Association of University Administrators in the industrial action. The Union says the action has been necessitated following the government’s failure to address its pension and …

National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Mahama has expressed his opposition to LGBTQ+ activities. The former president made this known during an address to Zongo chiefs in Koforidua on Wednesday, January 31. Mr Mahama, a member of the Assemblies of God Church, emphasised that his faith condemns such acts. He …

  The Ghana Demographic and Health Survey conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service has revealed concerning statistics regarding HIV awareness and prevention among men aged 15 to 49. The data reveals that a significant 76 percent of men in this age group are unaware of their HIV status. Furthermore, only …

The Member of Parliament for the people of Dome-Kwabenya constituency, Hon. Sarah Adwoa Sarfo, says she remains a New Patriotic Party faithful card-bearing member in her quest to support the party to break the 8-chain mantel, and there is no intention to part ways with the party or go independent. …

The Ghana Football Association has apologized to Ghanaian football fans after their abysmal performance at the African Cup of Nations tournament and their elimination at the group stage. A release on the Ghana Football Association website says the association takes full responsibility for the team’s poor performance at the ongoing …