Real Madrid and France forward Karim Benzema has won the Ballon d’Or – awarded to the best footballer of the year – for the first time. Benzema scored 44 goals in 46 games as he helped Real win the Champions League and La Liga in 2021-22. Lionel Messi (seven) and Cristiano Ronaldo (five) had won the award on 12 of ...

Ghanaian dancehall act Shatta Wale is campaigning for ex-President John Dramani Mahama to win the upcoming general election in 2024. Shatta Wale insists that the NDC government is the best administration to propel the development of the creative arts industry. For Shatta Wale, there were many growth opportunities for him as an artiste under the Mahama-led government. He mentioned instances where government ...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has axed most of Liz Truss’s mini-budget, as the prime minister tries to remain in power. Mr Hunt announced he was scrapping “almost all” of the tax cuts announced by the government last month, in a bid to stabilise the financial markets. A minister had to deny Ms Truss was hiding “under a desk” after the prime ...

A justice nominee of the Supreme Court, Barbara Frances Ackah-Yensu, has said that even a slightest loss of public confidence in Ghana’s judiciary is not good for the institution and the administration of justice. Although she questioned data that have been released indicating corruption in the judiciary, she indicated that loss of confidence in the judiciary is not a good ...

Political Science Lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Dr. Richard Amoako Baah has called on Ghanaians to pile pressure on President Akufo-Addo to resign or risk the worst economic situation. This comes after President Akufo-Addo’s decision not to sack his Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta despite calls from some CSOs and other critics alike for the President ...

The four Judges nominated onto the Supreme Court bench by President Akufo-Addo will face the Appointments Committee of Parliament later today, the Public Affairs Directorate of Parliament disclosed in a statement. The nominees are Justice Barbara Frances Ackah-Yensu, Justice George Kingsley Koomson, and Justice Samuel Kwame Adibu Asiedu, all from the Appeal court. The only High Court judge who made ...

Founder of the All People’s Congress (APC) Dr Hassan Ayariga has asked the government to tackle the economic challenges facing the country. In his view, the economic situation in Ghana is becoming unbearable by the day. He further noted that prices of foodstuffs and services keep skyrocketing and salaries of workers are still the same. Lands For Sale Fuel prices ...

The Director of Research at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) Dr John Kwakye has called for urgent interventions by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and the Ministry of Finance to stop the woes of the Cedi. The Cedi has been reported by Bloomberg to be the world’s worst-performing currency this year as investors continued to squeeze foreign capital to ...

Richie Mensah has responded to A Plus’s remarks that Kuami Eugene plans to leave Lynx Entertainment. He asked the entertainment media to ignore such unfounded rumours as it takes attention away from the artiste’s hard work. Kuami Eugene’s recent tweet dug up conversations about his rumoured intentions to leave his record label Lynx Entertainment. Lands For Sale Label head Richie Mensah had ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured the people of Ghana to continue to initiate policies to advance the rule of law. This, he said, will reinforce the confidence of the people, and shore up our nation’s reputation as a country governed by the rule of law. Lands For Sale Mr Akufo-Add said these on Monday, 17th October 2022, when ...