Author Archives: larryehu

Gov’t releases GH₵10m for completion of University of Ghana stadium

Deputy Sports Minister Pius Enam Hadzide has said government is committed to fulfilling their promise of completing the University of Ghana stadium. He revealed to Joy Sports that a whopping 10 million Ghana cedis have been released for the completion of the 30,000 capacity structure. Construction of the multi-million dollar stadium was started in 2004 by CONSAR Limited under the ...

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Agro chemical dealers call on MOFA to deal with fake products

Agro chemical dealers have called on the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) to sit up and clamp down on dealers in fake and expired products to protect farmers and consumers. They are worried the prevalence of such products on the market could endanger consumers and cause farmers to lose confidence in the use of chemicals. Fredrick Boampong, Programmes Manager ...

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FIFA wants to disorganize Cameroon football — Milla

Cameroon Football legend, Roger Milla has alleged that the recent take over of his country’s football federation by FIFA was a ploy by the world soccer ruling body to disorganize Cameroon football. FIFA last week set up a committee to run the Cameroon Football Federation after elections into the board were stalemated. “I believe that the International Federation of Football ...

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GSE lifts suspension on two firms

The Ghana Stock Exchange has lifted suspension of trading activities on two firms out of the five that were sanctioned for not complying with regulations of the GSE, Starr Business has gathered. The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) last week suspended the five companies from trading in shares effective today, August 29, 2017. The affected companies are African Champion Industry Limited, ...

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Ignorance is killing Nollywood – Omoni Oboli

Nollywood money making machine, Omoni Oboli, is angry and the source of anger is the kind of people who claim they do not watch Nigerian movies in cinema because they are below their standards. Forgetting that these foreign movies they watch are depriving Nollywood of the needed cash. Questions that these people often ask that make her angry, even as ...

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$20K charged for access to Akufo-Addo – Ken Agyapong

Some people at the presidency and within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) are charging $20,000 from private individuals who want to gain access to President Nana Akufo-Addo at the Flagstaff House, Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong has said. Mr Agyapong, who has been sounding the alarm bells within his own government, told Adom TV’s Badwam programme on Tuesday, 29 August ...

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Tigo CEO receives top Corporate Women Leaders Award

WomanRising, in its pursuit of honouring Women Entrepreneurs and Professionals, has presented a Certificate of Honour to the CEO of Tigo Ghana, Roshi Motman as one of the 2016 Top 50 Corporate Women Leaders in Ghana. Roshi, who has served as Tigo Ghana CEO for the past 4 years, is currently the longest serving Telco CEO in Ghana and the ...

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Ekow Micah is suffering from ‘Kpokpobleble’ – Kumchacha

The Founder and Leader of Heaven’s Gate Ministries, Nicholas Osei, popularly known as Prophet Kumchacha has revealed the kind of sickness worrying musician Ekow Micah. According to him, the reggae artist Ekow Micah is suffering from ‘Kpokpobleble’, a sickness that makes people talk unnecessarily. Prophet Kumchacha also cautions the artist to be careful else he will suffer the curses that ...

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Sales of ECG and VRA: The beginning of the end?

Wrongdoings are difficult to detect and expose where systems are not transparent. Too often, officials use public office to create undue favors for family and friends, and undermining the integrity of governance. Where there are transparent systems to detect and check abuses of power and privileges, such abuses are reduced for the benefit of society. In troubled countries such as ...

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What does Ameri deal and mandatory towing levy have in Common?

Two issues have been in the news lately – the AMERI Energy Deal and the Mandatory Towing Levy- and they have triggered a fair measure of public rumblings. Both are legacies from the previous political regime. Both involve pre-commitment of fiscal obligations of some sort for many years to come. Article 35(7) of the 1992 Constitution, under The Directive Principles ...

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