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GRA hasn’t frozen RNAQ’s bank accounts but ‘has issued an assessment on him relating to his income taxes’

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has reacted to publications on various social media and other platforms purporting it has frozen the bank accounts of Mr Richard Nii Armah Quaye (RNAQ), founder of Bills Micro Credit Ltd, and raised a personal income tax assessment of GHC30 million on him. This was communicated in a statement dated Thursday, March 27, 2025, issued ...

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ECG’s missing containers: 40 retrieved from an Indian man; claims he bought them – Energy Minister reveals

Minster for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor has disclosed that 40 of the over 1300 missing ECG containers have been retrieved after they were traced to an Indian man. An investigative report on the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) uncovered that more than 1,300 containers, which were meant to be cleared at the Tema Port, were unaccounted for. According ...

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GES postpones reopening date for single-track SHSs to April 23, 2025

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced a new reopening date for single-track Senior High Schools (SHSs), shifting the original schedule from March 29, 2025, to April 23, 2025. In an official circular dated March 27, 2025, and addressed to all regional education directors, the GES directed school heads to inform parents, guardians, and students about the adjustment. The letter, ...

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Supreme Court cannot intervene in removal petitions – Kwaku Azar cites legal precedent

Legal scholar Kwaku Asare, popularly known as Kwaku Azar has cited a landmark Supreme Court ruling to emphasize that Ghana’s apex court has no jurisdiction to intervene when a petition is filed against the removal of a public officer under Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution. The petition against the removal of the Chief Justice through three petitions that have ...

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Black Stars to face Nigeria and England in high-profile four-nation tournament

Ghana’s Black Stars are set to participate in a high-profile four-nation tournament in June, where they will take on fierce West African rivals Nigeria and European giants England. The competition will serve as a crucial test for Otto Addo’s squad as they prepare for upcoming international engagements. The tournament, which will feature two additional nations yet to be confirmed, presents ...

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John-Peter Amewu arrested over botched $2 million SkyTrain deal

John-Peter Amewu, the former Minister for Railways and former Member of Parliament for the Hohoe Constituency in the Volta Region, has been arrested by National Security in connection with the failed $2 million SkyTrain project. The arrest comes amid ongoing investigations into the controversial deal, which was intended to introduce a modern urban rail transport system in Ghana but failed ...

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MOGmusic Grateful To Rev. Sam Korankye Ankrah

Renowned Ghanaian pastor and gospel artiste Nana Yaw Boakye-Yiadom, better known as MOGmusic, has thanked Rev. Sam Korankye Ankrah, the founder and Apostle General of Royalhouse Chapel International, for helping his New Wine Concert succeed since its launch in 2015. According to the gospel artiste, Rev. Korankye Ankrah has been instrumental in the concert planning, having provided financing for its ...

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CEMSE director disputes claims of 1,350 missing ECG containers at Tema Port

The Executive Director of the Centre for Environmental Management and Sustainable Energy (CEMSE), Mr. Benjamin Nsiah, has refuted claims that 1,350 containers belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have gone missing at the Tema Port. According to Mr. Nsiah, while the containers can be considered “missing” quantitatively, they are not missing qualitatively because they can be traced. He ...

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President Mahama nominates new MMDCEs

President John Mahama has nominated a new set of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMCEs) per Article 243(1) of the 1992 Constitution and Section 20(1) of the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936), as amended. In a statement issued on Wednesday, March 26, the presidency announced 71 nominations across eight regions. The nominations are subject to the approval of ...

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