The 2024 general election is barely four months away. It is, therefore, safe to say that we are at the threshold of yet another political season. This season, unlike those gone by, seems to lack the usual vigour, excitement and claim upon the attention of citizens, save the die-in-the-wool political hacks, who have the duty of raising the din to ...

Hasaacas Ladies Assistant Coach, Emmanuel Mensah, has revealed that his team has found replacements for Mukarama Abdulai and other players who will miss their 2024 WAFU B CAF Women’s Champions League qualifiers. Mukarama, who scored eleven goals on their way to winning the Women’s Premier League, is out with an injury. The club has also lost about three players to ...

Rapper Sarkodie’s highly anticipated performance at the Station Afrique (Africa Fan Zone) event in Paris was cancelled on Friday, August 9, due to unresolved contractual issues. The agency responsible for Sarkodie’s international engagements, EaglePlug, released a statement explaining the reasons behind the last-minute cancellation. According to the statement, the event organisers failed to meet key contractual obligations that had been ...

There is a need for an urgent national dialogue on how to rescue the cedi, Director of Research at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) Dr John Kwakye has said. He observed that the official exchange rate has moved from 4.20 at the end of 2016 to 15.09 as of 9 August 2024, implying cumulative depreciation of 72% during the ...

A Deputy National Communications Director of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr George Krobea Asante, has announced that the next government led by Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia would abolish the 10% Value-Added Tax (VAT) on betting. This move, he says, is aimed at alleviating the economic burden on the youth and boosting the economy. The Ghana Revenue Authority introduced the ...

Renowned Reggae artiste, Buju Banton has criticised Afrobeats as uninspiring and failing to uplift people across Africa. In an appearance on Drink Champs which aired on Saturday, August 10, with host N.O.R.E and DJ EFN said there was no Afrobeats song that uplifted listeners. “Tell me one Afrobeats song that can uplift us,” he said. “Kenya is suffering; young men ...

The Chief of Akyem Wenchi and Oseawuohene, Daasebre Dr. Asumadu Appiah, has said despite ongoing efforts to curb the practice of illegal mining popularly called ‘galamsey,’ the youth of his community and surrounding areas are not likely to stop. According to the chief, the practice remains the sole source of employment for the youth hence, despite efforts to eliminate the ...

Gisela Amponsah, a former contestant of the Miss Malaika pageant, has made a shocking revelation about her relationship with her father. During a recent appearance on the “Rants, Bants, and Confession” podcast, Gisela was asked by panellist Efia Odo about her connection with her dad, leading to a candid and passionate response. Gisela unapologetically expressed her disdain for her father, ...

Fixing the Country Movement has registered its displeasure about the relaxed conclusions reached by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) on the £5m Airbus corruption scandal involving former President John Mahama. Speaking at a press conference in Accra yesterday, Convener of Fixing the Country, Ernest Owusu-Bempah Bonsu, described the OSP investigation into the Airbus corruption scandal as worse than ...

Gold Fields is set to buy Osisko Mining for $1.57 billion, giving the South African company full control of the Windfall project in Canada. Under the deal Gold fields is offering 4.90 Canadian dollars in cash for each Osisko share held. The price is a 67% premium to its closing price of 2.94 Canadian dollars on Friday. “Over the past ...