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The Executive Director of uniBank Ghana Limited Clifford Mettle has dismissed as factually inaccurate claims by the management of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) that the bank’s operations are hurting the facility. According to him, the operations of the bank at the KBTH were rather aimed at streamlining revenue collections there and also afford it the ability to have its billings ...

The Deputy Minister for Local Government, OB Amoah has charged Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the Northern part of the country not to pay a supposed levy of GH¢5,000 each as a contribution towards President Nana Akufo-Addo’s visit to those areas. According to O.B Amoah, the Ministry has not authorized any such payment as being imposed by the ...

The leader of All People’s Congress (ACP), Honourable Hassan Ayariga has said that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government’s flagship policy, Free Senior High Programme will produce school drop-outs. According to him, though the policy is a good one, the way it has been executed is likely to fail and thus want the Akufo-Addo administration to re-examine its flagship programme, ...

Government has resumed the payment of nursing and teacher trainee allowances using the e-zwich biometric system. The move will ensure transparency, a proper audit trail and prevent impersonation. The payment of the allowance to the trainees has been handed over to the Student Loan Trust Fund (SLTF), the body mandated to disburse loans to tertiary students. The SLTF has been ...

The former Chief of Staff of former President John Dramani Mahama, Mr. Julius Debrah has denied being banned from entering the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and five other European countries over visa fraud. There have been speculations on social media that Mr Debrah was not only ban from entering the USA but slapped with additional 10-year ban ...

He is an astute banker and the brain behind the success of numerous Tema-based artistes namely Sarkodie, Dr Cyrme, Chemphe etc bagging more than 15 local and foreign awards for the artistes. He is a key branding and finance expert with very good knowledge in banking and international trade, however with a soft spot for showbiz due to family pedigree. ...

The Minority in Parliament has described as “draconian” fines slapped on defaulting radio stations by the National Communications Authority. In a statement, the group insists the action by the regulator is “troubling” and may have “grave implications for press freedom and media pluralism.” The statement comes a day after the NCA issued its report on a broadcasting audit it conducted ...

The Tamale Metropolitan Security Council has suspended the celebration of this year’s Fire Festival or “Bugum” Festival in Tishegu, a suburb in the metropolis following an intelligence pointing to a possible chieftaincy violence between feuding families in the area. According a statement issued by the Mayor, Mr. Iddrisu Musah on Friday, September 29, 2017 the decision was reached after a ...

Former Chief of Staff in the John Mahama government Mr Julius Debrah has denied ever having anything to do with visa applications for persons in government. This follows allegations being circulated on social media that he has been banned from entering seven countries for visa racketeering. Social media footsoldiers of the ruling New Patriotic Party government have, in the past ...

The First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo has caused the arrest of Nigerian bar and restaurant operator, and her son at Sokoban Wood Village, near Kumasi, Ashanti regional capital. The arrest follows a revelation that the woman, Nkechi, also known as ‘Obolo’ and her son, Emmanuel David, otherwise known as Ndubuisi, have been using their bar as a front to traffic Nigerian ...