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Muslims in the country were yesterday admonished to develop the spirit of self-sacrifice and submit to the will of Allah (God) if they are to attain nearness to him and be beneficiary of his favour. According to a Central missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission Ghana, Maulvi Naeem Ahmed Cheema, it was important for Muslims to come to the realisation ...

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is forecasting that beneficiaries of the Free Senior High Education programme being implemented by the government will pay more in taxes in the future. According to the Commissioner- General of GRA, Emmanuel Kofi Nti, the programme is an investment to build skilled labour pool which will translate to increase in payment of more taxes to ...

The former Director-General of the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), Mr Kwame Owusu, who used close to GHS1 million to renovate and expand a two-bedroom colonial-style property into a modern five-bedroom edifice with 13 air-conditioners, has asked the founding president of Imani Africa, Mr Franklin Cudjoe, to apologise to him for certain disparaging remarks the think-tanker made against him. Mr Owusu ...

A pastor has set a good example for his younger ones and congregation by rejecting a Landcruiser vehicle and amount equivalence of GH¢30,000 from alleged cyber fraudsters otherwise known as Sakawa boys who approached him for prayer in order to seal a big deal. The pastor who it has been gathered is also a lawyer honoured a meeting by the ...

Mohammed Awal Swallah, the Team Leader of the I Am Aware (IAA) Project of the Centre for Democratic Development-Ghana (CDD-Ghana), has appealed to the citizenry to make it their utmost concern to monitor and demand from government appointees in the implementation of socio-economic development projects and services in their communities. That, he explained, would help ensure transparency, probity, accountability and ...

A former General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev. Dr Kwabena Opuni–Frimpong, has urged Christian leaders to avoid the tendency of intimidating church members and the public with their spiritual gifts. Additionally, he admonished Christian congregations to be bold enough to rise against and reject utterances from their leaders that might create divisions among them. The sermon Dr ...

Two teenagers are in the custody of the police in Tema for attempting to stow away to Belgium. The two, aged 15 and 16, were intercepted midway their voyage aboard MSC Dymphia vessel from San-Pedro in Cote d’Ivoire to Antwerp in Belgium. They were found hiding in the engine compartment of the vessel during a routine inspection by the crew ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama says the reason the National Democratic Congress (NDC) sent more female medical students to Cuba in 2012 was a deliberate move to cater for the needs of women who are usually comfortable with female gynecologists. John Mahama said the then Atta-Mills government in 2012, decided to select girls from deprived Muslim communities to be trained ...

Former president JJ Rawlings and his wife Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings have entreated Muslims to use the Eid ul Adha festivities to “commit to what is good.” As Muslims all over the world celebrate the occasion, the Rawlingses are appealing to them to pray for peace, love and progress in the country. “It is a period for us to reflect on ...

The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr James Oppong-Boanuh has interdicted two Police officers in connection with a missing service rifle under their custody. The two officers are Superintendent Mr Edward Tetteh, the Abokobi/Ayimensah District Commander and C/Inspector Christopher Bekor, the Akporman Manna station officer. Additionally, the acting IGP has further directed the Police Professional and Standard Bureau (PPSB) to ...