The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central and Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, has strongly condemned a smear campaign targeting him on social media, stating that such distractions will not deter him from his commitment to peace in Bawku. His remarks come in the wake of fresh violent clashes between the police and the youth in the troubled area, which reportedly ...
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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 ...
Read More »GRA undertakes Income Tax Assessments on business mogul Richard Armah Quaye
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is undertaking an Income Tax Assessments on business mogul and Chairman of Micro Credit firm BILLS Richard Nii Armah Quaye. The process is part of an audit system by the GRA to ascertain the level of tax compliance by the businessman. The authority has however denied freezing the financial accounts of Mr. Quaye. Sources at ...
Read More »Berekum West MP Seeks Answers from Road Minister on Berekum Roads
The Member of Parliament for Berekum West, Hon. Dickson Kyere-Duah, affectionately called Stugard, has posed urgent questions about the state of Berekum-Sampa-Jinijini poor roads in his constituency and plans to rehabilitate them. The Berekum West MP’s questions seeking answers from the road minister on the floor of Parliament on Friday are considered as key and timely, given the deplorable state ...
Read More »Disputed Akwatia Parliamentary Seat: Supreme Court to rule on High Court’s decision
The Supreme court will today, Wednesday, March 12, make a determination on a motion by convicted Akwatia MP that sought to set aside an injunction by a Koforidua High court that bars him from holding himself as a Member of Parliament for the constituency without first purging himself of contempt at the High Court. The five-member panel could not rule ...
Read More »Daddy Lumba, Davido, Bob Marley featured on King Charles III’s playlist
Daddy Lumba’s Highlife classic Mpempem Do Me (I’m Loved By Multitudes) has appeared on British Monarch King Charles III’s special playlist. The 17-track playlist features music from Bob Marley, Diana Ross, Davido, Beyoncé, and others, and is in celebration of Commonwealth Day marked today, Monday, March 10, 2025. Occupying the seventh spot, Mpempem Do Me was released in 2008 as ...
Read More »Audit Ghc1.5m spent on Independence Day – PV Jantuah to Mahama
Former Presidential staffer and renowned development economist PV Jantuah Boateng Dadson has commended President John Dramani Mahama for reducing costs associated with Ghana’s Independence Day celebrations. This strategic decision comes as the country navigates economic challenges, highlighting the need for fiscal responsibility in public events. Ghana recently marked its 68th Independence Day with an expenditure of GHC 1.5 million. Felix ...
Read More »2025 Budget: NDC can’t deliver on its promises -Kumawu MP
Ernest Yaw Anim, Member of Parliament for Kumawu, has painted a bleak picture of the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) ability to deliver on its campaign promises made during the 2024 general election. Anim’s words come as the nation awaits the Finance Minister’s budget presentation on March 11, 2025, an event that could significantly impact the government’s popularity. During an interview ...
Read More »Scrapping e-levy, Covid tax will have limited impact on public finances – Dr Theo Acheampong
An Economist, Dr Theo Acheampong has stated that there will be minimal impact on public finances when the e-levy and Covid levy are removed. In his analysis of these two taxes, he explained that together, they raised GHS3.259 billion or USD 296 million in 2023, accounting for 2.4% of total domestic revenue or 0.4% of Ghana’s 2023 Gross Domestic Product ...
Read More »Disregard list of appointment circulating on social media – Mahama’s aide
The Office of President-elect, John Dramani Mahama has dismissed a list of appointments which is circulating on social media. The Office of Mr Mahama described the list as false and further urged the general public to refrain from it. A statement issued by Mr Mahama’s special aide, Joyce Bawah Mogtari on Monday, December 16 said “The Office of the President-Elect ...
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