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Bawku crisis: I won’t be distracted by smear campaign on social media – Mahama Ayariga insists

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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