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The Roads and Highways Minister, Kwasi Amoako-Attah appears to be on a massive spree to correct the wrongs in the roads sector. In recent times, the minister has been captured, publicly rebuking persons who have been caught involved in acts that compromise the work of his sector and affect roads. Most recently, he …

The family of the young lady who survived a deadly gunshot from her boyfriend at Juaben in the Ashanti Region have revealed they asked their daughter to ditch the suspect after learning that he butchered his former wife to death. 31-year-old Ama Attaa was allegedly shot by her boyfriend on Saturday, August …

The Deputy Minority Chief Whip in Parliament, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has asked the public to pardon the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for the recent comments he made during the inauguration of Phase II of the Tamale International Airport. According to him, the vice president has limited knowledge about the project. …

Rev. Kwabena Opuni Frimpong, a former General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, has leveled accusations against Ghanaian politicians, indicating that they are taking advantage of corruption to benefit the nation. In a news report by Accra-based myjoyonline.com, he argued that politicians, both from past and present administrations, have failed …

The New Patriotic Party has cautioned delegates not to display their ballot after casting their vote in Saturday’s Special delegates conference. Some 900 NPP delegates will on Saturday, August 26, vote to reduce the 10 presidential aspirants to five. The Special Electoral College will be a prelude to the crucial …

The Coalition of Transport Unions and Associations has asked the government to scrap nuisance taxes else they will increase transport fares by 20% in the next 13 days. The Coalition of Transport Unions and Associations earlier threatened to increase transport fares by 20% if the government failed to scrap some …

Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah has slammed the Government for granting a tax exemption of about GHC 43 million ( $ 3.9 million) to a company to import construction material for the building of a hotel at a time it was burdening Ghanaian with the …

The Member of Parliament for Assin North Constituency, James Gyakye Quayson, has expressed his satisfaction with returning to Ghana after several years of residing in Canada to serve his constituents. James Gyakye Quayson, who was the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for the Assin North by-election, emerged victorious after …

Former Finance Minister Dr Kwabena Duffuor has suggested that the Akufo-Addo government should scrap the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) if it is not generating enough revenue as expected. He described the E-Levy as a “nuisance tax” and said that it should be scrapped if it is not meeting its revenue …

A joint team of the Ghana Police Service and the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) in Assin Fosu has intercepted an articulated truck loaded with 250 bags of government-subsidized fertilizer intended for farmers. The fertilizer, consisting of different types meant for cocoa cultivation, was reportedly being smuggled to Ivory Coast. Three suspects, including …