The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has clarified that the new Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity consumers beyond the lifeline threshold is not being charged yet. The ECG and the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCO) on January 1, were directed by the Finance Ministry to implement the 15 percent tax from January 2024. The Trades Union Congress (TUC) on …

Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu, has openly declared the political party he voted for in the 2020 general elections. He said despite perceptions linking him to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), he did not cast his ballot for the party or its candidate, John Mahama. “Contrary to the belief that I am doing the bidding of the NDC, I …

A police officer, identified as Constable Prince Amoah met an untimely death during a routine patrol in Enchi-Kwawu in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region. According to reports, a team of police personnel conducted a patrol in Omanpe and, on their way back, visited some small-scale mining sites to monitor ongoing activities in the area. Residents informed Adom …

Agnes Yeboah, the mother of a 3-week-old infant who tragically lost his life at the hands of his own father, is grappling with shock and disbelief over her son’s untimely demise. According to Adom News sources, the couple was apprehended following the father’s gruesome actions, allegedly motivated by a pursuit of money through ritualistic means. During an exclusive interview, Agnes …

A tailor at Kadjebi in the Oti Region has been arrested by the Kadjebi Police for forcefully shaving the private parts of Bright Abusah, a 19-year-old electrical apprentice. Narrating his ordeal to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), Abusah, said the accused at around 8 pm on Sunday, January 21, invited him to his workshop at Kadjebi Cocoa Market, a suburb …

The University of Ghana’s management has been forced to shift lectures for freshmen online. This is due to the ongoing industrial action by the Senior Staff Association and the Teachers’ and Educational Workers Union (TEWU). Additionally, contact hours at the library have been reduced from 14 to 9 hours. On Tuesday, January 24, the Legon Branch of the Senior Staff Association and …

Inflation is expected to decline to 22.4% in January 2024 from 23.4% in December 2023, IC Research has predicted in its latest report. According to the research firm, improved foreign exchange outturn in late December 2023 into early January 2024 would sustain the lid on price pressures. “Our forecast shows a modest decline in the annual inflation rate to 22.4% y/y …

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has asserted that Ghanaians will continue to endure hardships as long as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) remains in power. Mr Mahama criticised the Akufo-Addo-led NPP government, claiming it lacks ideas and plans to improve the living conditions of ordinary Ghanaians. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, January 24, the former …

At the hearing in the High Court, Ho, on Friday, January 19, 2024, of the election petition against the Member of Parliament for Hohoe, John-Peter Amewu, Tsatsu Tsikata, the lawyer representing five petitioners from SALL has requested the court’s permission to withdraw an application for judgment based on admissions made by the first respondent, the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC). The …

The Mpraeso/Bepong Afranie-Asona family, in a statement, has informed President Akufo-Addo of the passing of Kwadwo Affram Asiedu Esq.  According to the family, the sad event occurred on Monday, January 8, 2024, at the Focos Hospital, Pantang in the Greater Accra Region. The one-week Observance in honour of the late former Eastern Regional Minister, who also served as a Deputy Minister for Interior and …