The Story of West Africa’s Gambia
After receiving commendations from prominent people for accepting defeat in the December 1, 2016 elections, incumbent Yayha Jammel shocked many when he decided not to step down. According to Mr....
Day: January 20, 2017
IMANI’S 8 Broad Questions For Ghana’s New Finance and Senior Ministers
1. Your Party’s Manifesto Pledge: Corporate taxes shall be reduced from 25% to 20% in an NPP administration. Capital equipment will be tax free. VAT on imported medicines not produced in Ghana to...
Paying BDC Debts Will Give Us Respite – OMCs
Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have expressed confidence in the new administration to complete the payments of the BDC debt. According to them, adequate structures have been put in place, for the...
Vetting of Ministerial Nominees Takes Off [Photos]
The vetting of Thirty-Six (36) ministerial nominees appointed by President Nana Akufo-Addo to serve in his administration, commenced today, Friday, January 20, 2017. The Appointments Committee of...
IMF Program ‘will Certainly Be Reviewed’
Myjoyonline.com brings you live update from Parliament where its Appointments Committee is set to vet four ministerial nominations starting with the Senior minister-designate, Yaw Osafo Marfo. Strict...
IMF Programme Would Be Reviewed – Osafo Maafo Insists
The Senior Minister-designate, Mr. Yaw Osafo Maafo has maintained that the New Patriotic Party government would not think twice in reviewing the Extended Credit Facility arrangement between the...
Zongo Communities Grateful To President Nana Addo
Members of Zongo Community in the Tatale Sangule Constituency of the Northern Region have expressed gratitude to president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for specially designating a ministry/minister...
Desist From Attacking Integrity of Police
A security analyst, Dr Emmanuel Kwesi Aning, has advised President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to call the executive of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to order. According to him, the current attack on...
Group Decries ‘cash and Carry’ At Tamale Teaching Hospital
Management of the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) have been issued with a 24-hour ultimatum to reverse the cash and carry system of rendering medical services or incur the wrath of an aggrieved group...
Tribal Fight Looms In Tatale Over DCE Position
Dozen of angry youth of the Basere tribe at Tatale in the Northern region today embarked on what police in the area called an “illegal demonstration” yelling threats of violence over a rumour...
Executioners Scare Mourners
Scores of mourners who besieged the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi yesterday were scared to the marrow following the emergence of traditional palace executioners, who were dressed in a scary manner as if...
45th US President, Trump To Be Sworn In
45th US president, Trump to be sworn in Donald Trump is set to be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. The property tycoon won an unexpected victory in November’s election after a...
Boy, 21 Freed Over Defilement
An Accra Domestic Violence and Gender Based Court has acquitted and discharged a 21-year-old labourer, who was standing trial for defilement. The accused, Selorm Tsekpui, was arraigned before the...
We’re Not Influencing Market Negatively – GOIL
Ghanaian owned oil Marketing Company, GOIL, has rejected assertions that its decision to maintain prices of petroleum products for the second pricing window in January is a deliberate attempt to...
Kudalor Goes; Who Is Next?
There is a new government, and there will be a new Inspector General of Police (IGP). The current IGP John Kudalor has already reached the mandatory retirement age of 60 and he is not in the good...
EXOPA Boss’ Death Was Caused By Negligence
Stars of the Future runner-up Ramzy Amui has revealed that the death of EXOPA boss and model Ibrahim Sima could have been avoided. According to Amui, the model's death was as a result of negligence...
Appointments Committee Warns Nominees Over Tax Returns
The Appointments Committee of Parliament is taking the issue of tax returns seriously, and so ministerial nominees who are found to have defaulted in filing same risk being disqualified, Sampson Ahi,...
Teranga Lions ‘devour’ Warriors To Reach Next Round
Senegal became the first team qualify for the knockout stage of the tournament, their first since 2006, after a 2-0 win over Zimbabwe in their Group B Day Two clash on Thursday in Franceville. Sadio...
Man Raped At Knifepoint By 17 Year Old Girl
A teenage girl has been charged after allegedly holding down a 19-year-old man at knifepoint and raping him. Lestina Marie Smith, 17, is accused of attacking the man in Saginaw, central Michigan, and...
Mother of Girl Defiled, Murdered Seeks Justice
The Mother of Ruth Ankomah, a class one pupil of Meschach Academy School at Zenu, Ashaiman who was defiled and strangled to death has appealed to the Court to expedite justice. “I want justice,”...