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Richard Nii Armarh Quaye, famed for hosting Ghana’s grandest birthday bashes, faces a financial clampdown today as regulators freeze his empire’s coffers. The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has targeted the wallets of Bills Micro-Credit Limited and Quick Credit and Investments Micro-Credit, both under Quaye’s belt. The relentless action doesn’t stop there — even Quaye’s personal funds and those of Bills Micro Credit Limited’s CEO, Romeo-Richlove Kweku Sehie, find themselves under close watch. It’s all down to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) wanting their slice of outstanding tax pie from Quaye. The total amount is shrouded in secrecy, but the freezing…

…Tameklo Call to Security Agencies Petrol pumps are set to pump non-stop as the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) gears up for round-the-clock service. Chief Executive Mr. Godwin Kudzo Tameklo is rallying support from security forces to safeguard consumers and staff at fuel outlets nationwide. At an exclusive gathering with the Eastern Regional Minister and security chiefs in Koforidua, Mr. Tameklo stressed the need for tight regulations to shield the oil sector from criminal activities. He flagged concerns over unlawful practices such as fuel smuggling and scams, emphasizing the sector’s vulnerability due to its high-value products. “We’re joining forces with the…

In a groundbreaking move, Cabinet has thrown its weight behind a revolutionary plan crafted by the Energy and Green Transition Ministry, aiming to usher solar power into the forefront of our energy supply. Energy Minister, John Jinapor, dropped the bombshell revelation, emphasizing the pivotal essence of shifting certain key institutions like schools, clinics, and streetlights away from the clutches of the national power grid. The bold move not only aims to alleviate strain on the grid but also seeks to alleviate the financial burdens weighing down these institutions, freeing them from the shackles of owed debts to ECG. Funding for…

Akanni Logistics, the company responsible for supplying bulletproof vehicles to the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), has accused the military of making an “inadvertent error” in describing the five Toyota Land Cruisers delivered to it at a cost of over US$1.425 million. In a rejoinder sent to The Herald through its lawyers, Boyuo@Law, Cephas Boyuo, the head of the chamber, suggested that the team that inspected the cars, led by a colonel, did not act diligently in its work asserting that there was clear evidence of misinformation regarding the procurement processes and the description of the armoured cars by the senior…

President John Dramani Mahama, has received three petitions calling for the removal of the Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Araba Sackey Torkornoo, and has referred them to the Council of State for consultation, in line with constitutional requirements. The petitioners’ names and their petitions’ contents are unknown. However, this marks a departure from the Akufo-Addo approach of dismissing similar petitions, as occurred in January this year, when the presidency rejected a petition filed by constitutional lawyer and accounting Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare, commonly known as Kweku Azar, requesting the Chief Justice’s removal on the grounds of incompetence. A statement from the…

…As they haggle over Adum fire victims Former Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and former Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, yesterday demonstrated how fierce the race for the 2028 New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer contest is going to be at the site of the devastating fire outbreak that destroyed several trading shops last Friday in the party’s stronghold. The two prominent individuals, were out in different forms at Adum, the Central Business District of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, empathising with the traders over the loss, while literally laying their signposts for the flagbearer contest.…

A delegation from Radio Gold, has paid a courtesy call on the Acting Director-General of the National Communications Authority (NCA), Rev. Ing. Edmund Yirenkyi Fianko, in what appears to be an effort to mend past differences. The visit comes after strong opposition from Radio Gold officials to Rev. Fianko’s appointment in January 2025. The station had accused him of being the mastermind behind its shutdown under the erstwhile Akufo-Addo administration in May 2019—a claim the Methodist preacher, has consistently denied. However, on Monday, March 24, 2025, the NCA’s official Facebook page, shared images of the Radio Gold delegation at the…

The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) has extended support to the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, with a donation to aid the Muslim community during the holy month of Ramadan. A delegation from BOST, representing Managing Director, Mr Afetsi Awoonor, presented essential food items, including bags of rice, sugar, tins of Ideal milk, cartons of Lipton tea, tomato paste, gallons of cooking oil, and Milo, along with a cash donation.  The contribution aims to assist the Chief Imam’s office in providing for the less privileged during the fasting period. Receiving the donation at his residence…

The Acting Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Kudzo Tameklo, continued his nationwide familiarisation tour with a visit to the Eastern Region on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. As part of his visit, Mr Tameklo, engaged in discussions with the Eastern Regional Security Council (REGSEC), chaired by the Regional Minister, Rita Akosua Adjei Awatey. The meeting focused on strengthening collaboration between the NPA and key security agencies to enhance regulatory enforcement and tackle fuel-related infractions in the region. Addressing the council, Mr Tameklo, underscored the crucial role of security agencies in combating illicit fuel activities. He acknowledged their…

A number of environmental CSOs, including Eco-Conscious Citizens, are disappointed that the Mahama administration is amending, instead of revoking LI 2642, the legislative instrument which virtually allows unfettered mining in forest reserves.Environmental CSOs marked yesterday’s World Forest Day by drawing attention to the fact that what has been laid before parliament is an amendment of LI 2462, and not a revocation of the legislative instrument, which does not stop mining in forest reserves.Members of Eco-Conscious Citizens marked World Forest Day by sensitising people in and outside the Forestry Commission’s headquarters in Accra about why the “perverse law” has to be completely revoked. The Akufo-Addo government in the run up to…