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A National Security operative accused of robbing a director of 5kg of gold worth GHS2.7 million has been remanded into police custody by an Accra Circuit court. Kelvin Prince Boakye, aka Don King, has been charged with conspiracy to commit crime to wit robbery, robbery, and possession of unregistered Burni pistol loaded with three rounds of 9 mm ammunitions without authority. Boakye, 48, has denied the various charges and expected to reappear on December 13, 2022, before the court presided over by Mrs Evelyn Asamoah. The prosecution, led by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Maxwell Oppong, narrated that the complainant,…

One person has been arrested in the gruesome murder of a police officer in a robbery operation, the police have confirmed. The police say they are pursuing accomplices of the suspect. The suspect, Salifu Adams, and his gang of robbers attacked the victim on 25th November, 2022 between Miminaso no.2 and Nyamebekyere on the Ejura Nkoranza road in the Ashanti region. The name of the deceased has been withheld by the police administration “until his family is formally notified of his demise, In line with our standard operating procedure and in respect for Ghanaian tradition”. The suspect is currently in…

The first ever National Basketball Championship is set to be held in Cape Coast. It is aimed at promoting gender equality, quality education, good health and well-being. The 10-day tournament scheduled for December 12-22, 2022, is to select players to form the nucleus of the national basketball team for an upcoming events. In an interview with the GNA Sports, Mr. Ato Van-Ess, President for the Ghana Basketball Association said this year’s competition was the first of its kind and promised to make it annually.He said, “this is the first-time the national basketball association is organising a tournament of such nature…

Poland downed giantkillers Saudi Arabia 2-0 to take a big steps towards the last 16 at the 2022 World Cup. Piotr Zielinski grabbed the opener on 39 minutes against the run of play before Wojciech Szczesny saved a penalty from Salem Al-Dawsari on the stroke of half-time. Saudi pressed for an equaliser after the break but saw their hopes evaporate after Robert Lewandowski punished a defensive error. Robert Lewandowski scored his first World Cup goal eight minutes from time to help earn Poland a 2-0 victory against Saudi Arabia in the Group C clash. Piotr Zielinski opened the scoring six…

The leadup to Ghana’s budget presentation was filled with political drama and outsized investor expectations. On Thursday, the 24th of November, the much-anticipated event finally came off, in the shadow of a World Cup fixture between Ghana and Portugal. The budget, as finally presented, has many twists and turns but on the essentials, it is a bit of a Frankenstein mash-up. On the one hand, it contains the clearest yet admission by the government that the fiscal situation is dire, in ways that are not predominantly attributable to external factors like the Ukraine conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic, and therefore…

Ivory Coast politician Charles Blé Goudé, once seen as a divisive figure, has flown home after being acquitted by the International Criminal Court. His charisma and fiery rhetoric led to his nickname “street general”. But as a key ally of former President Laurent Gbagbo he was accused of being behind some of the post-election violence just over a decade ago. Around 3,000 people were killed in a brief civil war that followed the disputed 2010 presidential poll. Mr Blé Goudé, 50, arrived in Ivory Coast’s main city, Abidjan, on a commercial flight from neighbouring Ghana on Saturday afternoon. There was…

The Ad Hoc Committee’s report on the Motion of Censure Against Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister, has been laid before Parliament. Mr Andrew Asiamah Amoako, the Second Deputy Speaker, presiding, directed that copies of the report be made available to all members of the House. Mr Haruna Iddrisu, the Minority Leader, on November 10, moved a motion in Parliament calling for a vote of censure on the Finance Minister, accusing him of mismanagement of the economy. The motion, which was in accordance with Article 82 of the 1992 Constitution, cited seven grounds for the vote of censure. They include…

The Tax Justice Coalition Ghana has asked the government to be transparent about the country’s debt and its restructuring for effective debt management and sustainability. The Coalition said it was important for the government to provide the necessary data for its Debt Sustainability Analysis with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which is a critical component for the Fund’s loan support programme. The Coalition made this call at a workshop held in Accra on Tuesday November 24, under the theme: “Ghana’s Debt and economic crisis: Global and domestic challenges.” Speaking at the event, Dr Vitus Adaboo Azeem, the Chairman of the…

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has launched a multi-country development project dubbed, the Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion (SOCO) Project in Bolgatanga. The SOCO Project is a $450 million multi-country Credit Facility Project secured by the Governments of Ghana, Cote d’ Ivoire, Togo and Benin from the World Bank, and the project is aimed at improving facilities and security in the northern sectors and boarder towns of the four West African countries, in the face of emerging extremism in the West African sub-region. Launching the project in Bolgatanga on Friday November 25, 2022, Vice President Bawumia revealed that out…

The Minority in Parliament has asked the government to seriously consider further reviewing the e-levy rate to 0.5 percent and a daily tax-free threshold of 300 cedis to win their support.  Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu said his caucus will push for that strongly in Parliament. Government announced last Thursday it was reducing the rate from 1.5 percent to 1 percent, and remove the 100 cedis tax-free daily threshold. That means any amount transferred is taxable. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the post budget workshop in Ho, the Minority Leader said such a review will worsen the impact on the poor…