Shalimar Abbuissi, spokesperson for the New Force has been re-arrested. She was picked up by personnel of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), per a viral video on social media sighted by The Independent Ghana. There was a confrontation between the GIS officers and the legal counsel of Shalimar. Ms. Shalimar …
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NO GHANA CARD, NO SALARY FOR PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS FROM FEBRUARY 2024
In a move to eliminate ghost names from the government’s payroll, the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) has announced a directive to freeze the salaries of all public sector workers without Ghana Card numbers, starting February 2024, graphic.com.gh reports. The decision follows discussions with the National Identification Authority (NIA) and …
Read More »“I AM NOT A LAME DUCK, I STILL HAVE POWER TO MAKE DECISIONS”- President Akufo Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has denied accusations of being a “lame-duck president” following the selection of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential candidate for the 2024 election. The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, had suggested a decline in loyalty from key party figures, including MPs, …
Read More »A MUSIC INDUSTRY RULED BY JEALOUSY CAN’T WIN EVEN IF FOREIGN MUSIC IS BANNED – Shatta Wale
Dancehall Artiste, Shatta Wale believes that the agenda to play Ghanaian music will sink. He says that the problem with Ghanaian music is the fact that the music industry is ruled by jealousy. To Shatta Wale, until jealousy is flashed out of the system and people openly and willingly support their …
Read More »DIGITLISATION STRIDES WILL PROPEL US TO THE NEXT LEVEL – Bawumia
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has hailed the innovative strides being made by players and stakeholders in the Ghanaian digital ecosystem, especially in the area of fintech, saying the technological feats chalked so far vindicate the Government’s decision to lay a solid foundation for the digital transformation of the Ghanaian economy for …
Read More »NDC GOV’T TO ROLL OUT NATIONAL APPRENTICEHIP PROGRAM – Mahama
The Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2024 Presidential elections, John Dramani Mahama has declared NDC government’s intention to roll out a National Apprenticeship Training Programme to offer free skills training to Junior High School graduates who could not make it to the Senior High School level. Under the skills training …
Read More »‘I DON’T WISH YOU DEAD, IT WAS A SLIP OF THE TONGUE’ – Blakk Rasta Apologizes To Akufo-Addo
Controversial media personality cum musician, Blakk Rasta has offered an apology to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for saying ‘he must visit his early grave.’ He claimed that he said it during his performance out of irritation and that he would never desire for him to pass away before his natural death, calling …
Read More »MR IBU UNDERGOES ANOTHER LEG SURGERY, HARDLY TALKS AGAIN
Comic actor, John Okafor a.k.a Mr. Ibu who had one of his legs amputated weeks ago, has also undergone another surgery. Sources told Vanguard that he has undergone another surgery, cutting off part of the same leg that was initially amputated last month. His health is said to have degenerated …
Read More »MINISTER ANNOUNCES POTENTIAL RETURN OF ROAD TOLLS IN 2024
In a recent development, the Ministry has announced to parliament the impending reintroduction of road tolls in 2024. The announcement was made by the Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, during the deliberation of the 2024 budget statement and economic policy in Parliament earlier today. The revelation has triggered …
Read More »CREATIVE INDUSTRY HAS LONG PRACTISED 24-HOUR ECONOMY – Mark Okraku-Mantey
The Deputy Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture (MoTAC), Mark Okraku-Mantey, has asserted that players in the creative industry have long functioned in a 24-hour economy. He said this today, Thursday, December 14, 2023, at the announcement of the Gyankroma Akufo-Addo-led Creative Arts Agency’s Play Ghana Initiative, aimed at increasing the …
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