President Akufo-Addo has declared 2022 as the third year of roads. In a tweet sighted by GhArticles.com, the President announced that his government will continue to see to the construction of several roads in various parts of the country. “Roads, roads and more roads. It’s the #YearOfRoads,” he briefly stated. …
Read More »Covid-19 Can’t Be Excuse For Benchmark Value Reversal – NDC
National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Sammy Gyamfi says the government cannot blame its recent decision to reverse the benchmark value at the ports on the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking at the party’s press conference on Wednesday, January 5, Sammy Gyamfi noted that the government exceeded its revenue …
Read More »#AFCON2021: Ghana Trashed By Algeria In Pre-Afcon Friendly
The Black Stars were trashed by African champions, Algeria in a pre-Africa Cup of Nations friendly game in Doha on Wednesday afternoon. Milovan Rajevac fielded Thomas Partey, Richmond Boakye Yiadom, Joseph Paintsil and Abdul Fatawu Issahaku in the absence of Jordan Ayew and Andre Ayew. Early in the first half, …
Read More »Ghana Cedi placed 14th Among League Of African Currencies In 2021
The Ghana cedi placed 14th among the league of African currencies in 2021, despite an impressive run during the first half of the year, Bloomberg tracking of African currencies has revealed. However, the local currency was classified among the currencies with the ‘worst spot returns’. According to Bloomberg, the cedi lost …
Read More »2021 Afcon: Fixtures, Venues, Full Schedule And Kick-off Times For Tournament
Dates, kick-off times and host cities – here’s the full schedule for AFCON 2021. The tournament, originally scheduled to be played in June and July 2021, will be played in Cameroon between January 9 and February 6, 2022, with Sky Sports showing all 52 games live. Twenty-four teams will take …
Read More »Ghanaians Blast MTN Over New Increased Data Charges For Fibre Broadband, TurboNet Customers
Telecom giant MTN has announced an increase in the price of data bundles for its Fibre broadband and TurboNet users effective from Tuesday, January 4, 2022. “Y’ello Valued Customer, thank you for the opportunity to serve you. Kindly note, Fibre broadband and TurboNet bundle prices will be increased from 4th …
Read More »I’m A Better Boxer Than Wilder And Fury – Bukom Banku Brags
Former WBO Africa light heavyweight champion Brimah Kamoko popularly known as Bukom Banku, insists he is a technically better boxer than all the big names within the division. Bukom Banku, who has been out of the ring for an extended period, believes that Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury do not …
Read More »Fuel Prices Go Up By 2.8%
Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have begun increasing fuel prices slightly at the pump stations. According to energy think tank, Institute for Energy Security, fuel prices will go up by ¢0.18 per litre, representing a 2.8 percentage points surge, beginning over the weekend. It attributed the depreciation of the cedi, among …
Read More »Former Accra Mayor Under Kuffour Dead
A former Mayor of Accra under the John Agyekum Kuffour era, Solomon Ofei Darko has died. In a report filed by Ghanaweb.com, the news was announced by his son, Nii Doodu Darko who confirmed the news to the website. “Hon Solomon Ofei Darko, the former mayor of the Accra Metropolitan …
Read More »COVID-19: Cases Shoot Up To 13,025 After Christmas Festivities
The country’s active Covid-19 cases have increased to 13,025, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said. In its latest update, the Service said as of December 31, 2021, a total of 1,084 new cases were recorded, while three people succumbed to the virus. Per the Services’ data, there have been …
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