Mr Sammy Awuku, the Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), has expressed his support for Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to be the flagbearer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 election. In an interview with Asaase Radio on Wednesday, Mr Awuku stated that Dr Bawumia would be a strategic candidate for […]
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GWCL starts exercise to recoup GH¢800m arrears
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has started a nationwide revenue mobilisation exercise to collect all arrears owed by customers. The company is out to collect about GH₵800 million in debts as of January this year, up from GH₵684 million debts that stood on the company’s books as of January 2022. This was when in […]
NPP approves details for Kumawu Parliamentary primary
The leadership of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has approved details for holding a Parliamentary primary in the Kumawu constituency in the Ashanti Region, ahead of a by-election following the death of the sitting Member of Parliament for the area Nominations will open next week on April 11 and close on April 14 for […]
Top 20 richest people in the world as of April 3, 2023 (LIST)
The world’s wealthiest individuals have built their fortunes through shrewd investments and savvy business decisions, proving the old adage that “money makes money” to be true. According to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index, these 20 individuals have amassed incredible wealth over the years, with their net worth skyrocketing to astronomical heights. Topping the list is […]
NPP settles on Nov 4 for presidential primary to elect Akufo-Addo’s successor
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has settled on November 4, 2023 to hold a presidential primary to elect a flagbearer for the 2024 general elections Graphic Online has gathered from sources within the party. Before then the party will hold a special conference on August 26, 2023 if the aspirants are more than five. That […]
Addressing food insecurity: Agric needs new model – Prof. Nzamujo
A reverend Father and computer engineer, Professor Fr Godfrey Nzamujo, has called for a systemic paradigm shift in the agricultural and food systems to address the issue of food security. He said the old conventional way of food production and agriculture were ineffective and a major challenge to food security and, therefore, called for a […]
Rwanda: Kagame re-elected as head of the ruling party
Rwanda President Paul Kagame has been overwhelmingly re-elected the chairman of the ruling party, Rwandese Patriotic Front (RPF-Inkotanyi) at the party’s 16th congress which convened on Sunday. The Rwandan leader got 2, 999 votes, accounting for 99.8% of the total votes while his closest contender Abdulkarim Harelimana got 3 votes or 0.2% according to a Rwandan […]
‘I did nothing wrong’ – Bagbin on approval of new tax bills
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, says nothing untoward occurred in the passage of the new tax laws regardless of the absence of one of the Majority side MPs due to an accident. MP for Nanton, Mohammed Hardi Tuferu was involved in an accident on his way to take part in a vote on the […]
Withdrawing money from a deceased’s account to organise funeral is a criminal offence – Lawyer
A private legal practitioner, Albert Gyamfi, has described the act of family members withdrawing money from the bank account of a deceased to organise their funeral as a criminal offence that is punishable by law. According to the lawyer, although this is a common practice in the Ghanaian sociocultural context, the act, by law, is […]
Fuel prices fall; GOIL, Star sell petrol at ¢12.65, ¢11.69 per litre
Some Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have begun reviewing prices of petroleum products downwards at the pumps from today. The expected price reduction should have commenced from last Saturday, April 1, 2023. GOIL is selling a litre of petrol at ¢12.65 and diesel for ¢12.84 pesewas respectively. Also, Star Oil is selling a litre of petrol […]
Nigeria: Khosi wins Big Brother Titans, takes home $100,000 cash prize
Khosi, the 25-year-old South African journalist emerged the winner of the Big Brother Titans reality show, which ended on Sunday night. The show brought together 24 Africans – 12 Nigerians and 12 South Africans – under one roof for 72-days and at the end of the show, Khosi Twala was the last one standing and […]
Add guarantor system – Mps against sole use of Ghana Card for voter registration
Parliament has rejected the Electoral Commission’s (EC’s) use of the Ghana Card as the sole source of identification to register people onto the voters register. The House unanimously recommended to the EC to include the guarantor system in the Public Elections (Registration of Voters) Regulation, 2023 before it could present it for consideration. Legislators were […]