Danquah Institute founder Mr Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has revealed that Databank co-founder Ken Ofori-Atta (the current Minister of Finance), bankrolled Nana Akufo-Addo’s three presidential campaigns which eventually saw him get to the Presidency. “Since 2006, Ken put his resources behind Nana Akufo-Addo and took up the ultimate responsibility of raising the resources needed to pursue three gruelling presidential campaigns”, Mr ...

The Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has been sued for ordering the telecommunication companies to stop the upfront deductions of the 9% Communications Service Tax (CST). The Minister was sued together with the Attorney General and the Mobile Telecommunications Networks by a private citizen called Dzifa Gunu. In his writ, Dzifa Gunu argued that the Communications Minister’s directive to the ...

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has named seven debutatante in his 23-man squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa and São Tomé and Príncipe next month. Real Valladolid defender Mohammed Salisu has been handed his debut call-up following his splendid display for the Spanish side. Real Mallorca midfielder Iddrisu Baba, German-based Christopher Antwi-Adjei as well as ...

Thank you very much, comrades and friends. Let me thank our media friends for joining us, as always, and helping to disseminate to Ghanaians, the inauguration of our Manifesto Drafting Committee. This is the official beginning of the process towards getting down to the people of Ghana, and listening to the various views of our people on how we can ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for completing the Adaklu Senior High School at Adaklu-Waya in the Adaklu District of the Volta region. He said education remained the key to opening up societies for rapid development and praised the government highly for finishing construction works on the project started by the Mahama administration to ...

Vice President of policy think tank, IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has lauded government for standing their ground despite pressures from the US government. He also commended government for terminating the PDS concession agreement. Describing the move as the right one, Mr. Bentil noted that there was no cause for alarm since government could recoup the $190m which the US government ...

Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has issued a directive to Telecommunication Operators to compensate their subscribers following the upfront deduction of the Communication Service Tax (CST) within the next 4-6 weeks. Ursula Owusu stated that failure on the part of Telcos to adhere to the instruction will result in a sanction per the law emphasizing that “if you flout the regulations ...

Menzgold Ghana Limited has released a schedule it claims is the process that will lead to the settlement of its financial obligations to its customers. The announcement comes after more than a year of legal troubles encountered by the company’s Chief Executive, Nana Appiah Mensah, aka NAM1, in Dubai and Ghana where he is still on trial. A statement signed ...

Former President John Mahama has said he is seeking a comeback to give Ghanaians hope because he has occupied the presidency before, experienced it and has learnt useful lessons. “Ladies and gentlemen, I’ve been there before, I’ve experienced it, I’ve learnt useful lessons, I’ve reviewed issues and events and I’m coming back to you together with my party, the NDC, ...

The Ghana Revenue Authority, as part of its regular revenue collection exercise across the country, has uncovered a massive case of tax evasion by a Chinese-owned food and beverage company. DADA Food Company Limited is located on the outskirts of Tema and fully owned by Chinese nationals. Two Chinese nationals – a managing director and his accomplice – have been ...