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03 May

Eid ul-fitr: Don’t Mount Horses – Police Warn Two Feuding Moshie Chiefs In Kumasi

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Eid ul-fitr: Don’t Mount Horses – Police Warn Two Feuding Moshie Chiefs In Kumasi The Ashanti Regional Police Command has secured a Restraining Order from the Kumasi High Court against two feuding Moshie Chiefs in Alabar in Kumasi, from holding the Gangara Celebration on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. According to the Police, the action follows credible intelligence that two Moshie Chiefs, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdul Rahman of Moshie Chief’s Palace, Alabar, Kumasi, and Alhaji Yusif Adams of Paakoso, Kumasi, and their respective supporters will clash on Tuesday 3rd May 2022 during their Gangara Celebration (Mounting of Horses) after the Ramadan. The…

03 May

DVLA To Arrest, Prosecute Users Of Expired DV Plates

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DVLA To Arrest, Prosecute Users Of Expired DV Plates The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) is to embark on an enforcement exercise to arrest and prosecute motorists who use expired trade plates contrary to road traffic regulations. The Authority said the exercise, which would be carried out in collaboration with the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service had become necessary following an observation that some drivers continued to use expired Defective Vehicle (DV) Plates last year, DV 2021. A statement issued by the management of the DVLA, and copied to the Ghana News Agency,…

03 May

E-Levy On Tithe: ‘You Have Brains, Use Them’ – John Kumah Tasks Sam George

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E-Levy On Tithe: 'You Have Brains, Use Them' - John Kumah Tasks Sam George Deputy Finance Minister John Kumah has asked Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament, Sam Nartey George to use his brains in advancing his views on E-levy taxation on payment of tithe. Sam George has recently stated that the E-Levy will affect payment of tithe, a claim that government through the deputy finance minister, John Kumah has dismissed. The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has, meanwhile, confirmed that payment of tithe via Mobile Money will attract the E-levy. “Currently as it is, your tithe, once you pay it via Mobile Money would attract the tax,”…

03 May

Customers Who Were ‘Wrongfully’ Charged E-levy Will Be Refunded – GRA

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Customers Who Were ‘Wrongfully’ Charged E-levy Will Be Refunded – GRA The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) says it will refund monies deducted as E-levy charge on electronic transfers that were meant to be exempted from the tax. It indicated this in a letter to charging entities. The GRA said refund arrangements will be valid for the period between May 1 and June 30, 2022. “Under this phased approach it has been decided that all “on-net” and “off-net” transfers including transfers to “own accounts” shall be subject to the E-levy. This is because of the lack of visibility across all networks…

03 May

Leaked Supreme Court Document Suggests United States Could Allow Ban On Abortion

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Leaked Supreme Court Document Suggests United States Could Allow Ban On Abortion A leaked draft opinion suggests the US Supreme Court could be about to overturn a landmark abortion case. A decision to overrule the 1973 case of Roe vs Wade would lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states and could have huge ramifications for this year’s congressional elections. Roe vs Wade gave women in the US an absolute right to an abortion in the first three months of pregnancy - and limited rights in the second trimester. But it remains unclear if the draft represents the court’s final word…

03 May

Russia-Ukraine War: Pope Francis Wants To Visit Moscow To Talk Peace

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Russia-Ukraine War: Pope Francis Wants To Visit Moscow To Talk Peace Pope Francis on Tuesday said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been dodging his request for a meeting in Moscow to talk about peace in Ukraine. At the start of the war, Francis made the unprecedented gesture of visiting alone the Russian ambassador to the Vatican, to plead for an end to hostilities. Speaking to Italy’s Corriere della Sera newspaper, the pontiff revealed that 20 days into the conflict, which began on Feb. 24, the pope asked his deputy Cardinal Pietro Parolin to also pass on the message that…

03 May

Zoomlion Celebrates Eid Ul Fitr With National Chief Imam In Accra

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Zoomlion Celebrates Eid Ul Fitr With National Chief Imam In Accra Waste management expert, Zoomlion Ghana Limited a mother-subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies has donated several bags of rice, boxes of cooking oil and an undisclosed amount of Ghana cedis to the National Chief Imam, Dr. Shirk Osman Nuhu Sharabutu for the celebration of this year's Eid Ul Fitr. Presenting the cash and items together, Communications and Corporate Affairs Director of Zoomlion, Ms Emma Adwoa Appiaa Osei-Duah underscored the satisfactory relationship that exists between the Jospong Group, the National Chief Imam and the Muslim Community in Ghana.…

03 May

‘Dozens Killed’ In Al Shabab Attack On African Union Mission Camp In Somalia

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'Dozens Killed' In Al Shabab Attack On African Union Mission Camp In Somalia Somalia's Al Shabab has claimed responsibility for an attack on a camp for African Union peacekeeping troops in the country on Tuesday, which killed and injured "dozens" of people. The camp is situated in the Shabelle region, in the centre of the country. Al Shabab frequently carries out bombings and gun attacks in Mogadishu and elsewhere as part of its war against the Horn of Africa country's central government. It also aims at soldiers working for the African Union peacekeeping mission. "We were awoken by huge blasts early in…

03 May

Body Of Missing South Sudan Freedom Fighter Found In Australia

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Body Of Missing South Sudan Freedom Fighter Found In Australia Police in Australia have found the body of South Sudanese former freedom fighter, Aguil Chut Deng, who went missing in Brisbane. A family member of Aguil Chut Deng said her body was found three-day after the search. Aguil was a former member of the female battalion in the SPLA in 1986. The 58-year old mother, Aguil Chut Deng, was found dead in the woods of Brisbane. According to her cousin’s brother in Juba, Aguil left the house in Brisbane, Australia for her daily routine exercise on the evening of Wednesday…

03 May

4 Zimbabwean Nationals Stoned To Death In South Africa

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4 Zimbabwean Nationals Stoned To Death In South Africa CCC Bulawayo spokesperson Swithern Chirowodza has reported that four Zimbabweans have been killed by South African community members in Siyaya, a section of Freedom Park, Soweto. Said Chirowodza on Twitter, “Zimbabweans stoned to death yesterday in South Africa. In the disturbing pic, the one in black top & blue jean is called Senzeni Moyo. Her rural home is at Mbazhe in Nkayi, which is north of the Shangani River. “Before OPERATION DUDULA (AFROPHOBIA) killed her she helplessly pleaded for mercy. A CCC Bulawayo member, who is a relative, says four…