August 2023 - Page 5 of 83

30 Aug

We Knew Dr. Bawumia Would Emerge As The Winner- Kennedy Agyapong Campaign Team

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A member of Kennedy Agyapong's campaign team, Mr. Philip Twum Yeboah has said the team knew that definitely Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia would emerge victorious in the special electoral college, ahead of the elections. According to him, there was no way any of the other nine candidates could have led in the contestant, if not for Dr. Bawumia. He noted that the team is however, satisfied with the outcome of the election. "However, we are okay with whatever that transpired during the election. especially for the fact that it was a peaceful and successful electoral college. NPP has demonstrated that we believe…

30 Aug

I Don’t Care About The Money; I Just Want To Get My Music Out There – Tems

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Grammy-Award-winning, Nigerian singer and songwriter, Temilade Openiyi, has opened up about her commitment to her music journey and how she copes with success. In a recent interview with American rapper Kendrick Lamar published in Interview Magazine, Tems confessed that she was willing to face significant challenges when transitioning from the widely acclaimed Afrobeat genre to pursue R&B. She shared that she is still focused on getting her craft out there and that she doesn't care about the money. “I just want to make this music. I want to make music that makes me pull my heart out, and if I…

30 Aug

Why I Featured Only Burna Boy On My Debut Album – Black Sherif

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Ghaianan hitmaker Mohammed Ismali Sherif, professionally known as Black Sherif, has explained why he didn't feature any artiste other than Burna Boy on his debut album “The Villain I Never Was”. Speaking to CNN’s Larry Madowo, the “Second Sermon” hitmaker disclosed that he initially had plans to feature a number of artistes on the album but decided not to because he had a lot to say in his project. "I made so many songs at that time and I felt like, the story I was going to tell I could tell it alone, I had plans of getting features in the…

30 Aug

Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane And Riyad Mahrez Score In Al-Nassr And Al-Ahli Wins

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Former Premier League players Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane and Riyad Mahrez were on the scoresheet in Tuesday’s Saudi Pro League fixtures. Ex-Manchester United striker Ronaldo netted two penalties for Al-Nassr in their 4-0 win over Al-Shabab – and had a goal disallowed in between. Ronaldo gave up a third penalty to Abdulrahman Ghareeb, but he missed. Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane’s Al-Nassr have won two and lost two of their first four games The Portuguese set up Mane for a third and hit the post with a header, with Sultan Al-Ghannam netting the rebound. Ex-Newcastle winger Allan Saint-Maximin set up…

30 Aug

DDEP: I Told Akufo-Addo, Ofori-Atta That Giving Banks Haircut Just After Cleanup Was Wrong But I Was Ignored – Pianim

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A renowned economist, Kwame Pianim, has said he put together a team of financial experts and discussed the impact of the Domestic Deebt Exchange Programme (DDEP) on banks and submitted a memorandum to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, and Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta but the concerns was ignored. He stated that giving the banks a haircut just after the cleanup exercise in the baking sector was wrong. On Monday, January 23, the Government of Ghana and the GAB reached an agreement on the new terms for the Domestic Debt Exchange programme. The banks had earlier rejected…

30 Aug

T-bills Auction: Government To Borrow ¢3.06 Billion On September 1, 2023

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The government will borrow ¢3.06 billion across the 91-day to the 364-day treasury bills on Friday, September 1, 2023. The proceeds will be used to roll over maturing bills worth ¢2.87 billion. Notwithstanding the favorable liquidity levels, analysts anticipate an uptick in T-bill yields as the steady increase in Opening Market Operations (OMO) bill yields and interbank interest rate pose further upside pressures. The government surpassed its auction target last week, as the market continued to experience sufficient liquidity. It accepted total bids worth ¢3.21 billion out of ¢3.23 billion bids tendered. The auction results exceeded the maturities by 16%.…

30 Aug

Introducing New Taxes Without Growth In GDP Counterproductive – Tax Expert

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The President of the Chartered Institute of Taxation Ghana, George Kwatia, has advised government to close the tax gap by investing in existing tax laws rather than introducing new levies. According to him, the introduction of new taxes and increases in levies without a corresponding increase in the country’s Gross Domestic Product is counter-productive. Speaking on a Joy Business discussion themed, “Ghana’s High Taxes; the causes and finding remedies”, Mr. Kwatia said a cursory look at the budget shows that shortfalls in projected revenue could be blamed on increased taxes when economic growth is low. According to him, increasing and…

30 Aug

COCOBOD Pegs Participation In Exchange Programme At 97% With Over ¢7Bn Bills Tended

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The Ghana COCOBOD has pegged participation in its Debt Exchange Programme at 97 percent with over ¢7 billion worth of bills that has been tended. This was after the programme ended last Friday August 25, 2023. COCOBOD in July this year launched its Cocoa Bills Exchange Programme to restructure almost ¢8 billion worth of debts. COCOBOD, however maintained that settlements will now be done on September 4, 2023 instead of Thursday August 31, 2023. “We refer to the debt securities exchange programme launched by the Ghana Cocoa Board (“COCOBOD”) on 14th July 2023 (the Exchange Programme). COCOBOD announces today the…

30 Aug

MUSIGA Elections To Proceed After Court Dismisses Case

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After multiple delays and legal battles, the much-awaited Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) election is now reportedly poised to move forward. According to reports from Adomonline and Daily Guide, the court case brought by plaintiffs Doe Kwablah Seyenam Nyamadi and Frederick Van Dyk, both members of MUSIGA, has been dismissed by Justice Gyamfi Danquah. The court also ruled in favor of MUSIGA, awarding damages of GH¢10,000.00 against the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs had initially sought an interlocutory injunction on August 7,2023 to prevent MUSIGA, its former president Bice Osei Kuffour ('Obour'), and the Electoral Commission from conducting the elections. They argued…

30 Aug

‘You All Deserve It’ – Bobrisky Reacts To The Arrest Of Suspected Gay Men

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Popular crossdresser, Bobrisky has shared his thoughts on the arrest of suspected gay men who were arrested at a wedding in Ekpan Delta state last weekend. One can recall that the Delta State Police Command in a post on Facebook announced the arrest of the suspects who were paraded on Tuesday, August 29. But reacting to the viral report on his Instagram page, Bobrisky said the suspects deserved how they were treated adding that they should not have organized a wedding in a country where they know the law prohibits their actions. “Delta State Command has arrested over a hundred…