The Online Drivers Union is calling for an increase in their fares commensurate with the increment in fuel prices. Speaking to Citi Business News, the President of the Online Drivers Union, Francis Tenge believes their demand is critical to sustaining their livelihoods. “What we want is there should be a corresponding increment in the base fare for we drivers to also survive. At the end of the day, we have families to take care of and bills to pay.” He further called on the government to regulate the activities of ride-hailing companies to protect indigenous interests. “For us to survive,...
Prices of goods to soar as October inflation hits 40.4%
The continuous increases in prices of food, housing, transport, water, electricity, gas and other fuels have pushed Ghana’s inflation rate to hit 40.4 per cent for the month of October 2022. This was captured in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) on Wednesday, October 9, 2022. Per the data, food and non-food inflation also rose to hit 43.7 per cent and 37.8 per cent respectively. The Government Statistician, Professor Samuel Kobina Anim disclosed that the Eastern Region recorded the highest inflation among the 16 regions of the country 51.1 percent with the Central...
Anas may choose to testify as a prosecution witness or not – Lawyers on SC’s ruling
Lawyers for investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas – Cromwell Gray LLP say media reports suggesting that the Supreme Court has ordered Anas to testify in court with his mask off in the case against former President of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantakyi must be disregarded. The Supreme Court, presided over by Justice Baffoe-Bonnie, in its ruling on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, stated that the celebrated investigative journalist should appear in court and testify publicly as a prosecution witness. But the Judge’s decision has largely been misinterpreted, with many saying Anas is to come to court without his mask if...
Gov’t still committed to probing deaths recorded during 2020 polls – Ambrose Dery
Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery says government is committed to justice for the victims and families of those who died during the 2020 elections. At least five people died in separate violent incidents across the country during the election that saw president Akufo-Addo win a second term. Two years after the incidents, there have been no arrests or prosecutions. At a press conference, the Interior Minister promised government’s willingness to get to the bottom of the murders. “We want to investigate the murders and the investigations are ongoing. The police service did not have a department that handles cold cases, but...
Member of Schlupp’s entourage hits out at GFA after rumoured World Cup snub
Calvin Riches, a member of Crystal Palace midfielder, Jeff Schlupp’s agency has branded the Ghana Football Association (GFA) as “criminals” after the player was reportedly dropped from the final 26-man squad for the FIFA World Cup. His comments are on the back of media speculation that the 29-year-old former Premier League champion did not make the cut for the World Cup in Qatar. After extensive talks and a visit from Black Stars assistant coach, George Boateng, Schlupp was named in the 55-man provisional squad announced by the GFA. Although no official list has been released by the GFA, speculation has...
Sepp Blatter admits Qatar World Cup decision was a ‘mistake’
Sepp Blatter has admitted the decision to award the World Cup to Qatar when he was FIFA president was a “mistake”. The build-up to this year’s World Cup has been dogged by concerns about the suffering of low-paid migrant workers to build the infrastructure in the tiny Gulf nation and discriminatory laws that criminalise same-sex relations. Blatter, 86, was the boss of FIFA in 2010 when its executive committee controversially voted for the World Cup to be held in Russia and Qatar in 2018 and 2022 respectively. Blatter claims he did not vote for Qatar and instead wanted a “gesture...
The players REPORTEDLY dropped by Otto Addo from Black Stars’ World Cup squad
With the 2022 FIFA World Cup in sight, many Ghanaians are waiting on Head Coach, Otto Addo and the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to release the final list of 26 players for the tournament in Qatar. There has been speculation in the media over who has made the final cut and who has not, from the 55 players listed in the provisional squad. This article is by no means the official mouthpiece of the GFA but an assessment of the information gathered from sources close to the FA. So which players did not make the final cut, according to reports?...
Ghana’s food prices highest in Sub Saharan Africa – World Bank Report
The 2022 World Bank’s Africa Pulse Report has ranked Ghana as the country with sub-Sahara Africa’s (SSA) highest food prices. The report was released at the end of last month, October 2022, which indicated that domestic food prices have gone up by 122 percent since January this year. Many Ghanaians are feeling the heat and cost of food prices. The situation is being exacerbated as the year-on-year inflation rate for September 2022 from the 16 administrative regions was almost 38 percent. Experts in the agribusiness sector have cautioned Ghanaians to brace for more hikes in cost of food over the...
Anas to release exposé on galamsey
Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas and the Tiger Eye PI are set to release another undercover investigative piece on the 14th of November, 2022. The investigation titled ” Galamasey Economy” will focus on the perils of galamsey in the country in recent times. In a Facebook post, the investigative journalist post a question on whether to show the video or not ‘Are you ready ?To show or not to show ? I need the answers quickly so we can decide.” he quizzed in his post on his official Facebook page In 2017, President, Nana Akufo-Addo put his presidency on the...
Bulldog drags Shatta Wale to High Court for defamation
Artiste manager Lawrence Nana Asiamah Hanson, popularly known as Bulldog or Bullgod, has filed a writ at an Accra High Court against danchehall artiste Shatta Wale over the latter’s recent comments about the murder of Fennec Okyere in 2014. The writ, filed on Monday, November 7, is praying the Court to, inter alia, order Shatta Wale to make a publication of retraction of his “defamatory” words and apologise unreservedly on seven consecutive days. Bulldog also wants general, special and punitive damages slapped against his former artiste “for the malicious publication of falsehood against the Plaintiff”. This follows a recent publication on Facebook by...