Parliament has officially approved the Electronic Transfer Levy Repeal Bill 2025, effectively abolishing the controversial E-Levy, which previously taxed electronic financial transactions in Ghana. The E-Levy, which was initially introduced at 1.75% before being revised to 1%, imposed taxes on electronic transactions, including mobile money payments, bank transfers, and inward remittances. The levy, introduced in…
The Duke of Sussex has announced his resignation as a patron of Sentebale, a Lesotho-based British charity which he co-founded, after a row between the trustees and the chair of its board. Prince Harry said he had stepped down alongside co-founder and fellow patron Prince Seeiso of Lesotho and Sentebale’s board of trustees after the…
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has frozen financial accounts of Bills Micro-Credit, Quick Credit and Investment Micro-Credit – all belonging to business mogul Richard Nii Armah Quaye. Details emerging also indicate that all personal accounts of the companies’ Founder, Richard Nii Armah Quaye, and CEO, Romeo-Richlove Kweku Seshie, have also been frozen. The action was…
Mohammed Huzeinu, 21, has been sentenced to 100 days in prison by an Accra District Court for invading the pitch during Ghana’s match against Chad at the Accra Sports Stadium on Friday, March 21, 2022. Huzeinu’s actions disrupted the game, an offense that has potential financial consequences for the Association (GFA), as the Association is…
Tiger Woods has made his relationship with Vanessa Trump social media official. The golfer made his first public comments about his romantic relationship with Vanessa Trump, the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr., weeks after news of the romance became public. “Love is in the air and life is better with you by my side! We…
Heavyweight champion George Foreman has passed away at 76, his family announced Friday. “Our hearts are broken,” the family wrote on Instagram. “With profound sorrow, we announce the passing of our beloved George Edward Foreman Sr., who peacefully departed on March 21, 2025, surrounded by loved ones.” View this post on Instagram A post shared…
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been sworn in as the first female president of Namibia. The 72-year-old Nandi-Ndaitwah won an election in November with more than 57 percent of the votes cast, with Panduleni Itula, her closest rival, getting 26 percent, according to the electoral commission. She has now joined a handful of female leaders in Africa…
Ghana has been ranked 125th out of 147 countries in the 2025 World Happiness Report, reflecting a decline in overall happiness based on various indicators. In the previous 2024 ranking, Ghana placed 120th out of 143 countries, meaning the country has dropped five places in the global happiness index. Meanwhile, Finland maintained its position as…
Jonathan Majors and Meagan Good are officially married! The 35-year-old actor and the 43-year-old actress exchanged vows in an intimate ceremony at their Los Angeles home, as confirmed by ET. The couple’s joyous milestone comes just four months after they first announced their engagement. According to ET, Majors and Good said “I Do” on Tuesday…
Renowned Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has won a significant legal battle in the United States, securing an $18 million judgment against Kennedy Agyapong, a former Ghanaian Member of Parliament, for defamation. The verdict was delivered by an eight-member jury at the Essex County Superior Court in New Jersey, which found Agyapong liable for…
