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06/08/2025

Government confirms Defence Minister Omane Boamah, Environment Minister Murtala Mohammed, and six others have d!ed in a helicopter cr@sh at Adansi

01/07/2025

Joseph Badu Boateng, aka Dada Joe Remix, has been extradited to the U.S to face charges over a multi-million dollar romance fraud.

The operation was led by the the FBI.

29/04/2025

*THREE SUSPECTED GOLD SMUGGLERS ARRESTED BY GOLDBOD SECURITY TASKFORCE, REMANDED INTO CUSTODY BY CIRCUIT COURT*

29th April, 2025

Three (3) suspected gold smugglers have been arrested by the GoldBod security taskforce.

The three suspects — Goutam Katriya, 35, Miraj Sarvaych, 22, Manash Damani, 42, are Indian nationals who are in the business of trading gold in Kumasi and Accra for Unique MM, a company allegedly owned by one Musah Salifu.

The suspects were arrested at their private residence around Atinga Junction in Kumasi, which has been converted into a gold trading center.

The arrest was based on a tip off from a patriotic whistle blower that the suspects were purchasing gold at “black market” rate for the purpose of smuggling.

The suspects were arraigned before the Achimota Circuit court yesterday and remanded into custody for a period of two (2) weeks.

At a press conference in Accra, the Director of Investigations at National Security, Chief Superintendent Osman Alhassan, disclosed that an amount of 1.9 million cedis, 4,500 rupees, 4.363 kilograms of gold, two counting machines, a CCTV recorder and an Indian passport were found in the possession of the suspects.

Preliminary investigations by National Security so far revealed, that none of the three suspects possess a valid license that allows them to purchase or deal in gold in the country.

The suspects who been dealing in gold in Ghana for over a decade, have not been able to adduce any residence permit or work permit or tax payment records on their business operations.

Additionally, it’s been revealed that Musah Salifu, a Ghanaian, who is alleged to be the sole shareholder of the Unique MM, is only a front for Goutam Katriya, the real beneficial owner and alter ego of the company.

Chief Superintendent Osman Alhassan cautioned both Ghanaians and foreign nationals against violating the provisions of the Ghana Gold Board Act and other laws governing the gold trading sector of the country.

“This arrest is only the beginning of GoldBod’s ruthless war against illegal gold trading and gold smuggling. We know that the arrested suspects smuggle gold through unapproved border points into India. This has serious negative consequences for the Ghanaian economy. We are still gathering intelligence on several illegal gold traders and smugglers. And very soon, we shall take necessary action.” he said.

The suspects are to remain in NIB custody until May 12, 2025, when they are expected to reappear before the court.

In a related matter, the GoldBod has reiterated its directive for all foreigners in the gold trading sector to exit the market by 30th April, 2025.

All persons dealing in gold have also been directed to trade in Ghana cedis and at the Bank of Ghana Reference Rate.

A breach of these directive, shall constitute a punishable offense under the GoldBod Act, 2025 (ACT 1140). This was contained in a Press Release issued by the GoldBod dated 23 April, 2025.

08/04/2025

Burkina Faso Military head of state, Ibrahim Traore Guards Were Offered $5M To Assassinate Him, No One Expected What Happened Next:

Details coming soon

06/12/2024

04/11/2024

The Director General, National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, has been arrested for allegedly recording over 400 séxtapes of the wives of notable people in the country.

The scándal emerged in the course of a fraud investigation against the 54-year-old Economist which resulted in the search of his house and office on impromptu notice by ANIF officials who came across several CDs that later revealed his sexcapades with different married women.

The videos reportedly include encounters with high-profile individuals, such as his brother’s wife, his cousin, the sister of the President of Equatorial Guinea, the Director General of Police’s wife, and about 20 of the country’s ministers’ wives, among others.

The footage, discovered in his personal office, was said to have been recorded with consent and has since been leaked online, causing a media uproar.

In a report by a local media platform, Ahora EG, since last October, Engonga has been involved in a sexual scandal unprecedented in the history of Equatorial Guinea.

The former ANIF DG better known as “Bello” had sexual relations with several women, some of them married, and filmed these intimate encounters.

The report read, “The most striking thing is that some scenes took place in his work office, including moments in which he is seen sleeping with a woman next to the National Flag. Based on this sexual scandal, the Executive has stated that the measure is a direct response to the acts that have affected the image of the country.

Reacting to the development on Monday, Equatorial Guinea has decided to take action by immediately suspending all officials who have had sexual relations in the offices of the country’s ministries.

The government claimed that the decision was part of its “zero tolerance” policy towards behaviour that compromises the integrity of the public service.

The Vice President of the Republic, Nguema Mangue, has pointed out that these behaviours constitute a flagrant violation of the Code of Conduct and the Public Ethics Law.

In his publication on X, he emphasized that “ethics and respect are fundamental in our Administration,” and that irresponsible attitudes that put citizen trust at risk will not be allowed.



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26/08/2024

10 KEY THINGS THAT THE NDC’S 2024 MANIFESTO PROMISES ON TAXATION.

The next NDC/Mahama government will scrap the following draconian taxes within its first 90 days in office to alleviate hardships and ease the high cost of doing business:

1. E-levy
2. COVID levy
3. 10% levy on bet winnings
4. Emissions levy

To further ease hardships, the NDC will:

5. Review Import duty on vehicles and equipment imported into the country for industrial and agricultural purposes.

6. Apply the Price Stabilization and Recovery Levy on fuel to cushion consumers.

7. Rationalize fees and charges at our ports to reduce the burden on importers and Ghanaians.

8. Undertake a comprehensive reform of Ghana’s VAT regime to provide relief for households and businesses. This will include:

* reversing the decoupling of GETFund and NHIL from VAT

* upwardly adjusting the VAT registration threshold to exempt micro and small businesses

* repealing the law imposing VAT on domestic electricity consumption.

* reversing the VAT flat rate regime

To enhance revenue mobilization, we will:

9. broaden the tax base and plug leakages in tax collections.

10. review the tax exemption regime to promote transparency, economic growth, technology transfer and job creation.

SAMMY GYAMFI ESQ.

21/07/2024

Breaking: Joe Biden announces that he will not seek reelection for President of the United States

03/06/2024

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