Mawuli

[Coventry City @CoventryCityFC]

It had to be Cov. 🇬🇭

[FIFA World Cup Stats @alimo_philip]

🌟 ASAMOAH GYAN: THE BLACK STARS LEGEND

🇬🇭 First Ghanaian to score at a World Cup
🌍Most World Cup goals by ANY African (6)
🇬🇭 Scored in EVERY World Cup he played
🇬🇭 Ghana’s fastest World Cup goal — 68 seconds!
🇬🇭 Most World Cup appearances for Ghana (11)

©️When the Black Stars needed a hero, Gyan delivered.

🤴 The King of African World Cup football.@ASAMOAH_GYAN3

[Seth Doe Esq @seth_doe22]

HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP INTO A PRIVATE COMPANY IN GHANA; THE FULL LEGAL PROCESS.

Many Ghanaian businesses start as:
• Business names
• Sole proprietorships
• “Enterprise” businesses

At the beginning, that structure is fine.
But once your business starts growing, you eventually need:

• A proper company structure
• Regulatory compliance
• Tax registrations
• Corporate banking
• Industry certifications
• Investor readiness

This is how lawyers usually help businesses legally transition from a sole proprietorship into a fully incorporated private company limited by shares in Ghana.

STEP 1; REVIEW THE EXISTING BUSINESS
The lawyers first examine:
• The current business registration
• Nature of business activities
• Existing debts or liabilities
• Existing contracts
• Tax compliance status
• Industry regulations affecting the business

This determines the most suitable company structure.

STEP 2; INCORPORATE THE NEW PRIVATE COMPANY
The lawyers then:
• Conduct a company name search
• Reserve the company name
• Draft the company constitution
• Determine shareholders and directors
• Structure the shares properly
• File incorporation documents with the Registrar of Companies
• Register beneficial ownership information

Once completed, the company becomes a separate legal entity from the owner.

STEP 3; OBTAIN THE COMPANY DOCUMENTS
After incorporation, the company receives:
• Certificate of Incorporation
• Certificate to Commence Business
• Company Constitution
• Company Regulations
• Company TIN
These documents become necessary for:
• Banking
• Contracts
• Tenders
• Regulatory approvals
• Investor transactions

STEP 4; ACTIVATE THE COMPANY’S TAX STATUS
The lawyers then assist with:
• Activation of the company TIN
• Ghana Revenue Authority registration
• VAT registration where required
This stage is critical because many companies are registered but not fully tax compliant.

STEP 5; REGISTER WITH SSNIT
If the company will employ workers, the lawyers assist with:
• SSNIT employer registration
• Employee contribution setup
• Compliance documentation

Many institutions now request SSNIT clearance certificates before awarding contracts.

STEP 6; OBTAIN BUSINESS OPERATING PERMITS
The company must obtain:
• Municipal or Assembly business operating permits
• Fire certificates where required
• Environmental permits where applicable
This depends on the business location and industry.

STEP 7; OBTAIN INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC LICENSES OR CERTIFICATIONS

Depending on the business sector, lawyers may assist with:
• FDA approvals
• Petroleum Commission licensing
• Minerals Commission licensing
• Tourism Authority licensing
• FinTech approvals
• Import/export certifications
• Professional practice licenses
• Construction permits and certifications

This is where many businesses face legal problems because they operate without the required sector approvals.

STEP 8; TRANSFER THE OLD BUSINESS INTO THE NEW COMPANY

This is one of the most important legal steps.
The lawyers may prepare:
• Asset transfer agreements
• Assignment of contracts
• Intellectual property transfers
• Employment transition documents

Without this stage, many people incorporate companies but still legally operate as individuals.

STEP 9; OPEN CORPORATE BANK ACCOUNTS
The lawyers then assist the company to prepare:
• Board resolutions
• Corporate account documents
• Compliance documents requested by banks
The business now begins operating fully as a company instead of as an individual.

STEP 10; CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE
Lawyers usually continue assisting with:
• Annual filings
• Corporate secretarial services
• Board resolutions
• Share transfers
• Regulatory compliance

The reality is simple:
A sole proprietorship may help you start a business.
But a properly incorporated and compliant private company helps you grow it.

[Seth Doe Esq @seth_doe22]

A lot of Ghanaian businesses are doing very well until they meet one big client or try to expand.

Then suddenly they are asked to provide:
• Company documents
• VAT registration
• Tax Clearance Certificate
• SSNIT Clearance Certificate
• Company profile
• Business bank account details
• Certifications

And that is when many people realize:
“Ei… I only registered a business name.”

No proper company structure.
No directors.
No company secretary.
No shares.

Some businesses do not even have TIN numbers yet. Meanwhile the business is making money every day. This is one of the biggest mistakes many entrepreneurs make. A business can be popular and profitable but still not properly structured.

So when opportunities come:
• Big contracts
• Partnerships
• Investors
• Government work���• International clients

The business struggles because legally and corporately, it is not ready. This is where corporate lawyers become very important.

Most people think lawyers are only needed when there is a court case. Good lawyers help you structure your business properly before problems even arise.

They help with things like:
Structuring the company properly
For example:
• Who owns what shares
• Who the directors should be
• Whether you need a parent company or subsidiary companies as you grow

Preparing proper company documents
This includes:
• Company Constitution
• Incorporation documents
• Statutory forms
• Internal corporate documents

Ensuring compliance
Lawyers help make sure the company complies with:
• Registrar requirements
• GRA obligations
• SSNIT obligations
• Annual filings and statutory requirements.

Acting as Company Secretary
Many people do not know every company is expected to maintain certain records and filings.

Lawyers help manage those obligations properly so the company stays compliant.
Handling incorporation and registrations
This includes:
• Company incorporation
• TIN registration
• VAT registration guidance
• Corporate filings
• Post-incorporation compliance support

The truth is simple:
There is a difference between:
“I sell things” and “I have a properly structured business.” One attracts small transactions.

The other attracts banks, investors, contracts, partnerships, and long-term growth. Many Ghanaian businesses are hardworking and successful, but they delay proper structuring until an opportunity is already at the door.

By then, they are rushing to fix years of neglected compliance in a few days.

Your business may be growing.
But the real question is:
Is it properly structured for the next level?

[Joseph Ackah-Blay @BlayAckah]

An Accra High Court was recently presented with the question of whether a betting company can be sued with the aim of recovering funds if a company’s employee steals the company's mobile money funds and gambles it away on a betting site using the corporate merchant number to register.

This is the case of Gafat Consult Limited v Mobile Sport (MSport) & Benjamin Boateng, decided on 19th March 2026. Gafat Consult is an IT and mobile money vending company. It sent one of its employees, Benjamin Boateng, to the Ashanti Region to buy gold on its behalf.

Boateng was accused of taking GHS 400,000 sitting in Gafat's MTN Mobile Money Merchant account and placing it all on MSport's betting platform. To do this, he registered on MSport using Gafat's corporate merchant SIM, not his own personal number. MSport let him through.

Gafat went after Boateng and Msport on the basis that MSport had breached its own platform rules and the Gaming Commission's regulations by allowing a company merchant number to slip through its sign-up process.

MSport replied with two arguments. One, it had done its KYC and verified Boateng's identity, sent him an OTP, he entered it correctly, all standard procedure.

Secondly, the actual deposits were processed by a third-party mobile money platform outside MSport's control, so whatever went wrong over there was not MSport's problem. The court rejected both arguments.

This was mainly because of Msports own witness. The operations manager admitted under cross-examination that MSport's platform rules require a personal phone number for registration, that a company number cannot be used, and most fatally that their system was configured to tell the difference between a personal and a corporate number.

The court reasoned that if the system is supposed to catch corporate numbers and it missed one, that is MSport’s failure, not the customer's. The court also caught an inconsistency between two of MSport's own documents, one claimed the mobile number had been verified as Boateng's personal detail, the other, a letter to the Ghana Police, listed everything that had been verified and quietly left the number out.

On the third-party argument, MSport's representative never actually testified about it at trial and it only remained in the pleadings. The court reminded everyone of the basic rule: pleadings are not evidence. You cannot plead a fact and then sit on it. If you do not lead evidence, that fact does nothing for you.

There was also the matter of the Gaming Commission's own findings, tendered in evidence. The Commission noted that to register a merchant SIM, one must be a director or secretary of the company it belongs to. Boateng was neither. A proper verification would have surfaced that problem and shut the registration down before a single cedi moved.

On the money, Gafat claimed GHS 400,000 but could not clearly trace the full amount to that specific merchant number from its own evidence. What saved the day was MSport's own admission in its letter to the Ghana Police that GHS 364,847 had been credited to Boateng's account from that number. Since what a party admits does not need to be proved, the court pegged the award there.

MSport was ordered to pay GHS 364,847, interest running from August 2022, and costs of GHS 40,000.

[Bra charles/Drogba Yolo @johnpeasah]

God, there’s too much medicine in my system 🙏😢
But none of it is healing me
After 12+ hospitals and 5/6 years, my body is giving up 😔
Please help me get treated. I just want to live pain-free.
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John bredu peasah
#ALLFORJOHN

[THE TORCHER @stonebwoy]

On the Move! @BHIMFESTIVAL Live in London at @OVOArena , AUG 15! 🇬🇧🇬🇭🔥

Secure your TIX now:
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[Bra charles/Drogba Yolo @johnpeasah]

Retweet guys ✅ for that one person to see k3k3 !!!Don’t let my looks fool you 😬 the the pain is crazy ✊🏾

[Antoine Semenyo @antoinesemenyo]

Top Performance !

[BIG GHUN @TheBigGhun]

BIG BAD ELEPHANT
Photographed by Kwaku Duro

[Kafui Dey @KafuiDey]

From dawn broadcasting to strict discipline by the rod, with a bible verse supporting!

People of a certain age can relate to @stonebwoy's father's methods.

Watch full interview here https://t.co/ByC3doDiFS

#KafuiDeyInterviews

[Mawuli @JayStormjnr]

@KafuiDey @stonebwoy @Ybbok73 ebi like ein poppy then Uncle Jay be paddies ooo

[Southampton FC @SouthamptonFC]

Happy birthday, Sadio Mané 🥳

STILL the fastest hat-trick in @premierleague history 💨

[FIFA Club Football @FIFACF]

Sadio ❤️

#FIFAIntercontinentalCup

[Atlético de Madrid @atletienglish]

Today marks 30 years since our ninth Copa del Rey title! 🏆

A goal by Pantic against FC Barcelona gave us the victory in the tournament final (1-0) and laid the foundations for achieving the historic Double in the 1995/96 season.

[Liverpool FC @LFC]

Happy birthday, Sadio! 🎉

[Fentuo Tahiru Fentuo @Fentuo_]

Got a tour of the German Football Museum in Dortmund today and all I can say is that we’ve done generations great disservice for not investing in one. Just watch this!

[THE TORCHER @stonebwoy]

I am not the ashes , I am flame 🔥
TORCHER ii
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[Fentuo Tahiru Fentuo @Fentuo_]

You’ve seen and heard about Borussia Dortmund’s famous “Yellow Wall”.

We got access to it during the Signal Iduna Stadium Tour and here’s what I learned about this special place👇