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“Anti-LGBTQ+ bill should be a top priority for gov’t” – Mahama told

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“Anti-LGBTQ+ bill should be a top priority for gov’t” – Mahama told

Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu, the Spokesperson for the National Chief Imam, has said the passage of the Anti-LGBTQ+ bill into law was a priority for the NDC in opposition and should be a top priority for them in government.

According to the spokesperson for the Chief Imam, the Mahama government must prioritise the passage of the Anti-LGBTQ+ bill into law, as the expectation among the public remains high following their assurances in opposition.

Speaking on GTV on April 2, 2026, Sheikh Shaibu stated, “So, we came into the 2024 elections and 2025 with the strong hope of our current president that he will do that [sign the bill]. So, I feel what the public is feeling… But we want to say that we are not doing politics with this matter. So just as our position was strong during the former government, it remains stronger even now”.

“I would have wished that he stayed there but to say it is not a top priority… because during the campaign period, it was a priority matter. It was one of the key issues for public debate that was influencing people’s mindset about voting,” he stated.

He added, “So, Your Excellency, good morning. I mean, you are my very good brother. Old Man [Chief Imam] is my father, is your father, and that is the old man’s stance on this matter. His stance is so strong against LGBT”.

“His wish would have been that you would sign this or expedite the process before he dies. If there’s anything I can advise before the old man dies… he would wish that this thing is signed before he departs,” he added.

Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu added, “So, if I can advise my very good brother, sir, president, remain courageous. Never step back. Your Christian conviction must be given the fullest of expression”.

“Just like we, who are Muslims, will also give you the backing. We should not be afraid, and I’m sure that this subject has come because of the aid that we will get or we are going to… I mean, there are a lot of things being considered,” he noted.

Also, Richard Ahiagbah, the Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said President John Dramani Mahama and the NDC are first-class scammers.

The NPP Communications Director asserted that the NDC in opposition deceived the clergy and Ghanaians into believing they are anti-LGBTQ to win political power.

 Richard Ahiagbah, in his post, shared an old video of President Mahama and some NDC members advocating for the passage of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, commonly known as the Anti-LGBTQ+.

In a social media page post on April 1, 2026, Richard Ahiagbah stated, “President John Dramani Mahama and the NDC are first-class scammers. They deceived the clergy and Ghanaians into believing they are anti-LGBTQ to win political power. Now, as President Mahama claims, Anti-LGBTQ+ is not a priority. He states, “Anti-LGBTQ+ is not the most important issue.” This is dishonesty on steroids.

I hope the clergy will be brave enough to call out the President… Please listen to President Mahama’s position on LGBTQ+ in opposition and in power.

What do you call this, Honesty or dishonesty? SAD!”.

However, Nana Aba Anamoah, a renowned media personality, has defended President John Dramani Mahama following his recent remarks that his government’s focus is on the basic needs of Ghanaians and not the anti-LGBTQ+ Bill.  

According to Nana Aba, Ghanaians basic needs must always come first.

Nana Aba listed food, water, jobs and dignity as the things people actually struggle with.

In a post on X, Nana Aba Anamoah wrote, “Basic needs must always come first. Our money and energy should be channelled into what truly makes life easier for the average Ghanaian.

Food, water, jobs and dignity – those are the things people actually struggle with”.

 She detailed that Ghana’s money and energy should be channelled into what truly makes life easier for the average Ghanaian.

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NDC in a strong position to win 2028 elections – Mussa Dankwah

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NDC in a strong position to win 2028 elections – Mussa Dankwah

The Executive Director of Global Info Analytics, Mussa Dankwah, has predicted that the NDC would be in a  strong position to win the 2028 elections.

According to Mussa Dankwah, the NDC would be in a strong position to win the next elections if nothing changes ahead of the 2028 election.

Speaking during an interview on JoyPrime, Mussa Dankwah stated, “At the moment, yes, but polls change over time. It could get better or get worse”.

“I think it’s the economy. Every election has largely been about people’s pockets,” he said.

“It’s not the only factor, but it is the predominant factor,” he noted.

“If nothing changes, then yes, the NDC would be in a strong position,” he indicated.

In related news, Mussa Dankwah had earlier projected Dr Mahamudu Bawumia losing to any NDC Candidate in the 2028 elections.

The Pollster has been quoted by GHOne News card to have said, “We conducted a December poll ahead of 2028, Dr Bawumia lost against Ato Forson, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, Julius Debrah and Haruna Iddrisu.

Appearing on Joy News, Evans Mensah quizzed Mussa Dankwah, who has been quoted as saying, Dr Bawumia will lose to any NDC Candidate in 2028.

Mussa Dankwah, responding to the question, stated, “There were polling data for December, I did not open my mouth to say it directly, but the numbers were there we did a match head to head, and those were the outcome of the head to head so whether I quoted, anybody can pick that report and say this what the people are saying.

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, who was also on the show, interjected, saying, “I have a question, Akwatia, your first poll, what did you say in the by-election. 

Mussa Dankwah stated, “NPP was leading”

Oppong Nkrumah then added, and then the final one?

Mussa responded, “NDC took over”.

According to Oppong Nkrumah, there is a long journey before 2028, and anything can happen.

Oppong Nkrumah added, “We take it as feedback. In fact, if you pay attention to his polls, they give you guidance on what to try to ace. If you just go beyond the headline numbers, you can see what people are responding to and what people are not, and if you are a good strategist, you will then know what to try and ace for the game ahead of you.

However, Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has boldly stated that if elections are organised today, there is no way the National Democratic Congress (NDC) can maintain its majority seat.

Afenyo-Markin stressed that, if elections were held today, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) would reclaim the majority of the seats they lost in the 2024 elections.

Speaking in a one-on-one interview on UTV, Afenyo-Markin stated, “From day one, we are 87, and they are 188 buy I am not afraid, if God is with us, didn’t David fight with Goliath and he defeated him.

I know that if elections were organised today, the NPP would reclaim the majority of the seats we lost; If we were voting today, there is no way the NDC can get a majority. I know what I am talking about”.

“NO such program took place at YEA” – Basintale dismisses allegation of spending GHS9m ‘abeduru’

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“NO such program took place at YEA” – Basintale dismisses allegation of spending GHS9m ‘abeduru’

Malik Basintale, the Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Authority (YEA) has dismissed claims that his agency spent GHS9 million on the cultivation of turkey berry, known in the local dialect as Kwahu Nsusua or abeduru.

According to the Basintale boy, such claims are frivolous and should be treated with contempt.

He asserted that under his watch, no such program took place at the YEA.

In a post shared via social media, Malik Basintale stated, “KURUGU TOLI…..TON TON JE😊

KWAHU NSUSUA SCANDAL 38.1😂😂.

Well:

NO such program took place at YEA.

No such FAKE payment was made at YEA under my watch as CEO.

My unprecedented 86000 beneficiaries recruited last year alone has no such line.

Therefore JANDAM YAAAMUTU!”.

His comments follow social media being flooded with a Finance Ministry document with the signature of the Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem.

Also, a communicator of the New Patriotic Party, Aaron Asiedu, has presented the documents on live TV alleging that the Youth Employment Agency is spending GHS 9,000,000 on a youth-focused programme to cultivate turkey berry, locally known as Kwahu Nsusua

Additionally, the Director of Corporate Affairs at the YEA has been quoted by a GHOne news card to have said, Youth Employment Agency never spent GHS9 million on production of turkey berries, no such program exists at YEA”. 

However, some Ghanaians reacting to the allegation stated, “All Ghanaian youths should just enter politics.

It’s simple cause sometimes it’s sad to be a Ghanaian”.

“We’re focusing on the wrong things. We should allow him to provide the return on investment for all money spent.  Then we can determine whether he squandered the money”, a netizen added.

One X user added,“If the programme truly empowers youth and boosts local agriculture, then the focus should be on transparency and results. GHS 9 million is not small money, so Ghanaians deserve clear details on how it’s being spent and the impact it will create”.

“This document is a fake document, no government watermark…the signature and other things on are fake man, let’s be serious in this country…every agenda no hold so dem wan force new one”, one X user claimed.

Meanwhile, Alhassan Suhuyini, the Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways, has said the John Mahama government cannot survive four years without a scandal.

According to the Deputy Roads Minister, a scandal is inevitable in 4-years, but should not be manufactured when it is known.

The Deputy Roads Minister, who also served as the Member of Parliament for Tamale North, stressed that while controversies may arise in any administration, he urged the public to rely on evidence rather than speculation.

Speaking on TV3 Keypoint on Saturday, 28 March, the Deputy Roads Minister stated, “There is no way this government can survive four years without a scandal, but let us not force one when there isn’t one”.

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Wontumi’s attempt to halt galamsey trial dismissed, ordered to answer to charges

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Wontumi’s attempt to halt galamsey trial dismissed, ordered to answer to charges

The Accra High Court has dismissed an application filed by Lawyers for Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, Mr Bernard Antwi Boasiako, commonly known as Chairman Wontumi, asking the Court to stay proceedings in a trial in which he is facing 6 counts of mining-related offences.

It will be recalled that the Court had earlier dismissed a submission of no case application filed by Chairman Wontumi, asking the court to terminate the trial after the State had made its case against him.

Subsequent to this, Lawyers for Wontumi filed a notice of Appeal on that ruling and brought an application for a stay of proceedings of the trial pending the determination of the appeal on the submission of no case filed at the Court of Appeal.

In  Court, Counsel for Chairman Wontumi argued that it would be prejudicial to ask the accused to open his defence when there’s a pending application challenging the decision that ordered him to open his case.

Wontumi’s lawyer further argued that no irreparable damage will be occasioned to the state if there’s a temporary stay, as opposed to the accused, whose right may be impaired even before the appeal is determined.

However, the Deputy Attorney General opposed the application, arguing that no exceptional circumstances had been shown in their grounds of appeal, which should warrant a stay of proceedings as required by law and that the application was brought in bad faith to abuse the court’s processes and delay the trial.

The Presiding Judge, in dismissing the application, indicated that after reading the affidavit in support and hearing Counsel, the Court found no merit in the application.

The court later adjourned proceedings to 20th April for case management and asked the accused to file their witness statement before or on the said date if they are so minded.

It will be recalled that Chairman Wontumi and other persons are standing trial for allegedly undertaking mining operations on a concession at Samreboi in the Western Region without the consent of the sector minister.

The state has also accused Wontumi of permitting two individuals to undertake mining activities on the concession without authority and facilitating those operations.

In related news, Dr Dominic Ayine, the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, in 2025, revealed that the state will prosecute Chairman Wontumi, Wontumi Farms and its directors over alleged GHS24m EXIM Bank fraud.

According to the Attorney-General, Chairman Wontumi and his company, Wontumi Farms Limited, made fraudulent misrepresentations to Exim Bank to obtain the loan facility.

He revealed that investigations conducted by the Economic and Organised Crime Office revealed evidence of defrauding by false pretences, forgery, and causing financial loss to the state.

Dr Dominic Ayine announced that Bernard Antwi Boasiako, chief promoter of Wontumi Farms, Exim Bank approved a medium term-loan facility of Ghs18,734,260.00, which included a grant component of Ghs6,768,260.00.

This offer was accepted via a letter dated January 23, 2018, and Chairman Wontumi, acting as the Chief Executive Officer of Wontumi Farms Limited and Thomas Antwi Boasiako, as director of Wontumi Farms Limited.

The offer letter indicated that the approval of the medium-term loan facility was subject to the Bank’s terms and conditions. The loan offer letter further stated that the loan was secured with 10,000 acres of the farmland of Wontumi Farms Limited at Asare Nkwanta.

The breakdown of the approved Ghs18,734,260.00 loan as per the offer letter is as follows:

Purchase of agricultural plant and machinery – GH₵3,865,000.00

Working capital – GH₵8,101,000.00

Grant -staff cost and consultancy fees – GH₵6,768,260.00.

Dr Dominic Ayine revealed that the equipment was never procured, adding that the farming enterprise never materialised, with no young persons being employed in Asare Nkwatia.

According to the Attorney General, the company and its director and CEO forged a receipt in order to deceive Exim Bank into believing that they complied with the loan conditions.

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“Basic needs must always come first” – Nana Aba Anamoah defends Mahama  

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“Basic needs must always come first” – Nana Aba Anamoah defends Mahama  

Nana Aba Anamoah, a renowned media personality, has defended President John Dramani Mahama following his recent remarks that his government’s focus is on the basic needs of Ghanaians and not the anti-LGBTQ+ Bill.  

According to Nana Aba Anamoah, Ghanaians basic needs must always come first.

Nana Aba Anamoah listed food, water, jobs and dignity as the things people actually struggle with.

In a post on X, Nana Aba Anamoah wrote, “Basic needs must always come first. Our money and energy should be channelled into what truly makes life easier for the average Ghanaian.

Food, water, jobs and dignity – those are the things people actually struggle with”.

 She detailed that Ghana’s money and energy should be channelled into what truly makes life easier for the average Ghanaian. Her comment come on the heels of President John Dramani Mahama’s statement that Ghana is still grappling with the provisions of basic needs of education, health care, jobs, food, clothing, and shelter, which is his government’s main focus and not the Anti-LGBTQ Bill.

 According to John Mahama, the Anti-LGBTQ Bill, while important, is not Ghana’s most urgent concern at this time.

Speaking during a Presidential Dialogue with Civil Society Organisations at Jubilee House in Accra on Monday, March 30, Mahama stated, “We are still grappling with the provisions of basic needs of education, health care, jobs, food, clothing, and shelter”.

“While there are strong and differing views within our society, we believe that issues must be addressed through democratic processes, our core values, dialogue, and the rule of law,” he said.

However, Richard Ahiagbah, the Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said President John Dramani Mahama and the NDC are first-class scammers.

The NPP Communications Director asserted that the NDC in opposition deceived the clergy and Ghanaians into believing they are anti-LGBTQ to win political power.

 Richard Ahiagbah, in his post, shared an old video of President Mahama and some NDC members advocating for the passage of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, commonly known as the Anti-LGBTQ+.

In a social media page post on April 1, 2026, Richard Ahiagbah stated, “President John Dramani Mahama and the NDC are first-class scammers. They deceived the clergy and Ghanaians into believing they are anti-LGBTQ to win political power. Now, as President Mahama claims, Anti-LGBTQ+ is not a priority. He states, “Anti-LGBTQ+ is not the most important issue.” This is dishonesty on steroids.

I hope the clergy will be brave enough to call out the President… Please listen to President Mahama’s position on LGBTQ+ in opposition and in power.

What do you call this, Honesty or dishonesty? SAD!”.

Also, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, the Member of Parliament for Assin South, has fired shots at President John Dramani Mahama over his recent comments on the passage of the LGBTQ+ bill.

According to Rev John Ntim Fordjour, President Mahama and the NDC have relegated LGBTQ concerns to the bottom of their priority list after deceiving Pastors, Muslim Clerics, Traditional Rulers and the entire country.

In a post shared on his X page on March 31, 2026, Ntim Fordjour wrote, “Unbelievable! Where are the Ecumenical bodies and CSOs who spat fire and brimstone in 2024 over LGBTQ issues against President Akufo-Addo?

President Mahama and the NDC have relegated LGBTQ concerns to the bottom of their priority list after deceiving Pastors, Muslim Clerics, Traditional Rulers and the entire country into thinking they (Mahama, NDC) would preserve our values against LGBTQ when power is entrusted to them.

Today, he is distancing himself from the bill and claiming it’s no longer important.

After winning power and distributing LGBTQ teacher manuals to schools, he thinks our values no longer matter.

This indeed is another Mahama scam”.

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“False and contrived” – Anas breaks silence on Parliament exposé allegation

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“False and contrived” – Anas breaks silence on Parliament exposé allegation

Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has broken his silence over claims he has shelved an alleged exposé on Ghana’s Parliament.

According to Anas, the claims made by anti-corruption campaigner Vitus Azeem are false and are entirely fabricated.

Speaking during a panel discussion at the 2026 National Forum on Media and the Fight Against Corruption in Ghana held in Accra, Vitus Azeem questioned award-winning investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas about his exposé on Parliament.

Vitus Azeem recounted that Anas revealed some years ago that he had another exposé on the legislature, but to date, he has yet to release it.

He disclosed that the said investigative report was previewed to a group of people but never made it to the public for some reasons unknown to him.

Vitus Azeem alleged that some powerful people might have been notified of the exposé, blocking it from being published.

He, however, noted that Anas published his exposé on the judiciary despite the powers that were at play, but has chosen not to publish that of Parliament.

Vitus Azeem stated, “He (Anas) mentioned that he had another exposé on the legislature, that is, Parliament, and that he was going to release it soon. How many years now? It hasn’t come out.”

“Because he gave a copy of it or an extract of it to the leadership of Parliament, and somebody said, ‘This cannot be published, you cannot put this in the public domain… Why did they not publish it?’” he fumed.

He further added, “When Anas released his exposé on the judiciary, he called anti-corruption agencies and CSOs to a meeting. It was a Sunday afternoon at GSC… The aim was to solicit our support because he probably expected some backlash or some attacks from members of the judiciary and other people.

“So there is a need for non-journalists and other anti-corruption agencies to come together to always support and defend journalists who report on these things,” he said.

In a rebuttal, issued by Tiger Eye PI on Facebook on April 2, 2026, challenge Mr Azeem to provide proof that Tiger Eye PI concluded investigations into Parliament and showed it to some Members of Parliament.

Tiger Eye PI  wrote, “1. Tiger Eye PI has taken note of media reports quoting Mr Vitus Azeem, former Executive Director of Transparency International Ghana, suggesting that investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has shelved investigations concerning the Parliament of Ghana.

2. The report further suggests that Mr Azeem claims the said investigations have been previewed by certain Members of Parliament. More notably, Mr Azeem appears to rely on comments allegedly made by Anas in support of this assertion.

3. Tiger Eye PI would ordinarily not have responded to these claims, which have been rehashed over the years. However, we consider them particularly serious, especially given that they are attributed to a person of Mr. Azeem’s standing.

4. From the outset, Tiger Eye PI places on record that these claims are entirely false and contrived. Neither Anas nor any associate of Tiger Eye PI has ever made the assertions attributed to them by Mr. Azeem. The claims remain entirely a figment of Mr. Azeem’s imagination, and we challenge him to provide evidence that any such statements were ever made by Anas.

5. We challenge Mr. Azeem to provide proof that Tiger Eye PI concluded investigations into Parliament and showed it to some Members of Parliament. He should, among other things, mention the names of the alleged members of Parliament who previewed the said investigations.

6. It is entirely understandable that many Ghanaians and anti-corruption advocates are interested in uncovering any underhand dealings within Parliament, a subject that has been the focus of intense public discussion for many years. However, such interest alone is not sufficient to trigger an investigation by Tiger Eye PI, nor does it in any way constitute evidence of any ongoing or concluded investigation by Tiger Eye PI.

7. It is distressing that a person of Mr. Azeem’s standing would make such spurious claims without first verifying and authenticating them, particularly with Tiger Eye PI, especially given that we share a common vision of fighting corruption. More shocking is the certainty and coherence with which these palpably false claims were made.

8. If left unchecked, such claims risk crystallizing into perceived evidence of wrongdoing by Anas—an assertion we categorically reject.

9. Furthermore, these claims undermine the significant risks undertaken and the substantial resources committed by Tiger Eye PI in exposing corruption. They also disregard the sacrifices of investigative journalists, including the late Ahmed Suale.

10. If such investigations are indeed as straightforward as suggested, we encourage individuals such as Mr. Azeem and like-minded persons to take the initiative. We urge the public not to take our sacrifices for granted. Our work comes at great cost and deserves due recognition and appreciation.

11.  In the absence of any evidence from Mr. Azeem, we are constrained to characterise his claims as reckless and irresponsible.

12. Tiger Eye PI remains firmly committed to the fight against corruption, to name, shame, and jail. However, it remains our sole prerogative to determine when, where, and how to undertake investigations, based on prevailing circumstances”.

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One dead, several injured in a road accident on the Accra–Kumasi highway

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One dead, several injured in a road accident on the Accra–Kumasi highway

A road accident on the Accra–Kumasi Highway has claimed the life of one person, with several others injured.

Reports suggest the head-on collision between a VIP bus and a Toyota Prado occurred at Akyem Sekyere.

According to reports, the crash occurred at dawn on Thursday, April 2.

The information gathered from the Police revealed that the injured have been rushed to nearby health facilities, where they are receiving treatment.

The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service reports suggest that traffic has been diverted at both the Apedwa and Asiakwa sections of the highway.

Travellers have been stranded for hours due to the major gridlock, as many travel for the Easter festivities.

Meanwhile, Authorities have advised drivers travelling from Accra to Kumasi to reroute through Kyebi from the Apedwa stretch with those heading from Kumasi are being diverted through Asiakwa to rejoin the main road at Apedwa.

In related news, last month, the medical Superintendent of St. Edward Catholic Hospital, Dr Christopher Anane, provided an update on the six people who survived on Tuesday, 3rd March, 2026, following a fatal road accident at Potrikrom in the Ashanti Region.

According to Dr Christopher Anane, three of the survivors have been discharged, and three others have been referred for specialised treatment at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) and St. John of God Hospital at Aduankwanta.

Speaking to Adom News, Medical Superintendent of St. Edward Catholic Hospital, Dr Christopher Anane stated, “Three have been treated and discharged, while the remaining three have been referred to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital and St. John of God Hospital at Aduankwanta for further medical care”.

“The driver of the ambulance survived but sustained a severe fracture. He has been transferred to Aduankwanta for specialised orthopaedic treatment. He is part of the six survivors,” he stated.

It will be recalled that some days ago, news broke of at least 16 people tragically lost their lives following a head-on collision between a Ford Transit bus and an Ambulance.

Reports suggest the devastating road accident at Potrikrom in the Ahafo-Ano South East District of the Ashanti Region.

The ambulance involved in the collision is registration number GV 527–23, and the Ford Transit bus with registration number GT 6576–19.

According to eyewitness reports, the two vehicles were on high speed when they approached each other from opposite directions.

The ambulance is said to belong to St. Mary’s Catholic Hospital in Drobo.

Reports suggest the Ambulance was attempting to overtake another vehicle but could not complete the manoeuvre, which led to the collision.

Several passengers aboard the Ford Transit are feared to have died instantly from the collision.

The victims have since been conveyed to mortuaries at Mankranso and Adugyama by officers from the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD).

“I have never been Rawlings’ doctor” – Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe

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“I have never been Rawlings’ doctor” – Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe

Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, a founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has dismissed claims suggesting he was the late Jerry John Rawlings‘ doctor.

The elderly statesman revealed that he has never served as Rawlings’ doctor or attended to him in any medical capacity.

According to Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe, the entire narrative on being Rawlings’ doctor was fabricated.

Speaking in an interview on GhanaWeb’s The Lowdown, Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe narrated, “I remember a few hours after the passing on of Jerry John Rawlings, early in the morning, I had a visit from a journalist. He came, opened his phone, and I have it on my phone right now. It’s almost five years now”.

“Reading it [message on the phone], it had been stated there clearly that I was Rawlings’ physician and that when he fell ill, I was called, went to his house to have a look at him and I suggested that he should be moved to Nyaho Clinic and the wife, late Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, I regret strongly that that lady is no more, particularly because of this story; the wife disagreed with me that Rawlings should be moved to Korle Bu,” he narrated.

“These are claims. I’m talking about claims. None of what I have said so far is true, so you have to ask yourself. Why should a group of people formulate such a thing? They have a reason,” he said.

He also added, “Then, within a short time, two doctors came from Korle Bu to join me in looking after Rawlings and the doctors allegedly are said to have been sent by Akufo-Addo. So, when I read it, I felt so bad and very sad,” he stated.

“So, the journalist advised that I should respond immediately because this has gone all over the world, and it’s true. People called me from as far as Australia. Now, what I have narrated to you is a complete fallacy. Lies. I have never been Rawlings’ doctor, I’ve never been to Rawlings residence; never ever, and this is a fact”.

“I have not even given Rawlings any attention in an emergency case as a doctor… So, I ask myself, who can falsify such a thing?” he questioned.

Also, Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe has narrated how five nurses suddenly disappeared and Captains celebrating after the late Jerry John Rawlings’ death. 

Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe, a founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has narrated how five nurses suddenly disappeared and Captains celebrating after the late Jerry John Rawlings death. 

He alleged that when Rawlings passed away, five nurses who were looking after him all disappeared as they were taken out of the country.

According to him, two captains met after Rawlings’ death and shook hands, saying mission accomplished.

Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe further stressed that the late former President Jerry John Rawlings did not die from COVID-19 as claims suggested.

According to Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe, information available to him challenges the widely held belief that Rawlings died from the COVID-19 virus.

He detailed the checks he made with the family members of the late Rawlings, revealing the late president tested negative for COVID-19 on two occasions.

Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe further highlighted that Rawlings did not die from COVID, adding that the truth about the former president’s death will eventually come to light.

He outlined his reasons, saying, “Firstly, the impression we were given as a public was that Rawlings died of COVID-19. I cross-checked it with my own cousin, his own cousin too, Michael Sousoudis, may he rest in peace, and it was a lie. He had two tests, and they came out negative, as I have stated in the book. That’s point number one”.

“A man of Rawlings’ calibre and level, a former president, cannot die without an autopsy being done, and I have said if an autopsy had been done, they should bring it out. It’s getting to one year now, and nobody has come forward.

“The autopsy can tell us exactly what killed Jerry John Rawlings, especially if they do what we call chemical pathology. All these things, if they have done them, they should come forward,” he dared.

He narrated, “Thirdly, from what I was told by my cousin Michael Sousoudis, may he rest in peace, five nurses who were looking after Jerry John Rawlings at Korle Bu, the moment he passed on, they all disappeared. They were taken out of the country. The nurses disappeared. If the nurses are around, they should come forward”.

“Fourth, there were two military officers. I know them personally. They know me, too, as I’ve stated in the book. Two captains, but for a lot of reasons, I’m holding the names for the meantime because I have asked the government to set up an independent commission of inquiry to find out what really killed Rawlings. The captains met just after his death, and they shook hands and said mission accomplished. It’s a military term, and that means a lot. Have they come out?” he asked.

“There have been no responses so far, and I’m sure they are aware because this book was reviewed on television. The only thing I’ll say is that I have had a few calls from some prominent people in this country thanking me for having had the courage to come out with that,” he disclosed.

He further assured Ghanaians, “Rawlings to me didn’t die from COVID. He didn’t die from COVID. Who planned and had Rawlings eliminated, one day will come out because if this is not a planned thing, you ask yourself, why should I be connected with it? Well, if people got to know earlier that I was part of it, they might probably calm their tempers down. That is the whole thing”.

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“It is too early” – GPRTU told over calls to scrap fuel levy

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“It is too early” – GPRTU told over calls to scrap fuel levy

Rodaline Imoru Ayarna, a Public Interest Advocate, has told the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) that it is too early for calls to scrap the 1 cedi fuel levy.

According to Rodaline Imoru Ayarna, Ghana must first remember why the 1 cedi fuel levy was introduced.

She asserted that the levy was introduced to help deal with the country’s energy sector debt.

Speaking on TV3 New Day, Rodaline Imoru Ayarna stated, “For me, it is a bit too early for us to be demanding that the levy be taken off”.

“Why did we have that levy of one cedi? Because we said the energy sector debt was such that we owed about $3 billion, and we needed that to pay the debts and keep power generation running,” she stated.

“If we start having dumsor again, then it means we are going to be in bigger trouble,” Ayarna added.

Her comment follows, the Deputy Industrial and Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Samuel Amoah, has told the John Mahama-led NDC government to abolish fuel taxes within 48 hours or face fare hikes.

 Speaking in an interview with Joy News, the GPRTU stressed that the growing cost of operations is becoming unbearable for commercial drivers.

The GPRTU cited rising fuel prices, expensive spare parts, deteriorating road conditions and an increase in charges by the DVLA.

Samuel Amoah stated, “We came up with this release and gave the government two days to do something about it. If they fail to do [that]…then we have no option but to organise ourselves to request an increment of transport fares for our members.

“What the government and the president are saying is, it is something they can’t control right now, but the transport operators may be forced to,” Samuel Amoah explained.

The GPRTU demands follow the National Petroleum Authority’s new pricing guidelines, which set minimum ex-pump prices for the period April 1 to April 15 at GHS 13.30 per litre for petrol and GHS 17.10 per litre for diesel, a significant increase compared to March 31, when petrol and diesel were pegged at GHS 11.57 and GHS 14.35 per litre.

Earlier, Commercial transport operators, commonly known as Trotro Operators, have issued a 2-day ultimatum demanding that the government stabilise fuel prices.

The Trotro Operators have issued a two-day ultimatum to the government to stabilise fuel prices or risk 20% increment in fares.

In a press release dated March 29, 2026, the Commercial transport operators stated, “The transport sector is the backbone of Ghana’s economy, and any instability in fuel supply or pricing has far-reaching consequences for the entire nation,” the statement said, adding that their patience is “wearing thin.”

“This increase will not only affect our members but also the Ghanaian public, who are already struggling to make ends meet,” the statement noted.

Reports suggest the statement was jointly signed by “Samuel Amoah of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) under the Trades Union Congress (TUC); Asonaba Nana Wiredu, National Chairman of the Commercial Transport Operators of Ghana; Paa Willie, National Chairman of the Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana; David Agboado, PRO of the Concerned Drivers Association; and Yaw Barimah, PRO of the True Drivers Union”.

Meanwhile, President John Dramani Mahama has assured that the government is prepared to shield Ghanaians from rising fuel costs.

Mahama disclosed that his government will roll out targeted measures to protect consumers if rising global oil prices begin to significantly impact domestic fuel costs.

Speaking at a Presidential Dialogue with Civil Society Organisations, the President stated, “Things were sailing quite smoothly, and indeed, we’re beginning to enjoy some of the lowest fuel prices in a long time. The push factor in the oil price build-up is coming from the price of crude oil and finished products”.

“If this continues, then we will have to take some firm decisions”.

Mahama explained, “Some of the options available to us include adjusting margins to ease the burden on consumers and also reviewing the development levy to provide relief”.

“Fuel drives the transport sector, and transport is a major contributor to inflation. When fuel prices rise, the cost of moving goods, especially food, also increases, affecting the overall cost of living,” he said.

Court adjourns NAM1’s virtual testimony over faulty video system

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Court adjourns NAM1’s virtual testimony over faulty video system

The Accra High Court has adjourned the virtual testimony of Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as NAM1, over a faulty video system.

According to reports, the NAM1 case has been adjourned to April 16, 2026.

The Accra High Court had earlier directed that the embattled Chief Executive Officer of the defunct Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah, commonly known as NAM1, the ongoing criminal trial, be switched to virtual/electronic means.

Reports suggest the court decision follows, acknowledged receipt of a medical excuse from NAM1 with a note from the doctor that the accused refrain from ‘maximal physical exertion’.

In a post shared by TV3, it stated, “The Accra High Court has notified lawyers of defunct Menzgold CEO Nana Appiah Mensah, also known as NAM1, that the proceedings will be switched to virtual/electronic means.

This was after the court acknowledged receipt of a medical excuse from NAM1 with a note from the doctor that the accused refrain from ‘maximal physical exertion’.

Nana Appiah Mensah is facing multiple counts of defrauding by false pretence, operating a gold firm without a license and money laundering. He has pleaded not guilty and is on bail”.

Some Ghanaians reacting to the news of the adjournment due to a faulty video system stated, “So, the trickster Nam 1 is allowed to give virtual testimony to the court, but Ken Ofori Atta will not be allowed to give virtual testimony to the OSP. Wow!”.

A netizen added, “Gh juditiary de33 eii.

Even the people he duped most of them passed. Yet Gh Judicial is still holding on to this case.

Just recently, a hunter who just wanted to put food on families table got arrested and sentenced to 3 years imprisonment, within a month.

Herrh, Bros, Let’s Not Be Poor”.

“Ah, is this guy still having an ongoing court issue? My friend’s mum whose pension money got locked up in Menzgold koraa, has died like 5 years dis”, another X user added.

It will be recalled that Menzgold Ghana Limited, owned by NAM1, was offering high-return gold collectable investments.

However, it operated without the required licences from the Bank of Ghana and the Securities and Exchange Commission, despite repeated warnings from regulators.

Menzgold Ghana Limited was then shut down by the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2018, leaving thousands of Ghanaians with locked-up funds.

NAM1 is now facing charges including unlicensed gold trading, fraud, and money laundering.

The case has been delayed for years by multiple appeals by NAM1.

Reacting to the decision, Fredrick Forson, the Chairman and Convener of the Menzgold Customers, welcomed the ruling, saying. “Our understanding is that the High Court trial can now proceed.

Today, we were also told that they will file their reasons on the 17th of this month [December 2025]. So, as directed earlier, we will return to the High Court on the 16th, which is next week. We are very happy, and we appreciate what the court has done, just that it has taken long.

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“Influential pastors have turned into presidential advisers” – Okyere Baafi alleges

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“Influential pastors have turned into presidential advisers” – Okyere Baafi alleges

Michael Okyere Baafi, the Member of Parliament for New Juaben South and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Trade and Industry Committee, has alleged that many influential pastors have turned into presidential advisers.

According to Okyere Baafi, some members of the clergy who opposed the Akufo-Addo government have gone quiet on important national matters.

He claimed that high-profile pastors have assumed roles as advisers to the presidency, which is influencing their reluctance to speak openly.

Michael Okyere Baafi accused the clergy of showing double standards, stressing that religious leaders are expected to remain impartial and consistent, urging them to remain fair and principled in their commentary on national issues.

Speaking in an interview on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme on April 1, 2026, Okyere Baafi claimed, “Many influential pastors have turned into presidential advisers. Those who once portrayed themselves as saints and opposed Akufo-Addo are now surprisingly silent. This behaviour is hypocritical. Mahama’s government has been in power for two years now, and soon the NDC will hold elections, leading to shifts in allegiance.

“Clergy have much to teach us, so we must respect Ghanaians. They should remain neutral, expressing their views on what is good and what is bad,” he stated.

Also, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, the Member of Parliament for Assin South, has fired shots at President John Dramani Mahama over his recent comments on the passage of the anti LGBTQ+ bill.

According to Rev John Ntim Fordjour, President Mahama and the NDC have relegated LGBTQ concerns to the bottom of their priority list after deceiving Pastors, Muslim Clerics, Traditional Rulers and the entire country.

In a post shared on his X page on March 31, 2026, Ntim Fordjour wrote, “Unbelievable! Where are the Ecumenical bodies and CSOs who spat fire and brimstone in 2024 over LGBTQ issues against President Akufo-Addo?

President Mahama and the NDC have relegated LGBTQ concerns to the bottom of their priority list after deceiving Pastors, Muslim Clerics, Traditional Rulers and the entire country into thinking they (Mahama, NDC) would preserve our values against LGBTQ when power is entrusted to them.

Today, he is distancing himself from the bill and claiming it’s no longer important.

After winning power and distributing LGBTQ teacher manuals to schools, he thinks our values no longer matter.

This indeed is another Mahama scam”.

His comments come on the heels of President John Dramani Mahama’s statement that Ghana is still grappling with the provisions of basic needs of education, health care, jobs, food, clothing, and shelter, which is his government’s main focus and not the Anti-LGBTQ Bill.

 According to John Mahama, the Anti-LGBTQ Bill, while important, is not Ghana’s most urgent concern at this time.

Speaking during a Presidential Dialogue with Civil Society Organisations at Jubilee House in Accra on Monday, March 30, Mahama stated, “We are still grappling with the provisions of basic needs of education, health care, jobs, food, clothing, and shelter”.

“While there are strong and differing views within our society, we believe that issues must be addressed through democratic processes, our core values, dialogue, and the rule of law,” he said.

Earlier, President John Mahama called on international partners to respect Ghana’s position on LGBTQ issues.

Mahama stressed that public policy is shaped by the country’s legal traditions, cultural values, and societal consensus.

According to John Mahama, Ghana’s democratic processes are actively at work to ensure that any outcome of the anti-LGBTQ bill reflects the views of the people.

President Mahama made these known when he received the ‘International Statesperson Award’ from the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia.

“Fingering someone’s private part without consent is RAPE” – Lawyer warns

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“Fingering someone’s private part without consent is RAPE” – Lawyer warns

Lawyer Confidence Aribibia has warned against fingering someone’s private parts without consent.

The Nigerian lawyer cautioned young men to desist from fingering or using objects in the private places of women.

In a Facebook post while educating men, she said, “Using a cucumber, candle, your fingers or any object on someone’s pr!vate p@rt without consent is RAPE.

Yes, not “playing.”

Not “cruise.”

Not “I didn’t use my gbola.”

Rape.

Many people still think rape only happens when a man uses his Gbola. That is not what the law says.

Under Section 1 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015 (VAPP Act), rape includes:

👉 Any intentional penetration of another person’s vagina, anus, or mouth

👉 With fingers or any object (yes, cucumber, candle, anything)

👉 Without consent

Once there is no consent, the offence is complete.

So statements like:

“I didn’t sleep with her”

“I didn’t use my gbola”

Will not save you.

Consent is the real issue.

If there is no clear agreement, don’t do it.

What you may call “harmless fun”

The law may call it rape.

Ignorance of the law is not an excuse”.

In related news, Yudah Brown, lawyer and content creator of TheLawgh on TikTok and X, has said the use of sex toys, blowjobs and head could land an individual 25-year jail term in Ghana.

According to the lawyer, Section 104 of ACT 29 of Ghana’s laws criminalised the use of sex toys, blowjobs and head.

He noted that the laws in Ghana only recognised the natural form of penetration.

Speaking in a viral short video, Yudah Brown detailed, “Using toys for sexual intercourse in Ghana is an offence. Anyone who gives head, head of departments, called blow jobs, also commits an offence according to section 104 of the criminal anyone who does this will be jailed for 25 years maximum.

The only permitted act is the natural form of penetration, the male gbola to the female kpekus”.

He further added, “As funny as this may sound, unnatural canal knowledge is an offence, directing the penile organ to another hole, the penile organ to the mouth or the mouth to a female organ is an offence and you will be jailed for not less than five years and not more than 25 years”.

The lawyer further cited a Supreme Court case, “The Supreme Court in the case of Dr Prince Obiri versus the Attorney General expressly stated that sexual intercourse with person or animal other than the penetration from the male’s to the female organ is unnatural and has been criminalised by section 104 of ACT 29.

“They are just not good for your health”, he boldly reiterated.

The case cited by Yudah Brown in his short video highlighted the  Supreme Court of Ghana on 24 July dismissing a case which had been brought by Dr. Obiri-Korang in 2021, challenging section 104(1)(b) of the Criminal and Offences Act 1960, which criminalises ‘unnatural carnal knowledge’.

Also, Yudah Brown, in an old video, also warned that dancing with a lady from her backside without consent could land one in jail for 6 years.

Yudah Brown detailed, “Any time you dance with a lady from her backside without her consent at a party, you commit two offences. The first offence is battery, the second offence is indecent assault”.

He further explains the legal perspective, stating, “When the law deems it an offence to interfere with any part of a person’s body without their permission, dancing with a lady without her consent, or touching a guy’s front side without permission, constitutes battery.

“The second offence of assault could lead to imprisonment for six years,” Yudah Brown said.

A New Era for Digital Trust: Sam George leads charge to secure mobile money system

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A New Era for Digital Trust: Sam George leads charge to secure mobile money system

Ask anyone in Accra’s Makola Market whether they know someone who has lost money to mobile money fraud. You will not wait long for an answer.

A trader whose savings were wiped out overnight by someone using a SIM card registered under a stolen identity. A driver who received a call from a number that turned out to belong to someone who had registered it using another person’s Ghana Card.

A family who woke up to find their mobile wallet emptied, with no legal trail to follow and no institution able to tell them who held the SIM that did it.
These are not isolated incidents.

They are the predictable consequence of a broken system. And the reason that system is broken, specifically, is that for fifteen years and across three successive re-registration exercises, Ghana has never once properly linked a SIM card to a verified human identity.
That sentence deserves a moment of stillness.

Three exercises. Hundreds of millions of cedis spent. Millions of Ghanaians queuing, presenting their documents, submitting to the process, trusting that it would be worth it. And at the end of all of it, according to an official audit of records collected in the 2021 to 2023 exercise, there were zero successful biometric matches against the National Identification Authority database. Not a low number. Not a worrying percentage. Zero.

The equipment telcos used during the 2022 exercise could not even speak the same technical language as the NIA’s database. Contactless scanners were deployed by telcos whose data was to be matched against a system built on contact scanners. It is like pouring water into a container with no bottom and wondering why nothing is being stored. The entire exercise, by its own audit, produced nothing that can be legally relied upon.

This is what Communications Minister Samuel Nartey George has inherited. This is why the 2026 re-registration exercise is not a punishment of citizens or a bureaucratic obsession. It is the only honest response to evidence that the work was never properly done.

What Is Different This Time

Critics, and there are credible ones, have argued that this is simply another round of the same failed cycle. The civil society think tank IMANI has raised pointed questions about procurement transparency, the adequacy of the legal framework and the technical contradiction between USSD self-service channels and biometric verification requirements. These are serious questions, and they deserve serious answers, not reassurances.

But set beside the three previous exercises, the 2026 framework has structural differences that matter. First, biometric verification involving real-time facial recognition and fingerprint authentication will be validated directly against the NIA database, making the NIA the single source of truth on identity.

This did not happen before. Second, Hon. Sam George has explicitly stated that this is not a sole-sourced procurement, that telecommunications companies will bear the cost, and that no financial burden will fall on the Ghanaian taxpayer. Third, a new Legislative Instrument is being prepared that will, for the first time, formally govern data custody, inter-agency responsibilities and citizen rights under the exercise.

MTN Ghana, the country’s largest telecom operator, has publicly supported the exercise and committed to funding its participation within existing budgets. The company’s chief executive has confirmed that biometric verification, including fingerprint and facial recognition, will be central to the process, and that structured digital appointment systems will prevent the chaos that defined previous rounds.

The Real Problem That This Fixes

There is a specific fraud that Ghanaians rarely discuss openly because it is embarrassing and widespread. People have registered SIM cards using Ghana Cards that do not belong to them. Registered SIMs linked to identities they do not hold. In some cases, agents at registration points registered multiple SIMs under a single individual’s identity without that person’s knowledge. In other cases, SIM cards were registered using stolen or photocopied ID documents, creating a class of active mobile numbers that cannot be traced to any real, verifiable person.

This is not a small category of exceptions. It is a structural gap that fraudsters, scammers and criminals have exploited deliberately and systematically. Until every active SIM in Ghana is linked to a verified, biometrically authenticated individual, the mobile money ecosystem will remain a hunting ground for people who wish to steal from it.

The human cost of this is not abstract. Farmers who save through mobile money and lose everything. Small business owners whose working capital is wiped out by a transfer they did not authorise. Women who run market stalls and have no bank account, only a mobile wallet, which disappears because someone registered a SIM under a name that was never really theirs. The SIM re-registration is, at its core, a consumer protection exercise.

Ghana’s Digital Economy Depends on This

According to the Bank of Ghana, the value of transactions passing through Ghana’s mobile money infrastructure runs into hundreds of billions of cedis each year. This is not a peripheral financial product. For millions of Ghanaians, mobile money is the bank. It is how remittances arrive. It is how school fees are paid. It is how small traders settle with suppliers.

That entire ecosystem rests on trust. Investors in Ghana’s digital economy, fintech companies weighing whether to build here, international financial institutions assessing risk, all of them look at whether the identity infrastructure underpinning mobile transactions is reliable. A Ghana where SIM cards are properly linked to verified identities is a Ghana where fintech can grow with confidence, where financial inclusion deepens, and where the digital economy becomes genuinely competitive.

A Ghana where three successive registration exercises produced nothing usable is a Ghana with a credibility problem it cannot afford to carry into the next decade of digital development.

What Citizens Should Demand, and What They Should Do

The critics are right that the government must answer specific technical questions before the exercise proceeds. How will USSD self-service channels satisfy biometric verification requirements? What legal provisions in the new Legislative Instrument will prevent biometric data from being transferred to telco vendors? Who will bear accountability if data custody fails again? These are not hostile questions.

They are the conditions of a trustworthy process.

Citizens should also be clear about their own role. When the exercise opens, participate through official designated channels only. Do not hand your Ghana Card to an agent you do not know. Do not allow someone to register a SIM on your behalf through informal means. Report any registration point where someone is attempting to register multiple SIMs under a single identity. Accountability flows both ways.

Hon. Samuel Nartey George has said this exercise is seventy-five per cent communication and twenty-five per cent technology. That framing matters. It is an acknowledgment that Ghanaians do not simply need to be processed through a system. They need to trust it. They need to understand why it exists, what it will protect and what will be different when it is done.

The mobile money fraud that has drained savings from market traders and stolen working capital from small businesses is not inevitable. It is the result of a system that was never properly built. This is Ghana’s opportunity to build it properly. The cost of getting it wrong again is not another audit report. It is another decade of fraud, another generation of eroded trust, and another lost window to build the digital economy this country deserves.

The writer is a Ghanaian citizen with an interest in digital governance and consumer protection.

Columnist: Kofi Mensah

Bag of Sachet Water to sell at GH¢15, effective April 6

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Bag of Sachet Water to sell at GH¢15, effective April 6

The National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers (NASPAWAP) has announced that the maximum retail price for a bag of Sachet Water will be sold at GH¢15, effective April 6, 2026.  

NASPAWAP announced an upward revision of sachet water prices attributing it to the global shortage of polymers and rising costs.

They also cited the ongoing conflict in Iran, saying it has significantly affected production.

In a statement issued on Thursday, April 2, 2026, NASPAWAP stated, “The rising costs have made it challenging for manufacturers to maintain current prices,” the group said.

“The new recommended prices are:

Ex-factory: GH¢8 per bag of 30 sachets of 500ml

Ex-truck: GH¢10 per bag of 30 sachets of 500ml

Maximum retail: GH¢15 per bag of 30 sachets of 500ml”

They further urged retailers and consumers to adhere to the new prices to ensure fair trade practices.

“This adjustment is necessary to sustain production and ensure the continuous supply of safe drinking water,” the association added.

Some Ghanaians reacting to the development stated, “Inflation moved from a double digit to a single digit, and we really didn’t see any significant change in price. All Ghanaians ever care about is increasing prices and maximising profit”.

“Time to start filling my empty bottles”, a netizen added.

“When the dollar and inflation were down…price was the same, but as soon as there’s an inconvenience, price increases to never be reduced. The Ghanaian culture of trade. We are our own worst enemies, and we will continue churning out even worse leaders”, a netizen added.

One X user added, “Nonsense!! When they were supposed to increase it to 30p or 40p, they didn’t and took it all the way to 50p because they didn’t accept the 10p coin. Now look at them being greedy again”.

“Ghanaian err, we are our own enemies. When prices drop, they never drop the price, but when they increase the prices, they want to increase them.

It’s not NPP or NDC that has a problem. It’s all Ghanaians”, a Ghanaian stated.

A netizen added, “When I say capitalism will be our end, people were attacking me. Capitalism and democracy have never helped any developing country.

When are we going to tell ourselves the truth kraaa?”

“Inflation dey go down

Light dey go down

But things are increasing

Herrr Ghana and settings”, an X user listed.

One last X user stated, “On what basis, what’s the justification.. Charley, we are our own enemies. Inflation is down, the dollar is stable, the electricity tariff is being reduced, so on what grounds exactly are they increasing the price… Greedy b@stards…”

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NDC promised the youths 3 shifts, now telling them to sell Indomie – NPP MP

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NDC promised the youths 3 shifts, now telling them to sell Indomie – NPP MP

Jerry Ahmed Shaib, the Weija Gbawe Member of Parliament, has slammed the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government.

The Weija Gbawe NPP MP highlighted that the NDC in opposition promised Ghanaian youths a 24-hour economy, now telling them to sell Indomie.

According to the NPP MP,  the NDC government’s failure to implement the much-touted 24-hour economy is an indication that the NDC have nothing to offer.

The NPP MP called on Ghanaian youth to forget the National Democratic Congress’s promises during the 2024 election, arguing that the government has proven that it has nothing for the youth.

Speaking on Movement TV, Jerry Ahmed Shaib stated, “They promised the youth that they would be introducing a 24-hour economy, but that has not been the case after they got power. Now they say Ghanaian youth should go and sell indomie”.

His comments follow remarks made by the Madina MP, which have triggered Ghanaian youths on social media.

Speaking to the media at a recent event, Francis-Xavier Sosu took aim at young Ghanaians who voice frustrations about unemployment on social media.

He argued that food businesses like Indomie offer more financial reward than formal employment.

“They sit on Twitter and TikTok and make their noise. Can you imagine if you’re a young person and all you are doing is having a small Indomie joint that gives you about GH¢200 profit a day, and you have about 10 of those Indomie joints?

How much are you making a day? That’s about GH¢2,000 a day. In 30 days, how much is that? It’s about GH¢60,000. How many jobs will give you GH¢60,000 a month?” he said.

However, Francis Xavier Sosu has said his comments were taken out of context, and all he tried to communicate was entrepreneurship.

Also, Francis Xavier Sosu has said no amount of jobs created by the government will absorb every unemployed person.

Speaking in an interview on Metro TV on Monday, March 30, 2026, Francis Xavier Sosu stated, “Government will create jobs. But no amount of jobs created by the government will absorb every unemployed person. You must understand that. Let’s be honest,” he said.

“It’s not about politics. Hunger doesn’t know politics. A lack of jobs doesn’t know political parties. If you want to tie your personal growth and jobs to NDC or NPP, I’m telling you, you’ll lose it,” Sosu added.

He added, “No political person will be a politician forever. I will do my own, my time will come, I will leave. But I’ve said too many times that you are here because you want to help the people. After service, I will go.”

“Many young people have come to my office, and by the time they are leaving, they turn into entrepreneurs. One of the things we do a lot is business support,” he said.

Meanwhile, Former Finance Minister Seth Terkper has said job creation under President John Dramani Mahama has been significantly slowed by debt distress and restrictions under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme.

Seth Tekper stressed that the National Democratic Congress administration inherited debt distress and restrictions under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme.

According to him, the NDC government has plans to create jobs, but Ghana’s prevailing economic conditions limited what could be achieved in the early months of the Mahama administration.

Speaking on Joy News, Seth Terkper stated, “If you look at the NDC manifesto, there’s a plan to create jobs already. But when you come into an economy where, under the IMF programme we inherited, compared to what we handed over, all you can do is borrow T-Bills.

“You’ve been shut out of your own domestic bond market, which we set up. You’ve been shut out of the external bond market because you’ve defaulted”.

“Mahama and the NDC first-class scammers” – NPP’s Richard Ahiagbah 

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“Mahama and the NDC first-class scammers” – NPP’s Richard Ahiagbah 

Richard Ahiagbah, the Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said President John Dramani Mahama and the NDC are first-class scammers.

The NPP Communications Director asserted that the NDC in opposition deceived the clergy and Ghanaians into believing they are anti-LGBTQ to win political power.

 Richard Ahiagbah, in his post, shared an old video of President Mahama and some NDC members advocating for the passage of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, commonly known as the Anti-LGBTQ+.

In a social media page post on April 1, 2026, Richard Ahiagbah stated, “President John Dramani Mahama and the NDC are first-class scammers. They deceived the clergy and Ghanaians into believing they are anti-LGBTQ to win political power. Now, as President Mahama claims, Anti-LGBTQ+ is not a priority. He states, “Anti-LGBTQ+ is not the most important issue.” This is dishonesty on steroids.

I hope the clergy will be brave enough to call out the President… Please listen to President Mahama’s position on LGBTQ+ in opposition and in power.

What do you call this, Honesty or dishonesty? SAD!”.

Also, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, the Member of Parliament for Assin South, has fired shots at President John Dramani Mahama over his recent comments on the passage of the LGBTQ+ bill.

According to Rev John Ntim Fordjour, President Mahama and the NDC have relegated LGBTQ concerns to the bottom of their priority list after deceiving Pastors, Muslim Clerics, Traditional Rulers and the entire country.

In a post shared on his X page on March 31, 2026, Ntim Fordjour wrote, “Unbelievable! Where are the Ecumenical bodies and CSOs who spat fire and brimstone in 2024 over LGBTQ issues against President Akufo-Addo?

President Mahama and the NDC have relegated LGBTQ concerns to the bottom of their priority list after deceiving Pastors, Muslim Clerics, Traditional Rulers and the entire country into thinking they (Mahama, NDC) would preserve our values against LGBTQ when power is entrusted to them.

Today, he is distancing himself from the bill and claiming it’s no longer important.

After winning power and distributing LGBTQ teacher manuals to schools, he thinks our values no longer matter.

This indeed is another Mahama scam”.

His comments come on the heels of President John Dramani Mahama’s statement that Ghana is still grappling with the provisions of basic needs of education, health care, jobs, food, clothing, and shelter, which is his government’s main focus and not the Anti-LGBTQ Bill.

 According to John Mahama, the Anti-LGBTQ Bill, while important, is not Ghana’s most urgent concern at this time.

Speaking during a Presidential Dialogue with Civil Society Organisations at Jubilee House in Accra on Monday, March 30, Mahama stated, “We are still grappling with the provisions of basic needs of education, health care, jobs, food, clothing, and shelter”.

“While there are strong and differing views within our society, we believe that issues must be addressed through democratic processes, our core values, dialogue, and the rule of law,” he said.

Earlier, President John Mahama called on international partners to respect Ghana’s position on LGBTQ issues.

Mahama stressed that public policy is shaped by the country’s legal traditions, cultural values, and societal consensus.

According to John Mahama, Ghana’s democratic processes are actively at work to ensure that any outcome of the anti-LGBTQ bill reflects the views of the people.

President Mahama made these known when he received the ‘International Statesperson Award’ from the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia.

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“Absolute hogwash” – Martin Kpebu slams Special Prosecutor over ‘existential battles’ remarks  

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“Absolute hogwash” – Martin Kpebu slams Special Prosecutor over ‘existential battles’ remarks  

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has slammed the Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng regarding his remarks that 2025 was the best year of performance; at the same time, it was the worst year of existential troubles.

According to Kissi Agyebeng, while the office achieved some of its best results, it also endured its “worst year of existential troubles.”

The Special Prosecutor asserted that political calls to scrap the office significantly contributed to the challenges it faced.

However, noted that such pressure stems from its mandate to hold public officials accountable.

Speaking at a National Dialogue on the Office of the Special Prosecutor on Tuesday, March 31, Kissi Agyebeng stated, “2025 was our best year of performance; at the same time, it was our worst year of existential troubles. Why should Kissi and a few officers of the Office of the Special Prosecutor always fight existential battles just to keep this office running?” he said.

However, Martin Kpebu has said the OSP remarks are absolute hogwash, attempting to divert attention from its own shortcomings, recounting the case of former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta.

According to Martin Kpebu, the Special Prosecutor brought the existential battles upon himself.

Martin Kpebu argued that the Special Prosecutor should take responsibility for the difficulties facing the office, reiterating that Kissi Agyebeng is not fit for the role.

Speaking on Channel One’s Newsroom on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, Kpebu argued, “It is hogwash, absolute hogwash. It is the Special Prosecutor who has brought this upon himself. He should have left the office a long time ago. Kissi is not fit for that office. If Kissi Agyebeng had any modicum of dignity, he would have resigned a long time ago. He should stop deceiving Ghanaians. You can’t let Ofori-Atta escape and still stay in that office,” he said.

“It is a way of diverting attention from his own shortcomings. Ofori-Atta has five cases hanging on his neck, and Kissi could allow him to go out of this country, but he came to lie to us through his teeth that he was attempting to arrest Ofori-Atta, but he didn’t get help from National Security,” he stated.

“National Security wrote to debunk that, then he said BNI, but they came to debunk that. Meanwhile, he didn’t make any effort to arrest Ofori-Atta,” he added.

Meanwhile, Kissi Agyebeng has revealed he has begun counting his days to leave the office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).

The Special Prosecutor asserted to persistent threats to the survival of the Office of the Special Prosecutor.

Speaking on the performance and public perception of the office, Kissi Agyebeng detailed, “They want an independent institution to fight corruption, separate from the Attorney General and more than 50 per cent, and with this, I take pride in it, of the majority of Ghanaians trust the Office of the Special Prosecutor more than any other institution to fight corruption. And with this, my job is done.

‘However, I have started counting down my days to when I depart as Special Prosecutor,” he said.

“When I become the former Special Prosecutor, I want to look back and say, civil society forged this office, and civil society preserved it. It is your handiwork, do not let it die,” Kissi Agyebeng stated.

“You recall what happened in 2025. Incidentally, it was our best year of performance. At the same time, it was our worst year of existential force,” he said.

“Why should Kissi and a few officers of the Office of the Special Prosecutor be the ones always fighting existential battles just to keep this office running? Had it not been the good-naturedness of the president, the office would have been scrapped by the end of December 2025, in violence,” he stated.

BECE candidates to choose preferred SHS after release of results – Education Minister

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BECE candidates to choose preferred SHS after release of results – Education Minister

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced that BECE candidates will now select their preferred Senior High schools (SHS) after results are released.

According to the Education Minister, the move is aimed at helping students make more informed choices based on their actual performance.

He revealed that candidates will be given a one-week window after the release of results to select schools.

Speaking during a media briefing on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, Haruna Iddrisu stated, “In the past, students selected schools without knowing their aggregate, and that affected the placement system.

This time, we will provide a mandatory period of one week after results are declared for students to confirm their choices based on their performance”.

It will be recalled that in 2025,  Parents and their wards in hundreds on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, besieged the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) Hall in Accra over the 2025 BECE placement.

The parents, accompanied by their children, expressed frustration over the BECE placement.

Some parents expressed frustration over challenges of misplaced placements and difficulties in accessing schools their wards have been placed in.

One parent stated, “I came here to change the school that the system gave to my son. Since we got here, the queue has been just overwhelming.

“My ward got St Fidelis SHS. I don’t even know where that school is located. I wish he attended the school close to us, and particularly, we want a day school.

“With the pace at which the queue is moving, I doubt they will be able to attend to us today. Even if they stick to the one-week timeline they gave, I doubt they can attend to all of us,” he said.

Some parents also alleged that the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) made errors that wrongly disadvantaged their wards.

In related news, Haruna Iddrisu has announced that his ministry has received clearance and approval from the Ministry of Finance for the recruitment of teachers across the country.

Haruna Iddrisu disclosed that the government plans to recruit 7,000 teachers across Ghana.

According to the Education Minister, the move forms part of government efforts to strengthen the education sector and address staffing gaps in schools.

Speaking during a media briefing on Wednesday, April 1, Haruna Iddrisu stated, “I am happy to note and announce that the Ministry of Education has received clearance and approval from the Ministry of Finance for the recruitment of teachers across the country. We will be recruiting at least 7,000 teachers. We want the process to be open, transparent, and competitive.

“Therefore, graduates from the 2023, 2024, and 2025 cohorts may apply for placement as teachers across the country. Priority will be given to those who are ready and willing to serve in those deprived and safe areas.”

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“100 years, there is no scanning machine, no quality lab at Kyebi Hospital” – Okyenhene

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“100 years, there is no scanning machine, no quality lab at Kyebi Hospital” – Okyenhene

Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, the Overlord of Akyem Abuakwa State, has cried out about the lack of health facilities in the Kyebi Hospital.

According to the Okyenhene, over 100 years of its existence, the Kyebi Government Hospital cannot boast a laboratory and also lacks important medical equipment like scanning machines.

He further disclosed that even if labs are done, residents of Kyebi have to pay huge fees in order to access these facilities outside the area.

Speaking at a public event, the Okyenhene expressed his dissatisfaction, saying, “It is painful that when hospital authorities bring issues to you as Okyehene, you have to call and beg somebody in the government before it would be addressed. It is not only that I’m frustrated, but the nurses and doctors are equally frustrated.

“100 years later, there is no scanning machine at the Kyebi Hospital. 100 years later, there is no quality laboratory in the Kyebi Hospital; they send them to Koforidua, somewhere else,” he fumed.

“And even if they have to do the labs, sometimes it costs GH¢4,200 for a patient. How are they going to pay for it?” he quizzed.

Some Ghanaians reacting to the Okyenhene’s remarks stated, “Eiiiii Papa, you that?

I guess you saw what Otumfuo did in the Okomfo Anokye case

There are a lot of Kyebi people, including Ken Ofori Atta and others, to contribute to retool

You see your face today”.

“This reminds me of Nana, former president, telling Aflao chief to complete the uncompleted SHS building when the latter complained about its status”, a netizen added.

A netizen added, “Has Ghana ever had a president from Kyebi, where the chief is talking from, you couldn’t convince him to use the cathedral hole money to equip the hospital in Kyebi”.

In related news, the Okyenhene has outlawed private burials conducted at homes and on personal land.

According to the Okyebhene, the cemetery is the proper burial place, stressing that private burials conducted at homes and on personal land contravene the customs and traditions of his jurisdiction.

The Okyenhene detailed that the increasing use of boreholes in homes makes the practice a health concern.

Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin further detailed that all district assemblies within Akyem Abuakwa will be formally notified.

Also disclosing that chiefs are the custodians of the land, which prevents the assemblies from granting permits for burials in private homes.

In a viral video shared on X, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin stated, “From now on, no one should bury their relatives in private homes. The cemetery is the proper place for burial.

In this modern era, where people even drill boreholes at home for water, burying someone in the house is not appropriate. It goes against Akyeman customary rules to bury relatives at home. Find a way to lay the dead to rest in cemeteries, not in homes”.

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NAPO sues deputy Imam over homosexual tag; demands GH¢19m

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NAPO sues deputy Imam over homosexual tag; demands GH¢19m

Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh (NAPO), the 2024 vice-presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has sued the deputy Imam of Ahlussuna Wal Jamaa-Ghana, and an Islamic cleric and scholar, Sheikh Mohammed Kamil Samudeen.

According to court documents, NAPO accused Sheikh Samudeen of defaming him, tagging him as a homosexual and lying that he was unmarried.

In the court document, Sheikh Samudeen is quoted to have said, “NAPO is not married, and he does not have children. He is in Parliament, and at 57 years old, he is not married. What was he doing? At 57 years old, you are rich and in Parliament, but you are not married. When they selected him to be Vice President, they found him a woman. You will see videos circulating of him sitting with the woman, and then she is trying to hold his hand, then he shoves her hand away and looks elsewhere.

“He is a homosexual. He does not like women. He is a homosexual. I am telling NAPO you are a homosexual. You do not like women. That is why at 57 years you were not married. You do not have a child. If your parents were homosexuals, they would not have given birth to you. I want him to listen carefully; if his parents and ancestors were homosexuals, they would not have given birth to him,” the court document added.

NAPO is demanding that the court declare the imam’s comments are defamatory and that Sheikh Samudeen apologise and retract the statement he made.

He is also demanding GH¢19 million in damages.

NAPO in his suit is seeking,

“a) A declaration that the words complained of in paragraph 14 herein, and published by the Defendant, are defamatory of the Plaintiff’s character;

b) An order of the Honourable Court directed at the Defendant to publish an unqualified retraction and an apology to the Plaintiff with the same prominence as the defamatory words received within days after the judgment;

c) An order of the Honourable Court for a perpetual injunction restraining the Defendant, his agents, assigns, servants, and any person claiming authority through him from further making and/or publishing any words defamatory of the Plaintiff;

d) The sum of Ten Million Ghana Cedis (GH¢10,000,000.00) in damages for defamation against the Defendant;

e) Costs, including lawyer’s fees;

f) Any other relief(s) as this honourable Court may deem fit”, reports stated.

In other news, Akwasi Anti Asamoah, a former Fomena Constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has told the party’s flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, that he cannot change Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh as the running mate.

The NPP man recounted how former President Akufo-Addo maintained Dr Bawumia after several unsuccessful attempts at the presidency.

According to him, Dr Bawumia needs to keep Napo as his running mate for consistency’s sake, just as Akufo-Addo did.

Akwasi Anti Asamoah detailed that Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh is the right candidate to partner with Dr Bawumia, adding that every individual has flaws.

He detailed that Napo has acknowledged his shortcomings and worked on them after the NPP’s defeat in the 2024 election.

Speaking in an interview on Angel TV, Akwasi Anti Asamoah stated, “Bawumia cannot change NAPO because he is the right candidate. Akufo-Addo contested with him as running mate three times, and they eventually won.

Now Bawumia has also been marketed and is going again, so NAPO is the best candidate to run with him,” he said.

He further added that the NPP lost the election due to the anger of NPP members and not the fault of Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh.

“The party suffered defeat because of anger, and it is not NAPO’s fault that we lost the election. He is the best person to partner with Bawumia for the presidency,” he stressed.

“I will lose all trust in the NDC” – Vormawor on planned $7.4m sponsorship for Black Stars fans to ‘shee jama’

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“I will lose all trust in the NDC” – Vormawor on planned $7.4m sponsorship for Black Stars fans to ‘shee jama’

Oliver Baker-Vormawor, a private legal practitioner, has slammed the NDC government’s plan to fund supporters for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

According to Vormawor, he had watched and read with dismay the statements made by the Sports Minister that the government will be funding not more than 800 supporters at a cost of 9,250 dollars per head.

He asserted that if the government allows this to go through, he will lose all trust in the NDC’s wisdom and commitment to improving Ghana.

Oliver Baker-Vormawor detailed that the government’s plan to spend 7.4 million US dollars for people to go and “shee jama” at the World Cup is so unconscionable and incredibly insensitive, and called for the money to be donated to the MahamaCare.

In a Facebook post on April 1, 2026, Oliver Baker-Vormawor wrote, “I watched and read with dismay the statements made by the Sports Minister that the government will be funding not more than 800 supporters at a cost of 9,250 dollars per head to go to America and watch the black stars. That’s just for the group stage.

For the love of God, if the government allows this to go through, I will lose all trust in the NDC’s wisdom and commitment to improving this country.

President John Dramani Mahama established the Ghana Medical Trust – MahamaCare. A laudable initiative. I have seen them going all around sourcing donations to the Trust, so that critical health challenges Ghanaians face will be addressed.

In fact, my law firm was considering making a small donation of 5000 cedis to support the initiative.

To learn that the government plans to spend 7.4 million US dollars for people to go and “shee jama” at the World Cup is so unconscionable and incredibly insensitive that I cannot mince words about it.

This must be stopped! They must donate that money to MahamaCare.

Please for the love of God make this make sense. Have we learnt nothing since Brazil?

And. No, we won’t be donating anything to MahamaCare till this ridiculous idea is dropped. Mtcheew.

Be like we no be serious people like that”.

In related news, President John Dramani Mahama has announced that his government will not fly Ghanaian supporters to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

According to President Mahama, the government’s decision is in line with recommendations in the Dzamefe Report, which warned against the use of public funds for such purposes.

President Mahama highlighted that even supporting a small number of 200 fans would place a significant financial burden on the state.

He detailed that flying and accommodating just 200 supporters could cost close to $2 million.

Speaking at the Ghana World Cup fundraising campaign on Friday, March 20, 2026, Mahama stated, “In consonance with the Dzamefe Report, the government has no plans to allocate public funds to fly supporters to the World Cup”.

“We all want to see our fans in the stands, but we must be responsible in how we use public resources,” he added.

Mahama stressed the need to channel funds into critical areas such as job creation.

Meanwhile, Kofi Adams, the Minister of Sports and Recreation, has revealed plans to sponsor Police Officers and bloggers to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

According to the Sports Minister, they plan to send police officers to the World Cup to have the opportunity to learn large crowd management in the stadium.

The minister also revealed plans to send Emergency units, Creative Artistes and Bloggers to gain learn and gain exposure at the World Cup.

Kofi Adams explained that the idea was inspired by American streamer IShowSpeed’s visit to Africa.

Speaking in an interview with Adom FM, Kofi Adams disclosed, “It is not about chasing the ball for 90 minutes; we see it as an opportunity to learn. We would like to send a few people to study aspects of culture, such as fan mobilisation and support.

I have discussed with the IGP that we need to send personnel because we want to form a police unit for sports. So we want to send some police officers to the World Cup to observe crowd control in action and understand how it is done. We want to strengthen the security of the game, if my fundraising [sports fund] works well,” he said.

Kofi Adams further added, “A number of police officers will go, along with one or two members of the emergency response team. We also have creative artists, including bloggers, because it is an opportunity for them to build a base. We saw how IShowSpeed visited us, so if we send them to embark on a similar initiative, they can gain more followers”.

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Burkina Faso lifts ban on fresh tomato exports

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Burkina Faso lifts ban on fresh tomato exports

The Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry has welcomed the decision by Burkina Faso to lift its suspension on fresh tomato exports.

In a statement on April 2, 2026, the Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry highlighted that one of five key meetings by the Trade Minister Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare and her Burkinabe counterparts led to the lifting of the ban.

“This development is a positive outcome of ongoing bilateral engagements between Ghana and Burkina Faso,” said the Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry.

They further disclosed that they will continue to collaborate with Burkinabe authorities and local stakeholders to maintain a smooth trading environment, adding that efforts to strengthen Ghana’s domestic tomato value chain are also being intensified.

The news comes after the Burkina Faso government has announced an immediate nationwide halt of tomato exports, raising concerns for Ghana.

In a joint statement issued, the Burkinabè government banned the export of fresh tomatoes.

The statement issued by the Burkinabè government in Ouagadougou says the suspension is effective immediately and will remain “until further notice,” to prioritise local supply for domestic processing industries.

The directive was signed by the Burkinabè trade and agriculture ministries, which have also halted the issuance of Special Export Authorisations (ASE).

Reports suggest traders have been given a two-week window to complete ongoing transactions.

The decision by the Burkinabè government is expected to have immediate implications for Ghana’s food supply, with Ghana heavily dependent on tomato imports from Burkina Faso to supplement local production.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Agriculture Minister, John Dumelo, has said that within three or four years, Ghana should be self-sufficient in terms of tomato production.

John Dumelo urged the Ghanaian farmers to intensify dry-season farming to boost local production of tomatoes.

According to John Dumelo, Ghana may not immediately stop sourcing tomatoes from Burkina Faso, but it must take steps to reduce its reliance on imported tomatoes.

The Deputy Agric Minister added that sustained investment in local farming could change the situation in the medium term.

Speaking in an interview on Joy News on Thursday, March 19, 2026, John Dumelo stated, “For us, going to Burkina Faso for tomatoes might not end immediately, but once they get encouraged, within three or four years, we should be self-sufficient when it comes to tomato production”.

“I am yet to get the reason why the Burkina Faso government announced the ban and the details that come with it. But last year, I was in the Northern Region, and I urged them to produce tomatoes in the dry season. This dry season, I went back, and most of them are doing just that,” he said.

“I told them to let me know what they need to help them scale up production, especially in the next dry season… The government is committed to helping them to scale up production,” he added.

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Gov’t commences official transfer of Damang Mine to Ibrahim Mahama’s Engineers and Planners

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Gov’t commences official transfer of Damang Mine to Ibrahim Mahama’s Engineers and Planners

Reports suggest the John Mahama-led government has begun the official process to transfer ownership of the Damang Mine from Gold Fields to Ibrahim Mahama‘s Engineers and Planners (E&P).

The information gathered suggests the handover process is being led by the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources.

Reports suggest that the lands minister is heading a national transition team to the site to formalise the transfer.

A report by Joynew stated, “Officials said the move is part of efforts to ensure a smooth change of ownership and continued operations at one of Ghana’s most commercially significant gold mines.

The acquisition has attracted attention because Engineers and Planners, the company set to take over, is owned by a businessman who is also the brother of President Mahama.

Critics, particularly members of the Minority in Parliament, have raised concerns about the transparency of the contract, suggesting that the process may have been influenced to favour the local company.

During the transition, government officials emphasised that all legal and regulatory protocols were being followed.

They said the process includes reviewing operational handovers, confirming asset inventories, and ensuring compliance with environmental and labour obligations”.

Also, Lands Minister Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah has assured that the upcoming takeover of the Damang Mine will not result in any job losses.

“This assurance is coming from President John Dramani Mahama. His focus is on the people who work here. Those who have families need to be protected. So, I am here with MPs who will work on this same mine in terms of future lease to make sure that there is an orderly transition to make sure that the operation is not interrupted, and that it guarantees the safety of the miners, and also guarantees the contract of those who are already here,” the lands minister said.

However, the NPP Minority in Parliament has disclosed plans to petition the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate businessman Ibrahim Mahama.

According to the NPP minority, they are petitioning CHRAJ to investigate Ibrahim Mahama and his company, Engineers & Planners, over their involvement in the takeover of the Damang Mine, and also the use of his private jet by President John Dramani Mahama.

The Minority raised concerns about constitutional breaches in the process used to select an investor for the Damang Mine, arguing that the procedure lacked transparency and fairness.

According to the NPP minority, the whole process appeared to have been programmed, rather than conducted through a truly competitive and merit-based selection system.

Speaking to journalists in Parliament on Thursday, March 26, members of the Minority Caucus stated, “The Minority will not accept the government characterisation of this process as competitive. What we see is a winner being arranged and not selected.

“Under Article 287 (1) of the 1992 Constitution, any person may petition CHRAJ to investigate violations of chapter 24 and so the minority is formally considering a joint civil society organisations, professional bodies and concerned citizens on both the private jet and the Damang Mine process as two manifestations of the same constitutional beach.”

Earlier, the minority in parliament had alleged that Ghana is dangerously drifting towards state capture in the mining sector, just one year into President John Dramani Mahama’s administration.

According to the NPP minority, Ibrahim Mahama, brother of President John Mahama, is wielding undue influence in Ghana’s mining sector.

They alleged that since the President’s return to office, companies linked to Ibrahim Mahama have gained unprecedented and unfair advantages.

Speaking to journalists in Parliament, the Minority Spokesperson on Lands and Natural Resources, Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong, stated, “Now Ghana stands today at a defining moment in our natural resource governance. Barely one year into the administration of President John Dramani Mahama, we are witnessing what can only be described as a dangerous drift towards state capture in the mining sector,” Mr Ampratwum-Sarpong stated.

“This is not an abstract concern. This is not rhetorical or alarmist. This is unfolding in real time through decisions, patterns, and actions that threaten our institutional integrity, economic stability, and democratic accountability.”

Mr Ampratwum-Sarpong pointed to Ibrahim Mahama’s upcoming transition of the Damang gold mine from Goldfields Ghana as an example of the lack of transparency.

According to the minority, Parliament and the Ghanaian public have been kept in the dark about who will operate the asset

The Minority further alleged that there was a systematic placement of individuals with close ties to Ibrahim Mahama in Ghana’s mining sector’s regulatory landscape.

Mr Ampratwum-Sarpong fingered the appointment, the CEO of GIADEC was the personal lawyer of Ibrahim Mahama, and that a member of the GIADEC board, Mr Augustus Agbeli-Amegashi as close associate of Ibrahim Mahama’s Exton Cubic Group and Engineers & Planners.

Also, pointing to the Deputy CEO of the Minerals Commission in charge of Local Content and Mineral Titles, Victoria Awuni, who worked as a group manager for compliance at Ibrahim Mahama’s Engineers & Planners.

Mr Ampratwum-Sarpong further stressed that the CEO of the Ghana Gold Board, GoldBod, Sammy Gyamfi, was also the public relations officer for Ibrahim Mahama’s Exton Cubic.

The minority added, “Taken individually, each of these may be explained, but taken together, they point to something far more serious and dangerous, a growing convergence between public institutions and a single private corporate orbit”.

“Every major agency that should report to the Minister now answers to Ibrahim Mahama’s orbit, not to the Minister or Parliament,” Mr Ampratwum-Sarpong claimed.

“While they use that particular parameter to actually assess us and judge us, it is only proper that whilst in office in the last year we also try and turn the skills on them and see how they have performed under that particular parameter,” he said.

I will resign as MP if Mahama does not sign anti-LGBTQI+ bill when passed – Sisala West MP vows

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I will resign as MP if Mahama does not sign anti-LGBTQI+ bill when passed – Sisala West MP vows

Adams Sukparu, the Member of Parliament for Sisala West, has vowed to resign from parliament should President John Dramani Mahama fail to sign the  anti-LGBTQI+ bill when passed by parliament.

According to Sisala West MP, John Dramani Mahama, is a principled person and can assure Ghanaians that if the bill is passed, and after three days, Mahama fails to assent to it, the president can be held accountable.   

Speaking on Accra-based Channel One Television, Adams Sukparu stated, “The John Dramani Mahama I know is a principled person, and I can assure you that if the bill is passed and in three days the president does not sign it, then you can hold him accountable.

I can tell you that if the bill is passed and President Mahama does not sign it, I will resign as a member of parliament”, he vowed.

His comments come on the heels of President John Dramani Mahama’s statement that Ghana is still grappling with the provisions of basic needs of education, health care, jobs, food, clothing, and shelter, which is his government’s main focus and not the Anti-LGBTQ Bill.

 According to John Mahama, the Anti-LGBTQ Bill, while important, is not Ghana’s most urgent concern at this time.

Speaking during a Presidential Dialogue with Civil Society Organisations at Jubilee House in Accra on Monday, March 30, Mahama stated, “We are still grappling with the provisions of basic needs of education, health care, jobs, food, clothing, and shelter”.

“While there are strong and differing views within our society, we believe that issues must be addressed through democratic processes, our core values, dialogue, and the rule of law,” he said.

Earlier, President John Mahama called on international partners to respect Ghana’s position on LGBTQ issues.

Mahama stressed that public policy is shaped by the country’s legal traditions, cultural values, and societal consensus.

According to John Mahama, Ghana’s democratic processes are actively at work to ensure that any outcome of the anti-LGBTQ bill reflects the views of the people.

President Mahama made these known when he received the ‘International Statesperson Award’ from the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia.

Meanwhile, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, the Member of Parliament for Assin South, has fired shots at President John Dramani Mahama over his recent comments on the passage of the LGBTQ+ bill.

According to Rev John Ntim Fordjour, President Mahama and the NDC have relegated LGBTQ concerns to the bottom of their priority list after deceiving Pastors, Muslim Clerics, Traditional Rulers and the entire country.

In a post shared on his X page on March 31, 2026, Ntim Fordjour wrote, “Unbelievable! Where are the Ecumenical bodies and CSOs who spat fire and brimstone in 2024 over LGBTQ issues against President Akufo-Addo?

President Mahama and the NDC have relegated LGBTQ concerns to the bottom of their priority list after deceiving Pastors, Muslim Clerics, Traditional Rulers and the entire country into thinking they (Mahama, NDC) would preserve our values against LGBTQ when power is entrusted to them.

Today, he is distancing himself from the bill and claiming it’s no longer important.

After winning power and distributing LGBTQ teacher manuals to schools, he thinks our values no longer matter.

This indeed is another Mahama scam”.

“Mahama will not know peace until he signs that bill”- Sam George’s old video haunts him

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“Mahama will not know peace until he signs that bill”- Sam George’s old video haunts him

Sam George, the Minister of Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovation, old video has surfaced concerning a pronouncement he made regarding the anti-LGBTQI+ bill.

In the viral video, Sam George boldly declared, President John Mahama will not know peace until he signs the anti-LGBTQI+ bill.

Speaking in the viral video, Sam George stated, “President Mahama has been clear that he would sign that bill, and he has no option but to sign it. President Mahama will not know peace from Sam George until he signs that bill.

He himself has told the clergy that, as a member of the Assemblies of God Church, he would sign that bill”.

The video has resurfaced following President John Dramani Mahama’s statement that Ghana is still grappling with the provisions of basic needs of education, health care, jobs, food, clothing, and shelter, which is his government’s main focus and not the Anti-LGBTQ Bill.

 According to John Mahama, the Anti-LGBTQ Bill, while important, is not Ghana’s most urgent concern at this time.

Speaking during a Presidential Dialogue with Civil Society Organisations at Jubilee House in Accra on Monday, March 30, Mahama stated, “We are still grappling with the provisions of basic needs of education, health care, jobs, food, clothing, and shelter”.

“While there are strong and differing views within our society, we believe that issues must be addressed through democratic processes, our core values, dialogue, and the rule of law,” he said.

Earlier, President John Mahama called on international partners to respect Ghana’s position on LGBTQ issues.

Mahama stressed that public policy is shaped by the country’s legal traditions, cultural values, and societal consensus.

According to John Mahama, Ghana’s democratic processes are actively at work to ensure that any outcome of the anti-LGBTQ bill reflects the views of the people.

President Mahama made these known when he received the ‘International Statesperson Award’ from the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia.

Meanwhile, Sam Nartey George has told his critics on social media X, reposting the old videos that he has paid his dues.

According to Sam George, in 2017, when many were afraid to speak for the NDC after the party’s 2016 election defeat, he stood up and filled the gap.

Sam George added that those posting his old videos to set an agenda may think you are cooking, but each video shows how he fought to bring the NDC to power.

In a post shared on X, Sam George wrote, “Dear X,

In 2017, when many were afraid to speak for the NDC after the massive 2016 election defeat, a few of us stood up and filled the gap. I was on TV and radio, sometimes 3 times a day. I was on the floor of Parliament as part of a paltry 106 against the NPP’s 169. I made sure my voice was heard!

Today, I see the slicing and reposting of old videos to set an agenda. I smile and say, “I have paid my dues.” You may think you are cooking, but with each video you post, you show the stripes on my shoulder as I fought to bring my party – the NDC – to power. I stood for something I believed in – the return of JM.

When former Ministers refused to speak and defend, I did, and I have ABSOLUTELY no regrets. So, dig deeper, you will find 10,000s of videos of me toiling either on the screens or in Parliament. Today, JM is back in power with an even bigger victory than we lost in 2016. We have almost 190 MPs in Parliament.

I paid my due, and I hold my head high. Now ask yourself, what have you stood for or achieved? If you think my hustle is simple, like we say on the streets, do make we see! The fact that I have chosen peace does not mean that I am asleep. You think you are agenda-ing, you are simply writing my political memoirs, and I am reading with delight at the testimony of the work we did and achieved.

This one is a #TuffSeed. Go and ask your predecessors and be told! Nothing you say about me today is new and has not been told to me before”.

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“I completed Prempeh College, but…” – Wontumi

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“I completed Prempeh College, but…” – Wontumi

Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said he completed Prempeh College, but his certificate is still there at the school.

Wontumi disclosed that his limited proficiency in the English language will not deter his ability to lead the party and restore it to power in the 2028 elections.

According to Wontumi, he completed Prempeh College, but his certificate is still at the school.

Speaking to party faithfuls during a programme, Wontumi narrated, “I was going to contest the Ashanti Regional Chairman position against former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s deputy minister. If you look at someone who has been an MP for 16 years and compare that to me, who has served as a constituency chairman twice, you would think it was impossible.

“One day, I was invited by a radio station to debate Hon Osei Prempeh, whom I was contesting, in English. This was the toughest election I had ever contested. I had finished Prempeh College, but my certificate is still there. I don’t have it, and how can I debate him in English?”

Wontumi added, “On the day of the debate, the host called me several times, but I declined. I asked myself, how could I, without a certificate, debate a lawyer?

“The host insisted that if I didn’t show up, it would go against me. But I told him that while he had his perspective, I knew I could do the job. You cannot judge me simply because I cannot speak English.”

Also, Wontumi has urged party delegates to elect him as the NPP national chairman.

According to Wontumi, he is going to use Twi to get the job done for the NPP.

Wontumi stressed the need for grassroots engagement in leadership, highlighting that local language is key to winning the next general election.

Chairman Wontumi emphasised the pivotal role of language in political outreach.

He stressed that he intends to rely on his fluency in Twi to connect directly with the voters.

Speaking to supporters during his campaign tour in Accra on Sunday, 29 March 2026, Wontumi explained, “I have worked as a constituency chairman, constituency executive, and now I am a regional chairman. I know what they need and what they want.

“If you elect me as the national chairman, I am going to use Twi to get this job done. The grassroots are going to respond, and we will win the election in 2028,” he said.

Additionally, Wontumi has said appointees who enjoyed JUICY positions under Akufo-Addo are nowhere to be found now that the party is in opposition.

Chairman Wontumi has expressed worry over the current state of the NPP, noting that all persons who got juicy appointments when the party was in power have left the political scene after the party’s humiliating defeat.

Speaking to NPP delegates when he met them in Asamankese, “After the elections, all those who enjoyed the juicy appointments are nowhere to be found. The party is now being run by the regional and constituency executives of the party.

We made a very big mistake as a party, but in 2028, when we win the election, we will not repeat these same mistakes”.

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Weija-Gbawe Children’s Hospital completed why it is still not operational – MP quizzes

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Weija-Gbawe Children’s Hospital completed why it is still not operational – MP quizzes

The Member of Parliament for Weija-Gbawe, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, has raised concerns over the delay of the operationalisation of the Weija-Gbawe Children’s Hospital.

Jerry Ahmed Shaib highlighted that the Gbawe Children’s Hospital facility was initiated by the Akufo-Addo government and virtually completed before his exit.

Speaking at a press conference held at the facility on Saturday, March 28, 2026 Jerry Ahmed Shaib stated, “Hon. Minister of Health and all those with healthcare responsibilities, take note that the Weija-Gbawe Children’s Hospital, an important facility initiated by the Akufo-Addo government and virtually completed before his exit, is a world-class, state-of-the-art facility ready to serve.

“I had a call from the Director of Infrastructure at the Ministry of Health that this hospital was to be commissioned around March 17; today, the hospital is still not operational.

“When children require specialised care, they have to be rushed to the Princess Marie Louise Children’s Hospital. We expect the Minister of Health to take the necessary steps to ensure the commissioning of this facility within the shortest possible time, for the benefit of the people of Weija-Gbawe,” he said.

In related news, Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has told the John Mahama administration to prioritise the completion and operationalisation of the Agenda 111 hospital projects.

 According to Akufo-Addo, access to quality healthcare must not be subjected to partisan politics.

Speaking during the launch of the centenary celebrations of the Kyebi Government Hospital, the former president made this known.

Akufo-Addo noted that the completion and operationalisation of the Agenda 111 hospital projects would significantly strengthen healthcare delivery across the country.

Akufo-Addo stated, “We must also be honest, not every project was realised, not every project was completed. At some facilities, we reached advanced stages that could not be finished before our term ended.

Agenda 111 must be continued. Continuity, not disruption, is how health systems succeed,” he said

It will be recalled that Agenda 111 was a flagship under the former Akufo-Addo government, which was designed to construct 111 hospitals nationwide to bridge gaps in access to medical care.

In related news, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, the Deputy Finance Minister, has disclosed that 35 contractors under the Agenda 111 initiative received US$7.9 million in mobilisation funds, but they failed to deliver work equal to the payments.

According to Thomas Nyarko Ampem, an Auditor-General on Arrears and Payables, as at the end of 2024, uncovered significant irregularities under the Agenda 111 project.

The Deputy Minister disclosed that the audit findings showed that some contractors who took the US$7.9 million did not mobilise to their respective sites, and others also failed to deliver work.

Speaking on the floor of parliament while presenting the Report of the Auditor-General on Arrears and Payables as at the end of 2024 in Parliament on Tuesday, March 10, Mr Nyarko Ampem stated, “Mr Speaker, the audit of Agenda 111 projects also revealed that a total amount of US$7.9 million was paid to 35 contractors as advance mobilisation under the programme, but these contractors have either failed to mobilise to the site or the work done is not commensurate with the amount paid”.

“The advance mobilisation guarantees secured by the 35 contractors who received the US$7.9 million have all expired. The Auditor General has subsequently issued notices of surcharge to the offending contractors,” he added.

NDC gov’t mother of all April fool jokes – Akim Oda MP

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NDC gov’t mother of all April fool jokes – Akim Oda MP

Alexander Akwasi Acquah, the Member of Parliament for Akim Oda, has labelled the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) government as a “April Fool government”.

According to the Akim Oda MP, the NDC government has failed to deliver on its promises made to Ghanaians during the campaign season in 2024.

Alexander Akwasi Acquah claimed that Ghanaians are going through hardship, so they have forgotten that today is April 1st, April Fool’s Day.

He added that nobody is playing pranks due to the hardships.  

Speaking to UTV, Alexander Akwasi Acquah stated, “Today is April 1st, April Fool’s Day, yet nobody is playing pranks. People have forgotten the day because of the hardships this government has put Ghanaians through”.

“All the promises made to our teachers and nurses, and other major pledges, have not been fulfilled.

People are struggling, and the government has done nothing to ease their burden.”

“The mother of all April Fool jokes is the one this government has pulled on our cocoa farmers. It’s unacceptable,” he added.

Meanwhile, Senyo Hosi, a Finance and economic policy analyst, has said 2026 is the defining year for the ND led John Mahama government.

According to Senyo Hosi, the real state of the Mahama government will be evaluated after this year.

Senyo Hosi further told President John Dramani Mahama that his honeymoon period in government is over.

According to Senyo Hosi, the Mahama government must focus on substantive issues that affect our people, like production and employment for our youth.

He detailed that the Ghanaians will soon stop discussing the sins of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as they start to demand accountability from the Mahama government.

Senyo Hosi is quoted to have said, “People now are going to stop discussing what Nana Addo was like. People are now going to hold this government accountable for their own aspirations as human beings, as Ghanaians and their expectations of governance.

Real lives are at stake, and real questions will start being asked. Nana Addo is fast becoming history in people’s expectations and people’s problems about governance. People have accountability issues. Are you really delivering accountability beyond the press conferences and saying…Who has become accountable after over a whole year in office?

We were having conversations with the transport minister about the efficiency of procurement, about you still doing single sourcing. People are seeing these things and will start judging you on its own merit”.

He added, This is the defining year for John Mahama; the real state of his government will be evaluated after this year. Next year is campaign mode, and there will be a lot of disruption, but this is an indication that your honeymoon is over, so please get focused on the substantive issues that affect our people. Production, employment for our youth, we are looking clearly about accountability”.

7,000 new Teachers to be recruited from April 10 – Education Minister

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7,000 new Teachers to be recruited from April 10 – Education Minister

Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced that his ministry has received clearance and approval from the Ministry of Finance for the recruitment of teachers across the country.

Haruna Iddrisu disclosed that the government plans to recruit 7,000 teachers across Ghana.

According to the Education Minister, the move forms part of government efforts to strengthen the education sector and address staffing gaps in schools.

Speaking during a media briefing on Wednesday, April 1, Haruna Iddrisu stated, “I am happy to note and announce that the Ministry of Education has received clearance and approval from the Ministry of Finance for the recruitment of teachers across the country. We will be recruiting at least 7,000 teachers. We want the process to be open, transparent, and competitive.

“Therefore, graduates from the 2023, 2024, and 2025 cohorts may apply for placement as teachers across the country. Priority will be given to those who are ready and willing to serve in those deprived and safe areas.”

The development comes on the heels of Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader in Parliament and Member of Parliament for Effutu, has told the Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu and Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson to focus on pressing issues affecting teachers rather than fighting over who succeeds President John Mahama.

According to Afenyo-Markin, Haruna Iddrisu must pressure Ato Forson to give him clearance to pay and recruit Teachers.

Afenyo-Markin claimed the two ministers have prioritised internal politics rather than focusing on the plight of teachers awaiting recruitment and payment of arrears.

The Minority leader condemned the education minister’s recent remarks to the media when quizzed about the plight of unrecruited teachers.

Speaking on the floor of Parliament, Afenyo-Markin stated, “The minister is only telling the media that, as for him, he’s there, if he’s there, he doesn’t have a problem. The problem is the finance minister you need to reconcile. You sit with him at the cabinet now. You have just come. We will spare you.

“We’ll not put too much pressure on you. But Honourable Minister, the teachers need clearance. Put pressure on the finance minister. He’s your junior brother. Tell him to approve for you to recruit.

It’s not enough to tell the media that it’s not your responsibility. That’s unacceptable. Honourable Minister of Education, I’m sorry, today is your first day at work, but we need to do our job. The teachers are suffering. Yes, of course, “ he said.

He added, “Instead of paying attention to critical issues in the economy, you are fighting over who will succeed President Mahama,” Afenyo-Markin said.

“I know a lot of teachers are not happy with the Government and the Education Ministry, but I am not the approval authority. I need clearance from the Finance Ministry,” Haruna Iddrisu stated.

In related news, Dr Clement Apaak, the deputy Education Minister, has announced a 20% salary top-up for teachers under the ‘Teacher Dabre’ Programme.

According to the Deputy Minister, teachers who accept posting to rural and deprived communities under the ‘Teacher Dabre’ Programme will receive a 20% salary top-up. 

The deputy minister made this known during a courtesy call by top awardees of the Basic Education Certificate Examination.

He stressed that the Mahama government is determined to bridge inequalities in the country’s education system.

Dr Clement Apaak further added that under the government’s ‘Teacher Dabre’ Programme, teachers posted to rural and hard-to-reach communities will receive accommodation support in addition to the financial incentive.

He explained that the ‘Teacher Dabre’ policy is designed to make rural postings more attractive to guarantee that students in underserved communities have the same prospect to excel as their colleagues in urban centres.

“The President has a program that is going to reward teachers who take teaching positions in rural areas. These teachers would get 20% on top of their gross salary as a form of motivation,” he said.

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We’re exploring the possibility of engaging private legal firms to assist in ORAL cases – Mahama

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We’re exploring the possibility of engaging private legal firms to assist in ORAL cases – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has revealed his government is exploring the possibility of engaging private legal firms to assist in ORAL cases.

Mahama detailed that his government is exploring engaging private legal firms to assist in docket preparation for ORAL cases.

In a new card shared by GHOne TV, read, “We’re exploring the possibility of engaging private legal firms to assist in docket preparation for ORAL cases, so they can be sent to court”.

Some Ghanaians reacting to the news card shared by GHOne stated, “This means that taxpayers’ money dey go out be that”.

Another wrote, “Masa Masa Masa ORAL is 419….Pure SCAM. That’s why your own AG Department is lukewarm pursuing all these non-existent cases”.

“With all the lawyers at the office of the attorney general, they can’t prepare a suitable prosecution docket to the extent we need to pay private law firms to do the job of the office of the attorney general. Sadly, all the lawyers at his office are on the payroll”, one more X user added.

An X user added, “oral is weak. has been weak from the onset cos tell me why glaring crimes committed by a lot of satanic wrongdoers haven’t been completed by now? how many more evidence do you seek? If someone is vouching to pay back, they’re clearly guilty, so why the shielding? political parties are more satanic than the satanic churches”.

“So what is the Attorney General doing with all the resources of the state at his disposal? Weak leadership,”, a netizen added.

Additionally, one more X user added, “The quantum of money stolen from the state by the Akuffo-Addo-led administration is overwhelming. The AG is overwhelmed with cases of corruption. Personally, I think it is unfair to Ghanaians to keep the NPP up and running. Collapse that party ASAP”.

In related news on ORAL, Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, says a total of GHC1.5bn in assets has been frozen as ORAL investigations continue.

Kwakye Ofosu disclosed that the frozen assets include individuals involved in 280 ORAL cases under investigation.

Speaking on the floor of Parliament on March 3, 2026, Kwakye Ofosu stated, “…Mr Speaker, I can report to you that 1.5 billion Ghana cedis in assets have been frozen by people undergoing investigations and those before court, and they include those who are involved in the 280 ORAL cases that are currently being looked into”.

“Mr Speaker, in respect of ORAL, unless and until persons who are under investigation or are before the court have been convicted, you cannot recover anything from them. The most that can be done is that their assets can be frozen,” he explained.

Felix Kwakye Ofosu has dismissed claims suggesting that President John Mahama stated that the ¢600 million recovered by EOCO was in respect of ORAL.

Felix Kwakye Ofosu detailed that Mahama never referred to ORAL in respect of GH¢600 million recovery, describing the claims as inaccurate.

He added, “It has also been claimed that the President said that EOCO has recovered 600 million Ghana Cedis from Operation Recover All Loots. Mr Speaker, that is not accurate. The President never made reference to ORAL in respect of the GH¢600 million Ghana Cedis”.

Meanwhile, Mahama has detailed that he understands that the majority of Ghanaians are impatient about the NDC government ORAL but argued that painstaking investigations must be conducted, dockets must be prepared.

Delivering his 2026 State of the Nation Address on Friday, February 27, President John Mahama detailed, “Mr Speaker, the Government remains resolute that corruption will not be tolerated, regardless of status or political affiliation. The Attorney General’s Office will continue to use both criminal prosecution and non-conviction-based asset recovery mechanisms to ensure that stolen public resources are returned for national development.

I understand that a large majority of Ghanaians are impatient to see those who abused their trust in office held to account.

There were periods when, under military regimes and unconstitutional governments, extrajudicial means could be used to exact retribution against persons perceived as corrupt or who had abused the public trust”.

He added, “This may have appeared as swift justice, but many regrettable excesses were recorded.In 1992, we overwhelmingly adopted the 1992 constitution to accept governance by the rule of law.

On 7th January 2025, I swore before the people of Ghana to uphold the 1992 Constitution. I may be as impatient as everyone else to see justice done, but painstaking investigations must be conducted, dockets must be prepared, charges must be filed, and the accused must have their day in court, including appealing even the smallest points of law to higher courts.

This process is necessary to protect us all against abuse or ill-treatment of citizens and to ensure that only those guilty of offences against the state are punished”.

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Abolish fuel taxes within 48 hours or face fare hikes – GPRTU warn Mahama gov’t

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Abolish fuel taxes within 48 hours or face fare hikes – GPRTU warn Mahama gov’t

The Deputy Industrial and Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Samuel Amoah, has told the John Mahama-led NDC government to abolish fuel taxes within 48 hours or face fare hikes.

 Speaking in an interview with Joy News, the GPRTU stressed that the growing cost of operations is becoming unbearable for commercial drivers.

The GPRTU cited rising fuel prices, expensive spare parts, deteriorating road conditions and an increase in charges by the DVLA.

Samuel Amoah stated, “We came up with this release and gave the government two days to do something about it. If they fail to do [that]…then we have no option but to organise ourselves to request an increment of transport fares for our members.

“What the government and the president are saying is, it is something they can’t control right now, but the transport operators may be forced to,” Samuel Amoah explained.

The GPRTU demands follow the National Petroleum Authority’s new pricing guidelines, which set minimum ex-pump prices for the period April 1 to April 15 at GHS 13.30 per litre for petrol and GHS 17.10 per litre for diesel, a significant increase compared to March 31, when petrol and diesel were pegged at GHS 11.57 and GHS 14.35 per litre.

Earlier, Commercial transport operators, commonly known as Trotro Operators, have issued a 2-day ultimatum demanding that the government stabilise fuel prices.

The Trotro Operators have issued a two-day ultimatum to the government to stabilise fuel prices or risk 20% increment in fares.

In a press release dated March 29, 2026, the Commercial transport operators stated, “The transport sector is the backbone of Ghana’s economy, and any instability in fuel supply or pricing has far-reaching consequences for the entire nation,” the statement said, adding that their patience is “wearing thin.”

“This increase will not only affect our members but also the Ghanaian public, who are already struggling to make ends meet,” the statement noted.

Reports suggest the statement was jointly signed by “Samuel Amoah of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) under the Trades Union Congress (TUC); Asonaba Nana Wiredu, National Chairman of the Commercial Transport Operators of Ghana; Paa Willie, National Chairman of the Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana; David Agboado, PRO of the Concerned Drivers Association; and Yaw Barimah, PRO of the True Drivers Union”.

Meanwhile, President John Dramani Mahama has assured that the government is prepared to shield Ghanaians from rising fuel costs.

Mahama disclosed that his government will roll out targeted measures to protect consumers if rising global oil prices begin to significantly impact domestic fuel costs.

Speaking at a Presidential Dialogue with Civil Society Organisations, the President stated, “Things were sailing quite smoothly, and indeed, we’re beginning to enjoy some of the lowest fuel prices in a long time. The push factor in the oil price build-up is coming from the price of crude oil and finished products”.

“If this continues, then we will have to take some firm decisions”.

Mahama explained, “Some of the options available to us include adjusting margins to ease the burden on consumers and also reviewing the development levy to provide relief”.

“Fuel drives the transport sector, and transport is a major contributor to inflation. When fuel prices rise, the cost of moving goods, especially food, also increases, affecting the overall cost of living,” he said.

Mahama further disclosed that Ghana is considering a fuel supply deal with Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery.

He added, “My hope is that sooner rather than later, this war will end and Ghanaians will see more stable petroleum prices. For now, the government remains concerned because fuel prices affect the transport sector which then drives up inflation”.

“Even though prices have increased, we have the opportunity to compare prices on the international market. If it means entering into an agreement with Dangote Refinery to bring finished products from Nigeria to Ghana, I think we should be able to do that,” he said.

UK paid compensation to slave owners but not to the enslaved – Ablakwa tells UK’s Kemi Badenoch

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UK paid compensation to slave owners but not to the enslaved – Ablakwa tells UK’s Kemi Badenoch

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, has schooled the Leader of the Conservative Party in the UK, Kemi Badenoch, following her stance on slave reparations.

According to Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Badenoch’s suggestion that the United Kingdom should have opposed Ghana’s resolution is inconsistent.

Ablakwa noted that the UK, after the abolition of slavery, paid compensation to slave owners rather than to the enslaved people who suffered.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs highlighted that UK taxpayers financed these payments, a financial burden that lasted for generations.

He further explained that the £20 million compensation package in today’s terms has risen to more than £2 billion, all funded by taxpayers.

Ablakwa questioned why Kemi Badenoch is now raising concerns about the taxpayer burden in relation to reparations, when similar concerns were not expressed over compensation to slave owners.

Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs argued that while those who benefited from slavery were compensated, the victims and their descendants received nothing.

Speaking to the media, Ablakwa stated, “What the conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch has said… that’s her opinion, and it is clearly not supported by the facts. If you think about the historical facts which cannot be contested, the slave masters were compensated in the UK”.

“She is concerned about taxpayers. She was not [concerned] about taxpayers paying the slave owners who were compensated because slavery was abolished, and taxpayers, UK taxpayers have been paying until 2015,” Ablakwa added.

“The amount of money they paid, £20 million at a time, could be estimated at today’s value in excess of £2 billion, and UK taxpayers have been burdened with that. They’ve paid the slave masters. Can you believe that? Just for losing the slaves because slavery has been abolished,” he added.

“But the slaves themselves and their descendants were never compensated, and she doesn’t appear concerned about that? That is really, really unfortunate. Really regrettable and unconscionable, I must say. And I do hope that she will take a second look at her history notes,” he said.

Also, Ablakwa has said Africa is not seeking direct financial compensation as part of reparations.

He disclosed that Ghana’s effort for reparations is not a profit-making venture.

Ablakwa added, “As leaders, we are not interested in direct payments to us. This is not a profit-making venture. But there is a need for financial compensation to support courses, empowerment programmes, skills training, capital for entrepreneurs, and all of that, even psychosocial support,” he said.

“I would encourage you to read the CARICOM 10-point plan, which addresses some of these things. Research has even demonstrated that some of the disease burdens which Africans carry trace their roots from how Africans were treated in those ships, in those dungeons, in the forts and castles.”

His comments follow,  Kemi Badenoch has boldly stated that Britain shouldn’t be paying for a crime they helped eradicate.

Kemi Badenoch expressed displeasure over the decision by the UK’s representative at the United Nations to abstain from the vote,

According to her, the UK’s representative should have taken a clear position by voting against the resolution.

Kemi Badenoch argued that Britain played a key role in ending slavery and should not be made to pay reparations for helping in ending the practice.

Kemi Badenoch in a post on X on March 26, 2026, “Russia, China and Iran vote with others to demand trillions in reparations from UK taxpayers…and the Labour government abstain! Britain led the fight to end slavery.

Why didn’t Starmer’s representative vote against this? Ignorance…or cowardice? We shouldn’t be paying for a crime we helped eradicate and still fight today.”

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@dw.africa Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has strongly criticised UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch after she suggested Britain should have opposed the recent UN resolution on slavery. Ablakwa urged the UK politician to revisit the historical record on slavery, emphasizing the importance of accuracy when discussing such sensitive issues. #DWAfricaSocialMedia #ghana ♬ Minimal for news / news suspense(1169746) – Hiraoka Kotaro

5 Nurses disappeared, Captains’ celebrated after Rawlings death – Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe details

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5 Nurses disappeared, Captains’ celebrated after Rawlings death – Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe details

Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe, a founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has narrated how five nurses suddenly disappeared and Captains celebrating after the late Jerry John Rawlings death.  

He alleged that when Rawlings passed away, five nurses who were looking after him all disappeared as they were taken out of the country.

According to him, two captains met after Rawlings’ death and shook hands, saying mission accomplished.

Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe further stressed that the late former President Jerry John Rawlings did not die from COVID-19 as claims suggested.

According to Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe, information available to him challenges the widely held belief that Rawlings died from the COVID-19 virus.

He detailed the checks he made with the family members of the late Rawlings, revealing the late president tested negative for COVID-19 on two occasions.

Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe further highlighted that Rawlings did not die from COVID, adding that the truth about the former president’s death will eventually come to light.

Speaking in an interview on GhanaWeb’s The Lowdown, Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe outlined his reasons, saying, “Firstly, the impression we were given as a public was that Rawlings died of COVID-19. I cross-checked it with my own cousin, his own cousin too, Michael Sousoudis, may he rest in peace, and it was a lie. He had two tests, and they came out negative, as I have stated in the book. That’s point number one”.

“A man of Rawlings’ calibre and level, a former president, cannot die without an autopsy being done, and I have said if an autopsy had been done, they should bring it out. It’s getting to one year now, and nobody has come forward.

“The autopsy can tell us exactly what killed Jerry John Rawlings, especially if they do what we call chemical pathology. All these things, if they have done them, they should come forward,” he dared.

He narrated, “Thirdly, from what I was told by my cousin Michael Sousoudis, may he rest in peace, five nurses who were looking after Jerry John Rawlings at Korle Bu, the moment he passed on, they all disappeared. They were taken out of the country. The nurses disappeared. If the nurses are around, they should come forward”.

“Fourth, there were two military officers. I know them personally. They know me, too, as I’ve stated in the book. Two captains, but for a lot of reasons, I’m holding the names for the meantime because I have asked the government to set up an independent commission of inquiry to find out what really killed Rawlings. The captains met just after his death, and they shook hands and said mission accomplished. It’s a military term, and that means a lot. Have they come out?” he asked.

“There have been no responses so far, and I’m sure they are aware because this book was reviewed on television. The only thing I’ll say is that I have had a few calls from some prominent people in this country thanking me for having had the courage to come out with that,” he disclosed.

He further assured Ghanaians, “Rawlings to me didn’t die from COVID. He didn’t die from COVID. Who planned and had Rawlings eliminated, one day will come out because if this is not a planned thing, you ask yourself, why should I be connected with it? Well, if people got to know earlier that I was part of it, they might probably calm their tempers down. That is the whole thing”.

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We must go with our best for the World Cup – Sport Minister on Nketiah and Hudson-Odoi

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We must go with our best for the World Cup – Sport Minister on Nketiah and Hudson-Odoi

Kofi Adams, the Sports Minister, has weighed in on the ongoing debate surrounding Ghanaian-born players abroad who once rejected a call to play for the Black Stars.

According to the Sports Minister, Ghana is going to the World Cup and must go with it best.

He asserted that past rejections shouldn’t block Ghanaian players abroad from representing the Black Stars.

Speaking in an interview, Kofi Adams stated, “I don’t see it that way at all. I believe that any Ghanaian born anywhere, living anywhere, must be given the opportunity to partake in anything Ghana is involved in,” he said.

“Every day, we are confronted with decisions that we have to make. Some people, on one particular day, will reject. Sometimes circumstances, we shouldn’t just judge people based on a decision they made in the past.”

“We are going for the World Cup; we must go with our best,” Adams stressed.

“President Mahama will not know peace until he signs that bill” – Sam George’s old video ‘haunts’ him.

His comments follow Eddie Nketiah and Callum Hudson-Odoi, who previously declined invitations, but reports suggest they are now considering the national team.

Meanwhile, the president of the Ghana Football Association, Kurt Okraku, has said mercenaries and players who rejected playing for the Black Stars should count themselves out of Ghana’s team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

According to the GFA president, the Black Stars only need committed and passionate players ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Speaking in an interview with 3 sports, Kurt Okraku stated, “Players who have not shown enough commitment to the Ghanaian flag will not be part of us. There must be a good reason why a player is included in the travelling party. I want players who display high levels of dedication, passion, and respect for Ghana.”

“As a leader, I don’t really care what anybody says. At the end of the day, the responsibility lies with me, and I am accountable for Ghana.”

He added, “If we have approached you before and you turned us down, if you’ve shown a lack of respect or declined to play for Ghana in the past, count yourself out. It’s not going to happen”.

“Sit with Akufo-Addo for him to educate you on reparatory justice” – Ablakwa tells Afenyo-Markin

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“Sit with Akufo-Addo for him to educate you on reparatory justice” – Ablakwa tells Afenyo-Markin

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, has told the Minority Leader, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, to sit with former President Akufo-Addo during Easter for him to educate him on reparatory justice.

His comments follow Afenyo-Markin’s criticism of the demand for reparations to African countries over slavery, led by President John Mahama at the United Nations resolution.

Speaking at a press conference in Accra, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa stated, “I will have only one message for the Minority Leader in Ghana. He should pay a friendly visit to the former President of Ghana, leader of his party, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who has been a strong advocate for reparatory justice and a leading member of his own party. You should pay him a visit.

“There’s an Easter weekend coming up. It will be nice for him to pay former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo a visit. He should go with an Easter gift, sit with him and let former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo educate him on reparatory justice,” he said.

The minister added, “I think it would do him a lot of good before his next pronouncement in Parliament. That’s all I have to tell him.”

His comments follow, Afenyo-Markin who punched holes in Ghana’s demand for reparatory justice following the UN General Assembly’s adoption of a resolution recognising the trafficking of enslaved Africans as the “gravest crime against humanity.

According to Afenyo-Markin, historical accounts of the transatlantic slave trade fail to reflect the role played by local actors.

Afenyo-Markin highlighted that local actors chase their strongest among their own people, then, after 100 years, Africans are demanding that they should be compensated.

The minority leader quizzed who should compensate whom following the role played by the indigenous people who subjected their people to inhumane treatment.

Speaking on the Floor of Parliament on Friday, March 27, 2026, “When somebody berths a vessel at Cape Coast, and you decide to go to the North, Bono area, get to the Ashanti area, to the Assin area, and you are chasing your strongest among your own people, then after 100 years, you say I should be compensated. Who should compensate whom? We maltreated our own and told the white man that he should also maltreat our own. The story must be told and must be put in its proper context.

“It is also a fact that the inhumane treatment, the unfortunate humiliation, the marginalisation, injustice and abuse of our ancestors who became victims of this slave trade must be condemned,” he said.

Also, President John Dramani Mahama has fired shots at critics against Ghana’s call for reparations to African countries over slavery, which was championed by him at the United Nations.

According to John Mahama, some critics are making Infantile arguments, suggesting that Africans were involved, so they shouldn’t talk about reparations.

Mahama highlighted that those arguments by critics are just trying to whittle down slavery, which has now been recognised as the gravest crime.

President Mahama detailed that, even when reparations were paid to slave owners for letting the slaves go, adding that even when the slave trade was abolished, slavemasters were compensated for letting their slaves go.

Speaking during the Presidential Dialogue with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), President Mahama stated, “A few of our people, I don’t know whether for attention or popularity, criticised their achievement and tried to belittle it, and they made all kinds of infantile arguments. They say so, but Africans were involved… The crime was systematic. The ships that carried the slaves were insured by reputable insurance companies that are some of the richest in the world today because they profited from the slave trade. The ship owners made money.

“And listen to the important one, reparations were paid to slave owners for letting the slaves go. When they abolished the slave trade and said the slaves could go, they compensated the person who had enslaved somebody for loss of property. As recently as 2015, compensation was paid to people for losing their slaves… Slavery is recognised as the gravest crime, and you say, ‘oh, but Africans were involved’,” he fumed.

He added, “This was a whole system. They built ships, and they built the ships with measurements to make sure that the cargo could take the maximum amount of slaves. And you tell me that, you know, Africans were involved, so we shouldn’t talk about reparations… some people just want to whittle down what happened.”

President Mahama further highlighted, “If you know what happened to the slaves, nothing compares to it in everything that has happened in this world, to the 15 million people who were sent away, those who died. I’ll give you one example: a ship captain threw 134 slaves overboard to go and claim insurance, because your ancestors were cargo, and so if the ship lost cargo, there was insurance that compensated for the loss of cargo. And 134 slaves, he threw them overboard and went and filed an insurance claim for loss of cargo”.

Mahama further noted, “In the record of the Holocaust, there were Jews who were prison guards, the Jews who pointed out where other Jews were hiding. And yet the Holocaust is recognised as genocide and a crime against humanity. So why not the slave trade? Because some Africans were involved. It doesn’t absolve those who built the system and financed it, and so we’ll call them out. I don’t care what anybody says, we’ll call them out”

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“Over 600 applications received for Black Stars job” – GFA boss

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“Over 600 applications received for Black Stars job” – GFA boss

Kurt Okraku, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, has revealed that over 600 applications have been received for the vacant Black Stars job.

Speaking to 3Sports, Kurt Okraku stated, “We have received over 600 applications for the Black Stars job”.

Also, Kurt Okraku has opened up on the decision to dismiss Otto Addo.

According to Kurt Okraku, the decision is a necessary step after recent performances and internal reviews.

Kurt Okraku stated, “I don’t know whether it’s about what I saw or what I heard, or perhaps both. I’ve seen Otto work over time since we engaged him. I’ve heard millions of comments. I’ve seen him prepare the team for games. I’ve seen the last four or five games that we have played. I’ve seen the group; I’ve seen the Executive Committee discuss the games that we have played”.

“And I’ve also heard about our shared vision for the World Cup, and I thought that it was time for us to look at another direction for our common vision.”

The news follows the Ghana Football Association’s decision to sack Otto Addo as head coach of Ghana’s senior national team, the Black Stars.

Otto Addo was sacked following a series of poor performances from the Black Stars, capped with a 2-1 defeat to Germany just a few hours ago on Monday, March 30, 2026.

Earlier, the Black Stars were humiliated by  Austria on March 27, 2026, after a 5-1 thrashing.

The association extended its gratitude to the coach for his service to the country.

In the statement confirming the decision, the Ghana FA said, “The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has parted ways with the head coach of the senior men’s national team (Black Stars), Otto Addo, effective immediately.

“The Association wishes to thank Otto Addo sincerely for his contribution to the team and wishes him the best of luck in his future endeavours,” parts of the statement read.

It added, “The Ghana Football Association will communicate the new technical direction of the Black Stars in due course.”

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“It’s not true” – Kwasi Appiah breaks silence on links to Black Stars job

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“It’s not true” – Kwasi Appiah breaks silence on links to Black Stars job

Kwasi Appiah, the Sudan head coach, has broken his silence following his links to the vacant Black Stars job.

According to Kwasi Appiah, he is in Saudi Arabia to monitor some Sudanese players, as a new concern about his return to Ghana is just speculation, which is false.

Reports suggest Kwasi Appiah was expected in the country on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, for a meeting with President John Dramani Mahama regarding the vacant coaching position.

Kwesi Appiah is said to have told GHANASoccernet.com, “It’s not true. I am in Saudi Arabia to monitor some Sudanese players”.

It will be recalled that Kwasi Appiah has coached the Ghana national team, the Black Stars, on two separate occasions: first from April 2012 to September 2014, and then from April 2017 to January 2020.

During his time in charge, he made history as the first Black African coach to qualify Ghana for a FIFA World Cup in 2014 and also led the team at the 2013 and 2019 AFCON tournaments.

Should he replace Otto Addo, it would mark his third stint as head coach of the Black Stars.

Other notable names include Walid Regragui, Herve Renard,  Desmond Ofei and Kim Lars Bjorkegren.

The news follows the Ghana Football Association’s decision to sack Otto Addo as head coach of Ghana’s senior national team, the Black Stars.

Otto Addo was sacked following a series of poor performances from the Black Stars, capped with a 2-1 defeat to Germany just a few hours ago on Monday, March 30, 2026.

Earlier, the Black Stars were humiliated by  Austria on March 27, 2026, after a 5-1 thrashing.

The association extended its gratitude to the coach for his service to the country.

In the statement confirming the decision, the Ghana FA said, “The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has parted ways with the head coach of the senior men’s national team (Black Stars), Otto Addo, effective immediately.

“The Association wishes to thank Otto Addo sincerely for his contribution to the team and wishes him the best of luck in his future endeavours,” parts of the statement read.

It added, “The Ghana Football Association will communicate the new technical direction of the Black Stars in due course.”

In related news, before his sacking, Otto Addo had said he was unfazed by calls for his dismissal following his side’s thrashing defeat at the hands of Austria.

According to Otto Addo, he does not read social media comments about him even when he wins a game.

Otto Addo stressed that his job has always been on the line, even after he qualified for the World Cup, so he does not really care about calls for his dismissal.

Speaking to the media ahead of Monday’s encounter with Germany in Stuttgart, Otto Addo stated, “This is the job of a coach. When we lose, people are mainly trying to bring you down. I don’t really read too many things”

“Even if we win, I’m not too much into social media or reading anything. Whatever people say, it’s normal, especially on an evening like this when the team didn’t play well and we also lost,” he added.

Rawlings tested negative for COVID-19 twice; he did not die from COVID – Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe

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Rawlings tested negative for COVID-19 twice; he did not die from COVID – Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe

Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe, a founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said the late former President Jerry John Rawlings did not die from COVID-19 as claims suggested.

According to Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe, information available to him challenges the widely held belief that Rawlings died from the COVID-19 virus.

He detailed the checks he made with the family members of the late Rawlings, revealing the late president tested negative for COVID-19 on two occasions.

Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe further highlighted that Rawlings did not die from COVID, adding that the truth about the former president’s death will eventually come to light.

Speaking in an interview on GhanaWeb’s The Lowdown, Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe outlined his reasons, saying, “Firstly, the impression we were given as a public was that Rawlings died of COVID-19. I cross-checked it with my own cousin, his own cousin too, Michael Sousoudis, may he rest in peace, and it was a lie. He had two tests, and they came out negative, as I have stated in the book. That’s point number one”.

“A man of Rawlings’ calibre and level, a former president, cannot die without an autopsy being done, and I have said if an autopsy had been done, they should bring it out. It’s getting to one year now, and nobody has come forward.

“The autopsy can tell us exactly what killed Jerry John Rawlings, especially if they do what we call chemical pathology. All these things, if they have done them, they should come forward,” he dared.

Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe further alleged that when Rawlings passed away, five nurses who were looking after him all disappeared as they were taken out of the country.

He narrated, “Thirdly, from what I was told by my cousin Michael Sousoudis, may he rest in peace, five nurses who were looking after Jerry John Rawlings at Korle Bu, the moment he passed on, they all disappeared. They were taken out of the country. The nurses disappeared. If the nurses are around, they should come forward”.

“Fourth, there were two military officers. I know them personally. They know me, too, as I’ve stated in the book. Two captains, but for a lot of reasons, I’m holding the names for the meantime because I have asked the government to set up an independent commission of inquiry to find out what really killed Rawlings. The captains met just after his death, and they shook hands and said mission accomplished. It’s a military term, and that means a lot. Have they come out?” he asked.

“There have been no responses so far, and I’m sure they are aware because this book was reviewed on television. The only thing I’ll say is that I have had a few calls from some prominent people in this country thanking me for having had the courage to come out with that,” he disclosed.

He further assured Ghanaians, “Rawlings to me didn’t die from COVID. He didn’t die from COVID. Who planned and had Rawlings eliminated, one day will come out because if this is not a planned thing, you ask yourself, why should I be connected with it? Well, if people got to know earlier that I was part of it, they might probably calm their tempers down. That is the whole thing”.

In other news, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, a renowned Ghanaian broadcaster and Pan-Africanist, has recounted his first encounter with President Jerry John Rawlings after his time in jail during the revolution era.

The veteran journalist disclosed that the late Rawlings persistently sought a meeting with him through Ralph Kessley-Hayford, but he kept declining the offer.

According to Kwesi Pratt, after agreeing to meet Jerry John Rawlings, they spoke for close to five hours, during which he told him he was not responsible for his arrest. 

Speaking in an interview with Kafui De on March 24, 2026, Kwesi Pratt recounted, “That was in 2001, after the handover. He insisted on seeing me. I refused the first time. He had approached a friend of mine, Ralph Kessley-Hayford, and asked him to convince me to meet him.

“Eventually, I agreed, and we met. The three of us spoke for about four and a half hours. It was during that meeting that he told me he was not responsible for my arrest and detention,” he said.

Kwesi Pratt added, “He told me that some of my own friends were the ones pushing for my arrest and detention, and that, as a leader, he could not ignore them. However, when I tried to verify this, I found that the truth was quite different.

“But we spoke for four and a half hours, and it generated a lot of public reaction. President Kufuor and others could not understand why, after all the struggle, I ended up meeting Jerry Rawlings,” he added.

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“You have written a whole lot of nonsense” – Netizens blast Sam George 

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“You have written a whole lot of nonsense” – Netizens blast Sam George 

Netizens on social media X have fired back at the Minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, Sam George, after he told his critics on social media X, reposting the old videos, that he has paid his dues.

According to one netizen, Sam George has written a whole lot of nonsense, as Ghanaians are digging his videos because he spoke a whole lot of rubbish in opposition and has not been able to fulfil the promises.

Sam George, in his post on X, explained that in 2017, when many were afraid to speak for the NDC after the party’s 2016 election defeat, he stood up and filled the gap.

Sam George added that those posting his old videos to set an agenda may think you are cooking, but each video shows how he fought to bring the NDC to power.

In a post shared on X, Sam George wrote, “Dear X,

In 2017, when many were afraid to speak for the NDC after the massive 2016 election defeat, a few of us stood up and filled the gap. I was on TV and radio, sometimes 3 times a day. I was on the floor of Parliament as part of a paltry 106 against the NPP’s 169. I made sure my voice was heard!

Today, I see the slicing and reposting of old videos to set an agenda. I smile and say, “I have paid my dues.” You may think you are cooking, but with each video you post, you show the stripes on my shoulder as I fought to bring my party – the NDC – to power. I stood for something I believed in – the return of JM.

When former Ministers refused to speak and defend, I did, and I have ABSOLUTELY no regrets. So, dig deeper, you will find 10,000s of videos of me toiling either on the screens or in Parliament. Today, JM is back in power with an even bigger victory than we lost in 2016. We have almost 190 MPs in Parliament.

I paid my due, and I hold my head high. Now ask yourself, what have you stood for or achieved? If you think my hustle is simple, like we say on the streets, do make we see! The fact that I have chosen peace does not mean that I am asleep. You think you are agenda-ing, you are simply writing my political memoirs, and I am reading with delight at the testimony of the work we did and achieved.

This one is a #TuffSeed. Go and ask your predecessors and be told! Nothing you say about me today is new and has not been told to me before”.

However, Ghanaians on X are firing shots at the Minister following his remarks, saying, “You say you’ve ‘paid your dues’ but leadership isn’t about what you did in opposition, it’s about what you’re doing with power now.

The same voice that was loud on galamsey, accountability and protecting Ghanaians has suddenly gone quiet. That’s not growth, that’s contradiction.

No one is “setting an agenda” against you. Ghanaians are simply replaying your own words and asking: Do you still stand by them?

You can’t campaign with fire and govern with silence.

Respectfully, this isn’t about your past sacrifices or how many interviews you did. It’s about whether your actions today match the promises you made yesterday.

Accountability is not an attack. It’s the job. Just do your job and stop being emotional. Let me add the emojis koraa”.

A netizen added, “Dear ‘TuffSeed,’ you didn’t pay dues, you just made sure you were seen and heard, and there’s a difference. Being everywhere doesn’t automatically mean you made an impact. You keep reminding us of TV and radio like that alone carried a whole movement, but the truth is, real work doesn’t need this much reminding. If your record was truly strong, it would speak for itself without all this noise.

This whole write-up feels like you are trying to convince people of something instead of letting them see it naturally, and the more you talk about others pushing an agenda, the more it feels like you are doing exactly that. People are not revisiting those videos to praise you, they are looking closely and asking questions, and that alone should tell you something.

Leadership is not about how loud you were or how often you showed up, it is about what actually changed because of you. And if that is still unclear, then maybe the problem is not the audience. Stay loud if you want, but don’t mistake visibility for value”.

A netizen added, “I don’t think the people hate you or anything like that. I think they hold you to a certain high level of trust and accountability, and per your actions and voice in the past, they expect more from you. You are doing some good things, but since it’s you (Sam George), they expect more. Which, in this case, should not be viewed as an attack but a call for you to live up to your words and even more than that. The bottom line is, you can’t afford to fail cos the people won’t forgive you if you do”.

One last X user added, “In other words, I know I have failed, performed poorly, and my performance is making the party unpopular, but the NDC shouldn’t do anything about your appointment since you helped the party come to power.” A confession, finally!”

Additionally, one netizen added, “Respectfully, you have written a whole lot of nonsense. The reason people are digging your own videos is that, you spoke a whole of rubbish in opposition and you are not able to fulfill the promises you made to Ghanaians since you assumed office.  Kindly do a sober reflection and deep introspection, analyse your flaws and get back to work. Arrogant braggart!”

Another netizen added, “Those who don’t want to read all that, it’s fine. I’ll summarise everything for you, ‘cause I painfully read all that shit.

In summary, the videos you’re reposting today showed that I’ve failed miserably. But there’s absolutely nothing I can do, and I don’t have the honour to resign. I did what I did to bring my party into power. They’re in power now, so shut the fuck up!”

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“Shameless admission of deception” – Miracles Aboagye slams Sam George

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“Shameless admission of deception” – Miracles Aboagye slams Sam George

Dennis Miracles Aboagye, an aide to former Vice President and NPP flagbearer Mahamudu Bawumia, has slammed Minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, Sam Nartey George, after he told Ghanaians on social media X, reposting the old videos, that he has paid his dues.

Miracles Aboagye highlighted that Sam George is basically telling Ghanaians that he said what he said just to win power.

According to Miracles Aboagye, Sam George’s post is the most scandalous statement by any politician in recent times, as he has shamelessly admitted to deception, lies and propaganda for political power.

In sharp rebuttal to Sam George’s post on X, Dennis Miracles Aboagye wrote, “In summary, the Hon. Minister is telling his citizens, he had to say whatever he had to say just to win power. This is the most scandalous statement by any politician in recent times.

The shameless admission of deception, lies and propaganda for political power may count as one of the greatest political betrayals ever.

This statement is even more politically damaging than the receipts he sought to deflect, unless, of course, the Hon. Minister is saying his career terminates after this tenure.

Sam, spare us the “I paid my dues” memoir.

No one is disputing that you shouted on every TV and radio station after 2016, nor that you fought tooth and nail to drag the NDC back to power. The problem is what you were fighting for, and the blatant hypocrisy staring Ghanaians in the face today. 

You and your party spent eight years in opposition, calling NPP every name under the sun for: 

– sole sourcing 

– galamsey 

– economic hardship 

– “state capture” 

– even threatening not to register your own SIM under the old regime. 

– You even refused to own a Ghana card (your own confession)

You sold Ghanaians the “Reset Agenda” fairy tale, “JM will fix it in one week,” “prices will crash,” “no more same old same old.” 

Fast-forward to 2026: JM is back with an even bigger majority, you are now Minister for Communication, Digital Technology & Innovations… and what do we see? 

– Same sole sourcing you condemned 

– Galamsey is still destroying our rivers while your party is strangely quiet and actively and blatantly participating in it.

– The very biometric SIM re-registration you once swore you would never do, now being aggressively pushed by your ministry 

– Prices still climbing, excuses flying higher 

Old videos aren’t “agenda-setting,” Sam. They are receipts. You didn’t stand on principle; you stood on deception to lie your way back to power. Now that you’re in, the same things you called evil under NPP suddenly became “complicated” or “inherited.” 

You ask, “What have you stood for?” 

We stand for truth and progress, the very things your party promised but immediately abandoned the moment the ballot boxes closed. 

Ghanaians are watching. The “Tuff Seed” you’re so proud of is now being roasted by the fire of broken promises you helped light. 

No amount of lion emojis and “I paid my dues” can hide the fact that you lied your way to power… and are now doing the complete opposite of everything you screamed while in opposition”, his post concluded. 

Miracles Aboagye’s remarks follow, Sam Nartey George’s social media post where he told Ghanaians on social media X., reposting the old videos that he has paid his dues.

According to Sam George, in 2017, when many were afraid to speak for the NDC after the party’s 2016 election defeat, he stood up and filled the gap.

Sam George added that those posting his old videos to set an agenda may think you are cooking, but each video shows how he fought to bring the NDC to power.

In a post shared on X, Sam George wrote, “Dear X,

In 2017, when many were afraid to speak for the NDC after the massive 2016 election defeat, a few of us stood up and filled the gap. I was on TV and radio, sometimes 3 times a day. I was on the floor of Parliament as part of a paltry 106 against the NPP’s 169. I made sure my voice was heard!

Today, I see the slicing and reposting of old videos to set an agenda. I smile and say, “I have paid my dues.” You may think you are cooking, but with each video you post, you show the stripes on my shoulder as I fought to bring my party – the NDC – to power. I stood for something I believed in – the return of JM.

When former Ministers refused to speak and defend, I did, and I have ABSOLUTELY no regrets. So, dig deeper, you will find 10,000s of videos of me toiling either on the screens or in Parliament. Today, JM is back in power with an even bigger victory than we lost in 2016. We have almost 190 MPs in Parliament.

I paid my due, and I hold my head high. Now ask yourself, what have you stood for or achieved? If you think my hustle is simple, like we say on the streets, do make we see! The fact that I have chosen peace does not mean that I am asleep. You think you are agenda-ing, you are simply writing my political memoirs, and I am reading with delight at the testimony of the work we did and achieved.

This one is a #TuffSeed. Go and ask your predecessors and be told! Nothing you say about me today is new and has not been told to me before”.

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Retract and Apologise, or I will sue you – Godfred Dame warns Kwakye Ofosu

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Retract and Apologise, or I will sue you – Godfred Dame warns Kwakye Ofosu

Godfred Yeboah Dame, the former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, has threatened to sue the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu.

The former Attorney General accused Kwakye Ofosu of making defamatory comments against him.

According to Godfred Dame, Kwakye Ofosu’s comments stem from accusations he refused to take the case of the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Bosiako (Wontumi), to court after a police investigation report showed that he (Wontumi) was involved in illegal mining to shield Wontumi.

Godfred Dame highlighted that Kwakye Ofosu made those comments during a panel discussion on Metro.

Part of the letter written by Godfred Dame stated, “On the said programme, you categorically asserted without any basis that I, the undersigned, when serving the Republic in the capacity of Attorney-General and Minister for Justice from 2021 to 2025, had deliberately ignored a report confirming illegal mining activities allegedly perpetrated by Akonta Mining Company Limited, a company owned by the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, Bernard Antwi Bosiako (Wontumi). According to you, the report had been presented to me in office as Attorney-General of the Republic by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service. Among other things, you stated:

“President Akufo-Addo was not willing to punish anybody for anything that he did under his government. They engaged in illegal mining. The CID investigates, and then you come on national television and say that the person who has been fingered in that CID report is innocent, and did nothing … he knew it… If he didn’t know, then he did not deserve to be in the position. The Attorney-General of the day [my good self] cannot claim that he didn’t know about the report,”

Godfred Dame demanded that Kwakye Ofosu withdraw and apologise for the allegations within seven days, or he will take legal action.

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“RETRACT AND APOLOGISE, OR I WILL SUE YOU – GODFRED DAME WARNS OFOSU KWAKYE

Former Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has taken the current Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye-Ofosu, to task over what he deems untruthful and malicious publications made about the former Attorney-General.

Mr Dame has, in a letter dated 12th March, 2026, delivered to Mr Ofosu Kwakye and only now sighted by the media, demanded that the Minister for Government Communications to take the following actions within seven (7) days of receipt of the letter:

1. A retraction and apology for the utterly false publication about me (Godfred Dame) on Metro TV’s “Good Morning Ghana programme on 10th October, 2025, the subject matter of this letter.

2. A permanent deletion of the publication complained of from all online portals.

3. Delivery of a formal written apology to me (Godfred Dame), acknowledging the harm caused.

Basis for the demand

In the demand notice, the former Attorney-General noted that on Friday, 10th October, 2025, Felix Kwakye Ofosu appeared as a panellist on the widely watched television programme on an Accra-based television station – Metro TV – dubbed “Good Morning Ghana”, and made allegations that Mr. Dame was complicit in illegal mining (galamsey) by allegedly refusing to take action on a docket on Akonta Mining presented to the former Attorney-General when he was in office.

“On the said programme, you categorically asserted without any basis that I, the undersigned, when serving the Republic in the capacity of Attorney-General and Minister for Justice from 2021 to 2025, had deliberately ignored a report confirming illegal mining activities allegedly perpetrated by Akonta Mining Company Limited, a company owned by the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, Bernard Antwi Bosiako (Wontumi). According to you, the report had been presented to me in office as Attorney-General of the Republic by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service.

Among other things, you stated:

President Akufo-Addo was not willing to punish anybody for anything that he did under his government. They engaged in illegal mining. The CID investigates, and then you come on national television and say that the person who has been fingered in that CID report is innocent, and did nothing … he knew it… If he didn’t know, then he did not deserve to be in the position. The Attorney-General of the day [my good self] cannot claim that he didn’t know about the report.” Parts of the letter written by Godfred Yeboah Dame stated.

Remarkably, a co-panellist on the programme with you, Mr Paul Adom-Otchere, intervened almost immediately and drew the attention of the Minister for Government Communications to the falsity and seriousness of the wild allegations he had made about him live on a television programme watched throughout the nation and accessible globally via Facebook, YouTube and other modern instruments for transmission of information. Specifically, Mr Adom-Otchere stated on the programme: “Maybe you should call the Attorney-General and ask him … that the Government Minister says you are aware of the report. He says I am not aware of the report”.

According to Godfred Dame, surprisingly, spurred on by a vicious desire to disseminate false and defamatory information about his good self, Felix Kwakye-Ofosu continued to say:

“Paul, what you are saying has grave implications for the competence of Godfred Dame as Attorney-General. What you are saying is that … I am saying that there was a CID report done in 2022 and given to the Government which they did not act on. I am saying that the Attorney-General and the Government are aware. The implication of what you are saying is that he (Dame) was not fit for the job and by inaction he was complicit in galamsey by inaction.”

RTI Request and falsity of Ofosu Kwakye’s allegations

The former Attorney-General and Minister for Justice who served the Republic from 2021 – 2025, asserts that Ofosu Kwakye’s false allegations were republished by various websites and media houses and sparked intense alarm and dismay in view of the seriousness of the subject matter and the deep implications for him, a citizen who held the respectable office of Attorney-General and Minister for Justice for four years. Consequently, one Jonathan Asare, a Ghanaian private legal practitioner, filed a right to information (RTI) request to the Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice to ascertain the veracity of the allegations.

However, in a response to the RTI request signed by the designated Information Officer of the Ministry of Justice and Office of the Attorney-General, a Lydia Attoh, delivered on 22nd December, 2025, the Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice categorically exposed the falsity of Ofosu Kwakye’s claims when it indicated that the CID did not present any docket on the alleged mining activities of Akonta Mining Limited to the Office or to Mr. Godfred Yeboah Dame between 2022 and 2024.

Further, the Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice stated clearly that the docket on Akonta Mining, in relation to which the current Minister for Government Communications made the allegations, was presented to the office only on 15th September, 2025. Mr. Dame attached a copy of the responses to the RTI request delivered by the Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice to the demand notice on Felix Ofosu Kwakye for ease of reference.

Defamation and implications for reputation

The former Attorney-General in his demand on the current Minister for Government Communications, noted that the allegations by Felix Kwakye Ofosu “were not only false but sinister, reckless and malicious given that as Minister for Government Communications, you have access to every means of verifying the truth of information you publish about the official record of former senior officials of government and all ministries in the Republic. Your statements about me, like many others you have published about me on different occasions in the past, were the product of a hateful and vicious imagination. The recklessness with which you published the words complained of betrays the deep-seated malice you bear against me. Indeed, the internet and mass media are replete with many false and malicious statements you in particular, and other associates of your political party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), in general, have made about me. Mr Dame stated.

To demonstrate the harm caused by Felix Kwakye Ofosu’s defamatory publication, the former Attorney-General and Minister for Justice touted his respectable record as a legal practitioner with about twenty-three years standing at the Bar, which “reflects active devotion to the promotion of human rights, constitutionalism and freedom of expression”. Mr Dame noted that he acted as counsel “in some of the most significant trials in the courts of Ghana over twenty years ago (at a time that you [Felix Kwakye Ofosu] had not even entered the university”.

Mr Dame further pointed out to Felix Kwakye Ofosu that in public service, he earned an even more respectable image on the international stage as on numerous occasions as he led projects and represented Ghana on various fora including, the United Nations, the African Union, Economic Community of West-African States (ECOWAS) and international tribunals. “My record in an effective and sound legal representation of the State internationally speaks for itself.” Mr. Dame stated.

The former Attorney-General observed further that the publication in falsely attributing to him complicity in the criminal enterprise of illegal mining (galamsey), directly depicted him as a criminal. Other allegations by Ofosu Kwakye about him were also clearly defamatory in a serious way, calculated to disparage him and “stray way beyond the permissible limits of free speech and bring me into public odium and contempt.”

He served a warning on the Minister for Government Communications that “should you fail to comply with this demand within 7 days of the delivery of this letter, I will surely institute legal proceedings against you and the owners of Metro TV (the network which provided you the platform) for punitive and aggravated damages for defamation as well as costs of litigation.”

Where is your exposé on Parliament? – Anas quizzed

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Where is your exposé on Parliament? – Anas quizzed

Vitus Azeem, an Anti-corruption crusader and former Executive Director of Transparency International Ghana, has questioned award-winning investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas about his exposé on Parliament.

Vitus Azeem recounted that Anas revealed some years ago that he had another exposé on the legislature, but to date, he has yet to release it.

He disclosed that the said investigative report was previewed to a group of people but never made it to the public for some reasons unknown to him.

Vitus Azeem alleged that some powerful people might have been notified of the exposé, blocking it from being published.

He, however, noted that Anas published his exposé on the judiciary despite the powers that were at play, but has chosen not to publish that of Parliament.

Speaking during a panel discussion at the 2026 National Forum on Media and the Fight Against Corruption in Ghana held in Accra, Vitus Azeem stated, “He (Anas) mentioned that he had another exposé on the legislature, that is, Parliament, and that he was going to release it soon. How many years now? It hasn’t come out.”

“Because he gave a copy of it or an extract of it to the leadership of Parliament, and somebody said, ‘This cannot be published, you cannot put this in the public domain… Why did they not publish it?’” he fumed.

He further added, “When Anas released his exposé on the judiciary, he called anti-corruption agencies and CSOs to a meeting. It was a Sunday afternoon at GSC… The aim was to solicit our support because he probably expected some backlash or some attacks from members of the judiciary and other people.

“So there is a need for non-journalists and other anti-corruption agencies to come together to always support and defend journalists who report on these things,” he said.

In related news, Kwesi Nyantakyi, the former Ghana Football Association (GFA) president, has accused Investigative Journalist  Anas Aremeyaw Anas of operating like a terrorist.

According to Kwesi Nyantakyi, he had no direct interaction with Anas during the undercover operation.

Mr Nyantakyi on Joy News claimed that Anas failed to show up in court testify against him, because whatever he did was a hoax.

Speaking on Accra-based JoyNews TV on Tuesday, 6 January 2026, Mr Nyantakyi stated, “Anas claims that he did the Number 12 exposé on me, but I never met him. He operated in the way a terrorist would in another country, and when there is a bombing somewhere, he says, ‘I am the one.’ That was what he did. So, I have nothing against him”.

“This is a man who said he has done an investigation on corruption that involved me. For five years now, he has been asked to come to court and testify against me, and he never showed up,” he said.

“This means that whatever he did is a hoax. If he believed in it, he would have come to court to be cross-examined,” he added.

“Because nobody can be condemned in this country unless you are given a fair hearing. If you have not been given that hearing, then you cannot be condemned by the law,” he said.

“I don’t think about him. I hold nothing against him. I blame myself,” he said.

“Unbelievable! Another Mahama scam” – Ntim Fordjour blasts Mahama over anti LGBTQ+ bill remarks

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“Unbelievable! Another Mahama scam” – Ntim Fordjour blasts Mahama over anti LGBTQ+ bill remarks

Rev John Ntim Fordjour, the Member of Parliament for Assin South, has fired shots at President John Dramani Mahama over his recent comments on the passage of the anti LGBTQ+ bill.

According to Rev John Ntim Fordjour, President Mahama and the NDC have relegated LGBTQ concerns to the bottom of their priority list after deceiving Pastors, Muslim Clerics, Traditional Rulers and the entire country.

In a post shared on his X page on March 31, 2026, Ntim Fordjour wrote, “Unbelievable! Where are the Ecumenical bodies and CSOs who spat fire and brimstone in 2024 over LGBTQ issues against President Akufo-Addo?

President Mahama and the NDC have relegated LGBTQ concerns to the bottom of their priority list after deceiving Pastors, Muslim Clerics, Traditional Rulers and the entire country into thinking they (Mahama, NDC) would preserve our values against LGBTQ when power is entrusted to them.

Today, he is distancing himself from the bill and claiming it’s no longer important.

After winning power and distributing LGBTQ teacher manuals to schools, he thinks our values no longer matter.

This indeed is another Mahama scam”.

His comments come on the heels of President John Dramani Mahama’s statement that Ghana is still grappling with the provisions of basic needs of education, health care, jobs, food, clothing, and shelter, which is his government’s main focus and not the Anti-LGBTQ Bill.

 According to John Mahama, the Anti-LGBTQ Bill, while important, is not Ghana’s most urgent concern at this time.

Speaking during a Presidential Dialogue with Civil Society Organisations at Jubilee House in Accra on Monday, March 30, Mahama stated, “We are still grappling with the provisions of basic needs of education, health care, jobs, food, clothing, and shelter”.

“While there are strong and differing views within our society, we believe that issues must be addressed through democratic processes, our core values, dialogue, and the rule of law,” he said.

Earlier, President John Mahama called on international partners to respect Ghana’s position on LGBTQ issues.

Mahama stressed that public policy is shaped by the country’s legal traditions, cultural values, and societal consensus.

According to John Mahama, Ghana’s democratic processes are actively at work to ensure that any outcome of the anti-LGBTQ bill reflects the views of the people.

President Mahama made these known when he received the ‘International Statesperson Award’ from the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia.

He stated, “The issue of LGBTQ rights is emotive, and they are not completely settled in terms of their nuances and arguments, not only in Ghana but all over the world.

Even in the United States, you still have discourse on LGBTQ rights. There are still 26 states in America that have legislation that restricts LGBTQ rights.

For a country like Ghana, our democracy is playing in respect to what those rights are. The bill in parliament is not a government bill, it is a private members’ bill, and so parliament hold that bill for now.

What the eventual nature of the bill would be, nobody can second-guess Parliament, and I, as President, cannot anticipate Parliament in respect of that bill. But I believe that our democracy will work out. Memoranda are being accepted from people from all walks of life.

“Civil Society Organisations are presenting their papers to Parliament, and I believe that the representatives of the people will make the will of Ghanaians reflect in whatever eventually comes out,” he said.

I swore an oath to uphold the Constitution, and so the representatives of the people will discuss the bill once they pass it, and then it comes to the presidency. 

I believe that our international partners should understand that public policy is grounded in our legal traditions, in our cultural context, and in our social consensus, and all those issues are playing out as we speak.”

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“I have paid my dues” – Sam George tells critics, calling him out with his old videos

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“I have paid my dues” – Sam George tells critics, calling him out with his old videos

Minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, Sam Nartey George, has told his critics on social media X, reposting the old videos that he has paid his dues.

According to Sam George, in 2017, when many were afraid to speak for the NDC after the party’s 2016 election defeat, he stood up and filled the gap.

Sam George added that those posting his old videos to set an agenda may think you are cooking, but each video shows how he fought to bring the NDC to power.

In a post shared on X, Sam George wrote, “Dear X,

In 2017, when many were afraid to speak for the NDC after the massive 2016 election defeat, a few of us stood up and filled the gap. I was on TV and radio, sometimes 3 times a day. I was on the floor of Parliament as part of a paltry 106 against the NPP’s 169. I made sure my voice was heard!

Today, I see the slicing and reposting of old videos to set an agenda. I smile and say, “I have paid my dues.” You may think you are cooking, but with each video you post, you show the stripes on my shoulder as I fought to bring my party – the NDC – to power. I stood for something I believed in – the return of JM.

When former Ministers refused to speak and defend, I did, and I have ABSOLUTELY no regrets. So, dig deeper, you will find 10,000s of videos of me toiling either on the screens or in Parliament. Today, JM is back in power with an even bigger victory than we lost in 2016. We have almost 190 MPs in Parliament.

I paid my due, and I hold my head high. Now ask yourself, what have you stood for or achieved? If you think my hustle is simple, like we say on the streets, do make we see! The fact that I have chosen peace does not mean that I am asleep. You think you are agenda-ing, you are simply writing my political memoirs, and I am reading with delight at the testimony of the work we did and achieved.

This one is a #TuffSeed. Go and ask your predecessors and be told! Nothing you say about me today is new and has not been told to me before”.

Some Ghanaians on X reacting to his statement wrote, “You say you’ve ‘paid your dues’ but leadership isn’t about what you did in opposition, it’s about what you’re doing with power now.

The same voice that was loud on galamsey, accountability and protecting Ghanaians has suddenly gone quiet. That’s not growth, that’s contradiction.

No one is “setting an agenda” against you. Ghanaians are simply replaying your own words and asking: Do you still stand by them?

You can’t campaign with fire and govern with silence.

Respectfully, this isn’t about your past sacrifices or how many interviews you did. It’s about whether your actions today match the promises you made yesterday.

Accountability is not an attack. It’s the job. Just do your job and stop being emotional. Let me add the emojis koraa”.

A netizen added, “Dear ‘TuffSeed,’ you didn’t pay dues, you just made sure you were seen and heard, and there’s a difference. Being everywhere doesn’t automatically mean you made an impact. You keep reminding us of TV and radio like that alone carried a whole movement, but the truth is, real work doesn’t need this much reminding. If your record was truly strong, it would speak for itself without all this noise.

This whole write-up feels like you are trying to convince people of something instead of letting them see it naturally, and the more you talk about others pushing an agenda, the more it feels like you are doing exactly that. People are not revisiting those videos to praise you, they are looking closely and asking questions, and that alone should tell you something.

Leadership is not about how loud you were or how often you showed up, it is about what actually changed because of you. And if that is still unclear, then maybe the problem is not the audience. Stay loud if you want, but don’t mistake visibility for value”.

A netizen added, “I don’t think the people hate you or anything like that. I think they hold you to a certain high level of trust and accountability, and per your actions and voice in the past, they expect more from you. You are doing some good things, but since it’s you (Sam George), they expect more. Which, in this case, should not be viewed as an attack but a call for you to live up to your words and even more than that. The bottom line is, you can’t afford to fail cos the people won’t forgive you if you do”.

One last X user added, “In other words, I know I have failed, performed poorly, and my performance is making the party unpopular, but the NDC shouldn’t do anything about your appointment since you helped the party come to power.” A confession, finally!”

Additionally, one netizen added, “Respectfully, you have written a whole lot of nonsense. The reason people are digging your own videos is that, you spoke a whole of rubbish in opposition and you are not able to fulfill the promises you made to Ghanaians since you assumed office.  Kindly do a sober reflection and deep introspection, analyse your flaws and get back to work. Arrogant braggart!”

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PURC’S 4.81% electricity and 3.06% water tariffs cut take effect today, April 1

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PURC’S 4.81% electricity and 3.06% water tariffs cut take effect today, April 1

Ghanaians households are expected to get some relief as the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) announced that the reduction of electricity and water tariffs takes effect today, April 1, 2026.

According to the PURC, its quarterly tariff review will reduce electricity tariffs by an average of 4.81 per cent, while water tariffs will be reduced by 3.06 per cent.

The PURC highlighted that the review was conducted in line with its mandate to adjust tariffs every quarter.

In a statement issued on Friday, March 13, the PURC stated, “The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) wishes to inform consumers of electricity and water that the existing electricity and water tariffs have been reviewed downwards to take effect from April 01, 2026”.

“The Commission applied a projected Weighted Average Ghana Cedi-US Dollar Exchange Rate of GHS11.1931/US$1.0000 for the second Quarter of 2026. This projected exchange rate is based on a 3- month Actual Inter-Bank Average Ghana Cedi-US Dollar Selling Exchange Rate for the period December 01, 2025, to February 28, 2026. This indicates a 6.78% reduction from the last Quarter rate of GHS12.0067/ US$1.0000,” the statement said.

In related news, The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that it has formally requested the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) to independently and randomly select and test meters following public complaints.

According to the ECG, they have taken note of recent concerns raised by some prepaid customers and other stakeholders in terms of metering and billing systems.

The ECG disclosed that all electricity meters deployed by them undergo rigorous testing and calibration to ensure their accuracy; however disclosed that customers may have genuine concerns.

The statement added that in the spirit of transparency and accountability, they have requested the GSA to randomly test meters, and their findings will be compiled in a report to the Minister.

In a statement, ECG’s Director of Communications, William Boateng, read, “The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has taken note of recent concerns raised by some prepaid customers and other stakeholders regarding our metering and billing systems.

We wish to assure the general public that all electricity meters deployed by ECG undergo rigorous testing and calibration to ensure their accuracy. Our quality assurance processes are aligned with both national and international standards. ECG’s meter testing laboratory is state-of-the-art and comparable to leading facilities worldwide. In addition, all ECG meters are independently tested and certified by the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) for compliance with approved standards before deployment”.

The statement added, “While ECG remains confident in the accuracy and reliability of its meters, we acknowledge that customers may have genuine concerns. In line with the Honourable Minister for Energy and Green Transition’s directive, ECG is fully committed to investigating all complaints. These investigations have already commenced.

In the spirit of transparency and accountability. ECG has once again formally requested the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) to independently and randomly select and test our meters in the laboratory and in the field. GSA’s report will form part of ECG’s report to the Honourable Minister”.

Meanwhile, The Minority in Parliament has criticised the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission’s (PURC) recent cut in utility as too small to ease the financial burden on households and businesses.

According to the minority in parliament, utilities must be reduced by at least 10%.

Speaking to journalists in Parliament, Deputy Ranking Member of Parliament’s Energy Committee, Collins Adomako Mensah, stated, “The Regulatory Commission announced reductions in electricity and water tariffs, but we say plainly this reduction is insufficient and Ghanaian consumers deserve far better”.

“In quarter one and quarter two, the commission projected an inflation rate of 22.49 per cent against an actual average of 20.3 per cent, an over-projection of 2.19 points. In quarter three, the projection was 20.67 per cent when the actual figure was 11 per cent — an over-projection of 9.67 points,” he noted.

“The ongoing increases in fuel and energy costs are squeezing households and businesses from multiple fronts. A mere 5 per cent reduction does not go far enough,” he said.

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You said Mahama will know no peace; Why is he having peace? – Sam George quizzed

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You said Mahama will know no peace; Why is he having peace? – Sam George quizzed

Fiifi Boafo, the former Head of Corporate Affairs at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), has questioned Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram and now Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Sam George, following the delay on the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill.

It will be recalled that Samuel Nartey George had earlier stated in 2024, while the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was in opposition, that if they won power and the Mahama failed to assent to the  Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill, he would have “no peace.”

Speaking on a panel discussion on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo on March 28, 2026, Fiifi Boafo quizzed, “Is the President having his peace? I am asking this question because Sam George said he will make sure the President will have no peace if he doesn’t assent to the anti-LGBTQ bill, and I haven’t heard it has been signed…

What action has the government taken? So, I am asking that the person who said the President will have no peace, what has he done?” he said.

Meanwhile, President John Dramani Mahama has said Ghana is still grappling with the provisions of basic needs of education, health care, jobs, food, clothing, and shelter, which is his government’s main focus and not the Anti-LGBTQ Bill.

 According to John Mahama, the Anti-LGBTQ Bill, while important, is not Ghana’s most urgent concern at this time.

Speaking during a Presidential Dialogue with Civil Society Organisations at Jubilee House in Accra on Monday, March 30, Mahama stated, “We are still grappling with the provisions of basic needs of education, health care, jobs, food, clothing, and shelter”.

“While there are strong and differing views within our society, we believe that issues must be addressed through democratic processes, our core values, dialogue, and the rule of law,” he said.

Earlier, President John Mahama called on international partners to respect Ghana’s position on LGBTQ issues.

Mahama stressed that public policy is shaped by the country’s legal traditions, cultural values, and societal consensus.

According to John Mahama, Ghana’s democratic processes are actively at work to ensure that any outcome of the anti-LGBTQ bill reflects the views of the people.

President Mahama made these known when he received the ‘International Statesperson Award’ from the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia.

He stated, “The issue of LGBTQ rights is emotive, and they are not completely settled in terms of their nuances and arguments, not only in Ghana but all over the world.

Even in the United States, you still have discourse on LGBTQ rights. There are still 26 states in America that have legislation that restricts LGBTQ rights.

For a country like Ghana, our democracy is playing in respect to what those rights are. The bill in parliament is not a government bill, it is a private members’ bill, and so parliament hold that bill for now.

What the eventual nature of the bill would be, nobody can second-guess Parliament, and I, as President, cannot anticipate Parliament in respect of that bill. But I believe that our democracy will work out. Memoranda are being accepted from people from all walks of life.

“Civil Society Organisations are presenting their papers to Parliament, and I believe that the representatives of the people will make the will of Ghanaians reflect in whatever eventually comes out,” he said.

I swore an oath to uphold the Constitution, and so the representatives of the people will discuss the bill once they pass it, and then it comes to the presidency. 

I believe that our international partners should understand that public policy is grounded in our legal traditions, in our cultural context, and in our social consensus, and all those issues are playing out as we speak.”

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Ex Defence Ministry procurement Director referred to AG over GHS4.8m vehicle procurement fiasco

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Ex Defence Ministry procurement Director referred to AG over GHS4.8m vehicle procurement fiasco

Former Director of Procurement at the Ministry of Defence, Frank Oliver Kpodo, has been referred to the Attorney-General for prosecution over the alleged purchase of six vehicles worth GH¢4.8 million.

Frank Oliver Kpodo was referred to the Attorney-General by the Public Accounts Committee.

PAC is demanding action against ex-Defence Ministry Procurement Director, Frank Oliver, over the alleged use of falsified documents in a botched procurement deal.

The committee is pushing for both interdiction and prosecution.

Appearing before the Committee on Tuesday, March 31, Frank Oliver Kpodo, who is now a procurement officer at the Ministry of Lands, explained that the vehicles had initially been delivered but were later removed due to concerns that payment might not be effected.

He claimed he later advised management to extend the contract agreement.

However, his explanation raised serious concerns among Public Accounts Committee members.

Mr Dafeamekpor rejected the explanation and called for interdiction.

“…You personalize the transactions, so they became your personal burden. How many vehicles were involved? If you can’t tell us where the vehicles are, at least tell us how many there were.

“So, for me, my demand is that the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources should interdict this man. He should be interdicted.”

The Ranking Member of the Public Accounts Committee, Samuel Atta-Mills, later referred Mr Kpodo to the Attorney-General for prosecution.

Also, there was a tense exchange between the Chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Abena Osei-Asare, after she rebuked Frank Oliver Kpodo.

Osei-Asare accused Frank Oliver Kpodo of being evasive when asked direct questions about the procurement of some vehicles

She stated, “Respectfully, sir, we are not joking here. This is a serious matter. You are questioning what the auditors have put into this report. And we are giving you the opportunity to explain yourself, and you are telling us that you cannot say yes or no. Someone who cannot say yes or no, respectfully, is lying. And that is why you cannot choose between yes or no”.

“You are saying that the stores received advice was not dated October 12 and that you have one that is dated December 10.

“The auditors are saying the vehicles were loaded. You said something contrary to that, that the vehicles were brought. You saw them. You expected. You signed for them. And later you asked the person to come and take the vehicles away because the supplier said they were afraid you wouldn’t pay.”

“Now we are asking you, are the vehicles here? And you are saying you cannot say yes or no,” she fumed.

“We want to see, one, the extension of the contract. Two, the 10 December stores received advice against what you are saying the auditors cited and you say it’s not true. We want to see all that,” she demanded.

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If a structure is unsafe, then it must be pulled down – Ga Mantse

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If a structure is unsafe, then it must be pulled down – Ga Mantse

Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, the Ga Mantse, has boldly stated that if a structure is unsafe, then it must be pulled down.

The Ga Mantse urged the government to rigorously enforce building regulations following the collapse of the Accra Newtown building on Sunday, March 29.

According to the Ga Mantse, if a structure is unsafe, then it must be broken down with a  new structure erected.

Speaking during a visit to the collapse of a four-storey building at Accra Newtown, Ga Mantse, Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II stated, “It is important that we ensure that our building codes are adhered to. If the structure is unsafe, as you said, with the engineering, then it must be broken down. We must even now see if this is the only part of the building that is defective and why it has collapsed.

“Of course, if the rest of the structures are unsafe, then they must be broken down and a new structure erected. We can’t live like this,” he said.

“I am praying for a speedy recovery for all who have been admitted to the hospital. I hear nine have been discharged. For those who have passed, we say our condolences,” he said.

In related news, Abdulai Mahama, a road and building consultant, has said many buildings in Accra are structurally unsafe and are only standing by the grace of God.

According to Engineer Mahama, Ghanaians keep ignoring all the laws and then expect God to hold the buildings.

Engineer Mahama warned that many developers continue to ignore building laws, with the situation posing a serious risk to lives.

He asserted that structural failures could occur at any time, calling for stricter enforcement of building regulations.

Engineer Mahama urged property owners to subject their structures to professional assessment to prevent future disasters.

Speaking on Breakfast Daily on Channel One TV on March 30, 2026, Engineer Mahama stated, “Indiscipline is just on the rise, especially when it comes to building. We ignore all the laws, and then we expect God to hold the buildings. Most buildings in Accra, I can say, are standing by the grace of God”.

“When God takes his eyes off for a microsecond, a lot of buildings will be off in Accra. We should engage engineers to go and assess our buildings. Every building standing can be assessed by any engineer who is worth his salt,” he added.

His comments come in the wake of the collapse of a building near the Newtown Experimental school, with Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, the Interior Minister, revealing that three people have died following the collapse of a three-storey building at Accra New Town.

Twenty victims rescued so far have been hospitalised, receiving treatment at various health facilities.

The tragic incident occurred on Sunday at an uncompleted structure within the premises of the Accra New Town Experimental Basic School.

Reports suggest the site was being used by Christian worshippers.

Earlier reports had revealed two deaths, but a recent official update places the death toll now at three.

Watch as Mahama sign five bills into law

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Watch as Mahama sign five bills into law

President John Dramani Mahama has assented to five new bills passed by Parliament, giving legal backing to key government initiatives.

In a post shared by the Ghana Presidency on X, it stated, “President Mahama signs five bills into law.

President  John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, signed five bills, including three amendment bills passed by Parliament into law.

They are:

I. i). Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill, 2025;

II. ii). University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences Bill, 2025;

III. iii). Ghana Deposit Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2025;

IV. iv). Growth and Sustainability Levy (Amendment) Bill, 2026; and

V. v). Education Regulatory Bodies (Amendment) Bill, 2026.

In a brief remark after assenting to the bills, President Mahama explained that the Security and Intelligence Agencies Act, 2026, scraps the Office of the Minister of National Security and frees the President to appoint any Minister to supervise the security agencies.

He said it also reverses the name of the office of the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB), to the original name, Bureau of National Intelligence (BNI)

This the President said, addressing the confusion between that security agency and a well-known Ghanaian financial institution, the National Investment Bank.

President Mahama also noted that the University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences Act, 2026, establishes another University in the Eastern Region, at Bonsu, with three campuses – the main campus at Bonsu in the Eastern Region, with the second campus to be cited at Ohawu in the Oti Region. The third, the President’s office will be located at Acherensua in the Ahafo Region.

Touching on the Amendment to the Growth and Sustainability Levy Act, the President said:  

“As you’re aware, the act was amended to increase it from 1% to 3%, and so this act reduces it again. That is the levy on mining companies. It reduces it again to 1%, because of the introduction of the sliding scale of royalties.”

He also spoke to the passage of the Government Education Regulatory Bodies Amendment Act, emphasising that amends Act 1023 to grant greater flexibility to private tertiary institutions and the option to Charter.

The Ghana Deposit Protection Amendment Act, the President concluded, is an amendment to an original act that was supposed to guarantee deposits held in commercial banks or financial institutions.

It basically expands protection to include mobile money wallets and other digital platforms, ensuring a wider scope of digital financial assets are secured.

The signing ceremony was witnessed by the Clerk of Parliament, Mr Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, Secretary to the President, Dr Callistus Mahama, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Dr Dominic Akrutinga Ayine, Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, Joyce Bawa Mogtari, a Senior Presidential Advisor and a Special Aide to the President, Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, and the Vice President, Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang”.

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I’m counting my days to leave as Special Prosecutor – Kissi Agyebeng

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I’m counting my days to leave as Special Prosecutor – Kissi Agyebeng

Kissi Agyebeng, the Special Prosecutor, has revealed he has begun counting his days to leave the office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).

The Special Prosecutor asserted to persistent threats to the survival of the Office of the Special Prosecutor.

Speaking on the performance and public perception of the office, Kissi Agyebeng detailed, “They want an independent institution to fight corruption, separate from the Attorney General and more than 50 per cent, and with this, I take pride in it, of the majority of Ghanaians trust the Office of the Special Prosecutor more than any other institution to fight corruption. And with this, my job is done.

‘However, I have started counting down my days to when I depart as Special Prosecutor,” he said.

“When I become the former Special Prosecutor, I want to look back and say, civil society forged this office, and civil society preserved it. It is your handiwork, do not let it die,” Kissi Agyebeng stated.

“You recall what happened in 2025. Incidentally, it was our best year of performance. At the same time, it was our worst year of existential force,” he said.

“Why should Kissi and a few officers of the Office of the Special Prosecutor be the ones always fighting existential battles just to keep this office running? Had it not been the good-naturedness of the president, the office would have been scrapped by the end of December 2025, in violence,” he stated.

Also, Kissi Agyebeng has said 2025 was the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s (OSP) best year of performance; at the same time, it was its worst year of existential troubles.

According to Kissi Agyebeng, while the office achieved some of its best results, it also endured its “worst year of existential troubles.”

The Special Prosecutor asserted that political calls to scrap the office significantly contributed to the challenges it faced.

However, noted that such pressure stems from its mandate to hold public officials accountable.

Kissi Agyebeng added, “2025 was our best year of performance; at the same time, it was our worst year of existential troubles. Why should Kissi and a few officers of the Office of the Special Prosecutor always fight existential battles just to keep this office running?” he said.

It will be recalled that Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga and Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor drafted a Private Member’s Bill seeking the repeal of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959).

Also, Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, has said Ghana cannot continue to allocate huge sums to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) when the country is not getting the results.

According to Speaker Bagbin, the Office of the Special Prosecutor was created to prove a point that it was prepared to tackle corruption.

He further questioned the constitutional basis of the Office of the Special Prosecutor.

Speaking during a debate in Parliament on Thursday, November 4, 2024, Speaker Bagbin stated, “If you recall, during the deliberation on the OSP, a number of us stated on the floor of this House that it has no constitutional basis, but we wanted to signal to the world that we are going to fight corruption”.

“At the end of the day…we cannot continue to allocate huge sums to the same office when we are not getting the results. This is one of the agencies we should be looking at,” he remarked.

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