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“If all 500,000 applicants are recruited into the police, where will they find thieves to arrest?” – Asiedu Nketia

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“If all 500,000 applicants are recruited into the police, where will they find thieves to arrest?” – Asiedu Nketia

Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has said that if all 500,000 applicants are recruited into the police, where will they find thieves to arrest?

Speaking to party supporters in Dodowa in the Greater Accra Region, Asiedu Nketia stated, “500,000, it is not 5000, 500,000 people want to join the Police. If you look at the 500,000 applicants and all are recruited into the police, where will they find thieves to even arrest? We all have become police; who are we going to arrest?”.

“If you are the president, and 500,000 people want to join the police, what are you going to do? Police recruitment is not about writing letters; then you are done. When they are recruited, we must look for money to pay them and also where they will work”.  

Some Ghanaians reacting to the NDC Chairman’s remarks stated, “If you sit here and insult Gen. Mosquito, because of this, then you don’t know who the man is. He likes to make jokes about some things, and this is one of them. Mo de3 bibiaaa na mo di at3m smh. Young young people too ohm”

“The leader of the NDC, the incoming flagbearer. He speaks for the NDC, and what he is saying is basically the plan of the NDC; they plan to push more youth into armed robbery”, a netizen added.

“This was a joke made! And you should know that dealing with thieves is just a tiny part of the police service job. They do more than just go after thieves”, a netizen added.

“I don’t care whether he said it on a lighter note. At this moment, when the applicants are grieving, such an insensitive comment should not even come out of your lips! Nonsense kraaa

You people sell over 500k forms knowing you only wanted to employ 5k personnel, and this is what a supposed future presidential candidate is joking with”, one X user added.  

In related news, the Adentan Member of Parliament (MP), Ramadan Adamu Mohammed, has lamented about the current agitations by NDC grassroots members over their mass disqualification from the security services recruitment.

According to Ramadan Adamu Mohammed, during the NPP’s tenure, all MPs had to do was just submit a list of interested persons who wanted to join the security services, and they would jump the process to the medical before you know it, and they are already in uniforms.

Ramadan Adamu Mohammed further lamented that under the NDC, unfortunately, the party likes to follow the rules too much.

Speaking to some members of NDC in the Adenta constituency, Ramadan Adamu Mohammed stated, “This recruitment, during the NPP’s tenure, all they would ask was to bring the interested person’s name for recruitment.

The person will not have to go through the process; the person will jump straight to the medicals. By the time you know the person, they are already wearing the uniform. Unfortunately, it’s like we, the NDC, are following the rules too much. Today, when I got here, a lot of people have complained to me. Our people who have worked for the party must see the reward on earth before they go to heaven”.

Meanwhile, the Minority in Parliament has called on the Interior Ministry to refund approximately GH¢113 million collected from applicants who failed to qualify in the ongoing security recruitment exercise.

 Ranking Member on the Defence and Interior Committee, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, accused the John Mahama government of exploiting Ghanaian applicants and called for an investigation.

According to Ntim Fordjour, the Interior Ministry knew they were recruiting only 5,000, but lured half a million people just to milk applicants of GH¢113 million.

Speaking to journalists on Thursday, March 12, 2026, the Ranking Member on the Defence and Interior Committee, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, stated, “Already, we have a national security threat and unemployment on our hands. You promised them jobs. You didn’t add any conditions”.

“Then you turn around, you politically expand the age limit from twenty-five to thirty-five, signalling that there is more room and more access, more financial clearance, which was a lie”.

“You knew from the very beginning you were recruiting only 5,000, and yet you did all this to lure half a million people, took their money, milked them GH¢113 million cedis and over, only to turn around yesterday, after you have knocked them out by technology and internet disruptions from the aptitude test,” he said.

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Telecel Ghana partners gov’t to train 100,000 youths for free under One Million Coders – CEO

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Telecel Ghana partners gov’t to train 100,000 youths for free under One Million Coders – CEO

Ing. Patricia Obo-Nai, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Telecel Ghana, has revealed that the company has partnered with the government to provide free coding training to 100,000 young Ghanaians.

According to the Telecel CEO, they have partnered with the Government’s under One Million Coders Programme.

She disclosed that the coding training course normally costs US$50 to obtain a certificate, but Telecel will sponsor all participants for free.

Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Thursday, 12th March, Telecel Ghana CEO stated, “We are partnering with the government on the One Million Coders. We are training 100,000 for free, as our contribution.”

“If you were going to pay for it, it is US$50 per license, but our platform, in partnership with Start Your Code, is about a five-million-dollar contribution that we will be putting into society,” she said.

“So, carrying your Telecel SIM is not just about enjoying data and voice services, but it is also your opportunity to give back to society through our brand,” the CEO added.

In related news, President John Dramani Mahama, at the launch of the  “One Million Coders” program, described it as more than a fulfilled campaign promise.

According to him, it is a strategic pillar for the reset Ghana agenda.

Speaking at the launch of the programme on April 16, 2025, John Mahama, “The One Million Coders program is not just a fulfilled campaign promise. It is a strategic pillar of our Reset Ghana agenda. Designed to empower Ghanaians with digital skills critical for 21st-century life and work.

“It is an intentional move towards building a knowledge-based innovation-driven economy, one where our greatest resource, our people, are equipped to create solutions, generate jobs, and be able to compete globally. At the heart of this initiative is our belief in the Ghanaian youth. We believe in your creativity, your resilience, and your boundless potential. This program is an investment in our youth, investment in their future as coders, as analysts, as entrepreneurs, and as tech pioneers,” he added.

“Over the next four years, the One Million Coders program will train one million Ghanaians in essential digital skills, from coding and cybersecurity to data analytics and networking. These are not just technical abilities. They are economic passports, pathways to decent jobs, entrepreneurship, and long-term socio-economic inclusion,” he added.

Also, a New Patriotic Party (NPP) member of parliament for Mpraeso, Davis Opoku Ansah, has blown an alarm on an alleged chop-chop under the John Mahama government’s One Million Coders Programme.

According to Davis Opoku, the government is overpricing laptops under the One Million Coders Programme, with each unit costing ₵14,000.

Davis Opoku highlighted that a high-end computer that should be used for coding should not cost more than ₵10,000.

The NPP MP further stressed that the purchase of the laptops without budgetary allocation breaches the Public Financial Management Act and called it a potential avenue for corruption.

Speaking on the floor of parliament, MP Davis Opoku Ansah stated, “Last year, the cabinet had to cause the National Communications Authority to fund the purchase of computers under the One Million Coders Program. This is a clear violation of the Public Financial Management Act.

Cabinet and, for that matter, the president cannot cost an institution of state to fund another institutional fit when it’s not budgeted. And I think this should be something we shouldn’t encourage”.

He further added, “What is a bit more worrying is that the Ministry of Communication intends to purchase one computer for 14,000 Ghana cedis. If you look at their projections, today a laptop will be purchased for 140 million under His Excellency John Dramani Mahama’s administration.

140 million under His Excellency John Dramani Mahama’s administration, we are wondering what proper procurement measures were put in place to ensure that there is value for money”.

The NPP MP further added, “One, you are violating the Public Financial Management Act. Two, you’re overpricing prices. In fact, Mr Speaker, just a trip to Osu here will indicate that a high-end computer that should be used for coding should not cost more than 10 thousand Ghana cedis.

But today, when the Ministry intends to purchase over 2,000 pieces of computer, they are purchasing one for 14 thousand Ghana cedis. 140 million, Mr Speaker, if this is not chop-chop, then I’m wondering what. How much is my phone? How much is the computer?”

Ghana’s presidential jet deemed unreliable by Ghana Air Force – Ofosu Kwakye

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Ghana’s presidential jet deemed unreliable by Ghana Air Force – Ofosu Kwakye

Felix Ofosu Kwakye, the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, has said Ghana’s presidential jet is deemed unreliable by the Ghana Air Force.

According to Felix Ofosu Kwakye, the military has advised President Mahama against the use of Ghana’s presidential jet for presidential travel due to security concerns and frequent technical faults.

He further defended President John Dramani Mahama’s use of his brother’s private jet.

Felix Ofosu Kwakye detailed that Ghana has a deficit in terms of its ability to ferry the president, adding that Mahama prefers to use his brother’s aircraft, which he was using pending the arrival of the arrangement the state has made, rather than going to take taxpayers’ money to rent an aircraft.

He further quizzed how saving the country money becomes a problem for anybody.

Felix Ofosu Kwakye further disclosed that the Air Force has raised security concerns over the frequent breakdown of the Ghana Presidential jet.

Speaking on Top Story on Joy FM on Thursday, March 12, Felix Ofosu Kwakye explained, “The state of Ghana has a deficit in terms of its ability to ferry the president,” Mr Kwakye said, noting that “Before he became president, his brother had an aircraft that he was using. It is a fact well known to everybody.”

“The president says that rather than going to take taxpayers’ money to rent an aircraft, let me continue using that aircraft that I was using pending the arrival of the arrangement the state has made,” he stated.

“So I ask the question: how does saving the country money become a problem for anybody?” he asked.

He further added, “If it were the case that the state had an aircraft that was functioning and the president disregarded that and hopped into his brother’s aircraft and paid for it, in other words, rented it at a cost to the state, then there would be a legitimate basis to raise complaints of conflict of interest and profiteering by his brother”.

“The Air Force itself has said that because of security concerns and the frequent breakdown, they won’t recommend it be used for the president,” he said.

“They have indicated that its operations have proved unreliable and that it costs too much to maintain because the slightest movement requires repairs. Until then, the president says, ‘Let me use this arrangement that does not impose significant cost on the state pending the arrival of the aircraft,’” he explained.

“So it is not a permanent arrangement in any event. It is only because the state is constrained by the non-availability of a reliable aircraft.”

Meanwhile, the vice president of Ghana, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, on Saturday, January 17, 2026, travelled to Guinea on board Ghana’s presidential jet, the Falcon 900EX.

Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang travels to Conakry, Guinea, to attend the investiture ceremony of Guinea’s President, Mamadi Doumbouya.

The vice president’s video confirmed that Ghana’s presidential jet is back in active service after undergoing an extended eight-month maintenance and repair programme in France.

A statement from the Jubilee House had earlier revealed when President John Dramani Mahama will resume flying in the Falcon EX jet, Ghana’s presidential jet.

According to the Jubilee House statement, President Mahama will only fly on the Falcon EX jet after the Air Force certifies it as safe, according to a statement from the Jubilee House.

The Jubilee House is quoted by TV3 to have said, “President Mahama will use Falcon EX only after the Air Force clears the jet as safe”.

Also, the Vice-President of IMANI Africa, Bright Simons, has revealed that Ghana’s presidential jet, the Falcon 900 Executive Jet, has returned home after eight months of repair work in France.

According to Bright Simons, Ghana’s presidential jet underwent a compulsory maintenance process while in France.

In a post on X, Bright Simons wrote, “Ghana’s presidential jet has been delivered safely back into the custody of the Ghana Air Force since Monday, the 10th of November. Exactly 8 months after it was sent to the Dassault Falcon Service MRO base at Paris Le Bourget (PLB).

Whilst at PLB, it underwent a MANDATORY 24-month and 1600-hour technical inspection”.

Mr Simons further detailed, “During this extensive inspection, severe defects affecting the fuel tank and a turbofan were discovered, triggering prolonged repairs that could only be done with manufacturer assistance at that specific Dassault facility.

All the complex repairs, final tests (including leak tests, engine ground runs, and acceptance flights), have been successfully completed. The long delay in completing the repairs was due to some apparent difficulty sourcing certain OEM-certified spare parts. The aircraft has, however, been given the all clear by DFS now.

Before delivery to Accra, a positioning flight from Marseille, relating to minor logistics, was conducted”, his post concluded.

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Mahama’s use of brother’s private jet a palpable conflict of interest – Walewale MP

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Mahama’s use of brother’s private jet a palpable conflict of interest – Walewale MP

Abdul Kabiru Tiah Mahama, the Member of Parliament for Walewale, has said President John Dramani Mahama’s use of his brother’s private jet is a palpable conflict of interest.

According to him, Mahama has breached his own Code of Conduct for government appointees by repeatedly using a private jet owned by his brother for official international travel.

Speaking on the sidelines in Parliament, Abdul Kabiru Tiah Mahama stated, “The potential conflict of using a private person’s jet for official trips is apparent,” he said. “And now you are not using just any private person — you are using the president’s brother. The palpable conflict of interest is there.”

“If a president must live beyond reproach, people should not see any semblance of unethical consideration in your behaviour,” he stated. “The fact that the president is using his brother’s aircraft puts him right at the centre of a conflict situation.”

“Down the line, the president is found to be doing the very thing they spoke against,” he said.

“There is no reason whatsoever. Even if there was a need for him to travel, he could have used a commercial flight, even business class, to ensure comfort,” he added.

Meanwhile, Felix Ofosu Kwakye, the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, defended President John Dramani Mahama’s use of his brother’s private jet.

According to Felix Ofosu Kwakye, Ghana has a deficit in terms of its ability to ferry the president, adding that Mahama prefers to use his brother’s aircraft, which he was using pending the arrival of the arrangement the state has made, rather than going to take taxpayers’ money to rent an aircraft.

He further quizzed how saving the country money becomes a problem for anybody.

Felix Ofosu Kwakye further disclosed that the Air Force has raised security concerns over the frequent breakdown of the Ghana Presidential jet.

Speaking on Top Story on Joy FM on Thursday, March 12, Felix Ofosu Kwakye explained, “The state of Ghana has a deficit in terms of its ability to ferry the president,” Mr Kwakye said, noting that “Before he became president, his brother had an aircraft that he was using. It is a fact well known to everybody.”

“The president says that rather than going to take taxpayers’ money to rent an aircraft, let me continue using that aircraft that I was using pending the arrival of the arrangement the state has made,” he stated.

“So I ask the question: how does saving the country money become a problem for anybody?” he asked.

He further added, “If it were the case that the state had an aircraft that was functioning and the president disregarded that and hopped into his brother’s aircraft and paid for it, in other words, rented it at a cost to the state, then there would be a legitimate basis to raise complaints of conflict of interest and profiteering by his brother”.

“The Air Force itself has said that because of security concerns and the frequent breakdown, they won’t recommend it be used for the president,” he said.

“They have indicated that its operations have proved unreliable and that it costs too much to maintain because the slightest movement requires repairs. Until then, the president says, ‘Let me use this arrangement that does not impose significant cost on the state pending the arrival of the aircraft,’” he explained.

“So it is not a permanent arrangement in any event. It is only because the state is constrained by the non-availability of a reliable aircraft.”

In addition, the President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has urged President John Dramani Mahama to tell Ghanaians why he continues to use his brother’s private jet for official state trips.

According to him, Mahama, using his brother’s private jet, sends conflicting signals about the government’s stance on public sector discipline.

Franklin Cudjoe explained that President Mahama must provide justification if he chooses to travel on a private jet, especially after his directives asking government appointees to limit travel unless there is a clear economic justification.

He further cited a recent instance where the Mahama travelled on a commercial flight, a move that was widely publicised by his communications team and praised by many Ghanaians.

In a social media post on March 12, 2026, Franklin Cudjoe wrote, “Mr President, with due respect,  you cannot be asking your appointees not to travel without providing economic justification, and then you jump on your brother’s plane without providing us reasons why you think it is the only safe, available and cheaper airline.

You recently flew commercial, and your communications team happily shared videos. We all applauded.

Seriously, this sends conflicting signals about your own fidelity to the public code of conduct for public office. This is the second time I have heard about using Mr Ibrahim Mahama’s plane, and you may be earning back your own “dead goat” syndrome, which was last rejected by many. Please stop”.

“How does saving the country money become a problem?” – Ofosu Kwakye defends Mahama’s use of brother’s jet

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“How does saving the country money become a problem?” – Ofosu Kwakye defends Mahama’s use of brother’s jet

Felix Ofosu Kwakye, the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, defended President John Dramani Mahama’s use of his brother’s private jet.

According to Felix Ofosu Kwakye, Ghana has a deficit in terms of its ability to ferry the president, adding that Mahama prefers to use his brother’s aircraft, which he was using pending the arrival of the arrangement the state has made, rather than going to take taxpayers’ money to rent an aircraft.

He further quizzed how saving the country money becomes a problem for anybody.

Felix Ofosu Kwakye further disclosed that the Air Force has raised security concerns over the frequent breakdown of the Ghana Presidential jet.

Speaking on Top Story on Joy FM on Thursday, March 12, Felix Ofosu Kwakye explained, “The state of Ghana has a deficit in terms of its ability to ferry the president,” Mr Kwakye said, noting that “Before he became president, his brother had an aircraft that he was using. It is a fact well known to everybody.”

“The president says that rather than going to take taxpayers’ money to rent an aircraft, let me continue using that aircraft that I was using pending the arrival of the arrangement the state has made,” he stated.

“So I ask the question: how does saving the country money become a problem for anybody?” he asked.

He further added, “If it were the case that the state had an aircraft that was functioning and the president disregarded that and hopped into his brother’s aircraft and paid for it, in other words, rented it at a cost to the state, then there would be a legitimate basis to raise complaints of conflict of interest and profiteering by his brother”.

“The Air Force itself has said that because of security concerns and the frequent breakdown, they won’t recommend it be used for the president,” he said.

“They have indicated that its operations have proved unreliable and that it costs too much to maintain because the slightest movement requires repairs. Until then, the president says, ‘Let me use this arrangement that does not impose significant cost on the state pending the arrival of the aircraft,’” he explained.

“So it is not a permanent arrangement in any event. It is only because the state is constrained by the non-availability of a reliable aircraft.”

Meanwhile, the President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has urged President John Dramani Mahama to tell Ghanaians why he continues to use his brother’s private jet for official state trips.

According to him, Mahama, using his brother’s private jet, sends conflicting signals about the government’s stance on public sector discipline.

Franklin Cudjoe explained that President Mahama must provide justification if he chooses to travel on a private jet, especially after his directives asking government appointees to limit travel unless there is a clear economic justification.

He further cited a recent instance where the Mahama travelled on a commercial flight, a move that was widely publicised by his communications team and praised by many Ghanaians.

In a social media post on March 12, 2026, Franklin Cudjoe wrote, “Mr President, with due respect,  you cannot be asking your appointees not to travel without providing economic justification, and then you jump on your brother’s plane without providing us reasons why you think it is the only safe, available and cheaper airline.

You recently flew commercial, and your communications team happily shared videos. We all applauded.

Seriously, this sends conflicting signals about your own fidelity to the public code of conduct for public office. This is the second time I have heard about using Mr Ibrahim Mahama’s plane, and you may be earning back your own “dead goat” syndrome, which was last rejected by many. Please stop”.

Also, Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee and MP for Bosome Freho, Nana Asafo-Adjei Ayeh, has announced the Minority is seeking clarity on President John Dramani Mahama’s recent diplomatic trips using a chartered jet.

According to him, he and his colleague, Old Tafo MP, have formally filed a parliamentary question to the Ministers of Defence and Foreign Affairs.

Nana Asafo-Adjei Ayeh detailed that they are demanding answers on the circumstances under which the President travels, how contingents are chosen, and how these trips are funded.

The MP detailed that the Minority is concerned about transparency, funding, and the criteria for such travel.

Speaking on the Channel One Newsroom, Asafo-Adjei Ayeh stated, “My colleague, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, and I have filed a question in this regard. We have catalogued all the travels of the president that have officially been communicated to Parliament.

“Now we are asking the Minister of Defence and the Minister of Foreign Affairs to come and brief us under what circumstances, what criteria, how he is traveling, who the contingents are, and how we are funding all these.

“When they come to respond to these questions, then we can come out with our position. For now, we are only observing and taking note,” he said.

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McDan ‘fights’ GACL for defying court injunction in midnight terminal raid

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McDan ‘fights’ GACL for defying court injunction in midnight terminal raid

In a statement issued on March 12, McDan Aviation Limited has accused the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) of defying a court injunction in it midnight terminal raid.

According to McDan Aviation Limited, GACL has breached a court injunction and violated contractual terms.

McDan Aviation Limited has described the GACL midnight terminal raid as an attempt to collapse its business and a disregard for an ongoing legal process.

McDan Aviation Limited, in its statement, detailed that the contract governing its operations at Terminal 1 clearly required the airport operator to provide a 90-day notice before taking any steps to remove the company from the premises.

“The contract governing our operations at Terminal 1 clearly stipulates that GACL is required to provide McDan Aviation with a 90-day notice of eviction before taking any action to remove them from the premises,” the company stated.

“This contractual provision was included to ensure due process and protect the significant investments made. By failing to give the required period of notice, GACL has willfully violated this fundamental contractual requirement,” the statement added.

“On March 10, 2026, GACL was formally served with a court injunction (motion for interlocutory injunction). Yet, in the early hours of March 11, 2026, at approximately 1:00 a.m., GACL officials proceeded to forcibly enter the terminal and remove valuable equipment and property belonging to McDan Aviation,” the statement said.

“This sequence of events reveals a troubling pattern: GACL has not only breached its contractual obligations by ignoring the 90-day notice requirement but has also demonstrated contempt for the rule of law by acting contrary to a court injunction,” the company said.

They further detailed that they are pursuing all available legal remedies to challenge the unlawful termination of their licence.

The statement follows, the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has announced it has ended its Fixed Base Operation (FBO) agreement with McDan Aviation Handling Services Limited.

According to the GACL, the FBO agreement has been terminated due to McDan Aviation’s unpaid licence fees, rent, and royalties.

In August 2022, the agreement was signed, granting McDan Aviation the licence to provide Fixed Base Operation services at designated areas within Terminal 1 of the Accra International Airport.

Under the agreement, McDan Aviation was required to pay licence fees, royalties, and rent to GACL.

GACL revealed that McDan Aviation began defaulting on its payment obligations shortly after the agreement took effect in 2022.

A report by citinews read, “The airport operator said that after several unsuccessful attempts to recover the outstanding debt, access to Terminal 1 was restricted in late 2024. McDan Aviation subsequently settled arrears covering the period from 2022 to 2024, which led to the reopening of the terminal for its operations.

Despite clearing those arrears, GACL said the company again accumulated significant debt due to continued non-payment. The airport authority indicated that no payments were received for rent and royalties throughout 2025, while the operating licence fee due since 2022 also remained outstanding.

In line with the agreement, which requires a 90-day notice period before termination, GACL said it formally notified McDan Aviation on January 10, 2025, to settle the outstanding debt. The company said three additional reminders were issued throughout 2025 urging the firm to meet its financial obligations”.

Citinews further detailed, “During the period, McDan Aviation reportedly proposed a payment plan and issued three post-dated cheques. However, before the cheques were due to be presented, the company asked GACL not to deposit them, citing financial constraints.

GACL said it issued another notice in November 2025 reminding the company of its continuing default.

Following the lapse of the required notice period and several reminders, the airport operator formally terminated the FBO agreement with McDan Aviation on January 16, 2026.

After the termination, GACL wrote to the company clarifying that any payments made afterwards would be treated strictly as settlement of outstanding debts and would not amount to reinstatement of the agreement”.

The story further added, “On February 9, 2026, GACL secured and locked up Terminal 1 and subsequently directed McDan Aviation to remove its belongings from the premises within seven days, in accordance with the termination clauses of the contract. The airport authority said several reminders were sent for the removal of the items but no response was received.

Despite the termination notice, McDan Aviation later made a payment to GACL on February 27, 2026, in the Ghana cedi equivalent of US$265,000. According to GACL, the amount represents roughly half of the total outstanding debt owed by the company.

The airport operator said it will continue to pursue the recovery of the remaining debt from the McDan Group”.

The report further detailed that the GACL and McDan group are currently in court with the airport authority over a different dispute.  

“GACL also disclosed that the McDan Group is currently in court with the airport authority over a separate dispute involving 16 acres of land, for which it says the group owes millions of dollars in unpaid obligations despite developing commercial properties on the land and renting them out.

The company emphasised that the FBO agreement with McDan Aviation has been “duly and finally terminated,” adding that there is no legal basis for re-engagement with the firm regarding Fixed Base Operation services at Terminal 1.

GACL further urged organisations doing business with it to honour their financial obligations, warning that entities that fail to do so will face full debt recovery processes as stipulated in their contractual agreements,” citinews report added.

GACL ends FBO agreement with McDan Aviation over unpaid debt

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GACL ends FBO agreement with McDan Aviation over unpaid debt

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has announced it has ended its Fixed Base Operation (FBO) agreement with McDan Aviation Handling Services Limited.

According to the GACL, the FBO agreement has been terminated due to McDan Aviation’s unpaid licence fees, rent, and royalties.

In August 2022, the agreement was signed, granting McDan Aviation the licence to provide Fixed Base Operation services at designated areas within Terminal 1 of the Accra International Airport.

Under the agreement, McDan Aviation was required to pay licence fees, royalties, and rent to GACL.

GACL revealed that McDan Aviation began defaulting on its payment obligations shortly after the agreement took effect in 2022.

A report by citinews read, “The airport operator said that after several unsuccessful attempts to recover the outstanding debt, access to Terminal 1 was restricted in late 2024. McDan Aviation subsequently settled arrears covering the period from 2022 to 2024, which led to the reopening of the terminal for its operations.

Despite clearing those arrears, GACL said the company again accumulated significant debt due to continued non-payment. The airport authority indicated that no payments were received for rent and royalties throughout 2025, while the operating licence fee due since 2022 also remained outstanding.

In line with the agreement, which requires a 90-day notice period before termination, GACL said it formally notified McDan Aviation on January 10, 2025, to settle the outstanding debt. The company said three additional reminders were issued throughout 2025 urging the firm to meet its financial obligations”.

Citinews further detailed, “During the period, McDan Aviation reportedly proposed a payment plan and issued three post-dated cheques. However, before the cheques were due to be presented, the company asked GACL not to deposit them, citing financial constraints.

GACL said it issued another notice in November 2025 reminding the company of its continuing default.

Following the lapse of the required notice period and several reminders, the airport operator formally terminated the FBO agreement with McDan Aviation on January 16, 2026.

After the termination, GACL wrote to the company clarifying that any payments made afterwards would be treated strictly as settlement of outstanding debts and would not amount to reinstatement of the agreement”.

The story further added, “On February 9, 2026, GACL secured and locked up Terminal 1 and subsequently directed McDan Aviation to remove its belongings from the premises within seven days, in accordance with the termination clauses of the contract. The airport authority said several reminders were sent for the removal of the items but no response was received.

Despite the termination notice, McDan Aviation later made a payment to GACL on February 27, 2026, in the Ghana cedi equivalent of US$265,000. According to GACL, the amount represents roughly half of the total outstanding debt owed by the company.

The airport operator said it will continue to pursue the recovery of the remaining debt from the McDan Group”.

The report further detailed that the GACL and McDan group are currently in court with the airport authority over a different dispute.  

“GACL also disclosed that the McDan Group is currently in court with the airport authority over a separate dispute involving 16 acres of land, for which it says the group owes millions of dollars in unpaid obligations despite developing commercial properties on the land and renting them out.

The company emphasised that the FBO agreement with McDan Aviation has been “duly and finally terminated,” adding that there is no legal basis for re-engagement with the firm regarding Fixed Base Operation services at Terminal 1.

GACL further urged organisations doing business with it to honour their financial obligations, warning that entities that fail to do so will face full debt recovery processes as stipulated in their contractual agreements,” citinews report added.

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Under NPP, you just had to submit names, and they will be in uniform; under NDC, we follow rules too much – Adenta MP

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Under NPP, you just had to submit names, and they will be in uniform; under NDC, we follow rules too much – Adenta MP

The Adentan Member of Parliament (MP), Ramadan Adamu Mohammed, has lamented about the current agitations by NDC grassroots members over their mass disqualification from the security services recruitment.

According to Ramadan Adamu Mohammed, during the NPP’s tenure, all MPs had to do was just submit a list of interested persons who wanted to join the security services, and they would jump the process to the medical before you know it, and they are already in uniforms.

Ramadan Adamu Mohammed further lamented that under the NDC unfortunately the party likes to follow the rules too much.

Speaking to some members of NDC in the Adenta constituency, Ramadan Adamu Mohammed stated, “This recruitment, during the NPP’s tenure, all they would ask was to bring the interested person’s name for recruitment.

The person will not have to go through the process; the person will jump straight to the medicals. By the time you know the person, they are already wearing the uniform. Unfortunately, it’s like we, the NDC, are following the rules too much. Today, when I got here, a lot of people have complained to me. Our people who have worked for the party must see the reward on earth before they go to heaven”.

Some Ghanaians reacting to the Adentan MP’s remarks stated, “This is the most candid thing I’ve heard from an MP in a while.

Adentan MP basically confirming what thousands of disqualified applicants feel: NDC is sticking to the rules (as per manifesto), but many expected the old ‘bring your name’ style.

Tough spot — merit vs loyalty. Unemployment doesn’t care about party lines”.

“You should be happy your government is painstakingly doing the right thing, or will you rather want our security services to be overly politicised?”, a netizen added.

“Building a nation the right way is definitely hard. How can we break the cycle? Mahama and the NDC have a big task on their hands because people will not wait for the system to be corrected, and then we will be back to square one…!!!”, an X user added.

A netizen added, “Cut the number of vouchers to be purchased and increase the odds to around 1: 20

For instance, release 20,000 service recruitment vouchers when you only want 1000 personnel

That would make sense”

One X user added, “This is misinformation and terrible political interference in the process. If the MP is saying this, has he bothered to use the Floor of parliament to ask for an audit of the recruits in the last 8 years to prove his allegations before even saying such nonsense?”.

A netizen added, “So the complaint is that the current government is actually following the rules?

That’s a new one. But I guess if the rules were written by the other side, following them strictly might feel like a punishment to your own people. Tricky situation.”

Meanwhile, President of the Institute for Security, Disaster and Emergency Studies, Dr Ishmael Norman, has said the Interior Minister Muntaka Mubarak needs to be applauded,

Dr Ishmael Norman hailed the Interior Minister for choosing merit over politics in the ongoing security recruitment.

According to Dr Ishmael Norman, the approach represents a major departure from the political culture that influences recruitment in Ghana.

Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Wednesday, Dr Ishmael Norman stated, “I think we need to applaud the minister of interior for being a moral politician and a moral leader, trying to do the selection based upon meritocracy.”

“This, for me, is the first time I’m seeing this kind of thing happen in Ghana, and I am totally immersed with admiration for them. It’s a very difficult choice-making and decision-making process, but I believe that the minister and the committee are still going about it the right way.”

Dr Ishmael Norman added, “So that if they do it in phases, then they are able to accommodate more people, considering the budget, the financial implications involved in every single person that you hire.”

“And so I think, without going into too much detail, again, the minister is on the right path. Meritocracy is not what Ghanaians want.”

“Ghanaians, whether they are NDP or NDC, they want, you know, identity politics, no patrimonialism.”

“You push people in because your party is in power, that’s what they want. It’s very, very difficult to go against the grain of the moral behaviour of the society. But they are on the right path. They should do the right thing… And in the end, victory will again be on the part of the NDC.”

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“I was poisoned during my galamsey fight, by the grace of God, I survived” – Dr Bisiw-Kotei

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“I was poisoned during my galamsey fight, by the grace of God, I survived” – Dr Bisiw-Kotei

Dr Hanna Louisa Bisiw-Kotei, the Administrator of the Minerals Development Fund (MDF), has revealed that along the line during her galamsey fight last year, she got poisoned.

According to Dr Bisiw-Kotei, she survived the poisoned attack by the grace of God.

Speaking on GHOne on Thursday, March 12, 2026, Dr Bisiw-Kotei stated, “Along the line, I got poisoned, but by the grace of God, I survived”.

She further shared the galamsey challenges facing the nation, “When we go to the field, we know the numbers that come. On my phone, sometimes when I see pictures, I don’t even want to open.

“We are still working. When we came, I needed time to get to know myself so that when setting up the structures to work, then I know which structure is needed. Now we have regional zonal coordinators,” she stressed.

“We have northern zone A, northern zone B, then we have middle belt A, middle belt B. Then we have the co-staff, and we have the coordinators. We have a national coordinator, and we are working on the ground, but of course, I can’t be in the field all the time as the administrator.

My guys are there, and we are collaborating. We are still arresting, and they [galamseyers] are still doing it, and we are making sure that they do not take the lead,” she concluded.

In related news, a mother and her three sons have drowned in an abandoned illegal mining (galamsey) pit.

Reports suggest the 42-year-old mother and the three children drowned in an abandoned galamsey pit at Wassa Dunkwa in the Amenfi West Municipality of the Western Region.

The information gathered suggests the tragic incident occurred on Saturday afternoon when the family apparently went to gather firewood from the galamsey site.

An eyewitness report suggests the children, after gathering the firewood and placing it by the roadside, decided to swim in a nearby pit when they began to drown.

The mother, noticing the distress of her children, rushed in to rescue them and sadly drowned in the process as well.

Their bodies have since been retrieved and conveyed to the morgue at the Catholic Hospital in Asankragwa, while the Police in Asankrangwa have initiated a probe into the incident.

In a post shared by JOYNEWS, Jacqueline Ansomah Yeboah she wrote, “MOTHER, THREE CHILDREN DROWN IN ABANDONED GALAMSEY PIT AT WASSA DUNKWA.

A routine search for firewood turned tragic for a family of four at Wassa Dunkwa on Saturday afternoon.

The 42-year-old mother and her three sons had gone to an area near an illegal mining site to fetch dried cocoa trees for firewood, a common practice among residents.

Eyewitnesses say after gathering the wood and placing it by the roadside, the children moved toward a nearby abandoned galamsey pit filled with water and decided to swim.

Moments later, they began to struggle in the water.

Their mother rushed in to save them, but sadly drowned alongside her children.

The incident has once again highlighted the dangers posed by uncovered and unprotected illegal mining pits across communities in the Western Region”.

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SHOCK – Teacher allegedly flogs 10 and 8-year-old pupils with 60 lashes

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SHOCK – Teacher allegedly flogs 10 and 8-year-old pupils with 60 lashes

A teacher of the Trinity Methodist Preparatory School at Egyaa in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region has been accused of subjecting two pupils to severe lashes.

Reports suggest the two pupils, aged 10 and 8, were subjected to 60 lashes by the teacher.

Moses Barnabas, the children’s father, alleged that the Teacher, Sir Ebenezer, lashed his children for sitting on chairs arranged for an event without prior permission.

According to Moses Barnabas, the teacher gave the 10-year-old boy, a Class Four pupil, 40 lashes while the eight-year-old in Class Two received 20 lashes.

Speaking to Citi news about the situation, Moses Barnabas stated, “I returned home to see my boys crying uncontrollably. When I asked why, they told me their teacher lashed them for going to sit on chairs arranged for an event without his permission.

“The older one said he received 40 lashes, while the younger one received 20. Their arms, back, and buttocks had reddened stripes from the cane,” he added.

According to the father, he reported the matter to the headmaster of the school but received an unsatisfactory response, which has prompted him to report the matter to the police.

He further added, “I am expecting justice. I took my children to school to be educated, not to be abused in this manner. I understand children can be punished, but not to this extreme”.

In related news, Mr Fatawu, Primary teacher, Falahiyat E/A Primary School Block “A”, is in hot water after allegedly flogging a pupil to pulp.

Reports suggest that the primary teacher flogged the Basic 5 pupil to pulp, leading to him receiving treatment at Damongo St. Anne’s Catholic Hospital in the Savannah Region.

Abdul Wahidu Mahama, the father of the Basic 5 pupil, revealed that the incident occurred on Tuesday, January 20.

According to reports, the teacher assigned a homework which the pupil scored 2 out of 8.

The teacher then asked the boy and his classmate to lie on dual desk tables in the classroom.

Mr Fatawu is alleged to have used a wire cane to flog the students on their backs and other parts of their bodies.

Abdul Wahidu Mahama, the boy’s father, stated, “My son tried to block the cane with his hand, but the teacher flogged him heavily and verbally insulted the children for their low performance”.

He revealed that Abdul Wahidu (the pupil) complained of severe pain in his hand and was taken to the Damongo St. Anne’s Catholic Hospital after an unsuccessful attempt to treat him at home.

The father added that his son was admitted and prescribed medication, followed by surgery, which was carried out on Tuesday, January 27, adding that the teacher has not visited the child in the hospital since the incident.

The headmistress and another school staff member are said to have visited the hospital to check on the student’s condition.

Meanwhile, the father is seeking justice, appealing to the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service.

He added, “This is about protecting our innocent future assets”.

“Ghanaians keep saying I’m always sleeping, but that’s just how my eyes look” – Chief Fire Officer

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“Ghanaians keep saying I’m always sleeping, but that’s just how my eyes look” – Chief Fire Officer

Daniella Mawusi Ntow Sapong, the Chief Fire Officer (CFO) of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), has addressed ongoing Ghanaian concerns regarding the appearance of her appearance.

According to the Chief Fire Officer, Ghanaians keep saying she is always sleeping, but that’s just how his eyes look.

The Chief Fire Officer further added that it does not bother her when Ghanaians are always saying she is sleeping.

Speaking in an interview shared on X, CFO Daniella Mawusi Ntow Sarpong explained, “Ghanaians keep saying I’m always sleeping, but that’s just how my eyes look. If you think I’m always asleep, go ahead and keep talking. It doesn’t bother me.”

“I laugh when I hear people talk about me sleeping all the time. I’ve even thought about using both hands to hold my eyes open while walking around! I want them to understand that I don’t always sleep as much as they claim I do. That’s just how God made me,” she said.

She added, “Interestingly, my directors often joke, ‘Madam, your eyes are very small, yet you don’t wear eyeglasses, while we with bigger open eyes do!’ I tell them that’s just how God does things. I always say that’s how God created me.”

“If you perceive me as someone who is always sleeping, then so be it. Interpret it however you like to satisfy yourself. It doesn’t really bother me because that’s just the way my eyes are. My eyes are open to your testimony as you came to interview me, and I can see everything clearly. So why should I care about what people say? I have tough skin. I’m tough,” she said.

Daniella Mawusi Ntow Sapong, who previously served as Director of Fire Safety, was appointed the first-ever female Chief Fire Officer (CFO) of Ghana by President John Dramani Mahama.

Some Ghanaians reacting to the revelation about her eyes stated, “A lot of people in the comments are complaining about her weight. Rightly so. I don’t know why GNFS personnel are so fat. Even those who just got recruited and passed through rigorous training exercises are fat”.

“And that’s why you DON’T prejudge others before getting to know them”, a netizen added.

A netizen added, “One time i went to the camp of the Ghana National Fire Service. I saw a group of people jogging, i asked who they were and was rightly informed, “officers going for promotion”

I can tell you for a fact, the least of them weighed not less than 85kg (both male and female)”

“FAT and UNFIT to be there.

Must be suspended, tasked to unfat before getting her position back.

All FAT men and women in national services must UNFAT” a netizen added.

In related news, the Minority in Parliament has called on the Interior Ministry to refund approximately GH¢113 million collected from applicants who failed to qualify in the ongoing security recruitment exercise.

 Ranking Member on the Defence and Interior Committee, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, accused the John Mahama government of exploiting Ghanaian applicants and called for an investigation.

According to Ntim Fordjour, the Interior Ministry knew they were recruiting only 5,000, but lured half a million people just to milk applicants of GH¢113 million.

Speaking to journalists on Thursday, March 12, 2026, the Ranking Member on the Defence and Interior Committee, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, stated, “Already, we have a national security threat and unemployment on our hands. You promised them jobs. You didn’t add any conditions”.

“Then you turn around, you politically expand the age limit from twenty-five to thirty-five, signalling that there is more room and more access, more financial clearance, which was a lie”.

“You knew from the very beginning you were recruiting only 5,000, and yet you did all this to lure half a million people, took their money, milked them GH¢113 million cedis and over, only to turn around yesterday, after you have knocked them out by technology and internet disruptions from the aptitude test,” he said.

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Tell us why you are using your brother’s jet – Franklin Cudjoe to Mahama

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Tell us why you are using your brother’s jet – Franklin Cudjoe to Mahama

President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has urged President John Dramani Mahama to tell Ghanaians why he continues to use his brother’s private jet for official state trips.

According to him, Mahama, using his brother’s private jet, sends conflicting signals about the government’s stance on public sector discipline.

Franklin Cudjoe explained that President Mahama must provide justification if he chooses to travel on a private jet, especially after his directives asking government appointees to limit travel unless there is a clear economic justification.

He further cited a recent instance where the Mahama travelled on a commercial flight, a move that was widely publicised by his communications team and praised by many Ghanaians.

In a social media post on March 12, 2026, Franklin Cudjoe wrote, “Mr President, with due respect,  you cannot be asking your appointees not to travel without providing economic justification, and then you jump on your brother’s plane without providing us reasons why you think it is the only safe, available and cheaper airline.

You recently flew commercial, and your communications team happily shared videos. We all applauded.

Seriously, this sends conflicting signals about your own fidelity to the public code of conduct for public office. This is the second time I have heard about using Mr Ibrahim Mahama’s plane, and you may be earning back your own “dead goat” syndrome, which was last rejected by many. Please stop”.

His comments follow President Mahama, who is currently on a state visit to South Korea and was again seen using Ibrahim Mahama’s private jet, which bears the inscription “Dzata”.

Meanwhile, Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee and MP for Bosome Freho, Nana Asafo-Adjei Ayeh, has announced the Minority is seeking clarity on President John Dramani Mahama’s recent diplomatic trips using a chartered jet.

According to him, he and his colleague, Old Tafo MP, have formally filed a parliamentary question to the Ministers of Defence and Foreign Affairs.

Nana Asafo-Adjei Ayeh detailed that they are demanding answers on the circumstances under which the President travels, how contingents are chosen, and how these trips are funded.

The MP detailed that the Minority is concerned about transparency, funding, and the criteria for such travel.

Speaking on the Channel One Newsroom, Asafo-Adjei Ayeh stated, “My colleague, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, and I have filed a question in this regard. We have catalogued all the travels of the president that have officially been communicated to Parliament.

“Now we are asking the Minister of Defence and the Minister of Foreign Affairs to come and brief us under what circumstances, what criteria, how he is traveling, who the contingents are, and how we are funding all these.

“When they come to respond to these questions, then we can come out with our position. For now, we are only observing and taking note,” he said.

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“You were recruiting only 5,000, yet milked applicants of GH¢113m” – Minority demands refund 

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“You were recruiting only 5,000, yet milked applicants of GH¢113m” – Minority demands refund 

The Minority in Parliament has called on the Interior Ministry to refund approximately GH¢113 million collected from applicants who failed to qualify in the ongoing security recruitment exercise.

 Ranking Member on the Defence and Interior Committee, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, accused the John Mahama government of exploiting Ghanaian applicants and called for an investigation.

According to Ntim Fordjour, the Interior Ministry knew they were recruiting only 5,000, but lured half a million people just to milk applicants of GH¢113 million.

Speaking to journalists on Thursday, March 12, 2026, the Ranking Member on the Defence and Interior Committee, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, stated, “Already, we have a national security threat and unemployment on our hands. You promised them jobs. You didn’t add any conditions”.

“Then you turn around, you politically expand the age limit from twenty-five to thirty-five, signalling that there is more room and more access, more financial clearance, which was a lie”.

“You knew from the very beginning you were recruiting only 5,000, and yet you did all this to lure half a million people, took their money, milked them GH¢113 million cedis and over, only to turn around yesterday, after you have knocked them out by technology and internet disruptions from the aptitude test,” he said.

Also, Minority Leader Afenyo-Markin had proposed that the Ministry of the Interior consider refunding the fees of applicants disqualified from the security service recruitment.

According to Afenyo-Markin, if the Ministry of the Interior can’t refund disqualified applicants, they should consider measures to allow them to be recruited in future years without the need to purchase vouchers again.

Speaking on the floor of parliament, Afenyo Markin stated, “Beyond this, we may have to look at the number of people who have bought forms and have gone through all this hell and whether there is a way for them to get their money refunded if they do not get the opportunity.

If they cannot be refunded, there must be a system to move them next year. Because over 200,000 have bought forms, 90,000 plus are going through the aptitude test, and we are being told only 5000 will be taken”, he added.

The minority calls follow Muntaka Mubarak, the Minister for the Interior, who has revealed that only 5000 security recruitment applicants out of 105,000 qualified for medicals will be recruited.

The Interior Minister stressed that the introduction of the aptitude test was to prevent the unfair practice of having 400,000 people pay for medicals for a space of 5,000.

According to the Interior Minister, the pass mark of the aptitude exams was 65, which has 105,000 applicants qualifying for medicals.

Speaking to the media, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka stated, “So, if you do that, are you fair to the average Ghanaian? Remember, all these stages, apart from buying the voucher to be able to apply, body selection does not require payment; documentation does not require payment; the aptitude test does not require payment, but medicals will require payment.

“And in order not to shortchange innocent young people, it is better you put in a mechanism that will reduce the number drastically, because once a person goes to pay, I mean, I know the military, when they were done, the medicals alone were about 1,600.

“We are also doing even mental health assessments, and we’re also doing drug tests in addition. Yes, I know the deputy, and I were just in a meeting, and we’re insisting that despite all these additions, the price will still not be very high, looking at the numbers that we are talking about.

“Are you going to allow over 400,000 people to go and do medicals when you know you have space for 5,000? How fair is it to the people? So, you need to devise a method where you slow down the number and have some reasonable figures. So, the pass mark was put at 65, because that was what they were told before they even started the exams,” he said.

Abusuapanyin Tupac removed as Lumba’s family head

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Abusuapanyin Tupac removed as Lumba’s family head

An elderly woman in the Ekuorna family has claimed that they have removed Abusuapanyin Kofi Owusu, commonly known as Abusuapanyin Tupac, as the family head.

It will be recalled that the elders of Parkoso gave Abusuapanyin Kofi Owusu a two-week ultimatum to appear before the chiefs.

Following another gathering of the late Ghanaian Highlife legend Daddy Lumba’s family, together with elders of Parkoso, Abusuapanyin Tupac failed to honour the initial summons before the Chiefs of Parkoso.

Mama China, in a video, who spoke on behalf of the elderly women, stated that the decision to remove Kofi Owusu as family head was not solely influenced by the controversies surrounding the burial of the late Highlife legend.

Mama China stated, “Kwadwo’s death isn’t what sparked the whole issue in the family. We had already warned him several times, but because he felt that we couldn’t do anything to him, he continued to do whatever pleased him. When Kwadwo passed on, that is when things became worse.

“From today, the position he holds as Abusuapanyin has been taken away from him. He is no longer our family head,” she said.

She further added that the removal of Abusuapanyin Tupac will not prevent him from attending gatherings.

“He is our brother, and we love him, but because of what he is doing on social media, we feel ashamed because people point fingers at us and mock us. He claims he is the family head, but if we ask him to give a brief history of the stool, he won’t be able to. Yet he stands somewhere and insults us,” she added.

In another video, some male members of the family who attended the meeting also expressed their support for the women.

“We, the men in the family, also support the women. From today, Kofi Owusu is no longer the family head because he failed to show respect to the family. The same people who made him the family head are the same people who have now removed him,” an elderly man said during the meeting with the Chiefs of Parkoso.

Earlier, Abusuapanyin Tupac, the family head of late Ghanaian Highlife legend Daddy Lumba, broke his silence following calls demanding his removal as family head.

According to Abusuapanyin Tupac, no one can remove him from his position as a family head except the Asantehene.

Speaking in an interview on Ezra TV on February 26, 2026, Abusuapanyin Tupac stated, “No one can overthrow me as a family head except Otumfuo. People don’t show respect and are just talking without understanding. Who is Mama China anyway? If a family head organises a funeral, I answer only to my family.

A post-funeral review is for us, not for bloggers or outsiders. Mama China and her group need to understand that they are not part of the Ekuona clan. Even if two Ekuona members join them, that does not make them our family,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Overlord of GaDangme has summoned the family head of the late Daddy Lumba, Abusuapanyin Kofi Owusu, commonly known as Abusuapanyin Tupac. 

According to the Ga chiefs, Abusuapanyin Tupac has been summoned in connection with reports and confirmation by Lumba’s family head that the late singer was laid to rest in his private residence in East Legon.

On March 10, 2026, in a letter, the office of Gborbu Wulomo-Shitsɛ, Nungua traditional area, directed Abusuapanyin Tupac to appear before Wor Lumor Konor Nuumo Borkete Laweh Tsuru at the palace in Nungua on March 13, 2026, at 11:30 am.

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“I have never dated before” – MP Comfort Cudjoe-Ghansah

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“I have never dated before” – MP Comfort Cudjoe-Ghansah

The Member of Parliament for the Ada Constituency, Comfort Cudjoe-Ghansah, has shared insights into her relationship life during her early years.

According to Comfort Cudjoe-Ghansah, she has never dated before, adding that no one can point a finger at her and say she was their former girlfriend.

Speaking in an interview on Adom TV, Comfort Cudjoe-Ghansah stated, “I got married at a very young age. I gave birth to my first child at the age of 19. It wasn’t a teenage pregnancy, and I didn’t date before getting married”.

“No man in Ghana can point a finger at me and say I was his former girlfriend. I don’t have anything like that. The worst anyone can say is that I was a former wife.

“The first person who married me was the first person to break my virginity, so I don’t have anything like a former boyfriend,” she added.

Some Ghanaians reacting to the news stated, “This was the standard back then – discipline on 100. We’ve really downgraded as a generation. Props to Hon. Doyoe for keeping it real and spotless”.

“She’s not the only person with this relationship status, why y’all acting like it’s a news?”, a netizen added.

“My mom married my late dad when she was 19 and together with him had 7 kids. My dad died when she was 40 years old. Now she’s 53, going 54 this year. This woman doesn’t even have male friends or has not dated anyone since. And she’s very beautiful even at 50’s”, a netizen added.

An X user added, “Same as my grandma, when her husband died at 33. She did not marry or date anyone; now she’s 90. The olden days na women respect themselves paaaa. Not like these Russian ladies we have in our time. Ted dey enter them like you’re pounding fufu”.

In other news, Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Ekow Vincent Assafuah, has finally broken his silence following a video of a female TikToker identified as Lopez, who has cried out, claiming the MP was in her DM and even asked her to spend the night with him.

According to Vincent Assafuah, the TikToker’s allegations are palpable falsehoods and should be put in the trash.

The Old Tafo detailed that she does not even know the said lady and has never been in her DMs, adding that he does not know how she got those screenshots she shared.

Speaking in a phone call with Black Rasta, which he shared on his ‘The Black Pot show’, Vincent Ekow Assafuah stated, “I have not dealt with anybody like that. What has been put out there is a sharp falsehood, palpable falsehood, and has nothing to do with the truth. I have not entered her DM, I have not exchanged messages with her or so ever. I don’t know whether she got those screenshots from.

I got to know of the issue yesterday evening because I had been driving for close to 7 hours. I decided to call a few friends so that I could get the phone number of this said lady.

I got her number this morning, so I decided to call. When I called, there was no response, but I think she called back and followed with a text, saying do I want to order something? written as if she did not even know the person she was speaking to.

So I introduced myself, I have seen an unpleasant video, and wanted to speak to you about it if you have time. Then she said we can talk. This is the same person who said she has blocked me from everywhere, she is the person who said she has my number and has been texting me. This is all not true.”

The Old Tafo MP further disclosed that he told his lawyers to write a letter to her demanding she issue an apology, but realised the videos had been taken down.

According to Vincent Assafuah, any other actions will be taken on the advice of his lawyers.

Vincent Ekow Assafuah further added, “After I told my lawyers to issue a letter to get her to apologise, I also saw that the video had already been deleted. I mean, in this day and age, people use social media as a stress relief. I will want to put on record that it is not true. I think that there is something wrong with the lady. Nothing of the sort happened.

As to how the lady doesn’t even know my number, meanwhile, she claims she had been chatting with me, I do not know where she got that information from”.

That will be the realm of my lawyers; how they want to advise so that they find a way to deal with it for now, I will wait on them to see if they want to proceed. But I want to assure the people that this is not true; it is a palpable falsehood and should be put in the trash.

When asked whether the ladies’ utterances had affected his marriage, he stated, “Not at all, I have a very strong woman; it is not something she thinks about at all”

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“You’re earning back your own ‘dead goat’ syndrome” – Mahama told

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“You’re earning back your own ‘dead goat’ syndrome” – Mahama told

President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has told President John Dramani Mahama he may be earning back his own ‘dead goat’ syndrome.

Franklin Cudjoe slammed President John Mahama for using a private aircraft belonging to his brother Ibrahim Mahama.

According to him, Mahama, using his brother’s private jet, sends conflicting signals about the government’s stance on public sector discipline.

Franklin Cudjoe explained that President Mahama must provide justification if he chooses to travel on a private jet, especially after his directives asking government appointees to limit travel unless there is a clear economic justification.

He further cited a recent instance where the Mahama travelled on a commercial flight, a move that was widely publicised by his communications team and praised by many Ghanaians.

In a social media post on March 12, 2026, Franklin Cudjoe wrote, “Mr President, with due respect,  you cannot be asking your appointees not to travel without providing economic justification, and then you jump on your brother’s plane without providing us reasons why you think it is the only safe, available and cheaper airline.

You recently flew commercial, and your communications team happily shared videos. We all applauded.

Seriously, this sends conflicting signals about your own fidelity to the public code of conduct for public office. This is the second time I have heard about using Mr Ibrahim Mahama’s plane, and you may be earning back your own “dead goat” syndrome, which was last rejected by many. Please stop.

Meanwhile, Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee and MP for Bosome Freho, Nana Asafo-Adjei Ayeh, has announced the Minority is seeking clarity on President John Dramani Mahama’s recent diplomatic trips using a chartered jet.

According to him, he and his colleague, Old Tafo MP, have formally filed a parliamentary question to the Ministers of Defence and Foreign Affairs.

Nana Asafo-Adjei Ayeh detailed that they are demanding answers on the circumstances under which the President travels, how contingents are chosen, and how these trips are funded.

The MP detailed that the Minority is concerned about transparency, funding, and the criteria for such travel.

Speaking on the Channel One Newsroom, Asafo-Adjei Ayeh stated, “My colleague, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, and I have filed a question in this regard. We have catalogued all the travels of the president that have officially been communicated to Parliament.

“Now we are asking the Minister of Defence and the Minister of Foreign Affairs to come and brief us under what circumstances, what criteria, how he is traveling, who the contingents are, and how we are funding all these.

“When they come to respond to these questions, then we can come out with our position. For now, we are only observing and taking note,” he said.

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Nkwatia SHS final-year student allegedly butchered by Church security guard

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Nkwatia SHS final-year student allegedly butchered by Church security guard

A 19-year-old Nkwatia SHS final-year student has been allegedly butchered by a Church security guard.

Reports suggest the Nkwatia SHS final-year student identified as Opoku was allegedly attacked with a cutlass by a security guard.

The security guard has been identified as Yaw Donkor of the Arena of Love Church, Nkawkaw.

According to the information gathered, the Nkwatia SHS final-year student, Opoku, is receiving treatment at Koforidua Regional Hospital.

Reports further suggest that Yaw Donkor has been arrested.

It is yet to be known the exact cause of the incident that led to the Church security guard butchering the student with a cutlass.

In a news shared by GHOne TV on X read, “19-year-old Nkwatia SHS final-year student, Opoku, is receiving treatment at Koforidua Regional Hospital after he was allegedly attacked with a cutlass by a security guard at the Arena of Love Church, Nkawkaw.

The suspect, Yaw Donkor, has been arrested”.

In other news, a Spiritualist identified as Horlali Alatusa has been busted for allegedly murdering a woman believed to be his girlfriend.

Reports suggest the heinous crime occurred in Bentum in the Awutu Senya District of the Central Region.

According to reports, the Spiritualist was arrested following a complaint from another farmer about a terrible stench coming from his farmland.

The information gathered from citinews read, “Even though some members of the community marched the suspect to the farm on Tuesday, March 10, they could not find the body of the deceased after digging a trench that was initially dug by the suspect.

However, the residents reported the matter to the police after sighting some clots of blood in the area that was dug.

Upon further interrogation, the suspect confessed to the police and led a team of officers to where he had kept the body of the deceased”.

Reports suggest the remains of the unidentified woman had her head, both legs and womanhood mutilated.

Also, community members have alleged that the murder was committed for ritual purposes since the suspect, Spiritualist Horlali, is well known to have inherited his father’s deities.

Some eyewitnesses detailed that they had only seen the deceased with the suspect in the community last Sunday, but could not see her again, which raised their suspicions of her possible murder.

The irate members of the community, following the discovery of the dead body, have since demolished the suspect’s residence.

Meanwhile, the remains of the woman have since been conveyed by police, with the suspect remaining in custody.

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2 SWESBUS students involved in Obrachire assault granted GH¢10,000 bail

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2 SWESBUS students involved in Obrachire assault granted GH¢10,000 bail

The Agona Swedru District Court has granted two students of the Swedru School of Business (SWESBUS) bail after they were captured in a viral video allegedly assaulting a student of the Obrachire Senior High Technical School.

The two SWESBUS students identified as Benedict Appiah and Bilal Mamid, appearing before the court on March 11, 2026, were granted bail of GH¢10,000 each with two sureties.

In court, the two were charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit the crime of assault and assault, but both pleaded not guilty.

His Worship Victor Kusi presiding over the case adjourned the case to April 17, 2026, for the next hearing.

Earlier, in court some days ago, the Agona Swedru District Court remanded two students involved in the alleged assault of a student of Obrachire Senior High Technical School during an inter-schools sports festival.

The suspects are remanded Benedict Appiah, 18 yrs, and Bilal Mamud, 18 yrs.

The case was presided over by His Worship Victor Kusi on Wednesday February, 25, 2026.

The two are facing charges of conspiracy to commit assault and assault.

Benedict Appiah and Bilal Mamid’s legal team’s request for bail was denied, and they have been remanded into police custody to reappear before the court on March 11, 2026.

However, a third suspect, Joseph Amoh, reports suggest preliminary police investigations indicate he was attempting to protect the victim and was not put before the court, but remains under investigation.

It will be recalled that the  Ghana Police Service has announced that the three students of the Swedru School of Business (SWESBUS) arrested for the assault on a student of Obrachire Senior High Technical School will be put before the court.

The three suspects have been identified as Joseph Amoh, 20; Benedict Appiah, 18; and Bilal Mamud, 18, students of Swedru School of Business (SWESBUS).

In a statement released on Tuesday, February 24, the Police wrote, “THREE STUDENTS ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH ASSAULT ON OBRACHIRE SHS STUDENT CAPTURED IN THE VIRAL VIDEO.

Following an engagement between the Director-General/CID, COP/Ms. Lydia Yaako Donkor, and the management of Swedru School of Business on 23/02/2026, about 9:00 pm of the same day, the authorities of Swedru School of Business brought to the Swedru Divisional Police Command three suspects, all students in the aforementioned school;

1. Joseph Amoh, 20 yrs

2. Benedict Appiah, 18 yrs

3. Bilal Mamud, 18 yrs.

The suspects were arrested and will be put before court

The Central Regional Command wishes to once again condemn the conduct of the students involved and urge the public, especially students, against engaging in acts of violence”.

Meanwhile, the assaulted victim during a district inter-schools athletics competition has demanded justice.

In the video shared by TV3, the victim, identified as Fiadzigbe, was captured with a broken tooth and multiple facial injuries.

According to the victim, he did not provoke them as he was just looking for a place to sit and to apply his medicine to his eyes.

“No Ghanaian should be charged an application fee to serve in the security service” – Saddick Adams 

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“No Ghanaian should be charged an application fee to serve in the security service” – Saddick Adams 

Saddick Adams, a veteran sports journalist and broadcaster with Angel TV, has once again reiterated that no Ghanaian should be charged for an application fee to serve in a security service.

According to Saddick Adams, the security services have an annual budget which must entail the cost of recruitment.

He added that the practice of the Security Service demanding that Ghanaian applicants pay an application fee is plain exploitation.

In a post on X, Saddick Adams wrote, “I insist that NO Ghanaian should be charged any application fees to serve in a security service, only for 90% to be disqualified.

Charging your citizens seeking employment? These public institutions have annual budgets and must entail cost of recruitment.

The practice is extremely wrong on all fronts and nothing but plain exploitation!!”.

His comments follow the  Minister for the Interior, who had stressed that the introduction of the aptitude test was to prevent the unfair practice of having 400,000 people pay for medicals for a space of 5,000.

According to the Interior Minister, the pass mark of the aptitude exams was 65, which has 105,000 applicants qualifying for medicals.

Addressing a press briefing on Wednesday, March 11, made this known to the public, revealing that only 5000 applicants out of 105,000 qualified for medicals will be recruited.

Speaking to the media, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka stated, “So, if you do that, are you fair to the average Ghanaian? Remember, all these stages, apart from buying the voucher to be able to apply, body selection does not require payment; documentation does not require payment; the aptitude test does not require payment, but medicals will require payment.

“And in order not to shortchange innocent young people, it is better you put in a mechanism that will reduce the number drastically, because once a person goes to pay, I mean, I know the military, when they were done, the medicals alone were about 1,600.

“We are also doing even mental health assessments, and we’re also doing drug tests in addition. Yes, I know the deputy, and I were just in a meeting, and we’re insisting that despite all these additions, the price will still not be very high, looking at the numbers that we are talking about.

“Are you going to allow over 400,000 people to go and do medicals when you know you have space for 5,000? How fair is it to the people? So, you need to devise a method where you slow down the number and have some reasonable figures. So, the pass mark was put at 65, because that was what they were told before they even started the exams,” he said.

Meanwhile, Minority Leader Afenyo-Markin has proposed that the Ministry of the Interior consider refunding the fees of applicants disqualified from the security service recruitment.

According to Afenyo-Markin, if the Ministry of the Interior can’t refund disqualified applicants, they should consider measures to allow them to be recruited in future years without the need to purchase vouchers again.

Speaking on the floor of parliament, Afenyo Markin stated, “Beyond this, we may have to look at the number of people who have bought forms and have gone through all this hell and whether there is a way for them to get their money refunded if they do not get the opportunity.

If they cannot be refunded, there must be a system to move them next year. Because over 200,000 have bought forms, 90,000 plus are going through the aptitude test, and we are being told only 5000 will be taken”, he added.

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US-based Ghanaian student jailed for engaging in a tuition refund scam

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US-based Ghanaian student jailed for engaging in a tuition refund scam

Dickson Alorwornu, also known as “Dixon AI,” a 36-year-old Ghanaian student based in the United States, has been jailed after he was found guilty of engaging in a tuition refund scam.

The information gathered from the US Attorney’s Office, District of Connecticut, Dixon AI has been sentenced to 48 months of imprisonment and two years of supervised release for operating a tuition refund scheme using stolen identities.

Dickson Alorwornu is said to be a resident of Greenwich and created student accounts with stolen identities.

The Attorney’s Office detailed that stolen credit information was used to fill these accounts with money and asks for refunds under the guise that he was no longer interested in the courses.

In a statement issued by the US Attorney’s Office, District of Connecticut, read, “Ghanaian National Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Defrauding UConn

David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that DICKSON ALORWORNU, also known as “Dixon Al,” 36, a citizen of Ghana residing in Greenwich, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to 48 months of imprisonment and two years of supervised release for operating a tuition refund scheme using stolen identities.

According to the evidence presented during Alorwornu’s trial, in December 2017, Alorwornu used other individuals’ identities to submit two non-degree student applications to the University of Connecticut (“UConn”). He then used credit card information that had been stolen from three victims to fund the two student accounts with a total of more than $62,000 in fraudulently obtained funds. In early 2018, Alorwornu withdrew from the courses and requested that UConn refund the money he had deposited. UConn subsequently transferred approximately $46,000 to bank accounts Alorwornu controlled.

The investigation revealed that email accounts that Alorwornu used to defraud UConn were also used to defraud other universities of more than $500,000.

Alorwornu was arrested on February 1, 2023. On October 29, 2024, a jury found him guilty of two counts of wire fraud.

Alorwornu’s criminal history includes a conviction in New York in 2017 for an offence involving his use of stolen credit cards and other individuals’ personal identifying information.

Alorwornu, who is released on a $50,000 bond, is required to report to prison on April 20.

This investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the UConn Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Edward Chang and Elena Coronado”.

In related news, a Ghanaian national in Columbus, Ohio, has been arrested by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

 ICE, in a statement, revealed the Ghanaian man abroad was seeking immigration benefits despite his alleged past criminal offence.

According to ICE, the Ghanaian man attempted to hide a credit card fraud history and was arrested.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in a post on Facebook wrote, “A Ghanaian alien convicted of credit card fraud came to our Columbus, Ohio, office looking for immigration benefits.

He tried to hide his criminal past, but officers unveiled the truth. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrived to take him into custody”.

Adding plastic to fry plantain chips does not make them crispier – FDA

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Adding plastic to fry plantain chips does not make them crispier – FDA

Roderick Kwabena Daddey-Adjei, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has refuted social media claims that adding plastic to fry plantain chips does make them crispier.

According to the FDA Deputy CEO, the circulating claims on social media are false and misleading, adding that such claims are not just in Ghana.

He further disclosed that the FDA are carrying out nationwide market checks, adding that there has been no evidence that plastic is being used in frying plantain chips.

Speaking on Channel One Newsroom on Wednesday, March 11, Roderick Kwabena Daddey-Adjei stated, “What is going around is purporting that if you use plastic, the plastic melts and then coats the plantain, and therefore it becomes crisp.

That is wrong, and that is something we have already put out there on social media and on YouTube, where we emphasize that these are myths, in fact not only in Ghana. There are other places in Asia where such stories and some people who want to trend come up with such stories.

“We want to assure the public that so far the FDA hasn’t had such evidence and is still conducting the market surveillance. If you put such plastics in oil, the plastic is another type of chemistry, and the oil is edible, they don’t mix so people should not come up with such information,” he said.

Meanwhile, the FDA has warned Ghanaian food vendors that the use of melted plastic in frying to enhance the crispiness and shelf life of the product is a direct chemical contamination.

According to the FDA, the melting of plastic in frying oil is a direct chemical contamination of food and renders the product unsafe for human consumption.

The FDA statement follows videos and reports circulating on social media, which alleged that some plantain chip vendors were using melted plastic in frying to enhance the crispiness and shelf life of the product.

The FDA announced that persons found using plastics or polythene in frying plantain chips would be arrested and prosecuted.

According to the FDA, using plastics or polythene in frying plantain constitutes a criminal offence.

In a statement, the FDA urged consumers to remain vigilant and report plantain chips that have an unusual chemical smell, a plastic-like aftertaste, or maintain the same texture for an unusually long period.

The FDA have further announced that they have launched nationwide market surveillance and laboratory testing of plantain chips following allegations.

Parts of the FDA statement read, “Pursuant to Section 100 of the Public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851), which prohibits the sale of unwholesome or contaminated food, the use of any non-food-grade additive, including plastics, in food preparation is a criminal offence. Any person found engaging in this practice will face the full rigours of the law, including prosecution and permanent closure of their business”.

However, a Ghanaian plantain chips seller has claimed there is nothing wrong with frying plantain chips with plastic bags.

The Plantain chips seller made these claims while she demonstrated how the chips are fried using plastic bags to achieve a crisp finish.

According to the Plantain chips seller, the plastic does not melt into the oil, and as such, arguing that the current public outrage is only being generated by some persons to destroy their businesses.

Speaking in a video shared by SIKAOFFICIAL on X, the Plantain chips seller boldly claimed, “There’s nothing wrong with frying plantain chips with plastic bags. Family, look at this; the plantain chips that you claim we fry with plastic bags, I don’t understand. Look at the plastic bag we placed in the oil. It is still the same even after putting it in the hot oil.

So, I don’t understand why Ghanaians have believed the claim that we fry with plastic bags. What at all happens when we put the bag in the oil to fry that you want to spoil our business?” she quizzed.

She further added, “If it’s a deliberate thing you are doing to destroy our businesses, then please stop because you won’t gain anything”.

“Please release him” – Pregnant wife cries out after reporting abusive husband jailed 6 years

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“Please release him” – Pregnant wife cries out after reporting abusive husband jailed 6 years

A pregnant woman, Priscilla Sackey, is pleading with the Court to release her abusive husband, Richard Adjei, a 33-year-old, who was sentenced to six years in prison for assaulting her.

According to Priscilla, she only wanted the police to caution her abusive husband after he assaulted her twice, but the case resulted in a jail term.

Despite the abuse, she says she still needs his support to care for their child.

Eric Agyei is serving a six-year jail term at Kumasi Central Prison for abusing her in their marital home.

Reports suggest the couple live in the Ashanti Region and have two children together.

Priscilla Sackey detailed that the Judge stressed that the husband should not have assaulted a pregnant woman.

Speaking in an interview with Crime Check TV on YouTube, Priscilla Sackey stated, “I pleaded with the court to forgive him because I believed he would change, but the judge didn’t accept. He was jailed for six years. I cried and begged, but the court didn’t listen”.

“He smokes weed and tramadol, and whenever he does, he starts beating me. He stopped for a while, but when I got pregnant, he started again. That’s why I reported that he be punished so he would change. But when he came back, he asked why I reported him, and he beat me again, leaving me injured,” she said.

“But I am pleading with the court to forgive him,” Priscilla appealed.

Some netizens reacting to the development stated, “Ghana my motherland, you report your abusive husband to the police, he gets prosecuted and sent to jail, you’re saying you wanted the police to caution him, if e b caution you dey like why she no carry am go Pastor Ebo?”

“This country is just useless. Why can’t the state cater for the woman in these circumstances? How do you punish both the woman and the man for a crime committed by the man?”, a netizen added.

One X user added, “I support comprehensive help for abuse victims, especially women and girls. Economic vulnerability and social attitudes often enable abuse. Empowering young females through education, skills, and financial independence helps them escape abuse and rebuild their lives”.

A netizen added, “I understand that marriage and love create a bond, but people need to pay for their actions. They need to suffer the consequences. Needing him back after assaulting her?? It’s people like this who make it difficult to help people in such situations. Third person at the end??”

“Sometimes, a situation like this is delicate; it would have been better if he had been made to work and care for her through a third party while still separated from her. My thought”, an X user added.

An X user added, “There should have been a social protection program that she would have been enrolled on to prevent her from saying this ..  Mandated authorities can consider this to ensure a holistic approach to justice once it served”.

“Domestic abuse doesn’t warrant so many years. The first report is a warning. That is it. Why slap a 6-year. The law is being mishandled nowadays”, a netizen added.

An X user added, “This 22-year-old pregnant woman is just throwing real sense to some of our court judges. Sentencing her husband to six years’ imprisonment just for common assault. Now who’s is going to care for her pregnancy and the baby she’s expecting? Na the judge or gov’t.? Common sense oooo”.

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“Things must change, else I will lead a demonstration” –  NDC’s Anita Desoso warns

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“Things must change, else I will lead a demonstration” –  NDC’s Anita Desoso warns

Anita Desoso, a National Democratic Congress (NDC) stalwart, has threatened to lead a demonstration against her own party leadership and government if things do not change.

According to Anita Desoso, NDC party members are being unfairly treated after toiling to regain power.

Anita Desoso cried out that the party’s faithful are not being given job opportunities in the government, while outsiders are getting positions.

Speaking in a recent interview on XYZ TV, Anita Desoso stated, “You go for a meeting, and I wasn’t present, and you dare give a big woman like me GH¢500. Recently, they had another meeting, which I wasn’t able to attend. They called me, and they gave me GH¢1,400. Which means that since we came about 2 years ago, Anita Desoso is now getting GH¢1,900. Is it fair?

“Look at how we have suffered. Is it fair? I’m not only speaking for myself. People have asked me to speak on their behalf, and I’m adding my own frustration. Let’s assume that you are working on catching people who have stolen from the state, which is necessary but has taken too long,” she said.

She added, “We have been in government for over one year. How many years do we have left? If we don’t take care of our home, would the children listen to us if we go back to them? They would not. So, I’m using this media to let leaders know that they must change, otherwise I will lead a demonstration.”

Earlier, Anita Desoso blew an alarm, alleging that some persons within the party are selling appointments.

According to her, certain elements are selling positions in the government even to members of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) who insulted the NDC.

She alleged that the positions are not being sold by the NDC executives, adding that persons who are unknown to the party are receiving appointments while NDC grassroos members have been abandoned.

Anita Desoso urged the leadership of the party to take the grassroots of the party seriously.

Speaking on Atinka TV, Anita Desoso stated, “A lot of our people are lamenting about employment and other issues. The second point is that many NPP people who insulted us have been given appointments.

But this is not the fault of the party leaders… people are selling positions. It is surprising that people we didn’t know and others who were with the NPP during the election have gotten appointments.

“So, a lot of people are angry. My ears are even hurting as people come to my house complaining, and I ask them to be patient. I explain to them that you need your opponents for certain things sometimes, and I also tell them that the NDC and NPP are not enemies, and it is possible that indirectly they contributed to the party’s victory,” she said in the Twi dialect.

Meanwhile, Mustapha Gbande, the Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has told the party’s grassroots that their patience will be vindicated soon.

According to Mustapha Gbande, he is confident that the NDC’s challenges are temporary.

He further called on the NDC grassroots to remain steadfast in their commitment to the party, despite individual actions, adding that party officers are taking note of every situation and will give them serious consideration.

Mustapha Gbande also alleged that pro-NPP accounts are exploiting NDC grassroots frustrations.

According to Mustapha Gbande, most accounts expressing disappointment with the John Mahama-led government and appointees are pro-NPP accounts asserting that some actions of NDC appointees may deviate from party resolve but called on members not to abandon the party, as the pain and struggles shared keep them up at night.

“Palpable falsehood and should be put in the trash” – Vincent Assafuah speaks on Lady TikToker’s allegations

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“Palpable falsehood and should be put in the trash” – Vincent Assafuah speaks on Lady TikToker’s allegations

Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Ekow Vincent Assafuah, has finally broken his silence following a video of a female TikToker identified as Lopez, who has cried out, claiming the MP was in her DM and even asked her to spend the night with him.

According to Vincent Assafuah, the TikToker’s allegations are palpable falsehoods and should be put in the trash.

The Old Tafo detailed that she does not even know the said lady and has never been in her DMs, adding that he does not know how she got those screenshots she shared.

Speaking in a phone call with Black Rasta, which he shared on his ‘The Black Pot show’, Vincent Ekow Assafuah stated, “I have not dealt with anybody like that. What has been put out there is a sharp falsehood, palpable falsehood, and has nothing to do with the truth. I have not entered her DM, I have not exchanged messages with her or so ever. I don’t know whether she got those screenshots from.

I got to know of the issue yesterday evening because I had been driving for close to 7 hours. I decided to call a few friends so that I could get the phone number of this said lady.

I got her number this morning, so I decided to call. When I called, there was no response, but I think she called back and followed with a text, saying do I want to order something? written as if she did not even know the person she was speaking to.

So I introduced myself, I have seen an unpleasant video, and wanted to speak to you about it if you have time. Then she said we can talk. This is the same person who said she has blocked me from everywhere, she is the person who said she has my number and has been texting me. This is all not true.”

The Old Tafo MP further disclosed that he told his lawyers to write a letter to her demanding she issue an apology, but realised the videos had been taken down.

According to Vincent Assafuah, any other actions will be taken on the advice of his lawyers.

Vincent Ekow Assafuah further added, “After I told my lawyers to issue a letter to get her to apologise, I also saw that the video had already been deleted. I mean, in this day and age, people use social media as a stress relief. I will want to put on record that it is not true. I think that there is something wrong with the lady. Nothing of the sort happened.

As to how the lady doesn’t even know my number, meanwhile, she claims she had been chatting with me, I do not know where she got that information from”.

That will be the realm of my lawyers; how they want to advise so that they find a way to deal with it for now, I will wait on them to see if they want to proceed. But I want to assure the people that this is not true; it is a palpable falsehood and should be put in the trash.

When asked whether the ladies’ utterances had affected his marriage, he stated, “Not at all, I have a very strong woman; it is not something she thinks about at all”

The Old Tafo MP follows, a TikToker who claimed  Ekow Vincent Assafuah was in her DM and even asked her to spend the night with him.

According to the TikToker, Vincent Assafuah texted him less than 5 months ago, and she immediately fell for him after going through his videos and photos on Instagram.

She revealed that she went on a date with him, and she asked the Old Tafo MP whether he had a wife or kids and later disclosed that the MP asked her to spend the night with him, which she refused due to her Christian background.

Lopez stressed that she is pained to know Vincent Assafuah is now married, as she thought she had finally found someone to settle down with after immediately falling for him.

Speaking in a viral self-recorded video, the Ghanaian lady alleged, “This one was in my DM not long ago, I will say less than 5 months, and I come to TikTok today, and I realise that this man is married to another woman.

He was in my DMs. This is the evidence: when he met me, I had been complaining of being single for a long time, so he sent me a DM on Instagram. In my head, I was like, finally, I am coming to know a guy, probably it will lead to marriage.

He texted me in a way that showed he was interested in me as a woman, and I was also interested in him.

I know I am a comic content creator, most of the time I come here to crack jokes, I don’t really talk about my personal life, but this thing has pained me”.

She further added, “I went on a date with this man, I asked him, ‘ Are you married? ‘ He said no, I asked him, ‘Do you have kids he said no’. Sometimes, if you DM a lady and she replies, it does not mean she is a fool. Imagine if I had continued a serious intimate relationship with this man”.  

We went on a date, we had beautiful conversations, he said he wanted to answer an urgent call, so he left me at the restaurant, and he went to stand outside for a long time. So, I was inside the place eating, and when I finished, he texted me asking about the bill. I said the bill was 500 cedis.

On that day, I thought I had gotten a man that I would be marrying soon, I liked him dead serious. Right now, I have blocked him because when we went on the first date, he was like spend a night with me and I was raised in a Christian background”

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“My marriage has not been affected, I have a very strong woman” – Vincent Assafuah

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“My marriage has not been affected, I have a very strong woman” – Vincent Assafuah

Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Ekow Vincent Assafuah, has said the video of a female TikToker identified as Lopez, who has cried out, claiming he was in her DM and even asked her to spend the night with him, has not affected his wife.

According to Vincent Assafuah,  he has a very strong woman, adding that the TikToker’s allegations are palpable falsehoods and should be put in the trash.

The Old Tafo detailed that she does not even know the said lady and has never been in her DMs, adding that he does not know how she got those screenshots she shared.

Speaking in a phone call with Black Rasta, which he shared on his ‘The Black Pot show’, Vincent Ekow Assafuah stated, “I have not dealt with anybody like that. What has been put out there is a sharp falsehood, palpable falsehood, and has nothing to do with the truth. I have not entered her DM, I have not exchanged messages with her or so ever. I don’t know whether she got those screenshots from.

I got to know of the issue yesterday evening because I had been driving for close to 7 hours. I decided to call a few friends so that I could get the phone number of this said lady.

I got her number this morning, so I decided to call. When I called, there was no response, but I think she called back and followed with a text, saying do I want to order something? written as if she did not even know the person she was speaking to.

So I introduced myself, I have seen an unpleasant video, and wanted to speak to you about it if you have time. Then she said we can talk. This is the same person who said she has blocked me from everywhere, she is the person who said she has my number and has been texting me. This is all not true.”

The Old Tafo MP further disclosed that he told his lawyers to write a letter to her demanding she issue an apology, but realised the videos had been taken down.

According to Vincent Assafuah, any other actions will be taken on the advice of his lawyers.

Vincent Ekow Assafuah further added, “After I told my lawyers to issue a letter to get her to apologise, I also saw that the video had already been deleted. I mean, in this day and age, people use social media as a stress relief. I will want to put on record that it is not true. I think that there is something wrong with the lady. Nothing of the sort happened.

As to how the lady doesn’t even know my number, meanwhile, she claims she had been chatting with me, I do not know where she got that information from”.

That will be the realm of my lawyers; how they want to advise so that they find a way to deal with it for now, I will wait on them to see if they want to proceed. But I want to assure the people that this is not true; it is a palpable falsehood and should be put in the trash.

When asked whether the ladies’ utterances had affected his marriage, he stated, “Not at all, I have a very strong woman; it is not something she thinks about at all”

The Old Tafo MP follows, a TikToker who claimed  Ekow Vincent Assafuah was in her DM and even asked her to spend the night with him.

According to the TikToker, Vincent Assafuah texted him less than 5 months ago, and she immediately fell for him after going through his videos and photos on Instagram.

She revealed that she went on a date with him, and she asked the Old Tafo MP whether he had a wife or kids and later disclosed that the MP asked her to spend the night with him, which she refused due to her Christian background.

Lopez stressed that she is pained to know Vincent Assafuah is now married, as she thought she had finally found someone to settle down with after immediately falling for him.

Her comments follow the buzz that was generated over the weekend when news broke that Vincent Asafuah held a private traditional marriage ceremony over the weekend with his partner, Dr Charis.

The traditional marriage ceremony was attended by close family and friends, and quickly sparked conversations online. 

Meanwhile, Lopez has lamented that some persons are in her DMs threatening to kill her after a series of videos she posted about Ekow Vincent Assafuah.

Speaking in another self-recorded video, the TikToker disclosed she is being threatened, and further revealed that she has taken all the videos down.

According to her, she is on TikTok for business and called on Ghanaians to forget the video she posted yesterday, adding that sometimes things just don’t go one’s way, and one must accept it.

TikToker Lopez stated, “Those threatening to kill me in my DMs, with all due respect, I did a video yesterday, and I have taken all the videos down. Sometimes things just don’t go the way you want them to go, and I have to accept reality”.

“I am a very private person. This is the first time I have opened up about my private life, maybe I should have just shut up and mind my business, or swallowed everything”.

“Let’s go back to business. Let’s forget about what I posted. I am on TikTok for business. I am not on this social media to be killed, I am here for business”.

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NPP Minority demands answers over Mahama’s chartered jet use

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NPP Minority demands answers over Mahama’s chartered jet use

Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee and MP for Bosome Freho, Nana Asafo-Adjei Ayeh, has announced the Minority is seeking clarity on President John Dramani Mahama’s recent diplomatic trips using a chartered jet.

According to him, he and his colleague, Old Tafo MP, have formally filed a parliamentary question to the Ministers of Defence and Foreign Affairs.

Nana Asafo-Adjei Ayeh detailed that they are demanding answers on the circumstances under which the President travels, how contingents are chosen, and how these trips are funded.

The MP detailed that the Minority is concerned about transparency, funding, and the criteria for such travel.

Speaking on the Channel One Newsroom, Asafo-Adjei Ayeh stated, “My colleague, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, and I have filed a question in this regard. We have catalogued all the travels of the president that have officially been communicated to Parliament.

“Now we are asking the Minister of Defence and the Minister of Foreign Affairs to come and brief us under what circumstances, what criteria, how he is traveling, who the contingents are, and how we are funding all these.

“When they come to respond to these questions, then we can come out with our position. For now, we are only observing and taking note,” he said.

Meanwhile, Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, some weeks ago explained why President John Dramani Mahama flew to the World Governments Summit in Dubai and then to Zambia on an aircraft provided by the President of the UAE.

According to Ablakwa, the aircraft being used by President John Mahama is not privately chartered by the presidency but was provided by world leaders eager to host President Mahama because he is in high demand.

Ablakwa detailed that the arrangement reflects the honour, demand, and prestige President Mahama currently enjoys on the international stage.

He further explained that several world leaders are keen to have him attend events and meetings in their countries.

Speaking in Zambia, where President Mahama met with members of the Ghanaian community, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa stated, “If you have seen in recent times attempts to say that President Mahama is probably falling in love with private jets, this is a different kind of private jet arrangement. It is because of the honour, the high demand, and the very great prestige that President Mahama has brought to the office of the President of Ghana. He is so well sought after and in such high demand that world leaders are not taking no for an answer”.

“They are not looking at his calendar or his schedule. Whatever they have to do to lift him, airlift him to their countries, and send him wherever he has to be next, they are doing that. And so for the record, that is the reason why you saw a different kind of jet here,“ Ablakwa noted.

The Minister added, “Those of you who were at the Airport with us, that explains it. I heard some of you say we are not seeing any Ghana flag on the Jet. It was a special Jet from the ruler of the UAE. It was a similar arrangement with Qatar. 

“So we must all be proud. President Mahama has restored honour and prestige to the high office of President, and Ghana has taken its rightful place in the community of nations,” he added.

Fetish priest busted for allegedly murdering his girlfriend for ritual

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Fetish priest busted for allegedly murdering his girlfriend for ritual

A Fetish priest identified as Horlali Alatusa has been busted for allegedly murdering a woman believed to be his girlfriend.

Reports suggest the heinous crime occurred in Bentum in the Awutu Senya District of the Central Region.

According to reports, the Fetish priest was arrested following a complaint from another farmer about a terrible stench coming from his farmland.

The information gathered from citinews read, “Even though some members of the community marched the suspect to the farm on Tuesday, March 10, they could not find the body of the deceased after digging a trench that was initially dug by the suspect.

However, the residents reported the matter to the police after sighting some clots of blood in the area that was dug.

Upon further interrogation, the suspect confessed to the police and led a team of officers to where he had kept the body of the deceased”.

Reports suggest the remains of the unidentified woman had her head, both legs and womanhood mutilated.

Also, community members have alleged that the murder was committed for ritual purposes since the suspect, Spiritualist Horlali, is well known to have inherited his father’s deities.

Some eyewitnesses detailed that they had only seen the deceased with the suspect in the community last Sunday, but could not see her again, which raised their suspicions of her possible murder.

The irate members of the community, following the discovery of the dead body, have since demolished the suspect’s residence.

Meanwhile, the remains of the woman have since been conveyed by police, with the suspect remaining in custody.

In related news, the Ghana Police Service have arrested a young Ghanaian couple for allegedly beheading their three-day-old baby for a suspected money ritual.

The couples have been identified as a 24-year-old Abena Benewa and a 26-year-old Bright Ashiao.

Reports suggest that the couple was arrested at Awutu Bontrase in the Awutu Senya West District.

According to reports, the shocking incident was exposed when residents discovered the mutilated body of the baby at a refuse dump and initiated a search for the perpetrators of the evil act.

The information gathered also alleged that the couple claimed their three-day-old baby was pronounced dead upon delivery by a traditional birth attendant in Bontrase.

In a post shared by SIKAOFFICIAL on X, he wrote, “A young couple, 24-year-old Abena Benewa and 26-year-old Bright Ashiao, have been arrested at Awutu Bontrase in the Awutu Senya West District for allegedly beheading their three-day-old baby for a suspected money ritual.

The disturbing act was brought to light after residents discovered the mutilated body of the baby at a refuse dump and launched a search for the perpetrators of the heinous act.

It is reported that the couple claimed the baby was pronounced dead upon delivery by a traditional birth attendant in Bontrase, but failed to adequately explain the severed body parts.

Following rigorous questioning, residents handed over the suspects to the Awutu Beraku District Police Command for further investigations and prosecution”.

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“Quit the childishness” – Kwesi Pratt tackles Adom-Otchere over Independence Day remarks

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“Quit the childishness” – Kwesi Pratt tackles Adom-Otchere over Independence Day remarks

Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jr, has tackled Paul Adom-Otchere following a comment he made about the John Mahama administration scaling down Independence Day celebrations.

Kwesi Pratt quizzed Paul Adom-Otchere if Independence Day are celebrated to make people money for themselves, adding that Adom-Otchere must quit the childishness.

According to Kwesi Pratt, Independence Day should focus on honouring the sacrifices of the country’s founding leaders to inspire citizens to take ownership of the country’s resources and work towards national self-reliance.

He further questioned the current form of celebrations and proposed alternative ways of marking the day.

He proposed that educational programmes in schools should emphasise Ghana’s history, as well as sporting and cultural activities that promote national unity.

The veteran journalist also suggested that nationwide sports events across regions and cultural showcases highlighting Ghanaian food and traditions.

Speaking on Good Morning Ghana, Kwesi Pratt Jr stated, “Do we celebrate Independence Day to make people money for themselves? We should quit the childishness. Independence Day is celebrated to venerate our forebears who stood for our liberty”.

“Independence Day is much more important than just a commercial activity, and I’m worried that some analysts reduce it to that,” he stated.

He further quizzed, “Whether we organise a parade at the Black Star Square or Jubilee House, what does it do to make our people wake up to their history and live up to the demands of that history?”

“If at the end of the celebration Ghanaians are awakened to the need to own their own resources and exploit these resources for their own benefit, wouldn’t that be a step forward?” he added.

His comments follow Paul Adom-Otchere, who fired shots at the John Dramani Mahama-led government over its scaled-down Independence Day celebration since it assumed office.

According to Paul Adom-Otchere, the Mahama government’s reduction in expenditure for the Independence Day celebration is hurting ordinary Ghanaians who used to make some money during the celebrations.

Paul Adom-Otchere highlighted that the Mahama government’s decision is denying Ghanaians the joy of celebrating the country’s independence with the drastic cut of its expenditure.

He further argued that the Mahama government is incurring unnecessary expenses that benefit only a few, like the renaming og the Kotoka International Airport. 

Speaking during a panel discussion on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana, Adom Otchere stated, “The Independence spending, while it is government spending, is a major stimulant of the economy in all of those places. So the budget of 17 million cedis that is applied, they buy 4000 flags made by Ghanaians. They know that every march, so they prepare for it. Lord Commey used to be in charge of it”.

Ashanti region gets theirs, Brong Ahafo region, the GES also get their Independence budget for rehearsals, they contact the kenkey seller, and on Independence day, they give the children food. That is what it is about; it is not about any politician spending money”.

“President Mahama has been there before he knows it. Independent spending across the country is an economic stimulant. Our problem is not spending. Our concern is that when the government is spending, it must spend on things that benefit the people, not on itself”.

“The Independence spending goes right down to the grassroots of your political party, right down to the basic end of the society, everybody benefits from Ghana’s independence. That is why people are saying that the Independence vibe is gone. It is a point of National Unity, and you spend taxpayers’ money on that, that is not what you should be cutting, you should be cutting other things”, he added.

Adom-Otchere further added, “You rename Kotoka International Airport and pay money to who? One contractor. Independence (celebration) is going to thousands of people, you won’t pay. The greatest good is to the greatest number of people. I don’t know how the government is going to sustain a very dull 70th anniversary celebration of Ghana’s independence… Is that what is going to happen? The march bonuses of all the kenkey sellers are gone. The people who make flags, march bonuses, gone.

“John Mahama has taken it. He doesn’t want to share it. But when it’s about them, they do it. The ministers bought cars. Goldboard has money. It’s with people. We see all these things, but the very basic guy, you say that I don’t want to spend, and you are presenting it as prudence. That is why you are hearing the noises you are hearing. I’m not making those noises. That is what all the media are saying: ‘Ah, is this really Independence Day?’” he lamented.

The Renowned broadcaster Paul Adom-Otchere added, “You (sic) send them zero cedis. You send Kumasi zero, you send Secondi zero, and Azim zero. District assembly, zero. North Dayi, zero, everywhere, zero. Then we go home. Quiet. Are we not independent? Are we not proud of it anymore? Do we not want to be the Black Star of Africa anymore? Why are we quenching the fire of the nation with these settings and overzealous ‘I’m not corrupt’… Nobody has told you not to chase your ghost, not to chase shadows. Present what the people of Ghana are used to”.

We should be able to do this every month, but you can’t do it every month. So, at least, that sacred March event, let it go,” he said, arguing that the over GH¢17 million spent on Independence Day celebrations by the previous Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government was insignificant, looking at the size of Ghana’s economy”.

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“If the people of Ablekuma South call, I will contest” – Shatta Wale reveals  political ambitions

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“If the people of Ablekuma South call, I will contest” – Shatta Wale reveals  political ambitions

Ghanaian Dancehall artist Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, has boldly revealed his political ambition in contesting for a parliamentary seat in Ablekuma if residents call on him to serve.

Shatta Wale speaking during an interview on the Ekosiisen programme on Asempa FM on Wednesday, March 11, revealed, “I love Ghana so much. If the people of Ablekuma call me, I will definitely go. But I won’t say because I have money now, I’m coming to contest. When they call, I will go, but as an independent candidate”.

“Ghana is a funny country. Sometimes when you decide to do something, that is when you have some people with talks here and there. But I believe at the right time [things will fall in place],” he said.

He further added, “Sometimes when I watch movies, I learn a lot from them. Recently, I was watching The Book of Moses on Netflix, and I saw how stubborn Moses was when God was asking him to go back to Egypt”.

“I feel when the people call for it, I can stand out boldly. But I don’t want to come out myself and feel like I’m entering people’s business. When the people want it, that is when I can come out,” he added.

Shatta Wale further disclosed he does not intend to align himself with any political party saying, “Most definitely, but I don’t want to belong to any political party. I want to be myself”.

“We are tired of the 1992 laws and constitution. We need to grow up from where we are. Other countries have grown, so we also need to look at how we can move forward,” he said.

“If I have to go into any constituency, they should understand that we also have policies we want to implement in the system. That is what is going to work,” he noted.

In related news, John Boadu, the former NPP General Secretary and now National Chairman hopeful, has said that if possible, he will get Ghanaian dancehall king Shatta Wale to join the party.

According to John Boadu, the NPP’s future will depend on how they connect with the youth.

Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express, John Boadu stated, “I know how to deal with these young guys, selling our messages, and making our message not too hard, as soft as they want, we’ll be able to get to them,” he said.

“By the year 2028, ages between 18 to around 36 to 40 will be about 60% of the voters. The solution is to get into their arena and deal with them”.

When asked if he is going to get Shatta Wale to join the NPP, John Boadu responded,  “If possible, why not, and campaign for you? Not necessarily a hard campaign, but passing through this high content”.

However, he was reminded that the NPP ahead of the 2024 elections engaged King Paluta, yet suffered a humiliating defeat.

He noted, “You need to do more of that by nurturing these youthful people. I am saying it is not even necessary to have them at your rallies”

“You need to meet them where they are. You need to be able to tap them with their interest and not necessarily bring them on your political platforms, and it is important that we look at that.”

He further argued that the NDC is now having a growing influence of young academics.

John Boadu added, “You can now see that academia, for instance, looks like the NDC is having a lot of them as we speak now. Many of these people don’t need so much”.

“It’s not about an appointment. Many of them just need recognition. Many of them need that touch, that belonging touch of the party to be able to get because many of them want to be seen as the ones who are even reviewing your programs, reviewing your policies”, John Boadu noted.

He further praised Shatta Wale for his massive influence among Ghanaian youth citing, “The crowd Shatta Wale pulled for his birthday concert, no political party can achieve that”.

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Interior Minister needs to be applauded for choosing merit over politics – Dr Norman on security recruitment

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Interior Minister needs to be applauded for choosing merit over politics – Dr Norman on security recruitment

President of the Institute for Security, Disaster and Emergency Studies, Dr Ishmael Norman, has said the Interior Minister Muntaka Mubarak needs to be applauded over the security recruitment.

Dr Ishmael Norman hailed the Interior Minister for choosing merit over politics in the ongoing security recruitment.

According to Dr Ishmael Norman, the approach represents a major departure from the political culture that influences recruitment in Ghana.

Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Wednesday, Dr Ishmael Norman stated, “I think we need to applaud the minister of interior for being a moral politician and a moral leader, trying to do the selection based upon meritocracy.”

“This, for me, is the first time I’m seeing this kind of thing happen in Ghana, and I am totally immersed with admiration for them. It’s a very difficult choice-making and decision-making process, but I believe that the minister and the committee are still going about it the right way.”

Dr Ishmael Norman added, “So that if they do it in phases, then they are able to accommodate more people, considering the budget, the financial implications involved in every single person that you hire.”

“And so I think, without going into too much detail, again, the minister is on the right path. Meritocracy is not what Ghanaians want.”

“Ghanaians, whether they are NDP or NDC, they want, you know, identity politics, no patrimonialism.”

“You push people in because your party is in power, that’s what they want. It’s very, very difficult to go against the grain of the moral behaviour of the society. But they are on the right path. They should do the right thing… And in the end, victory will again be on the part of the NDC.”

His comments follow the  Minister for the Interior, who had stressed that the introduction of the aptitude test was to prevent the unfair practice of having 400,000 people pay for medicals for a space of 5,000.

According to the Interior Minister, the pass mark of the aptitude exams was 65, which has 105,000 applicants qualifying for medicals.

Addressing a press briefing on Wednesday, March 11, made this known to the public, revealing that only 5000 applicants out of 105,000 qualified for medicals will be recruited.

Speaking to the media, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka stated, “So, if you do that, are you fair to the average Ghanaian? Remember, all these stages, apart from buying the voucher to be able to apply, body selection does not require payment; documentation does not require payment; the aptitude test does not require payment, but medicals will require payment.

“And in order not to shortchange innocent young people, it is better you put in a mechanism that will reduce the number drastically, because once a person goes to pay, I mean, I know the military, when they were done, the medicals alone were about 1,600.

“We are also doing even mental health assessments, and we’re also doing drug tests in addition. Yes, I know the deputy, and I were just in a meeting, and we’re insisting that despite all these additions, the price will still not be very high, looking at the numbers that we are talking about.

“Are you going to allow over 400,000 people to go and do medicals when you know you have space for 5,000? How fair is it to the people? So, you need to devise a method where you slow down the number and have some reasonable figures. So, the pass mark was put at 65, because that was what they were told before they even started the exams,” he said.

Meanwhile, Ghanaian media personality, Saddick Adams, has said NO Ghanaian should be charged any application fees to serve in a security service, only for 90% to be disqualified.

In a post he wrote, “I insist that NO Ghanaian should be charged any application fees to serve in a security service, only for 90% to be disqualified.

Charging your citizens seeking employment? These public institutions have annual budgets and must entail cost of recruitment.

The practice is extremely wrong on all fronts and nothing but plain exploitation!!”

Revealed – 100,000 security applicants to be CUT after medicals, ONLY 5000 to be recruited

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Revealed – 100,000 security applicants to be CUT after medicals, ONLY 5000 to be recruited

Muntaka Mubarak, the Minister for the Interior, has revealed that only 5000 security recruitment applicants out of 105,000 qualified for medicals will be recruited.

The Interior Minister stressed that the introduction of the aptitude test was to prevent the unfair practice of having 400,000 people pay for medicals for a space of 5,000.

According to the Interior Minister, the pass mark of the aptitude exams was 65, which has 105,000 applicants qualifying for medicals.

Addressing a press briefing on Wednesday, March 11, made this known to the public, revealing that only 5000 applicants out of 105,000 qualified for medicals will be recruited.

Also, the Interior Minister has announced that only 1,000 applicants will be recruited into the Ghana Immigration Service out of more than 180,000 who applied.

According to the Interior Minister, the Ghana Immigration Service’s current infrastructure, logistical capacity and training limit the number of recruits it can accommodate.

Speaking to the media, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka stated, “The total of over 180,000 young men wanted to join the Ghana Immigration Service. But the interesting thing is that today, the Ghana Immigration Service, the strength, from the Comptroller General to the last officer, stands at 18,300. Less than 20,000, yet you have 180,000 opting to join,” he said.

“Unfortunately, because of the physical space, we could only have space for 1,000,” he stated.

Some Ghanaians reacting to the news stated, “You guys always find means to take money from we the citizens. Look at the number of vouchers sold, meanwhile you guys are recruiting only 5000 people. A country called GHANA, hmmm…..!!!!”.

“Why sell 400,000 then? Cant you sell at least 10,000?”, a netizen added.

“You need 5K humans for a job, you sell over 500K vouchers for what exactly? char this country really dey tear me oo herh!”, one more netizen added.

A netizen added, “So why sell 400000 forms if you knew you only had a space for 5000, you do the math and now you’ve failed us then act as if you’re being nice and considerate”.

Meanwhile, Ghanaian media personality, Saddick Adams, has said NO Ghanaian should be charged any application fees to serve in a security service, only for 90% to be disqualified.

In a post he wrote, “I insist that NO Ghanaian should be charged any application fees to serve in a security service, only for 90% to be disqualified.

Charging your citizens seeking employment? These public institutions have annual budgets and must entail cost of recruitment.

The practice is extremely wrong on all fronts and nothing but plain exploitation!!”

Additionally, Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has called for the AI-based aptitude test used in the ongoing security services recruitment to be tailored to specific roles, arguing that a generalised system is unfair and disadvantages applicants.

He also proposed that the Ministry of the Interior consider refunding the fees of applicants disqualified from the security service recruitment or implement measures to allow them to be recruited in future years without the need to purchase vouchers again.

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Disqualified security applicants should be refunded – Afenyo-Markin

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Disqualified security applicants should be refunded – Afenyo-Markin

Minority Leader, Afenyo-Markin, has proposed that the Ministry of the Interior consider refunding the fees of applicants disqualified from the security service recruitment.

According to Afenyo-Markin, if the Ministry of the Interior can’t refund disqualified applicants, they should consider measures to allow them to be recruited in future years without the need to purchase vouchers again.

Speaking on the floor of parliament, Afenyo Markin stated, “Beyond this, we may have to look at the number of people who have bought forms and have gone through all this hell and whether there is a way for them to get their money refunded if they do not get the opportunity.

If they cannot be refunded, there must be a system to move them next year. Because over 200,000 have bought forms, 90,000 plus are going through the aptitude test, and we are being told only 5000 will be taken”, he added.

Meanwhile, Muntaka Mubarak, the Minister for the Interior, has revealed that only 5000 applicants out of 105,000 qualified for medicals will be recruited.

The Interior Minister stressed that the introduction of the aptitude test was to prevent the unfair practice of having 400,000 people pay for medicals for a space of 5,000.

According to the Interior Minister, the pass mark of the aptitude exams was 65, which has 105,000 applicants qualifying for medicals.

Addressing a press briefing on Wednesday, March 11, made this known to the public, revealing that only 5000 applicants out of 105,000 qualified for medicals will be recruited.

Also, the Interior Minister has announced that only 1,000 applicants will be recruited into the Ghana Immigration Service out of more than 180,000 who applied.

According to the Interior Minister, the Ghana Immigration Service’s current infrastructure, logistical capacity and training limit the number of recruits it can accommodate.

Speaking to the media, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka stated, “The total of over 180,000 young men wanted to join the Ghana Immigration Service. But the interesting thing is that today, the Ghana Immigration Service, the strength, from the Comptroller General to the last officer, stands at 18,300. Less than 20,000, yet you have 180,000 opting to join,” he said.

“Unfortunately, because of the physical space, we could only have space for 1,000,” he stated.

Also, Ghanaian media personality, Saddick Adams, has said NO Ghanaian should be charged any application fees to serve in a security service, only for 90% to be disqualified.

In a post he wrote, “I insist that NO Ghanaian should be charged any application fees to serve in a security service, only for 90% to be disqualified.

Charging your citizens seeking employment? These public institutions have annual budgets and must entail cost of recruitment.

The practice is extremely wrong on all fronts and nothing but plain exploitation!!”

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“Electricity and water tariffs have exposed your propaganda” – MP blasts Mahama gov’t   

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“Electricity and water tariffs have exposed your propaganda” – MP blasts Mahama gov’t   

Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, the Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, has said that electricity and water tariffs have exposed the John Mahama government.

According to Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, Electricity and water tariffs have exposed the John Mahama government for doing nothing in government for the past 15 months.

The MP for Manhyia South highlighted that the Electricity and water tariffs have exposed the NDC government’s propaganda.

Speaking on the floor of parliament, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah stated, “ You have done the same propaganda for 15 months, today you are being exposed by elerecity trarrifs.

The electricity tariffs have exposed you that you are not doing anything in 15 months in government. You have been expose by water tariffs that for the last 15 months, you have not been doing anything in the government.

Mr Speaker, business owners are suffering because they cannot pay. Electricity tariffs, cocoa farmers are suffering because you are struggling to manage the cocoa sector. This is nothing other than propaganda. The government, so far, is governed by propaganda, or propaganda with propaganda and is full of garbage”.

In related news, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has said its meters deployed are rigorous and accurate.

According to the ECG,  they remain confident in the accuracy and reliability of their meters, but acknowledge that customers may have genuine concerns, adding that they have taken note of recent concerns raised by some prepaid customers and other stakeholders in terms of metering and billing systems.

ECG further announced that it has formally requested the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) to independently and randomly select and test meters following public complaints.

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.

ECG remains committed to responsive, transparent, and accountable service delivery, and we appreciate our valued customers and stakeholders for their continued support and cooperation”.

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“Our leaders incompetent if they don’t know who fired missiles at the Ghanaian soldiers” – Kwesi Pratt

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“Our leaders incompetent if they don’t know who fired missiles at the Ghanaian soldiers” – Kwesi Pratt

Kwesi Pratt Jnr, the Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, has weighed in on the attack on Ghanaian peacekeepers in Lebanon that led to four Ghanaian peacekeepers being wounded.

According to Kwesi Pratt, Ghanaian leaders are incompetent if they don’t know who fired missiles at the Ghanaian soldiers.

Kwesi Pratt is quoted by Metro TV Ghana to have said, “Our leaders are incompetent if they don’t know who fired missiles at the Ghanaian soldiers”.

In related news, the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has announced that the four Ghanaian peacekeepers serving in southern Lebanon are in stable condition following a missile attack on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon.

According to the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), the Ghanaian peacekeepers serving in southern Lebanon remain in high spirits despite the recent missile attack on their base.

GAF, in its update on Sunday, March 8, 2026, detailed that three of the soldiers sustained minor injuries, while one was critically wounded during the attack.

The statement signed by Naval Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin, Acting Director General of Public Relations for the Ghana Armed Forces, read, “The Ghana Armed Forces wishes to inform the general public that following the recent missile attack or he Headquarters of the Ghanaian Battalion serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, four soldiers are injured; three minor and one critical. The critically injured soldier has successfully undergone surgery and is responding to treatment. All injured soldiers are currently in stable condition.

Additionally, fourteen officers whose accommodation was completely burnt down have since been re- kitted, re-accommodated and provided some support. Despite the incident, the Battalion is in high spirits, and morale remains high.

The Ghana Armed Forces expresses its profound gratitude to the general public for the continued solidarity”.

GAF update follows news of the Ghanaian Battalion Headquarters under the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon, which came under two missile attacks amid ongoing clashes between the Israel Defence Forces and Hezbollah.

Three Ghanaian soldiers were critically injured, and one other was left traumatised, while the Officers’ Mess was completely destroyed by fire.

Meanwhile, António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, has issued a formal condemnation following an attack on Ghanaian peacekeepers in Lebanon that led to three Ghanaian peacekeepers being wounded.

According to António Guterres, targeted attacks on “Blue Helmets” may constitute war crimes.

In an official statement, the UN chief stated, “The Secretary-General condemns the incident on Friday, 6 March, which resulted in three Ghanaian peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) being injured inside their position in Al Qawzah, southwestern Lebanon, amidst heavy firing. He wishes a swift and full recovery to the injured peacekeepers”.

“The Secretary-General underscores that the safety and security of UN personnel and property must be respected at all times, and that those responsible must be held accountable. The inviolability of UN installations must be respected by all,” Guterres stated.

“The United Nations urges the parties to de-escalate immediately and fully adhere to their obligations under Security Council resolution 1701 (2006),” the UN chief added.

The Ghanaian peacekeepers wounded are part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which serves as a buffer between Lebanese and Israeli forces.

Reports suggest the soldiers were inside their allocated outpost when the exchange of fire occurred.

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105,000 applicants qualified for security recruitment medicals – Muntaka Mubarak

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105,000 applicants qualified for security recruitment medicals – Muntaka Mubarak

Muntaka Mubarak, the Minister for the Interior, has announced that 105,000 applicants have qualified for medicals in the ongoing security recruitment process.

According to Muntaka Mubarak, the pass mark of the aptitude exams was 65 and 105,000 qualified for medicals.

He also revealed that the Introduction of the aptitude test was to prevent an unfair practice of having 400,000 people pay for medicals for a space of 5,000.

Also, the Interior Minister has announced that only 1,000 applicants will be recruited into the Ghana Immigration Service out of more than 180,000 who applied.

According to the Interior Minister, the Ghana Immigration Service’s current infrastructure, logistical capacity and training limit the number of recruits it can accommodate.

Speaking to the media, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka stated, “The total of over 180,000 young men wanted to join the Ghana Immigration Service. But the interesting thing is that today, the Ghana Immigration Service, the strength, from the Comptroller General to the last officer, stands at 18,300. Less than 20,000, yet you have 180,000 opting to join,” he said.

“Unfortunately, because of the physical space, we could only have space for 1,000,” he stated.

Some Ghanaians reacting to the news stated, “You guys always find means to take money from we the citizens. Look at the number of vouchers sold, meanwhile you guys are recruiting only 5000 people. A country called GHANA, hmmm…..!!!!”.

“Why sell 400,000 then? Cant you sell at least 10,000?”, a netizen added.

“You need 5K humans for a job, you sell over 500K vouchers for what exactly? char this country really dey tear me oo herh!”, one more netizen added.

A netizen added, “So why sell 400000 forms if you knew you only had a space for 5000, you do the math and now you’ve failed us then act as if you’re being nice and considerate”.

Meanwhile, Ghanaian media personality, Saddick Adams, has said NO Ghanaian should be charged any application fees to serve in a security service, only for 90% to be disqualified.

In a post he wrote, “I insist that NO Ghanaian should be charged any application fees to serve in a security service, only for 90% to be disqualified.

Charging your citizens seeking employment? These public institutions have annual budgets and must entail cost of recruitment.

The practice is extremely wrong on all fronts and nothing but plain exploitation!!”

Additionally, Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has called for the AI-based aptitude test used in the ongoing security services recruitment to be tailored to specific roles, arguing that a generalised system is unfair and disadvantages applicants.

He also proposed that the Ministry of the Interior consider refunding the fees of applicants disqualified from the security service recruitment or implement measures to allow them to be recruited in future years without the need to purchase vouchers again.

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“Out of 180,000 Immigration applicants, only 1,000 will be recruited” – Interior Minister

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“Out of 180,000 Immigration applicants, only 1,000 will be recruited” – Interior Minister

Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, the Minister for the Interior, has announced that only 1,000 applicants will be recruited into the Ghana Immigration Service out of more than 180,000 who applied.

According to the Interior Minister, the Ghana Immigration Service’s current infrastructure, logistical capacity and training limit the number of recruits it can accommodate.

Speaking to the media, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka stated, “The total of over 180,000 young men wanted to join the Ghana Immigration Service. But the interesting thing is that today, the Ghana Immigration Service, the strength, from the Comptroller General to the last officer, stands at 18,300. Less than 20,000, yet you have 180,000 opting to join,” he said.

“Unfortunately, because of the physical space, we could only have space for 1,000,” he stated.

Some Ghanaians reacting to the video stated, “There is nothing like mass disqualification. Those who could pass through scored higher marks. That is merit based recruitment we voted for”.

Another X user added, “Deciding to introduce technology and AI into this project was a good choice. However, do not try to defend the fact that it was not implemented properly and had many problems, which led to so many disqualifications. Sometimes it is better to accept mistakes”.

“Massa we don’t want long talk, when NPP are recruiting their own they just go gather party boys and give it them. Every time you people want book long or father for all come to election 2028 Hmm pains!”, a netizen added.

In related news, a young Ghanaian Security recruitment applicant has expressed frustration with the government over the ongoing recruitment into the state security services.

According to the young man, the Minister for Interior, Muntaka Mubarak, has disappointed them.

He explained that he has been disqualified from the ongoing recruitment after the aptitude test.

The young Ghanaian Security recruitment applicant detailed that, as a driver, who was applying to the security services, his test should have been based on driving and how to move a car.

Reports suggest the Ghanaian man was disqualified from all three services he applied to join.

Speaking in a self-recorded video, the young Ghanaian man stated, “We must speak the truth in Ghana. Hon Muntaka, you have disappointed us so much. As a driver who has applied for the service, I have gone through the body selection process. All I did is there you can read it, but the aptitude test you are telling me that I have failed.

As a driver aptitude test, what am I using it for?  As a driver, you are supposed to give me a car drive for you to see if I can. But a car was not used to examine anyone, but we are being told that we have failed the aptitude test.

Ghana, if this is how it is going to go, it will not help us”, the Ghanaian man added.

Meanwhile, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority leader, has called on the John Mahama-led government to abolish the artificial intelligence-based aptitude tests (AI) that were used during the recruitment into Ghana’s security services.

According to Afenyo-Markin, many applicants faced major challenges with the artificial intelligence-based aptitude tests.

The Minority leader highlighted that he is for AI and IT, but someone from Pusiga or Bunkurugu who knows nothing about IT being asked to write an aptitude test using AI makes no sense.

He stressed that the system must be changed to enable our boys and girls who are not educated in ICT to write it manually, as the military did.  

Afenyo-Markin appealed to the Mahama government to review the current system to ensure that recruitment into the security services remains fair and accessible to all qualified Ghanaian applicants.

Speaking on the floor of the Parliament on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, Afenyo-Markin stated, “Mr Speaker, the military did something good. They created a system that allowed people to take the aptitude test directly. If it is possible, the system should be changed to enable our boys and girls who are not educated in ICT to write it manually”.

“I am for AI. I am for IT. But you cannot suddenly call someone from Pusiga or Bunkurugu who knows nothing about IT and ask them to write an aptitude test using AI. If they don’t have the means, they fail,” he said.

“I think it is a serious system challenge that the ministry would have to look at properly because it is we, the MPs, who are carrying the burden,” he added.

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I have deleted the video, stop threatening to kill me  – TikToker

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I have deleted the video, stop threatening to kill me  – TikToker

A Ghanaian TikToker identified as Lopez has lamented that some persons are in her DMs threatening to kill her after a series of videos she posted about the Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Ekow Vincent Assafuah.

Speaking in another self-recorded video, the TikToker disclosed she is being threatened, and further revealed that she has taken all the videos down.

According to her, she is on TikTok for business and called on Ghanaians to forget the video she posted yesterday, adding that sometimes things just don’t go one’s way, and one must accept it.

TikToker Lopez stated, “Those threatening to kill me in my DMs, with all due respect, I did a video yesterday, and I have taken all the videos down. Sometimes things just don’t go the way you want them to go, and I have to accept reality”.

“I am a very private person. This is the first time I have opened up about my private life, maybe I should have just shut up and mind my business, or swallowed everything”.

“Let’s go back to business. Let’s forget about what I posted. I am on TikTok for business. I am not on this social media to be killed, I am here for business”.

Her remarks follow a video she posted yesterday narrating how the Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Ekow Vincent Assafuah, was in her DM and even asked her to spend the night with him.

According to the TikToker, Vincent Assafuah texted him less than 5 months ago, and she immediately fell for him after going through his videos and photos on Instagram.

She revealed that she went on a date with him, and she asked the Old Tafo MP whether he had a wife or kids and later disclosed that the MP asked her to spend the night with him, which she refused due to her Christian background.

Lopez stressed that she is pained to know Vincent Assafuah is now married, as she thought she had finally found someone to settle down with after immediately falling for him.

Speaking in a viral self-recorded video, the Ghanaian lady alleged, “This one was in my DM not long ago, I will say less than 5 months, and I come to TikTok today, and I realise that this man is married to another woman.

He was in my DMs. This is the evidence: when he met me, I had been complaining of being single for a long time, so he sent me a DM on Instagram. In my head, I was like, finally, I am coming to know a guy, probably it will lead to marriage.

He texted me in a way that showed he was interested in me as a woman, and I was also interested in him.

I know I am a comic content creator, most of the time I come here to crack jokes, I don’t really talk about my personal life, but this thing has pained me”.

She further added, “I went on a date with this man, I asked him, ‘ Are you married? ‘ He said no, I asked him, ‘Do you have kids he said no’. Sometimes, if you DM a lady and she replies, it does not mean she is a fool. Imagine if I had continued a serious intimate relationship with this man”.   

We went on a date, we had beautiful conversations, he said he wanted to answer an urgent call, so he left me at the restaurant, and he went to stand outside for a long time. So, I was inside the place eating, and when I finished, he texted me asking about the bill. I said the bill was 500 cedis.

On that day, I thought I had gotten a man that I would be marrying soon, I liked him dead serious. Right now, I have blocked him because when we went on the first date, he was like spend a night with me and I was raised in a Christian background”

Her comments follow the buzz that was generated over the weekend when news broke that Vincent Asafuah held a private traditional marriage ceremony over the weekend with his partner, Dr Charis.

The traditional marriage ceremony was attended by close family and friends, and quickly sparked conversations online.

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Melting of plastic to fry plantain chips a direct chemical contamination – FDA warns

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Melting of plastic to fry plantain chips a direct chemical contamination – FDA warns

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has warned Ghanaian food vendors that the use of melted plastic in frying to enhance the crispiness and shelf life of the product is a direct chemical contamination.

According to the FDA, the melting of plastic in frying oil is a direct chemical contamination of food and renders the product unsafe for human consumption.

The FDA statement follows videos and reports circulating on social media, which alleged that some plantain chip vendors were using melted plastic in frying to enhance the crispiness and shelf life of the product.

The FDA announced that persons found using plastics or polythene in frying plantain chips would be arrested and prosecuted.

According to the FDA, using plastics or polythene in frying plantain constitutes a criminal offence.

In a statement, the FDA urged consumers to remain vigilant and report plantain chips that have an unusual chemical smell, a plastic-like aftertaste, or maintain the same texture for an unusually long period.

The FDA have further announced that they have launched nationwide market surveillance and laboratory testing of plantain chips following allegations.

Parts of the FDA statement read, “Pursuant to Section 100 of the Public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851), which prohibits the sale of unwholesome or contaminated food, the use of any non-food-grade additive, including plastics, in food preparation is a criminal offence. Any person found engaging in this practice will face the full rigours of the law, including prosecution and permanent closure of their business”.

Meanwhile, a Ghanaian plantain chips seller has claimed there is nothing wrong with frying plantain chips with plastic bags.

The Plantain chips seller made these claims while she demonstrated how the chips are fried using plastic bags to achieve a crisp finish.

According to the Plantain chips seller, the plastic does not melt into the oil, and as such, arguing that the current public outrage is only being generated by some persons to destroy their businesses.

Speaking in a video shared by SIKAOFFICIAL on X, the Plantain chips seller boldly claimed, “There’s nothing wrong with frying plantain chips with plastic bags. Family, look at this; the plantain chips that you claim we fry with plastic bags, I don’t understand. Look at the plastic bag we placed in the oil. It is still the same even after putting it in the hot oil.

So, I don’t understand why Ghanaians have believed the claim that we fry with plastic bags. What at all happens when we put the bag in the oil to fry that you want to spoil our business?” she quizzed.

She further added, “If it’s a deliberate thing you are doing to destroy our businesses, then please stop because you won’t gain anything”.

The Plantain chips trader’s remark has ignited debate on X, with netizens saying, “ Herr education is really good o. Why does she think rubber shrank? Organic chemistry in tears rn”.

One more X user added, “I think you may have misunderstood her point. From what I gathered, she was suggesting that adding plastic to the oil does not make the plantains crispy or enhance their flavour. So, why would anyone add plastic when frying plantains? I could be wrong, but that’s my understanding”.

A netizen added, “Some of us actually prefer the plastic lining. It keeps the chips looking crisp, fresh and more appealing. They can offer two options, one with the plastic for those who value that extra crunch and presentation, and one without it for those who prefer a more natural package. That way, everyone gets what they prefer”.

One more Ghanaian wrote, “So common sense go tell you say the rubber is made with chemicals, and why does it shrink and will not remain in its normal state when dropped in the oil ?”

Vendors caught using plastics to fry plantain chips will be prosecuted – FDA

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Vendors caught using plastics to fry plantain chips will be prosecuted – FDA

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has announced that persons found using plastics or polythene in frying plantain chips would be arrested and prosecuted.

According to the FDA, using plastics or polythene in frying plantain constitutes a criminal offence.

The FDA, in a statement, highlighted that the melting of plastic in frying oil constitutes direct chemical contamination of food and renders the product unsafe for human consumption.

In a statement, the FDA urged consumers to remain vigilant and report plantain chips that have an unusual chemical smell, a plastic-like aftertaste, or maintain the same texture for an unusually long period.

The FDA have further announced that they have launched nationwide market surveillance and laboratory testing of plantain chips following allegations.

Parts of the FDA statement read, “Pursuant to Section 100 of the Public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851), which prohibits the sale of unwholesome or contaminated food, the use of any non-food-grade additive, including plastics, in food preparation is a criminal offence. Any person found engaging in this practice will face the full rigours of the law, including prosecution and permanent closure of their business”.

The FDA action comes after videos and reports circulating on social media, which alleged that some plantain chip vendors were using melted plastic in frying to enhance the crispiness and shelf life of the product.

Meanwhile, a Ghanaian plantain chips seller has claimed there is nothing wrong with frying plantain chips with plastic bags.

The Plantain chips seller made these claims while she demonstrated how the chips are fried using plastic bags to achieve a crisp finish.

According to the Plantain chips seller, the plastic does not melt into the oil, and as such, arguing that the current public outrage is only being generated by some persons to destroy their businesses.

Speaking in a video shared by SIKAOFFICIAL on X, the Plantain chips seller boldly claimed, “There’s nothing wrong with frying plantain chips with plastic bags. Family, look at this; the plantain chips that you claim we fry with plastic bags, I don’t understand. Look at the plastic bag we placed in the oil. It is still the same even after putting it in the hot oil.

So, I don’t understand why Ghanaians have believed the claim that we fry with plastic bags. What at all happens when we put the bag in the oil to fry that you want to spoil our business?” she quizzed.

She further added, “If it’s a deliberate thing you are doing to destroy our businesses, then please stop because you won’t gain anything”.

The Plantain chips trader’s remark has ignited debate on X, with netizens saying, “ Herr education is really good o. Why does she think rubber shrank? Organic chemistry in tears rn”.

One more X user added, “I think you may have misunderstood her point. From what I gathered, she was suggesting that adding plastic to the oil does not make theplantains crispy or enhance their flavour. So, why would anyone add plastic when frying plantains? I could be wrong, but that’s my understanding”.

A netizen added, “Some of us actually prefer the plastic lining. It keeps the chips looking crisp, fresh and more appealing. They can offer two options, one with the plastic for those who value that extra crunch and presentation, and one without it for those who prefer a more natural package. That way, everyone gets what they prefer”.

One more Ghanaian wrote, “So common sense go tell you say the rubber is made with chemicals, and why does it shrink and will not remain in its normal state when dropped in the oil ?”

Another Ghanaian called on the FDA to act, “So, what is the purpose of a plastic in a frying plantain? The FDA must quickly act and get these people to do the right thing”.

“When someone can confidently say this on camera, the issue is bigger than outrage.

This isn’t about destroying businesses. It’s about public health standards. Food safety cannot depend on personal belief. It requires science and regulation”, a netizen added.

One last netizen added, “That’s not what she said!! Twi may seem easy to speak, but it takes tact and wisdom to understand. She said plastic stays the same and unchanged in oil, so of what use would it be to fry plantain with plastic when it doesn’t add any additional benefits or value to the plantain?”.

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“Things must change, else I will lead a demonstration” –  NDC’s Anita Desoso warns

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“Things must change, else I will lead a demonstration” –  NDC’s Anita Desoso warns

Anita Desoso, a National Democratic Congress (NDC) stalwart, has threatened to lead a demonstration against her own party leadership and government if things do not change.

According to Anita Desoso, NDC party members are being unfairly treated after toiling to regain power.

Anita Desoso cried out that the party’s faithful are not being given job opportunities in the government, while outsiders are getting positions.

Speaking in a recent interview on XYZ TV, Anita Desoso stated, “You go for a meeting, and I wasn’t present, and you dare give a big woman like me GH¢500. Recently, they had another meeting, which I wasn’t able to attend. They called me, and they gave me GH¢1,400. Which means that since we came about 2 years ago, Anita Desoso is now getting GH¢1,900. Is it fair?

“Look at how we have suffered. Is it fair? I’m not only speaking for myself. People have asked me to speak on their behalf, and I’m adding my own frustration. Let’s assume that you are working on catching people who have stolen from the state, which is necessary but has taken too long,” she said.

She added, “We have been in government for over one year. How many years do we have left? If we don’t take care of our home, would the children listen to us if we go back to them? They would not. So, I’m using this media to let leaders know that they must change, otherwise I will lead a demonstration.”

Earlier, Anita Desoso blew an alarm, alleging that some persons within the party are selling appointments.

According to her, certain elements are selling positions in the government even to members of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) who insulted the NDC.

She alleged that the positions are not being sold by the NDC executives, adding that persons who are unknown to the party are receiving appointments while NDC grassroos members have been abandoned.

Anita Desoso urged the leadership of the party to take the grassroots of the party seriously.

Speaking on Atinka TV, Anita Desoso stated, “A lot of our people are lamenting about employment and other issues. The second point is that many NPP people who insulted us have been given appointments.

But this is not the fault of the party leaders… people are selling positions. It is surprising that people we didn’t know and others who were with the NPP during the election have gotten appointments.

“So, a lot of people are angry. My ears are even hurting as people come to my house complaining, and I ask them to be patient. I explain to them that you need your opponents for certain things sometimes, and I also tell them that the NDC and NPP are not enemies, and it is possible that indirectly they contributed to the party’s victory,” she said in the Twi dialect.

Meanwhile, Mustapha Gbande, the Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has told the party’s grassroots that their patience will be vindicated soon.

According to Mustapha Gbande, he is confident that the NDC’s challenges are temporary.

He further called on the NDC grassroots to remain steadfast in their commitment to the party, despite individual actions, adding that party officers are taking note of every situation and will give them serious consideration.

Mustapha Gbande also alleged that pro-NPP accounts are exploiting NDC grassroots frustrations.

According to Mustapha Gbande, most accounts expressing disappointment with the John Mahama-led government and appointees are pro-NPP accounts asserting that some actions of NDC appointees may deviate from party resolve but called on members not to abandon the party, as the pain and struggles shared keep them up at night.

“Hon Muntaka, you have disappointed us” – Irate disqualified Security recruitment applicant

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“Hon Muntaka, you have disappointed us” – Irate disqualified Security recruitment applicant

A young Ghanaian Security recruitment applicant has expressed frustration with the government over the ongoing recruitment into the state security services.

According to the young man, the Minister for Interior, Muntaka Mubarak, has disappointed them.

He explained that he has been disqualified from the ongoing recruitment after the aptitude test.

The young Ghanaian Security recruitment applicant detailed that, as a driver, who was applying to the security services, his test should have been based on driving and how to move a car.

Reports suggest the Ghanaian man was disqualified from all three services he applied to join.

Speaking in a self-recorded video, the young Ghanaian man stated, “We must speak the truth in Ghana. Hon Muntaka, you have disappointed us so much. As a driver who has applied for the service, I have gone through the body selection process. All I did is there you can read it, but the aptitude test you are telling me that I have failed.

As a driver aptitude test, what am I using it for?  As a driver, you are supposed to give me a car drive for you to see if I can. But a car was not used to examine anyone, but we are being told that we have failed the aptitude test.

Ghana, if this is how it is going to go, it will not help us”, the Ghanaian man added.

Some Ghanaians reacting to the video stated, “The man has just spilt facts. Wanna leaders for be practical oo. You know the state of the economy, you have a fair idea of those who are applying for these jobs, so you have to consider each and every one. I feel sorry for my man, but it is what it is”.

“The question is, did he meet all the standard requirements and beyond?

Unfortunately, though, but obviously the system can’t take all that is applied, meaning some will be disappointed ultimately.

And please, let’s disabuse our minds from thinking that, once we support a party into political power, we must automatically get jobs”, a netizen quizzed.

“Hon. Muntaka says the recruitment process is orderly. I guess orderly is the new word for watching everyone get rejected in alphabetical order. It’s nice to know the digital reforms are working perfectly to ensure our disappointment is delivered at lightning speed”, a netizen added.

One more Ghanaian added, “While I understand the concerns about the online aptitude test technical glitches, poor internet access in rural areas, and AI-generated questions that may not reflect real-world competence what troubles me far more is a deeper, uncomfortable truth we keep avoiding:

We have young Ghanaians in 2026 who hold WASSCE certificates and university degrees, yet cannot operate a basic PC or sit an online proctored exam. That is not just a recruitment system problem. That is an educational system failure.

If our schools and universities are producing graduates who are digitally illiterate, then no amount of manual testing will fix the real crisis. We’ll just be papering over a wound that needs surgery.

Yes, let’s make the recruitment process fair and accessible. But let’s also demand answers from those responsible for an education system that awards certificates without equipping our youth with the basic digital skills the modern world demands. Both conversations must happen simultaneously”

Meanwhile, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority leader, has called on the John Mahama-led government to abolish the artificial intelligence-based aptitude tests (AI) that were used during the recruitment into Ghana’s security services.

According to Afenyo-Markin, many applicants faced major challenges with the artificial intelligence-based aptitude tests.

The Minority leader highlighted that he is for AI and IT, but someone from Pusiga or Bunkurugu who knows nothing about IT being asked to write an aptitude test using AI makes no sense.

He stressed that the system must be changed to enable our boys and girls who are not educated in ICT to write it manually, as the military did.  

Afenyo-Markin appealed to the Mahama government to review the current system to ensure that recruitment into the security services remains fair and accessible to all qualified Ghanaian applicants.

Speaking on the floor of the Parliament on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, Afenyo-Markin stated, “Mr Speaker, the military did something good. They created a system that allowed people to take the aptitude test directly. If it is possible, the system should be changed to enable our boys and girls who are not educated in ICT to write it manually”.

“I am for AI. I am for IT. But you cannot suddenly call someone from Pusiga or Bunkurugu who knows nothing about IT and ask them to write an aptitude test using AI. If they don’t have the means, they fail,” he said.

“I think it is a serious system challenge that the ministry would have to look at properly because it is we, the MPs, who are carrying the burden,” he added.

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Abusuapanyin Tupac summoned by Ga Chiefs over Lumba’s final resting place

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Abusuapanyin Tupac summoned by Ga Chiefs over Lumba’s final resting place

The Overlord of GaDangme has summoned the family head of the late Daddy Lumba, Abusuapanyin Kofi Owusu, commonly known as Abusuapanyin Tupac.  

According to the Ga chiefs, Abusuapanyin Tupac has been summoned in connection with reports and confirmation by Lumba’s family head that the late singer was laid to rest in his private residence in East Legon.

On March 10, 2026, in a letter, the office of Gborbu Wulomo-Shitsɛ, Nungua traditional area, directed Abusuapanyin Tupac to appear before Wor Lumor Konor Nuumo Borkete Laweh Tsuru at the palace in Nungua on March 13, 2026, at 11:30 am.

Parts of the letter read, “This summons arises in connection with reports and public concerns regarding the alleged burial of the late Charles Kojo Fosu (Daddy Lumba) at his private residence located in East Legon, Accra,” part of the statement read.

“As the Family Head (Abusuapanyin) of the late Charles Kojo Fosu, your presence is required to provide the necessary explanation and engagement on the matter in accordance with customary protocols and to assist in addressing the concerns raised”.

“Your cooperation in this matter is highly expected in the interest of maintaining harmony, respect for tradition, and peaceful resolution of the issues raised. Kindly treat this summons with the urgency and respect it deserves,” the statement further indicated.

The development follows Abusuapanyin Tupac, who has said people claiming they do not know where the late musician was buried are telling lies.

According to Abusuapanyin Tupac, people are claiming ignorance about the burial site when they choose not to attend the singer’s funeral.

Abusuapanyin Tupac further confirmed earlier claims by Afia Schwarzenegger, who stated Daddy Lumba was buried at his residence in East Legon, Accra.

He detailed that Daddy Lumba was buried at his residence in East Legon in accordance with his dying wish.

Speaking in an interview with Ezra TV on February 26, 2026, Abusuapanyin Tupac questioned, “If you chose not to attend the funeral because you were upset about the court’s verdict, how can you now claim you don’t know where Daddy Lumba was buried? You can’t skip the funeral and expect to know the burial site.

They are lucky that Afia Schwarzenegger made the location of Lumba’s burial known publicly, so saying you don’t know where he was buried is a lie,” he said.

Meanwhile, Cyril George Carstensen Lutterodt, popularly known as Counsellor Lutterodt, a controversial marriage counsellor, has been arrested by the Ghana Police Service.

Reports suggest that Counsellor Lutterodt was arrested by the Ghana Police Service for allegedly inciting violence.

According to reports, his arrest followed after he reportedly urged Ga youth to exhume Daddy Lumba’s body from his East Legon residence.

Counsellor Lutterodt is said to have claimed that burying the late musician at an unapproved location on Ga land is disrespectful and requires immediate action.

SIKAOFFICIAL in a post shared wrote, “Popular Ghanaian marriage counsellor Cyril George Carstensen Lutterodt, widely known as Counsellor Lutterodt, has been arrested and detained by the Ghana Police Service for allegedly inciting violence and engaging in conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace.

He reportedly urged Ga youth to exhume Daddy Lumba’s body from his East Legon residence, claiming that burying the late musician at an unapproved location on Ga land is disrespectful and requires immediate action”.

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Vincent Assafuah was texting me when he was planning his wedding – Pained TikToker laments

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Vincent Assafuah was texting me when he was planning his wedding – Pained TikToker laments

A pained female TikToker identified as Lopez has lamented about how Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Ekow Vincent Assafuah, was in her DM and even asked her to spend the night with him.

According to the TikToker, from her own calculations, Vincent Assafuah was texting her while he was planning his wedding with another woman.

The TikToker claimed Vincent Assafuah ghosted her because she did not agree to spend the night with him on their first date.

Speaking in a viral self-recorded video, the Ghanaian TikToker alleged, “Looking at the time range, this man texted me. I am sure he was literally planning his wedding with this lady. Because this chat is not more than 5 months old, so calculating the time range he texted me while he was in the process of arranging a marriage with this lady.

After we met, days later, I have been checking up on this man. I have been calling him because I am interested. I was calling, sending DMs, it got to a point where he was not replying to my message, so I sent him this last message: if he knows this is what he was going to do, why did he take my number to ghost me for no reason?

You said you liked me, and I liked you as well. I am giving you my time and effort, but you are online and ghosting me. I was physically drained, so I had to block him after I blocked him, just now I have seen he has gotten married. So this man just wanted to fu*k me.

Because I didn’t give in to spending the night with him on a first date, he ghosted me. I’m a grown woman, all I want is to get married and have kids… that’s my wish this year”.

She further narrated how the Old Tafo MP DM her.

According to the TikToker, Vincent Assafuah texted him less than 5 months ago, and she immediately fell for him after going through his videos and photos on Instagram.

She revealed that she went on a date with him, and she asked the Old Tafo MP whether he had a wife or kids and later disclosed that the MP asked her to spend the night with him, which she refused due to her Christian background.

Lopez stressed that she is pained to know Vincent Assafuah is now married, as she thought she had finally found someone to settle down with after immediately falling for him.

She added, “This one was in my DM not long ago, I will say less than 5 months, and I come to TikTok today, and I realise that this man is married to another woman.

He was in my DMs. This is the evidence: when he met me, I had been complaining of being single for a long time, so he sent me a DM on Instagram. In my head, I was like, finally, I am coming to know a guy, probably it will lead to marriage.

He texted me in a way that showed he was interested in me as a woman, and I was also interested in him.

I know I am a comic content creator, most of the time I come here to crack jokes, I don’t really talk about my personal life, but this thing has pained me”.

She further added, “I went on a date with this man, I asked him, ‘ Are you married? ‘ He said no, I asked him, ‘Do you have kids he said no’. Sometimes, if you DM a lady and she replies, it does not mean she is a fool. Imagine if I had continued a serious intimate relationship with this man”.   

We went on a date, we had beautiful conversations, he said he wanted to answer an urgent call, so he left me at the restaurant, and he went to stand outside for a long time. So, I was inside the place eating, and when I finished, he texted me asking about the bill. I said the bill was 500 cedis.

On that day, I thought I had gotten a man that I would be marrying soon, I liked him dead serious. Right now, I have blocked him because when we went on the first date, he was like spend a night with me and I was raised in a Christian background”

Her comments follow the buzz that was generated over the weekend when news broke that Vincent Asafuah held a private traditional marriage ceremony over the weekend with his partner, Dr Charis.

The traditional marriage ceremony was attended by close family and friends, and quickly sparked conversations online.  

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“Vincent Assafuah was in my DM, he even asked me to spend the night with him” – TikToker cries out

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“Vincent Assafuah was in my DM, he even asked me to spend the night with him” – TikToker cries out

A female TikToker identified as Lopez has cried out, narrating how the Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Ekow Vincent Assafuah, was in her DM and even asked her to spend the night with him.

According to the TikToker, Vincent Assafuah texted him less than 5 months ago, and she immediately fell for him after going through his videos and photos on Instagram.

She revealed that she went on a date with him, and she asked the Old Tafo MP whether he had a wife or kids and later disclosed that the MP asked her to spend the night with him, which she refused due to her Christian background.

Lopez stressed that she is pained to know Vincent Assafuah is now married, as she thought she had finally found someone to settle down with after immediately falling for him.

Speaking in a viral self-recorded video, the Ghanaian lady alleged, “This one was in my DM not long ago, I will say less than 5 months, and I come to TikTok today, and I realise that this man is married to another woman.

He was in my DMs. This is the evidence: when he met me, I had been complaining of being single for a long time, so he sent me a DM on Instagram. In my head, I was like, finally, I am coming to know a guy, probably it will lead to marriage.

He texted me in a way that showed he was interested in me as a woman, and I was also interested in him.

I know I am a comic content creator, most of the time I come here to crack jokes, I don’t really talk about my personal life, but this thing has pained me”.

She further added, “I went on a date with this man, I asked him, ‘ Are you married? ‘ He said no, I asked him, ‘Do you have kids he said no’. Sometimes, if you DM a lady and she replies, it does not mean she is a fool. Imagine if I had continued a serious intimate relationship with this man”.   

We went on a date, we had beautiful conversations, he said he wanted to answer an urgent call, so he left me at the restaurant, and he went to stand outside for a long time. So, I was inside the place eating, and when I finished, he texted me asking about the bill. I said the bill was 500 cedis.

On that day, I thought I had gotten a man that I would be marrying soon, I liked him dead serious. Right now, I have blocked him because when we went on the first date, he was like spend a night with me and I was raised in a Christian background”

Her comments follow the buzz that was generated over the weekend when news broke that Vincent Asafuah held a private traditional marriage ceremony over the weekend with his partner, Dr Charis.

The traditional marriage ceremony was attended by close family and friends, and quickly sparked conversations online.  

Meanwhile, a video of Dr Charis, the newlywed wife of the Member of Parliament for the Old Tafo Constituency, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has surfaced online.

Speaking in the video, she stated, “I have changed, so I don’t make videos just anyhow, but I am pained because it is only in Ghana that you will watch your own marriage on TikTok. I am moving from blogger to blogger looking for my own wedding video to watch, even though it was supposed to be a private ceremony,” she said.

“I am in my grace period because from next week, my attitude and the way I speak must change since I am now a big man’s wife, so I have to appear more demure. But for now, I want to say whatever I want.

“When my father asked me if they should accept the drinks, I almost told them that I wanted to go and think about it. Those of you who say that if your family doesn’t accept the drinks, something bad will happen to you, you are full of wonders,” she added.

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Abolish AI aptitude tests for security recruitment – Afenyo-Markin tells gov’t

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Abolish AI aptitude tests for security recruitment – Afenyo-Markin tells gov’t

Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority leader, has called on the John Mahama-led government to abolish the artificial intelligence-based aptitude tests (AI) that were used during the recruitment into Ghana’s security services.

According to Afenyo-Markin, many applicants faced major challenges with the artificial intelligence-based aptitude tests.

The Minority leader highlighted that he is for AI and IT, but someone from Pusiga or Bunkurugu who knows nothing about IT being asked to write an aptitude test using AI makes no sense.

He stressed that the system must be changed to enable our boys and girls who are not educated in ICT to write it manually, as the military did.  

Afenyo-Markin appealed to the Mahama government to review the current system to ensure that recruitment into the security services remains fair and accessible to all qualified Ghanaian applicants.

Speaking on the floor of the Parliament on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, Afenyo-Markin stated, “Mr Speaker, the military did something good. They created a system that allowed people to take the aptitude test directly. If it is possible, the system should be changed to enable our boys and girls who are not educated in ICT to write it manually”.

“I am for AI. I am for IT. But you cannot suddenly call someone from Pusiga or Bunkurugu who knows nothing about IT and ask them to write an aptitude test using AI. If they don’t have the means, they fail,” he said.

“I think it is a serious system challenge that the ministry would have to look at properly because it is we, the MPs, who are carrying the burden,” he added.

In related news, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has retracted and apologised to the Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, over allegations of fraud he made on the ongoing security service recruitment process.

The minority leader’s apology follows the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Bernard Ahiafor, who referred the issue to the Privileges Committee over contempt charges.

During parliamentary proceedings on Wednesday, March 4, Afenyo-Markin formally withdrew the comments and expressed regret over the matter.

According to him, he did not do that to hurt or to tarnish the reputation of Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka.

Afenyo-Markin stated, “Mr Speaker, I will not do that to hurt him or tarnish his reputation, and if the text of my concern reflected so, it is hereby accordingly withdrawn. I assure you that concerns that will arise out of any matter shall be properly brought to his attention”.

Barely 24 hours ago, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin demanded a public hearing over his Trybe Net allegation after he was referred to the Privileges Committee of Parliament.

According to Afenyo-Markin, he is ready to appear before the Privileges Committee to present evidence of his allegations.

The minority leader demanded that the Privileges Committee of Parliament hearing on the matter be made in the full glare of the public.

Speaking on the floor of Parliament, Afenyo-Markin stated, “Honourable Minister of Interior, I am not too sure you want us to pursue this matter. I repeat, because you and I know what we know. Let the referral be made, let there be a public hearing. Let Afenyo-Markin, who these days is seen as perhaps, according to the allegation, saying something untruthful, and because of that, it is a breach of parliamentary privilege. Mr Speaker, you have the wisdom to exercise discretion.

“I will avail myself, should you exercise that discretion, to a public hearing, and then the matter can be brought to a peaceful rest”, he added.

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“NDC MPs are not your friends, they don’t like you” – Baba Jamal warned

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“NDC MPs are not your friends, they don’t like you” – Baba Jamal warned

The first Deputy Minority Whip, Habib Iddrisu, has told the newly sworn-in member of parliament for Ayawaso East, Baba Jamal, that he cannot afford to trust the Majority MPs.

According to the NPP MP, Baba Jamal cannot trust the NDC majority in parliament after they called for his disqualification over vote-buying claims made against him in the NDC’s primaries.

Habib Iddrisu further noted that only Asiedu Nketiah stood by Baba Jamal when some NDC MPs were demanding his removal as the parliamentary candidate.

Speaking on the floor of Parliament on March 10, 2026, Habib Iddrisu stated, “It is very clear that our colleagues in the majority are now trying to save face after issuing a letter of no confidence in him. It was signed by the 189-member Majority Caucus.

“Mr Speaker, the letter that was signed by the regional caucuses of the majority representing the 189—Baba Jamal, they are not your friends. They don’t like you at all. You are welcome on our side,” he said.

“It is very obvious that the only friend Baba Jamal has in the NDC is the National Chairman of the party. The President fired him before he was declared, and the majority denied him before he was declared. The only person who stood by him was Asiedu Nketiah.

“When you observe what is actually going on in the chamber, I just want to advise Honourable Baba Jamal that even where he is seated is an indication that they do not like him at all,” he added.

In related news, Baba Jamal was officially sworn in as the Member of Parliament for Ayawaso East by Speaker Bagbin.

Speaking after administering the oath, Speaker Bagbin said, “You voluntarily offered yourself to serve the good people of the Ayawaso East Constituency. In your campaign, you stated that you want to serve them as a member of Parliament,” he told Baba Jamal.

“You are going to serve Ghana, and not as a High Commissioner; I am going to hold you as my son. I will hold you accountable to the good people of the Ayawaso East constituency,” the Speaker added.

Meanwhile, Baba Jamal was declared the winner of the Ayawaso East parliamentary by-election after the close of polls on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.

At the constituency collation centre, St Kizito Catholic Church in Nima, the EC returning officer declared that Baba Jamal won the election with over 10,884 votes, representing over 63%.

Baba Ali Yussif, the NPP candidate, came in second with 4,009 votes, and independent candidate Alhaji Mohammed Umaru Sanda came third with 1,885 votes.

In total, 17,048 people voted in the by-election across 113 polling stations with 120 rejected ballots.

Speaking to the media after he was declared the winner of the by-election, Baba Jamal stated, “I dedicate this victory to my 93-year-old mother, who promised to support me and ensured that one day I would return to Parliament. Today, her vision and wish have come true. I thank Allah for her life. I also want to thank my wife and my children for their spirit of endurance and the sacrifices they have made”.

“I thank Almighty Allah for granting us this victory. This win is not for me alone; it is for the good people of Ayawaso East. I appreciate them for the confidence they have shown in me by electing me as their parliamentary candidate.

“I also extend special thanks to the national executives of the NDC, including the chairman and the general secretary, as well as the Greater Accra regional executives,” he added.

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Watch Diana Hamilton returns to work as a Nurse in the UK

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Watch Diana Hamilton returns to work as a Nurse in the UK

Diana Hamilton, a multi-award-winning Ghanaian gospel musician, has shared a video of her back to work as a Nurse in the UK.

According to Diana Hamilton, it feels good to be home and back to work.

Diana Hamilton disclosed that sometimes she feels she has forgotten all about nursing, but when the first patient is called, everything comes back to her.

Speaking in the viral video shared, Diana Hamilton stated, “Family feels good to be home, and back to being a nurse, so those of you who think I don’t practice well, sometimes we do not all the time.

Sometimes I come in, and I think I have forgotten everything about nursing, but I sit behind the computer you call the first patient, and it all comes back to me. Have a great day, it’s Diana Hamilton, the nurse”.

In related news, Diana Hamilton has revealed that her time in nursing school played a pivotal role in both her personal and professional life.

Speaking in an interview on JoyNews Personality Profile, the ‘Adom’ hitmaker labelled her nursing journey as the foundation for every major relationship in her life.

The multi-award-winning Ghanaian gospel musician revealed that it was during her training that she met her husband, her manager, and some of her closest friends.

“That’s where everything turned for me,” she stated.

According to the singer, nursing school was more than just education, adding that it taught her leadership, resilience, and the value of meaningful relationships.

Diana Hamilton disclosed that the combination of love, management, and friendship earned in nursing school became the secret backbone of her music career.

Meanwhile, Arnold Asamoah Baidoo, a Veteran entertainment journalist, has backed Diana Hamilton for a nomination in the Artiste of the Year category at the 2026 Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA).

Arnold Asamoah Baidoo described Diana Hamilton’s 2025 output as undeniable and impossible to overlook.

He cited Hamilton’s consistency, visibility, and creative output throughout the year, pointing to her Awake Experience worship concert series held in Accra, Kumasi and Sunyani as well as Maryland in the United States.

He further argued that Diana Hamilton deserved consideration not only in the flagship category but also in Gospel Artiste of the Year, Gospel Song of the Year, and Songwriter of the Year.

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Audit report on Akufo-Addo’s 1D1F exposes GH¢89.4m debt, missing GH¢10m

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Audit report on Akufo-Addo’s 1D1F exposes GH¢89.4m debt, missing GH¢10m

An Audit report carried out on the former Akufo-Addo government’s flagship One District One Factory (1DIF) programme has revealed shocking financial misappropriation.

The audit report produced by the Ghana Audit Service in partnership with EY and PwC showed that millions of state funds were almost stolen under the One-District One-Factory (1DIF).

On Monday, March 10, 2026, the findings presented to the Parliament of Ghana were delivered by Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem on behalf of Cassiel Ato Forson.

According to the audit report, the Ministry of Trade and Industry in 2024 requested the release of GH¢89.4 million to five commercial banks as the government’s contribution toward interest; however, all five institutions reportedly denied being owed any money by the government.

The Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem detailed, “The then Ministry of Trade and Industry in 2024 submitted a request of GH¢89.4 million to the Ministry of Finance to be transferred to five commercial banks as a government contribution to interest payments under the One District, One Factory (1D1F) initiative. The Ministry of Finance subsequently processed the same to the Controller and Accountant General’s Department for payment.

“This particular request was part of BTAs sitting at the Controller and Accountant General’s Department, awaiting cash for payment. When auditors contacted these five banks to confirm the liability, every single one of them denied being owed any amount by the government under the said arrangement. According to the auditors, the said GH¢89.4 million debt was fictitious. Without the audit intervention, a whopping GH¢89.4 million of hard-earned public money could have been disbursed to settle this non-existent liability,” he said.

Also, the Deputy Minister further disclosed that the audit also uncovered another questionable transaction involving a reported GH¢10.5 million payment into a so-called “Buffer Account” at a commercial bank.

“Rt. Hon. Speaker, payment of GH¢10.5 million was recorded as having been made into an account named the ‘Buffer Account’ at a commercial bank. Upon verification, the bank confirmed that it had never received such a payment. The account number cited did not exist within the bank’s records and did not even conform to its account numbering format,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Mahama government has since announced plans to subject the Akufo-Addo government’s entire One District One Factory programme to a full forensic audit.

According to Deputy Minister Ampem, the review is necessary given the scale of public funds involved.

He disclosed that the government had disbursed about GH¢391 million in interest subsidies for the programme as of the end of 2024.

“Mr Speaker, only God knows how much of taxpayers’ money has been lost to similar fictitious claims,” he said.

In related news, a member of Parliament’s Finance Committee has said the Auditor-General’s report should lead to prosecutions, not scare tactics.

Dr Kabiru Tiah Mahama highlighted that the Auditor-General’s Report on Arrears and Payables as at the end of 2024 should lead to prosecutions.

Speaking on Eyewitness News on Tuesday, March 10, Dr Tiah Mahama stated, “Exposing these things are good, but my problem is that they are not doing it with the intention actually to punish people. They are doing it to create a scare”.

“We fully support any decision to ensure accountability and transparency and to make sure people involved in financial malpractices are dealt with in accordance with the law. However, we do not support the idea of presenting people as guilty before they are heard or before their cases are determined in court,” he added.

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Why former Health Minister Kwaku Agyemang Manu was arrested and cautioned

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Why former Health Minister Kwaku Agyemang Manu was arrested and cautioned

Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, has said the former Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, was arrested, interrogated and cautioned by the state in 2025.

According to Felix Kwakye Ofosu, claims that no action has been taken against him are untrue.

Felix Kwakye Ofosu revealed that Kwaku Agyemang-Manu will be taken to court and charged in the coming weeks over the Sputnik V vaccine case and the COVID-19 frontier case over procurement violations and causing financial loss to the State.

Speaking in an interview on JoyNews on March 10, 2026, Kwakye Ofosu detailed, “There is a Sputnik V vaccine case involving Kwaku Agyemang Manu. I noticed that he’s been in the news, engaging in bluster and claiming that nobody has touched me. That is not true. He was arrested. He was interrogated, questioned, and cautioned. There are two dockets in respect of him: the Sputnik V case, and then the COVID-19 frontier case.

“So in the next few weeks, the Attorney General will be taking him to court, and he will charge him formally,” he disclosed.

The claim that he has not been touched is palpably false. He was arrested by the NIB a couple of months ago last year. He was interrogated, and he wrote a caution statement.

“The docket on him has been built – two of them… There are cases of positive financial loss to the state and what have you, and things that he did that violated the procurement laws, and what have you, and several other charges that the Attorney General would be referring against,” he said.

His comment comes on the heels of Kwaku Agyemang Manu, who had fired shots at the NDC government following claims they made against him in opposition.

According to Kwaku Agyemang Manu, despite the NDC’s claims in opposition, he walks free without arrest or intimidation.

He asserted that the NDC in opposition stated he would be arrested and locked up, but after a year in office, he is still free.

Speaking in a viral video shared on X,  Kwaku Agyemang-Manu stated, “I’m not that desperate; I have not been crying for help. Some people said either I would fall sick or die, but here I stand. Some said I would be arrested and locked up. A year has passed, and here I stand”.

In this world, if you are truthful… not every person would like what you are doing. No matter what you do, you would certainly step on someone’s foot. But when you step on someone’s foot, and you apologise, and the person accepts, great,” he said.

It will be recalled that the Ministry of Health, under the leadership of Kwaku Agyemang-Manu in 2020, paid UNICEF/AVAT over 120 million dollars for Coronavirus vaccines but failed to receive all vaccines from the supplier.

“Ministry of Health, on behalf of the Government of Ghana, paid an amount of US$120,192,379.80 to UNICEF/AVAT for the supply of vaccines. However, 5,109,600.00 doses of vaccines valued at US$38,322,000.00 were supplied to the National Cold Room, leaving a difference of US$81,870,379.80 with UNICEF/AVAT,” the 2022 Auditor General’s report stated.

“This led to public agitation, with critics demanding the retrieval of the over US$80 million at UNICEF/AVAT and also calling for heads to roll.

Also, Kwaku Agyemang Manu was accused of allowing Frontier Health Service Limited to operate without a licence during COVID-19.

“Kwaku Agyemang Manu, appearing before the appointment committee in 2021, explained the decision to allow Frontier Health Service Limited to start testing for COVID-19 at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) before eventually being licensed.

During his vetting, Agyemang Manu admitted to a question posed by North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa that the company was allowed to start operating when it had not been granted a permit.

The North Tongu MP said the company started operating on September 1, 2020, but was licensed on November 3, the same year, after it had already commenced operations”.

In answering, the Health Minister-designate at the time explained: “In the pandemic, we had a phrase we were using. We said that we were not in normal times.

“There were certain things that we had to do and try to rectify as we go forward because of the urgency of the situation.”

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$7.9m paid to 35 contractors under Agenda 111, but they failed to work – Finance Ministry

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$7.9m paid to 35 contractors under Agenda 111, but they failed to work – Finance Ministry

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.

In related news, the Audit report also carried out on the former Akufo-Addo government’s flagship One District One Factory (1DIF) programme has revealed shocking financial misappropriation.

The audit report produced by the Ghana Audit Service in partnership with EY and PwC showed that millions of state funds were almost stolen under the One-District One-Factory (1DIF).

On Monday, March 10, 2026, the findings presented to the Parliament of Ghana were delivered by Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem on behalf of Cassiel Ato Forson.

According to the audit report, the Ministry of Trade and Industry in 2024 requested the release of GH¢89.4 million to five commercial banks as the government’s contribution toward interest; however, all five institutions reportedly denied being owed any money by the government.

The Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem detailed, “The then Ministry of Trade and Industry in 2024 submitted a request of GH¢89.4 million to the Ministry of Finance to be transferred to five commercial banks as a government contribution to interest payments under the One District, One Factory (1D1F) initiative. The Ministry of Finance subsequently processed the same to the Controller and Accountant General’s Department for payment.

“This particular request was part of BTAs sitting at the Controller and Accountant General’s Department, awaiting cash for payment. When auditors contacted these five banks to confirm the liability, every single one of them denied being owed any amount by the government under the said arrangement. According to the auditors, the said GH¢89.4 million debt was fictitious. Without the audit intervention, a whopping GH¢89.4 million of hard-earned public money could have been disbursed to settle this non-existent liability,” he said.

Also, the Deputy Minister further disclosed that the audit also uncovered another questionable transaction involving a reported GH¢10.5 million payment into a so-called “Buffer Account” at a commercial bank.

“Rt. Hon. Speaker, payment of GH¢10.5 million was recorded as having been made into an account named the ‘Buffer Account’ at a commercial bank. Upon verification, the bank confirmed that it had never received such a payment. The account number cited did not exist within the bank’s records and did not even conform to its account numbering format,” he said.

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