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“President Mahama is not getting the right advice” – Adom-Otchere

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“President Mahama is not getting the right advice” – Adom-Otchere

Paul Adom-Otchere, the Ghanaian media personality and host of Good Evening Ghana, has boldly stated that President John Dramani Mahama is not getting the right advice as president.

The renowned journalist slammed the Mahama government over the recently held National Day of Thanksgiving and Prayer, which took place despite the devastating floods which claimed the lives of 34 people.

Paul Adom-Otchere argued that the government was insensitive in proceeding with the event as originally planned despite the national mourning.

According to Adom-Otchere, the  National Day of Thanksgiving and Prayer attire could have been changed to black and turned into a commemorative service for the people who died.

Speaking on his programme on July 3, 2026, Adom-Otchere stated, “You know during the campaign in 2024, I used to come here to say something that people didn’t listen to; they thought I was not serious, I used to say because of my love for President Mahama, I was worried that he was not getting the right advice as a former president and a leading presidential candidate. That President Mahama is not getting the right advice.

When I said it, it was thought of as anti-propaganda; Sammy Gyamfi and co will laugh at me. Today, we are seeing it. People have died. Thirty-seven is the number, even if we go by the Interior Minister’s figures. People have died from the rainstorm and then the government of Ghana, a day after these deaths, decided to go ahead with a Thanksgiving service that had already been scheduled.

“Did it not occur to anyone to redirect the programme because it could appear insensitive to the families of those who had lost loved ones? Nobody in the Jubilee House could call a quick meeting and suggest changing the event? They could have changed the attire to black and turned it into a commemorative service for the people who died.

“Even though the Bible says we should give thanks in all things, the appearance of the Thanksgiving service should not have been like a normal celebration. Nobody in the Jubilee House was able to think this and say it and let it be done this way…look at the backlash President Mahama is receiving on social media,” he said.

In related news, the Weija-Gbawe Member of Parliament, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, has descended heavily on the John Mahama government over the organisation of a National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving.

Jerry Ahmed Shaib questioned the sincerity of the National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving while the country faces galamsey devastation and flooding.

According to Weija-Gbawe, the  National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving is pointless when the government has repeatedly failed to match its words with action on the ground, reminding the Mahama government that God help those who help themselves.

Speaking in an interview on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, Jerry Ahmed Shaib stated, “You’ve had your ministers, ministers of state, who lost their lives just because they were going to deal with an issue of galamsey. We thought that was going to bring this government to its notice, to the extent that they were going to take a serious and critical look at galamsey.

“What is happening to galamsey? It’s become unprecedented. Everywhere you pass, there is galamsey,” he said.

He further fired shots at GoldBod CEO Sammy Gyamfi, saying, “You come and see people like Sammy Gyamfi today. He will hold his father-in-law’s funeral in a lavish and profligate manner, and then we still don’t see the need to stop all of this. Then, when people die, you come and say you are doing thanksgiving.

How long has President Mahama been president? How long has he been vice president? Let’s stop this kind of cheap politics.

He’s the most experienced person, as we speak right now, when it comes to leadership in this country. All we get is promises”, he said.

He further criticised the national prayer exercise, saying, “Then you come and stand here and dance and say you are doing thanksgiving. Do you think God does not help those who help themselves?”

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@ghnow_ President Mahama displays his dancing skills at the ongoing National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving, currently being held at the Forecourt of the State House. #GHNow #fyp ♬ original sound – GHnow

I won’t be happy if Ken Agyapong leaves NPP – Nana Obiri Boahen

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I won’t be happy if Ken Agyapong leaves NPP – Nana Obiri Boahen

Nana Obiri Boahen, the former Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said he will not be happy if the former Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Ken Agyapong, leaves the party.

He argued that Ken Agyapong should not allow personal issues with individuals in the party to influence his actions against the NPP.

Obiri Boahen, however, emphasised that while he does not support dismissing Ken through the party’s disciplinary committee, he added that the former Assin Central MP should step aside if he no longer wishes to continue with the party.

Nana Obiri Boahen urged Ken Agyapong to leave the NPP and stop the threats.

According to Obiri Boahen, if Ken Agyapong feels tired of the party, he should simply leave rather than resort to threats and intimidation against its members.

Speaking in an interview on Okay FM on July 1, 2026, “We are saying that Ken, as an adult, says, if the water rises above the frog, it makes noise. Now we are tired, Ken today this, tomorrow that, we are tired of you”.

“Just leave the party and go, that’s all…If the disciplinary committee asks for my opinion, I won’t recommend sacking him. Instead, they should talk things out. But if he feels he is tired, then he should just leave and stop the threats”.

“We don’t live in a group and behave this way. If you want to go, you can go; if you want to stay, you can stay,” he said.

In related news, Professor Yaw Boadu Ayeboafoh, a former Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), has said the former Assin Central Member of Parliament, Ken Agyapong’s recent threats against the New Patriotic Party (NPP) are empty and childish.

The former Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC) criticised former Ken Agyapong, questioning him whether he is acting out of greed or for the love of the country.

He argued that Ken Agyapong’s utterances must be checked, otherwise they could cause harm to the party.

According to him, he believes Kennedy’s threats are driven by greed rather than patriotism.

Speaking in an interview on Owia TV on June 25, 2026, Prof Ayeboafoh stated, “He contributed to the NPP’s defeat in the election because he went around saying that Charlotte Osei used her attraction to secure the Electoral Commission position.

“My problem is this; if he says he loves the party and there are certain things that need to be disclosed, why is he not saying them now and instead waiting until 2027 to reveal them? Is he doing this out of greed or out of love for the country?” he questioned.

Meanwhile, Kwasi Kwarteng, a spokesperson for former Assin Central Member of Parliament Ken Agyapong, has revealed that his boss is still a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

According to Kwasi Kwarteng, reports attributed to Ken Agyapong’s brother, Lawyer Ralph Agyapong, of him leaving the party are not necessarily accurate.

Speaking in an interview on Joy News, Kwasi Kwarteng stated, “Ken Agyapong is not perturbed; he is still a member of the NPP. I have seen reports which has been attributed to his brother, Lawyer Ralph Agyapong, that Ken Agyapong has left the party; thankfully, we have the Deputy General Secretary in the studio. I am sure he has not received any letter relating to that. The reports attributed to Ralph Ohene Agyapong may not necessarily be accurate.

Yesterday I attended a funeral with Ken Agyapong at Krobo Odumase; we literally spent the whole day together. As far as he is concerned, he has not left the NPP; he is still a member of the party; nothing has changed”.

Kwasi Kwarteng further touched on reports of summons against Ken Agyapong, saying, “We also cannot pretend; we have heard reports of summons in the media regarding some petitions against him; that is very normal and natural in every democratic dispensation.

As of now, he has not had any invitation; I am sure that any invitation extended to him, all consequential decisions will be made to that effect”.

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‘I lost my sister because of no bed syndrome at Korle Bu’ – MzBel breaks down in tears

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‘I lost my sister because of no bed syndrome at Korle Bu’ – MzBel breaks down in tears

Ghanaian musician, Belinda Ekuah Amoah, popularly known as Mzbel, has broken down in tears following the death of her sister due to the no bed syndrome.

In a viral video shared on social media, Mzbel alleged that her sister died at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after the facility reportedly had no available bed for her.

According to Mzbel, the lack of a bed contributed to her sister’s death, questioning the government and John Dramani Mahama over the persistent reports of bed shortages at the hospital.

Speaking in a self-recorded viral video, Mzbel stated, “We cannot blame the nurses and the doctors; we must blame the government. Since I was a child, I’ve always heard reports that there were no beds available at Korle Bu. So all the presidents that have come and gone, didn’t you hear there were no beds at Korle Bu? Every day when someone dies, there is no bed in Korle Bu”.

If it was during an election, they would have provided beds for people to sleep on to go and vote. When will there be beds at Korle Bu? If you are ill and you don’t have money and go to Korle Bu, you will die because there is no bed there; the number of patients there is more than the number of beds”.

She added, “It is your job to provide beds; it is not about making promises. Every day people are being placed on the floor with no medication, then they pass on”.

What is the problem at Korle Bu? People are just dying there; as for death, everyone will die, but if it is not your time and because there is no bed for you to be treated. When will there be enough beds at Korle Bu”.

Meanwhile, some weeks ago, the Emergency Medicine Residents at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) said the ‘No-bed syndrome’ crisis in Ghana’s healthcare delivery is real.

According to the Emergency Medicine Residents at the Korle Bu, the evidence is real. The crisis is real, and the response must be equally real.

In a press statement issued on March 23, the residents disclosed that the viral video of patients being treated on the floor is a National Crisis, not a Korle Bu problem.

According to the Emergency Medicine Residents, the videos showing patients being treated on the floor are authentic, not AI-generated.

In the Emergency Medicine Residents’ press statement issued on March 23, it reads, “We, the Emergency Medicine Residents of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), respond to management’s News Release of March 21, 2026. We write to ensure the public record accurately reflects the conditions under which care is being delivered and the systemic failures that made them inevitable

The Floor Incident: Setting the Record Straight

The video footage is authentic. When the surge in patients exhausted all available beds, chairs were provided. When those chairs were also exhausted, patients had no option but to receive care on the floor. This sequence was witnessed by every member of our clinical team. Characterising this documentation as ‘AI-generated or ‘media slander’ is factually inaccurate and an affront to both patients and staff.

200 Beds Are Not Enough

The procurement of 200 beds, while noted, does not address the crisis. Beds without functional oxygen points, airway equipment, monitoring tools, adequate floor space, and sufficient nursing and physician staffing ratios do not improve care. They congest an already overwhelmed space. A comprehensive, resourced solution is required, not headline figures.

A National Crisis, Not a KBTH Problem

This crisis is a symptom of a fractured national emergency response system driven by:

1. Dysfunctional referral pathways: Patients are dumped at tertiary centres because primary and secondary facilities cannot hold them.

2. Absent pre-hospital coordination: Patients arrive critically ill with no advance notice and no basic interventions initiated

3. No national bed-tracking system makes real-time patient redistribution impossible.

We do not call for more beds in hallways. We call for a strengthened national healthcare grid.

We urge management and the Ministry of Health to move past PR-focused responses and commit to a transparent and systemic reform. The evidence is real. The crisis is real. And the response must be equally real”.

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Lawyers for Abu Trica file emergency applications to halt his extradition to the US

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Lawyers for Abu Trica file emergency applications to halt his extradition to the US

Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a lawyer for Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica have filed an emergency application at the High Court seeking a stay of execution of an extradition order granted on July 2, 2026.

The application is seeking to halt all processes to surrender Abu Trica to authorities in the United States pending the filing, hearing, and determination of an intended appeal and an application for leave to appeal.

In the court documents, counsel for Abu Trica are seeking five key reliefs, which include an order staying the execution of the High Court’s July 2 judgment which dismissed Abu Trica’s application for a writ of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum.

They are also asking the Court to stay the execution and enforcement of a committal order made by the District Court.

Additionally, the application seeks an order restraining the Minister for the Interior, the Attorney-General, the Ghana Police Service acting through INTERPOL, and any other state agency from surrendering, extraditing, removing, or transferring Abu Trica into US custody until his appellate proceedings are concluded.

Abu Trica’s counsel are also praying the Court for an immediate administrative stay of the judgment and consequential orders pending the hearing of the application.

The development follows an Accra High Court order which ordered the extradition of Abu Trica to the United States.

According to Abu Trica’s legal representative, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, the High Court dismissed an application seeking to block his transfer to the United States.

In a post shared on X, Oliver Barker Vormawor wrote, “I am out of Ghana for work. I just heard that the case of Abu Trica has been fast-tracked and a judge has just ordered his extradition.

Hmmm. FBI 1 – Abu 1. I guess this issue goes to the Supreme Court”.

Meanwhile,  some weeks ago, Abu Trica broke his silence on the claimed $8 million romance scam levelled against him.

According to Abu Trica, there is no such thing as an $8 million claim in the case against him, arguing that the foreigners themselves admitted they gave him $13,000.

He further argued that he was set up, revealing that while he was in custody, two foreigners attempted to set him up during interrogation, claiming they had evidence against him.

Speaking on Accra-based Onua TV on June 3, 2026, Abu Trica argued, “There is no such thing as an $8 million claim in the case against me. They themselves admitted they gave me $13,000”.

“The reason behind how the $8 million came about is that they came to arrest me and pick me up at night to NACOC cells. While in the cells, they came and told me that some men needed to interrogate me. It was a dark conference room, and I saw five men, three of whom were white and two were black,” he stated.

“They placed some documents in front of me, not knowing it was a setup orchestrated by themselves,” he said.

“The informant told me to provide an account for them because they knew it did not belong to me. They wanted me to mention the name of the account owner, which I refused to do. They became furious and threatened to charge me with taking $8 million instead of the initial $1 million claim against me,” he disclosed.

“I thought it was a joke. How can a foreigner treat me like that in my own country and threaten me?” he said.

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@ghnow_ Wife of Abrutrika visibly disturbed after his husband’s rearrest  #GHNow #fyp ♬ original sound – GHnow

Interior Ministry issues weather alert; warns of possible flooding in Greater Accra today

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Interior Ministry issues weather alert; warns of possible flooding in Greater Accra today

The Interior Ministry has issued a weather alert warning to residents of the Greater Accra Region of the likelihood of moderate rainfall in the early hours of Monday, July 6.

According to the Interior Ministry text message sent to Greater Accra residents, moderate rain is expected between 4 AM and 7 AM, with a 40 per cent chance of occurrence.

The ministry further warned that low-lying areas could experience flooding and advised residents to avoid driving or walking through flooded roads.

The Interior Ministry also urged the public to remain alert and monitor weather conditions.

“GREATER ACCRA: Moderate rain likely Mon July 6, 4-7 am (40% chance). Low-lying areas may flood. Avoid flooded roads. Stay alert”, the Interior Ministry message stated.

Also, the GMet weather alert for Monday, July 6, 2026 read, “Weather Alert.

Rain and thunderstorms are expected over parts of northern, transition and middle sectors tonight, while cloudy conditions persist across much of the country.

Tomorrow morning, slight to moderate rain is expected along the coast and parts of the middle sector. Mist or fog may reduce visibility over mountainous and forest areas early tomorrow morning.

Drive carefully and stay weather-aware”.

Meanwhile, some days ago, GMet warned that more rainfall and thunderstorms are expected across the southern part of Ghana.

On Tuesday, June 30, GMet, in an impact-based weather update issued, revealed a slow-moving rainstorm observed off the coast of Benin is expected to move westwards, bringing increased cloud cover and rainfall to several parts of the country.

GMet forecast revealed slight to moderate thunderstorms with rain over the Volta, Greater Accra, Eastern and Central regions from Tuesday morning through the afternoon, adding that the weather system is expected to extend later in the day to parts of the Ashanti, Bono, Ahafo, Western North and Western regions.

“The storm will trigger rain-bearing clouds and produce thunderstorms or rain over Ashanti, Bono, Ahafo and Western North regions later in the day,” the forecast stated.

They further cautioned the public to remain alert for hazards associated with the storms.

They forecast that Greater Accra, Volta, Central and Eastern regions have a high probability (greater than 60%) of experiencing rainfall between 8:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Also, Western, Ashanti, Ahafo, Western North and Bono regions are expected to experience rain and thunderstorms between 10:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., with a medium to high probability (40–60%).

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Ghana started the Xenophobic attacks – Kwesi Pratt Jnr

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Ghana started the Xenophobic attacks – Kwesi Pratt Jnr

Kwesi Pratt Jnr, a Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, has said Ghana started the Xenophobic attacks with the 1969 Aliens Compliance Order introduced under the administration of former Prime Minister Kofi Abrefa Busia.

According to Kwesi Pratt, Ghana is in no position to claim the high moral ground over the growing hostility towards African migrants in South Africa.

The Veteran Journalist recalled the 1969 Aliens Compliance Order that led to the expulsion of hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals, specifically West Africans, from Ghana.

Speaking on Radio Gold on Sunday, July 5, 2026, Kwesi Pratt detailed, “Today, this is happening in South Africa, and I’m sitting in this studio as a Ghanaian. I find it so difficult to mount any moral high ground because we started it”.

“We started the Alien Compliance Order, expelled hundreds of thousands of West Africans from Ghana for the same reasons that the March on March movement is marching in the streets of Johannesburg and other places against other Africans. Nigerians died in their hundreds as a result of the implementation of the Alien Compliance Order. Togolese were maltreated. Some of them were beaten and thrown out of their houses. We did it in 1969 or thereabouts under the Busia administration,” he said.

The veteran journalist, however, acknowledged the concerns surrounding the treatment of migrants in South Africa, but added that Ghanaians should also remember the country’s own history.

Kwesi Pratt also revealed he just returned from a four-day visit to Bela-Bela in Limpopo after arriving through Johannesburg and did not personally encounter any form of harassment.

He stated, “I landed in Johannesburg and drove two and a half hours to Bela-Bela in Limpopo. I didn’t have a scratch on my skin, nobody asked to see my passport, nothing. I stayed in Bela-Bela for four days… not a whimper against anybody. That’s the reality”.

Kwesi Pratt further disclosed some conversations he had with some Ghanaians travelling back to Ghana.

He revealed that one traveller said he preferred to leave South Africa temporarily because he was uncertain about what could happen after June 30 but will return if the situation improves.

Kwesi Pratt recounted, “One of them told me that he’s not sure of what is likely to happen… so he was coming to Ghana to watch the situation, and after two or three weeks, depending on his reading of the situation, he may go back or stay”.

“Then there’s one of them who told me that he’s been to South Africa for eight months. He doesn’t have a job. He’s struggling to find a job… so there’s no point risking his life. He decided to come back home, and even coming back home was difficult because he couldn’t afford his ticket. It was relatives who bought the ticket for him”, he said.

In related news, Julius Malema, a South African opposition leader, has launched a scathing attack on the ongoing anti-immigration protesters in South Africa.

According to Julius Malema, the march against foreign African nationals is clownish and stupid.

He argued that there is no xenophobia in South Africa, adding that it’s just a group of charlatans, extortionists, disruptors, and corrupt individuals who want to extort foreign nationals.

Julius Malema also claimed that the anti-immigration protests are being sponsored by the South African government to distract South Africans from their failures.

Speaking in an interview pm Sky News, Julius Malema stated, “It is clownish – clownish and stupid. There is no xenophobia in South Africa; it’s just a group of charlatans, extortionists, disruptors, corrupt individuals who want to extort foreign nationals.

“It’s not xenophobia; it’s gangsterism sponsored by government. The government is fully informed to distract our people from many major issues. How can an ordinary person be handling a man in front of the police, because it’s a crime on its own,” he said.

According to Julius Malema, records show that a majority of crimes in South Africa, including rape, are committed by South African men and not foreigners natioanls.

Julius Malema added, “Let go and check the cases of rape: who raped South Africa? South African men. Who beats up South Africa’s children? South African men. The majority of the prisoners there are not Zimbabwe, it’s not Ghana, it’s not Nigeria, it’s not TRC, it’s South African men,

“So when you say they are committing crime, why are they not in jail? Because they are not committing any crime, but they become an easy target,” she said.

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“I lost everything; a volunteer was bitten by a snake” –  Miracles Aboagye narrates harrowing June 29 flood nightmare

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“I lost everything; a volunteer was bitten by a snake” –  Miracles Aboagye narrates harrowing June 29 flood nightmare

Dennis Miracles Aboagye, an aide to former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has shared his harrowing experience of the recent Accra floods, recounting how the disaster swept away everything he owned.

According to Miracles Aboagye, the recent flooding that hit Accra destroyed his residence and displaced his household, losing everything.

Miracles Aboagye narrated that the floodwaters overwhelmed his home, collapsing the main gate.

Speaking on JOYNEWS, Newsfile, Dennis Miracles Aboagye narrated, “I lost everything. I have nothing in my house right now… The house is empty. I have nothing in my house right now. That’s what a lot of people don’t know. In the past, since Monday, we’ve been discussing this on social media, and people really don’t know where I’ve been coming from.

The house is empty,’  We need to start everything all over again from the road to the streets; as a matter of fact, the water broke the main gate, pulling it down. If that water was able to bring the main gate down, it tells you the strength of the water.

The only thing that we were able to save is the human beings who were brought out from the flood,” Abaogye stated.

He further added, “Let me acknowledge the MCE for Tema West and the NADMO team, Police and the district Police command.

“Some of the policemen almost got swept away; in front of my house, the water was at neck level. I wasn’t home at the time when I got the call; the water was rising. I had to rush home; that was when I called the Police. I was shocked that between the time they called me and the time I  got home, the water had risen.  

He revealed that a volunteer assisting in rescue efforts was bitten by a snake and had to be rushed to hospital.

“One of the volunteers… was bitten by a snake in the flood; he didn’t know; he was standing on my compound, and then he collapsed; we had to rush him to the hospital. As we speak, some of my neighbours are still finding snakes inside their homes it is very, very serious”, he added.

Some Ghanaians reacting to Miracles Aboagye’s harrowing experience stated, “For eight long years, Akufo-Addo and his gang of criminals milked Ghana as if there was no tomorrow.

The money that was supposed to be used for construction 21st century drainage system for our capital has been shared among themselves.

Cecilia Dapaah got her share too”.

A netizen added, “I wish he was telling the truth, like I’ll say it serves him very well! However, a chronic, metastatic, and pathological liar that this one is, he’s apparently doing his usual!”

“We thank God he and his family are safe….moral of the story: when the system fails, no amount of money or political influence will save you….we all Dey inside…if we won’t fix issues..we should be there”, a netizen added.

One last netizen added, “Honourable, please simple question, where is your house located? Are you sure you didn’t build in a waterway? If it isn’t in a waterway then we’re sorry, that’s the mess you people with power created”.

Meanwhile, the Director of Inspectorate at National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Richard Amo Yartey, has confirmed that 34 people have died across the country following the devastating floods on Monday, June 29, 2026.

According to Richard Amo Yartey, 12 of the deaths were recorded in Accra, while the remaining 22 fatalities occurred in other flood-affected parts of the country.

The NADMO Director of Inspectorate stated, “The death toll in Accra is 12, across the country is 34, but it could go up. If we did the matching and realised that some of the people missing have been found dead, then the death toll will increase, and those listed as missing will reduce”.

He further disclosed that NADMO officials remain on the ground in affected communities, searching for missing persons while assisting victims.

“As I speak to you now, the warehouse is busy moving supplies to the distressed. Relief is across the country; we are going to send relief everywhere,” he stated.

NADMO further disclosed that the floods affected seven regions and displaced a total of 89,736 people.

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Leave if you want; we are fed up with the tantrums – Ken Agyapong told

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Leave if you want; we are fed up with the tantrums – Ken Agyapong told

Nana Obiri Boahen, a former Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has told Ken Agyapong that he is free to leave the party if he feels aggrieved.

According to Nana Obiri Boahen, if Ken Agyapong and his followers believe they have the support base to leave the NPP, they should go ahead.

Nana Obiri Boahen asserted that he is fed up with Ken Agyapong’s “tantrums” and those of his supporters.

He is quoted as saying, “If you are in the NPP and you think you are fed up with the people around the party and want to leave, leave. Alan Kyerematen left, and we are all aware of his performance during the 2024 elections. Even Cheddar beat him. If you believe you have the base to support you, leave and see if you will be supported the same way”.

“Enough is enough. If they say they are going away, they should go because enough is enough. Every person wakes up and insults Bawumia, insults Samira, just because they know he will not respond. We are fed up with them. They should leave the party, and we will be fine. If they leave, we will get others to support the party,” he added.

He further added, “One of the people who speak for the base said the Mamprusi people are destroying the party, which is a very unfortunate comment. These kinds of statements explain why people from the Northern part of Ghana do not want to join the party. Bawumia and his wife are the most vilified people in our politics just because of where they come from, and that should not be the case”.

Also, Professor Yaw Boadu Ayeboafoh, a former Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), has said the former Assin Central Member of Parliament, Ken Agyapong, recent threats against the New Patriotic Party (NPP) are empty and childish.

The former Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC) criticised former Ken Agyapong, questioning him whether he is acting out of greed or for the love of the country.

He argued that Ken Agyapong’s utterances must be checked, otherwise they could cause harm to the party.

According to him, he believes Kennedy’s threats are driven by greed rather than patriotism.

Speaking in an interview on Owia TV on June 25, 2026, Prof Ayeboafoh stated, “He contributed to the NPP’s defeat in the election because he went around saying that Charlotte Osei used her attraction to secure the Electoral Commission position.

“My problem is this; if he says he loves the party and there are certain things that need to be disclosed, why is he not saying them now and instead waiting until 2027 to reveal them? Is he doing this out of greed or out of love for the country?” he questioned.

Meanwhile, Kwasi Kwarteng, a spokesperson for former Assin Central Member of Parliament Ken Agyapong, has revealed that his boss is still a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

According to Kwasi Kwarteng, reports attributed to Ken Agyapong’s brother, Lawyer Ralph Agyapong, of him leaving the party are not necessarily accurate.

Speaking in an interview on Joy News, Kwasi Kwarteng stated, “Ken Agyapong is not perturbed; he is still a member of the NPP. I have seen reports which has been attributed to his brother, Lawyer Ralph Agyapong, that Ken Agyapong has left the party; thankfully, we have the Deputy General Secretary in the studio. I am sure he has not received any letter relating to that. The reports attributed to Ralph Ohene Agyapong may not necessarily be accurate.

Yesterday I attended a funeral with Ken Agyapong at Krobo Odumase; we literally spent the whole day together. As far as he is concerned, he has not left the NPP; he is still a member of the party; nothing has changed”.

Kwasi Kwarteng further touched on reports of summons against Ken Agyapong, saying, “We also cannot pretend; we have heard reports of summons in the media regarding some petitions against him; that is very normal and natural in every democratic dispensation.

As of now, he has not had any invitation; I am sure that any invitation extended to him, all consequential decisions will be made to that effect”.

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“Useless” Leaders and “Useless” Degrees – Manasseh Azure tackles Dr Adutwum

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“Useless” Leaders and “Useless” Degrees – Manasseh Azure tackles Dr Adutwum

Manasseh Azure Awuni, an Investigative journalist, has tackled former Minister of Education Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum following his recent claims about some university courses in Ghana.

Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has described some university courses in Ghana as useless, as they do not adequately prepare students for the job market.

Dr Adutwum raised concerns about the relevance of certain university programmes in Ghana.

The former Education Minister criticised the BA in Education (Non-Teaching) programme at the University of Ghana, arguing that graduates often struggle to find employment after completing national service.

Speaking recently on the Konnected Minds podcast, Dr Adutwum stated, “There are some courses that are being offered. When I was the minister, I challenged universities about that. And I spoke about how we don’t need anybody to offer courses called Development Studies, and it was being offered at UDS”.

“The Vice-Chancellor called me the day after and said, ‘Minister, because of the comment that you made, a student has just come to check out of Development Studies. And I said, ‘ It’s good for him. You know, and I know that course is not taking the student anywhere.

He further added, “You go to the University of Ghana, and they have a course in education that they call BA in Education Non-Teaching. They come and do their national service, and after national service, they are frustrated because nobody is hiring them”.

Dr Adutwum further described such programmes as leading to what he called a “university degree to nowhere”.

He added that the trend raises broader concerns about graduate unemployment in the country.

Manasseh Azure, reacting to Dr Adutwum’s comments, argued that the problem is not so much about the ‘useless’ courses but has more to do with the not-so-useful leaders, if useless leaders might be considered too harsh.

Parts of Manasseh Azure’s Facebook post shared on Sunday, July 5, 2026 read, “Dr Adutwum, who wants to be president, should not blame university courses for the hordes of unemployable graduates that teem the nation.

The problem is not so much about the “useless” courses. It has more to do with the not-so-useful leaders, if useless leaders might be considered too harsh.

Our education system, which Dr Adutwum presided over, is poorly funded and poorly managed. The result? Poorly trained minds, barely literate enough to look for jobs. The outliers and sharp ones don’t get opportunities to put their talent and knowledge to good use in Ghana.

Dr Adutwum claims we need more engineers, but what opportunities have been created for our engineers to thrive in Ghana? Our brilliant engineers, who graduate from KNUST and other universities, are doing great things outside Ghana. In the United States and elsewhere, where strong leadership provides for their expertise, Ghana’s engineers are building world-class systems, while our leaders would rather award shady contracts to businesses like SML and others.

(Last year, I made a post on Ghana’s engineers doing great things in the United States.)

Even our medical doctors are fleeing in droves.

In a country where development is initiated with the same shabbiness that Agradaa runs her church, one wonders how a former education minister who wants to be president can think that Development Studies is a useless course.

In this country, we berate those who study fine arts, philosophy, and the classics. Students of the School of Performing Arts at the University of Ghana have been described as studying “Dondology” because we claim they go to learn how to play the “dondo.”

Elsewhere, people in the arts are among the richest.

Besides, we need thinkers. A continent that cannot boast of many philosophers whose ideas rule the world in leadership and science, must not think that education is all about producing for the job market.

The very idea that a course must prepare a student for employment is problematic. Elsewhere, education prepares students not only to be employed but also to create employment opportunities. With the right education, students must aim to START SOMETHING after leaving school”.

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University degrees must build skills to succeed, not just lead to jobs — Kofi Asare tells Dr Adutwum

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University degrees must build skills to succeed, not just lead to jobs — Kofi Asare tells Dr Adutwum

Kofi Asare, the Executive Director of the Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), has told former Education Minister and Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum University degrees must build skills to succeed, not just lead to jobs.

 The Eduwatch Executive Director argued that degree programmes should be assessed by the skills they develop rather than being judged solely on immediate job outcomes.

In a Facebook post, Kofi Asare argued, “Not every university degree needs to be directly tied to a specific job, but every degree must build the skills to succeed in work, further study, or entrepreneurship. ‘The wise elephant remembers paths, not just places’. -Larteh Proverb!”.

In another post, Kofi Asare warned against personal attacks in public discourse, saying, “Why can’t one hold a contrary opinion without being insulted? Must disagreement with Adutwum be framed in personal attacks? Did we learn the basics of debate in school at all? ‘A good argument does not need insults to stand’. Larteh Proverb!”.

His comments follows, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has described some university courses in Ghana as useless, as they do not adequately prepare students for the job market.

Dr Adutwum raised concerns about the relevance of certain university programmes in Ghana.

The former Education Minister criticised the BA in Education (Non-Teaching) programme at the University of Ghana, arguing that graduates often struggle to find employment after completing national service.

Speaking recently on the Konnected Minds podcast, Dr Adutwum stated, “There are some courses that are being offered. When I was the minister, I challenged universities about that. And I spoke about how we don’t need anybody to offer courses called Development Studies, and it was being offered at UDS”.

“The Vice-Chancellor called me the day after and said, ‘Minister, because of the comment that you made, a student has just come to check out of Development Studies. And I said, ‘ It’s good for him. You know, and I know that course is not taking the student anywhere.

He further added, “You go to the University of Ghana, and they have a course in education that they call BA in Education Non-Teaching. They come and do their national service, and after national service, they are frustrated because nobody is hiring them”.

Dr Adutwum further described such programmes as leading to what he called a “university degree to nowhere”.

He added that the trend raises broader concerns about graduate unemployment in the country.

Also, Prof. Kwaku Asare (Kwaku Azar), a Legal scholar and governance expert, called out Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum over remarks describing some university programmes as “useless” and “degrees to nowhere”.

Prof Kwaku Asare told the former Education Minister it is wrong to dismiss entire academic disciplines as “useless”.  

According to Prof Asare, universities must be held accountable for graduate outcomes; it is wrong to dismiss entire academic disciplines as “useless”.

He argued that university education should not be judged solely by whether a programme leads directly to a specific job.

Prof Asare stated that university programmes are designed to build transferable competencies such as critical thinking, research, communication, policy analysis, project management and problem-solving.

Part of Prof Asare post stated, “Graduate employment is determined not only, and not even primarily, by the degree a student earns. It also depends on the strength of the economy.

A weak economy can produce unemployed engineers, lawyers, accountants, doctors, and computer scientists just as easily as unemployed graduates in the humanities or social sciences.

If we want more graduates to find meaningful work, we must do more than redesign university programmes.

We must build an economy that creates jobs, rewards innovation, supports entrepreneurship, attracts investment, and grows fast enough to absorb the talent our universities produce.

The question, therefore, is not whether a programme is “useful.”

The question is whether we are building both an education system and an economy worthy of our graduates”.

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It is wrong to dismiss an entire academic discipline as “useless” – Prof Kwaku Asare tells Dr Adutwum

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It is wrong to dismiss an entire academic discipline as “useless” – Prof Kwaku Asare tells Dr Adutwum

Prof Kwaku Asare (Kwaku Azar), a Legal scholar and governance expert, has fired back at former Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum over remarks describing some university programmes as “useless” and “degrees to nowhere”.

Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has described some university courses in Ghana as useless, as they do not adequately prepare students for the job market.

Dr Adutwum raised concerns about the relevance of certain university programmes in Ghana.

The former Education Minister criticised the BA in Education (Non-Teaching) programme at the University of Ghana, arguing that graduates often struggle to find employment after completing national service.

Speaking recently on the Konnected Minds podcast, Dr Adutwum stated, “There are some courses that are being offered. When I was the minister, I challenged universities about that. And I spoke about how we don’t need anybody to offer courses called Development Studies, and it was being offered at UDS”.

“The Vice-Chancellor called me the day after and said, ‘Minister, because of the comment that you made, a student has just come to check out of Development Studies. And I said, ‘ It’s good for him. You know, and I know that course is not taking the student anywhere.

He further added, “You go to the University of Ghana, and they have a course in education that they call BA in Education Non-Teaching. They come and do their national service, and after national service, they are frustrated because nobody is hiring them”.

Dr Adutwum further described such programmes as leading to what he called a “university degree to nowhere”.

He added that the trend raises broader concerns about graduate unemployment in the country.

Reacting to Dr Adutwum’s comments, Prof Kwaku Asare told the former Education Minister It is wrong to dismiss entire academic disciplines as “useless”.  

According to Prof Asare, universities must be held accountable for graduate outcomes; it is wrong to dismiss entire academic disciplines as “useless”.

He argued that university education should not be judged solely by whether a programme leads directly to a specific job.

Prof Asare stated that university programmes are designed to build transferable competencies such as critical thinking, research, communication, policy analysis, project management and problem-solving.

In a Facebook post, Prof Asare wrote, “My good friend, former Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has allegedly described Development Studies at the University for Development Studies and the BA in Education (Non-Teaching) at the University of Ghana as “useless” and “degrees to nowhere” that do not equip graduates with skills demanded by the labour market.

Coming from a former Education Minister and a lifelong education reformer, I find those remarks, if accurate, unfortunate.

He is right to challenge universities to be accountable. He is wrong to dismiss entire disciplines.

No university programme should be judged simply by whether its title leads directly to a particular job.

Many programmes develop transferable competencies, including critical thinking, research, communication, policy analysis, project management, and problem-solving, that are valuable across many sectors.

Development Studies graduates, for example, serve in government, NGOs, and international organisations,

development finance, consulting, and research.

Likewise, graduates of BA in Education (Non-Teaching) contribute in educational policy, curriculum development, educational administration, assessment, educational technology, corporate training, human resource development, NGOs, educational consulting, and public service. Not every education graduate is destined for the classroom, nor should they be.

The issue is not whether a discipline has value. The issue is whether the curriculum equips graduates with competencies that today’s economy demands.

The better questions are:

• What measurable competencies do graduates acquire?

• Are those competencies valued by employers or useful for entrepreneurship?

• Does the programme prepare students for further specialization?

• Are curricula regularly reviewed against labour-market needs?

Universities should indeed be held accountable. They should not continue enrolling large numbers of students into programmes with persistently poor outcomes without redesigning those programmes or being transparent about graduate employment.

But accountability is different from condemnation.

Rather than declaring programmes “useless,” we should:

• Publish graduate employment outcomes for every programme.

• Conduct regular labour-market forecasting.

• Tie accreditation to measurable outcomes.

• Embed digital, analytical, entrepreneurial, and practical skills across all disciplines.

• Continuously modernize curricula while preserving academically valuable fields.

There is one final point.

Graduate employment is determined not only, and not even primarily, by the degree a student earns. It also depends on the strength of the economy.

A weak economy can produce unemployed engineers, lawyers, accountants, doctors, and computer scientists just as easily as unemployed graduates in the humanities or social sciences.

If we want more graduates to find meaningful work, we must do more than redesign university programmes.

We must build an economy that creates jobs, rewards innovation, supports entrepreneurship, attracts investment, and grows fast enough to absorb the talent our universities produce.

The question, therefore, is not whether a programme is “useful.”

The question is whether we are building both an education system and an economy worthy of our graduates.

Which brings me to the real challenge.

Instead of calling degrees useless, perhaps we should focus on reforming our political parties. They were created to be engines of national development. Too often, they have become machines of patronage, profiteering, polarisation, and propaganda.

Fix the politics, and the economy has a fighting chance.

Fix the economy, and far fewer degrees will be called “degrees to nowhere.”

PS: Yɛde post no bɛto hɔ. Yɛnyɛ comprehension consultants.

Da Yie!”

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Video – Policewoman kicks a man’s phone for recording her

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Video – Policewoman kicks a man’s phone for recording her

A viral video has surfaced of a policewoman in a heated exchange with a man at a police station.

Reports suggest the officer was involved in a confrontation with the man at the Akomadan Afrancho Police Station in the Ashanti Region, Kumasi.

According to the video, the man disclosed that he had gone to the station to lodge a complaint.

In the viral video, the man was seen approaching the officer while recording the incident, saying, “I am here to make a case. Madam, good afternoon once again. I am here to make a case….When I came here, she told me my case is not important.”

The policewoman in the video stated that the man had already visited the station and questioned why he was recording her.

“You are recording me. You don’t have the right to record me,” she said.

The policewoman then kicked the phone the man was holding and later picked up an object from the ground, believed to be a stone.

However, another police officer and bystanders intervened to calm the situation.

Some Ghanaians reacting to the video stated, “The officer take dash him koraa. Next time she for fir him. Must you record anything? What for? Go try this as Burma Camp”.

“Who told the police officer that the person doesn’t have the right to record her without her content whiles she’s in a police uniform?…

People who’re expected to know our laws are rather ignorant of the law and attacking people…

This is shameful and must be condemned…, one X user added.

A netizen added, “I wonder why people are always fast to record! He deserves whatever that happened to him!”

“I can’t believe y’all for saying this, saying so he should record without her consent? I can’t believe it. Africans are becoming weird. He came there before this recording, and the police didn’t mind or assist him. He then went there again this time with him recording”, a netizen added.

One X user added, “After listening to the voices in the video, I realised the guy was at the station earlier, but things didn’t go right. He came the 2nd time and greeted “MADAM, GOOD MORNING ONCE AGAIN”.

Whatever happened earlier was not known to us. For me, both are right and wrong”.

A netizen added, “So the question is, what was his intention of recording yourself while going to the police station? What was he expecting, or just want to cause a scene? Does he know recording someone without his or her intention is a CRIME? He should get ready because he will be punished”.

An X user wrote, “Secretly recording an officer in a place where the officer has a reasonable expectation may raise other legal issues. If the recording is used to harass, intimidate, or blackmail that where the problem is”.

“Chaley imagine the kind of disrespect. Walk into a police station and start recording people.

Can that fool do that at barracks?

Why didn’t they break the phone and give him a beating of his life?”, another netizen added.

One last X user added, “You are coming to make a case and you started recording police officer.😆Who told you that is how you bring your case to the police station? It seems he was at the station earlier”.

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Some university courses are ‘useless’ – Former Education Minister Dr Adutwum

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Some university courses are ‘useless’ – Former Education Minister Dr Adutwum

Former Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has described some university courses in Ghana as useless as they do not adequately prepare students for the job market.

Dr Adutwum raised concerns about the relevance of certain university programmes in Ghana.

The former Education Minister criticised the BA in Education (Non-Teaching) programme at the University of Ghana, arguing that graduates often struggle to find employment after completing national service.

Speaking recently on the Konnected Minds podcast, Dr Adutwum stated, “There are some courses that are being offered. When I was the minister, I challenged universities about that. And I spoke about how we don’t need anybody to offer courses called Development Studies, and it was being offered at UDS”.

“The Vice-Chancellor called me the day after and said, ‘Minister, because of the comment that you made, a student has just come to check out of Development Studies. And I said, ‘ It’s good for him. You know, and I know that course is not taking the student anywhere.

He further added, “You go to the University of Ghana, and they have a course in education that they call BA in Education Non-Teaching. They come and do their national service, and after national service, they are frustrated because nobody is hiring them”.

Dr Adutwum further described such programmes as leading to what he called a “university degree to nowhere”.

He added that the trend raises broader concerns about graduate unemployment in the country.

Some Ghanaians reacting to the video stated, “If you watch the entire episode you’d understand more …you can’t just pick things out of context and start dragging people on social media ..the man is knowledgeable and that’s a fact …he may have not been able to do more as a minister buh he’s tried ..”

“And for 8 years you did nothing about it. Masa give us a break”, a netizen added.

One X user added, “Corporal punishment was taken out of our schools, and he’s proud of the resultant consequences, I guess”.

In related news, Sammi Awuku, the Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, has launched a scathing attack on the John Mahama government’s handling of youth unemployment.

The Akuapem North MP described the current economic situation as an “Indomie 1:3:3 economy”

According to Sammi Awuku, the Youth unemployment crisis is a National Security Concern and goes beyond an ‘Indomie 1 3 3’.

The Member of Parliament for Akuapem North argued that even the government’s 24-hour Secretariat does not operate a 24-hour shift.

He highlighted that there is a growing trend among the youths were they they are now looking forward to applying for another course to obtain another degree without any clear employment opportunities after school.

Speaking on the floor of Parliament on the rising unemployment situation in the country on Thursday, June 11, 2026, Sammi Awuku stated, “Mr Speaker, the situation we face today go beyond somebody proposing an indomie 1 3 3 economy situation. The situation we face today is that young people are not asking for pity.

In our various constituencies today, maybe my colleague will try to shy away from that problem; there’s a growing trend where young people, after acquiring a degree, because there are no jobs, they are now looking forward to applying for another course to obtain another degree. They keep filing these certificates with a job deferred for a date that they cannot even tell,” he added.

The MP added, “We were in this Chamber when the NDC themselves brought this 24-hour economy thing before our very august House. We are almost into 24 months since they got into this government. And today, if you go to even the 24-hour economy secretariat, they themselves do not practise that 24-hour economy that they are talking about”.

“Isn’t it strange that, Mr Speaker, we have a government today that will tell you that we are launching a 1 million coders programme. Almost 18 months or more into the attainment, they have not even been able to onboard even 100,000 out of the 1 million.

“Go to the Ministry for Youth Development. Even that Ministry itself is underfunded. They themselves need a rescue and a bailout,” he claimed.

Sammi Awuku further added, “Our colleagues should not reduce this unemployment situation… It is a national security matter. Because if the young people in our various constituencies cannot see any end in sight, the politicians become a target for the opposition,” he said.

“Under the Big Push programme, this year, they said they were going to employ about 900,000 young people. We are in June. They haven’t been able to employ 10,000 out of it,” he alleged.

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Lashibi MoMo vendor kills robbery suspect; as Police recovers GH¢140,000

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Lashibi MoMo vendor kills robbery suspect; as Police recovers GH¢140,000

A  mobile money (MoMo) vendor at Lashibi in the Greater Accra Region has killed a robbery suspect during a robbery that occurred on Friday, July 3, 2026.

According to the Ghana Police Service, they have recovered GH¢140,000 and an AK-47 assault rifle following a robbery attack.

The Police preliminary investigations indicate that the victim was attacked by two armed men on a motorbike while the victim was driving home with a bag containing GH¢140,000; the suspect allegedly fired at the victim’s vehicle, damaging the right rear tyre and the front windscreen before making away with the cash.

While the suspect attempted to flee after snatching the bag, the complainant fired at them, killing one of the suspects at the scene.

The second suspect managed to escape, abandoning the stolen bag containing the GH¢140,000, which was later recovered by the Police.

According to the Police, the victim was not injured during the incident.

In a press release signed by Chief Superintendent Juliana Obeng, the Head of Public Affairs for the Accra Region, stated, “1. The Sakumono District Police Command has recovered GHç140,000.00 and an AK-47 assault rifle following a robbery attack on a mobile money vendor at Lashibi on 3rd July 2026.

2. Preliminary investigations established that the victim was attacked by two armed men on a motorbike while driving home after work with a bag containing GHç 140,000.00. The suspects allegedly fired at the victim’s vehicle, causing damage to the right rear tyre and front windscreen, and made away with the cash.

3. Further investigations revealed that after the suspects had snatched the complainant’s bag containing GHe140,000.00 and were attempting to escape on their motorbike, the complainant fired at them, and one of the suspects died at the scene. The other suspect fled the scene, abandoning the complainant’s bag containing the GH$140,000.00, which was subsequently recovered. The complainant did not sustain any injuries.

4. A search conducted on the deceased suspect led to the retrieval of an AK-47 assault rifle, two magazines containing a total of fifty-five (55) rounds of live ammunition, an additional eleven (11) rounds of live ammunition, GHặ3,000.00 in cash, a Samsung mobile phone, and an identification card bearing the name Innocent Elemuwa Akachukeu, aged 46. Police also recovered five AK-47 spent shells and two pistol spent shells from the scene.

5. The body of the deceased has been deposited at the Police Hospital mortuary for preservation, autopsy and identification, while the Regional Police Command has taken over investigations. Efforts are underway to arrest the fleeing accomplice.

6. The Accra Regional Police Command assures the public of its commitment to combating violent crime and urges anyone with information that may assist in the arrest of the fleeing suspect to report to the nearest Police Station or contact the Police through the emergency numbers 18555 or 191”.

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Produce evidence of Ex-NAFCO CEO’s withdrawal attempts from frozen accounts — Dame dares AG

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Produce evidence of Ex-NAFCO CEO’s withdrawal attempts from frozen accounts — Dame dares AG

Godfred Yeboah Dame, the legal representative for Hanan Abdul-Wahab, has dared the Attorney-General, Deputy Attorney-General, and the Director of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) to produce evidence of the ex-NAFCO CEO’s attempts to withdraw funds from frozen accounts.

Dame highlighted that there was no valid court order freezing Abdul-Wahab’s bank accounts at the time of the incident.

The ex-NAFCO CEO’s lawyers further rejected allegations that Abdul-Wahab attempted to withdraw funds from a frozen Republic Bank account before leaving the country.

Dame argued that there was no valid freezing order in force detailing that any previous freezing orders expired after the prosecution withdrew earlier charges against Abdul-Wahab on May 5, 2026, leading to his discharge.

According to Godfred Dame, the Director of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) has breached a High Court order by orchestrating their client’s arrest at the Accra International Airport.

Godfred Dame described the claims made by the Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Srem Sai, in a Facebook post on July 4, 2026, as “laden with falsehood”, which only sought to justify the arrest.

Lawyers for Hanan Abdul-Wahab further announced plans to initiate contempt proceedings against the Attorney-General, Deputy Attorney-General, and the Director of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI).

In a statement issued on Sunday, July 5, 2026, Godfred Dame dismissed claims made by the Deputy Attorney-General saying, “The attention of the firm of Messrs. Dame & Partners has been drawn to a Facebook post by the Deputy Attorney-General and Deputy Minister for Justice, Dr. Srem Sai, on 4th July, 2026 purporting to justify an unlawful arrest of Hanan Abdul-Wahab (our client) after having been granted permission to travel to the United Kingdom, by an order of the High Court, Accra dated 29th June, 2026.

The said Facebook post, laden with falsehood, was a lame attempt to cover up the Attorney-General’s deplorable authorisation for an order of a court of competent jurisdiction to be violated with impunity. We set out the true facts.

Following an application filed by his lawyers, our client, Hanan Abdul-Wahab, was permitted by the High Court presided over by His Lordship Justice Achibonga, Justice of the Court of Appeal (sitting as an additional High Court Judge), to travel for an appointment with his Optician from 4th July to 12th July, 2026. This was after the Judge had considered arguments from counsel in the matter including Dr Srem Sai.

The order of the court was consistent with precedent permitting accused persons on trial to travel in exercise of their fundamental human right to freedom of movement and right to medical care. The record shows that in the recent past, persons standing trial for similar offences as our client – Dr. Stephen Opuni, Seidu Agongo, Alhaji Collins Dauda, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, Dr Kwabena Duffuor and many others – were regularly permitted by the court to travel in and out of the country whilst standing trial.

The allegation by the Deputy Attorney-General that our client

attempted “to use false means to empty his frozen bank account with Republic Bank …” is simply untrue. We challenge him to produce evidence of a withdrawal of any sum by our client from any of his bank account since the date of the court order.

In any event, there is no valid order of any court of competent jurisdiction freezing our client’s accounts. Our client’s accounts were frozen last year pursuant to investigations which resulted in his earlier arrest and prosecution. On 5th May, 2026, the charges against our client were withdrawn leading to his discharge. This resulted in a lapse of all orders made by the High Court, relating to bail and freezing orders, in respect of his earlier prosecution.

On 15th May, 2026, fresh charges were filed by the Republic against our client. On 20th May, 2026, the High Court, Adentan, presided over by His Lordship Justice Kwame Osei Gyamfi, held that “the re-arrest began a fresh process” and implied that “there is no valid freezing order” in place. We have explained the true position of the law in a formal letter delivered to the Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO) about 2 weeks ago.

It is thus grossly deceptive and misleading for the Attorney-General and his Deputy to deploy the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) to arrest our client based on a false allegation of an attempt to withdraw money from a frozen bank account (evidence of which does not exist).

We consider the development very serious as it confirms our suspicion that the Attorney-General and his Deputy are the masterminds of the frequent violations of court orders by law enforcement agencies and the persistent harassment of our client and other citizens of Ghana under the current administration. We will accordingly institute proceedings for contempt of court against the Attorney-General, his Deputy and the Director of BNI for this blatant and wilful violation of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction. Freedom, in fact, has become a rare and expensive commodity!

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The statement follows, Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Justice Srem Sai, has disclosed that the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, has been arrested at the Accra International Airport after allegedly trying to illegally withdraw money from his frozen Republic Bank account.

According to Dr Justice Srem Sai, Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba was arrested after an attempt to use “false means” to access funds in a frozen bank account.

 Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba is currently on trial for stealing and causing financial loss to the state and had been granted permission by the High Court to travel to the United Kingdom for a few days.

Dr Justice Srem Sai disclosed that although the court had allowed him to travel to the UK, he will ask the court on Monday to cancel that permission.

In an X post on Saturday, July 4, Dr Sai wrote, “Law enforcement officers have, a while ago, arrested Mr HANAN ABDUL-WAHAB ALUDIBA at the Accra International Airport.

MR ALUDIBA, who is currently standing trial for stealing and causing financial loss to the Republic, was granted leave by the trial High Court to travel to the UK for a few days.

It was, however, MR ALUDIBA’s attempt to use false means to empty his frozen bank account with Republic Bank on Thursday which occasioned tonight’s arrest.

The learned Attorney-General will, on Monday, seek a review of the court order which granted MR ALUDIBA leave to travel out of the country”.

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June 29 floods death now stands at 34 – NADMO reveals

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June 29 floods death now stands at 34 – NADMO reveals

The Director of Inspectorate at National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Richard Amo Yartey, has confirmed that 34 people have died across the country following the devastating floods on Monday, June 29, 2026.

According to Richard Amo Yartey, 12 of the deaths were recorded in Accra, while the remaining 22 fatalities occurred in other flood-affected parts of the country.

The NADMO Director of Inspectorate stated, “The death toll in Accra is 12, across the country is 34, but it could go up. If we did the matching and realised that some of the people missing have been found dead, then the death toll will increase, and those listed as missing will reduce”.

He further disclosed that NADMO officials remain on the ground in affected communities, searching for missing persons while assisting victims.

“As I speak to you now, the warehouse is busy moving supplies to the distressed. Relief is across the country; we are going to send relief everywhere,” he stated.

NADMO further disclosed that the floods affected seven regions and displaced a total of 89,736 people.

Meanwhile, President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that about 48,000 people have been rendered homeless by the recent floods that swept through parts of the Greater Accra Region following the heavy downpour on June 29.

Mahama disclosed this to the President of Sierra Leone and Chair of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Julius Maada Bio, who visited Ghana to express solidarity with the country following the disaster.

Speaking to the media after bilateral engagements, President Mahama said, “This downpour was huge, and we estimate that about 48,000 people were rendered homeless by the downpour, and 12 are confirmed dead; seven are still unaccounted for. We have asked the military and the joint task force to immediately mobilise and bring things back as quickly as possible”.

He further disclosed that personnel from the Ghana Armed Forces had already begun clearing waterways, removing garbage and debris deposited across the city by the floods to restore normalcy.

“The Army has started to clear waterways, clear garbage and clear debris that was thrown all over the city by rainfall. And we expect that in a week or two things will normalise,” he added.

He further expressed appreciation to President Bio and the people of Sierra Leone for their message of solidarity and support.

“We appreciate his message of sympathy,” President Mahama said.

Also, the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has warned the Ghanaian public not to accept, consume, sell, or distribute food recovered from floodwaters following the June 29 flooding in Accra.

According to the FDA, the warning follows viral videos of some unidentified individuals retrieving items, including food products, from floodwaters and other locations after the flooding on June 29.

The FDA asserted that certain individuals on social media are claiming they intend to distribute the recovered items to members of the public, including students.

In a food safety alert issued on Thursday, July 2, the FDA warned that it cannot vouch for the safety or quality of these products, as they may have been contaminated by floodwaters.

The FDA urged the public to avoid any food or regulated products recovered from floodwaters.

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Former NAFCO CEO arrest unlawful – Godfred Dame threatens contempt action

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Former NAFCO CEO arrest unlawful – Godfred Dame threatens contempt action

Godfred Yeboah Dame, the legal representative for former NAFCO CEO Hanan Abdul-Wahab, has described the arrest of his client at the Accra International Airport as unlawful.

According to Godfred Dame, the Director of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) has breached a High Court order by orchestrating their client’s arrest at the Accra International Airport.

He further highlighted that there was no valid court order freezing Abdul-Wahab’s bank accounts at the time of the incident.

Godfred Dame described the claims made by the Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Srem Sai, in a Facebook post on July 4, 2026, as “laden with falsehood”, which only sought to justify the arrest.

Lawyers for Hanan Abdul-Wahab further announced plans to initiate contempt proceedings against the Attorney-General, Deputy Attorney-General, and the Director of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI).

In a statement issued on Sunday, July 5, 2026, Godfred Dame dismissed claims made by the Deputy Attorney-General saying, “The attention of the firm of Messrs. Dame & Partners has been drawn to a Facebook post by the Deputy Attorney-General and Deputy Minister for Justice, Dr. Srem Sai, on 4th July, 2026 purporting to justify an unlawful arrest of Hanan Abdul-Wahab (our client) after having been granted permission to travel to the United Kingdom, by an order of the High Court, Accra dated 29th June, 2026.

The said Facebook post, laden with falsehood, was a lame attempt to cover up the Attorney-General’s deplorable authorisation for an order of a court of competent jurisdiction to be violated with impunity. We set out the true facts.

Following an application filed by his lawyers, our client, Hanan Abdul-Wahab, was permitted by the High Court presided over by His Lordship Justice Achibonga, Justice of the Court of Appeal (sitting as an additional High Court Judge), to travel for an appointment with his Optician from 4th July to 12th July, 2026. This was after the Judge had considered arguments from counsel in the matter including Dr Srem Sai.

The order of the court was consistent with precedent permitting accused persons on trial to travel in exercise of their fundamental human right to freedom of movement and right to medical care. The record shows that in the recent past, persons standing trial for similar offences as our client – Dr Stephen Opuni, Seidu Agongo, Alhaji Collins Dauda, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, Dr Kwabena Duffuor and many others – were regularly permitted by the court to travel in and out of the country whilst standing trial.

The allegation by the Deputy Attorney-General that our client

attempted “to use false means to empty his frozen bank account with Republic Bank …” is simply untrue. We challenge him to produce evidence of a withdrawal of any sum by our client from any of his bank accounts since the date of the court order.

In any event, there is no valid order of any court of competent jurisdiction freezing our client’s accounts. Our client’s accounts were frozen last year pursuant to investigations which resulted in his earlier arrest and prosecution. On 5th May, 2026, the charges against our client were withdrawn, leading to his discharge. This resulted in a lapse of all orders made by the High Court, relating to bail and freezing orders, in respect of his earlier prosecution.

On 15th May, 2026, fresh charges were filed by the Republic against our client. On 20th May, 2026, the High Court, Adentan, presided over by His Lordship Justice Kwame Osei Gyamfi, held that “the re-arrest began a fresh process” and implied that “there is no valid freezing order” in place. We have explained the true position of the law in a formal letter delivered to the Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO) about 2 weeks ago.

It is thus grossly deceptive and misleading for the Attorney-General and his Deputy to deploy the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) to arrest our client based on a false allegation of an attempt to withdraw money from a frozen bank account (evidence of which does not exist).

We consider the development very serious as it confirms our suspicion that the Attorney-General and his Deputy are the masterminds of the frequent violations of court orders by law enforcement agencies and the persistent harassment of our client and other citizens of Ghana under the current administration. We will accordingly institute proceedings for contempt of court against the Attorney-General, his Deputy and the Director of BNI for this blatant and wilful violation of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction. Freedom, in fact, has become a rare and expensive commodity!

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The statement follows, Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Justice Srem Sai, has disclosed that the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, has been arrested at the Accra International Airport after allegedly trying to illegally withdraw money from his frozen Republic Bank account.

According to Dr Justice Srem Sai, Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba was arrested after an attempt to use “false means” to access funds in a frozen bank account.

 Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba is currently on trial for stealing and causing financial loss to the state and had been granted permission by the High Court to travel to the United Kingdom for a few days.

Dr Justice Srem Sai disclosed that although the court had allowed him to travel to the UK, he will ask the court on Monday to cancel that permission.

In an X post on Saturday, July 4, Dr Sai wrote, “Law enforcement officers have, a while ago, arrested Mr HANAN ABDUL-WAHAB ALUDIBA at the Accra International Airport.

MR ALUDIBA, who is currently standing trial for stealing and causing financial loss to the Republic, was granted leave by the trial High Court to travel to the UK for a few days.

It was, however, MR ALUDIBA’s attempt to use false means to empty his frozen bank account with Republic Bank on Thursday which occasioned tonight’s arrest.

The learned Attorney-General will, on Monday, seek a review of the court order which granted MR ALUDIBA leave to travel out of the country”.

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Ex-NAFCO CEO busted at airport after attempts to access frozen bank account before UK trip

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Ex-NAFCO CEO busted at airport after attempts to access frozen bank account before UK trip

Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Justice Srem Sai, has disclosed that the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, has been arrested at the Accra International Airport after allegedly trying to illegally withdraw money from his frozen Republic Bank account.

According to Dr Justice Srem Sai, Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba was arrested after an attempt to use “false means” to access funds in a frozen bank account.

 Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba is currently on trial for stealing and causing financial loss to the state and had been granted permission by the High Court to travel to the United Kingdom for a few days.

Dr Justice Srem Sai disclosed that although the court had allowed him to travel to the UK, he will ask the court on Monday to cancel that permission.

In an X post on Saturday, July 4, Dr Sai wrote, “Law enforcement officers have, a while ago, arrested Mr HANAN ABDUL-WAHAB ALUDIBA at the Accra International Airport.

MR ALUDIBA, who is currently standing trial for stealing and causing financial loss to the Republic, was granted leave by the trial High Court to travel to the UK for a few days.

It was, however, MR ALUDIBA’s attempt to use false means to empty his frozen bank account with Republic Bank on Thursday which occasioned tonight’s arrest.

The learned Attorney-General will, on Monday, seek a review of the court order which granted MR ALUDIBA leave to travel out of the country”.

In related news, Deputy Attorney General has disclosed that the state has a strong case against the accused persons in the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) case.

According to the Deputy AG,  the decision to discontinue all charges against the former NAFCO boss and his wife in an ongoing criminal case is consistent with standard criminal procedure.

Speaking to the media on Thursday, May 7, Dr Srem-Sai stated, “You cannot just come to court when you have fresh evidence in a criminal trial and start throwing around the evidence”.

“You need to hear from the accused persons regarding the fresh evidence. That will inform your final decision whether you will charge the person or not. But to say that fresh evidence is not available merely because you don’t have it is completely improper and unethical.”

“It is part of criminal procedure to do that whenever you have fresh evidence. I don’t know why this has become an issue for the former Attorney General, who should know better, to be lamenting across the media, making the same point,” he added.

His comments follow Hanan Abdul-Wahab and his wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni, who were arrested by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).

The two were arrested after the Attorney-General had earlier discontinued all charges against them in an ongoing criminal case.

The development comes after the Attorney General and Minister of Justice have withdrawn all charges against the accused persons in the Buffer Stock case.

According to a report by TheLawPlatform in a post on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, the Attorney General’s withdrawal of all charges in the GH¢78 million Buffer Stock case follows procedural setbacks suffered in previous proceedings.

Former NAFCO CEO Abdul-Wahab Hanan, who was the first accused, was represented by former Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame, while the counsel for the second accused person was Augustine Obour.

The Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, in a post on Facebook, informed the court that the prosecution had decided to discontinue proceedings against the accused persons following the emergence of fresh evidence.

“Following the discovery of fresh evidence, we have, a while ago, withdrawn from the prosecution of all the Accused Persons in the case of THE REPUBLIC v HANAN ABDUL-WAHAB ALUDIBA and 4 OTHERS. This is to afford each of the Accused Persons a fair and a more speedy trial in accordance with the Constitution,” he stated in a post on X.

Dr Justice Srem-Sai explained that the decision was intended to ensure that each of the accused persons is given “a fair and speedy trial in accordance with the Constitution.”

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“My dad did not die intestate; he left a valid will” – Adwoa Safo

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“My dad did not die intestate; he left a valid will” – Adwoa Safo

Sarah Adwoa Safo, a former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, has rejected claims that her late father, Apostle Kwadwo Safo’s estate lacked legal direction.

According to Adwoa Safo, her late father has a valid will governing the administration of his estate.

In a statement issued on Friday, July 3, 2026, Adwoa Safo explained, “It is also important to state clearly that my dad did not die intestate. He left a valid Will, which I believe sets out definitive provisions for the administration of his estate, including his properties and inheritance, all of which will be properly addressed and given effect upon the formal reading and execution of same”.

Adwoa Safo further refuted claims that the dispute surrounding the Kristo Asafo Mission is about church leadership ambitions or inheritance.

According to Adwoa Safo, she only sought to uphold the dying wish of her father, Apostle Kwadwo Safo.

Adwoa Safo highlighted that public speculation had misrepresented the issues at the centre of the dispute.

The former minister and MP stressed that she had never sought personal wealth or financial benefit from her late father’s estate, describing herself as “self-made”.

She disclosed that the dispute stems from the implementation of amendments to the church’s constitution directed by Apostle Kwadwo Safo in 2024.

She added, “The matter at hand is neither about any aspiration on my part to lead the Kristo Asafo Church, nor does it concern a dispute over church property or, for that matter, inheritance,”.

“I have never sought to draw wealth or personal gain from my late father’s estate or properties, but have for many years, even before the passing of our dear dad, chosen to walk a path defined by integrity, contentment, independence and self-determined effort,” she said.

“On his deathbed, my dad instructed me to ensure that this provision was expressly upheld, and I consider it my duty and responsibility to honour that directive as his first child,” she said.

Meanwhile, Dr Emmanuel Boakye, the Spokesperson for the Kantanka family and the Kristo Asafo Mission, has given a blow-by-blow account of events that led to the shooting incident involving former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo.

The Kantanka family Spokesperson disclosed that the dispute arose due to disagreements over leadership succession within the Mission.

He disclosed that family members challenged the process and resorted to legal action, adding that the situation escalated when attempts were made to serve court summons on Israel Kwadwo Safo Akofena.

Addressing the press on June 25, 2026, he explained, “The Kristo Asafo Church has a constitution, and some siblings raised concerns about the installation of a new leader, so they took the matter to court to stop the installation ceremony.

“Adwoa and her siblings were looking for Akofena to serve him the summons, but he could not be located,” he narrated.

“She is a lawyer, and she knows the implications of a summons. She was going to block the installation and went to inform her brother about the implications of the ceremony,” Dr Boakye said.

“She did not enter the premises. It was at the entrance that she saw the security personnel, and it could be heard that some persons were saying, ‘Shoot her, shoot her,” he claimed.

“About 20 bullets were fired at her fender; in all, about 48 bullets were fired at her… they were aiming to kill her. She was covered in blood and rushed to the hospital,” he narrated.

He further disclosed that Adwoa Safo was first rushed for emergency treatment before being transferred to the 37 Military Hospital.

According to the Kantanka family spokesperson, she underwent scans, including an MRI, with her condition described as serious, including facial swelling and insomnia.

He revealed that medical professionals have advised continued treatment abroad, adding that discussions are ongoing regarding the possibility of sending her for specialised care.

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The cancellation of Zoomlion contract caused June 29 floods – Titus Glover

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The cancellation of Zoomlion contract caused June 29 floods – Titus Glover

Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus Glover, a former Greater Accra Regional Minister, has said the cancellation of a major sanitation contract involving Zoomlion Ghana Limited contributed to the June 29 floods.

Titus Glover argued that the disruption to routine street sweeping and refuse collection worsened the flooding in Accra and other parts of the country.

He disclosed that the cancellation of Zoomlion’s contract has led to the accumulation of waste in drains, obstructing waterways and exacerbating flooding during heavy rains.

Speaking on Channel One TV’s The Big Issue, Titus Glover argued, “Another problem that I have identified is our inability to continue the sweeping in the metropolis, in the towns; the cancellation of the Zoomlion contract, from last year, for almost a year now, look at the number of refuse that are in the water and end up in the ocean”.

“The assemblies don’t have the capacity. Logistically, materially, financially, they don’t have the capacity. The person who has the capacity to do this, you’ve asked him to stop the work. He is doing it in 29 African countries. Lagos alone, he has 25 years contract, and he’s working to collect this refuse for the time,” he said.

“If there should be continuous rain for the next five hours, I can tell you the Sakumo Lagoon will overflow onto the road,” he warned.

Titus Glover also advocated for a stricter enforcement of sanitation regulations and greater accountability, adding that poor waste disposal practices should attract sanctions.

“Attitude of our people, people need to be punished. We need to set examples for people to know that what you are doing is bad,” he said.

Also, Paul Adom-Otchere, a Broadcast journalist and host of Good Evening Ghana on Metro TV, has said investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni and civil society actors have blood on their hands.

According to Paul Adom-Otchere, Manasseh Azure Awuni and other civil society actors misled President John Dramani Mahama into cancelling the contract between the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) and waste management firm Zoomlion Ghana Limited.

The veteran journalist claimed that Mahama’s decision to cancel the YEA’s contract with Zoomlion Ghana Limited worsened Ghana’s sanitation challenges that led to the devastating flooding that claimed the lives of several Ghanaians.

Speaking on Good Evening Ghana, Paul Adom-Otchere stated, “15,000 street sweepers have been withdrawn because the Zoomlion contract has been terminated by YEA because Manasseh Azure said that they should terminate the contract”.

So, the president got very bad advice from his civil society people. Tonight, those civil society actors that advise the president wrongly have blood on their hands,” he stated.

According to Paul Adom Otchere, Ghana’s sanitation system had been built over years through collaboration between government, district assemblies, and development partners.

He added, “What has happened is that over the last 10 years there has been progress in securing a certain way in which environmental services provision will be delivered to local assemblies in a manner that supports modernity, in a manner that supports job creation, and in a manner that supports a better and higher standard of living for Ghanaians.

Over the last 10 years, this conversation has been going on with stakeholders in the middle of it, including international organisations and development partners. The conversations came to a conclusion during the Akufo-Addo era,” Adom Otchere noted.

It will be recalled that the Mahama-led government decided not to renew the 19-year-old contract between the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) and Zoomlion Ghana Limited.

The presidency, in a letter responding to Manasseh Azure Awuni’s petition, revealed plans not to renew the Zoomlion contract.

President John Dramani Mahama, some months ago, stated that every district would be responsible for its sanitation.

According to John Mahama, the Cabinet will soon meet on the decentralisation of the sanitation budget and make every district responsible for its sanitation.

He further revealed that the performance of MMDAs will be measured by Cleanliness.

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“A galamseyer infected me with HIV, and I will spread it too” – Young lady vows

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“A galamseyer infected me with HIV, and I will spread it too” – Young lady vows

A 19-year-old lady who claims she is living with HIV has vowed to infect other men with the virus after she contracted it from a galamsey operator.

According to the young lady, she contracted HIV while she was working at a galamsey site.

In the viral video, the young lady recounted how she initially engaged in galamsey before moving into sex work due to the physical demand of the illegal mining work and financial pressures.

Speaking in the viral video, the young lady stated, “I ventured into galamsey, but it was too laborious, so I decided to go into prostitution because I was earning money and I went into it full time”.

She further claimed, “Some days I get 5,000 cedis”.

The young lady narrated that she later tested positive for HIV after meeting a galamsey operator, who allegedly promised her a gift that would be confirmed at a hospital.

She vowed to retaliate by spreading HIV among others, saying, “A galamsey operator infected me with HIV, and I will spread it to other men”.

Some netizens reacting to the young lady’s threats stated, “@GhPoliceService, We have a criminal case here of a young woman wanting to spread AIDs since no one sent her to do galamsey but to do something else. Wanting a soft life doesn’t come east. Hhhhmmm please help us here, thank you”.

A netizen added, “This is becoming like a social media trend, and all the relevant authorities are playing deaf to it💔…

How can people openly make such threats and we still allow them to walk freely??…. Eii, are we serious in this country??”

A netizen added, “Some of them are just clowns. I am sure she doesn’t even know the symptoms of it.

But as a rational human, you have to control yourself, and it will save you a lot. She just wants to trend, but be safe out there”.

“I think this disease is seriously spreading amongst the youth and it’s the duty of the government to create enough awareness. We don’t want any situation whereby Ghana as a country will be getting a sick population in the future. It’s sad this is happening in this nation”, a netizen added.

One more X user wrote, “People do even know when they’re committing possible crimes on camera. If she’s lying, it’s a crime under Act 30. If it’s true too, she can be charged with criminal intent under Act 30. We overlook a lot in this country”.

Meanwhile, the Ghana AIDS Commission has disclosed that higher HIV vulnerability in mining communities is due to the influx of migrant workers and transactional sex networks.

Under Ghana’s legal framework, one faces fines and/or imprisonment of up to two years, depending on the charge and evidence presented, for someone who knowingly exposes a partner to serious harm, including communicable diseases, without disclosure.

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A-Plus has gone too far and must be checked – Former Gomoa Central MP fumes 

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A-Plus has gone too far and must be checked – Former Gomoa Central MP fumes 

Rachel Florence Appoh, a former Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central in the Central Region, has criticised the current MP for the Constituency, Kwame Asare Obeng, commonly known as A-Plus, following his insults directed at a flood victim.  

It will be recalled that A-Plus fired shots at one of his constituents after the resident appealed to him to prioritise drainage infrastructure over entertainment activities.

In a viral video, a resident of Gomoa Pomadze appealed to the MP to provide support for victims and pay greater attention to drainage infrastructure.

He stated, “We are pleading with A-Plus, the MP for Gomoa Central, to come to our aid and help us address this situation. He should do something for us. We believe it’s time to put entertainment aside and focus on improving the drainage infrastructure”.

However, A-Plus, reacting to the video, called the flood victim a “stupid man” and a “fool” after the resident appealed to him.

A-Plus questioned if he should go to heaven and ask Nebuchadnezzar to stop the rain, adding that he could express his concerns respectfully without insulting him.

 In a Facebook post on the same day, A-Plus stated, “Stupid man!! You could make your statement without being stupid! You could seek help without being a fool! It is raining, so I should go to heaven and ask Nebuchadnezzar to stop the rain or what?”.

“A woman in Kumasi was cursing the mayor of Kumasi for demolishing buildings in waterways. If I decide to do the same, you these same people will curse my children and me. Now that water has entered your gbemi, you are calling onya ka soomli, and instead of making sense, you are talking nonsense. Opro!”, he said.

“Many of you Ghanaians have been pampered for far too long. Me I no dey fear you. The water no enter you well. Like e for carry you enter the yenku forest!”

“I keep telling you guys, I’m not your regular MP. I’m not one of the MPs you can blackmail with votes. You can reach out to me for help, even though I’m not NADMO. But if you want to be stupid, I will insult you, your mother, your father father father! Kwasea, come and see my area in Accra!”, he added.

The former Gomoa Central MP, reacting to the development, slammed the current MP’s conduct.

According to her, A-Plus, who voluntarily decided to be their MP, must know the role comes with responsibilities, and even when a person calling for help did not talk well, he needs to comfort the victim first.

Rachel Florence Appoh stated, “As a Leader, even if the person calling for help did not talk well, you comfort the victim first; you voluntarily decided to be their MP, and this comes with responsibilities. But here we are with you insulting the parents of the flood victim; insulting everybody that you don’t care about their votes, a lot of people voted for you, and you want to be radical?”

“This is unfair to the flood victims, unfortunate to Gomoa Central Constituents. Saying that we should chew our voter ID Cards if we won’t vote for him is an insult, and that’s unfair. This is the President’s friend; he must call him to order. He cannot come and insult the people of Gomoa Central; he cannot insult our integrity. He must be called to order. This is unfair to Gomoa Central Constituents.”

“He has been doing this; Speaker and Parliament must call him to order. In Parliament, there is a Code of Conduct, there are Ethics in Parliament, and you cannot talk anyhow as a Parliamentarian. The title “Honourable” is not given to MPs by chance; it is because Members of Parliament are Honorable.”

She further advised A-Plus, “So if you think you are dishonourable and you want to live a street life or whatever life you want to live, then don’t go and represent the people in Parliament because Parliament is for Honourable Members. You can have your personal attitude, but the moment you go to Parliament, you change.”

“This one, the sitting MP, Kwame Asare Obeng, has gone too far and must be checked…If he doesn’t want to represent the people again, he can say so; it’s not about development, it’s about respect.

Leadership is about people, being kind and showing respect, being trustworthy so that people can come to you with their problems.”

“I only sought to uphold the dying wish of my father” – Adwoa Safo on shooting incident

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“I only sought to uphold the dying wish of my father” – Adwoa Safo on shooting incident

Sarah Adwoa Safo, a former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, has refuted claims that the dispute surrounding the Kristo Asafo Mission is about church leadership ambitions or inheritance.

According to Adwoa Safo, she only sought to uphold the dying wish of her father, Apostle Kwadwo Safo.

Adwoa Safo highlighted that public speculation had misrepresented the issues at the centre of the dispute.

The former minister and MP stressed that she had never sought personal wealth or financial benefit from her late father’s estate, describing herself as “self-made”.

She disclosed that the dispute stems from the implementation of amendments to the church’s constitution directed by Apostle Kwadwo Safo in 2024.

In a statement issued on Friday, July 3, 2026, Adwoa Safo explained, “The matter at hand is neither about any aspiration on my part to lead the Kristo Asafo Church, nor does it concern a dispute over church property or, for that matter, inheritance,”.

“I have never sought to draw wealth or personal gain from my late father’s estate or properties, but have for many years, even before the passing of our dear dad, chosen to walk a path defined by integrity, contentment, independence and self-determined effort,” she said.

“On his deathbed, my dad instructed me to ensure that this provision was expressly upheld, and I consider it my duty and responsibility to honour that directive as his first child,” she said.

Adwoa Safo further rejected claims that her father’s estate lacked legal direction, revealing that her father had a valid will governing the administration of his estate.

“It is also important to state clearly that my dad did not die intestate. He left a valid Will, which I believe sets out definitive provisions for the administration of his estate, including his properties and inheritance, all of which will be properly addressed and given effect upon the formal reading and execution of same,” she said.

Meanwhile, Lawyers representing former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo have petitioned the Attorney-General to transfer the shooting case from the Adenta Circuit Court to the High Court.

According to Lawyers for Adwoa Safo, the main offence in the case is a first-degree felony and can only be tried by the High Court.

In her petition dated June 25, 2026, Adwoa Safo argued that the Circuit Court also lacks jurisdiction to hear bail applications in the matter.

Her petition is asking the Attorney General to review the police docket and have the case refiled at the High Court.

Parts of the petition read, “Respectfully, the offence of intentionally and unlawfully causing harm with the use of an offensive weapon is a first-degree felony and is triable on indictment before the High Court, not the Circuit Court”.

“In view of the aforesaid, we have been duly instructed to petition your office to call for the docket, review and have the case filed at the High Court for the matter to go through full trial in an expeditious manner”.

Also, the case involving the younger brother of  Sarah Adwoa Safo, Israel Kwadwo Safo and eight others has been adjourned to September 23.

The nine individuals were accused in connection with the shooting incident involving Sarah Adwoa Safo.

In court, the nine accused, each granted bail in the sum of GH¢500,000 each with two sureties, are not required to be justified, but must sign a bail justification.

All nine accused in court pleaded not guilty to five charges, including use of an offensive weapon, possession of an offensive weapon, prohibition of vigilante groups, discharging of firearms in public, and causing unlawful damage.

The accused include Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena, the brother of the injured former MP, along with Jehosaphat Tamaklo Safo, Kwabena Safo, and Benjamin Amoakwa Sam.

Enock Badu, Richard Ayitey, Gideon Safo, Nana Kwaku Afriyie, and Kwadwo Safo Koomsom are the other suspects.

According to prosecutors, the alleged shooting resulted in injuries to Ms Adwoa Safo during the installation process within the Kristo Asafo Mission.

Speaking to Eyewitness News on Tuesday, June 23, the lawyer for Nana Kofi Safo Kantanka confirmed the charges.

He disclosed that the prosecution’s case is on unlawful possession of weapons and involvement in prohibited vigilante activity.

“The charges were the prohibition of vigilante groups and then possession of weapons unlawfully. Basically, those were the two charges that I went through,” Nana Kofi Safo Kantanka stated.

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Video – White South Africans chase away anti-immigration protesters with gunshots

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Video – White South Africans chase away anti-immigration protesters with gunshots

A viral video shared by Legit News Africa, a Liberian-based online news portal, has captured a group of white South Africans chasing away anti-immigration protesters with gunshots.

In the viral video, the white South Africans were captured taking matters into their own hands to prevent the anti-immigration protest from entering their community.

The video showed the protesters approaching the community amid Zulu chants; the white South Africans blocked the road with several vehicles, warning them not to come any closer.

The white South Africans, realising that the anti-immigration protesters were not listening to them, resorted to opening fire on them.

As soon as the gunfire erupted, the anti-immigration protesters bolted, running for their lives.

The white South Africans were seen moving towards the protesters while firing shots in their direction.

The anti-immigration groups in South Africa are holding protests across the country on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, against undocumented African immigrants to leave the country.

Meanwhile, Julius Malema, a South African opposition leader, has launched a scathing attack on the ongoing anti-immigration protesters in South Africa.

According to Julius Malema, the march against foreign African nationals is clownish and stupid.

He argued that there is no xenophobia in South Africa, adding that it’s just a group of charlatans, extortionists, disruptors, and corrupt individuals who want to extort foreign nationals.

Julius Malema also claimed that the anti-immigration protests are being sponsored by the South African government to distract South Africans from their failures.

Speaking in an interview pm Sky News, Julius Malema stated, “It is clownish – clownish and stupid. There is no xenophobia in South Africa; it’s just a group of charlatans, extortionists, disruptors, corrupt individuals who want to extort foreign nationals.

“It’s not xenophobia; it’s gangsterism sponsored by government. The government is fully informed to distract our people from many major issues. How can an ordinary person be handling a man in front of the police, because it’s a crime on its own,” he said.

According to Julius Malema, records show that a majority of crimes in South Africa, including rape, are committed by South African men and not foreigners natioanls.

Julius Malema added, “Let go and check the cases of rape: who raped South Africa? South African men. Who beats up South Africa’s children? South African men. The majority of the prisoners there are not Zimbabwe, it’s not Ghana, it’s not Nigeria, it’s not TRC, it’s South African men,

“So when you say they are committing crime, why are they not in jail? Because they are not committing any crime, but they become an easy target,” she said.

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Man impersonating Dr Callistus Mahama to scam job seekers busted

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Man impersonating Dr Callistus Mahama to scam job seekers busted

A man impersonating the Executive Secretary to the President, John Dramani Mahama, Dr Callistus Mahama, has been arrested.

Reports suggest the man was impersonating Dr Callistus Mahama by allegedly promising to secure appointments in exchange for money.

A purported Facebook post of Dr Callistus Mahama announced the development, saying, “For some time now, an individual has been impersonating Dr Callistus Mahama, falsely promising to secure appointments in exchange for payment. Following investigations, he has now been arrested.

This should serve as a reminder to the public: no one is required to pay money to obtain an appointment. Anyone who demands payment while claiming to act on our behalf is a fraudster.

We urge all Ghanaians to remain vigilant, verify any suspicious requests through official channels, and report anyone engaging in such fraudulent activities. Please do not fall victim to these scams.

Stay alert. Stay informed”.

In related news, the Accra High Court has remanded five suspects into police custody over their alleged role in impersonating President John Dramani Mahama, Lordina Mahama, and others.

Reports suggest the suspects created and circulated high-fidelity AI-generated deepfake content used to impersonate President John Dramani Mahama, First Lady Lordina Mahama, and other public figures to defraud the public on platforms including TikTok, Facebook, and WhatsApp.

The information suggests the five remanded are expected to reappear in court on April 14, 2026.

The accused have been identified as Bernard Mensah alias Charity Quaicoe, Ahmed Mensah, Nana Boafo Freba, Blessed Sam, and Ato Mensah Ebenezer.

The news shared on X read, “Deepfake scam crackdown: 5 remanded for impersonating Prez Mahama and top celebrities.

The Accra High Court has remanded five suspects into police custody over their alleged role in creating and circulating AI-generated deepfake content to defraud the public.

The group reportedly impersonated high-profile figures, including John Dramani Mahama, Lordina Mahama, John Dumelo, Kwadwo Nkansah Lilwin, Vivian Jill, Asamoah Gyan, Kofi Kinaata, and Bill Asamoah across platforms like TikTok, Facebook, and WhatsApp.

The accused include Bernard Mensah alias Charity Quaicoe, Ahmed Mensah, Nana Boafo Freba, Blessed Sam, and Ato Mensah Ebenezer. Authorities say the scheme was used to deceive unsuspecting victims online.

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Mahama’s helicopter tour of flood-hit areas practical and necessary – Former Accra Regional Minister

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Mahama’s helicopter tour of flood-hit areas practical and necessary – Former Accra Regional Minister

Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo, a former Greater Accra Regional Minister, has backed President John Dramani Mahama’s helicopter tour of flood-hit areas in Accra.

The former Accra Regional Minister dismissed critics who suggested President Mahama should have toured the affected communities by road.

According to him, one cannot blame the president for going up at the time because everywhere was flooded and the vehicles wouldn’t have been able to navigate the flood-hit areas.

He described Mahama’s helicopter tour of flood-hit areas as practical and necessary.

Speaking on The Big Issue on Channel One TV on Saturday, July 4, Afotey-Agbo stated, “You can’t blame the president for going up at the time because everywhere was flooded and the vehicles wouldn’t have been able to move fast enough to know exactly the extent of damage; that is why he went up to ascertain what happened within a short time.

“I used to fly to the Ada area, the Volta region and then fly to the Bortiano and Weija area within a short time and then go to the Airforce base to land and then go on the ground to start working.”

His comments come on the back of President Mahama, who came under public scrutiny after opting to inspect the flood-hit areas from a military helicopter.

One of Mahama’s critics was Kwesi Pratt Jnr, the Managing Editor of The Insight Newspaper, who critiqued President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to inspect flood-hit areas in Accra from a helicopter.

According to Kwesi Pratt, the aesthetics of President Mahama flying in a helicopter to assess June 29 flood devastation was not the best.

Kwesi Pratt argued that Mahama could have better demonstrated empathy by visiting victims in person rather than observing the situation from the air.

He further argued that a helicopter tour could not provide scientific solutions to the country’s flooding problem.

Speaking on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana on July 1, 2026, Kwesi Pratt stated, “Yesterday, or two days ago, the President decided to go on a helicopter trip around the flooded areas to assess the damage. Now, I know the President to be a historian and a journalist.

His trip is not likely to produce a scientific outcome. This helicopter trip is not likely to produce a scientific outcome for the problems that the people of this country are confronted with.it showed some empathy, but I would have thought that would be better displayed if he was walking on the ground, touching people, getting into affected homes, lifting babies and so on; the empathy would have been better expressed than flying around the flooded city in a helicopter”.

Kwesi Pratt added, “I don’t think that the aesthetics are good enough in a situation where you have this massive flooding, and your leaders are in helicopters flying over you. But that has been done; at least it showed some level of concern, even though the aesthetics do not appear to be excellent”.

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“I worked with Pablo Escobar; He was a good man”- Ex-drug baron Paa Joe Donkor

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“I worked with Pablo Escobar; He was a good man”- Ex-drug baron Paa Joe Donkor

Paa Joe Donkor, a former BBC journalist and Ex-drug baron, has claimed he worked with the late Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria, commonly known as Pablo Escobar.

Pablo Escobar was a well-known Colombian drug lord, narcoterrorist, and politician who was the founder and leader of the Medellín Cartel and was dubbed the “King of Cocaine”.

According to Paa Joe Donkor, he served as Pablo Escobar’s point man in West Africa and never snitched despite his own arrest and long imprisonment.

Paa Joe Donkor depicts the late Pablo Escobar positively as a man who supported the poor and paid hospital bills.

Speaking in an interview with Happy FM, Paa Joe Donkor stated, “I have worked with Pablo Escobar, but I have never snitched on him; even when I was arrested, Pablo was a very good man. He was a principled man and looked after the poor by building houses for them and taking care of their hospital bills.

But if you cross him, he will kill you. If he asked you to send $100,000 to a big man and you feel you are smart and steal part of the money, that could cause the death of about a thousand people. Because when the money is checked, there will be a drug war between the cartels”.

He added, “When that happens, there is mistrust; Pablo will give an option: gold or lead. The lead is bullets, and the gold is cocaine. He even got factories that were producing shirts, singlets, and bicycles.

You can do well when you are working in the factory, which is genuine, but if you want to do drug business in the valley, you have to be courageous and strong-hearted. He was a catholic. He was killed in 1992, but up till now, if someone is building and the foundation is dug, you will find $400 million; he never took his money to the bank”.

However, some Ghanaians replying to his comments largely dismiss the story as fabricated or inspired by shows like Narcos.

A netizen wrote, “He’s telling lies; he met Pablo Escobar when. Stop entertaining nonsense, cos he speaks good English, so he can’t lie, stupid, you there and let anyone lie on Air cos they’ve used drugs before and so what”.

One X user added, “The thing all he talk Dey the narcos movie, a figa he go talk something we nor know”.

A netizen added, “Pablo was a very good man ke??? These Ghanaians sef”.

“This man watches too many movies”, an X user added.

Meanwhile, in an old interview, Paa Joe Donkor disclosed that drugs only make rich folks poor and miserable, admonishing the youth to desist from it.

He detailed that when one becomes addicted, he would not mind selling his expensive vehicles for peanuts just to buy drugs to satisfy his short-term happiness.

Speaking in an interview with SVTV, he recounted, “Believe me, don’t ever go there; don’t let anybody deceive you into cocaine; when you have 100 million dollars within the next four hours, you are going to get broke, because it will get finished. Once you start taking it, there’s something they call Cortactin; within one month you become addicted, without it you can’t survive, your social life, physical life ceases, you can’t even travel, for a long time I never travelled or attended funerals, I will have Cortactin which will give me stomach cramps when I run out of stock”.

“I’m begging the youth, don’t ever make the mistake that I did. I have taken women to Switzerland, I have slept at hotels where I paid 500,000 dollars a day, I have taken women to Venice, it’s a paradise on earth, because I wanted to impress them but at the end of the day, they vanished. I have worn the best suits made by Italian tailors, but now I’m being humiliated because of drugs,’ he advised.

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2 arrested as FDA raids Italian Boy Lounge in Nungua over suspected illicit drugs

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2 arrested as FDA raids Italian Boy Lounge in Nungua over suspected illicit drugs

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has arrested two persons in connection with a raid at the Italian Boy Lounge, a popular nightclub at Nungua Kantamanto in Accra.

Reports suggest the Italian Boy Lounge was raided by the FDA over the alleged possession of illicit drugs.

According to reports, the raid took place on the evening of July 3, 2026, while the facility was reportedly being prepared for business.

Two staff members were arrested following the raid to assist with investigations, with the facility shut down by the authorities.

Reports also suggest the substances suspected to be illicit drugs were identified and seized during the raid.

In related news, the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has warned the Ghanaian public not to accept, consume, sell, or distribute food recovered from floodwaters following the June 29 flooding in Accra.

According to the FDA, the warning follows viral videos of some unidentified individuals retrieving items, including food products, from floodwaters and other locations after the flooding on June 29.

The FDA asserted that certain individuals on social media are claiming they intend to distribute the recovered items to members of the public, including students.

In a food safety alert issued on Thursday, July 2, the FDA warned that it cannot vouch for the safety or quality of these products, as they may have been contaminated by floodwaters.

The FDA urged the public to avoid any food or regulated products recovered from floodwaters.

Parts of the FDA statement read, “The FDA cannot vouch for the safety or quality of these products, as they may have been contaminated by floodwaters and mishandling, which could pose a serious risk to public health”.

“Members of the public are therefore strongly advised not to accept, consume, sell, offer for sale, or distribute any food or other regulated products recovered from floodwaters,” the FDA said.

“The floods have, therefore, increased the risk of food and water contamination, creating conditions that can lead to foodborne illnesses and outbreaks of cholera, typhoid fever, dysentery, etc.,” the statement said.

“Discard any food that has come into contact with floodwater. Drink only safe water. Boil water for at least five (5) minutes if its safety is uncertain,” the FDA said.

“The FDA strongly advises the public to be wary when purchasing food products and report any suspected sale or distribution of flood-damaged or unsafe food products to the FDA,” it said.

“The FDA is working closely with relevant agencies to monitor the safety of food supplies in affected communities and will take the necessary regulatory actions to protect public health,” the statement added.

“If you are not sure, don’t eat. Don’t purchase,” the FDA said.

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“Colombian team was better” – Black Stars coach Carlos Queiroz admits 

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“Colombian team was better” – Black Stars coach Carlos Queiroz admits 

Carlos Queiroz, the head coach of the Ghana Black Stars, has said Colombia’s performance against his team was superior on the day following the Black Stars’ 1-0 defeat in their Round of 32 clash.

Carlos Queiroz defended his selection decisions, explaining why some players, including Thomas Asante, who had impressed with their contributions, saw limited playing time and were left out of Ghana’s crucial World Cup Round of 32 clash against Colombia.

Speaking in a post-match interview, Queiroz explained, “The important thing was to put the players in the strategic positions for us to win the game. They played when it was necessary to play. Prince also had his opportunities and his contribution. It was necessary to bring on one forward to put pressure on the centre-backs and to run behind them; unfortunately, the ball doesn’t come”.

“No, the point is the result. It’s a disappointing result because the boys worked hard and they tried their best, but on the day, especially in the passing and control of the game, the Colombian team was better”.

“This makes things easier for them even in terms of fitness because the ball runs more and they run less. We were forced to run a lot with few moments on the ball, which is very damaging for one team”, he said.

Meanwhile, Ghana’s 2026 FIFA World Cup dreams have ended in the Round of 32 following a 1-0 defeat to Colombia at Kansas City Stadium after Black Stars’ shambolic display against Colombia.

The Black Stars fell short of a place in the Round of 16 after Jhon Arias scored the decisive goal in the 14th minute after he calmly converting a cross from Luis Suárez.

Colombia’s goal came just a minute after both teams were forced into early changes, as Colombia’s Jhon Córdoba and Ghana’s Marvin Senaya went off injured inside 13 minutes.

Marvin Senaya was forced off injured after just 13 minutes, with Alidu Seidu replacing him. Moments later, Arias capitalised on Ghana’s defensive lapse to calmly convert a cross from Luis Suárez.

Despite conceding early, the Black Stars failed to create any clear-cut chances as they failed to test the well-organised defence of Colombia.

Also, Lawrence Ati-Zigi in the first and second half kept Ghana in the contest with a series of important saves.

Luis Díaz extended Colombia’s lead, but the goal was ruled out after a VAR check.

The Black Stars pushed for a leveller yielded no result as Colombia managed the game effectively, enjoying long spells of possession and frustrating the Black Stars’ attacking efforts with zero big chances created and also failing to test Colombia goalkeeper Camilo Vargas the entire 90 minutes of the game.

Colombia 1 nil victory sends them into the Round of 16, where they will face Switzerland, ending Ghana’s 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign in the Round of 32.

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48,000 people were rendered homeless by June 29 floods – Mahama

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48,000 people were rendered homeless by June 29 floods – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that about 48,000 people have been rendered homeless by the recent floods that swept through parts of the Greater Accra Region following the heavy downpour on June 29.

Mahama disclosed this to the President of Sierra Leone and Chair of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Julius Maada Bio, who visited Ghana to express solidarity with the country following the disaster.

Speaking to the media after bilateral engagements, President Mahama said, “This downpour was huge, and we estimate that about 48,000 people were rendered homeless by the downpour, and 12 are confirmed dead; seven are still unaccounted for. We have asked the military and the joint task force to immediately mobilise and bring things back as quickly as possible”.

He further disclosed that personnel from the Ghana Armed Forces had already begun clearing waterways, removing garbage and debris deposited across the city by the floods to restore normalcy.

“The Army has started to clear waterways, clear garbage and clear debris that was thrown all over the city by rainfall. And we expect that in a week or two things will normalise,” he added.

He further expressed appreciation to President Bio and the people of Sierra Leone for their message of solidarity and support.

“We appreciate his message of sympathy,” President Mahama said.

Meanwhile, the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has warned the Ghanaian public not to accept, consume, sell, or distribute food recovered from floodwaters following the June 29 flooding in Accra.

According to the FDA, the warning follows viral videos of some unidentified individuals retrieving items, including food products, from floodwaters and other locations after the flooding on June 29.

The FDA asserted that certain individuals on social media are claiming they intend to distribute the recovered items to members of the public, including students.

In a food safety alert issued on Thursday, July 2, the FDA warned that it cannot vouch for the safety or quality of these products, as they may have been contaminated by floodwaters.

The FDA urged the public to avoid any food or regulated products recovered from floodwaters.

Parts of the FDA statement read, “The FDA cannot vouch for the safety or quality of these products, as they may have been contaminated by floodwaters and mishandling, which could pose a serious risk to public health”.

“Members of the public are therefore strongly advised not to accept, consume, sell, offer for sale, or distribute any food or other regulated products recovered from floodwaters,” the FDA said.

“The floods have, therefore, increased the risk of food and water contamination, creating conditions that can lead to foodborne illnesses and outbreaks of cholera, typhoid fever, dysentery, etc.,” the statement said.

“Discard any food that has come into contact with floodwater. Drink only safe water. Boil water for at least five (5) minutes if its safety is uncertain,” the FDA said.

“The FDA strongly advises the public to be wary when purchasing food products and report any suspected sale or distribution of flood-damaged or unsafe food products to the FDA,” it said.

“The FDA is working closely with relevant agencies to monitor the safety of food supplies in affected communities and will take the necessary regulatory actions to protect public health,” the statement added.

“If you are not sure, don’t eat. Don’t purchase,” the FDA said.

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Why is Wontumi’s case a priority over the multibillion-dollar BoG cash printing allegations? – AG quizzed 

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Why is Wontumi’s case a priority over the multibillion-dollar BoG cash printing allegations? – AG quizzed 

Data Scientist and Policy Analyst, Alfred Appiah, has quizzed Dominic Ayine, the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, on why his office is prioritising Wontumi’s cases under the Operation Recover ALL Loots (ORAL) instead of the multibillion-dollar BoG cash printing allegations.

The Policy Analyst questioned why smaller cases like the $2M Sky Train project and Chairman Wontumi’s galamsey cases have received faster attention than multibillion claims tied to the Bank of Ghana’s past cash printing policy.

According to Alfred Appiah,  Wontumi’s galamsey-related cases receive early attention while other cases with potentially much larger financial implications appear to be moving more slowly?

In a post on X, Alfred Appiah added, “We have been told that there is about $21 billion to be recovered through ORAL. That could fund government spending for more than a year. That naturally raises questions about how the Attorney General’s Department is prioritising its cases.

For example, how does the alleged $2 million Sky Train case become a priority over the multibillion-dollar allegations surrounding the Bank of Ghana’s cash printing? Or why does Wontumi’s galamsey-related cases receive early attention while other cases with potentially much larger financial implications appear to be moving more slowly?

It has been about 18 months since ORAL was launched, yet we are still waiting to see significant recoveries that can be directly attributed to it. Recoveries that would have occurred through the normal work of EOCO or other state institutions should not be presented as evidence of ORAL’s success”.

He further argued that the Attorney General’s Department has also not indicated how much it realistically expects ORAL to recover.

The Policy Analyst highlighted, “The Attorney General’s Department has also not indicated how much it realistically expects ORAL to recover. Without clear targets and timelines, it becomes difficult for the public to assess whether the initiative is delivering on its promise.

The public deserves more transparency on the prioritisation of cases, the value of assets targeted for recovery, the amounts recovered so far through ORAL itself, and the expected recoveries going forward!”.

Meanwhile, Dominic Ayine, the Attorney-General (AG) and Minister for Justice, has replied to critics defending the Mahama government’s Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) initiative.

According to the Attorney-General, his office had achieved unprecedented results in corruption-related prosecutions within a single year.

He argued that he is the first  Attorney-General to have brought five corruption cases in one year to court.

Dominic Ayine further dismissed claims that the government was shifting attention away from the ORAL.

Speaking to journalists, the Attorney-General stated, “As for the threat of arming themselves and making the country ungovernable, I think I will treat it with the contempt it deserves”.

“But as far as this government is concerned, I want to reiterate that we will respect the rights and freedoms of every Ghanaian,” the Attorney-General added.

“You know, it’s very interesting when statements like that are being made that we are doing this because ORAL is failing. ORAL is not failing,” he declared.

He added, “Go back and check the record. I am the first Attorney-General in the history of the Fourth Republic to have brought five corruption cases in one year. Go back and check the records”.

“What is happening in court now is rather putting pressure on them because they know that I have been so diligent in my investigations. I have been so diligent in the prosecutions that they are afraid that their people will go down for the acts of corruption that they are engaging in,” he said.

“And so, the accusation that we are shifting focus away from ORAL is not something that I will pay heed to because ORAL is on track and ORAL is going to succeed,” Dr Ayine stressed.

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“Ken Ofori-Atta must be an idiot if he voluntarily returns to Ghana” – Martin Amidu

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“Ken Ofori-Atta must be an idiot if he voluntarily returns to Ghana” – Martin Amidu

Martin Amidu, a former Special Prosecutor, has said the embattled former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, must be an idiot if he voluntarily returns to Ghana to subject himself to investigation and possible prosecution.  

Mr Amidu cautioned Ken Ofori-Atta not to return to Ghana to subject himself to ongoing investigations and possible prosecution against the advice of his lawyers.

According to Martin Amidu, the ongoing investigations and possible prosecution against Ofori-Atta are a political witch-hunt, which has become nauseating to him.

In a strongly worded statement, Martin Amidu claimed President John Dramani Mahama is using state agencies to persecute his political opponents for future electoral benefits.

Martin Amidu alleged that President Mahama has chosen Ken Ofori-Atta to be the face of this playbook.

Martin Amidu in his statement stated, “Ken Ofori-Atta must be an idiot if, after advice from his lawyers, both national and international, he voluntarily returns to Ghana to subject himself to investigation and possible prosecution after the government machinery was used at taxpayers’ expense to mount a consistent trial in the court of public opinion (instead of in a court of law) of alleged suspected corruption and corruption-related offences against him. The case of Diezani Alison-Madueke, who got justice in the United Kingdom, not Nigeria, is a guide”.

He further argued that laws governing the prosecution of corruption in the country are not being applied in Ofori-Atta’s case.

Amidu added, “The provisions of the 1992 Constitution on the fundamental human rights and freedoms guarantee everybody in Ghana expansive rights and freedoms to life, liberty, human dignity, equality and freedom from discrimination, protection of home and property, fair trial, and the general fundamental freedoms.

“Ordinary citizens and public office holders of whatever rank are equally guaranteed these rights and freedoms when it comes to the investigation and prosecution of crime. The Constitution treats crime as crime for everybody: it prohibits political crime for public office holders and crime for other citizens,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has clarified that former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta’s trial in absentia can only proceed once the US authorities have formally returned proof of service.

According to the OSP, the judge will then set a timeline for the accused, Ken Ofori-Atta, to appear. If he chooses not to, the trial may proceed in his absence.

The Director of Strategy, Research, and Communications at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), Sammy Darko, explained that the constitutional threshold for Ken Ofori-Atta to be tried in absentia has not been met because a formal service of charges has not been completed.

According to Sammy Darko, the legal process governing trial in absentia is strictly defined and begins only after an accused person has been properly charged and duly served.

He disclosed that the current debate around trying Ofori-Atta in his absence is premature.

Sammy Darko stated, “Trial in absentia is not triggered by the mere filing of charges,” Darko said. “It is triggered when a person who has been properly charged and properly notified of the proceedings refuses to come before the court.”

He disclosed that under Article 19(3) of the Constitution, a person can only be tried in absentia if they have first been “duly notified” of the trial.

“It does not mean notification through social media. It does not mean a phone call. It does not mean merely informing the person’s lawyers,” he said.

Sammy Darko disclosed that although charges have been filed and court approval obtained to serve the documents in the United States, proof of Ken Ofori-Atta being served has not been returned to Ghana through official channels.

“At this stage, what remains is proof that the documents have been served,” he said.

He added that once proof of service is filed, the court must still give the accused, Ken Ofori-Atta, a reasonable opportunity to appear before any further steps are taken.

Sammy Darko also cited that the pending Supreme Court case reviewing aspects of the OSP’s prosecutorial powers has also affected their proceedings.

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“The boys tried their best” – Carlos Queiroz on Ghana’s 2026 World Cup exit

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“The boys tried their best” – Carlos Queiroz on Ghana’s 2026 World Cup exit

Carlos Queiroz, the head coach of the Ghana Black Stars, has admitted that Colombia’s performance was superior on the day following the Black Stars’ 1-0 defeat in their Round of 32 clash.

Carlos Queiroz defended his selection decisions, explaining why some players, including Thomas Asante, who had impressed with their contributions, saw limited playing time and were left out of Ghana’s crucial World Cup Round of 32 clash against Colombia.

Speaking in a post-match interview, Queiroz explained, “The important thing was to put the players in the strategic positions for us to win the game. They played when it was necessary to play. Prince also had his opportunities and his contribution. It was necessary to bring on one forward to put pressure on the centre-backs and to run behind them; unfortunately, the ball doesn’t come”.

“No, the point is the result. It’s a disappointing result because the boys worked hard and they tried their best, but on the day, especially in the passing and control of the game, the Colombian team was better”.

“This makes things easier for them even in terms of fitness because the ball runs more and they run less. We were forced to run a lot with few moments on the ball, which is very damaging for one team”, he said.

Meanwhile, Ghana’s 2026 FIFA World Cup dreams have ended in the Round of 32 following a 1-0 defeat to Colombia at Kansas City Stadium after Black Stars’ shambolic display against Colombia.

The Black Stars fell short of a place in the Round of 16 after Jhon Arias scored the decisive goal in the 14th minute after he calmly converting a cross from Luis Suárez.

Colombia’s goal came just a minute after both teams were forced into early changes, as Colombia’s Jhon Córdoba and Ghana’s Marvin Senaya went off injured inside 13 minutes.

Marvin Senaya was forced off injured after just 13 minutes, with Alidu Seidu replacing him. Moments later, Arias capitalised on Ghana’s defensive lapse to calmly convert a cross from Luis Suárez.

Despite conceding early, the Black Stars failed to create any clear-cut chances as they failed to test the well-organised defence of Colombia.

Also, Lawrence Ati-Zigi in the first and second half kept Ghana in the contest with a series of important saves.

Luis Díaz extended Colombia’s lead, but the goal was ruled out after a VAR check.

The Black Stars pushed for a leveller yielded no result as Colombia managed the game effectively, enjoying long spells of possession and frustrating the Black Stars’ attacking efforts with zero big chances created and also failing to test Colombia goalkeeper Camilo Vargas the entire 90 minutes of the game.

Colombia 1 nil victory sends them into the Round of 16, where they will face Switzerland, ending Ghana’s 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign in the Round of 32.

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Ghana’s 2026 World Cup dreams end after Black Stars’ shambolic display against Colombia

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Ghana’s 2026 World Cup dreams end after Black Stars’ shambolic display against Colombia

Ghana’s 2026 FIFA World Cup dreams have ended in the Round of 32 following a 1-0 defeat to Colombia at Kansas City Stadium after Black Stars‘ shambolic display.

The Black Stars fell short of a place in the Round of 16 after Jhon Arias scored the decisive goal in the 14th minute after he calmly converting a cross from Luis Suárez.

Colombia’s goal came just a minute after both teams were forced into early changes, as Colombia’s Jhon Córdoba and Ghana’s Marvin Senaya went off injured inside 13 minutes.

Marvin Senaya was forced off injured after just 13 minutes, with Alidu Seidu replacing him. Moments later, Arias capitalised on Ghana’s defensive lapse to calmly convert a cross from Luis Suárez.

Despite conceding early, the Black Stars failed to create any clear-cut chances as they failed to test the well-organised defence of Colombia.

Also, Lawrence Ati-Zigi in the first and second half kept Ghana in the contest with a series of important saves.

Luis Díaz extended Colombia’s lead, but the goal was ruled out after a VAR check.

The Black Stars pushed for a leveller yielded no result as Colombia managed the game effectively, enjoying long spells of possession and frustrating the Black Stars’ attacking efforts with zero big chances created and also failing to test Colombia goalkeeper Camilo Vargas the entire 90 minutes of the game.

Colombia 1 nil victory sends them into the Round of 16, where they will face Switzerland, ending Ghana’s 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign in the Round of 32.

Meanwhile, Carlos Queiroz, Ghana’s coach, admitted that Colombia’s performance was superior on the day following the Black Stars’ 1-0 defeat in their Round of 32 clash.

Speaking in a post-match interview, Queiroz explained, “The important thing was to put the players in the strategic positions for us to win the game. They played when it was necessary to play. Prince also had his opportunities and his contribution. It was necessary to bring on one forward to put pressure on the centre-backs and to run behind them; unfortunately, the ball doesn’t come”.

“No, the point is the result. It’s a disappointing result because the boys worked hard and they tried their best, but on the day, especially in the passing and control of the game, the Colombian team was better”.

“This makes things easier for them even in terms of fitness because the ball runs more and they run less. We were forced to run a lot with few moments on the ball, which is very damaging for one team”, he said.

Adu-Boahene’s ₵7K average monthly salary does not match his expensive properties – EOCO tells Court

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Adu-Boahene’s ₵7K average monthly salary does not match his expensive properties – EOCO tells Court

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) chief investigator, Frank Marshall Cromwell, has told the Accra High Court in the ongoing trial against former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, that the accused’s average monthly salary did not match his expensive properties.

Frank Marshall Cromwell disclosed that Adu-Boahene’s average monthly salaries between 2017 and 2019 were ₵5K, ₵6K, and ₵7K, respectively, and do not match his expensive properties.

According to EOCO’s chief investigator, they find it strange that Adu-Boahene and his wife own such expensive properties.

A GHOne news card quoting Frank Marshall Cromwell stated, “Adu-Boahene’s average monthly salaries between 2017 and 2019 were ₵5K, ₵6K, and ₵7K, respectively. We[EOCO] find it strange that he and his wife own such expensive properties”.

In related news, the Office of the Attorney General (AG) in the ongoing GH¢48 million National Signals Bureau (NSB) trial has shared details of properties allegedly acquired by the embattled former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu Boahene.

The state prosecutors shared details of the landed properties the former NSB boss was alleged to have acquired between 2017 and 2020 while in office as part of a motion on notice to make further disclosures filed by the Attorney General, Dr Dominic Ayine Akuritinga.

The AG document showed that Adu-Boahene allegedly bought six landed properties between 2017 and 2020 with payments ranging from $150,000 to $1 million.

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“1. No. 2 Stream Part Drive, Mayfair Estates, LA, Accra: A deposit of $1,000,000 (valued at GH¢15,000,000) was made for this estate. Relevant deposit slips and receipts have been traced.

2. No. 6 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates, LA, Accra: A deposit of $500,000 was recorded for this property.

3.No. 7 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates, LA, Accra: A deposit of $200,000 was recorded for this asset.

4. No. 8 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates, LA, Accra: An initial deposit of $97,815 was made, with authorities suspecting that additional cash payments were used to complete the purchase.

5. No. 9 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates, LA, Accra: A deposit of $270,000 was recorded.

6. No. 10 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates, LA, Accra: The deposit amount for this property stands at $150,000.

The disclosure also showed the salaries the former NSB boss received while in office, which ranged between GH¢5,000 and GH¢7,000”.

Meanwhile, Samuel Atta Akyea, a Lawyer for the former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has fired shots at the Attorney General’s prosecution in his client’s ongoing trial.

Atta Akyea, after the prosecution began its examination-in-chief of EOCO investigator Frank Marshall Cromwell, told the media that one cannot imprison a man based on one’s theories or the lack of understanding of national security matters.

Speaking to journalists after the proceedings on June 22, 2026, Atta Akyea stated, “He was a witness I was waiting for, and when we start a cross-examination, the whole world will know that you don’t imprison a man based on your theories and even lack of understanding of national security matters”.

“Well, this is the most important witness for the prosecution. He’s trying to explain his investigations. So, he’s doing some work, and I’m afraid he’s probably a conveyor belt for the Attorney General, to show whether he did some investigations or he’s trying to put across some theories for the judge to swallow. So, let’s see how it pans out,” he stated.

Lawyer Atta Akyea added, “We are in a very interesting theatre. If a national security Capo wants to steal money, will he steal the money through a bank? We’ll see”.

“You will come out clearly on good evidence, which will be the basis to convict a man. So, I’m excited that he started, but he can’t improve upon his witness statement,” Atta Akyea added.

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NPP can swim in the flood waters if they want – Shamima Muslim

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NPP can swim in the flood waters if they want – Shamima Muslim

Shamima Muslim, the Deputy Presidential Spokesperson, has slammed opposition NPP over their criticism of the government’s handling of Ghana’s recent floods.

According to Shamima Muslim, Ghanaians today are politically intelligent enough to distinguish between genuine governance and mere political theatre.

She added that Ghanaian citizens rightly expect competence from the NDC administration.

Shamima Muslim stated that the NPP can swim in the flood waters if they want or do whatever they want just to score political points.

Speaking on Metro TV on Thursday, July 2, 2026, Shamima Muslim stated, “Often we put all the blame on the doorstep of the politicians because we say that they are the ones that hold the public purse. That politician is a representative of the people. The people have expectations, and they make demands. It is all of us. It is not only the politician”.

“And I say that to the extent that the politicians continue to make themselves available for the contest, because it’s a contest. And until people who think they can do better make themselves available to that same contest, what we have is what we have”.

“You can condemn and write off politicians and threaten them that you will vote them out. Every politician that comes into office knows how limited the time is, and so the thing is not to threaten; it is to work together and demand action from those who have put themselves up for the job”.

Shamima Muslim added, “I will not sit here in the light of what has happened and say that the NPP is wrong for playing politics. They can swim in the floodwaters if they wish”.

“I think that we are in a new Ghana where the average Ghanaian knows what performance is and what performance art is. But I accept that they expect competence from the government of the day because that is what we offered to do. And that is what President Mahama has willed us to do, to deliver on his mandate to the people of Ghana,” she said.

“I’m sure it is because they believe that the NDC is competent enough, because if you don’t have confidence in somebody, you will not call them to act. And so we will act,” she said.

Her comments follow the Minority in Parliament has called for the immediate dissolution of the Stan Dogbe-led seven-member presidential task force established to tackle Accra’s perennial flooding.

According to the Minority in Parliament, the June 29 flooding is the clearest evidence that the Stan Dogbe-led flood task force has failed.

They argued that Monday’s devastating floods demonstrate the committee’s failure to deliver meaningful interventions despite more than a year in operation.

The minority caucus also demanded a full parliamentary investigation into the task force’s work, chaired by Deputy Chief of Staff Stan Dogbe, following the flood that killed 12 people.

They also urged the government to implement urgent public health measures to avert disease outbreaks following the floods, which have claimed at least 12 lives.

Speaking to the media during a press conference, Afenyo-Markin stated, “Yesterday’s flooding is the clearest evidence that this task force produced no meaningful intervention on the ground. If serious drainage works, desilting or flood mitigation infrastructure had been undertaken, the impact of the rains, however heavy, would have been measurably reduced”.

“Instead, entire neighbourhoods went underwater, exposing the gap between government rhetoric and government delivery.”

“The Minority is calling on this House to establish a parliamentary committee specifically mandated to investigate the conduct of the flood preparedness task force and the relevant government ministries and agencies in the lead-up to this disaster,” he said.

“Those found responsible for negligence or dereliction of duty must be held accountable,” he stated.

“This is not a presumption of guilt. It is a basic standard of accountability that any institution facing serious questions over its conduct should observe so that the investigation can proceed without interference and so that those under scrutiny are not left to oversee the very response to a crisis their own inaction may have worsened,” he added.

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“You can’t come on radio and admit such ill acts and expect giggles!” – Bridget Otoo reacts to 51-year-old man’s arrest

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“You can’t come on radio and admit such ill acts and expect giggles!” – Bridget Otoo reacts to 51-year-old man’s arrest

Presidential Staffer, Bridget Otoo, has reacted to a viral video of a policeman storming Lawson TV Afisem to effect an arrest of a 51-year-old man on live TV after confessing to raping a 14-year-old girl.

 In the viral video shared on X, the host of Lawson TV Afisem, Maame Frimpomaa, announced that a Policeman has stormed their studios to arrest the 51-year-old man.

The video footage from the Lawson TV studio shows officers entering the set, interacting with the suspect in a basketball jersey, and then handcuffing him while the host and others observe during the broadcast.

Maame Frimpomaa in the video stated, “Ghana Police Service, I salute you, family, the police service have come, I am saying the Ghana Police Service I trust them. Stand up; this man is 51 years old and raped a 14-year-old girl; handcuff him.

Ghana Police Service, I salute you. Thank you, producer follow up. Shame on you. A 51-year-old man can sleep with a 14-year-old girl after we talk, you claim she agreed to it”.

Reacting to the viral video, Bridget Otoo commended the Ghana Police Service, arguing that it is exactly how these cases should go.

According to the Presidential staffer, one cannot come on live radio and admit such ill acts and expect no further actions.

In her post, Bridget Otoo wrote, “Exactly how these cases should go!!! You can’t come on radio and admit such ill acts and expect giggles!”.

Meanwhile, the event underscores media-led sting operations as Ghana addresses child sexual exploitation.

In related news, the mother of Priscilla, a 14-year-old, has narrated how her daughter was allegedly drugged and raped.

She confirmed the incident, stating that two young men in their area reportedly drugged her with weed-infused toffee before assaulting her and recording and sharing the act.

According to the mother, she only learned of the incident after returning home from town, adding that her older son had to confront the suspects, but the situation quickly escalated, and he was stabbed with a broken bottle before the attackers fled the neighbourhood.

Speaking in a viral video shared by SIKAOFFICIAL, the woman narrated, “My name is Dedee. I was not at home. In the evening, when I came back from the market, I was informed by my husband, who said my brother showed the video to him, that my daughter had been gang raped,” she narrated in Ga.

“So, I asked my daughter whether what had happened was true, but she denied it. Then I called on my brother to come and ask her,” she said.

“She opened up to my brother and confirmed the incident. My husband also confirmed it. Then my son came in and asked what had happened. He was briefed, then he decided to meet the guys who did that to his sister,” she said.

“When he confronted them, they asked him what he could do to them. Shortly after that, they started fighting, and my brother separated them. I went into the room.

“My son was called outside with some elderly people. While talking to them, one of the guys who raped his sister came with a broken bottle and stabbed him multiple times,” she recounted.

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Do not consume, sell, or distribute food recovered from floodwaters – FDA warn Ghanaians 

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Do not consume, sell, or distribute food recovered from floodwaters – FDA warn Ghanaians 

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has warned the Ghanaian public not to accept, consume, sell, or distribute food recovered from floodwaters following the June 29 flooding in Accra.

According to the FDA, the warning follows viral videos of some unidentified individuals retrieving items, including food products, from floodwaters and other locations after the flooding on June 29.

The FDA asserted that certain individuals on social media are claiming they intend to distribute the recovered items to members of the public, including students.

In a food safety alert issued on Thursday, July 2, the FDA warned that it cannot vouch for the safety or quality of these products, as they may have been contaminated by floodwaters.

The FDA urged the public to avoid any food or regulated products recovered from floodwaters.

Parts of the FDA statement read, “The FDA cannot vouch for the safety or quality of these products, as they may have been contaminated by floodwaters and mishandling, which could pose a serious risk to public health”.

“Members of the public are therefore strongly advised not to accept, consume, sell, offer for sale, or distribute any food or other regulated products recovered from floodwaters,” the FDA said.

“The floods have, therefore, increased the risk of food and water contamination, creating conditions that can lead to foodborne illnesses and outbreaks of cholera, typhoid fever, dysentery, etc.,” the statement said.

“Discard any food that has come into contact with floodwater. Drink only safe water. Boil water for at least five (5) minutes if its safety is uncertain,” the FDA said.

“The FDA strongly advises the public to be wary when purchasing food products and report any suspected sale or distribution of flood-damaged or unsafe food products to the FDA,” it said.

“The FDA is working closely with relevant agencies to monitor the safety of food supplies in affected communities and will take the necessary regulatory actions to protect public health,” the statement added.

“If you are not sure, don’t eat. Don’t purchase,” the FDA said.

In related news, Linda Ocloo, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, has shockingly claimed the region is fully prepared to handle any further heavy rainfall.

According to Linda Ocloo, the Greater Accra region is fully prepared to handle any further heavy rainfall, adding that a series of measures have been put in place following the devastating floods that hit the capital after the June 29 downpour.

Linda Ocloo disclosed that district assembly directors across the region have been tasked with educating the public on what to expect and the necessary precautions to take during future downpours.

She further disclosed that President Mahama has directed Municipal and District Chief Executives to intensify efforts to desilt and dredge gutters.

Speaking in an interview with Joy News, Linda Ocloo stated, “Oh yes, we are prepared. We’ve tasked all the directors of the district assemblies to educate people on what to expect and the actions to take during future downpours. So we are ever ready”.

“His Excellency the President has given his direction. A chunk of the MCEs and DCEs are desilting and dredging the gutters in their areas. The task force at their various places is trying to make sure that they take care of the debris”.

“There is also going to be a demolition exercise because we’ve earmarked some of the houses that we think need to be demolished so that we can make way for the easy flow of water when it rains. So we wouldn’t have such a disaster anymore,” she added.

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“I beg you in the name of God” – Oppong Nkrumah urges NDC gov’t to stop politicising Accra’s stalled flood project

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“I beg you in the name of God” – Oppong Nkrumah urges NDC gov’t to stop politicising Accra’s stalled flood project

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee and Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, has urged the NDC government to stop politicising Accra’s stalled flood mitigation project and focus on bringing relief to flood victims.

According to Oppong Nkrumah, the NDC must stop politicisation and efforts trying to justify that the NPP is to blame for the June 29 floods.

Oppong Nkrumah referenced a quote from former president Akufo-Addo during the COVID pandemic when he told Ghanaians the economy can be brought back to life, but if people die they can’t bring them back to life.

Speaking on Joy FM, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah stated, “I beg you in the name of God, this is what Akufo-Addo meant when he said that we can bring the economy back to life, but if people die you can’t bring them back to life.

I beg my brother Atta Issah, I beg my brother Ato Forson, I beg the NDC government, stop the partisan politicisation and trying to justify that it was the NPP’s fault, please. Even the World Bank report does not support the propaganda that you are doing.

You did propaganda and won power; no problem; now focus on the people and let us find a way in which we can get them relief”.

He added, “ Me as minister of Housing, I went with Zanetor Rawlings to break ground for Odaw bus stop drainage; I  did it with Zanetor Rawlings; why haven’t we paid the contractor. You are sitting there talking grammar; pay the contractor; let him finish the work he has started so that the water can flow. It is in front of the old NDC headquarters where Atta Mills used to be.

Pay the contractor; let him get the water flowing so that people don’t have to be hurt and injured and for people to die. Stop the politics that somebody used the money for drainage; if you think there is misapplication of funds, deal with the person”.

Also, Sammy Awuku, the Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, has told President John Dramani Mahama that Ghanaians elected him to fix the country’s problems and not tell them the problems, urging him to set aside if he is tired.

 According to Sammy Awuku, this is not the time for settings, PR, bloggers, patrolling right and centre because the government want to score political points, arguing that Ghanaians need answers but not a government that will pretend to be solving a problem by just using a chopper to mock our misery.

He detailed that the Mahama administration had no excuse as the previous Akufo-Addo-Bawumia government had already undertaken comprehensive studies into Accra’s flood challenges and initiated several drainage projects.

Speaking on the floor of Parliament on June 30, 2026, Sammy Awuku stated, “Under the previous Mahama government, of which my good friend and brother Felix Kwakye Ofosu was part, on a single night in June 2015, we lost over 150 lives. A single night. Then the Ghanaian people asked them to retire in 2016.

They spent eight years studying what the Akufo-Addo Bawumia government was initiating and implementing gradually.

President Mahama is one of the luckiest presidents; your predecessor left a roadmap of a comprehensive review of Accra flooding situations. Asenso Boakye’s statement clearly enumerates the number of projects initiated under the Akufo-Addo government. 

Today, the NDC, which took pride, solace and comfort in politicising every flood situation in Ghana from 2017 to 2024, is today playing the role of Pope John Paul II and behaving as if Ghana only started in 2017,” he stated.

Sammy Awuku added, “Mr Speaker, behind the statistics we see on TV are human lives being lost; people have lost their livelihoods. Somebody might have taken a GH¢2,000 loan. Today, that money is gone.

Press conferences won’t desilt our gutters. Press conferences won’t solve the problems of our poor drainage system,” he said.

Sammi Awuku added that the flood crisis requires decisive leadership rather than public relations exercises, saying, “Mr Speaker, I clearly believe that this is the time we need leadership. Leadership is not a team sport. When you are elected to lead, you lead. This is not the time for settings,  PR, bloggers, patrolling right and centre because government want to score political points; we need answers. We don’t need a government that will pretend to be solving a problem by just using a chopper to mock our misery.

“We don’t elect leaders to tell us our problems. We elect leaders to fix our problems,” he stated.

“If President Mahama is tired, he can leave the position for somebody who is ready to lead us to that promised land,” he added.

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Teachers’ welfare a national priority – Haruna Iddrisu hints at new incentives for Tutors 

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Teachers’ welfare a national priority – Haruna Iddrisu hints at new incentives for Tutors 

Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister of Education, has said the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service (GES) are working in collaboration to improve the welfare, motivation and retention of teachers.

According to Haruna Iddrisu, the new measures are particularly for those in rural and deprived communities, adding that Teacher welfare is a national priority.

Speaking on the floor of Parliament on July 2, 2026, Haruna Iddrisu said, “The Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service, is implementing a number of targeted strategies to improve the welfare, motivation and retention of teachers across the country, particularly those posted to rural and underserved areas.”

“Teacher welfare is positioned as a national priority to strengthen their motivation, dignity and retention, and for long-term education outcome gains. As part of government efforts to attract, motivate and retain teachers in deprived and underserved communities, special incentives have been put in place for teachers who are self-posting to such areas,” he stated.

The Education Minister added, “I am happy to note that one of these incentives is a reduction in the number of years required to qualify for study leave. Originally, it was three years if you were in a deprived area. We have reduced it now to two years. So any person who is self-posting to a rural deprived area after two years of service can apply for study leave with pay”.

“We are also engaged in continuous education and capacity building of teachers across the country. In addition, the government is committed to rolling out a 20 per cent salary-related rural posting allowance for teachers serving in rural and deprived areas. The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Education are working on implementing that. A significant thing that affects the welfare of teachers is their shelter housing.”

Haruna Iddrisu added, “A significant thing that affects the welfare of teachers is their shelter housing. We are currently engaging in some discussion to deploy the Teacher Dabre Initiative of President Mahama, which was in the NDC manifesto, which will provide accommodation for teachers in rural areas to address the housing challenges that affect teacher deployment and retention in those areas”.

“Under this initiative, deliberate measures are being taken to ensure that the construction of new school facilities is accompanied by teacher accommodation. So this time we have directed that if contracts are awarded for school blocks, they must naturally include accommodation facilities for teachers,” he added.

In related news, Haruna Iddrisu has revealed that Ghana is facing a shortage, with the country requiring between 50,000 and 90,000 additional Teachers.

According to Haruna Iddrisu, Ghana requires between 50,000 and 90,000 additional educators to adequately serve schools across the country.

The Education Minister disclosed that, although the demand for teachers remains high, he is constrained by a limited budgetary allocation.

He disclosed that ongoing reforms within the education sector have increased staffing requirements.

Haruna Iddrisu highlighted that teacher recruitment must now cater for both the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET).

Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Thursday, June 18, the Minister explained, “The country has evolved, and we have taken reforms that will benefit education in the foreseeable future. We now have the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and the GES, and so when we are recruiting, we allocate teachers for TVET and GES, but there is a difference between need and what I have budgetary approval for,” the Minister stated.

“My need for teachers is between 50,000 and 90,000, but I had clearance for 7,000, and that is what I am making do with.”

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US turning waste into huge sums of wealth; ours is killing citizens – US-based Ghanaian fumes

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US turning waste into huge sums of wealth; ours is killing citizens – US-based Ghanaian fumes

A Ghanaian man living in the United States has fumed at Ghanaian leaders for failing to turn the country’s waste into huge sums of wealth.

According to the Ghanaian man, in the United States they have harnessed waste as an economic resource, but in Ghana our waste is killing citizens.

The US-based Ghanaian disclosed that he has been working at a landfill facility in the United States for more than 15 years, adding that landfills are used to convert waste into useful resources, including gas that powers some of the waste collection trucks.

Speaking in a viral video shared on X, the US-based Ghanaian stated, “Leaders of Ghana, look at all these trucks lined up here. They are waste collection trucks at a landfill in the US. Just a few days ago, floods claimed lives and destroyed properties in Ghana, partly because of poor waste disposal”.

“In the US, the government generates huge sums of money from waste. The gas used to power these trucks is produced from this landfill”, he added.

He further questioned what Ghanaian officials do during official visits abroad, saying, “When our leaders travel to the US for conferences, why don’t they learn how they have developed their waste management systems instead of importing excavators that end up being used for illegal mining?”.

The man also praised the strict operational standards at the landfill where he works, noting that waste collection vehicles are required to ensure no refuse is left on the roads during transportation.

“You will not see a truck leave behind trash that falls from it. If anything drops, they go back to pick it up and dispose of it properly,” he said.

“Here, where there are mountains or areas with a lot of sand, that is where we dump waste. The excavators being shipped to Ghana to mine gold are the same machines we use here for this job. When you travel to the States, don’t you see this?”

“Yesterday’s floods, which claimed lives and destroyed property, inspired me to make this video. I have worked in this industry for over 15 years, and I am concerned that our governments have failed to turn waste into wealth the way it is being done in the West”, he added.

The US-based Ghanaian remarks come on the heels of the devastating floods that hit parts of the Greater Accra Region on June 29, 2026, claiming several lives and destroying property.

Meanwhile, Linda Ocloo, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, has shockingly claimed the region is fully prepared to handle any further heavy rainfall.

According to Linda Ocloo, the Greater Accra region is fully prepared to handle any further heavy rainfall, adding that a series of measures have been put in place following the devastating floods that hit the capital after the June 29 downpour.

Linda Ocloo disclosed that district assembly directors across the region have been tasked with educating the public on what to expect and the necessary precautions to take during future downpours.

She further disclosed that President Mahama has directed Municipal and District Chief Executives to intensify efforts to desilt and dredge gutters.

Speaking in an interview with Joy News, Linda Ocloo stated, “Oh yes, we are prepared. We’ve tasked all the directors of the district assemblies to educate people on what to expect and the actions to take during future downpours. So we are ever ready”.

“His Excellency the President has given his direction. A chunk of the MCEs and DCEs are desilting and dredging the gutters in their areas. The task force at their various places is trying to make sure that they take care of the debris”.

“There is also going to be a demolition exercise because we’ve earmarked some of the houses that we think need to be demolished so that we can make way for the easy flow of water when it rains. So we wouldn’t have such a disaster anymore,” she added.

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“You’re a bloodthirsty xenophobic creature” – Nana Aba Anamoah fires SA activist Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma

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“You’re a bloodthirsty xenophobic creature” – Nana Aba Anamoah fires SA activist Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma

Ghanaian broadcaster Nana Aba Anamoah has launched a scathing attack on South African anti-migrant activist Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, the leader of the March and March anti-immigration protests in South Africa.

Nana Aba Anamoah’s comments follow a GHOne TV interview with Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, days after the activist’s involvement in the March and March anti-immigration protests in South Africa on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.

In a post on X reacting to the interview on X, Nana Aba did not hold back in her assessment of the March & March leader, labelling her a ‘bloodthirsty xenophobic creature’.

According to her, individuals like Jacinta who incite hatred should not be given the same platform or legitimacy as those engaged in genuine public debate.

Nana Aba Anamoah in her post wrote, “She’s not an activist. She’s a bloodthirsty xenophobic creature who has built a platform on fear and hostility towards black Africans.

People who incite hatred against others don’t deserve to be treated as though their views are just another side of a civilised debate.

Normalising hate under the banner of balance only makes intolerance and gross stupidity more acceptable”.

Meanwhile, the anti-immigration groups in South Africa held protests across the country on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, against undocumented African immigrants to leave the country.

The protest led to the death of a 40-year-old, Bashiru Isak, a Ghanaian who was killed during an anti-immigration protest in Khayelitsha, a community in Cape Town.

Also, the Government of Ghana has condemned the killing of a Ghanaian national in South Africa during anti-immigrant demonstrations.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the incident was a senseless act of violence and calls for the immediate arrest and prosecution of those responsible.

Reports suggest Bashiru Isak, the victim, had legal status to stay in South Africa, where he had been living for the past 20 years.

Also, Bashiru Isak had the necessary documentation to run his business, which he had been operating for more than a decade.

The Ghanaian man was also living in South Africa with his wife and three children, with his eldest child 10 years old.

A report by JoyNews indicated that Bashiru, who was a tailor, was shot dead in his shop when some thugs belonging to one of the anti-immigration groups, March-and-March, broke into his shop and shot him dead.

Also, a video from the scene of the incident showed Bashiru Isak lying in a pool of blood.

In a viral video, a man who was covering Bashiru’s lifeless body with a cloth stated, “Sorry, my brother.”

In related news, Julius Malema, a South African opposition leader, has launched a scathing attack on the ongoing anti-immigration protesters in South Africa.

According to Julius Malema, the march against foreign African nationals is clownish and stupid.

He argued that there is no xenophobia in South Africa, adding that it’s just a group of charlatans, extortionists, disruptors, and corrupt individuals who want to extort foreign nationals.

Julius Malema also claimed that the anti-immigration protests are being sponsored by the South African government to distract South Africans from their failures.

Speaking in an interview pm Sky News, Julius Malema stated, “It is clownish – clownish and stupid. There is no xenophobia in South Africa; it’s just a group of charlatans, extortionists, disruptors, corrupt individuals who want to extort foreign nationals.

“It’s not xenophobia; it’s gangsterism sponsored by government. The government is fully informed to distract our people from many major issues. How can an ordinary person be handling a man in front of the police, because it’s a crime on its own,” he said.

According to Julius Malema, records show that a majority of crimes in South Africa, including rape, are committed by South African men and not foreigners natioanls.

Julius Malema added, “Let go and check the cases of rape: who raped South Africa? South African men. Who beats up South Africa’s children? South African men. The majority of the prisoners there are not Zimbabwe, it’s not Ghana, it’s not Nigeria, it’s not TRC, it’s South African men,

“So when you say they are committing crime, why are they not in jail? Because they are not committing any crime, but they become an easy target,” she said.

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Video – Police storm Lawson Afisem to arrest a 51-year-old man on live TV after confessing to raping a 14-year-old girl

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Video – Police storm Lawson Afisem to arrest a 51-year-old man on live TV after confessing to raping a 14-year-old girl

A Policeman has stormed Lawson TV Afisem to effect an arrest of a 51-year-old man on live TV after confessing to raping a 14-year-old girl.

 In the viral video shared on X, the host of Lawson Afisem, Maame Frimpomaa, announced that a Policeman has stormed their studios to arrest the 51-year-old man.

The video footage from the Lawson TV studio shows officers entering the set, interacting with the suspect in a basketball jersey, and then handcuffing him while the host and others observe during the broadcast.

Maame Frimpomaa in the video stated, “Ghana Police Service, I salute you, family, the police service have come, I am saying the Ghana Police Service I trust them. Stand up; this man is 51 years old and raped a 14-year-old girl; handcuff him.

Ghana Police Service, I salute. Thank you, producer follow up. Shame on you. A 51-year-old man can sleep with a 14-year-old girl after we talk, you claim she agreed to it”.

Meanwhile, the event underscores media-led sting operations as Ghana addresses child sexual exploitation.

In related news, the mother of Priscilla, a 14-year-old, has narrated how her daughter was allegedly drugged and raped.

She confirmed the incident, stating that two young men in their area reportedly drugged her with weed-infused toffee before assaulting her and recording and sharing the act.

According to Mother, she only learned of the incident after returning home from town, adding that her older son had to confront the suspects, but the situation quickly escalated, and he was stabbed with a broken bottle before the attackers fled the neighbourhood.

Speaking in a viral video shared by SIKAOFFICIAL, the woman narrated, “My name is Dedee. I was not at home. In the evening, when I came back from the market, I was informed by my husband, who said my brother showed the video to him, that my daughter had been gang raped,” she narrated in Ga.

“So, I asked my daughter whether what had happened was true, but she denied it. Then I called on my brother to come and ask her,” she said.

“She opened up to my brother and confirmed the incident. My husband also confirmed it. Then my son came in and asked what had happened. He was briefed, then he decided to meet the guys who did that to his sister,” she said.

“When he confronted them, they asked him what he could do to them. Shortly after that, they started fighting, and my brother separated them. I went into the room.

“My son was called outside with some elderly people. While talking to them, one of the guys who raped his sister came with a broken bottle and stabbed him multiple times,” she recounted.

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‘We are prepared for more rainfall’ – Greater Accra Regional Minister Linda Ocloo claims

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‘We are prepared for more rainfall’ – Greater Accra Regional Minister Linda Ocloo claims

Linda Ocloo, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, has shockingly claimed the region is fully prepared to handle any further heavy rainfall.

According to Linda Ocloo, the Greater Accra region is fully prepared to handle any further heavy rainfall, adding that a series of measures have been put in place following the devastating floods that hit the capital after the June 29 downpour.

Linda Ocloo disclosed that district assembly directors across the region have been tasked with educating the public on what to expect and the necessary precautions to take during future downpours.

She further disclosed that President Mahama has directed Municipal and District Chief Executives to intensify efforts to desilt and dredge gutters.

Speaking in an interview with Joy News, Linda Ocloo stated, “Oh yes, we are prepared. We’ve tasked all the directors of the district assemblies to educate people on what to expect and the actions to take during future downpours. So we are ever ready”.

“His Excellency the President has given his direction. A chunk of the MCEs and DCEs are desilting and dredging the gutters in their areas. The task force at their various places is trying to make sure that they take care of the debris”.

“There is also going to be a demolition exercise because we’ve earmarked some of the houses that we think need to be demolished so that we can make way for the easy flow of water when it rains. So we wouldn’t have such a disaster anymore,” she added.

Meanwhile, barely a day after severe flooding claimed lives and displaced residents in parts of Accra, the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has warned that more rainfall and thunderstorms are expected across the southern part of Ghana.

On Tuesday, June 30, GMet, in an impact-based weather update issued, revealed a slow-moving rainstorm observed off the coast of Benin is expected to move westwards, bringing increased cloud cover and rainfall to several parts of the country.

GMet’s forecast revealed slight to moderate thunderstorms with rain over the Volta, Greater Accra, Eastern and Central regions from Tuesday morning through the afternoon, adding that the weather system is expected to extend later in the day to parts of the Ashanti, Bono, Ahafo, Western North and Western regions.

“The storm will trigger rain-bearing clouds and produce thunderstorms or rain over Ashanti, Bono, Ahafo and Western North regions later in the day,” the forecast stated.

They further cautioned the public to remain alert for hazards associated with the storms.

They forecast that Greater Accra, Volta, Central and Eastern regions have a high probability (greater than 60%) of experiencing rainfall between 8:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Also, Western, Ashanti, Ahafo, Western North and Bono regions are expected to experience rain and thunderstorms between 10:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., with a medium to high probability (40–60%).

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Manasseh Azure, others have blood on their hands – Paul Adom-Otchere

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Manasseh Azure, others have blood on their hands – Paul Adom-Otchere

Paul Adom-Otchere, a Broadcast journalist and host of Good Evening Ghana on Metro TV, has said investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni and civil society actors have blood on their hands.

According to Paul Adom-Otchere, Manasseh Azure Awuni and other civil society actors misled President John Dramani Mahama into cancelling the contract between the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) and waste management firm Zoomlion Ghana Limited.

The veteran journalist claimed that Mahama’s decision to cancel the YEA’s contract with Zoomlion Ghana Limited worsened Ghana’s sanitation challenges that led to the devastating flooding that claimed the lives of several Ghanaians.

Speaking on Good Evening Ghana, Paul Adom-Otchere stated, “15,000 street sweepers have been withdrawn because the Zoomlion contract has been terminated by YEA because Manasseh Azure said that they should terminate the contract”.

So, the president got very bad advice from his civil society people. Tonight, those civil society actors that advise the president wrongly have blood on their hands,” he stated.

According to Paul Adom Otchere, Ghana’s sanitation system had been built over years through collaboration between government, district assemblies, and development partners.

He added, “What has happened is that over the last 10 years there has been progress in securing a certain way in which environmental services provision will be delivered to local assemblies in a manner that supports modernity, in a manner that supports job creation, and in a manner that supports a better and higher standard of living for Ghanaians.

Over the last 10 years, this conversation has been going on with stakeholders in the middle of it, including international organisations and development partners. The conversations came to a conclusion during the Akufo-Addo era,” Adom Otchere noted.

It will be recalled that the Mahama-led government decided not to renew the 19-year-old contract between the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) and Zoomlion Ghana Limited.

The presidency, in a letter responding to Manasseh Azure Awuni’s petition, revealed plans not to renew the Zoomlion contract.

President John Dramani Mahama, some months ago, stated that every district would be responsible for its sanitation.

According to John Mahama, the Cabinet will soon meet on the decentralisation of the sanitation budget and make every district responsible for its sanitation.

He further revealed that the performance of MMDAs will be measured by Cleanliness.

Meanwhile, Investigative Journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has disclosed that Ghana’s flooding situation has never been a lack of money but the pouring of money into Jospong, a monopoly that engages in more PR than execution.

According to Manasseh Azure Awuni, GHS 1.5 billion from Ghana’s GHS1.7 billion sanitation and Pollution levy went to Zoomlion and the Jospong Group.

Manasseh Azure, in an X post, shared the  Ministry of Finance RTI documents showing 1.73 billion cedis collected from the Sanitation and Pollution Levy between 2021 and 2024, with 1.51 billion cedis disbursed to six companies: Zoomlion Ghana, Sewerage Systems, Waste Landfills, Dredge Masters, Kumasi Compost, and IRECOP.

He highlighted that all recipient companies are subsidiaries of the Jospong Group, owned by Joseph Siaw Agyepong, covering contracts for waste collection, landfills, wastewater treatment, dredging, and sanitation guards across various ministries and regions.

Manasseh Azure further detailed that the Jospong Group also received payments from other public funds like the District Assemblies Common Fund, questioning the impact given ongoing waste management and flooding challenges despite the monopoly on major contracts.

In a post on X, Manasseh wrote, “The Government of Ghana collected 1.7 BILLION CEDIS as the Sanitation and Pollution Levy. All the 1.5 BILLION cedis disbursed from this fund went to companies owned by only one person. Check who is behind these companies.

This is in addition to the fact that Zoomlion and the Jospong Group were also paid from other statutory funds, such as the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), and World Bank-funded sources for their numerous contracts.

The problem has never been about the lack of money. It’s pouring money into a monopoly that engages in more PR than execution”, his post added.

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How TDC resisted EPA’s waterway red flag over Sentuo Oil site

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How TDC resisted EPA’s waterway red flag over Sentuo Oil site

Bright Simons, the Vice President of Policy Think Tank IMANI Africa, has detailed how the Tema Development Corporation (TDC) resisted the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waterway red flag over the Sentuo Oil site.

The Vice President of IMANI Africa disclosed that he has been watching a fascinating video of military relief operations in & around Tema Newtown, rescuing residents stranded by floodwaters, highlighting that the Sentuo Refinery footage is very revealing.

Bright Simons detailed that the TDC, six years ago, resisted EPA’s waterway red flag over the Sentuo Oil site after they described the site as a sensitive wetland linked to Chemu Lagoon, which was due to flood risks, but the Tema City authorities disagreed and rezoned the area for industrialisation and job creation.

According to Bright Simons, Sentuo was permitted because they promised to develop a drainage channelway for that whole part of Newtown, quizzing Ghanaians if they can see the drainage channelway as he cannot.  

In a post shared on X, Bright Simons wrote, “I am watching a fascinating video of military relief operations in & around Tema Newtown, rescuing residents stranded by floodwaters. See the GAF PR attached.

The Sentuo Refinery footage is very revealing.

Ghana imports most of its refined fuel despite having domestic crude. So, naturally, Sentuo is seen as a totem of the country’s industrial future.

The flooded refinery would no doubt spark more moralising about “building in waterways.”

For good reason.

6 years ago, the EPA resisted the refinery site. They said the land sat in a sensitive wetland & flood-buffer system linked to Chemu Lagoon.

Tema City authorities disagreed. They insisted that Ghana must industrialise & create jobs. Sentuo land was thus rezoned.

That is the real tension of SERIOUS POLICY.

There are at least 5 levels of analysis when it comes to the intersection among waterways, flood risk & urban development. From direct obstruction to buffers to accelerants.

A city & its natural setting are both living organisms. There is no fixed hydrological or urban reality.

Yet elites continue to treat it as simple with their lazy moralising. Identify structures. Demolish them. Punish offenders. Problem solved.

In the theory of katanomics, that only answers WHAT.

The HOW is where the mess lives & where elites are too aloof to go”.

Bright Simons further asked some fundamental questions, saying, “Who mapped the waterway? By which flood standard? Is the wetland legally protected? Did the assembly, TDC, Lands Commission, EPA & Hydrological Authority agree on one binding map?

Sentuo was given permission because they promised to develop a drainage channelway for that whole part of Newtown. I can’t see it. Can you?”. 

His post further added, “Is there a group of elite Tema citizens that paid attention? Demanded permit conditions? Studied & published dissent or modifications? Mobilised civic pressure? I will save you the hassle. No.

This is katanomics in its rawest form.

It is easy to see the WHAT: free waterways.

But the real burden is in disaggregated execution: buffer widths, culvert levels, catchment maps, retention ponds, permit triggers, maintenance bonds, etc.

It is not our busy Makola mothers who work from 4 am to 7 pm and then rush home to cook that can mount such citizen surveillance. Only the educated Middle Class elites can. “Critical Policy Audiences” in the katanomics vocabulary.

If only they would sacrifice a few English Premier League matches.

Moralising is cheap. It makes people feel good about themselves. Digging for info, organising, thinking deep about alternatives, & then mounting civic pressure is HARD.

That is why it is seldom done. But elites in some places get it.

In Curitiba, Brazil, citizens made drainage, transport and zoning civic obsessions. They scrutinised flood maps & pushed neighbourhood drills. In Taiwan, citizen groups have forced environmental review and industrial-siting questions into public politics. Officials hold public sessions & folks video proceedings for social media.

That is the katanomic remedy: critical policy audiences”.

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Atta Akyea planning to withdraw from Wontumi’s case – Netizen alleges 

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Atta Akyea planning to withdraw from Wontumi’s case – Netizen alleges 

A netizen has alleged that the counsel for the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Chairman Wontumi,  Samuel Atta Akyea, is planning to withdraw from the Samreboi case.

According to the netizen, Atta Akyea plans to withdraw from Wontumi’s Samreboi case over medical treatment abroad five days before the court judgement.

He further alleged that the case will then be handed over to former Attorney General Godfred Dame.

In a post shared, the netizen alleged, saying, “Atta Akyea is planning to withdraw from the Samreboi case for medical treatment abroad 5 days before the judgement and will hand over to Godfred Dame; let’s hope this plan does not work”.

Meanwhile, an Accra High Court has granted counsel for Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, commonly known as Chairman Wontumi, an extension of time to file a written address in his Samreboi illegal mining case.

On Monday, June 29, Wontumi’s lawyer, Samuel Atta Akyea, was given until  July 13, 2026, to file any written submissions he intends to rely on.

The court also adjourned the case to July 20, 2026, when it is expected to deliver its judgment.

Earlier, the  Office of the Attorney General has opposed an application filed by defence lawyer Samuel Atta Akyea seeking to defer judgment in the Samreboi illegal mining case involving Chairman Wontumi and others.

The AG office, in an affidavit filed at the High Court in Accra, detailed that the deferment is unjustified and should be dismissed outright.

Nana Ama Prempeh, a Senior State Attorney at the Office of the Attorney-General, in a 13-paragraph affidavit, firmly opposed the motion for deferment.

According to the prosecution, the accused person had been represented by legal counsel throughout the duration of the trial, and the withdrawal of his previous lawyer was voluntary.

In a Facebook post the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) wrote, “In a 13-paragraph affidavit in opposition deposed to by Nana Ama Prempeh, a Senior State Attorney, and filed this afternoon, the Attorney General strongly argues that the accused person having been represented by Counsel throughout the trial and that Counsel only withdrawing voluntarily and not for cause, the proper source for a new Lawyer to procure the records of and any brief or briefing on the case is the outgoing counsel and not the Court’s Registry”.

The Attorney General’s affidavit follows, the counsel for Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, Samuel Atta Akyea, has filed an application before the High Court seeking a postponement of his client’s judgment in the ongoing Samreboi mining case.

Atta Akyea, in his application filed before Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, is asking the court to defer the delivery of judgment scheduled for July 3, 2026.

He is asking the court for sufficient time to familiarise himself with the case and prepare written submissions on behalf of his clients.

According to Atta Akyea, written submissions constitute an important component of criminal proceedings and often provide counsel with the opportunity to highlight key legal and factual issues that may assist the court in their decision.

Part of the affidavit filed by Wontumi’s lawyer read, “As counsel presently on record for the accused persons, it is necessary that I be afforded a reasonable opportunity to familiarise myself with the record and advise my clients appropriately”.

Atta Akyea stressed that the outcome of the case could have significant implications for their liberty, reputation, rights, and interests, making effective legal representation essential.

He argued that the constitutional right to a fair trial necessarily includes the right of an accused person to effective legal representation at every stage of criminal proceedings, comprising the period closely preceding judgment.

Atta Akyea highlighted that denying him the opportunity to review the proceedings and prepare a comprehensive submission would place his clients at a substantial disadvantage, especially when the prosecution team led by the Attorney-General.

“The Republic is ably represented by the Hon. Attorney-General and his formidable team, who will put together a written submission ostensibly to hammer out the guilt of the accused persons”.

“The sole purpose of this application is to enable me to obtain and peruse the record of proceedings before judgment is delivered”, the affidavit states.

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‘Africans don’t rape our people or commit crimes; South Africans do’ – Julius Malema

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‘Africans don’t rape our people or commit crimes; South Africans do’ – Julius Malema

Julius Malema, a South African opposition leader, has slammed the ongoing anti-immigration protesters in his country.

According to Julius Malema, records show that a majority of crimes in South Africa, including rape, are committed by South African men and not foreigners natioanls.

Speaking in an interview pm Sky News, Julius Malema stated, “It is clownish – clownish and stupid. There is no xenophobia in South Africa; it’s just a group of charlatans, extortionists, disruptors, corrupt individuals who want to extort foreign nationals.

“It’s not xenophobia; it’s gangsterism sponsored by government. The government is fully informed to distract our people from many major issues. How can an ordinary person be handling a man in front of the police, because it’s a crime on its own,” he said.

Julius Malema added, “Let go and check the cases of rape: who raped South Africa? South African men. Who beats up South Africa’s children? South African men. The majority of the prisoners there are not Zimbabwe, it’s not Ghana, it’s not Nigeria, it’s not TRC, it’s South African men,

“So when you say they are committing crime, why are they not in jail? Because they are not committing any crime, but they become an easy target,” she said.

Meanwhile, anti-immigration groups in South Africa held protests across the country on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, against”undocumented” African immigrants to leave the country.

The protest led to the death of a 40-year-old, Bashiru Isak, a Ghanaian who was killed during an anti-immigration protest in Khayelitsha, a community in Cape Town.

Also, the Government of Ghana has condemned the killing of a Ghanaian national in South Africa during anti-immigrant demonstrations.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the incident was a senseless act of violence and calls for the immediate arrest and prosecution of those responsible.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed that they have received “profound shock and sadness” over the fatal shooting of Mr Bashiru Isak, a 40-year-old Ghanaian, in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, on Monday, June 30, 2026.

They disclosed that Mr Isak was killed during demonstrations linked to ongoing xenophobic attacks targeting foreign nationals in South Africa.

The statement further disclosed that the Ghana High Commission in Pretoria has formally lodged Ghana’s protest with South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation and also filed an official complaint with the South African Police Service.

In a press statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 read, “ACCRA, 1ST JULY, 2026 – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received with profound shock and sadness reports of the fatal shooting of a Ghanaian national, Mr. Bashiru Isak, aged 40 years in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa, on Monday 30th June, 2026 during anti- immigrant demonstrations linked to ongoing xenophobic attacks.

The Government of Ghana condemns, in the strongest terms, this senseless act of violence and the rising tide of xenophobia targeting African nationals, including Ghanaians, in South Africa. The taking of any life is unacceptable, and those responsible must be brought to justice without delay.

On the instructions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ghana High Commission in Pretoria has formally registered Ghana’s protest with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, and has subsequently filed a complaint with the South African Police Service. These steps were carried out after having confirmed the identity of the deceased and notified the bereaved family. At the request of the Government of Ghana, an autopsy has since been performed on the body.

Ghana demands from the South African authorities a full, transparent _and expedited investigation leading to the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators. We also reiterate our call on the South African authorities to ensure enhanced protection for all Ghanaian nationals in affected communities.

The Ministry, through its High Commission in Pretoria, has formally registered Ghana’s protest to the South African authorities and has reiterated our expectation that South Africa, in line with its international obligations, will guarantee the safety, dignity and rights of all foreign nationals on its territory, including Ghanaians”.

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Ghanaian man killed in South Africa xenophobic attack documented and a father of 3 – Details emerge  

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Ghanaian man killed in South Africa xenophobic attack documented and a father of 3 – Details emerge  

More details have emerged following the death of a 40-year-old Ghanaian identified as Bashiru Isak, who was killed in xenophobic attacks in South Africa.

Reports suggest Bashiru Isak, the victim, had legal status to stay in South Africa, where he had been living for the past 20 years.

Also, Bashiru Isak had the necessary documentation to run his business, which he had been operating for more than a decade.

The Ghanaian man was also living in South Africa with his wife and three children, with his eldest child 10 years old.

A report by JoyNews indicated that Bashiru, who was a tailor, was shot dead in his shop when some thugs belonging to one of the anti-immigration groups, March-and-March, broke into his shop and shot him dead.

Also, a video from the scene of the incident showed Bashiru Isak lying in a pool of blood.

In a viral video, a man who was covering Bashiru’s lifeless body with a cloth stated, “Sorry, my brother.”

In addition, the Government of Ghana has condemned the killing of a Ghanaian national in South Africa during anti-immigrant demonstrations.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the incident was a senseless act of violence and calls for the immediate arrest and prosecution of those responsible.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed that they have received “profound shock and sadness” over the fatal shooting of Mr Bashiru Isak, a 40-year-old Ghanaian, in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, on Monday, June 30, 2026.

They disclosed that Mr Isak was killed during demonstrations linked to ongoing xenophobic attacks targeting foreign nationals in South Africa.

The statement further disclosed that the Ghana High Commission in Pretoria has formally lodged Ghana’s protest with South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation and also filed an official complaint with the South African Police Service.

In a press statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 read, “ACCRA, 1ST JULY, 2026 – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received with profound shock and sadness reports of the fatal shooting of a Ghanaian national, Mr. Bashiru Isak, aged 40 years in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa, on Monday 30th June, 2026 during anti- immigrant demonstrations linked to ongoing xenophobic attacks.

The Government of Ghana condemns, in the strongest terms, this senseless act of violence and the rising tide of xenophobia targeting African nationals, including Ghanaians, in South Africa. The taking of any life is unacceptable, and those responsible must be brought to justice without delay.

On the instructions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ghana High Commission in Pretoria has formally registered Ghana’s protest with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, and has subsequently filed a complaint with the South African Police Service. These steps were carried out after having confirmed the identity of the deceased and notified the bereaved family. At the request of the Government of Ghana, an autopsy has since been performed on the body.

Ghana demands from the South African authorities a full, transparent _and expedited investigation leading to the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators. We also reiterate our call on the South African authorities to ensure enhanced protection for all Ghanaian nationals in affected communities.

The Ministry, through its High Commission in Pretoria, has formally registered Ghana’s protest to the South African authorities and has reiterated our expectation that South Africa, in line with its international obligations, will guarantee the safety, dignity and rights of all foreign nationals on its territory, including Ghanaians”.

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