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“I wanted to take my life over fake nude leaks” – Ama Burland

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“I wanted to take my life over fake nude leaks” – Ama Burland

Ama Burland, a popular social media influencer, has revealed she nearly ended her life by committing suicide after fake nude images of her went viral online.

According to Ama Burland, she felt she had disappointed her mother, who had invested so much into her education.

Speaking in an interview on Headless YouTuber’s channel, Ama Burland stated, “I wanted to take my life that day when it was trending. I felt like I had disappointed her. Like, why does this have to happen to me? I didn’t want to face my mother. She had brought me to school, and this is what I had brought home”.

“I don’t think it was just about her; maybe it was also about how society would view me. That’s why I almost ended it all,” she stated.

Ama Burland further reflected on the traumatic event, stating, “I should have given my mother the benefit of the doubt that she would have listened to me.”

Meanwhile, in related news, Ama Burland has taken a swipe at Glitch Africa following the company’s denial of her recent allegations, which concerned the “Rants, Bants & Confessions” podcast.

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“You have taken off too soon” – Ghana’s Ambassador to the US blasts Asiedu Nketia and Julius Debrah

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“You have taken off too soon” – Ghana’s Ambassador to the US blasts Asiedu Nketia and Julius Debrah

Victor Smith, Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, has told the bigwigs of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to stop the jostling to replace President John Mahama.

According to Victor Smith, it is early days yet to make a move to be the successor to President Mahama, as his government has not even been in office for a year.

He highlighted that such moves are premature and distracting the current Mahama government.  

Speaking in an interview on Channel One TV’s Face to Face on September 23, Victor Smith explained, “It’s normal for them, maybe they are trying to prepare the ground for themselves, I don’t know. I personally think that talks about preparing to replace John Mahama is too early because we haven’t even done one year since coming to office”.

“They have taken off too soon. If too many people are entering the thing right now, then instead of us focusing on building this nation or pursuing the agenda of John Mahama, we will be disturbing people with that campaign,” he stressed.

Victor Smith further added, “For now, we want to impress the people of Ghana. With this current administration, we want to do wonders for Ghana and for the world to see us as such”.

He further expressed strong support for President John Dramani Mahama’s vision.

According to him, Mahama’s vision goes beyond rhetoric.

“President Mahama has a beautiful vision, it’s not just talk, we’re determined, some of us are determined to make sure that we achieve the vision, what he sets out to do for Ghana,” he stated.

His comment comes following reports that the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, the NDC National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, and other NDC bigwigs have silently begun jostling to replace Mahama as the next NDC flagbearer.

Julius Debrah and Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the two NDC bigwigs, have been accused by the netizens of only thinking of the next election rather than the 24-hour economy and the menace of galamsey.

Asiedu Nketia has been on a Thank You tour to acknowledge the contributions of party executives and grassroots for their role in the NDC’s victory in the 2024 general elections.

The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, on the other hand, has been organising walks and calling on Ghanaians to embrace walking as a simple yet powerful tool for healthy living, unity, and national progress.

Meanwhile,  Johnson Asiedu Nketiah has emphasised that whoever succeeds President John Dramani Mahama as NDC flagbearer will ride on the achievements of the current government.

Asiedu Nketia called for calm and urged persons interested in contesting for the NDC flagbearer to be very careful about the way they express their ambitions.

Also, speaking on Channel One TV’s Face to Face on Tuesday, August 26, Asiedu Nketia detailed, “The party has not declared anything,” he noted. “I keep repeating my caution that we have to be very careful about the way we express our ambitions. Whoever succeeds President Mahama will ride on the achievements of the current government.”

He added, “If you conduct yourself in ways that will disrupt the activities of this government in ways that will make the government less successful, then you have a bigger problem,” he said. “President Mahama is only about eight months in office now, and you want to struggle to decide who will replace him—you know what it can cause.”

“If all of us decide today that, ‘Well, people say I can be president, so let me start organising,’ then everybody will be going across the country appointing campaign coordinators. How do you think that President Mahama can focus on achieving anything?” Additionally, Dr Tony Aidoo, a National Democratic Congress (NDC) stalwart, has said President John Mahama’s success will create a wind for his successor to ride on.

“I will contest for the NDC flagbearer” – Adu-Asare declares

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“I will contest for the NDC flagbearer” – Adu-Asare declares

Kojo Adu-Asare, a former member of parliament for the Adentan constituency, has declared his intention to contest the flagbearership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

The former MP argued that even the late Akua Donkor and Kofi Akpaloo were candidates who were all his contemporaries.

Adu-Asare further stated that there is no storm within the NDC, adding that his declaration should not be misunderstood as fueling division.

Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen, Kojo Adu-Asare declared, “I want to use this opportunity and platform to announce for the first time that I will contest for the NDC flagbearer.

I, Kojo Adu-Asare. People want to bring my name, Benedict, back, but I refuse. I will contest. Am I not eligible?”, he quizzed.

Adu-Asare further contended, “Even Akua Donkor was a candidate, Kofi Akpaloo and the others. They are all my contemporaries.

“And the names coming up too—do I look deficient compared to some of them? Or is it about money? So I don’t have any problem. Let’s just watch the space”, he added.

Meanwhile, Victor Smith, Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, has told the bigwigs of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to stop the jostling to replace President John Mahama.

According to Victor Smith, it is early days yet to make a move to be the successor to President Mahama, as his government has not even been in office for a year.

He highlighted that such moves are premature and distracting the current Mahama government. 

Speaking in an interview on Channel One TV’s Face to Face on September 23, Victor Smith explained, “It’s normal for them, maybe they are trying to prepare the ground for themselves, I don’t know. I personally think that talks about preparing to replace John Mahama is too early because we haven’t even done one year since coming to office”.

“They have taken off too soon. If too many people are entering the thing right now, then instead of us focusing on building this nation or pursuing the agenda of John Mahama, we will be disturbing people with that campaign,” he stressed.

Victor Smith further added, “For now, we want to impress the people of Ghana. With this current administration, we want to do wonders for Ghana and for the world to see us as such”.

He further expressed strong support for President John Dramani Mahama’s vision.

According to him, Mahama’s vision goes beyond rhetoric.

“President Mahama has a beautiful vision, it’s not just talk, we’re determined, some of us are determined to make sure that we achieve the vision, what he sets out to do for Ghana,” he stated.

His comment comes following reports that the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, the NDC National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, and other NDC bigwigs have silently begun jostling to replace Mahama as the next NDC flagbearer.

Julius Debrah and Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the two NDC bigwigs, have been accused by the netizens of only thinking of the next election rather than the 24-hour economy and the menace of galamsey.

Asiedu Nketia has been on a Thank You tour to acknowledge the contributions of party executives and grassroots for their role in the NDC’s victory in the 2024 general elections.

The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, on the other hand, has been organising walks and calling on Ghanaians to embrace walking as a simple yet powerful tool for healthy living, unity, and national progress.

Gov’t to declare all water bodies and forest reserves security zones – Lands Minister

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Gov’t to declare all water bodies and forest reserves security zones – Lands Minister

Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has announced that the John Mahama-led government will declare all water bodies and forest reserves security zones.

The Lands minister warned that anyone caught engaging in illegal mining within these protected areas will do so at their own risk.

Speaking on the GTV Breakfast Show, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah detailed, “We are moving another step further, and that step says we are going to declare all the water bodies and our forests security zones. And you stay there and engage in illegal mining activity at your own risk. That is the step,”

“When the President said that we are going to use all the steps, that’s what he meant. And so I’m very confident. How can people leave red zones for you when you come and clear within nine months? And those people who have caused the damage have the audacity to be talking?” he said.

He added, “I think that the Attorney General is on top of this matter, and anybody engaged in illegal mining, we don’t care who you are or how politically connected, we will arrest and prosecute you”.

Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah further assured that the government will ensure the strict and impartial prosecution of illegal mining offenders.

He stressed, “We don’t care who you are or how politically connected you may be. Anyone arrested will be prosecuted. This time, there are no calls from anybody, no interference”.

“We are not only enforcing the law, we are reforming it. Our aim is to stop the bleeding, restore our rivers, and ensure that mining is done responsibly,” he said.

The Lands minister had earlier issued a stern warning to illegal miners commonly known as galamseyers.

The land minister revealed President John Mahama’s focus is clear as he wants to take direct control of every river body.

According to the lands minister, there will be a clear occupation by security agencies on all Ghana’s river bodies.

Armah-Kofi Buah warned galamseyers violating and destroying water bodies to stop, as the government is determined to turn the water blue again.

Speaking during an anti-galamsey operation with officers of the National Anti-illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) at Ankobra River from Wiawso Armah-Kofi Buah stated, “We are sending a warning to anybody who has been violating our laws and destroying our water bodies. We are determined to turn them blue again.

“This order has already been given — stay out, or you do so at your own peril,”

“We are moving to another major phase of our fight against illegal mining. There is no law in Ghana that allows anybody to mine in any river body,” he said. “Yet, our major rivers that are key to our survival are being destroyed.”

“In the coming months, you will see a new shift. President Mahama’s focus is clear — we are going to take direct control of every river body. There will be a clear occupation by our security forces on all the major rivers,” he said.

Additionally, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications and MP for Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese, has revealed that the John Mahama-led government will intensify their fight against galamsey.

According to Kwakye Ofosu, the military will be stationed permanently in 44 galamsey areas.

 The minister highlighted that, unlike in the past administration, where security forces would conduct short-term operations before withdrawing, the military will be stationed permanently in the galamsey areas.

Speaking on Channel One TV’s Face to Face programme on Tuesday, September 16, Kwakye Ofosu stated, “All the 44 areas that are threatened by galamsey, there is going to be a permanent military presence”.

“In the past, they would go and flush out the characters engaged in galamsey and then leave, but now they will have a permanent military presence”.

He added, “All the rivers we have will have a permanent military presence”.

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“To the criminals out there, we are coming for you” – Police

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“To the criminals out there, we are coming for you” – Police

COP Lydia Yaako Donkor, the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), has issued a bold statement to criminals operating in Ghana.

According to COP Lydia Yaako Donkor, no matter how far or long they run, the police will eventually catch up with them.

Speaking during a press briefing at the National Police Headquarters in Accra on Wednesday, September 24, COP Donkor stated, “To the criminals out there, always remember that you may run and hide, but we will surely get you arrested to face the full rigours of the law. We are coming for you”.

“We wish to assure the good people of Ghana that the Police Service will continue to work around the clock to ensure security, law, and order at all times,” she added.

She further added, “As always, we call on all our stakeholders and the general public to continue to support the police, report suspicious activities, and share credible information with the police”.

Also, the Ghana Police have announced the arrest of ten armed robbers, with three being killed, who were targeting rural banks across several regions in the country.

Dr Christian Tetteh Yohuno, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), made this announcement at a press conference.

The IGP revealed the Police Service began observing a disturbing pattern of attacks on financial institutions that operated in a coordinated and well-structured gang.

Addressing members of the press, IGP Yohuno stated, “This morning, we are delighted to share with you a major breakthrough the Service has made in our fight against violent crimes, specifically armed robbery. After analysing data and conducting surveillance in collaboration with credible informants, we were able to track down the syndicate.”

“We will not stop until we get them arrested,” the IGP assured.

 The police recovered a cache of weapons and other items, including:

  • 14 weapons (AK-47 rifles, pump action guns, pistols, and a single-barreled gun)
  • Ammunition
  • Vehicles
  • Mobile phones

IGP Yohono also extended commendation to the Ashanti Regional Police Commander and his intelligence team, and lauded all officers for their efforts.

“I wish to sincerely thank members of the public who volunteered credible information to the police that contributed to this breakthrough,” Dr Yohuno said, encouraging continued cooperation from the public. “The Service is committed to rewarding credible information that supports our investigations.”

“We will continue to make life uncomfortable for criminal elements in our society. We will continue to pursue you till you are brought to justice,” he warned.

Meanwhile, the syndicate is believed to be made up of about 15 persons, mainly carrying out bank robberies in the Ahafo, Western, Central, Eastern and Ashanti regions in addition to other robberies.

The affected banks include,

“Adansi Rural Bank/ Fomena: 10/04/2025

Lower Pra Rural Bank/Takoradi Inchaban: 24/04/2025

Asokore Rural Bank/Asokwa: 18/05/2025

Ahafo Kukom Rural Community Bank/ Branch: 30/05/2025

Nnwabiagya Rural Bank/Offinso: 10/07/2025

Bosomtwi Rural Bank/Suntreso: 18/07/2025

Kakum Rural Bank/ Elmina: 04/08/2025

MRB Bank/Winneba: 15/08/2025

South Birim Rural Bank/Akim Asene: 16/08/2025

Ecobank Ahafo Kenyasi Branch: 08/09/2025

St. Martin De Pores Co-Op Credit Union/Atonsu Monaco: 14/09/2025”

Ghana police arrest 10 rural bank robbers, 3 killed in nationwide operation

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Ghana police arrest 10 rural bank robbers, 3 killed in nationwide operation

The Ghana Police have announced the arrest of ten armed robbers, with three being killed, who were targeting rural banks across several regions in the country.

Dr Christian Tetteh Yohuno, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), made this announcement at a press conference.

The IGP revealed the Police Service began observing a disturbing pattern of attacks on financial institutions that operated in a coordinated and well-structured gang.

Addressing members of the press, IGP Yohuno stated, “This morning, we are delighted to share with you a major breakthrough the Service has made in our fight against violent crimes, specifically armed robbery. After analysing data and conducting surveillance in collaboration with credible informants, we were able to track down the syndicate.”

“The Ashanti Regional Police Commander, members of the press, officers and men present here, ladies and gentlemen. Good morning, and a warm welcome to the National Police Headquarters for this press briefing. Thank you for honouring our invitation in spite of the rain,” he said.

“My team and I, after analysing these robberies, observed a similar pattern. We immediately got to work after painstaking investigations, working with credible informants, analysing available data, surveillance across several regions. We launched a targeted operation to arrest these criminal elements,” he explained.

The IGP assured, “We will not stop until we get them arrested”.

 The police recovered a cache of weapons and other items, including:

  • 14 weapons (AK-47 rifles, pump action guns, pistols, and a single-barreled gun)
  • Ammunition
  • Vehicles
  • Mobile phones

IGP Yohono also extended commendation to the Ashanti Regional Police Commander and his intelligence team, and lauded all officers for their efforts.

“I wish to sincerely thank members of the public who volunteered credible information to the police that contributed to this breakthrough,” Dr Yohuno said, encouraging continued cooperation from the public. “The Service is committed to rewarding credible information that supports our investigations.”

“We will continue to make life uncomfortable for criminal elements in our society. We will continue to pursue you till you are brought to justice,” he warned.

The syndicate is believed to be made up of about 15 persons, mainly carrying out bank robberies in the Ahafo, Western, Central, Eastern and Ashanti regions in addition to other robberies.

The affected banks include,

“Adansi Rural Bank/ Fomena: 10/04/2025

Lower Pra Rural Bank/Takoradi Inchaban: 24/04/2025

Asokore Rural Bank/Asokwa: 18/05/2025

Ahafo Kukom Rural Community Bank/ Branch: 30/05/2025

Nnwabiagya Rural Bank/Offinso: 10/07/2025

Bosomtwi Rural Bank/Suntreso: 18/07/2025

Kakum Rural Bank/ Elmina: 04/08/2025

MRB Bank/Winneba: 15/08/2025

South Birim Rural Bank/Akim Asene: 16/08/2025

Ecobank Ahafo Kenyasi Branch: 08/09/2025

St. Martin De Pores Co-Op Credit Union/Atonsu Monaco: 14/09/2025”

Also, COP Lydia Yaako Donkor, the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), has issued a bold statement to criminals operating in Ghana.

According to COP Lydia Yaako Donkor, no matter how far or long they run, the police will eventually catch up with them.

Speaking during a press briefing at the National Police Headquarters in Accra on Wednesday, September 24, COP Donkor stated, “To the criminals out there, always remember that you may run and hide, but we will surely get you arrested to face the full rigours of the law. We are coming for you”.

“We wish to assure the good people of Ghana that the Police Service will continue to work around the clock to ensure security, law, and order at all times,” she added.

She further added, “As always, we call on all our stakeholders and the general public to continue to support the police, report suspicious activities, and share credible information with the police”.

UCC accreditation restored by GTEC after weeks of tension

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UCC accreditation restored by GTEC after weeks of tension

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) accreditation status has been restored by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) following weeks of tension over the retirement of Professor Johnson Boampong, the Vice Chancellor of the UCC.

GTEC had earlier directed Prof Boampong to proceed on retirement for exceeding his mandatory retirement age.

UCC, however, maintained that Prof Boampong’s stay in office was consistent with its internal statutes and governance framework.

GTEC then delisted UCC from its portal of accredited tertiary institutions and blocked government financial backing meant for the university.

The Acting Director of Corporate Affairs, on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, in a statement, announced that GTEC has rescinded the sanctions following evidence presented by the UCC Registrar.

The statement read, “Following the evidence provided by the Registrar of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), complying with the directive issued by GTEC on September 19, 2025, as well as Prof. Johnson Boampong taking up the case in court, GTEC, with immediate effect, restores all services that were earlier withdrawn to UCC”.

GTEC also revealed UCC has been reinstated on its website as a fully accredited institution.

Meanwhile, Dr Elijah Tukwariba Yin, a Senior Lecturer and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), has filed a lawsuit against the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC).

Dr Elijah Tukwariba Yin argued that GTEC exceeded its mandate and unlawfully interfered in UCC governance.

According to him, only the UCC Governing Council has the authority to remove a Vice Chancellor, and that Prof. Boampong was denied a fair hearing.

He cited that the GTEC action breached a subsisting High Court injunction.

The law lecturer filed the suit in his capacity as a private citizen.

Dr Elijah Tukwariba Yin is seeking several reliefs from the court, including,

“A declaration voiding GTEC’s letters removing the Vice Chancellor, appointing an acting Vice Chancellor, and withdrawing services.

An order quashing the directive for Prof. Boampong to step down.

An injunction restraining GTEC from further interference in the Vice Chancellor’s tenure.

An order compelling GTEC to process UCC’s lawful requests.

A bar on Prof. Dennis Aheto from acting as Vice Chancellor”.

Meanwhile, Dr Jerry Opoku‑Ansah, President of the University of Cape Coast branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG‑UCC), had earlier expressed concern over the GTEC decision to suspend processing of key requests from UCC.

Speaking on Citi Eyewitness News on Tuesday, September 23, Dr Opoku‑Ansah stated, “Those requests that GTEC says they are not going to honour them, that is our worry, and we believe that in the present circumstances, we as a union we held a meeting today, and members are very clear in their minds they’re very unhappy about that development.

“But they also proffer that in issues like these, cool heads should prevail. We need dialogue and mediation in whatever they need so that we can have an amicable solution ensuing on our campus.”

15 out of the 23 NPP MPs in the Eastern Region declare support for Bawumia

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15 out of the 23 NPP MPs in the Eastern Region declare support for Bawumia

The Achiase MP, Kofi Ahenkorah Marfo, has revealed that 15 out of the 23 New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament in the Eastern Region have declared their support for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s presidential ambitions.

Speaking on behalf of his colleagues on Wednesday, September 24, Kofi Ahenkorah Marfo revealed that Dr Bawumia can lead the NPP to victory in the 2028 general elections.

The 15 MPs include,

  1. ⁠Charles Asuako Owiredu (Abirem)
  2. ⁠Kingsley Ahenkora Marfo (Achiase)
  3. Alex Agyare (Kade)
  4. Ida Adwoa Asiedu (Ayensuano)
  5. ⁠Korkor Asante (Atiwa West)
  6. ⁠Kojo Oppong Nkrumah (Ofoase Ayirebi )
  7. Nana Ampaw Addo-Frempong (Abuakwa North)
  8. ⁠Kwame Appiah Kodua (Fanteakwa North)
  9. ⁠Duke Ofori-Atta (Fanteakwa South)
  10. ⁠Frank Asiedu Bekoe (Suhum)
  11. ⁠Frank Annoh Dompreh (Nsawam Adoagyiri)
  12. ⁠Sammi Awuku (Akuapem North)
  13. ⁠Kofi Okyere Baafi (New Juaben South)
  14. ⁠Akwasi Acquah (Oda)
  15. ⁠Kingsley Agyemang (Abuakwa South)

Meanwhile, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is in the Eastern Region of Ghana today, September 24, 2025, for a two-day campaign tour.

The NPP flagbearer aspirant will meet Regional Executives, party delegates, and others to present his vision for the party ahead of the presidential primaries in 2026.

Dr Bawumia previously visited the Ashanti Region some weeks ago and is now expected to be in the Eastern Region.

The NPP presidential aspirant in the Ashanti Region rendered an unqualified apology to Ghanaians for the way they led and governed the country.

The former vice president was speaking to some party faithful in the Ashanti Region as part of his regional tour of uniting and re-energising the base of the party.

Dr Bawumia, who did not exempt himself from the mistakes of the previous government, pleaded for forgiveness on behalf of all those who were part of the erstwhile Akufo-Addo-led government.

“After the 2024 elections, we have done our research. We know the NPP government and the party made a lot of mistakes in governance. There were things we needed to do which we didn’t, and others we did that, if we had had the benefit of background, we would not have done them,” he said.

He stressed that the blame was not his alone but a collective responsibility of the party’s leadership. “We are all to be blamed – Vice President, Ministers, MPs, Board Chairmen, appointees. We have all made mistakes, and please forgive us. We’re sorry. We have learned our lessons,” he added.

Dr Bawumia assured delegates that, if given the mandate as flagbearer and subsequently elected President, he would ensure that the past would not be repeated.

“If, by the grace of God, you make me the flagbearer and I become the President, these will not happen again. They will not happen again,” he pledged.

Furthermore, Bawumia has said he would introduce a constituency-based budgeting framework under his leadership.

According to Bawumia, the new proposal will overhaul Ghana’s budgeting system, which will be a more local approach to development financing.

Speaking to some NPP members in the Ashanti Region on Thursday, September 11, 2025, Dr Bawumia explained, “I am bringing a new idea to Ghana. I want to transform our current framework into a constituency-based budgeting framework.

With this, every constituency will be featured in the budget, and the management of that budget will come at the constituency level”.

Dr Bawumia highlighted that the proposed system would ensure development funds and contracts are directly tied to constituencies, which will enhance transparency, accountability, and impact.

“So, when we are awarding a contract, you will know that it is coming straight to your constituency so that you manage it from there. That will help elevate each constituency to drive development for all of us,” Dr. Bawumia asserted.

Additionally,  Dr Bawumia was vetted by the NPP vetting committee on September 23, 2025

Speaking to journalists after his vetting, Dr Bawumia emphasised that they are going to campaign to sell their ideas and sell the NPP to secure his bid as presidential candidate of the NPP.

Dr Bawumia further expressed satisfaction with his vetting and hopes the committee is satisfied with his answers.

The NPP aspirant stated, “We have had very fruitful discussions. They have asked many questions, and I have answered those questions. So I am very satisfied with my vetting, and I pray that everything is okay. I hope the committee is as satisfied as I am”.

“I want to thank the rank and file of this party, and I think that from vetting we are heading straight into the country to campaign,” he noted.

Dr Bawumia added, “We are not taking anything for granted. We have to campaign, sell our ideas and sell the NPP so that we can secure this nomination and proceed for the 2028 election”.

Meanwhile, the NPP’s Presidential Elections Committee confirmed that five aspirants have completed and submitted their nomination forms.

The five include Ing. Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, Hon. Ken Ohene Agyapong, Hon. Dr Bryan Acheampong, H.E. Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, and Hon. Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum.

The NPP will be holding their internal elections on Saturday, January 31, 2026, to select a flagbearer for the 2028 general elections.

UCC law lecturer drags GTEC to court

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UCC law lecturer drags GTEC to court

Dr Elijah Tukwariba Yin, a Senior Lecturer and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), has filed a lawsuit against the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC).

Dr Elijah Tukwariba Yin argued that GTEC exceeded its mandate and unlawfully interfered in UCC governance.

According to him, only the UCC Governing Council has the authority to remove a Vice Chancellor, and that Prof. Boampong was denied a fair hearing.

He cited that the GTEC action breached a subsisting High Court injunction.

The law lecturer filed the suit in his capacity as a private citizen.

Dr Elijah Tukwariba Yin is seeking several reliefs from the court, including,

“A declaration voiding GTEC’s letters removing the Vice Chancellor, appointing an acting Vice Chancellor, and withdrawing services.

An order quashing the directive for Prof. Boampong to step down.

An injunction restraining GTEC from further interference in the Vice Chancellor’s tenure.

An order compelling GTEC to process UCC’s lawful requests.

A bar on Prof. Dennis Aheto from acting as Vice Chancellor”.

Also, Dr Jerry Opoku‑Ansah, President of the University of Cape Coast branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG‑UCC), had earlier expressed concern over the GTEC decision to suspend processing of key requests from UCC.

Speaking on Citi Eyewitness News on Tuesday, September 23, Dr Opoku‑Ansah stated, “Those requests that GTEC says they are not going to honour them, that is our worry, and we believe that in the present circumstances, we as a union we held a meeting today, and members are very clear in their minds they’re very unhappy about that development.

“But they also proffer that in issues like these, cool heads should prevail. We need dialogue and mediation in whatever they need so that we can have an amicable solution ensuing on our campus.”

Meanwhile, The University of Cape Coast (UCC) accreditation status has been restored by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) following weeks of tension over the retirement of Professor Johnson Boampong, the  Vice Chancellor of the UCC.

GTEC had earlier directed Prof Boampong to proceed on retirement for exceeding his mandatory retirement age.

UCC, however, maintained that Prof Boampong’s stay in office was consistent with its internal statutes and governance framework.

GTEC then delisted UCC from its portal of accredited tertiary institutions and blocked government financial backing meant for the university.

The Acting Director of Corporate Affairs, on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, in a statement, announced that GTEC has rescinded the sanctions following evidence presented by the UCC Registrar.

The statement read, “Following the evidence provided by the Registrar of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), complying with the directive issued by GTEC on September 19, 2025, as well as Prof. Johnson Boampong taking up the case in court, GTEC, with immediate effect, restores all services that were earlier withdrawn to UCC”.

GTEC also revealed UCC has been reinstated on its website as a fully accredited institution.

“Why must I bear the water treatment burden? GoldBod must pay” – Former MP

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“Why must I bear the water treatment burden? GoldBod must pay” – Former MP

Dr Dickson Adomako Kissi, the former Member of Parliament for Anyaa Sowutuom, has said the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) must bear the cost of the water treatment in the country.

The former MP’s remarks come following the Ghana Water Limited (GWL )’s proposed 281 per cent tariff increase.

Speaking on Breakfast Daily on Channel One TV, Tuesday, September 23, 2025, Adomako Kissi stated, “The Goldbod has made a huge amount of money, which they have flaunted; they have told everybody. Why must I pay for the water treatment as a Ghanaian? Why must I bear that burden?

I really think that the revenue from Gold that has been flaunted everywhere, a portion of that should be used to work on all the water facilities in this country. I really think that the true beneficiary of the damages to all of our water bodies is the gold and mining industry.”

“The idea that Ghana Water Company wishes to increase tariffs that I and you have nothing to do with in terms of damage to our water, I think it is very wrongfully placed. As it stands now, all the gold, whether legal or illegal, goes to Goldbod, and as a matter of fact, I think they should be made to pay for all the water damages in this country,” he added.

Meanwhile, Sammy Gyamfi, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), has quizzed critics claiming the GoldBod is responsible for promoting illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.

The Goldbod CEO quizzed how a five-month-old Goldbod could be responsible for an age-long galamsey problem?

Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, Sammy Gyamfi explained, “Let me clear some misconceptions that GoldBod is promoting galamsey. And my simple question to them is how can a five-month-old statutory corporation, GoldBod, be responsible for an age-long galamsey problem?”

“Galamsey has been with us for decades. Last year, there was no GoldBod, but we saw a lot of protests against galamsey because galamsey has reached unprecedented and alarming levels. So how can you say that a corporation that was established barely five months ago is the one to blame for galamsey?” he added.

Sammy Gyamfi, however, clarified that the Goldbod was established to promote environmentally friendly mining practices.

He added, “GoldBod was established to promote sustainability initiatives and environmentally friendly mining practices. If you look at section 31G and H of the GoldBod Act, we have that function. So GoldBod is rather supposed to come and support the fight”.

He further added that the Ministry of Lands and other agencies are responsible for the fight against galamsey.

“We don’t have that mandate; the mandate is that of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and their allied agencies. They have that statutory obligation to fight galamsey. But in stipulating our functions, Parliament said, GoldBod, since you will be in that space, you should support the fight,” he explained.

Mr Gyamfi added. “And in less than five months since our establishment, we’ve done what no institution in Ghana has done”.

“This national anti-illegal mining operation secretariat, which was formed to be a multisectorial central coordinating body for this galamsey fight, for us to optimise resources, they didn’t have money, they didn’t have vehicles.

“In less than five months, GoldBod has given them GH₵5m and five Toyota Hilux vehicles, and we plan to give them more vehicles. And since we gave them support, you’ve seen the renewed fight all over the place,” he said.

“So how can the same GoldBod, established to support the fight against illegal mining and actually supporting the fight against illegal mining by putting in resources, be accused of promoting galamsey?” he questioned.

Sammy Gyamfi further debunked claims that the Goldbod was encouraging illegal mining by buying galamsey gold.

He explained, “To create the impression that nobody was buying galamsey gold and all of a sudden GoldBod is now giving it a market is clearly wrong,” he said.

“There has always been a market for gold anywhere in the world, including Ghana. Have we ever woken up to any news that there is stranded gold in Ghana? There’s always demand,” he said.

The CEO also explained that licensed private individuals make the purchases of gold, not GoldBod.

“Gold Board itself is not on the market buying gold. These licensed buyers are not stationed at mining sites. They sit in their offices, mostly in district and regional capitals, and buy gold brought to them. They have no technology or system to tell whether the gold was mined responsibly or not,” he noted.

ORAL now release the looters and arrest people against NDC – Weija MP

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ORAL now release the looters and arrest people against NDC – Weija MP

Jerry Ahmed Shaib, a member of Parliament for Weija-Gbawe, has said the NDC’s “Operation Recover All Loot” (ORAL) is now Operation Release All Looters and arrest people against the NDC.

Speaking during a demonstration organised by the NPP youth wing on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, the Weija MP stated, “The real ORAL, now for me, means that Operation Release All Looters and then arrest people who are against our party. You cannot talk- there’s so much that they said during their time as a form of hate speech,” he said.

He added that “Now, when you post something, the president calls himself the IP man and he’s able to trace whoever and wherever you are and he gets people to be picked up. It’s just so unbearable.”

“You have to be focused as a president and let the institutions work for tomorrow’s sake because nobody is going to be president forever,” he added.

“Nobody is saying that don’t go after people you think have committed crimes, but use the proper procedure, and it is high time we [understood] that we have no Ghana anywhere apart from this Ghana.

“So, if you have ever studied Karl Marx, there’s what we call economic determinism and historical materialism. People will, at a stage, not be able to stand whatever you are doing, and they will revolt.

And if you are not careful, you will be surprised at the kind of people who will join that kind of revolt. Let us stop weaponising state institutions, including even the judiciary. I mean, what’s this?” he emphasised.

Meanwhile, in related ORAL news President John Dramani Mahama has assured that no member of his party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), will interfere in the prosecution of suspects or investigation of ORAL cases.

John Mahama’s assurance comes on the back of a claim by the party’s General Secretary, Fiifi Kwetey, that some compatriots are “cutting deals” with people under prosecution.

According to John Mahama, all Operation Recover All Loots cases will be investigated thoroughly.

Speaking at his media encounter in Accra on Wednesday, September 10, John Mahama explained, “ If anybody goes lobbying people to interfere, they’re throwing away their resources. All ORAL cases will be investigated and come to their logical end.

Mahama’s comments come on the back of Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), who has blown an alarm on some NDC party members cutting deals to protect people who should be prosecuted.

The NDC issued General Secretary a stern warning to party members attempting to shield suspects from prosecution.

Speaking at an event on September 6, 2025, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey stated, “Attorney General, I’m sure the pressure is mounting. We at the level of the party are picking signals, and the signals we are picking is that many among us, in spite of the fact that pleas and the pressure coming from the public that things have to be done properly, and punishment must be exacted, some among us are busy trying to cut deals with people who are supposed to be prosecuted”.

According to Fifi Kwetey, he will not mention the names of those persons, but a time will come when the party will expose those persons cutting deals for those supposed to be prosecuted.

He added, “Some are becoming (sic) through whom pressure is being brought to bear on people who are supposed to do what is right. I’m not mentioning names, but a time will come when we may have to. A word to the wise is enough. Some know themselves, and we are hearing your names”.

Fifi Kwetey also reminded the NDC members that the victory in the 2024 election was because Ghanaians wanted the right things to be done, not to collude with wrongdoers to protect them.

“Think again because this victory was achieved largely because the people of Ghana wanted the right things done, not for deals to be cut. For them to say, ‘okay now that we’re here on the other side, we can use it so that tomorrow you also can get a deal’. No, it won’t happen”, he added.

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“Apostle Safo Kantanka will reincarnate” – Ajagurajah claims

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“Apostle Safo Kantanka will reincarnate” – Ajagurajah claims

Bishop Kwabena Asiamah, popularly known as Ajagurajah, has told members of the Apostle Kantanka family not to mourn excessively as the late Apostle would eventually reincarnate.

According to Ajagurajah, Apostle Kantanka will return in a different form, born through one of his close allies.

Speaking at the private residence of the late inventor and spiritual leader, Ajagurajah stated, “No one should be sad; the Apostle will reincarnate. He will return in a different form, born through one of his close allies in the church”.

“The very soil from Apostle Safo’s burial will perform miracles. For those who were unable to achieve their breakthroughs while he was alive, rest assured that you will find your breakthrough now that he has passed,” he said.

However, a former member of the Kristo Asafo Church has called on Church members to wake up, as the late Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo was not God.

According to the lady, she was once a member of this church and deeply involved in this idolatry.

She revealed they prayed through him instead of through Jesus.

The former member of the Kristo Asafo Church urged members to repent as the Kingdom of God is at hand, adding that Jesus alone is the way, the truth, and the life.

Speaking in a viral video following the death of Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo the lady stated, “I deeply empathise with you over the passing of Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo, but you must wake. Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo was not God. The reason why I am so passionate about speaking about this today, idolatry,  I was part of this church, I worshipped him.

In fact, I remember that, growing up, when I was sick in any part of my body, we were taught to take a picture of Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo, fetch a glass of water, put this picture on the glass of water and pray to Apostle Kwadwo Safo to heal us, we believed he was a god, we believe he was the survivor”.

She further added, “Today, on his passing, I am led to make this video to encourage you to find a church; you need Jesus Christ; he is the only one true God. Jesus died, but on the third day he rose again, and Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo has died now, and he will not resurrect.

I have seen some videos about reincarnation. People are saying he would reincarnate. I am sorry, it is nonsense.  

Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo is dead. He was human, he was flesh just like you and I, he was not a God. The fact that he had some wisdom to be able to make some technological inventions did not mean he was God”.

She further added that there are so many branches of the Kristo Asafo Church all over the world, and her heart bleeds, “For the thousands of people going to hell because they believe the lie that Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo was God, please wake up. I am pleading with you, give your life to Christ and repent from this idolatry”.

The lady’s remarks follow Osebo the Zaraman, who claims that praying to Safo Kantanka (Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo) is more powerful than through Jesus Christ.

Meanwhile, the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo’s death was announced on Sunday, 14, 2025.

The news was announced in a statement by Sarah Adwoa Safo (former MP for Dome Kwabenya).

According to the statement, Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo passed away peacefully on Thursday, 11th September 2025.

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@kantankatv Ajagurajah: Apostle Safo Kantanka will be reincarnated — he will return to this world again, born through one of his close allies #safoneverdies #kantanka #kantankaliveson #kantankalegacy ♬ original sound – KANTANKA TV

President Mahama’s goodwill fading as his approval rating drops 

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President Mahama’s goodwill fading as his approval rating drops 

A new poll by the Global InfoAnalytics shows President John Dramani Mahama’s goodwill is fading as his job approval rating drops.

The new poll shows the president’s approval rating dropping from 73% in July 2025 to 67% in September 2025.

The Global InfoAnalytics poll shows 22% of respondents now disapprove of the President’s performance, while 11% remain undecided.

However, President Mahama is still being backed by more than two-thirds of voters.

Despite the drop, the poll shows 2 in 3 voters approve of the performance of the president, including the majority of voters from the Ashanti region.

Political observers have highlighted that maintaining Mahama’s approval will be a huge task, as their campaign promises will need to be a reality for many Ghanaians.

The Mahama government in recent weeks have been heavily criticised over the lacklustre fight against the illegal mining (galamsey) menace.

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has once again reiterated its calls for President John Dramani Mahama to declare a state of emergency on illegal mining (galamsey).

According to the Catholic Bishops’ in January and May 2025, they met President Mahama, but his response to their demand for a declaration of a state of emergency was unsatisfactory.

The Catholic Bishops cried out that once-pristine rivers such as the Pra, Ankobra, Birim, Offin, and Ayensu are now poisoned with mercury and toxic effluents.

They cited that turbidity levels in the Ayensu River have reached 32,000 NTU compared to the Ghana Water Company’s treatment threshold of 2,500 NTU, warning that purification is now impossible. 

In a statement issued on Monday, September 15, 2025, the Bishops wrote, “Illegal and unregulated mining, commonly known as galamsey, has become one of the gravest afflictions of our time.

It ravages our rivers and forests, poisons our soil, endangers public health, corrupts governance, erodes our moral fibre, and extinguishes livelihoods.

This is not a routine challenge to be managed with half-measures; it is a national emergency requiring decisive, extraordinary response,” the bishops said.

The Bishop highlighted that the desecration of creation through galamsey is a grave sin against God.

“The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it. To desecrate creation through galamsey is not only an offence against neighbour; it is a grave sin against God Himself, the Creator and Owner of all,” they declared.

The Catholic Bishops statement added, “Farmers can no longer trust the land to sustain their families, and our capacity to feed the nation diminishes. Children, seduced by the mirage of quick riches, forsake school for perilous pits, many losing their lives in collapses that are both tragic and preventable.”

“This betrayal of trust cuts to the very marrow of our national identity. We call such leaders to repentance without delay.”

Additionally, the Ghana cedi was performing better, but is now likely to end 2025 stabilising between GH₵13.5 and GH₵14 per U.S. dollar, according to Renowned economist Professor Godfred Bokpin.

The cedi is currently trading as of Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at GH¢12.30 to the dollar.

Furthermore, key campaign messages like the Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL), which promised to jail and recover all stolen loot, have not borne any fruits yet and are facing doubts over selective justice.

Meanwhile, policy think tank IMANI Africa has also revealed that the Mahama-led NDC government’s goodwill is rapidly fading.

Despite the initial confidence surrounding President Mahama’s second tenure with the #ResettingGhana agenda, public confidence has weakened considerably.

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“You will be reprimanded next time” – NDC warns Ras Mubarak and Hohoe MP

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“You will be reprimanded next time” – NDC warns Ras Mubarak and Hohoe MP

Mustapha Gbande, the Deputy General Secretary for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has warned the former Kumbungu MP, Ras Mubarak, and Thomas Worlanyo Tsekpo, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hohoe, following their social media comments.

Recall,  Ras Mubarak bluntly told the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, not to hide behind his Thank you tour” to advance your premature presidential ambitions. 

The former lawmaker highlighted that Asiedu Nketia is setting a dangerous precedent with his Thank You Tour across the country.

According to Ras Mubarak, never in the NDC’s history has a National Chairman after an election victory decided he is going on a “Thank You Tour”.

He emphasised that, thank you, tours are led by Presidential or Parliamentary candidates. 

Ras Mubarak, in a post, wrote, “Thank you, tours are led by candidates (Presidential or Parliamentary candidates if it’s a constituency tour) who lead a party into an election in partnership with party executives.

Never throughout NDC’s history has a National Chairman after an NDC victory decided he is going on a “Thank You Tour” aside what the flag bearer in collaboration with the party has done or is doing”.

Ras Mubarak also accused Asiedu Nketia of creating an unnecessary distraction to the ruling NDC government.

“This is a dangerous precedent and an unnecessary distraction to the government. Nobody must be allowed to hide under a “Thank You Tour” to advance their premature presidential ambitions. It’s intolerable, and the Chairman must be bluntly told”, Ras Mubarak added.

However, taking to social media on September 17, 2025, Thomas Worlanyo Tsekpo stated, “Dear Comrade Ras Mubarak, I come in peace. If indeed the Chairman is acting wrongly, why not petition the General Secretary to suspend him? You and I know that the NDC is a democratic party, unless you think otherwise, my brother.

Why was there no complaint when the Chairman formed his campaign team and toured the country? Since when has a thank-you tour become a cardinal sin in our party?”

“What is wrong if the National Chairman and his team return to the same people they went to for votes, simply to express gratitude? Similarly, when Hon. Joseph Yamin and Mustapha Gbande recently embarked on regional tours to thank constituency executives, no objections were raised”.

Reacting to the brouhaha on Accra-based Asempa FM, Mustapha Gbande stated, “The needless distraction and the conversation around the Chief of Staff is doing this, and this one is doing that. There is no trouble in the NDC. Why are we inviting trouble? The two NDC Ras Mubarak and the MP, the next time they do that, we are going to invite them and reprimand them”.

He added, “We don’t run our party on social media. The MP who responded to Ras Mubarak does not understand communications better than the national chairman. This is what brings distraction. The General Secretary is alive and well; he is in charge of this party.

He has deputies, myself, Barbara, and we are in charge of this party, and we have a national organiser. If something is wrong, we will act upon it. It is not for you to be on social media without talking to your party leadership; you are determining what is legal and illegal. Is he a party officer? We don’t want the party to be rocked with needless destruction”.

The back and forth follows Johnson Asiedu Nketiah’s three-day tour, which was scheduled for September 17 to 19, 2025, and cover 16 constituencies in the Eastern Region.

Bawumia storms Eastern Region today for a two-day campaign tour

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Bawumia storms Eastern Region today for a two-day campaign tour

Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the former Vice President and flagbearer aspirant, will storm the Eastern Region of Ghana today, September 24, 2025, for a two-day campaign tour.

The NPP flagbearer aspirant will meet Regional Executives, party delegates, and others to present his vision for the party ahead of the presidential primaries in 2026.

Dr Bawumia previously visited the Ashanti Region some weeks ago and is now expected to be in the Eastern Region.

The NPP presidential aspirant in the Ashanti Region rendered an unqualified apology to Ghanaians for the way they led and governed the country.

The former vice president was speaking to some party faithful in the Ashanti Region as part of his regional tour of uniting and re-energising the base of the party.

Dr Bawumia, who did not exempt himself from the mistakes of the previous government, pleaded for forgiveness on behalf of all those who were part of the erstwhile Akufo-Addo-led government.

“After the 2024 elections, we have done our research. We know the NPP government and the party made a lot of mistakes in governance. There were things we needed to do which we didn’t, and others we did that, if we had had the benefit of background, we would not have done them,” he said.

He stressed that the blame was not his alone but a collective responsibility of the party’s leadership. “We are all to be blamed – Vice President, Ministers, MPs, Board Chairmen, appointees. We have all made mistakes, and please forgive us. We’re sorry. We have learned our lessons,” he added.

Dr Bawumia assured delegates that, if given the mandate as flagbearer and subsequently elected President, he would ensure that the past would not be repeated.

“If, by the grace of God, you make me the flagbearer and I become the President, these will not happen again. They will not happen again,” he pledged.

Furthermore, Bawumia has said he would introduce a constituency-based budgeting framework under his leadership.

According to Bawumia, the new proposal will overhaul Ghana’s budgeting system, which will be a more local approach to development financing.

Speaking to some NPP members in the Ashanti Region on Thursday, September 11, 2025, Dr Bawumia explained, “I am bringing a new idea to Ghana. I want to transform our current framework into a constituency-based budgeting framework.

With this, every constituency will be featured in the budget, and the management of that budget will come at the constituency level”.

Dr Bawumia highlighted that the proposed system would ensure development funds and contracts are directly tied to constituencies, which will enhance transparency, accountability, and impact.

“So, when we are awarding a contract, you will know that it is coming straight to your constituency so that you manage it from there. That will help elevate each constituency to drive development for all of us,” Dr. Bawumia asserted.

Additionally,  Dr Bawumia was vetted by the NPP vetting committee on September 23, 2025

Speaking to journalists after his vetting, Dr Bawumia emphasised that they are going to campaign to sell their ideas and sell the NPP to secure his bid as presidential candidate of the NPP.

Dr Bawumia further expressed satisfaction with his vetting and hopes the committee is satisfied with his answers.

The NPP aspirant stated, “We have had very fruitful discussions. They have asked many questions, and I have answered those questions. So I am very satisfied with my vetting, and I pray that everything is okay. I hope the committee is as satisfied as I am”.

“I want to thank the rank and file of this party, and I think that from vetting we are heading straight into the country to campaign,” he noted.

Dr Bawumia added, “We are not taking anything for granted. We have to campaign, sell our ideas and sell the NPP so that we can secure this nomination and proceed for the 2028 election”.

Meanwhile, the NPP’s Presidential Elections Committee confirmed that five aspirants have completed and submitted their nomination forms.

The five include Ing. Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, Hon. Ken Ohene Agyapong, Hon. Dr Bryan Acheampong, H.E. Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, and Hon. Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum.

The NPP will be holding their internal elections on Saturday, January 31, 2026, to select a flagbearer for the 2028 general elections.

“Wake up, Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo was not God” – Former Kristo Asafo Church member

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“Wake up, Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo was not God” – Former Kristo Asafo Church member

A former member of the Kristo Asafo Church has called on Church members to wake up, as the late Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo was not God.

According to the lady, she was once a member of this church and deeply involved in this idolatry.

She revealed they prayed through him instead of through Jesus.

The former member of the Kristo Asafo Church urged members to repent as the Kingdom of God is at hand, adding that Jesus alone is the way, the truth, and the life.

Speaking in a viral video following the death of Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo the lady stated, “I deeply empathise with you over the passing of Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo, but you must wake. Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo was not God. The reason why I am so passionate about speaking about this today, idolatry,  I was part of this church, I worshipped him.

In fact, I remember that, growing up, when I was sick in any part of my body, we were taught to take a picture of Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo, fetch a glass of water, put this picture on the glass of water and pray to Apostle Kwadwo Safo to heal us, we believed he was a god, we believe he was the survivor”.

She further added, “Today, on his passing, I am led to make this video to encourage you to find a church; you need Jesus Christ; he is the only one true God. Jesus died, but on the third day he rose again, and Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo has died now, and he will not resurrect.

I have seen some videos about reincarnation. People are saying he would reincarnate. I am sorry, it is nonsense.  

Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo is dead. He was human, he was flesh just like you and I, he was not a God. The fact that he had some wisdom to be able to make some technological inventions did not mean he was God”.

She further added that there are so many branches of the Kristo Asafo Church all over the world, and her heart bleeds, “For the thousands of people going to hell because they believe the lie that Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo was God, please wake up. I am pleading with you, give your life to Christ and repent from this idolatry”.

The lady’s remarks follow Osebo the Zaraman, who claims that praying to Safo Kantanka (Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo) is more powerful than through Jesus Christ.

Meanwhile, the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo’s death was announced on Sunday, 14, 2025.

The news was announced in a statement by Sarah Adwoa Safo (former MP for Dome Kwabenya).

According to the statement, Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo passed away peacefully on Thursday, 11th September 2025.

The family described him, saying, “Apostle Safo was a true genius, the beacon of hope for many, a father to the fatherless. Ghana has indeed lost a gallant son and a true legend”.

The family requested that the public respect their privacy during this period of mourning.

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@delani_acheampong I was once a member of this church and deeply involved in this idolatry. We prayed through him instead of through Jesus. In prayer, instead of saying “in Jesus’ name”, we would say “in the name of Kwadwo Safo.” But thank God for His salvation—today I know Jesus, the true and living God. My heart grieves for the thousands who are perishing because they believe in the name of Kwadwo Safo instead of the name of Jesus. Christo Asafo, repent! For the Kingdom of God is at hand. Jesus alone is the way, the truth, and the life. #ApostleKwadwoSafoisNotGod #JesusIsLord ♬ original sound – Anita Acheampong

“Ghana is hopeless if Mahama won’t fix galamsey” – Senyo Hosi

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“Ghana is hopeless if Mahama won’t fix galamsey” – Senyo Hosi

One Ghana Movement and the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, Senyo Hosi, has said Ghana is hopeless if President John Mahama cannot address the galamsey menace in the country.

According to Senyo Hosi, former President Akufo-Addo should have been the one to fix galamsey, as he was not standing for an election in 2024.

Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on September 23, Senyo Hosi stated, “If this president will not do it, then we are, we are hopeless.”

“Because, first of all, I actually thought that former President Akufo-Addo should have been the one man to have fixed this problem, because he wasn’t standing for election anymore. He should have left with his name high, but he didn’t.”

Mr Hosi added, “This President is a one-term president, if for nothing at all. One of your closest people died. Dr Omane Boamah is not a friend to the president; it’s his brother, one of his closest confidants.

“Mister President, if you can look at those children, Yaw, his wife and all of them and still be superintending this thing, then you’re your own honestly. We must be men with some little honour, even among thieves; there is honour, what is this? We lie!”

He also cited water quality, “What is the turbidity that Joy News found, Kwanyarko? It is at 94,800 NTU now, when last year we were told that it was 14,000, and all of us got up. In that same facility, the same central region, in a different plant, it was 14,000…our politicians are damn liars.”

Meanwhile, the Fix The Country Movement has demanded that the John Mahama-led government declare a State of Emergency on galamsey and repeal Legislative Instrument (LI) 2462.

According to the movement, the Galamsey menace needs to be tackled head-on.

Speaking on Channel One, Edward Tuttor, a member of the movement, stated, “Galamsey needs to be tackled head-on. We don’t need to massage the issues. We don’t need to pretend as if we don’t know what is going on”.

“I was happy when the president… admitted publicly that galamsey is now a national emergency. If it is a national emergency, we are saying that the president should declare a state of emergency,” he insisted.

Edward Tuttor added, “The problem of galamsey is a clear-cut problem and the solution is clear-cut: repeal LI 2462 and declare a state of emergency”.

Also, the Fix The Country Movement threatened to declare a state of emergency if the government failed to act.

A convener expressed disappointment in the government’s response to the crisis, tagging it as weak.

Speaking on Eyewitness News, a convener of the Movement, George Aggrey stated, “If the government says it is not time to declare a state of emergency on the galamsey, to be honest, I think it is not a good statement to make”.

“I don’t know to what extent the government wants it to get to before they see it as a state of emergency. So for me and the teeming youth that joined the protest today, what we are saying is: if the government fails to declare a state of emergency on this issue, then the youth of the land—we will declare a state of emergency”, he added.

The Fix The Country Movement protest coincided with Ghana’s Founder’s Day, with protesters holding placards and banners calling on President Mahama to defend the country’s land, water bodies, and future.

Meanwhile, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has issued a stern warning to illegal miners commonly known as galamseyers.

The land minister revealed President John Mahama’s focus is clear as he wants to take direct control of every river body.

According to the lands minister, there will be a clear occupation by security agencies on all Ghana’s river bodies.

Armah-Kofi Buah warned galamseyers violating and destroying water bodies to stop, as the government is determined to turn the water blue again.

Speaking during an anti-galamsey operation with officers of the National Anti-illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) at Ankobra River from Wiawso Armah-Kofi Buah stated, “We are sending a warning to anybody who has been violating our laws and destroying our water bodies. We are determined to turn them blue again.

“This order has already been given — stay out, or you do so at your own peril,”

“We are moving to another major phase of our fight against illegal mining. There is no law in Ghana that allows anybody to mine in any river body,” he said. “Yet, our major rivers that are key to our survival are being destroyed.”

“In the coming months, you will see a new shift. President Mahama’s focus is clear — we are going to take direct control of every river body. There will be a clear occupation by our security forces on all the major rivers,” he said.

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“We have to campaign, sell our ideas and sell the NPP” – Bawumia rallies supporters  

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“We have to campaign, sell our ideas and sell the NPP” – Bawumia rallies supporters  

Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the former Vice President, has said his team are not taking anything for granted.

Speaking to journalists after his vetting, Dr Bawumia emphasised that they are going to campaign to sell their ideas and sell the NPP to secure his bid as presidential candidate of the NPP.

Dr Bawumia further expressed satisfaction with his vetting and hopes the committee is satisfied with his answers.

The NPP aspirant stated, “We have had very fruitful discussions. They have asked many questions, and I have answered those questions. So I am very satisfied with my vetting, and I pray that everything is okay. I hope the committee is as satisfied as I am”.

“I want to thank the rank and file of this party, and I think that from vetting we are heading straight into the country to campaign,” he noted.

Dr Bawumia added, “We are not taking anything for granted. We have to campaign, sell our ideas and sell the NPP so that we can secure this nomination and proceed for the 2028 election”.

Also, Kennedy Agyapong, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, has broken his silence after facing the party’s vetting committee.

Mr Agyapong faced the vetting committee on Tuesday, September 23, in Accra.

The outspoken politician and businessman highlighted that he did not face any serious questions as he was fully prepared.

Speaking after his vetting in Accra on Tuesday, September 23, Kennedy Agyapong stated, “I was prepared. I believe I answered all the questions and they know I’m ready to be president of this country”.

“They really wanted to know why I want to be president and my vision for the country, as well as the party. So I enumerated a couple of points on how I’m going to address some problems,” he explained.

He added, “They didn’t antagonise me because they know my potential already. But they asked tangible and reasonable questions. They were not hostile to me,” he added.

“They know I’ve been a through-and-through party member for so long, so I didn’t face any serious questions. I was free to answer their questions,” he noted.

Also, Bishop Sam Owusu has said that Kennedy Agyapong will win the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primary polls scheduled for January 31, 2026 and lead the party as its flagbearer in the 2028 general elections.

According to Bishop Sam Owusu, Kennedy Agyapong will secure about 57.7% to win the NPP’s flagbearer.

The man of God revealed that President Mahama has been ordained to lay a solid foundation, but Kennedy Agyapong is the chosen one to build on and lead an industrial revolution in the country.

In a viral video, Bishop Sam Owusu stated, “Hear me, church, hear me and pray for him so that the mercies of God and the hand of God will continue to bring him to that place.

During the COVID time, I saw the man Kennedy Agyapong leading their party, and last month I mentioned it. And today, the Lord said I should mention it again. Church, hear me and pray for him.”

“I saw over 1 million young men that God has used him to lead, following him,” he added.

The man of God emphatically prophesied that Kennedy Agyapong will secure about “57.7%” of the votes to emerge the winner.

“I kept on prophesying about Kennedy Agyapong. It’s because I saw over 1 million young men that God has used him to lead them, and all of them are doing business,” he stressed.

Meanwhile, the NPP’s Presidential Elections Committee confirmed that five aspirants have completed and submitted their nomination forms.

The five include Ing. Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, Hon. Ken Ohene Agyapong, Hon. Dr. Bryan Acheampong, H.E. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, and Hon. Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum.

The NPP will be holding their internal elections on Saturday, January 31, 2026, to select a flagbearer for the 2028 general elections.

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Electricity tariffs rise by 1.14%, water unaffected, effective October 1

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Electricity tariffs rise by 1.14%, water unaffected, effective October 1

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has revealed a 1.14 per cent upward adjustment in electricity tariffs, effective October 1, 2025.

The upward adjustment in electricity tariffs is for all consumer categories.

However, water tariffs will remain unchanged.

According to the PURC, the decision follows its Quarterly Tariff Review Mechanism.

The Acting Executive Secretary, Shafic Suleman, in a statement, highlighted that the decision was made based on the  Ghana cedi–US dollar exchange rate, domestic inflation, the electricity generation mix, and fuel prices, especially natural gas.

The PURC emphasised that the review is necessary to ensure service providers are financially stable to ensure the continuous delivery of electricity.

The PURC added that it “applied a projected weighted average exchange rate of GHS12.3715 per US$1, factoring in an under-recovery of GHS0.3980 per US$1 from the third quarter”.

“PURC also used an annual average inflation rate of 12.43 per cent for the fourth quarter of 2025 and approved a weighted average cost of natural gas of $7.7134/MMBtu.

The projected power generation mix remains 28.80 per cent hydro and 71.20 per cent thermal”.

However, Dr Shafic Suleman, the Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), had earlier revealed that the new utility tariffs will take effect in January 2026, following a stakeholder consultation.

The PURC Executive Secretary highlighted that the adjustment process is aimed at striking a balance between protecting consumers and enabling utility providers to sustain and improve their operations.

According to the PURC, the stakeholder consultations and public hearings would play a significant role in determining the final utility tariff adjustment.

Dr Shafic Suleman, speaking on the issue, stated, “Our objective is to ensure that consumers are not overburdened with high tariffs while at the same time allowing utility providers to invest in keeping the lights on”.

“Keeping the lights on is complex and expensive. But we are working to ensure that investments in utility infrastructure can continue without passing undue hardship onto consumers”, he added.

Meanwhile, the Ghana Water Limited (GWL) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) are each seeking more than a 200% increase in utility tariffs to meet rising operational costs.

The Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has proposed a jump in water tariff from GH¢5.28 per cubic metre to GH¢20.09 per cubic metre, which is a 281 per cent increase.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), on the other hand, proposed a 225% increase in its Distribution Service Charge for the 2025 to 2029 tariff period.

The power distribution company is seeking an adjustment from the current GHp19.0875/kWh to an average of GHp61.8028/kWh to restore the company’s financial stability.

Their proposal notes the rising inflation, foreign exchange volatility, and interest rates.

According to ECG projections, its annual revenue requirements are rising steadily, averaging GHS 9.1 billion across the five years.

ECG’s significant tariff review has been necessitated as they expect its operational costs, human resource expenses, depreciation, capital recovery payments, and tax obligations will continue to climb.

The power distribution company, according to reports, is also recommending a wide-ranging set of reforms to the tariff structure, which include the following.

We haven’t even done one year, stop jostling to replace Mahama – Victor Smith tells NDC

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We haven’t even done one year, stop jostling to replace Mahama – Victor Smith tells NDC

Victor Smith, Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, has told the bigwigs of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to stop the jostling to replace President John Mahama.

According to Victor Smith, it is early days yet to make a move to be the successor to President Mahama, as his government has not even been in office for a year.

He highlighted that such moves are premature and distracting the current Mahama government.  

Speaking in an interview on Channel One TV’s Face to Face on September 23, Victor Smith explained, “It’s normal for them, maybe they are trying to prepare the ground for themselves, I don’t know. I personally think that talks about preparing to replace John Mahama is too early because we haven’t even done one year since coming to office”.

“They have taken off too soon. If too many people are entering the thing right now, then instead of us focusing on building this nation or pursuing the agenda of John Mahama, we will be disturbing people with that campaign,” he stressed.

Victor Smith further added, “For now, we want to impress the people of Ghana. With this current administration, we want to do wonders for Ghana and for the world to see us as such”.

He further expressed strong support for President John Dramani Mahama’s vision.

According to him, Mahama’s vision goes beyond rhetoric.

“President Mahama has a beautiful vision, it’s not just talk, we’re determined, some of us are determined to make sure that we achieve the vision, what he sets out to do for Ghana,” he stated.

His comment comes following reports that the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, the NDC National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, and other NDC bigwigs have silently begun jostling to replace Mahama as the next NDC flagbearer.

Julius Debrah and Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the two NDC bigwigs, have been accused by the netizens of only thinking of the next election rather than the 24-hour economy and the menace of galamsey.

Asiedu Nketia has been on a Thank You tour to acknowledge the contributions of party executives and grassroots for their role in the NDC’s victory in the 2024 general elections.

The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, on the other hand, has been organising walks and calling on Ghanaians to embrace walking as a simple yet powerful tool for healthy living, unity, and national progress.

Meanwhile,  Johnson Asiedu Nketiah has emphasised that whoever succeeds President John Dramani Mahama as NDC flagbearer will ride on the achievements of the current government.

Asiedu Nketia called for calm and urged persons interested in contesting for the NDC flagbearer to be very careful about the way they express their ambitions.

Also, speaking on Channel One TV’s Face to Face on Tuesday, August 26, Asiedu Nketia detailed, “The party has not declared anything,” he noted. “I keep repeating my caution that we have to be very careful about the way we express our ambitions. Whoever succeeds President Mahama will ride on the achievements of the current government.”

He added, “If you conduct yourself in ways that will disrupt the activities of this government in ways that will make the government less successful, then you have a bigger problem,” he said. “President Mahama is only about eight months in office now, and you want to struggle to decide who will replace him—you know what it can cause.”

“If all of us decide today that, ‘Well, people say I can be president, so let me start organising,’ then everybody will be going across the country appointing campaign coordinators. How do you think that President Mahama can focus on achieving anything?”

Additionally, Dr Tony Aidoo, a National Democratic Congress (NDC) stalwart, has said President John Mahama’s success will create a wind for his successor to ride on.

A-G files case seeking an interpretation of the removal of Gertrude Torkornoo as a SC Justice

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A-G files case seeking an interpretation of the removal of Gertrude Torkornoo as a SC Justice

The Attorney General, Dr Dominic Ayine, has filed at the Supreme Court seeking a definitive interpretation on whether the removal of Gertrude Torkornoo as Chief Justice also terminates her position as a Justice of the Supreme Court.

Dr Dominic Ayine responded to former CJ Torkornoo’s High Court challenge of her removal as Supreme Court Judge; he asks that the case be stayed and referred to the Supreme Court for constitutional interpretation.

The A-G is seeking an interpretation of the removal of Gertrude Torkornoo as a Supreme Court Justice at the apex court following the former Chief Justice’s application for judicial review at the High Court, challenging the legality of her removal by President John Dramani Mahama.

Justice Torkornoo is seeking multiple declarations that the President acted outside the powers conferred by the 1992 Constitution.

Justice Torkornoo is seeking the following from the High Court:

“Declare that the President has no authority to remove a Justice of the Superior Court without adhering to the constitutionally required process.

Declare that jurisdiction to hear any removal petition against a Justice of the Superior Court lies solely with a body established under Article 146(4).

Declare that the President’s warrant of removal is “unlawful, null, void, and of no effect.”

The suit is titled The Republic v. Attorney-General, Ex Parte Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo.

Also, Prof Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, a law professor at the University of Ghana, has said the former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo has the legal right to seek reinstatement as a Supreme Court Judge.

However, the law professor noted that Gertrude Torkonoo’s return to the bench may be impractical.

According to Prof Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, a toxic environment has been created, with many of the decisions in Court going against those that were taken by her colleagues.

Speaking to Channel One News on Thursday, September 18, Prof. Appiagyei-Atua stated, “It spells out why there’s a need to amend Article 146, because as it is now, I see a loophole. And that loophole is that you can be a chief justice, you are removed, but you can remain as a Supreme Court judge.

In that sense, the practicality is that there has been a toxic environment created. Most of the decisions are made against her. How is she going to relate to her colleagues who made those decisions against her?”.

He added, “That is where the gap is. I think that in practical terms, it may be difficult for her to come back. But in terms of law, she has the right to go there”.

Meanwhile, President John Mahama has named His Lordship Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as the new Chief Justice of Ghana.

The announcement was made on Tuesday, September 23, by the Minister of Government Communication, Felix Kwakye Ofosu.

Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, the most senior Supreme Court judge, was appointed by President Mahama to act as Chief Justice during the investigation process of sacked CJ Torkornoo.

He is now confirmed as the substantive head of the judiciary after he was nominated by John Mahama.

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“Mahama gov’t not taking galamsey fight seriously” – Cadman Mills

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“Mahama gov’t not taking galamsey fight seriously” – Cadman Mills

A renowned economist and brother of the late President John Evans Atta Mills, Dr Cadman Atta Mills, has said the John Mahama government is not taking the illegal mining (galamsey) fight seriously. 

According to Cadman Atta Mills, the government is not doing enough to tackle the galamsey menace.

He further lamented the long-term consequences of illegal mining on future generations,

Cadman Mills warned that children are at risk of being born with severe health conditions due to exposure to toxic substances.

Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Tuesday, Cadman Mill shared his own experience, “You know, I was in Ghana very recently. One of the things I didn’t tell you is that I was very sick”.

I had been away for only three years, but just drinking the water in the Central Region, not even drinking, but using it to cook and using it to brush my teeth, I had a major stomach upset almost all the time that I was there.

That was a click to me that this thing is not some theory, and you don’t have to be in the mining zone in order to be affected by it”, Dr Mills added.

He added, “Its impact on generations to come, children being born with heavy metal…”

“I see, and maybe I am wrong, but I don’t think I am, that the government is a little conflicted in its fight against galamsey. It is not taking it seriously,” he said on the show.

According to him, the government is conflicted because it benefits from galamsey.

“The benefit that clearly the government is receiving because they are diverting the foreign exchange that has gone into unofficial channels into the official channels is doing a lot to stabilise the value of the cedi, so that is one of the reasons why the government is a little bit conflicted about it (fight against galamsey)”, he explained.

Also, Cadman Atta-Mills, in a post on social media, fired shots at the John Mahama-led NDC government.

Cadman Atta-Mills boldly stated he refuses to be silenced on galamsey menance.

According to him, one is not disloyal because one criticises one’s political party’s policies. 

In a post on X on September 22, he wrote, “You are not ‘disloyal’ because you criticise your political party’s policies and sometimes with passion. A political party is not (and should not be) a monolith.

“In speaking against your party’s policies, you encourage debate and increase the chances of better policies being adopted,” he wrote.

Cadman Mills added, “I refuse to be silenced on galamsey (on other policies), because of:  (1) the patently false claim that I was silent on the misdeeds of the previous government in mining (I wrote volumes), or

(2) that as a “party elder”, I should not publicly express my disagreements with my party’s policies.

I am a party member and elderly (very elderly), but I am not “a party elder”.   Those (muzzled) creatures belong to the party’s “council of elders”.

Additionally, Cadman Atta-Mills, in another post, said illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, is killing Ghanaians.

Cadman Atta Mills criticised the John Mahama-led NDC government over their poor handling of illegal mining.

According to Cadman Atta-Mills, he refuses to pay for the accolades the government is receiving for the cedi recovery at the expense of his health or life.

In a post on X, accompanied by a video of the galamsey menace, Cadman Mills wrote,  “I refuse to pay for the accolades President Mahama and the NDC are receiving for the cedi’s recovery with my health or life.

Call it galamsey or ‘legal’ small-scale mining (when bankrolled by the politically connected). It is killing us. #StopGalamseyNow”, he added.

Meanwhile, the Fix The Country Movement has demanded that the John Mahama-led government declare a State of Emergency on galamsey and repeal Legislative Instrument (LI) 2462.

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“Let’s be blunt, Asiedu Nketiah doesn’t look the part for presidency” – Lawyer Kpebu

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“Let’s be blunt, Asiedu Nketiah doesn’t look the part for presidency” – Lawyer Kpebu

Martin Kpebu, a private legal practitioner, has said the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, does not usually look the part for the presidency.

According to Martin Kpebu, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah can rise to become the president of Ghana, but his challenge will be public perception and optics.

He noted that Asiedu Nketiah’s main hurdle would be how Ghanaians perceive him visually and stylistically as a presidential candidate.

Speaking on a panel discussion on Joy FM on September 21, 2025, Kpebu stated, “Let’s be blunt. When it comes to optics, generally speaking, Asiedu Nketiah doesn’t usually look the part for presidency. That’s just the truth”.

He, however, argued that Ghanaian voters may eventually move beyond optics.

Lawyer Kpebu added, “People said Akufo-Addo had the swag, but where did we end up? Corruption worsened, freedoms were suppressed, and the economy tanked. So maybe a time will come when we look beyond optics and focus on substance”.

The private legal practitioner also highlighted that the NDC will enjoy the goodwill among the electorate.

He argued that the over 1.6 million-vote difference between President John Mahama and Dr Mahamudu Bawumia cannot be erased in just one electoral cycle.

Lawyer Kpebu noted that if Asiedu Nketia win the primaries, the whole NDC machinery will be behind him.

“If he wins the primaries, he can make it because that means the whole party machinery and even John Mahama himself will rally behind him. With a first-past-the-post system and 50% plus one, he can scrape through”, Kpebu explained.

Meanwhile, Asiedu Nketia has come under criticism following his decision to embark on a “Thank You Tour”.

However, the NDC Chairman revealed that his Thank You tour is to appreciate party executives and grassroots organisers for their contributions to the party’s 2024 Election victory.

According to Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the NDC campaign was in three folds, one led by President John Dramani Mahama, another by the Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, and the third by the National Chairman.

Asiedu Nketiah highlighted that while President Mahama focused on the presidential race, he was tasked with steering the parliamentary campaign.

Speaking to party executives and members in the Akuapem North Constituency on Thursday, September 18, 2025, Asiedu Nketia stated, “Indeed, it is true that President Mahama is already thanking Ghanaians in regional capitals.  When I was coming, people were saying the president had already thanked us, so what am I coming to do? I told them, during the campaign, the President took his part, and I also took my party, so the places I went to campaign, I informed them after the election, and NDC won, I would come back to thank them. So that is why I am here today”.

Also, Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communication Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), defended  Johnson Asiedu Nketia’s ‘Thank You’ tour.

According to Sammy, there is nothing unusual about Asiedu Nketia’s ‘Thank You’ tour as he is not going on a personal capacity but as the chairman of the party.

Speaking in an interview on JoyNews,  Sammy Gyamfi detailed, “What is unusual… It is the party; I wouldn’t say the chairman is going on a thank-you tour. Because he’s not going in his personal capacity, he’s going as chairman of the party, and the party is behind him.

I’ve been given another assignment, and I’m sure leadership appreciates it. Of course, the national chairman doesn’t move alone. We have a leader, John Mahama, but he has a government to run, and it’s not everything that he can do. There are many places that the President would have loved to go to thank people, so the party must provide that auxiliary or complementary role”, he added.

Sammy Gyamfi further clarified the source of funding for the tour, saying, “I’ve not spoken to him; I’ve not spoken to the General Secretary, so I wouldn’t know, but I’d be surprised if the party is financing it, because that is usually not the practice. The usual practice is that national officers have to raise funds on their own to finance their activities. It is only a few activities that the party, when it is able, can support.

I cannot tell where the funding for that is coming from unless I talk to the chairman. But the national chairman — I would not be surprised if he’s financing this largely by himself”, Sammy Gyamfi explained.

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 “I didn’t face any serious questions” – Ken Agyapong brags after facing NPP’s vetting committee

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 “I didn’t face any serious questions” – Ken Agyapong brags after facing NPP’s vetting committee

Kennedy Agyapong, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, has broken his silence after facing the party’s vetting committee.

Mr Agyapong faced the vetting committee on Tuesday, September 23, in Accra.

The outspoken politician and businessman highlighted that he did not face any serious questions as he was fully prepared.

Speaking after his vetting in Accra on Tuesday, September 23, Kennedy Agyapong stated, “I was prepared. I believe I answered all the questions and they know I’m ready to be president of this country”.

“They really wanted to know why I want to be president and my vision for the country, as well as the party. So I enumerated a couple of points on how I’m going to address some problems,” he explained.

He added, “They didn’t antagonise me because they know my potential already. But they asked tangible and reasonable questions. They were not hostile to me,” he added.

“They know I’ve been a through-and-through party member for so long, so I didn’t face any serious questions. I was free to answer their questions,” he noted.

Meanwhile, in related news, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has said politics is no longer attractive.

The former lawmaker expressed his disappointment with the current state of politics in Ghana, adding that he wouldn’t advise his children to pursue a career in it.

According to Kennedy Agyapong, many politicians do not speak the truth, which has eroded public trust in them, making politics unattractive.

Speaking at the National Emerging Leaders Economic Forum on Monday, September 22, 2025, Kennedy Agyapong stated, “Politics is no longer attractive, and I would never advise any of my children to go into it”.

Kennedy Agypong further called on Ghanaian youth to take charge of their lives.

He added, “The youth are overdependent on government for their survival; they need to take charge of their lives”.

Kennedy Agyapong also advised Ghanaian youths they cannot depend on the government alone to become rich or successful.

Mr Agyapong made these remarks while talking about his plans for the youth, focusing on creating an enabling environment that will reduce the youth’s dependence on the government.

According to Kennedy Agyapong, he would ensure that the youths who want to go into business will have startup capital.

Mr Agyapong detailed, “As a businessman, I have come to realise that the youth are not given opportunities. When you talk of youth unemployment, all those agencies, unless the government creates an enabling environment, so that the youths can take advantage of it.

The youths are overdependent on the government; no youth depending on the government alone can survive or be a rich or successful person”.

He added, “You have to take your destiny into your own hands and make sure that you take advantage of what is going on and move ahead; don’t wait.  What I will also be doing is to find ways for the youths to have startup capital for Ghanaian youths who want to venture into business”.

DStv pricing Committee granted a week extension, set to present report on September 29

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DStv pricing Committee granted a week extension, set to present report on September 29

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has revealed that the stakeholder committee tasked with assessing DStv pricing in Ghana will present its report on September 29, 2025.

On September 23, the NCA, in a statement, revealed the committee had made significant progress but requested an additional week.

According to the NCA, Sam George, the sector minister, has granted a week’s extension to the committee.

It will be recalled that the National Communications Authority (NCA) confirmed that MultiChoice Ghana has agreed to the directive from the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations to establish a Stakeholder Committee that will evaluate DSTV pricing in Ghana.

The NCA statement read, “MultiChoice Ghana has agreed to the directive from the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations to establish a Stakeholder Committee that will evaluate DSTV pricing in Ghana. The company has also committed to fully participating in this process.”

Sam George had earlier replied to MultiChoice Ghana, operators of  DStv, after they refuted claims that they had agreed to reduce their subscription prices.

According to Sam George, he has no intention to tolerate the disrespect from DStv to Ghanaians.

The sector minister revealed that the National Communication Authority (NCA) will proceed to shut down DSTV operations tomorrow, September 6, 2025.

In a statement released, MultiChoice Ghana stated, “We have noted the statement made by the Minister for Communications Technology and Innovation, Hon. Samuel Nartey George.

We continue to engage with the Minister in a bid to find an amicable solution that is beneficial for all parties involved, but does not jeopardise the viability of the DSty service.

We will fully participate in the established Working Committee. However, we wish to clarify that MultiChoice Group has not agreed to a price reduction”.

In a post on X in reaction to MultiChoice’s statement, Sam George wrote, “Let me be clear, I have no intention to continue tolerating the disrespect to Ghanaians by DStv.

If MultiChoice is not interested, as they claim in their last statement, in discussing a reduction in prices as they had indicated to me, we would proceed to effect the shutdown tomorrow as indicated.

DStv indicated their willingness to engage the Ministry on its concerns on pricing and prayed us to stay our enforcement action. If they have changed their position, then we simply would enforce the regulatory action”.

He added, “No company is above the law. When MultiChoice is ready to discuss price reduction, they can come to the negotiation table. Until then, there is nothing for us to meet over. The @NCAGhana would carry out enforcement.

Ghana is open for businesses that respect our laws and institutions”.

Meanwhile, A survey conducted by Ipsos, a global leader in market research, has revealed that about 97% of DStv subscribers in Ghana back the Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Sam George’s demands for DStv price reduction.

According to the Survey, the poll shows that about 75% of the subscribers view the charges for DStv services as exorbitant.

Parts of a summary of the report read, “Most customers (75%) perceive DStv fees as high or very high, while only a quarter see them as medium to low. Though DStv is usually perceived as a premium service in the market, this finding suggests that pricing could nevertheless become a major concern for customers if other measures are not taken by the service provider to address the issue,”

“Customer opinions on DStv/Multichoice value are polarized — while 50% see good value in the service, 44% disagree. This split perception indicates a potential gap in service delivery or misalignment between customer expectations and the service provided. Targeted communication or service enhancements might address this,” it added.

It also added, “Despite high costs, 59% of customers intend to continue their subscriptions. While loyalty remains strong, it could be challenged by higher prices and concerns over value for money in service provision”.

The survey reports come at a time when Ghana’s Communication Minister has waged a war on Multichoice operators of DStv.

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BREAKING – President Mahama names Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as Chief Justice

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BREAKING – President Mahama names Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as Chief Justice

President John Mahama has named His Lordship Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as the new Chief Justice of Ghana.

The announcement was made on Tuesday, September 23, by the Minister of Government Communication, Felix Kwakye Ofosu.

Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, the most senior Supreme Court judge, was appointed by President Mahama to act as Chief Justice during the investigation process of sacked CJ Torkornoo.

He is now confirmed as the substantive head of the judiciary after he was nominated by John Mahama.

Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie was appointed to the Supreme Court in June 2008 by then-President John Agyekum Kufuor and is among the most senior justices of the apex court.

Justice Baffoe-Bonnie is now expected to be vetted as Chief Justice by parliament before his swearing-in as Ghana’s next Chief Justice.

His appointment follows. President John Mahama sacking the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, from office with immediate effect after he received a first report from the five-member committee he constituted to investigate three petitions brought against the Chief Justice.

Hours after President Mahama received the committee reports, Chief Justice Torkornoo was sacked with immediate effect.

A statement from the presidency stated, “President John Dramani Mahama has, in accordance with Article 146(9) of the 1992 Constitution, removed the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, from office with immediate effect”.

“This follows receipt of the report of the Committee constituted under Article 146(6) to inquire into a petition submitted by a Ghanaian citizen, Mr. Daniel Ofori. After considering the petition and the evidence, the Committee found that the grounds of stated misbehaviour under Article 146(1) had been established and recommended her removal from office.

“Under Article 146(9), the President is required to act in accordance with the Committee’s recommendation,” the statement concluded.

Meanwhile, Kofi Bentil, a private legal practitioner, has claimed President John Dramani Mahama cannot appoint a new Chief Justice, following the removal of former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.

Lawyer Bentil noted that there are still about four suits challenging the removal of Justice Torkornoo, which must be decided before Mahama can appoint a new Chief Justice.

According to Kofi Bentil, President Mahama cannot break the law in trying to fulfil the law.

Speaking on TV3 New Day, on September 18, 2025, Kofi Bentil argued, “I have heard people saying that there should be a new appointment of a CJ (Chief Justice) … It is wrong. When you have legal processes ongoing, the parties must all be heard. You can’t break the law in trying to fulfil the law.

The proper thing for us to do is for all citizens to insist that the president does what is respectful and subject to the law, to the effect that the processes must be exhausted”.

He added, “It is important to know that she is attacking the procedure. I keep saying that you may think that, why is she doing this … it is good for us, whether she wins or she loses. It is good for us to exhaust the process.

“And please, let us all learn this fact: if you are in public office and you are wrongly removed, you have a right to be reinstated. These are all principles. When we state these principles, we don’t state them because of a particular personality”, he said.

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Video – Wee smokers spotted at NPP’s ‘Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna’ protest

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Video – Wee smokers spotted at NPP’s ‘Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna’ protest

Some wee smokers have been spotted at the New Patriotic Party protest against alleged abuse of power and state-sponsored harassment.

In a viral video shared on X by EDHUB, some of the protesters were shockingly spotted smoking as they danced to the tune of some music at Circle in Accra.

The protesters were mostly captured in black with a red cloth tied around their heads.

The youth wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is on the streets today, Tuesday, September 23, to protest against the John Mahama-led government over what it described as selective justice, intimidation, and abuse of opposition members.

The NPP protest follows the arrest of NPP members, Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), Kwame Baffoe, also known as Abronye DC, and other NPP members.

According to the NPP, the arrest of several members and sympathisers has been politically influenced by investigations.

The NPP protesters will march to present a petition at the Police Headquarters, before proceeding to the Jubilee House to deliver a final petition to the Office of the President.

Speaking at the NPP’s youth protest against police intimidation on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, Okoe Boye cautioned the Ghana Police Service against being used as a tool by the government.

He stated, “Today they are using the police to intimidate Ghanaians. All we are saying is that the police are our brothers and sisters. It is true that it is politicians that give position to their (sic) but please, this is good advice to the police. Don’t allow a politician to use you to be unprofessional in your behaviour because the politician will not be there forever. Use the training and knowledge you were given in your school so that you will be fair to all Ghanaians”.

“When the NPP got power, we didn’t spend time arresting regional chairmen. We were holding meetings on how to implement free SHS so that our children will go to school. When the NPP got power, we used our time and energy to start the 1 District 1 Factory so that the youth could get jobs.

“What are we seeing in the first months of this NDC government? Any time they realise that the youth are losing hope in them, they will go and arrest one politician, only to incite their base and to excite them,” Okoe Boye decried.

Also, Henry Nana Boakye, the National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), commonly known as Nana B, has quizzed why there are different laws for NPP and different laws for NDC.

Nana B, during the NPP “Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna” protest in Accra, declared the NPP will not be intimidated by what it describes as deliberate attempts by State institutions.

The NPP man cited the arrest of Abronye DC, Sir Obama and Fante Comedy.

He noted that state institutions have not similarly treated NDC members the way they treat NPP members.

Speaking during the “Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna” protest, Nana B stated, “Why do we have different laws for NPP and different laws for NDC? That is what we are protesting against: the weaponisation of State institutions against the opposition. This is deliberate, a clear orchestration against the NPP. We will not be intimidated”.

“You arrest somebody and then impose onerous bail conditions. That is most unfortunate. We are telling the President, who claims to be an embodiment of democracy, to ensure these institutions stop the harassment. We are not going to sit down for our rights to be trampled upon,” he added.

Some Ghanaians reacting to the video stated, “This can not be allowed to last for 72 hours @GhPoliceService, please follow up on this guy and make sure he and others like him engaging in abuse of substances are locked behind bars. Please try to clean the streets of Ghana because our future can never be bright with these people”.

Some Ghanaians reacted to the video saying, “The NPP is trivializing the galamsey fight, and that’s exactly their goal. They want to make sure no one in Ghana takes the fight on Galamsey seriously. This is too important to be left in their hands. They are the last people who should be leading such a fight. Nkwasifuo”.

“This is just the continuation of a cycle, opposition will complain and suggest the best solutions to the country’s problem. They will switch sides, and suddenly they will forget all the brilliant ideas they proposed while in opposition”, another added.

A netizen added, “In the run-up to the by-election for Late John Kumah’s seat, we saw the NPP, not only shearing money, but also allegedly sharing weed to some youth to entice them to vote for NPP. Here again, in this video, the youth are openly smoking weed at an NPP event. Well, I’m just saying”.

Additionally, a netizen alleged, “I saw these junkies lined up and being given cash at Circle early on this morning, and I thought it was some government intervention program being executed. God! See how low we have fallen as a nation”.

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“We don’t know why we are” – Kayaye at NPP’s ‘Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna’ protest

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“We don’t know why we are” – Kayaye at NPP’s ‘Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna’ protest

A Kayaye at the NPP Youth Wing protest against alleged abuse of power and state-sponsored harassment has revealed they were misled.

According to the Kayaye, they were told they were going for a meeting.

Speaking to the media during the NPP protest, the Kayaye stated, “We don’t know why they are holding the demonstration. They told us we were going for a meeting.”

Also, another NPP poster shockingly claimed that Tramadol and weed help the youths work and warned the NDC that if care is not taken, they will start stealing.

Speaking during the NPP’s protest, the young man stated, “Tramadol and wèed are expensive now, and those are what help us to work. If the NDC is not careful, we will start steáling. They should reduce the price”.

The youth wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is on the streets today, Tuesday, September 23, to protest against the John Mahama-led government over what it described as selective justice, intimidation, and abuse of opposition members.

The NPP protest follows the arrest of NPP members, Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), Kwame Baffoe, also known as Abronye DC, and other NPP members.

According to the NPP, the arrest of several members and sympathisers has been politically influenced by investigations.

The NPP protesters will march to present a petition at the Police Headquarters, before proceeding to the Jubilee House to deliver a final petition to the Office of the President.

Salam Mustapha stated, “I can confirm that the leadership of the party will be present, and so will the Minority Leader and the entire Minority Caucus”.

The “Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna” demo, meaning “We do not fear oppression”.

Additionally, Salam Mustapha has called on Ghanaian youth to rise against what he describes as selective justice.

In related news, Henry Nana Boakye, the National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), commonly known as Nana B, has quizzed why there are different laws for NPP and different laws for NDC.

Nana B, during the NPP “Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna” protest in Accra, declared the NPP will not be intimidated by what it describes as deliberate attempts by State institutions.

The NPP man cited the arrest of Abronye DC, Sir Obama and Fante Comedy.

He noted that state institutions have not similarly treated NDC members the way they treat NPP members.

Speaking during the “Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna” protest, Nana B stated, “Why do we have different laws for NPP and different laws for NDC? That is what we are protesting against: the weaponisation of State institutions against the opposition. This is deliberate, a clear orchestration against the NPP. We will not be intimidated”.

“You arrest somebody and then impose onerous bail conditions. That is most unfortunate. We are telling the President, who claims to be an embodiment of democracy, to ensure these institutions stop the harassment. We are not going to sit down for our rights to be trampled upon,” he added.

Some Ghanaians reacting to the video stated, “Saddest thing is after their ‘meeting’, they won’t get anything from their leaders”.

Another X user stated, “Ama Ghana herrr…It’s sad that some of our youth still think these political parties actually care about the country’s development. We, the youths are not angry enough. I don’t blame some of us. I blame the high illiteracy rate in the country”.

One more netizen wrote, “I said this crowd we see they bus them from somewhere, which they don’t know anything about this demonstration. This country, since our second independence, we have been enjoying peace, so what is by force demonstration?”.

Additionally, a netizen added, “This is why politicians don’t want to develop the country. They try to keep a chip for times like this.  These girls are supposed to be in elite schools chasing bold dreams”.

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“Tramadol and weed are expensive now, we will start steáling” – NPP Youth Wing protester

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“Tramadol and weed are expensive now, we will start steáling” – NPP Youth Wing protester

A concerned citizen at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Youth Wing protest has shared his worries with the whole of Ghana.

He shockingly claimed that Tramadol and weed help the youths work and warned the NDC that if care is not taken, they will start stealing.

Speaking during the NPP’s protest, the young man stated, “Tramadol and wèed are expensive now, and those are what help us to work. If the NDC is not careful, we will start steáling. They should reduce the price”.

The youth wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is on the streets today, Tuesday, September 23, to protest against the John Mahama-led government over what it described as selective justice, intimidation, and abuse of opposition members.

The NPP protest follows the arrest of NPP members, Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), Kwame Baffoe, also known as Abronye DC, and other NPP members.

According to the NPP, the arrest of several members and sympathisers has been politically influenced by investigations.

The NPP protesters will march to present a petition at the Police Headquarters, before proceeding to the Jubilee House to deliver a final petition to the Office of the President.

Salam Mustapha stated, “I can confirm that the leadership of the party will be present, and so will the Minority Leader and the entire Minority Caucus”.

The “Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna” demo, meaning “We do not fear oppression”.

Additionally, Salam Mustapha has called on Ghanaian youth to rise against what he describes as selective justice.

In related news, Henry Nana Boakye, the National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), commonly known as Nana B, has quizzed why there are different laws for NPP and different laws for NDC.

Nana B, during the NPP “Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna” protest in Accra, declared the NPP will not be intimidated by what it describes as deliberate attempts by State institutions.

The NPP man cited the arrest of Abronye DC, Sir Obama and Fante Comedy.

He noted that state institutions have not similarly treated NDC members the way they treat NPP members.

Speaking during the “Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna” protest, Nana B stated, “Why do we have different laws for NPP and different laws for NDC? That is what we are protesting against: the weaponisation of State institutions against the opposition. This is deliberate, a clear orchestration against the NPP. We will not be intimidated”.

“You arrest somebody and then impose onerous bail conditions. That is most unfortunate. We are telling the President, who claims to be an embodiment of democracy, to ensure these institutions stop the harassment. We are not going to sit down for our rights to be trampled upon,” he added.

Some Ghanaians reacting to the video stated, “This can not be allowed to last for 72 hours @GhPoliceService, please follow up on this guy and make sure he and others like him engaging in abuse of substances are locked behind bars. Please try to clean the streets of Ghana because our future can never be bright with these people”.

Another X user stated, “So this is the youth wing Salam mustapha was talking about…how can this guy convince a first-time voter  ???? And even the elders to vote for NPP”.

One more netizen wrote, “As we try to fight drug abuse in Ghana, the NPP has decided to gather drug addicts to demonstrate for a reduction in the price of tramadol and red. We must make sure they never see power again. This is not good”.

Additionally, a netizen added, “This one is the NPP Youth Wing PRO. The party cast, anything less than 48 years in opposition is an insult to the intelligence of Ghanaians. Herh”

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“Politics no longer attractive, I would advise my children not to go into it” – Ken Agyapong

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“Politics no longer attractive, I would advise my children not to go into it” – Ken Agyapong

Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirant, has said politics is no longer attractive.

The former lawmaker expressed his disappointment with the current state of politics in Ghana, adding that he wouldn’t advise his children to pursue a career in it.

According to Kennedy Agyapong, many politicians do not speak the truth, which has eroded public trust in them, making politics unattractive.

Speaking at the National Emerging Leaders Economic Forum on Monday, September 22, 2025, Kennedy Agyapong stated, “Politics is no longer attractive, and I would never advise any of my children to go into it”.

Kennedy Agypong further called on Ghanaian youth to take charge of their lives.

He added, “The youth are overdependent on government for their survival; they need to take charge of their lives”.

Kennedy Agyapong also advised Ghanaian youths they cannot depend on the government alone to become rich or successful.

Mr Agyapong made these remarks while talking about his plans for the youth, focusing on creating an enabling environment that will reduce the youth’s dependence on the government.

According to Kennedy Agyapong, he would ensure that the youths who want to go into business will have startup capital.

Mr Agyapong detailed, “As a businessman, I have come to realise that the youth are not given opportunities. When you talk of youth unemployment, all those agencies, unless the government creates an enabling environment, so that the youths can take advantage of it.

The youths are overdependent on the government; no youth depending on the government alone can survive or be a rich or successful person”.

He added, “You have to take your destiny into your own hands and make sure that you take advantage of what is going on and move ahead; don’t wait.  What I will also be doing is to find ways for the youths to have startup capital for Ghanaian youths who want to venture into business”.

Meanwhile, Bishop Sam Owusu has said that Kennedy Agyapong will win the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primary polls scheduled for January 31, 2026 and lead the party as its flagbearer in the 2028 general elections.

According to Bishop Sam Owusu, Kennedy Agyapong will secure about 57.7% to win the NPP’s flagbearer.

The man of God revealed that President Mahama has been ordained to lay a solid foundation, but Kennedy Agyapong is the chosen one to build on and lead an industrial revolution in the country.

In a viral video, Bishop Sam Owusu stated, “Hear me, church, hear me and pray for him so that the mercies of God and the hand of God will continue to bring him to that place.

During the COVID time, I saw the man Kennedy Agyapong leading their party, and last month I mentioned it. And today, the Lord said I should mention it again. Church, hear me and pray for him.”

“I saw over 1 million young men that God has used him to lead, following him,” he added.

The man of God emphatically prophesied that Kennedy Agyapong will secure about “57.7%” of the votes to emerge the winner.

“I kept on prophesying about Kennedy Agyapong. It’s because I saw over 1 million young men that God has used him to lead them, and all of them are doing business,” he stressed.

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“Why do we have different laws for NPP and different laws for NDC?” – Nana B quizzes

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“Why do we have different laws for NPP and different laws for NDC?” – Nana B quizzes

Henry Nana Boakye, the National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), commonly known as Nana B, has quizzed why there are different laws for NPP and different laws for NDC.

Nana B, during the NPP “Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna” protest in Accra, declared the NPP will not be intimidated by what it describes as deliberate attempts by State institutions.

The NPP man cited the arrest of Abronye DC, Sir Obama and Fante Comedy.

He noted that state institutions have not similarly treated NDC members the way they treat NPP members.

Speaking during the “Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna” protest, Nana B stated, “Why do we have different laws for NPP and different laws for NDC? That is what we are protesting against: the weaponisation of State institutions against the opposition. This is deliberate, a clear orchestration against the NPP. We will not be intimidated”.

“You arrest somebody and then impose onerous bail conditions. That is most unfortunate. We are telling the President, who claims to be an embodiment of democracy, to ensure these institutions stop the harassment. We are not going to sit down for our rights to be trampled upon,” he added.

Meanwhile, the youth wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is on the streets today, Tuesday, September 23, to protest against the John Mahama-led government over what it described as selective justice, intimidation, and abuse of opposition members.

The NPP protest follows the arrest of NPP members, Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), Kwame Baffoe, also known as Abronye DC, and other NPP members.

According to the NPP, the arrest of several members and sympathisers has been politically influenced by investigations.

The NPP protesters will march to present a petition at the Police Headquarters, before proceeding to the Jubilee House to deliver a final petition to the Office of the President.

Salam Mustapha stated, “I can confirm that the leadership of the party will be present, and so will the Minority Leader and the entire Minority Caucus”.

The “Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna” demo, meaning “We do not fear oppression”.

Additionally, Salam Mustapha has called on Ghanaian youth to rise against what he describes as selective justice.

Speaking at a press conference on Friday, September 19, Mr Mustapha stated, “We’re seeing state-sponsored harassment of opposition voices. Our country is being destroyed. The youth of Ghana are no longer safe. They cannot speak. We will not allow a government to turn us into tenants, timid people. That is not the youth of Ghana. We will resist oppressive rule”.

“That is why, in the voice of defiance, I say to you, all of you, rise and let’s demonstrate on the 23rd, Tuesday, and show our abhorrence to the selectivity, the injustice, the perversion of this government, for all of us, our collective safety, that will build a better society for Ghana”, he added.

Also, Salam Mustapha has issued a stern warning to the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC).

The NPP vowed retaliation for what it described as ongoing harassment and political persecution of New Patriotic Party members.

According to Salam Mustapha, the NDC is using state power to silence dissenting voices criticising the government.

Speaking on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo morning show, Salam Mustapha stated, “We will fix our party, and we will give you people a good run for your money”.

“And I tell you that the ‘boot for boot’ you’re giving us, we will give you times two. That is why, no matter what you do, you can’t silence us; it won’t work,” he added.

“No youth, depending on the gov’t alone, can become rich” – Ken Agyapong tells Ghanaian youths    

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“No youth, depending on the gov’t alone, can become rich” – Ken Agyapong tells Ghanaian youths    

Kennedy Agyapong, flagbearer aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has told Ghanaian youths they cannot depend on the government alone to become rich or successful.

Mr Agyapong made these remarks while talking about his plans for the youth, focusing on creating an enabling environment that will reduce the youth’s dependence on the government.

According to Kennedy Agyapong, he would ensure that the youths who want to go into business will have startup capital.

Speaking at the National Emerging Leaders Economic Forum on Monday, September 22, 2025, Kennedy Agyapong detailed, “As a businessman, I have come to realise that the youth are not given opportunities. When you talk of youth unemployment, all those agencies, unless the government creates an enabling environment, so that the youths can take advantage of it.

The youths are overdependent on the government; no youth depending on the government alone can survive or be a rich or successful person”.

He added, “You have to take your destiny into your own hands and make sure that you take advantage of what is going on and move ahead; don’t wait.  What I will also be doing is to find ways for the youths to have startup capital for Ghanaian youths who want to venture into business”.

In related news, Kennedy Agyapong has subtly told NPP delegates to reject presidential aspirants who are apologising to them.

According to Kennedy Agyapong, he would speak the truth by apologising to NPP members in Techiman South, as the party has not been fair to them in the last eight years they were in power.

The former lawmaker noted that the NPP members’ wealth is now being felt as the party is now in opposition, going through hardship.

Speaking at Techiman South during a campaign tour, Kennedy Agyapong stated, “Before I speak, I would like to apologise to all delegates here, from the constituency executive, patrons, Council of elders, electoral area coordinators, and polling station executives, as for me, I will speak the truth, the party for eight years has not been fair to us. I am standing on behalf of the party to beg you.

It is because of that that you did not come out in your numbers to vote; in just these 8 months, we have noticed your wealth. The hardship that we are going through now and the things the NDC are doing to the NPP members, please forgive us”.

Mr Agyapong further urged NPP delegates not to repeat the mistake of the past by voting against him.

According to him, in every corner of Ghana, the Ghanaian people are saying they want Kennedy Agyapong.

Kennedy Agyapong added, “However, what I am putting before you on January 31st 2026, is that the mistake that we made in the past by letting people intimidate us, people using money to entice us not to vote for someone, Ghanaians are saying, when we bring him, they will vote for. By now we will be in power, let me ask, if I were in power, would I sack NPP workers? But you knew plainly that Ghanaians wanted Kennedy Agyapong.

The last time we made a mistake, I have forgiven you, and I am here today this time around. Try me for four years, if the things I say today I am not able to fulfil them, vote against me after four years”.

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“Galamsey is beyond NPP and NDC” – Miracles Aboagye

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“Galamsey is beyond NPP and NDC” – Miracles Aboagye

An aide to former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has said the fight against illegal mining (galamsey) should transcend partisan politics.

According to Dennis Miracles Aboagye, galamsey is beyond the NPP and the NDC.

Miracles Aboagye called on the Mahama government to step up its fight against illegal mining.

Speaking on Eyewitness News, Mr Aboagye stated, “As at 11:00 am this morning, our drones captured galamseyers in the Pra River mining. I have tagged the minister for government communication in the video so that he will see the damage in the Pra River”.

“All we are asking is for us to at least see the government make an effort, so we can all join in the fight. But if the government is still denying the presence of even the menace, then we are in trouble,” he warned.

He added, “This, for me, is even beyond NPP and NDC”.

Also, Dennis Miracles Aboagye has said he does not support a State of Emergency.

According to Miracles Aboagye, a state of emergency would not necessarily end the menace.

Miracles Aboagye highlighted that the government should rather invest in social mindset reorientation in the fight against galamsey, where the real solutions lie.

Miracles Aboagye added, “Again, I keep saying politics is what is causing the problem for us in the fight against galamsey. I have never supported the call for a state of emergency. I didn’t support it when we were in government, and I don’t support it even now because I don’t think that is the solution”.

“I never supported the ban on small-scale mining… I didn’t support it then, and I won’t support it now, and my reason is simple. We implemented the ban on small-scale mining for two years; it worked, and we saw the water bodies clearing up. Then, when we lifted it, despite all the initiatives the government put in place, we still saw galamsey come back. We can’t go and implement a ban when it has already been done before,” he explained.

Miracles Aboagye added that community involvement is needed rather than drastic political measures.

He added, “Neither do I think a state of emergency may necessarily stop the situation. I think that in addition to all the law enforcement that the government is doing now, which all other governments have been doing, they should simply move in and invest in social mindset reorientation.

“What I saw with my eyes and what I have seen with my eyes today in Dunkwa Offin and Twifo Praso—if we can expose the community to the dire effect and draw their attention to how this thing is destroying their lives, in addition to enforcement, they would help to be able to succeed at it,” Miracles Aboagye added.

Meanwhile, the Fix The Country Movement has demanded that the John Mahama-led government declare a State of Emergency on galamsey and repeal Legislative Instrument (LI) 2462.

According to the movement, the Galamsey menace needs to be tackled head-on.

Speaking on Channel One, Edward Tuttor, a member of the movement, stated, “Galamsey needs to be tackled head-on. We don’t need to massage the issues. We don’t need to pretend as if we don’t know what is going on”.

“I was happy when the president… admitted publicly that galamsey is now a national emergency. If it is a national emergency, we are saying that the president should declare a state of emergency,” he insisted.

Edward Tuttor added, “The problem of galamsey is a clear-cut problem and the solution is clear-cut: repeal LI 2462 and declare a state of emergency”.

Parents and wards swamp GNAT Hall over 2025 BECE placement

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Parents and wards swamp GNAT Hall over 2025 BECE placement

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Meanwhile, Kofi Asare, the Director of Africa Education Watch, has said there are enough SHS spaces, but parents want popular schools.

He called on parents to manage their expectations regarding the ongoing 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) placement process.

Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Tuesday, September 23, Kofi Asare explained, “The resolution starts with parents, because we have more spaces in schools than we actually need. Which means that we have the capacity to absorb all the 590,000 students that want to be placed this year.

“But the issue is that while the country has spaces in our secondary schools, the spaces do not meet the full expectations, tastes and choices of parents and, by extension, the candidates,” he said.

He added, “One of the challenges is the over-democratisation of school placement, where you are told that you have the right to choose. But that is not absolute. It is relative within a merit-based system. You may wish to go to Labone SHS to do science, but you must also know that the school is a competitive Category B school.

“So, your chance of going there is not a matter of choosing but also making a competitive grade with respect to the course you are choosing, whether you want to be a day student or not. These two things determine the extent of competition,” he explained.

Kofi Asare further highlighted that equitable access to education requires parents to embrace all schools across categories.

“So, parents should understand that it is not possible for any government to serve them with the choice of their school for their wards. The only way we can ensure equitable access to second-cycle school is to ensure that all schools, regardless of their categories, are patronised by parents,” he added.

Also, the Deputy Education Minister, Dr Clement Apaak had earlier said the government is working to resolve all cases before the official reporting date in October.

Dr Apaak stated, “Not every student will get their first choice, especially in the top-tier schools where demand is high. But there are equally good schools available that can meet their educational needs.

“Our teams are on the ground to assist, and we are confident that the majority of cases will be resolved,” he said.

He further added, “Even if we are not able to resolve every single case immediately, most will be settled well ahead of the reporting date”.

“NDC gov’t cannot silence me because of my mouth” – Abronye declares

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“NDC gov’t cannot silence me because of my mouth” – Abronye declares

Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has confidently declared that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government cannot silence him because of his mouth.

Abronye, on his Ohia TV show, has detailed his ordeal with the Ghana Police Service.

According to Abronye, the Police suspected some government officials were leaking information to him and wanted to seize his phone.

He revealed that the Police demanded his mobile phones to scan and search for the sources of evidence and allegations.

Abronye also revealed that the Police questioned him about two companies he owned and some fifteen houses they allegedly claimed he owned.

The NPP regional Chairman insisted that his arrest and prosecution would not silence him.

Speaking for the first time on the Ohia TV show, Abronye, “The NDC government cannot silence me because of my mouth. When Tetteh Yohonu came to arrest me, the first thing they demanded was my mobile phone so they could track my information. They mentioned two companies, Asampa Country Men and Abronye Communication and Mining and asked which government contracts I had used them for”.

“I told them jokingly that I used them to build the Jubilee House because they cannot take me there and ask me unnecessary questions”.

He added, “They also questioned me about my alleged 15 houses in Accra, an accusation made by an ally of Kennedy Agyapong. I told them to go and look for the houses and give them to the state, because they wanted to know where the houses were”, he added.

Abronye was granted bail of the sum of GH¢50,000 with one surety, without justification.

He was arrested on Monday, September 8, by the Ghana Police Service, based on what the police described as “offensive conduct conducive to the breach of public peace”.

Before his arrest, he had sought political asylum and security protection over threats on his life by government operatives and IGP Christian Tetteh Yohuno and his boys.

Abronye, in a detailed letter, September 5, 2025, appealed to the embassies and high commissions of Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States, Côte d’Ivoire, Spain, France and Italy for urgent protection.

Additionally, Abronye was spotted at the week-long burial rites of the late Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III.

He was clad in black cloth as he commiserated with the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.

In the video shared on Facebook, Abronye was partly mobbed by individuals who were elated to see him.

Abronye was accompanied by the National Organiser of the NPP, Henry Nana Boakye.

Additionally, Abronye on the show also alleged that Ghana is spending over $300,000 on Lordina Mahama at the UN General Assembly.

He noted that, based on the removal of former Chief Justice Torkornoo after travelling with his family, will President Mahama also be sacked?

According to him, Ghana’s democracy has turned upside down.

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Did 17-year-old Pascaline Acheampong died because of her father?

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Did 17-year-old Pascaline Acheampong died because of her father?

The CEO of Crime Check Foundation, Mr Ibrahim Oppong Kwarteng, has alleged that 17-year-old Pascaline Acheampong died because of her father.

Mr Ibrahim Oppong Kwarteng claimed the young girl died as a result of the father coming between her relationship with her boyfriend.

CEO, Crime Check Foundation narrated saying, “Pascaline Acheampong, I am sure her age is between 16 and 17. She is a very nice child at the Senior High School. She killed herself because her father was bothering her.

The father went to the school to look for the daughter, but they said she had taken an exeat and left for the house. Later, the father realised the daughter was not yet home and was at the boyfriend’s place”.

He added, “The girl said If you won’t allow me to be with my boyfriend and you keep bothering me, I will consume poison. ‘ As we speak, Pascaline is dead, believing that her happiness with the boy, the dad must not come between them”.

However, the father of Pascaline Acheampong, a student of Offinso Namong SHS, has rubbished rumours about her daughter’s cause of death.

Reports suggest Pascaline reportedly signed an exeat from her school in Offinso to seek treatment at home because she was unwell. She rather went to camp with her alleged boyfriend.

According to her father, all attempts to get information about her location proved futile.

Speaking in an interview, the father stated, “When I called my daughter, she confirmed that she had taken the exeat but was camping with a friend. I think she thought I would be mad at her, so she refused to give me the location. So I had to find my own way of locating her”.

We arrested almost everyone at the house because we suspect it was an abduction. The landlord is on the run”, he added.

Reports suggest Pascaline died at the hospital after contracting severe malaria and not poisoning, as it was first claimed.

Her father, in a recent interview, maintained that a post-mortem was yet to be conducted to confirm what claimed her daughter’s life.

However, he claimed that the condition of the house her daughter was allegedly camping in was unsanitary and infested with mosquitoes.

The father of Pascaline Acheampong’s account contradicts earlier rumours which have gone viral that Pascaline harmed herself.

The rumours suggested that the young girl committed the act after her father allegedly got the police to arrest her boyfriend.

Speaking in his recent interview, Pascaline’s father refuted claims that he maltreated her daughter, causing her to take her life.

Meanwhile, the alleged boyfriend of Pascaline, setting the records straight, stated he was just a friend of Pascaline and not her lover.

In a viral video captioned “I am not Pascaline’s boyfriend, we are just friends,”

The boy, who looked sad, took exception to claims that he was having an affair with the 17-year-old SHS student.

According to him, the last post Pascaline had made on her WhatsApp seemed to suggest that all was not well.

“She told me she was going to speak to me about it later on, and that was it. That was the conversation we had”.

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Fuel prices go up, petrol selling at GH¢13.38, diesel GH¢14.20

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Fuel prices go up, petrol selling at GH¢13.38, diesel GH¢14.20

The prices of fuel in Ghana have gone up following the continuous depreciation of the Ghana cedi.

The Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have begun adjusting prices at the pumps.

GOIL was the first to adjust prices after most OMCs kept theirs unchanged for about a week, with other OMCs expected to follow suit.

According to reports, a litre of petrol is now selling at GH¢13.38, up from GH¢12.99 on September 2, 2025, while Diesel has also increased to GH¢14.20 per litre, from GH¢13.90.

Reports suggest prices should have gone up by about 6% per litre from September 16.

COMAC has explained that the main reason for the adjustment is the depreciation of the Ghana cedi against the US dollar.

The cedi fell from GH¢11.20 to GH¢12.07 to the dollar during the review period, which is a 7.76% drop.

COMAC explained, “The decline is primarily due to strong demand for the dollar for imports ahead of the festive season”.

However, on the global market, crude oil and refined petroleum product prices fell petrol by 2.52%, diesel by 4.12%, and LPG by 2.69%.

The Ghana cedi has come under pressure since the beginning of August due to what some market players describe as a limited supply of dollars on the market.

Meanwhile, Dr Johnson Asiama, the Bank of Ghana Governor, has said the Ghana cedi still remains one of the best-performing currencies globally despite the slowdown in remittance inflows.

The BoG Governor highlighted that remittances have not been as strong as in previous periods, but the impact on the cedi’s performance has been confined.

According to Dr Johnson Asiama, the resilience of the cedi is attributed to the sound monetary policy, improved foreign-exchange reserves and tighter regulatory oversight.

Speaking at the opening of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting on September 15, 2025, Dr Johnson Asiama explained, “Despite the seasonal pressures and a slowdown in remittance inflows in recent weeks, the cedi remains one of the strongest currencies globally. Year-to-date, it has appreciated by about 21% as of September 12”.

“External buffers have strengthened. For the first eight months of the year, Ghana recorded a trade surplus of US$6.2 billion, underpinned by robust gold exports and higher cocoa receipts. Gross international reserves stood at US$10.7 billion in August, covering about 4½ months of imports”, he added.

Dr Johnson Asiama added that the cedi is performing alongside other currencies like the Russian ruble, Swedish krona, Norwegian krone, Swiss franc, euro and the British pound.

Additionally, President John Dramani Mahama has said his government will make sure that any depreciation that occurs in the Cedi is within a margin of about 5% per annum.

According to John Mahama, the recent currency fluctuations are part of a natural adjustment process and not a sign of renewed instability.

Speaking at his maiden media encounter on Wednesday, September 10, John Mahama stated, “I believe that it is about stopping the rapid depreciation of the currency. When you have steep depreciation of about like we had in 2024, 25% depreciation in the currency in the first half of the year, it makes planning difficult. And so yes, Bank of Ghana, BoG, has been intervening in the forex market, but they’ve withdrawn,” he said.

Mahama added, “The Cedi is making an adjustment and I believe that it will settle at a certain rate and we’ll make sure that any depreciation that occurs in the value of the Cedi is within a margin of about 5% per annum”.

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Dr Bawumia to be vetted today ahead of the NPP presidential race

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Dr Bawumia to be vetted today ahead of the NPP presidential race

Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the former vice president, will today, September 23, face the New Patriotic Party (NPP) vetting committee.

The vetting forms a crucial part of the process for the party’s 2026 presidential primary.

Dr Bawumia is expected to present his political vision, leadership credentials, and strategy to unite the party ahead of the polls during the vetting.

The former vice president, if cleared by the NPP vetting committee, will once again contest for the NPP’s flagbearership contest.

Also, Dr Bawumia has rendered an unqualified apology to Ghanaians for the way they led and governed the country.

The former vice president was speaking to some party faithful in the Ashanti Region as part of his regional tour of uniting and re-energising the base of the party.

Dr Bawumia, who did not exempt himself from the mistakes of the previous government, pleaded for forgiveness on behalf of all those who were part of the erstwhile Akufo-Addo-led government.

“After the 2024 elections, we have done our research. We know the NPP government and the party made a lot of mistakes in governance. There were things we needed to do which we didn’t, and others we did that, if we had had the benefit of background, we would not have done them,” he said.

He stressed that the blame was not his alone but a collective responsibility of the party’s leadership. “We are all to be blamed – Vice President, Ministers, MPs, Board Chairmen, appointees. We have all made mistakes, and please forgive us. We’re sorry. We have learned our lessons,” he added.

Dr Bawumia assured delegates that, if given the mandate as flagbearer and subsequently elected President, he would ensure that the past would not be repeated.

“If, by the grace of God, you make me the flagbearer and I become the President, these will not happen again. They will not happen again,” he pledged.

Additionally, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said he would introduce a constituency-based budgeting framework under his leadership.

According to Bawumia, the new proposal will overhaul Ghana’s budgeting system, which will be a more local approach to development financing.

Speaking to some NPP members in the Ashanti Region on Thursday, September 11, 2025, Dr Bawumia explained, “I am bringing a new idea to Ghana. I want to transform our current framework into a constituency-based budgeting framework.

With this, every constituency will be featured in the budget, and the management of that budget will come at the constituency level”.

Dr Bawumia highlighted that the proposed system would ensure development funds and contracts are directly tied to constituencies, which will enhance transparency, accountability, and impact.

“So, when we are awarding a contract, you will know that it is coming straight to your constituency so that you manage it from there. That will help elevate each constituency to drive development for all of us,” Dr Bawumia asserted.

Meanwhile, the NPP’s Presidential Elections Committee confirmed that five aspirants have completed and submitted their nomination forms.

The five include Ing. Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, Hon. Ken Ohene Agyapong, Hon. Dr. Bryan Acheampong, H.E. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, and Hon. Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum.

The NPP will be holding their internal elections on Saturday, January 31, 2026, to select a flagbearer for the 2028 general elections.

NPP to hit the streets today to protest Mahama gov’t ‘selective Justice’

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NPP to hit the streets today to protest Mahama gov’t ‘selective Justice’

The youth wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will hit the streets today, Tuesday, September 23, to protest against the John Mahama-led government over what it described as selective justice, intimidation, and abuse of opposition members.

The protest titled  “Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna” is being organised by Salam Mustapha, the party’s National Youth Organiser.

According to reports, the march will begin at Obra Spot at 6:00 a.m.

The NPP protest follows the arrest of NPP members, Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), Kwame Baffoe, also known as Abronye DC, and other NPP members.

According to the NPP, the arrest of several members and sympathisers has been politically influenced by investigations.

The NPP protesters will march to present a petition at the Police Headquarters, before proceeding to the Jubilee House to deliver a final petition to the Office of the President.

Salam Mustapha stated, “I can confirm that the leadership of the party will be present, and so will the Minority Leader and the entire Minority Caucus”.

The “Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna” demo, meaning “We do not fear oppression”.

Additionally, Salam Mustapha has called on Ghanaian youth to rise against what he describes as selective justice.

Speaking at a press conference on Friday, September 19, Mr Mustapha stated, “We’re seeing state-sponsored harassment of opposition voices. Our country is being destroyed. The youth of Ghana are no longer safe. They cannot speak. We will not allow a government to turn us into tenants, timid people. That is not the youth of Ghana. We will resist oppressive rule”.

“That is why, in the voice of defiance, I say to you, all of you, rise and let’s demonstrate on the 23rd, Tuesday, and show our abhorrence to the selectivity, the injustice, the perversion of this government, for all of us, our collective safety, that will build a better society for Ghana”, he added.

Meanwhile, Salam Mustapha has issued a stern warning to the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC).

The NPP vowed retaliation for what it described as ongoing harassment and political persecution of New Patriotic Party members.

According to Salam Mustapha, the NDC is using state power to silence dissenting voices criticising the government.

Speaking on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo morning show, Salam Mustapha stated, “We will fix our party, and we will give you people a good run for your money”.

“And I tell you that the ‘boot for boot’ you’re giving us, we will give you times two. That is why, no matter what you do, you can’t silence us; it won’t work,” he added.

Additionally, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader in Parliament, has expressed concern over the growing trend of retaliatory politics in Ghana.

According to Afenyo-Markin, Ghana must end the cycle of you do me, I do you politics.

He noted that a political party gain power only to take revenge on their opponents, which undermines democracy and could pose a threat to Ghana’s democratic stability.

Speaking to a gathering on September 4, 2025, Afenyo Markin stated, “The way our country has become today, it is like we get the power to come and show our opponents where the power lies. We are using the power for revenge.

When we [NPP] were in office, a few of us took it upon ourselves to rather build bridges to ensure that this extremist type of approach, where power is used to punish, attack and hurt others, are somewhat minimised”.

He added, “I would want to encourage our friends in government to eschew such a posture. The fact that it happened yesterday is not justification for it to be repeated.

“We must end the cycle of ‘you do me, I do you’. I’ve never been happy with some of these things. It doesn’t help our democracy”.

“I refuse to be silenced on galamsey” – Cadman Atta Mills fires again

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“I refuse to be silenced on galamsey” – Cadman Atta Mills fires again

A brother of the late President, Prof. John Evans Atta-Mills, Cadman Atta-Mills, has once again fired shots at the John Mahama-led NDC government.

Cadman Atta-Mills boldly stated he refuses to be silenced on galamsey menance.

According to him, one is not disloyal because one criticises one’s political party’s policies.  

In a post on X on September 22, he wrote, “You are not ‘disloyal’ because you criticise your political party’s policies and sometimes with passion. A political party is not (and should not be) a monolith.

“In speaking against your party’s policies, you encourage debate and increase the chances of better policies being adopted,” he wrote.

Cadman Mills added, “I refuse to be silenced on galamsey (on other policies), because of:  (1) the patently false claim that I was silent on the misdeeds of the previous government in mining (I wrote volumes), or

(2) that as a “party elder”, I should not publicly express my disagreements with my party’s policies.

I am a party member and elderly (very elderly), but I am not “a party elder”.   Those (muzzled) creatures belong to the party’s “council of elders”.

Also, Cadman Atta-Mills had earlier said illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, is killing Ghanaians.

Cadman Atta Mills criticised the John Mahama-led NDC government over their poor handling of illegal mining.

According to Cadman Atta-Mills, he refuses to pay for the accolades the government is receiving for the cedi recovery at the expense of his health or life.

In a post on X, accompanied by a video of the galamsey menace, Cadman Mills wrote,  “I refuse to pay for the accolades President Mahama and the NDC are receiving for the cedi’s recovery with my health or life.

Call it galamsey or ‘legal’ small-scale mining (when bankrolled by the politically connected). It is killing us. #StopGalamseyNow”, he added.

Meanwhile, the Fix The Country Movement has demanded that the John Mahama-led government declare a State of Emergency on galamsey and repeal Legislative Instrument (LI) 2462.

According to the movement, the Galamsey menace needs to be tackled head-on.

Speaking on Channel One, Edward Tuttor, a member of the movement, stated, “Galamsey needs to be tackled head-on. We don’t need to massage the issues. We don’t need to pretend as if we don’t know what is going on”.

“I was happy when the president… admitted publicly that galamsey is now a national emergency. If it is a national emergency, we are saying that the president should declare a state of emergency,” he insisted.

Edward Tuttor added, “The problem of galamsey is a clear-cut problem and the solution is clear-cut: repeal LI 2462 and declare a state of emergency”.

Also, the Fix The Country Movement threatened to declare a state of emergency if the government failed to act.

A convener expressed disappointment in the government’s response to the crisis, tagging it as weak.

Speaking on Eyewitness News, a convener of the Movement, George Aggrey stated, ““If the government says it is not time to declare a state of emergency on the galamsey, to be honest, I think it is not a good statement to make”.

“I don’t know to what extent the government wants it to get to before they see it as a state of emergency. So for me and the teeming youth that joined the protest today, what we are saying is: if the government fails to declare a state of emergency on this issue, then the youth of the land—we will declare a state of emergency”, he added.

The Fix The Country Movement protest coincided with Ghana’s Founder’s Day, with protesters holding placards and banners calling on President Mahama to defend the country’s land, water bodies, and future.

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State of Emergency on galamsey is not the solution – Miracles Aboagye

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State of Emergency on galamsey is not the solution – Miracles Aboagye

An aide to former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has said he does not support a State of Emergency.

According to Miracles Aboagye, a state of emergency would not necessarily end the menace.

Miracles Aboagye highlighted that the government should rather invest in social mindset reorientation in the fight against galamsey, where the real solutions lie.

Speaking on Eyewitness News, Miracles Aboagye stated, “Again, I keep saying politics is what is causing the problem for us in the fight against galamsey. I have never supported the call for a state of emergency. I didn’t support it when we were in government, and I don’t support it even now because I don’t think that is the solution”.

“I never supported the ban on small-scale mining… I didn’t support it then, and I won’t support it now, and my reason is simple. We implemented the ban on small-scale mining for two years; it worked, and we saw the water bodies clearing up. Then, when we lifted it, despite all the initiatives the government put in place, we still saw galamsey come back. We can’t go and implement a ban when it has already been done before,” he explained.

Miracles Aboagye added that community involvement is needed rather than drastic political measures.

He added, “Neither do I think a state of emergency may necessarily stop the situation. I think that in addition to all the law enforcement that the government is doing now, which all other governments have been doing, they should simply move in and invest in social mindset reorientation.

“What I saw with my eyes and what I have seen with my eyes today in Dunkwa Offin and Twifo Praso—if we can expose the community to the dire effect and draw their attention to how this thing is destroying their lives, in addition to enforcement, they would help to be able to succeed at it,” Miracles Aboagye added.

Meanwhile, the Fix The Country Movement has demanded that the John Mahama-led government declare a State of Emergency on galamsey and repeal Legislative Instrument (LI) 2462.

According to the movement, the Galamsey menace needs to be tackled head-on.

Speaking on Channel One, Edward Tuttor, a member of the movement, stated, “Galamsey needs to be tackled head-on. We don’t need to massage the issues. We don’t need to pretend as if we don’t know what is going on”.

“I was happy when the president… admitted publicly that galamsey is now a national emergency. If it is a national emergency, we are saying that the president should declare a state of emergency,” he insisted.

Edward Tuttor added, “The problem of galamsey is a clear-cut problem and the solution is clear-cut: repeal LI 2462 and declare a state of emergency”.

Additionally, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, the minority leader of Parliament, has said allowing illegal mining (galamsey) to continue means we are complicit in selling tomorrow for today’s greed.

Afenyo-Markin noted that the destructive practice of illegal mining is destroying. Ghana’s future.

The minority leader charged Ghanaian youths to take charge in the fight against illegal mining, as the destructive practice is stealing their future, farmland, and poisoning the water bodies.

Delivering a keynote address at the Young Commons Forum Summit held at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Afenyo-Markin stated, “As we dream together, let us also confront the dangers that threaten our future. None is more urgent than the menace of illegal mining, otherwise known as galamsey.

This destructive practice is stealing your future. It is robbing farmers of fertile soil, poisoning the water of our children and destroying the environment you and I must inherit,” he declared.

He further added, “If we allow galamsey to continue unchecked, then we are complicit in selling tomorrow for today’s greed. I therefore challenge you, the youth, to be at the forefront of this fight to speak up, protect our rivers and insist on sustainable ways of harnessing Ghana’s natural resources”.

“Enough of the political rhetoric and games. The situation is real and the consequences are dire,” he added.

“If Ghana is to rise, it will not be because of one President, the Parliament or one policy. It will be because young people choose to rise to the occasion. It will be because you decide to serve a cause greater than yourselves. A degree or a job title is admirable, but character and integrity and service are what truly build a nation”, Afenyo-Makrin highlighted.

“Hey, I’m more rebel than you. Stop!”- Mustapha Gbande threatens galamsey protester

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“Hey, I’m more rebel than you. Stop!”- Mustapha Gbande threatens galamsey protester

The Deputy Director of Operations at the Presidency, Mustapha Gbande, during the Fix the Country vigil on 21 September 2025, threatened a protester after he kept interrupting him when he tried speaking to the demonstrators.

The Fix the Country movement converged on Revolution Square in Accra for their vigil, and scores of activists showed up to the event.

The NDC man revealed he was more rebellious than the protester, so he should stop interrupting him.  

Speaking to the gathering, Mustapha Gbande stated, while being interrupted, “Your presence is felt and respected, but I am just here to draw your attention, chief. Hello, I beg you, I am talking to your colleagues. Hey, I’m more rebel than you. Stop! I beg you. We are here to talk. Don’t distract me when I am talking”.  

He was, however, able to make his address,  saying, “I am here to plead with you that, at least if the purpose is served, can we call it off and allow ourselves to go and rest? The President has left for the UN General Assembly”.

Mr Gbande revealed that the government will arrange for the leaders of the protesters to meet the Minister of Lands for them to be briefed on the galamsey fight.

However, the group rejected Mr Gbande’s appeals outright, hooting at him as they continued their vigil.

Some of the demonstrators stated, “Please, leave us and let us have our peaceful demonstration.”

Others could be heard hooting and shouting, “Away, Away, Away!”

According to them, the government has not done much to address the menace.

One protester said amid chants from the crowd, “If Ghanaians were convinced of what the NDC government said, we wouldn’t be here. So please leave here, let’s exercise our right in peace. NDC leaders, please leave here. We are going to send you a petition tomorrow.

We are going to engage you tomorrow, so please leave. Away! Away! No political party here. We don’t want to see any political party here. We are not here to engage any political party.”

Another stated, “Anyone mentioned in that galamsey report by Prof Frimpong-Boateng, in any serious jurisdiction, all those criminals, those thugs are supposed to be cooling off in Nsawam Prison. Stop going after those little boys in the pit. Go after the real kingpins”.

“To be honest with you, the President has disappointed us. Eight months into your government, we’ve not seen any action, but each day the Ghana Police are arresting the small boys,” one angry protester said.

“Very soon there will be no water flowing through the taps,” a protester warned.

“This protest is not about any political party or their interest, it’s about our common survival as a people. The President is becoming a disaster if he doesn’t act fast and hard on galamsey,” the protester stated.

Meanwhile, the Fix The Country Movement has threatened to declare a state of emergency if the government fails to act.

A convener expressed disappointment in the government’s response to the crisis, tagging it as weak.

Speaking on Eyewitness News, a convener of the Movement, George Aggrey stated, ““If the government says it is not time to declare a state of emergency on the galamsey, to be honest, I think it is not a good statement to make”.

“I don’t know to what extent the government wants it to get to before they see it as a state of emergency. So for me and the teeming youth that joined the protest today, what we are saying is: if the government fails to declare a state of emergency on this issue, then the youth of the land—we will declare a state of emergency”, he added.

The Fix The Country Movement protest coincided with Ghana’s Founder’s Day, with protesters holding placards and banners calling on President Mahama to defend the country’s land, water bodies, and future.

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Declare a State of Emergency and repeal LI 2462 – Fix The Country demands    

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Declare a State of Emergency and repeal LI 2462 – Fix The Country demands    

The Fix The Country Movement has demanded that the John Mahama-led government declare a State of Emergency on galamsey and repeal Legislative Instrument (LI) 2462.

According to the movement, the Galamsey menace needs to be tackled head-on.

Speaking on Channel One, Edward Tuttor, a member of the movement, stated, “Galamsey needs to be tackled head-on. We don’t need to massage the issues. We don’t need to pretend as if we don’t know what is going on”.

“I was happy when the president… admitted publicly that galamsey is now a national emergency. If it is a national emergency, we are saying that the president should declare a state of emergency,” he insisted.

Edward Tuttor added, “The problem of galamsey is a clear-cut problem and the solution is clear-cut: repeal LI 2462 and declare a state of emergency”.

Also, the Fix The Country Movement threatened to declare a state of emergency if the government failed to act.

A convener expressed disappointment in the government’s response to the crisis, tagging it as weak.

Speaking on Eyewitness News, a convener of the Movement, George Aggrey stated, ““If the government says it is not time to declare a state of emergency on the galamsey, to be honest, I think it is not a good statement to make”.

“I don’t know to what extent the government wants it to get to before they see it as a state of emergency. So for me and the teeming youth that joined the protest today, what we are saying is: if the government fails to declare a state of emergency on this issue, then the youth of the land—we will declare a state of emergency”, he added.

The Fix The Country Movement protest coincided with Ghana’s Founder’s Day, with protesters holding placards and banners calling on President Mahama to defend the country’s land, water bodies, and future.

However, an aide to former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has said he does not support a State of Emergency.

According to Miracles Aboagye, a state of emergency would not necessarily end the menace.

Speaking on Eyewitness News, Miracles Aboagye stated, “Again, I keep saying politics is what is causing the problem for us in the fight against galamsey. I have never supported the call for a state of emergency. I didn’t support it when we were in government, and I don’t support it even now because I don’t think that is the solution”.

“I never supported the ban on small-scale mining… I didn’t support it then, and I won’t support it now, and my reason is simple. We implemented the ban on small-scale mining for two years; it worked, and we saw the water bodies clearing up. Then, when we lifted it, despite all the initiatives the government put in place, we still saw galamsey come back. We can’t go and implement a ban when it has already been done before,” he explained.

Miracles Aboagye added that community involvement is needed rather than drastic political measures.

He added, “Neither do I think a state of emergency may necessarily stop the situation. I think that in addition to all the law enforcement that the government is doing now, which all other governments have been doing, they should simply move in and invest in social mindset reorientation.

“What I saw with my eyes and what I have seen with my eyes today in Dunkwa Offin and Twifo Praso—if we can expose the community to the dire effect and draw their attention to how this thing is destroying their lives, in addition to enforcement, they would help to be able to succeed at it,” Miracles Aboagye added.

Police back in Kukurantumi constituency – MP reveals

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Police back in Kukurantumi constituency – MP reveals

Nana Ampaw Kwame Addo-Frempong, the member of parliament for Abuakwa North, has revealed that there is a police presence in the Kukurantumi constituency.

The Member of Parliament assured residents that there is calm in the area.

According to the MP, despite the shutdown of the Kukurantumi Police Station, officers have returned.

Speaking on Citi Eyewitness News, Nana Ampaw Kwame Addo-Frempong stated, “I’m in Kukurantumi as we speak, and I can tell you that the Kukurantumi station is a substation. The main Police District Command is in Tafo, which is about a 5-minute drive to Kukurantumi. So there is a police presence in the constituency. There is another police post in Osiem.

But as I speak to you now, there is a police presence even in Kukurantumi. The whole police station is being guarded by police presence. So there’s calm, everything is okay, I don’t want people to panic, and everything is working smoothly,” he added.

The MP further added, “It happened over the weekend. So we’ll have a proper meeting tomorrow with the Regional Command together with the District Police Command, and then we’ll seek timelines as to when we’ll expect them to complete investigations”.

The Inspector-General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, had earlier shut down the Police Station at Kukurantumi, a community in the Eastern Region.

The Police station was shut down, with all personnel being withdrawn following a violent clash between irate youths and the Police.

The irate youths stormed the police station on Sunday, September 21, 2025, following the death of a suspect, Bright Kena, also known as D-ball.

In a statement issued by the Police, it reads, “The Eastern Regional Police Command would like to inform the public that following attacks on the Kukurantumi Police Station in the Eastern Region by some youth of the town, the Inspector-General of Police has directed the withdrawal of all police personnel stationed at Kukurantumi and the close down of the police station”.

Preliminary investigation indicates that on 21st September, 2025 at about 0700 hours, some youth in Kukurantumi attacked the Kukurantumi Police station and the barracks with stones, clubs and other implements and attempted to set the building on fire following the death of a suspect, Bright Kena @ D-ball who had been arrested for a case of unlawful entry and stealing and was on admission at the Community Hospital, Kukurantumi”.

The Police statement further added, “A police reinforcement team, which was called in, managed to restore calm, law and order.

The Eastern Regional Police Command has engaged the deceased’s family and other community leaders and assured them of a thorough investigation into the matter. Meanwhile, the Police Professional Standards Bureau and the Criminal Investigations Department have commenced investigations into the circumstances surrounding the: death of the suspect”.

According to the police, the video footage of the attack is being reviewed, and the perpetrators will be identified, arrested and brought to justice.

They further urged the public to use lawful means to resolve issues instead of resorting to violence.

“Go to his communities and see whether his ideas have truly translated into action” — Bryan Acheampong jabs

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“Go to his communities and see whether his ideas have truly translated into action” — Bryan Acheampong jabs

Dr Bryan Acheampong, the Member of Parliament for Abetifi and a presidential hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has thrown a jab at his fellow competitors in the NPP presidential race.

The Abetifi lawmaker particularly took a shot at the former vice president, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, following his constant bragging about having ideas to transform Ghana.

Dr Bryan Acheampong asserted that NPP delegates must go and see how those competing with him in the NPP race have truly translated their ideas into action in their communities.

According to him, his ideas are like the biggest hotel in Africa, the longest runway in the world, have solved big problems in Ghana.

Dr Bryan Acheampong also bragged about solving Ghana’s problems with ghostnames using his software.

Speaking at an event, Dr Bryan Acheampong stated, “Those who are competing with me go to their communities and see how their ideas have been translated into action. Ideas, the biggest hotel in Africa, is my idea. The Airport with the longest runway in the world is my idea. I solve big problems that this country is confronted with.  

Ghost names, removal of over 50,000 people from the payroll through my software, that was my idea”.

He further added,“All the companies that I run are functioning and employ over 1000 people. In this community, the growth poll that I have established are ideas translated into action.

 Those who are competing with me go to their communities and see how their ideas have been translated into action. Is it simple or? And nobody is talking about it; these are ideas translated into bold action that are saving the country a lot of money”.

Meanwhile, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said he would introduce a constituency-based budgeting framework under his leadership.

According to Bawumia, the new proposal will overhaul Ghana’s budgeting system, which will be a more local approach to development financing.

Speaking to some NPP members in the Ashanti Region on Thursday, September 11, 2025, Dr Bawumia explained, “I am bringing a new idea to Ghana. I want to transform our current framework into a constituency-based budgeting framework.

With this, every constituency will be featured in the budget, and the management of that budget will come at the constituency level”.

Dr Bawumia highlighted that the proposed system would ensure development funds and contracts are directly tied to constituencies, which will enhance transparency, accountability, and impact.

“So, when we are awarding a contract, you will know that it is coming straight to your constituency so that you manage it from there. That will help elevate each constituency to drive development for all of us,” Dr Bawumia asserted.

Additionally, Bishop Sam Owusu has said that Kennedy Agyapong will win the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primary polls scheduled for January 31, 2026 and lead the party as its flagbearer in the 2028 general elections.

According to Bishop Sam Owusu, Kennedy Agyapong will secure about 57.7% to win the NPP’s flagbearer.

The man of God revealed that President Mahama has been ordained to lay a solid foundation, but Kennedy Agyapong is the chosen one to build on and lead an industrial revolution in the country.

In a viral video, Bishop Sam Owusu stated, “Hear me, church, hear me and pray for him so that the mercies of God and the hand of God will continue to bring him to that place.

During the COVID time, I saw the man Kennedy Agyapong leading their party, and last month I mentioned it. And today, the Lord said I should mention it again. Church, hear me and pray for him.”

“I saw over 1 million young men that God has used him to lead, following him,” he added.

The man of God emphatically prophesied that Kennedy Agyapong will secure about “57.7%” of the votes to emerge the winner.

“I kept on prophesying about Kennedy Agyapong. It’s because I saw over 1 million young men that God has used him to lead them, and all of them are doing business,” he stressed.

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“The ‘boot for boot’ you’re giving us, we will give you times two” – Salam Mustapha warns NDC

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“The ‘boot for boot’ you’re giving us, we will give you times two” – Salam Mustapha warns NDC

Salam Mustapha, the National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has issued a stern warning to the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC).

The NPP vowed retaliation for what it described as ongoing harassment and political persecution of New Patriotic Party members.

According to Salam Mustapha, the NDC is using state power to silence dissenting voices criticising the government.

Speaking on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo morning show, Salam Mustapha stated, “We will fix our party, and we will give you people a good run for your money”.

“And I tell you that the ‘boot for boot’ you’re giving us, we will give you times two. That is why, no matter what you do, you can’t silence us; it won’t work,” he added.

Additionally, Salam Mustapha has called on Ghanaian youth to rise against what he describes as selective justice.

Speaking at a press conference on Friday, September 19, Mr Mustapha stated, “We’re seeing state-sponsored harassment of opposition voices. Our country is being destroyed. The youth of Ghana are no longer safe. They cannot speak. We will not allow a government to turn us into tenants, timid people. That is not the youth of Ghana. We will resist oppressive rule”.

“That is why, in the voice of defiance, I say to you, all of you, rise and let’s demonstrate on the 23rd, Tuesday, and show our abhorrence to the selectivity, the injustice, the perversion of this government, for all of us, our collective safety, that will build a better society for Ghana”, he added.

Meanwhile, Salam Mustapha has said the NPP’s upcoming “Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna” demonstration is to send a signal against intimidation, political harassment, or injustice.

The demonstration is scheduled for Tuesday, 23rd September.

The NPP protesters will march to present a petition at the Police Headquarters, before proceeding to the Jubilee House to deliver a final petition to the Office of the President.

Salam Mustapha stated, “I can confirm that the leadership of the party will be present, and so will the Minority Leader and the entire Minority Caucus”.

The “Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna” demo, meaning “We do not fear oppression”.

Meanwhile, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader in Parliament, has expressed concern over the growing trend of retaliatory politics in Ghana.

According to Afenyo-Markin, Ghana must end the cycle of you do me, I do you politics.

He noted that a political party gain power only to take revenge on their opponents, which undermines democracy and could pose a threat to Ghana’s democratic stability.

Speaking to a gathering on September 4, 2025, Afenyo Markin stated, “The way our country has become today, it is like we get the power to come and show our opponents where the power lies. We are using the power for revenge.

When we [NPP] were in office, a few of us took it upon ourselves to rather build bridges to ensure that this extremist type of approach, where power is used to punish, attack and hurt others, are somewhat minimised”.

He added, “I would want to encourage our friends in government to eschew such a posture. The fact that it happened yesterday is not justification for it to be repeated.

“We must end the cycle of ‘you do me, I do you’. I’ve never been happy with some of these things. It doesn’t help our democracy”.

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Ghanaians ‘roast’ Nana Aba Anamoah for claiming Otumfuo African’s most powerful king 

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Ghanaians ‘roast’ Nana Aba Anamoah for claiming Otumfuo African’s most powerful king 

Broadcast journalist with the EIB Network, Nana Aba Anamoah, has made yet another bold but unverified claim that has set tongues wagging on social media, particularly on Twitter (X).

The “talkative” journalist made an appearance on UTV’s United Showbiz, where she stated that Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is the most powerful king on the African continent.

“It’s nice, and also, what even made it very beautiful — and it speaks to the wisdom of His Royal Majesty the King — is the way every celebration in the kingdom unites Ghana. People came from all walks of life, from Volta, from the North, from everywhere. It speaks to the unity of this country and the immense power the Ashanti King wields. We cannot deny that. I’ve seen people on social media sometimes try to say, ‘Sit down, sit somewhere.’ He’s the Ashanti King. There is none like him in Africa.”

“He’s the most powerful king in Africa, and we have to respect that, and the reverence the Ashantis and this celebration gave to the royal stool. It’s not even about the man; it’s about the stool. It’s powerful, and we need to give reverence to the man on the stool, and I think that’s what played out perfectly well,” she said on the show while expressing admiration for the Ashanti Kingdom.

However, the claim has drawn a lot of reactions on social media, with many disputing its factual accuracy.

“I strongly disagree with her. Does she know King Mohammed VI of Morocco? He combines head-of-state authority over a major economy with vast personal wealth. He rules a whole powerful country. Well, it’s her opinion though,” one X account tweeted.

“This old lady is just ignorant. How many African kings does she know? The King of Morocco is ruling the entire country of Morocco, but according to this woman, a chief under a republic with no powers to do anything is the greatest,” another X user tweeted.

Meanwhile, multiple reports from different news outlets place other African monarchs such as King Mohammed VI of Morocco, King Mswati III of Eswatini, King Letsie III of Lesotho, Sultan Sa’adu Abubakar III of Sokoto (Nigeria), Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (Ooni of Ife, Nigeria), and Oba Ewuare II of the Benin Kingdom (Nigeria) ahead of the Otumfuo in terms of sheer power, influence, and net worth.

“Living in this country is so so scary. Gold for a few, cancer for us all” – Vormawor cries out  

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“Living in this country is so so scary. Gold for a few, cancer for us all” – Vormawor cries out  

Oliver Barker-Vormawor, the Convenor of FixTheCountry, has cried out once again about the illegal mining menace commonly known as galamsey.

According to Vormawor, living in Ghana is so scary due to the destruction being caused by illegal miners.

The social activist highlighted that the entire Galamsey conversation has focused on how to turn brown rivers clear again, but not how to deal with the mercury deposits in our food and water.

He asserted that the galamsey gold is for a few, but it is a health risk for all Ghanaians.

In a social media post on X, Vormawor wrote, “Isn’t it crazy how in the entire Galamsey conversation we are focused on how to turn brown rivers clear again.

But no one is giving us a road map to how we deal with the mercury deposits in our foods and water now. Whats the clean up plan? Whats the health risk and impact assessment? Whats the galamsey-related illnesses diagnostics? What’s the Ghana Health Service strategy?”

He added, “Living in this country is so so scary. Gold for a few, cancer for us all.

Anyway, this morning my the protest starts from spanner junction. Near Accra Mall”.

In related news, the FixtheCountry main protest march is set to take place on Monday to draw greater attention to the worsening environmental crisis caused by galamsey and pressure the government to take decisive action.

Oliver Baker Vormawor, addressing the crowd at the vigil, stated, “They will continue to do what they are doing, but we will keep the hope alive, because today it takes one individual, tomorrow another person will walk the mile with you.

We have come here today, tomorrow we will show up again, and we will do the march because it is important that we do, and we are not discouraged”.

He added, “For four years, we were fighting for the right of citizens to stand before the seat of government and demonstrate, and for four years, everything they reigned on us they did. Even in the court, they said Christmas is for merry-making, so we can’t even protest.

Those who were convicted, we wanted to overthrow the government; we are here with them. Let persist and let win”.   

Additionally, the FixtheCountry movement yesterday, 21 September 2025, rejected pleas from  Deputy Director of Operations at the Presidency, Mustapha Gbande, for a suspension of the vigil.

The Fix the Country movement converged on Revolution Square in Accra for their vigil, and scores of activists showed up to the event.

Speaking to the gathering, Mustapha Gbande stated, “I am here to plead with you that, at least if the purpose is served, can we call it off and allow ourselves to go and rest? The President has left for the UN General Assembly”.

Mr Gbande revealed that the government will arrange for the leaders of the protesters to meet the Minister of Lands for them to be briefed on the galamsey fight.

However, the group rejected Mr Gbande’s appeals outright, hooting at him as they continued their vigil.

Some of the demonstrators stated, “Please, leave us and let us have our peaceful demonstration.”

Others could be heard hooting and shouting, “Away, Away, Away!”

According to them, the government has not done much to address the menace.

One protester said amid chants from the crowd, “If Ghanaians were convinced of what the NDC government said, we wouldn’t be here. So please leave here, let’s exercise our right in peace. NDC leaders, please leave here. We are going to send you a petition tomorrow.

We are going to engage you tomorrow, so please leave. Away! Away! No political party here. We don’t want to see any political party here. We are not here to engage any political party.”

Another stated, “Anyone mentioned in that galamsey report by Prof Frimpong-Boateng, in any serious jurisdiction, all those criminals, those thugs are supposed to be cooling off in Nsawam Prison. Stop going after those little boys in the pit. Go after the real kingpins”.

“To be honest with you, the President has disappointed us. Eight months into your government, we’ve not seen any action, but each day the Ghana Police are arresting the small boys,” one angry protester said.

“Very soon there will be no water flowing through the taps,” a protester warned.

“This protest is not about any political party or their interest, it’s about our common survival as a people. The President is becoming a disaster if he doesn’t act fast and hard on galamsey,” the protester stated.

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Kennedy Agyapong will win NPP race with 57.7% – Bishop Sam Owusu

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Kennedy Agyapong will win NPP race with 57.7% – Bishop Sam Owusu

Bishop Sam Owusu has said that Kennedy Agyapong will win the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primary polls scheduled for January 31, 2026 and lead the party as its flagbearer in the 2028 general elections.

According to Bishop Sam Owusu, Kennedy Agyapong will secure about 57.7% to win the NPP’s flagbearer.

The man of God revealed that President Mahama has been ordained to lay a solid foundation, but Kennedy Agyapong is the chosen one to build on and lead an industrial revolution in the country.

In a viral video, Bishop Sam Owusu stated, “Hear me, church, hear me and pray for him so that the mercies of God and the hand of God will continue to bring him to that place.

During the COVID time, I saw the man Kennedy Agyapong leading their party, and last month I mentioned it. And today, the Lord said I should mention it again. Church, hear me and pray for him.”

“I saw over 1 million young men that God has used him to lead, following him,” he added.

The man of God emphatically prophesied that Kennedy Agyapong will secure about “57.7%” of the votes to emerge the winner.

“I kept on prophesying about Kennedy Agyapong. It’s because I saw over 1 million young men that God has used him to lead them, and all of them are doing business,” he stressed.

Meanwhile, the NPP’s Presidential Elections Committee confirmed that five aspirants have completed and submitted their nomination forms.

The five include Ing. Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, Hon. Ken Ohene Agyapong, Hon. Dr. Bryan Acheampong, H.E. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, and Hon. Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum.

The NPP will be holding their internal elections on Saturday, January 31, 2026, to select a flagbearer for the 2028 general elections.

Additionally, Kennedy Agyapong, has subtly told NPP delegates to reject presidential aspirants who are apologising to them.

According to Kennedy Agyapong, he would speak the truth by apologising to NPP members in Techiman South, as the party has not been fair to them in the last eight years they were in power.

The former lawmaker noted that the NPP members’ wealth is now being felt as the party is now in opposition, going through hardship.

Speaking at Techiman South during a campaign tour, Kennedy Agyapong stated, “Before I speak, I would like to apologise to all delegates here, from the constituency executive, patrons, Council of elders, electoral area coordinators, and polling station executives, as for me, I will speak the truth, the party for eight years has not been fair to us. I am standing on behalf of the party to beg you.

It is because of that that you did not come out in your numbers to vote; in just these 8 months, we have noticed your wealth. The hardship that we are going through now and the things the NDC are doing to the NPP members, please forgive us”.

Mr Agyapong further urged NPP delegates not to repeat the mistake of the past by voting against him.

According to him, in every corner of Ghana, the Ghanaian people are saying they want Kennedy Agyapong.

Kennedy Agyapong added, “However, what I am putting before you on January 31st 2026, is that the mistake that we made in the past by letting people intimidate us, people using money to entice us not to vote for someone, Ghanaians are saying, when we bring him, they will vote for. By now we will be in power, let me ask, if I were in power, would I sack NPP workers? But you knew plainly that Ghanaians wanted Kennedy Agyapong.

The last time we made a mistake, I have forgiven you, and I am here today this time around. Try me for four years, if the things I say today I am not able to fulfil them, vote against me after four years”.

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“I was part when we removed him” – KT Hammond details how he orchestrated plans against NPP MP

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“I was part when we removed him” – KT Hammond details how he orchestrated plans against NPP MP

Kobina Tahir Hammond, a former Minister for Trade and Industry, has detailed how he led the removal of Member of Parliament for Obuasi West, Kwaku Agyeman Kwarteng, as Chairman of the Finance Committee.

According to KT Hammond, Kwaku Kwarteng was removed as Chairman of Finance because of his disloyalty.

It will be recalled that in June 2024, the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, announced the reassignment of Kwaku Kwarteng from the Chairman of the Finance Committee of Parliament to the position of Chairman of the Economy Committee of the House.

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, at the time, attributed the removal as a proactive move taken by the Majority ahead of the 2024 elections.

However, KT Hammond has revealed he led plans to remove Kwaku Agyeman Kwarteng after he openly opposed approving tax exemptions for companies under the government’s ‘One District, One Factory’ policy.

Speaking in an interview shared by Obuasi TV on Facebook on September 11, 2025, K.T. Hammond stated, “Listen, do you think I am happy with everything that we did during our time in government? When things are happening and you are not happy about them, there is what we call unity in government and loyalty.

For those in the NDC, they all follow when they are directed to, but in the NPP, people want to act wise. It is alright to be wise, but when you are overly wise, it becomes problematic, so you have to be patient. If we are in government and you see certain things you don’t like, you can say it gently”.

He added, “Do you think we were happy with everything? But you just have to go in there and say your piece. You don’t have to come into the public and spill it all out; fighting your own government cannot be loyalty. It breeds disunity”.

The former MP added, “Kwaku Kwarteng was appointed Chairman of the Finance Committee of Parliament to oversee the government’s finance policies. The government had a policy where companies whose activities were under my trade ministry were offered tax exemptions. As a tax policy, it was a government policy approved by the Cabinet and approved by Parliament. As Chairman of the committee, you had to oversee its approval for the government.

“Whether you like it or not, you need to do what your government wants. If some of them are not good, we go and point out that this is not okay, but you don’t come out to rant in public. Kwaku Kwarteng fought me fiercely; that the tax exemptions that my ministry was seeking to support 1D1F (One District One Factory), you won’t support it. You fought me; when I say this, you say that you will cancel it”, he stated.

According to him, he reported Kwaku Kwarteng to the presidency, arguing that if he remains, things will collapse for the government.

He added, “What I am talking about is not a secret. I reported him to the presidency; I was with the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu; we went and talked about it, and when we returned, the Chairman would not budge.

Because of that, I personally, through my leadership in Parliament and the leaders of our Caucus, said if this gentleman, who is the Chairman of the committee, remains, things will collapse, so let’s remove him. I was part when we removed him.”

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