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“Asamoah Gyan made me cry in public” – New York Mayor-elect recounts Ghana’s 2010 World Cup loss

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“Asamoah Gyan made me cry in public” – New York Mayor-elect recounts Ghana’s 2010 World Cup loss

New York Mayor-elect Zohran Kwame Mamdani has revealed he wept when former Black Stars player Asamoah Gyan missed the ultimate penalty that would have taken Ghana to the 2010 World Cup semi-finals.

It will be recalled that Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez, during the final moments of the game, stopped a goal-bound attempt with his hands, leading to him receiving a straight red card and Asamoah Gyan also missing the subsequent penalty awarded.

Speaking during an interview, Zohran Kwame Mamdani revealed, “I was at the Ghana Uruguay game, that is where I cried in public, yeah, Luis Suarez. That was the closest…”

On July 2, 2010, in Johannesburg, Asamoah Gyan missed a pivotal penalty which would have made Ghana the first African country to reach the semifinals of the World Cup before Morocco in 2023.

Mamdani’s revelation during the interview underscores his deep cultural affinity with Ghana despite his Ugandan roots.

In related news, Zohran Kwame Mamdani has revealed, he was named after Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah.

Kwame Mamdani, who is now the next mayor of New York City, the largest city in the United States of America, stated he was born in Kampala, Uganda and was given the middle name Kwame by his father.

According to him, his father named him after Kwame Nkrumah because of Ghana’s first President was a visionary leader.

Speaking at an event, Zohran Kwame Mamdani stated, “My name is Zohran Kwame Mamdani, and I know that there are many here today, and they are many watching and listening who may have seen an ad mentioning my name on TV or a commercial on the radio or a mailer in your mailbox or a video when you’re watching YouTube.

So, to quote the words of a famous New Yorker, allow me to reintroduce myself. I was born in Kampala, Uganda, East Africa. I was given my middle name, Kwame, by my father, who named me after the first prime minister of Ghana”.

He further shared a little background on himself, “Decades ago, in Uganda, we won our independence from the British in 1962. We can clap for that. And when did the United States government give the Ugandan government 23 scholarships as a gift for independence? My father won one of those scholarships.

He came to this country to study, to be an engineer at the University of Pittsburgh. Sometime into his studies, his face buried in his book, he heard the words reverberate in the corridor around him: ‘Which side are you on?’ These were words being sung by members of SNCC, a student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, recruiting students to get on a bus, go to Montgomery, Alabama. And my father got on that bus.

He marched. He was hosed down, thrown in jail, given one phone call, and he called the Ugandan ambassador to the United States and said, ‘Can you get me out of jail?’ The ambassador said, ‘What? What are you doing in jail? We sent you there to study.’ My father said, ‘You sent me here as a gift for our freedom. They are fighting for theirs. It’s one and the same”.

Kwame Mamdani was serving as the State Assembly member of New York has now been elected as the new mayor of New York City.

Meanwhile, Dr Kwame Nkrumah’s grandson, Youssef Nkrumah, has reacted to Kwame Mamdani’s revelations.

According to him, if Zohran Kwame Mamdani lives up to his name, New York will never be the same again.

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Ken Agyapong’s character is like diarrhea, he can’t hide it – Atta Akyea

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Ken Agyapong’s character is like diarrhea, he can’t hide it – Atta Akyea

Samuel Atta Akyea, the former New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Akim Abuakwa South, has once again fired shots at Kennedy Agyapong, a flagbearer hopeful of the party.

According to Samuel Atta Akyea, nobody has invented any story about Kennedy Agyapong, as things he said in the past are being used against him.

Atta Akyea further noted that Ken Agyapong is someone one cannot advise, as whatever he wants to do, he will do even in public.

The former MP added that Kennedy Agyapong cannot hide his condition by faking his character forever.

Speaking in an interview with Adom FM, shared on Facebook,  Samuel Atta Akyea stated, “The person you want to become the flagbearer is not someone you can advise. Whatever Ken, who was my classmate in Adisadel, says he will do, he will do it; you can’t stop it. He would even do it in public for people to record it.

“So, nobody has invented any story about him. His actions that have been recorded, the things he says, the pastors who have been insulted, the leaders who were insulted, all these things are not the invention of Atta Akyea. They are things he has said,” he said.

He added, “If you have diarrhoea and you take medication, it does not mean it (the diarrhoea) has stopped… You cannot fake the condition you are in. So, if you are having a running tummy, and you go and take medication, the diarrhoea will not stop. That is what we are seeing now.

“Some of the things Ken said are coming out, and people are running. People have quit on some of the issues about Ken; more could even come out,” he said.

Atta Akyea’s remarks follow an earlier comment he made, cautioning the New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates not to gamble and elect a leader who will go to the UN and insult World leaders. 

Atta Akyea warned NPP delegates not to vote for Kennedy Agyapong, who will go and embarrass the country on the International stage during the United Nations Assembly.

He boldly told the NPP delegate not to vote for someone who would insult world leaders when he travels.

Speaking at a gathering of party faithful at Mpraeso in the Eastern region, Atta Akyea stated, “Someone just reminded me, if you gamble and vote for this man (Kennedy Agyapong) and he goes to the United Nations, you will hear motherfucker, Ghanaians will hear motherfucker, Ghanaians will hear a President saying motherfucker.

Have you heard Dr Bawumia ever say motherfucker before? I beg of you, don’t go and gamble”. 

However, Kwasi Kwarteng, the spokesperson of the campaign team of Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has bitten back at Samuel Atta Akyea.

In a sharp rebuttal, Kwasi Kwarteng asserted that the UN and the international community prefer a bold, honest leader to an unrepentant liar with zero credibility.

Kwasi Kwarteng, replying to Atta Akyea, fired stray bullets at Dr Bawumia, labelling him as an unrepentant liar who has zero credibility in economic management and leadership.

In a post on X, he wrote, “Indeed, the UN and the international community will prefer a bold, honest leader who occasionally uses the word ‘motherf**ker’ to an unrepentant liar who has zero credibility, in both economic management and leadership”.

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Why would a Kumasi MP write to Mahama opposing the Accra-Kumasi Expressway? – Asenso-Boakye quizzed

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Why would a Kumasi MP write to Mahama opposing the Accra-Kumasi Expressway? – Asenso-Boakye quizzed

Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, the Minister of Finance, has quizzed the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bantama, Francis Asenso-Boakye, on why he wrote to President John Mahama opposing the Accra-Kumasi Expressway project.

The Finance Minister revealed, Francis Asenso-Boakye wrote to President Mahama describing the planned Accra-Kumasi Expressway as wasteful.

According to Ato Forson, the Bantama MP’s letter opposing the project was surprising because the project will directly benefit his constituency and the people of the Ashanti Region.

Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Thursday, November 27, 2025, Dr Ato Forson stated, “Mr Speaker, on the issue of the Accra-Kumasi Expressway, let me take my time, Mr Speaker, to correct some impressions. Mr Speaker, the Honourable Asenso-Boakye suggested that the proposed Accra-Kumasi Expressway is wasteful and that we in the opposition oppose the dualization. Speaker, that cannot be the case.

“Mr Speaker, I was surprised and amazed to see a colleague Member of Parliament, particularly an MP from Kumasi, describe the project as wasteful. Mr Speaker, an MP for whose constituency the road is leading will say that the road is wasteful,” Dr Ato Forson, who is the MP for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam, said.

He added, “Mr Speaker, to the extent that the said MP wrote to the President to say to the President, ‘don’t do that project.’ Speaker, I’m surprised to hear that. Mr Speaker, this road from Accra to Kumasi is more than a road. It is opening up the country. So for an MP from that constituency to write and say that the road is wasteful and that we should not do it, and write to the President that the President should not do the project… it’s untenable.”

Also, Patrick Yaw Boamah, the Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, has described the planned Accra-Kumasi expressway as unnecessary and a misplaced priority.

The lawmaker lambasted the Mahama government for failing to add to the existing road project, but rather seeking to undertake what he describes as a far-fetched project that lacks funding.

Speaking on the floor of parliament, Patrick Yaw Boamah stated, “Mr Speaker, if you look at the cover page of this year’s budget, you can see a clear Photoshop of a certain express road that the minister spoke about.

Mr Speaker, what is the crime of the people of this country, especially most of us who travel that road to our villages, especially from Accra to Paga and to Bawku, for eight years from 2009 to 2016, not a single kilometre was added by the NDC government.

You come into government instead of prioritising the completion of the dualization of the Accra-Kumasi road, you are telling us that you are going to construct an express road with what funds?”

The lawmaker added, “It is a completely misplaced priority. What the Ghanaian want to see is the completion of the dualization project that was started by the Akufo-Addo Kufuor administration, then you can look at that. Even the financial muscle does not help you, how are you going to construct this?”.

He further added, “In 2025, only, death on the Accra-Kumasi highway is 525 for the Eastern Region, Ashanti 570, and Greater Accra 331. A reasonable government will take the completion of the dualization program as a priority, complete it and save Ghanaian lives rather than taking another step of constructing an expressway way which I believe is not a priority for Ghanaians”.

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Watch Soldiers conduct a security sweep ahead of former First Lady Nana Konadu’s state burial

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Watch Soldiers conduct a security sweep ahead of former First Lady Nana Konadu’s state burial

A video has gone viral on social media of personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) conducting a thorough security sweep at the Independence Square ahead of the final funeral rites of former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings.

In the viral video shared on X, the Soldier deployed sniffer dogs and detection devices as a security measure ahead of the state burial.

Meanwhile, thousands of Ghanaians today, November 28, 2025, will bid a final farewell to the country’s longest-serving First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings.

The late First Lady’s state funeral will take place at the Black Star Square today.

The state funeral, which is scheduled to begin at  8 a.m., is expected to be attended by President Mahama, the Vice President Prof Jane Naana, government officials, political leaders, parliamentarians, diplomats, gender advocates, clergy and mourners across the country and the world.

The ceremony will be organised under the auspices of President John Dramani Mahama.

The state burial seeks to honour Mrs Rawlings for her remarkable dedication and significant contributions to the promotion of women’s and children’s rights, as well as her service to national development.

President John Dramani Mahama had earlier announced that the late Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings would be accorded a state burial in honour of her immense contributions.

Speaking during his visit to the Rawlings family house on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, President Mahama stated, “… I just want to now announce as president, that we shall give her a state burial”.

“The last time I saw her, she was her lively self, full of energy and passion for the causes she cared about. To hear of her passing within such a short period is truly heartbreaking,” he said.

He added, “When you travel around the country, you see evidence of her work — oil palm extraction and production projects that continue to empower women and support families. Her efforts transformed livelihoods and gave dignity to women through economic independence”.

Also, President Mahama, signing the book on behalf of himself and his wife, the First Lady, Lordina Mahama, wrote, “Ghana is proud of your achievement in your 19 solid Years as 1st Lady and ‘Mother of the Nation’”. While we are all saddened by your passing, we celebrate your life.

“It’s been unsettling that you passed when we were just planning the 5th anniversary and final funeral rites for our former President, your husband. You have fought a good fight and deserve peaceful rest,” the president wrote.

The late First Lady passed away in the early hours of Thursday, 23 October, at the Ridge Hospital in Accra.

She served as Ghana’s longest First Lady from 1981 to 2001 as the wife of the late former President Jerry John Rawlings.

Serving from June 4, 1979, to September 24, 1979, under the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC).

Also from December 31, 1981, to January 6, 1993, under the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), and also during her husband’s two constitutional terms from January 7, 1993, to January 6, 2001.

 She also created the 31st December Women’s Movement (DWM) in 1982, a movement created to empower women in Ghana through initiatives promoting entrepreneurship, education, and political participation.

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“SHS student watching pornography with gov’t tablets” – Education Minister

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“SHS student watching pornography with gov’t tablets” – Education Minister

Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister of Education, has bemoaned concerns over some students using government-provided tablets to watch pornography content and other non-academic activities.

The Education Minister, speaking on the floor of parliament, noted that 980,000 of the 1.3 million tablets distributed to Senior High Schools nationwide without being restricted to academic use.

Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, November 27, Haruna Iddrisu detailed, “I inherited a contract with about 337 million US dollars, where some 1.3 million tablets were to be distributed across the country to all free senior high schools in the country so that learners can have access to digital tools. I’m told that the deployment of that is around 980,000”.

He added, “Mr Speaker, my attention was drawn to the fact that many of the devices are not customised and the students are using them for other purposes, including pornography, which is not acceptable.”

“Mr Speaker, the government is taking a high view of it, and there must be restrictions as to what the tablets can be used for, and they should be used strictly for the purpose of study,” he said.

Some netizens reacting to the Education Minister’s comment on the floor of parliament stated, “At the end of the day, these things come with ups and downs. Best we can do is to curb it. Moreover, a chunk of these students are adults, hence they should know what’s best for them in most cases”.

One netizen added, “They should just block those sites. I think it’s done for many. Even at workplaces, they are able to block some sites”.

An X user also added, “This is a poor implementation of technology.

Websites and apps can be easily blocked on devices. It is the easiest thing to do.

Why distribute the devices when you haven’t done these?

Oh, Oman Ghana. Every day we take two steps forward, three steps backwards”.

“This doesn’t make any sense. I was listening to Joy FM morning show, and it was clearly stated that the distributed tablets don’t have access to certain sites, which include pornography sites, so how come students are now getting access to these sites??? Are we really serious?”, one more Ghanaian wrote.

One more netizen wrote, “Educate users on how to utilise the device for its intended purpose, or customise the tablets with controls that restrict their use to specific functions. Simply purchasing for them is not enough if it is not properly managed to meet its intended goals”.

A Ghanaian added, “I’m surprised how everyone thinks the students don’t already have their personal mobile phones!

Nothing can be done about any student deciding to watch adult content on their phones if you think the tablet you’ve given them is the only option they have”

“There are several works that link early device ownership as a strong predictor for pornography exposure. That’s why I always laugh it off when I hear “one student one laptop”

There are more pressing existential problems to address in these schools than creating another”, one X user wrote.

A netizen suggested, “Honourable minister, restrict or block access to these sites. Don’t lament. This should have been done even before supplying these devices. Why were they not customised? Sometimes we are just more reactive than proactive. This has always been our way of resolving issues”.

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Former first Lady Nana Konadu goes home today as Ghanaians bid her final farewell  

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Former first Lady Nana Konadu goes home today as Ghanaians bid her final farewell  

Thousands of Ghanaians today, November 28, 2025, will bid a final farewell to the country’s longest-serving First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings.

The late First Lady’s state funeral will take place at the Black Star Square today.

The state funeral, which is scheduled to begin at  8 a.m., is expected to be attended by President Mahama, the Vice President Prof Jane Naana, government officials, political leaders, parliamentarians, diplomats, gender advocates, clergy and mourners across the country and the world.

The ceremony will be organised under the auspices of President John Dramani Mahama.

The state burial seeks to honour Mrs Rawlings for her remarkable dedication and significant contributions to the promotion of women’s and children’s rights, as well as her service to national development.

President John Dramani Mahama had earlier announced that the late Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings would be accorded a state burial in honour of her immense contributions.

Speaking during his visit to the Rawlings family house on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, President Mahama stated, “… I just want to now announce as president, that we shall give her a state burial”.

“The last time I saw her, she was her lively self, full of energy and passion for the causes she cared about. To hear of her passing within such a short period is truly heartbreaking,” he said.

He added, “When you travel around the country, you see evidence of her work — oil palm extraction and production projects that continue to empower women and support families. Her efforts transformed livelihoods and gave dignity to women through economic independence”.

Also, President Mahama, signing the book on behalf of himself and his wife, the First Lady, Lordina Mahama, wrote, “Ghana is proud of your achievement in your 19 solid Years as 1st Lady and ‘Mother of the Nation’”. While we are all saddened by your passing, we celebrate your life.

“It’s been unsettling that you passed when we were just planning the 5th anniversary and final funeral rites for our former President, your husband. You have fought a good fight and deserve peaceful rest,” the president wrote.

The late First Lady passed away in the early hours of Thursday, 23 October, at the Ridge Hospital in Accra.

She served as Ghana’s longest First Lady from 1981 to 2001 as the wife of the late former President Jerry John Rawlings.

Serving from June 4, 1979, to September 24, 1979, under the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC).

Also from December 31, 1981, to January 6, 1993, under the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), and also during her husband’s two constitutional terms from January 7, 1993, to January 6, 2001.

 She also created the 31st December Women’s Movement (DWM) in 1982, a movement created to empower women in Ghana through initiatives promoting entrepreneurship, education, and political participation.

“Go to Manhyia, they drive 100 years cars”- Guru tells Miss UG  

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“Go to Manhyia, they drive 100 years cars”- Guru tells Miss UG  

University of Ghana SRC President, Guru, has responded to the Winner of Miss University of Ghana (UG), Jazmine Saaka, under his administration.

According to Guru, the Miss University of Ghana (UG) should go to the Manhyia palace; they are even using older cars.

Speaking in a self-recorded video, Guru stated, “ The car is 90 years Go to Manhyia and see, there are cars there 100 years but they are still driving them. Even Lapaz Toyota someone was driving it (he broke down in laughter)”.

Guru further went on the mock the Winner of Miss University of Ghana (UG).

Guru comments come on the back of the winner of Miss University of Ghana (UG) under his administration, Jazmine Saaka, exposing the organisers of the pageant for gifting her a broken car package as a brand new car as her grand prize.

In a viral video shared on social media, the 2025 Miss University of Ghana has shared the condition of the ‘brand-new car’ that was given to her by Guru, the 67th SRC President.

According to her, the vehicle is completely immobile, so she had no choice but to abandon it on campus. 

Speaking in a viral video shared by Voice of Legon, the Miss University of Ghana 2025 detailed, “Right now it is parked behind these cars because when you move it, it does not start”.

Jazmine Saaka, the pageant queen, further showcase the interior of the vehicle as even worse condition, with loose and detachable panels, a broken glove compartment, and missing grab handles, which is unideal for a brand-new vehicle.

She further revealed that electronic features, like the central control and locking system, were not functional, with one window permanently shut.

Jazmine Saaka further exposed Guru’s administration that her promised trip to Dubai has not been fulfilled.

Speaking in an interview on Hitz FM on November 26, 2025, Jazmine disclosed, “Just yesterday, I was at work, and I received an email from EgyptAir thanking me for using their service from Cairo to Dubai.

“They were supposed to do EgyptAir, then they would transit you through Cairo, so they sent me that email thanking me for using their service, and I was like Wow, this is interesting,” she said.

The 2025 Miss University of Ghana added, “They’ve not sent me details, yet this is happening. I noticed they sent me the Women’s Commissioner’s letter, too, which she also used the service. That’s when I found out that with the Miss UG money, they had also booked a trip and ticket for the women’s commissioner”.

She continued, “They claimed they didn’t even have money to make sashes for the 4th and 5th Runner Up, but somehow, they were able to book a trip for the Women’s Commissioner who had blocked me and refused to account for the trip, the money and the car.”

“This will be like my 20th attempt to reach them through calls, texts, emails, and I even begged them for assistance an email, but he never sent it to me. We wrote countless letters, we’ve asked this person to ask that person, but still no answer,” she shared.

She further disclosed that bloggers were misinformed that she had voluntarily refused to go on the trip, “There was a time when they would speak to bloggers and make it seem like I decided not to go on the trip, even though they had blocked me. It was very interesting”.

“My parents didn’t stop me from going on the trip. They haven’t even told us where I will be staying, and when I’m going, so how will they know what to do? They sent me a ticket, and my name was spelt wrongly, and on that ticket, we were still asking where we would stay, the date and other details. For safety, we need to have this discussion to know these things so nobody interferes in anything,” she added.

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“24-Hour Economy will start after a 24-hour energy system is created” – Majority Leader

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“24-Hour Economy will start after a 24-hour energy system is created” – Majority Leader

Mahama Ayariga, the Majority Leader, has revealed that the NDC government’s flagship programme, the 24-Hour Economy, will start after the government have created a 24-hour energy system.

According to Mahama Ayariga, the former New Patriotic Party (NPP) government mismanaged the energy sector, and the mess needs to be fixed before the 24-hour economy can begin.

The Majority leader boldly told the minority in parliament, the 24-Hour Economy will start after the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) mess is fixed.

Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, November 27, Mahama Ayariga stated, “They mismanaged the Millennium Challenge Account Energy Compact 2, and in the process, they caused this country we lose $190million. Mr Speaker, by giving the distribution to a certain PDS, which went and forged records in providing a payment guarantee.

“This is the record of the NPP in the management of the Energy sector…The situation at ECG is in the budget. Mr Speaker, the recent container holdup investigations report of the ECG reveals the mess at the ECG. Due to your negligence, demurrage of over GHS909million was incurred at the port.

“Mr Speaker, corruption was at its height. Clearing contracts to the tune of GHS159million was awarded. Mr Speaker GHS127.6million contract was awarded to a company which did not have a customs house agent registration.

“Mr Speaker, there were massive deviations in the budget for procurements vis-à-vis actual procurements…You stand here, and you ask when is the 24-hour economy starts. A 24-Hour economy will start when we have cleared the mess at ECG, and we have created a 24-hour energy system.”

The Majority Leader further declared that Ghana has moved from a ‘criminal economic mismanagement’ to prudence.

He argued that Ghana has moved from criminal handling of the economy to a regime of prudence within just one year.

Mahama Ayariga praised the fiscal direction of the Mahama administration, adding that the budget demonstrates clear evidence of growth.

He added, “This is a budget that will generate growth. This is a budget that reflects prudent management of the resources of this economy to achieve growth objectives,” he stated.

“In one year — and this budget reflects this — we have shifted gears from a criminal handling of the economy to prudence. Indeed, the president had the course to describe the situation that we met in this country as a crime scene.”

Woman busted with GH¢1,900 counterfeit notes at Assin Fosu market

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Woman busted with GH¢1,900 counterfeit notes at Assin Fosu market

A woman identified as Mary Kortey, also known as Akweley, is in police custody after being caught with fake currency at Assin Fosu market.

The information gathered suggests the woman narrowly escaped being lynched by angry traders when she was caught using counterfeit currency.

The suspect, Mary Kortey, revealed she was from Kwashieman in Accra.

Traders at the Assin Fosu market revealed she attempted to buy foodstuffs and other items using counterfeit notes of GH¢100 and GH¢200 notes.

According to the eyewitness account, the woman was busted after the traders discovered they had been duped by the woman with the fake notes.

The suspect was severely assaulted before police officers intervened to disperse the crowd.

Upon being searched a GH¢1,900 in counterfeit notes was uncovered from her.

According to the traders, this was not the first time counterfeit notes had circulated on market days.

Reports suggest that upon her arrest, the suspect, Mary Kortey, faked being mentally unstable, acting erratically at the police station in an attempt to evade justice.

ASP Rosemond Duncan of the Assin Fosu District Crime Officer has revealed that the suspect has fingered her boyfriend, a Nigerian national identified as Evans.

According to the Police, the other suspect is on the run.

However, the Police Service has launched an investigation into the incident.

In related police news, the Jamestown District Police Commander, Superintendent William Abisah, has announced that the Inspector General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has suspended all police leave for the rest of 2025.

According to Superintendent William Abisah, the ban forms part of the Ghana Police Service’s plans for a Disaster-Free Christmas.

He further revealed that officers have already begun day and night patrols as part of their annual festive-season duties.

The Police initiative is aimed at boosting safety and tightening security during the festive season.

Superintendent William Abisah, speaking at the launch of Operation Disaster-Free Christmas, stated, “I’m here to present our operational plan for the Christmas festivities.

As we all know, the season is approaching, and our patrols are already underway. I also want to inform you that the IGP has banned leave for all police officers. We are preparing seriously for Christmas,” he said.

The ‘Operation Disaster-Free Christmas’ is expected to improve police visibility, prevent crime, and ensure a safe environment for all Ghanaians.

“Gov’t not spending $1bn on presidential jet” – Ofosu-Kwakye rubbish minority claims

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“Gov’t not spending $1bn on presidential jet” – Ofosu-Kwakye rubbish minority claims

Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, has rubbished claims made by the NPP minority and  Member of Parliament for Damongo, Samuel Abu Jinapor.

Samuel Abu Jinapor had claimed that the Mahama government is spending $1 billion to purchase a presidential jet.

However, Felix Kwakye Ofosu rubbished the claims, describing Abu Jinapor and the NPP’s allegation that $1 billion was spent on a presidential jet as false.

According to him, the total cost for four helicopters, two aircraft, and other armoured vehicles will be around $300 million.

Speaking on JoyNews on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, Felix Kwakye Ofosu explained, “They need tools to work with, and so the Armed Forces themselves are making these requisitions, and they say, among others, that immediately, they need four helicopters. Together, we call them Eurocopters because they are manufactured somewhere in Europe.

“When the minister goes to Parliament to lay the bill for the approval process, the details will emerge. They say they need four helicopters, two aircraft – a medium range one and a long range one, two or three large vessels to patrol our territorial waters, and they need armoured personnel carriers,” he explained.

Kwakye Ofosu also explained, “In fact, the NPP had entered into a deal with an Israeli company to procure 19 of them at a total cost of $18 million. They had paid $14 million, but the company is insisting that they cannot refund the $14 million if we don’t pay the outstanding (sic) and they will not supply the equipment until we have paid because that’s a contract that the NPP signed with them”.

“So, it makes sense to add the $14 million to it to acquire the 19 armoured personnel carriers and then the boots. I’ve been reviewing the documents, and when the minister comes to Parliament, it will become apparent. If you put the armoured personnel carriers, the $14 million that is outstanding together with the two aircraft, one medium and one long range, and the four helicopters, it should come roughly somewhere around $300 million.”

“So, the claim by Honourable Abu Jinapor and his colleagues in the NPP that we are spending $1 billion to buy presidential jets is patently false. He saw it in the budget and deliberately decided to misrepresent it,” Felix Kwakye Ofosu added.

Meanwhile, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi, has fired shots at the John Mahama-led government over plans to purchase two jets.

According to Oppong Nkrumah, he was shocked that the Mahama government, which claims not to have fiscal space, now has space to buy two new executive jets.

He further questioned the government’s fiscal priorities, adding that the focus on new aircraft contradicts claims of fiscal discipline.

Oppong Nkrumah called on the NDC government to prioritise payments to contractors and other pressing domestic obligations.

Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, November 19, Oppong Nkrumah expressed his shock, “You say you don’t have fiscal space, you are doing fiscal discipline. So I was shocked to hear you say that now you have space to buy a new executive jet, two actually.

“You don’t have fiscal space to finish paying the contractors on outstanding projects, but you have fiscal space to buy two executive jets,” he said.

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“Focus on MIIF GHS1.9bn profit, rather than tearing down what has been built” – Kow Essuman to JoyNews

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“Focus on MIIF GHS1.9bn profit, rather than tearing down what has been built” – Kow Essuman to JoyNews

Counsel to former President Nana Akufo-Addo, Kow Essuman, has told the Multimedia group JoyNews to focus on the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) GHS1.9 billion profit in 2024 rather than tearing down what has been built.

It will be recalled that a 2024 audit report shared by JoyNews exposed how the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) blew over GH¢11 million on foreign travels without government approval.

In 2020, the Ministry of Finance issued a directive that no public servant shall travel on official business without clearance through the Chief of Staff.

The audit service reports revealed board and key management of MIIF spent more than GH¢11 million on foreign travel in 2024 without approval from the Chief of Staff, the sector minister, or the Chief Director.

The MIIF’s Head of Human Resources, responding to the findings, stated that all travels requiring approval from the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Director were duly cleared.

Edward Nana Yaw Koranteng, the former MIIF CEO, however, claimed the Chief of Staff at the time was notified of all the trips.

Acting MIIF CEO Justina Nelson, who appeared before the Public Accounts Committee, argued that “spending was necessary to give the Fund the visibility and capacity needed to operate its new office”.

Kow Essuman, as a former board member of MIIF, has come out fighting, the JoyNews reports.

According to him, as a Board Member of MIIF, his trips were duly approved by the Chief of Staff, and he has documentary evidence to back his claims.

Kow Essuman further expressed his disappointment with JoyNews, basing their publication on claims based on what they describe as “intercepted documents”, claiming that the documents were clearly incomplete and misleading.

In a post on a social media page on November 26, 2025, Kow Essuman wrote, “While preparing this application, I woke up to a Joy News report alleging unapproved foreign travels by Board Members of MIIF. Let me state categorically that every trip I undertook as a Board Member of MIIF was duly approved by the Chief of Staff, and I have documentary evidence to support this.

It is disappointing that a reputable media house would publish such claims based on what they describe as “intercepted documents”, documents which were clearly incomplete and misleading, given that:

1. MIIF itself has repeatedly stated publicly that it has not published the 2024 audited financial statements;

2. ⁠That is precisely why I filed my RTI requests;

3. ⁠The current MIIF CEO confirmed before Parliament and publicly justified the official travels;

4. ⁠Any documents relied upon by Joy News, without the full financial statements, cannot present a fair or professional picture”.

His post added, “Journalism must serve the public interest without distorting facts.

Nevertheless, let’s look at the bigger picture.

As a country, our energy should be directed toward celebrating and protecting the successes achieved with MIIF – an institution that posted an impressive profit of GHS 1.9 billion in 2024. A fund built from scratch is now a significant national asset.

Rather than tearing down what has been built, we should support the current management to continue strengthening the institution for the benefit of all Ghanaians”.

Kow Essuman further revealed that he has filed a formal Application for Review before the Right to Information (RTI) Commission under section 65 of the Right to Information Act, 2019 (Act 989) against the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF).

According to him, the application was filed as the current MIIF’s refusal, both express and deemed, to determine or respond to multiple RTI requests and internal review applications he submitted since September 2025.

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Bright Simons breaks down Zeepay’s unfolding saga

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Bright Simons breaks down Zeepay’s unfolding saga

Bright Simons the IMANI Africa’s Honorary Vice President, has broken down the Zeepay unfolding saga.

Zeepay is a Ghanaian money-transfer company that lets people receive money from abroad instantly.

According to Bright Simons, Zeepay, when someone sends money to Ghana, Zeepay pays it out to the receiver right away, but the actual dollars from abroad only arrive at Zeepay 1–3 days later.

Reports suggest Zeepay was using its own money or borrowed money to bridge the gap, which created a big hole owing to banks and partners over GHS 150 million.

It will be recalled that the Bank of Ghana recently punished Zeepay for breaking some forex rules and operating with much less capital than normal banks, and they were fined Zeepay and suspended their forex license for 11 days.

Bright Simons, in his post on X, wrote, “I track Zeepay’s unfolding saga for many reasons. It is the kind of systems-level affair that, in Ghana, leaders tend to only confront at the surface level. If there are no obvious political theatre gigs, no one even bothers to report in depth. Underlying policy issues are thus never properly fixed.

 I understand that around the time of the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG’s) latest regulatory action, Zeepay also came to the notice of EOCO after payment termination issues with some customers. There is a tendency in Ghana to leave complex policy issues at the doorstep of law enforcement and move on.

Zeepay represents a high-water mark of Ghanaian entrepreneurship and innovation. Founded in 2014 by Andrew Takyi-Appiah, a former banker turned serial entrepreneur, it built a footprint across 20 countries and in 2023, it reported clearing over USD 3 billion across 10 million transactions. It signed deals with big remittances players like MoneyGram and Remitly. It pioneered key steps in the “last-mile”, telco-agnostic, direct-to-wallet payments revolution in Ghana.

BoG gave it leeway to remit money from Ghana overseas, as well as other privileges that other operators claim they had been queuing for longer to get.

This success was, however, underwritten by an increasingly complex capital stack. Zeepay moved from bootstrapped beginnings to hybrid financing. Its most innovative move was the adoption of a USD 18 million shared-collateral debt facility, allowing multiple lenders to hold equal-weight claims against a common asset pool. This financial engineering enabled Zeepay to scale its liquidity rapidly to support the massive float required for instant remittances.

Doing so exposed Zeepay’s model to a “liquidity air-gap”: customers receive funds instantly (T+0), while settlement from international corridors arrives days later (T+1 to T+3). This mismatch forces Zeepay to pre-fund payouts, with scarce operational capital.

During peak volumes, exposure balloons. At one point, leading to a GHS 150 million liability to a tier-one settlement bank. The bank, having fronted liquidity via GhIPSS to preserve real-time customer experience, found itself holding unsecured credit risk. The result was a damaging litigation saga and loss of confidence.

There are also regulatory arbitrage issues. While universal banks in Ghana must maintain GHS 400 million in minimum capital, Enhanced Payment Service Providers like Zeepay operate with as little as GHS 2 million. Despite processing volumes comparable to mid-sized banks, they depend on sponsor banks’ balance sheets to absorb shocks.

Only tight infrastructure design across the ecosystem can prevent systemic blowout. So far, GhIPPS has not been up to the task. It has a weak proof-of-reserve tie-up with trust accounts, for instance.

This is not a problem that can be fixed by the likes of EOCO through opaque proceedings. There must be a serious, transparent, open policy debate involving BoG, GhIPPS, and “critical policy audiences” in Ghana, such as think tanks and the finance academy.

“Katanomics” is what I call the tendency in Ghana to fix symptoms and elevate surface success for political gain (see all the glowing reports about fintech in Ghana) rather than tackle deep policy plumbing.

Zeepay’s meteoric rise (fueled by sophisticated investors) and growing pains (with EOCO in the mix) say a lot about how the “system” will always trump innovation and entrepreneurship. We can’t “agile” around broken policy. Sooner or later, we have to grapple with it”.

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Kantamanto Market, named the world’s largest second-hand clothing hub

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Kantamanto Market, named the world’s largest second-hand clothing hub

Imran Amed, the founder of The Business of Fashion, has revealed Ghana’s Kantamanto Market in Accra is the world’s largest second-hand clothing hub.

According to Imran Amed, Kantamanto Market receives a staggering 15 million second-hand garments weekly.

He revealed that the 15 million garments arrive from the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other parts of the world.

Imran Amed further highlighted that 40 per cent of those clothes are so poor quality that they cannot be sold.

Speaking at an event, the founder of The Business of Fashion stated, “I want to take you to a place that I think is one of the most important places in the world for the fashion industry. It’s called Kantamanto Market, and it’s in the heart of Accra. And it is the world’s largest hub for second-hand clothing. The scale is staggering.

Every week, 15 million garments arrive in this market from the United States, from the United Kingdom, from Europe, from all over the world. And this is where they are sorted, and they are sold, and they are re-worn.

But here’s the thing: 40 per cent of those clothes are so bad quality that they cannot be sold. So they are dumped, and they are burned. And this is creating an enormous environmental and social crisis right here in Ghana”.

Co-Founder/ Director of the OR Foundation, Liz Ricketts, also noted that there is a human impact which extends to the people who carry the burden of the broken business model.

She explained, “The retailers who buy these bales of clothes pay between $200 and $700 for a bale, and they often go into debt to do so. And then, when they can’t sell the clothes, they are in debt. And then you have the young women, the kayayei, who are porters”.

They carry 30 to 55 kilograms on their heads for 10 trips a day, because they earn less money. After two months of doing this, there is irreversible harm to their spinal column, and it impacts their ability to have children and can be fatal.

Eventually their necks can break under the weight if this bales, this year alone we know three women who have died in the market”.

Meanwhile, a raging fire swept through the Kantamanto Market early this year, reducing the sprawling hub of the country’s informal economy to ashes.

“The fire, which erupted late on Wednesday, consumed vast sections of the largest used clothes market in the West African country, displacing thousands of traders, disaster officials said.

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) deployed 13 fire tenders to put out the flames. But on Thursday morning, ruins smouldered where rows of stalls once bustled with activities.

Goods worth millions of the local cedi currency have been destroyed”.

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Speaker Bagbin refers Afenyo-Markin to Privileges Committee for ‘embarrassing’ Ghana’s parliament in Nigeria

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Speaker Bagbin refers Afenyo-Markin to Privileges Committee for ‘embarrassing’ Ghana’s parliament in Nigeria

Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, has referred Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin to the Privileges Committee for further investigation after embarrassing Ghana’s parliament in Nigeria.

Speaker Bagbin’s decision follows Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga’s petitioning him after the minority leader was excluded from Ghana’s ECOWAS delegation, but still showed up at the ECOWAS parliament in Nigeria.

Speaking on the floor of parliament on Thursday, November 27, the Speaker told the House, “I refer the complaint against the Minority Leader to the Privileges Committee and report to the House.”

“I urge the Committee to discharge its mandate with decorum and impartiality. I urge MPs to refrain from public commentary,” he added.

It will be recalled that in July 2025, Parliament adopted the composition of Ghana’s delegation to the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

The Majority Leader moved the motion and proposed amendments, including the replacement of the Minority Leader, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, with his deputy, Patricia Appiagyei, to meet the 30% female quota specified by ECOWAS.

He also changed Dr Bryan Acheampong as observer and made Millicent Yeboah Amankwah a member of the delegation.

Speaking on the floor of parliament on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, Ayariga recounted, “Mr Speaker, I think somewhere on the 22nd of July [2025], this House passed a resolution constituting the delegation of Ghana to the ECOWAS Community Parliament. Mr Speaker, if you recall, we had removed the name of the Minority Leader, Honourable Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, Member for Effutu, from the list of Ghana’s delegation to the ECOWAS Community Parliament,” he said.

“Mr Speaker, this resolution of this Parliament was communicated to the ECOWAS Parliament by, I believe, your good self. The ECOWAS Community Parliament convened to sit in Port Harcourt in the River State of Nigeria from the 25th to the 28th of September 2025,” he said.

Ayariga continued, “Our Parliament’s delegation, as constituted by our resolution, went to Port Harcourt and found the Honorable Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin sitting there, refusing to give way as directed by this Parliament.”

The Majority leader noted that when it was time for the new delegation to be sworn in, the ECOWAS Parliament initially refused, citing the conduct of Afenyo-Markin as disobedience.

He recounted, “Indeed, whilst our nominated delegation was there and it was time to swear in members, the ECOWAS Parliament refused to swear in Ghana’s delegation. They refused to swear in Ghana’s delegation and said that they will not (sic) …. They caved in and swore in four members of our delegation. Mr Speaker Afenyo-Markin was at that session of the ECOWAS Parliament, attended the session of the ECOWAS Parliament in clear defiance of a resolution of this Parliament”.

He further petitioned the Speaker to refer Minority Leader Afenyo-Markin to the Privileges Committee.

According to Mahama Ayariga, it is time that the Honourable Afenyo-Markin be put in his proper place.”

He added, “The provisions of Order 31 state that any act or omission which affronts the dignity or authority of the Parliament of Ghana, or produces any such effect, constitutes contempt of Parliament and a breach of parliamentary privilege.

“Mr Speaker, by defying this Parliament’s resolution removing him from the ECOWAS Parliament and actually going to Port Harcourt and attending the session, he has clearly affronted the dignity and engaged in an act that constitutes an affront to the authority of this Parliament. And it is time that the Honourable Afenyo-Markin be put in his proper place”.

Mahama Ayariga added that Afenyo-Markin’s action is contempt of parliament and a breach of parliamentary privileges.

See the full MoU signed by mission schools amid SHS-religion brouhaha

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See the full MoU signed by mission schools amid SHS-religion brouhaha

Following the President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, revelation of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between mission schools amid the SHS-Religion brouhaha, the document has surfaced.

Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi revealed that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between all major religious groups, including Muslims, Catholics, Protestants, SDAs, and even the Police Service, on how religious tolerance should be handled in schools.

According to the Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, Catholics will not abandon their principles so that every religion is practised, adding that when a Catholic child goes to a Muslim or Presbyterian school, they must also respect that school’s rules.

The MoU, which was agreed and adopted by Government-Assisted and Private Mission Schools and validated on April 15, 2024.

Parts of the MOU read, “The schools shall state that no student is forced to select/choose a school against their will, hence the said student must be abreast with the culture, values, ethos, and the rules and regulations of the school of choice.

“… Rules and regulations of the schools should be made readily available and accessible to the general public. Pupils/students, parents, and guardians should be taken through orientation on all rules and regulations, including fasting, religious place of worship, and dress code”.

It added, “On the issue of fasting, students should be allowed to fast; however, permission should be sought by parents/guardians from school authorities, and requisite counselling provided before the period of fast commences. Students will, however, abide by all school rules and regulations. Any health-related effects of the fast, on the other hand, are not the school’s responsibility”.

“Only the prescribed uniform and/or mode of dressing of the particular mission-based school must be respected, and parents together with their wards must abide by the given directives.”

The debate has been ignited following Dominic Ayine, Attorney General and Minister for Justice, responding to a legal challenge over religious rules at Wesley Girls’ Senior High School (SHS).

According to the Attorney General, Wesley Girls is not a public school in the ordinary sense. It is a school owned by the Methodist Church but managed and funded by the government of Ghana.

in December 2024, Shafic Osman, a Ghanaian lawyer and PhD candidate at the London School of Economics, sued Wesley Girls’ Senior High School and the Government at the Supreme Court.

The case filed cited Wesley Girls’ restricting Muslim students from wearing the hijab, fasting during Ramadan, and practising other aspects of their faith.

Shafic Osman argued that a public school cannot lawfully restrict the religious rights of Muslim students nor compel them to practise a faith they do not subscribe to.

He grounded his case in the Constitution and international human rights principles, arguing that Wesley Girls’ rules violate Ghana’s constitutional protections for religious freedom.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has ordered the Wesley Girls Senior High School to formally respond to allegations that it prevents Muslim students from practising their religion in the school.

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Kpandai MP remains MP until December 1 – Speaker Bagbin

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Kpandai MP remains MP until December 1 – Speaker Bagbin

Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, has declared that Matthew Nyindam, the Kpandai Member of Parliament, remains an active MP despite the Tamale High Court’s annulment.

According to Speaker Bagbin, though the high court invalidates the earlier declaration of Matthew Nyindam as MP, it cannot take immediate action.

He explained that the law provides for a mandatory seven-day stay of execution in all appealable High Court rulings.

Speaker Bagbin noted that since the ruling was delivered on November 24, 2025, the stay remains in force until December 1, 2025.

Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, November 26, Alban Bagbin explained, “The effect of the order, to my understanding, is that the EC is to conduct a rerun election within 30 days, implying that the original declaration of Hon. Matthew Nyindam as winner is invalid and the member is no longer an MP”.

“During this period, the High Court ruling cannot form the basis for the Speaker to instruct the Clerk to notify the Electoral Commission that the Kpandai seat is vacant,” he said.

“I, however, bring to the attention of the House the provisions of the Court of Appeal Rules, 1997 (CI 19) as amended by CI 132, rule 27(3). It provides that there shall be a stay of execution of the judgment or decision appealed against for a period of seven days immediately following the giving of notice of the judgment or decision.”

“Honourable Members, this is not a declaratory order; it is an executive order delivered by the High Court,” Speaker Bagbin added.

Speaker Bagbin’s declaration follows, the Majority in Parliament demanding that Alban Bagbin declare the Kpandai seat vacant following the Tamale High Court’s annulment of the 2024 parliamentary election results of the constituency.

According to the Majority Chief Whip, Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor, precedent was set and laid by how Honourable Gyakye Quayson was treated following a court ordering a rerun in his constituency.

Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor highlighted that Kpandai MP Matthew Nyindam must also step aside from parliamentary duties until the rerun of the election is concluded.

Speaking on the floor of Parliament, the Majority Chief Whip, Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor, stated, “Mr Speaker, I’m not raising these matters whimsically because precedent will guide us. Mr Speaker, when the Honourable Gyakye Quayson was ordered by the court that he should go through re-run, Members of this side at the time, mainly led by the now Minority Leader, spoke vociferously against the fact that the Honourable Gyakye Quayson cannot be entertained in this house.

“Eventually, he had to leave. This is a path that we have travelled. Precedent has been set and laid. Nobody can tell us in this house today that the Honourable Nyindam must have a voice today. It won’t happen,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Tamale High Court, on November 24, 2025, ordered the rerun of the Kpandai parliamentary election within 30 days.

According to the High Court, the Electoral Commission has within 30 days from today to conduct the rerun.

His Lordship Emmanuel Brew Plange made this declaration following the legal challenge of the 2024 parliamentary election by the former Member of Parliament (MP) and the NDC, Daniel Nsala Wakpal.

“US didn’t want Gaddafi to resign; they wanted to kill him” – Former US congressman

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“US didn’t want Gaddafi to resign; they wanted to kill him” – Former US congressman

Curt Weldon, a former US congressman who led three delegations to Libya, has revealed that the United States of America did not want the Libyan dictator Muammar al-Gaddafi to resign but wanted to kill him.  

In  2011 video that has resurfaced the U.S. Congressman Curt Weldon recounting how he hand-delivered Muammar Gaddafi’s resignation offer to U.S. officials.

He claimed the U.S. rejected it to pursue regime change for control over Libya’s oil and sovereign wealth fund.

However, the Obama administration dismissed his claims, leading to NATO-backed intervention that ended in Gaddafi’s death later that year.

Speaking in the resurfaced video, the former US congressman stated, “I hand-carried a letter back from Gaddafi offering to resign. The US didn’t want him to resign; they wanted to kill him.

I met Gaddafi three times. I took Biden on my second trip to Libya, by the way, he went with me when I spoke to the country, and every meeting I had with Gaddafi, he wanted two things: he wanted to unite the African continent into a group of nations economically, like the European standard economy.

He wanted the gold standard, and the US and Europe didn’t want that. The other thing is that they wanted control of his oil and wanted control of his sovereign wealth, so Gaddafi had to go”.

Britannica narrating the event that led to the Libyan revolt of 2011 wrote, “In February 2011, after anti-government demonstrations forced Presidents Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and Hosni Mubarak from power in the neighbouring countries of Tunisia and Egypt, anti-Gaddafi demonstrations broke out in the Libyan city of Benghazi”

“As the protests spread throughout the country, the Qaddafi regime attempted to violently suppress them, directing police and mercenary forces to fire live ammunition at protesters and ordering attacks by artillery, fighter jets, and helicopter gunships against demonstration sites.

 Foreign government officials and international human rights groups condemned the regime’s assault on the protesters. Qaddafi’s violent tactics also alienated senior figures in the Libyan government”.

“In August 2011, Gaddafi’s hold on power appeared to break when rebel forces entered Tripoli and took control of most areas of the city. Rebel fighters achieved a major symbolic victory on August 23 when they captured the Bāb al-ʿAzīziyyah compound, Gaddafi’s headquarters in Tripoli.

Jubilant crowds ransacked the compound, destroying symbols of the Gaddafi regime. Gaddafi’s whereabouts remained uncertain, although he released several audio messages urging the Libyan people to resist the rebels.

As rebel forces solidified their hold on Tripoli, they intensified their efforts to track down Gaddafi, offering a $1.7 million reward for killing or capturing him. Gaddafi was killed in Sirte on October 20 as rebel forces took control of the city, one of the last remaining loyalist strongholds”.

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Watch man of God pray for Wontumi ahead of court proceedings

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Watch man of God pray for Wontumi ahead of court proceedings

A viral video has surfaced of Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman, receiving prayers ahead of his court proceedings on Thursday, November 27, 2025.

Chairman Wontumi, arriving at the courthouse in his car, was met by a man of God who was captured praying for him while he was seated in his car before stepping out to enter the courtroom.

Wontumi was dressed in his usual casual outfit of a white Lacoste shirt, blue jeans, and white sneakers.

He was later captured, greeting a lawyer believed to be part of his legal team.

The viral video has since ignited debate on social media, quizzing why prayers should be offered for someone accused of destroying Ghana’s natural resources and environment with his galamsey activities.

Some netizens wrote, Faith is not a performance for the courts or the cameras. Prayer is meant to humble, not to decorate power. When justice calls, accountability should lead, not theatrics. If your conscience is clear, you don’t need a spiritual spectacle at the gates of the law. The courtroom is for truth, not public relations”.

One more Ghanaian wrote, “Reasons why people are getting tired and angry with churches. Making people leave Christ in Ghana. As a pastor, you need to distinguish yourself from politicians”.

A netizen added, “Praying for someone who is under investigation for spoiling your water bodies? Man of God deserves more prayers!!”

“Somebody steals money, destroys your vegetation, pollutes your water, shows it in your face, the stolen money, but yeah, see some pastor trying to pray just because he will get an envelope of 5k before he leaves”, one more X user wrote.

A netizen added, “Inside life, when the rich do evil deeds and face trials in the court of law because of their wealth, they still get men of God to embrace and pray for them, INTERESTING.  Poverty is a disease.  Just hustle and get rich”.

Meanwhile, in court, the Wontumi’s legal team has accused the prosecution team in his mining case of withholding key documents.

According to Wontumi’s legal team, the key materials needed to prepare their case were absent from the disclosures filed by the State prosecutors.

Appiah-Kubi told the court their intention to apply for a court order compelling the prosecution to release further documents.

Wontumi and Akonta Mining are standing trial over allegations that they permitted mining operations in Ghana’s forest in their Samreboi concession without the requisite approvals.

The case was adjourned to December 8, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., with the defence’s application for additional disclosures expected to be heard.

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See the tragic moment a mother told firefighters her daughter was trapped in Dansoman fire

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See the tragic moment a mother told firefighters her daughter was trapped in Dansoman fire

A video has been shared on social media of a tragic moment a mother told firefighters of the Ghana National Fire Service that her daughter was still trapped in the Dansoman fire.

In the 36-second video shared the mother, who was willing to go get her daughter in the blazing fire, was asked where she was heading, and she stated, “My child is inside”.

Some Ghanaians who were helping the firefighters at the time were shocked, telling the woman by now the daughter will be dead, as the area in which she was had been brunt down.

Providing an update on the fire, GNFS’ Alex King Nartey wrote, “The sad moment the mother realised that she has lost her daughter to the fire. Words can’t describe the sadness and shock.”

“At 00:02 hrs, the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) received a distress call reporting a fire outbreak at the Dansoman Market. The first crew from Dansoman Fire Station arrived at 00:04 hrs and met the blaze at an advanced stage, spreading rapidly in all directions,” the service stated.

According to reports, the woman left their home at the market to get food and was told the market was on fire, adding that her home is in Kasoa, but she stays in the market as she is learning a trade.

The  8-year-old girl died in a devastating fire at the Dansoman Market.

According to reports, the 8-year-old girl has died after being trapped in a devastating fire that swept through Market.

The devastating fire incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, November 26, 2025.

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) noted that the fire was first reported at 00:02 hrs, with the Dansoman Fire Station arriving just two minutes later and found the fire at an advanced stage.

Eight fire engines from Industrial Area, Ministries, National Headquarters, Madina, Weija, Anyaa, and Accra City were mobilised to contain the inferno, with some support from private water tankers.

The information gathered is that the fire was confined by 01:51 hrs, brought under control at 03:03 hrs and was fully extinguished by 05:21 hrs.

Reports suggest the girl was caught in the fire and could not be rescued, with her body handed over to the Police for further investigation.

The Dansoman Market destroyed several wooden structures and shops, along with their contents.

Meanwhile, the cause of the fire remains unknown, and investigations are ongoing.

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Video – Miss UG winner exposes Guru over gifting her a ‘broken car’ as grand prize  

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Video – Miss UG winner exposes Guru over gifting her a ‘broken car’ as grand prize  

Winner of Miss University of Ghana (UG) under Guru’s administration, Jazmine Saaka, has exposed the organisers of the pageant for gifting her a broken car package as a brand new car as her grand prize.

In a viral video shared on social media, the 2025 Miss University of Ghana has shared the condition of the ‘brand-new car’ that was given to her by Guru, the 67th SRC President.

According to her, the vehicle is completely immobile, so she had no choice but to abandon it on campus.  

Speaking in a viral video shared by Voice of Legon, the Miss University of Ghana 2025 detailed, “Right now it is parked behind these cars because when you move it, it does not start”.

Jazmine Saaka, the pageant queen, further showcase the interior of the vehicle as even worse condition, with loose and detachable panels, a broken glove compartment, and missing grab handles, which is unideal for a brand-new vehicle.

She further revealed that electronic features, like the central control and locking system, were not functional, with one window permanently shut.

Jazmine Saaka further exposed Guru’s administration that her promised trip to Dubai has not been fulfilled.

Speaking in an interview on Hitz FM on November 26, 2025, Jazmine disclosed, “Just yesterday, I was at work, and I received an email from EgyptAir thanking me for using their service from Cairo to Dubai.

“They were supposed to do EgyptAir, then they would transit you through Cairo, so they sent me that email thanking me for using their service, and I was like Wow, this is interesting,” she said.

The 2025 Miss University of Ghana added, “They’ve not sent me details, yet this is happening. I noticed they sent me the Women’s Commissioner’s letter, too, which she also used the service. That’s when I found out that with the Miss UG money, they had also booked a trip and ticket for the women’s commissioner”.

She continued, “They claimed they didn’t even have money to make sashes for the 4th and 5th Runner Up, but somehow, they were able to book a trip for the Women’s Commissioner who had blocked me and refused to account for the trip, the money and the car.”

“This will be like my 20th attempt to reach them through calls, texts, emails, and I even begged them for assistance an email, but he never sent it to me. We wrote countless letters, we’ve asked this person to ask that person, but still no answer,” she shared.

She further disclosed that bloggers were misinformed that she had voluntarily refused to go on the trip, “There was a time when they would speak to bloggers and make it seem like I decided not to go on the trip, even though they had blocked me. It was very interesting”.

“My parents didn’t stop me from going on the trip. They haven’t even told us where I will be staying, and when I’m going, so how will they know what to do? They sent me a ticket, and my name was spelt wrongly, and on that ticket, we were still asking where we would stay, the date and other details. For safety, we need to have this discussion to know these things so nobody interferes in anything,” she added.

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“They used Miss UG’s money to book a trip to Dubai” – Miss UG winner exposes Guru’s administration

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“They used Miss UG’s money to book a trip to Dubai” – Miss UG winner exposes Guru’s administration

Jazmine Saaka, the Winner of Miss University of Ghana (UG) under Guru’s administration, has exposed the organisers of mismanaging funds.

According to Miss Jazmine Saaka, she unexpectedly received an email from EgyptAir thanking her for using their service from Cairo to Dubai, although she had never embarked on the said trip, she was promised.

Miss Jazmine Saaka detailed that she then found out that they used the Miss UG money to book a trip and ticket to Dubai for Antoinnette Opoku, the Women’s Commissioner.

Speaking in an interview on Hitz FM on November 26, 2025, Jazmine disclosed, “Just yesterday, I was at work, and I received an email from EgyptAir thanking me for using their service from Cairo to Dubai.

“They were supposed to do EgyptAir, then they would transit you through Cairo, so they sent me that email thanking me for using their service, and I was like Wow, this is interesting,” she said.

The 2025 Miss University of Ghana added, “They’ve not sent me details, yet this is happening. I noticed they sent me the Women’s Commissioner’s letter, too, which she also used the service. That’s when I found out that with the Miss UG money, they had also booked a trip and ticket for the women’s commissioner”.

She continued, “They claimed they didn’t even have money to make sashes for the 4th and 5th Runner Up, but somehow, they were able to book a trip for the Women’s Commissioner who had blocked me and refused to account for the trip, the money and the car.”

“This will be like my 20th attempt to reach them through calls, texts, emails, and I even begged them for assistance an email, but he never sent it to me. We wrote countless letters, we’ve asked this person to ask that person, but still no answer,” she shared.

She further disclosed that bloggers were misinformed that she had voluntarily refused to go on the trip, “There was a time when they would speak to bloggers and make it seem like I decided not to go on the trip, even though they had blocked me. It was very interesting”.

“My parents didn’t stop me from going on the trip. They haven’t even told us where I will be staying, and when I’m going, so how will they know what to do? They sent me a ticket, and my name was spelt wrongly, and on that ticket, we were still asking where we would stay, the date and other details. For safety, we need to have this discussion to know these things so nobody interferes in anything,” she added.

Also, Jazmine Saaka has exposed the organisers of the pageant for gifting her a broken car package as a brand new car as her grand prize.

In a viral video shared on social media, the 2025 Miss University of Ghana has shared the condition of the ‘brand-new car’ that was given to her by Guru, the 67th SRC President.

According to her, the vehicle is completely immobile, so she had no choice but to abandon it on campus.  

Speaking in a viral video shared by Voice of Legon, the Miss University of Ghana 2025 detailed, “Right now it is parked behind these cars because when you move it, it does not start”.

Jazmine Saaka, the pageant queen, further showcase the interior of the vehicle as even worse condition, with loose and detachable panels, a broken glove compartment, and missing grab handles, which is unideal for a brand-new vehicle.

She further revealed that electronic features, like the central control and locking system, were not functional, with one window permanently shut.

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‘Melting moment’ as Napo ‘plays’ with school pupil

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‘Melting moment’ as Napo ‘plays’ with school pupil

A video has emerged of Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the NPP’s running mate in the 2024 elections, sharing a moment with some school kids playing with them.

In the viral video, Napo was captured in a heartwarming moment with children at the Kumasi Children’s Home.

Reports suggest, the former lawmaker was there during a visit to donate essential items to the Kumasi Children’s Home.

Napo was surrounded by some little children of the Kumasi Children’s Home as he was seated.

The information gathered adds that Dr Prempeh has been doing philanthropic activities for over 2 decades now.

Within the period, he’s supported more than 20 homes.

Yesterday, November 27, 2025, Napo donated food items to support 3 homes in Kumasi, namely the Kumasi rehabilitation centre ⁠, Cheshire Home and the ⁠Kumasi children’s home.

It has also come to light that Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh supports the three homes three times within the year, with the donation yesterday a Christmas present and also the third time Napo is donating to the homes for the year 2025.

Meanwhile, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, in recent times, has touched on what he has been doing for the past 10 months out of government.

According to Napo, the last 10 months he has been enjoying life, labelling his last 10 months as his best time in the last 16 years.

Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express on November 18, 2025, Napo stated, “In the last 10 months, I’ve been enjoying life. I have been reading and enjoying life, my brother. I’ve been going around the country on a listening tour. I’ve been reconnecting to my roots and establishing my foot firmly on the ground”.

“I’ve been mostly listening, reflecting, doing a soul search on what’s the purpose going forward”.

He boldly declared, “So, it’s been the best time in the last probably 16 years,” he indicated.

Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, in the same interview, admitted that the NPP’s defeat was partly due to a loss of trust between the government and the people.

According to Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, after ten months of political reflection, he has realised that the Akufo-Addo government simply did not listen enough.

He asserted that the government had broken the trust between citizens, which led to the NPP’s humiliating defeat.

Napo explained that the government had to navigate severe global economic and health crises, which affected many countries and, consequently, the financial stability and savings of the citizens.

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“My trips were approved” – Kow Essuman slams JoyNews over MIIF board blowing GH¢11m on unapproved trips

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“My trips were approved” – Kow Essuman slams JoyNews over MIIF board blowing GH¢11m on unapproved trips

Counsel to former President Nana Akufo-Addo, Kow Essuman, has come out fighting, JoyNews reports, claiming the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) board in 2024 blew over GH¢11 million on foreign travels without government approval.

According to Kow Essuman, as a Board Member of MIIF, his trips were duly approved by the Chief of Staff, and he has documentary evidence to back his claims.

Kow Essuman further expressed his disappointment with JoyNews, basing their publication on claims based on what they describe as “intercepted documents”, claiming that the documents were clearly incomplete and misleading.

He further urged that Ghanaians should focus on celebrating and protecting the success achieved by MIIF, which posted a profit of GHS 1.9 billion in 2024.

In a post on a social media page on November 26, 2025, Kow Essuman wrote, “While preparing this application, I woke up to a Joy News report alleging unapproved foreign travels by Board Members of MIIF. Let me state categorically that every trip I undertook as a Board Member of MIIF was duly approved by the Chief of Staff, and I have documentary evidence to support this.

It is disappointing that a reputable media house would publish such claims based on what they describe as “intercepted documents”, documents which were clearly incomplete and misleading, given that:

1. MIIF itself has repeatedly stated publicly that it has not published the 2024 audited financial statements;

2. ⁠That is precisely why I filed my RTI requests;

3. ⁠The current MIIF CEO confirmed before Parliament and publicly justified the official travels;

4. ⁠Any documents relied upon by Joy News, without the full financial statements, cannot present a fair or professional picture”.

His post added, “Journalism must serve the public interest without distorting facts.

Nevertheless, let’s look at the bigger picture.

As a country, our energy should be directed toward celebrating and protecting the successes achieved with MIIF – an institution that posted an impressive profit of GHS 1.9 billion in 2024. A fund built from scratch is now a significant national asset.

Rather than tearing down what has been built, we should support the current management to continue strengthening the institution for the benefit of all Ghanaians”.

Kow Essuman further revealed that he has filed a formal Application for Review before the Right to Information (RTI) Commission under section 65 of the Right to Information Act, 2019 (Act 989) against the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF).

According to him, the application was filed as the current MIIF’s refusal, both express and deemed, to determine or respond to multiple RTI requests and internal review applications he submitted since September 2025.

Kow Essuman’s remarks follow, a 2024 audit report exposing how the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) blew over GH¢11 million on foreign travels without government approval.

It will be recalled that in 2020, the Ministry of Finance issued a directive that no public servant shall travel on official business without clearance through the Chief of Staff.

The audit service reports revealed board and key management of MIIF spent more than GH¢11 million on foreign travel in 2024 without approval from the Chief of Staff, the sector minister, or the Chief Director.

The MIIF’s Head of Human Resources, responding to the findings, stated that all travels requiring approval from the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Director were duly cleared.

Edward Nana Yaw Koranteng, the former MIIF CEO, however, claimed the Chief of Staff at the time was notified of all the trips.

Acting MIIF CEO Justina Nelson, who appeared before the Public Accounts Committee, argued that “spending was necessary to give the Fund the visibility and capacity needed to operate its new office”.

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Kow Essuman files RTI against MIIF following JoyNews GH¢11m “unapproved travel” report

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Kow Essuman files RTI against MIIF following JoyNews GH¢11m “unapproved travel” report

Counsel to former President Nana Akufo-Addo, Kow Essuman, has announced he has filed a formal application for review before the Right to Information (RTI) Commission against the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF).

According to him, the application was filed as the current MIIF’s refusal to respond to multiple RTI requests and internal review applications he submitted since September 2025.

It will be recalled that a 2024 audit report shared by JoyNews exposed how the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) blew over GH¢11 million on foreign travels without government approval.

In 2020, the Ministry of Finance issued a directive that no public servant shall travel on official business without clearance through the Chief of Staff.

The audit service reports revealed board and key management of MIIF spent more than GH¢11 million on foreign travel in 2024 without approval from the Chief of Staff, the sector minister, or the Chief Director.

The MIIF’s Head of Human Resources, responding to the findings, stated that all travels requiring approval from the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Director were duly cleared.

Edward Nana Yaw Koranteng, the former MIIF CEO, however, claimed the Chief of Staff at the time was notified of all the trips.

Acting MIIF CEO Justina Nelson, who appeared before the Public Accounts Committee, argued that “spending was necessary to give the Fund the visibility and capacity needed to operate its new office”.

Kow Essuman, who was appointed a board member of MIIF under the Akufo-Addo government, in a social media post stated, “This morning, I filed a formal Application for Review before the Right to Information (RTI) Commission under section 65 of the Right to Information Act, 2019 (Act 989) against the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF).

This application arises from MIIF’s refusal, both express and deemed, to determine or respond to multiple RTI requests and internal review applications I have submitted since September 2025. These requests sought straightforward information about the 2024 audited financial statements of MIIF. As a former Board Member, this information is not only of significant public interest but directly relevant to my tenure, under which the matters contained in 2024 statements transpired”.

He added, “My application sets out several constitutional breaches and violations of both the RTI Act and the MIIF Act, particularly regarding transparency, accountability, and statutory reporting obligations. I have duly served MIIF with a copy of my application. See copies attached.

During this period, I also submitted similar requests to the Auditor-General of the Ghana Audit Service and the Ministry of Finance.

The Audit Service has been exemplary – professional, transparent, prompt, and helpful. The Information Officer confirmed that the 2024 audited financial statements were completed, signed on 27 June 2025, and submitted to MIIF and the Ministry of Finance. They further explained that due to timing differences – ensuring a complete and accurate audit – the 2024 report could not be included in the 2025 Auditor-General’s report to Parliament and will instead be included in the 2026 report.

Unfortunately, the Ministry of Finance has not responded to any of my RTI requests, in clear breach of Act 989”.

Kow Essuman further revealed, as a Board Member of MIIF, his trips were duly approved by the Chief of Staff, and he has documentary evidence to back his claims.

He added, “While preparing this application, I woke up to a Joy News report alleging unapproved foreign travels by Board Members of MIIF. Let me state categorically that every trip I undertook as a Board Member of MIIF was duly approved by the Chief of Staff, and I have documentary evidence to support this.

It is disappointing that a reputable media house would publish such claims based on what they describe as “intercepted documents”, documents which were clearly incomplete and misleading, given that:

1. MIIF itself has repeatedly stated publicly that it has not published the 2024 audited financial statements;

2. ⁠That is precisely why I filed my RTI requests;

3. ⁠The current MIIF CEO confirmed before Parliament and publicly justified the official travels;

4. ⁠Any documents relied upon by Joy News, without the full financial statements, cannot present a fair or professional picture”.

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“Mahama’s extension of IGP’s term does not augur well” – Former Deputy Minister

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“Mahama’s extension of IGP’s term does not augur well” – Former Deputy Minister

Kofi Amankwah-Manu, the former Deputy Defence Minister, has said President John Mahama’s decision to extend the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno’s tenure does not augur well.

According to him, Mahama’s move could unsettle senior officers who were waiting in line for the IGP role.

He explained that Police officers work with the hope that their dedication could lead to promotion to the highest office in the Service.

Speaking in an interview on Joy News on November 25, 2025, Kofi Amankwah-Manu stated, “This really does not augur well for the full commitment of people. You need people to work for something, and by way of doing that, when they work, knowing very well that tomorrow, they can be recognised and be made IGP. But then, you know, you just cut it off because you have one person who probably will do your bidding. Well, I think it’s, for me, if you ask me, it’s a sorry state”.

“It will even kill that spirit of wanting to work hard to see the police grow. Because after all, there will be nothing to look up to, nothing to fight for. So if I am there, and I have about three years, and I know that, look, if I do so well, commit myself to doing that, to move the police forward, I will be recognised and probably be made an IGP, if I happen to be the second in line. And then you have this IGP having his tenure extended. What it means is that I don’t have anywhere going. I am completely locked up. So what do I have to do? It’s going to be business as usual,” he added.

His comments come following Mahama’s approval of a two-year contract extension for the IGP, allowing him to stay in office beyond his statutory retirement date in December 2025.

The decision was signed by Callistus Mahama, Secretary to the President, following a recommendation from the Police Council.

The re-engagement takes effect from 28 December 2025, during which Yohuno will remain in office.

According to the presidency, the extension is meant to ensure continuity, stability and the consolidation of ongoing reforms within the Service.

The approval allows IGP Yohuno, who was appointed earlier this year, to continue leading the Ghana Police Service for the next two years.

IGP Yohuno has been lauded for improving police visibility, improving crime response strategies, and advancing community policing.

Meanwhile, reports had earlier tipped that Commissioner of Police (COP) Lydia Yaako Donkor, Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), has been tipped to replace the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno.

Reports suggest, COP Lydia Donkor is tipped to replace IGP Yohuno, who is near his retirement age in December 2025.

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“Charlotte Osei brought her removal on herself; she wanted her deputies out” – NPP MP details

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“Charlotte Osei brought her removal on herself; she wanted her deputies out” – NPP MP details

Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Manhyia South, has dropped a shocking revelation concerning the removal of former chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, Charlotte Osei.

The Manhyia South revealed that Charlotte Osei brought her removal on herself when he went to former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to get her deputies out.

According to Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, Akufo-Addo did not touch Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution for the removal of Charlotte Osei, with her deputies turning on her with all that they knew.

Speaking in an interview on Adom FM, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah explained, “Nobody touched Article 146; there is a misconception out there. Our mother Charlotte Osei brought her removal on herself. She wanted her deputies removed.

“She had a very good relationship with Nana Addo. And she thought that she could leverage that relationship to get her deputies out”.

The Manhyia South lawmaker added, “But the deputies turned on her with all that they know, including the procurement officer at the EC.”

It will be recalled Charlotte Osei was removed from her position together with two other deputies for varied reasons including “stated misbehaviour.”

The lawmaker made these claims while commenting on a petition filed for the removal of the current EC boss, Jean Mensa and her deputies.

The EC staff member in his petition cited alleged misconduct that he claims threatens the credibility of Ghana’s electoral system.

According to Joseph Blankson Adumadzie, his petition was submitted in line with Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution.

He, however, refuses to provide details in the petition, adding that it is anchored on 12 counts of stated misbehaviour.

The allegations include “cronyism, abuse of office, and gross incompetence”.

The petitioner added that the conduct of the three senior officials has eroded public confidence in the EC and poses a risk to the integrity and independence of Ghana’s electoral process.

He also argued that his actions are driven solely by the need to safeguard the Constitution and strengthen accountable governance.

Meanwhile, Government Spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu has revealed that the presidency has not yet received the EC staff petition for the removal of Jean Mensa and her two deputies.

Felix Kwakye Ofosu highlighted that petitions are normally routed through the Secretary to the President, adding that the Secretary has not sighted it yet.

Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Tuesday, Felix Kwakye Ofosu stated, “Normally, it will go to the Secretary to the President if it is addressed to the President. I’ve engaged him.

He has not sighted it yet, but I’m sure that if he does, there’s a process, a long-standing process, that this goes through, and any information on that will be conveyed to your public before this one,” he stated.

He further added that he is not aware of any other petition for the removal of the Electoral Commission Chairperson, Jean Mensa and her two deputies.

“I’m not aware of any other petition. At the very least, I don’t have a briefing that there’s any other such petition. But if such a petition exists, and it comes to the attention of the secretary’s office, the public will know, in the same way that the Chief Justice became a matter of public commentary because we put it out first, of course respecting the constitutional processes, the same thing will be done if indeed such a petition has come.”

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Watch member of Philadelphia Movement adorns herself with Adom Kyei spiritual products

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Watch member of Philadelphia Movement adorns herself with Adom Kyei spiritual products

A viral video has emerged of a member of the Philadelphia Movement(Believer’s Worship Centre) adorning herself with Prophet Stephen Adom Kyei’s spiritual products.

In the viral video shared by SIKAOFFICIAL on X, the elderly woman was captured proudly adorning herself with the packaging of various spiritual products she has purchased from the church’s leader over the years.

The video has since caused a stir on social media with netizens commenting, saying, “I had an emergency and was admitted at Ridge Hospital, and one of her church member told me not to depend on the hospital but rather buy spiritual products from Philadelphia Church… the following week I pass by her shop and the only thing I saw was her Obituary Banner”.

Another netizen added, “It is this type of mommy that no matter how sick you are, whether it be malaria, ulcer, headache, skin rashes, gonorrhea, hiv and so on and so forth, she never goes to take you to the hospital, even when you’re on death bed”

One X user also shared her experience, “I remember a woman was in a troski that crashed with another car, and she was bleeding from the nose. Instead of her to go to the hospital, she was eating the powder some, and she replied to me nkɔ hoapital biaa me ho bɛ tɔ me”

“So, as she has purchased all these, what has really been the general impact or improvement in her life and that of her family?

How can you really convince an atheist with this kind of Christian practice?”, one more netizen added.

A netizen added, “There is nothing anyone can tell this woman to change her mind. She is locked in hard no matter what”.

In related news, Godsbrain Smart Nkansah, popularly known as Captain Smart, has quizzed Prophet Stephen Adom Kyei Duah, the founder of Believers Worship Centre, on why he will be selling Yesu Mogya in church.

Captain Smart noted that Adom Kyei Duah is exploiting his congregation for profit by selling ‘Yesu Mogya’ in church.

He highlighted that the man of God is doing business in his church and must be taxed by the government.

Captain Smart further recounted how a woman who was suffering from high blood pressure abandoned her prescribed medication to rely on ‘Yesu Mogya’ for miraculous healing.

According to Captain Smart, if he were president, such acts would not be tolerated.

He argued that religious leaders who profit from their congregations under the guise of spirituality should be held accountable.

Speaking on his show Onua Maakye, Captain Smart stated, “Physically, Adom Kyei-Duah is older than me, but spiritually, he knows I’m older. How can you be selling Yesu Mogya in church? There’s a woman I knew who was a BP patient. Instead of her taking her medicine, she was taking Yesu Mogya.

“If I were president of Ghana, this nonsense wouldn’t be allowed. Nobody would be able to sell oil in church. If a pastor sold ‘Yesu Mogya’ during services, I would treat it like a business and make them pay tax,” Captain Smart stated.

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“Kangaroo judicial system” – Afenyo-Markin blasts judiciary

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“Kangaroo judicial system” – Afenyo-Markin blasts judiciary

Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader in Parliament, has labelled Ghana’s judiciary a kangaroo judicial system following the Tamale High Court’s ordering a rerun of the Kpandai parliamentary election.

The minority leader launched a scathing attack on a Tamale High Court Judge, Justice Emmanuel Brew Plange, over his decision for a rerun in the Kpandai.

The minority leader has alleged that Justice Emmanuel Brew Plange concluded with the NDC candidate and his supporters, as they were aware of the judgment before the day.

Afenyo-Markin quizzed the kind of kangaroo judicial system Ghana now has as the judge walked out, claiming that his judgment would be ready on Friday; however, in less than 24 hours, a court order was being sent to Parliament and Honourable Nyindam.

According to Afenyo-Markin, the minority is not will not mince words as they are not afraid and are ready to be in Nsawam over contempt of court accusations.

Speaking to journalists in Parliament on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, Afenyo-Markin cried out, “He’s fixed a date for judgment, no matter what; he’s supposed to deliver a judgment, yet he decided to stay away from determining the matter because a party decided belatedly to file a notice of withdrawal of the case”.

“The NDC candidate and his supporters were aware of the judgment before the day, to the extent that on the day of the set judgment, the regional minister led a team of NDC party faithfuls into the courtroom, anticipating the expected results, the result that they were going to have judgment in their favour. The judge, who spent minutes, walked out of the courtroom claiming that his judgment would be ready on Friday. Meanwhile, in less than 24 hours, a court order was being sent to Parliament and Honorable Nyindam,” Afenyo-Markin claimed.

He further quizzed,“What kind of kangaroo judicial system do we have now in Ghana?”

“The judiciary must know that their actions and inactions to serve the interests of whoever their paymaster is have the tendency of destroying our peaceful republic,” he said.

“We will not mince words. They can conspire to call us one by one for a so-called contempt of court. We are criticising their shameful conduct. We are not afraid. We are ready to be in Nsawam for their so-called contempt. The world will see their disgraceful conduct. We will not sit aloof and allow them to undermine the very rule of law that they are supposed to protect. How can a judge who calls himself a judge sit in court and misconduct himself in such a manner?” he added.

The minority leader also alleged that Justice Emmanuel Brew Plange handling of the Kpandai election petition amounted to judicial irresponsibility.

He added, “The judgment can only be described as breathtaking in its reach and alarming in its implications. His Lordship Justice Emmanuel Bart Plange Brew has ordered nothing less than a wholesale rerun of the entire Kpandai parliamentary election. This is not routine judicial intervention. This is something far more troubling.

“For a judge to casually void an entire constituency’s election without first ensuring that a complete, reasoned judgment was prepared and published is not merely irregular. It is judicial irresponsibility of the highest order,” he said.

His remarks follow the Tamale High Court’s, on November 24, 2025, ordering the rerun of the Kpandai parliamentary election within 30 days.

According to the High Court, the Electoral Commission has within 30 days from today to conduct the rerun.

“GoldBod not being candid about its financial performance” – Bright Simons

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“GoldBod not being candid about its financial performance” – Bright Simons

Bright Simons the IMANI Africa’s Honorary Vice President, has said Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) is not being candid about its financial performance.

According to Bright Simons, GoldBod is refusing to publish its actual trading margins.

The IMANI Africa’s Honorary Vice President, in a post on X, quizzed the Goldbod with some key issues concerning its operations.

Bright Simons, in his post, wrote, “Ghana’s GoldBod, the State-owned monopoly on gold trading in the small-scale and artisanal mining sector, is NOT being candid about its financial performance. It is refusing to publish its actual trading margins.

Look closely at the numbers (attached) in its quarterly report. Nothing about the value of gold is actually traded on behalf of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and the net margin. It is as though it is merely a service provider to BoG and the gold aggregators. (That is not how its law describes it.) It reports <$60m in fees, and that’s it. It also refuses to publish its advances from BoG and merely posts its bank’s balance to reflect fees accumulated since inception”.

His post added, “How much gold did it buy with how much money from & on behalf of BoG and how much was that gold sold for over the period and to whom? Which of the aggregators actually sold gold to it and from which producers?

That’s the most important performance data. Not how much it charged gold aggregators and producers to assay their gold!

The almighty ruler of gold affairs in Ghana, the CEO of GoldBod, aka the GoldBossu, must be pursued for answers. Namaste”.

Meanwhile, Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), in a statement to refute media reports by Accra-based Asaase Radio, revealed it will publish its quarterly financial statements soon on its official website as a statutory corporation.

Asaase Radio had earlier claimed the GoldBod recorded losses exceeding GH¢3 billion in its first year of operations.

However, GoldBod, in a statement issued on Monday, November 17, 2025, rebutted the allegations, describing them as false and contrived.

The Goldbod statement read, “The attention of the Ghana Gold Board (“GoldBod”) has been drawn to a publication by “Asaaseradio” alleging that the GoldBod has recorded losses in excess of GHC3 billion in its first year of operations.

The GoldBod wishes to put on record that the publication under reference is entirely false and deliberately contrived to undermine the successes and significant contributions of the GoldBod to the revitalisation of Ghana’s economy”.

The statement added, “Contrary to the mischievous claims contained in the said publication, the GoldBod has been making significant surpluses/profits since its establishment. Quarterly financial statements of the GoldBod, which will soon be published on the official website of the statutory corporation, will bear this fact out”.

The Goldbod further urged Asaaseradio to retract and render an unqualified apology to the general public for such misleading publication.

“The Ghana Gold Board urges the general public to treat this false publication by ‘Asaaseradio’ with utmost contempt and calls on the management of the station to retract and render an unqualified apology to the general public for such misleading and unethical publication”, the statement added.

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“Ken Agyapong helped me with economics” – Atta Akyea throwback video emerges following motherf**ker remarks

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“Ken Agyapong helped me with economics” – Atta Akyea throwback video emerges following motherf**ker remarks

A throwback video has surfaced of Samuel Atta Akyea, the former Minister for Works and Housing and senior lawyer, after he cautioned the New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates not to gamble and elect a leader who will go to the UN and insult World leaders. 

According to Atta Akyea, Kennedy Agyapong was very good in economics and helped him back in the day when they were at Adisadel College.

Speaking on Good Evening Ghana, Atta Akyea stated, “One of the things people did not know, Ken is indeed a colleague of mine in Adisadel College, Ken was very good in economics and I was very strong in literature so like two village biys who have come to a very strong school we use to compare notes whiles I will help him with literature, he also helped me with economics. We have a long-standing bond”.  

However, in recent times, Atta Akyea in the camp of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia had led to him warning NPP delegates not to vote for Kennedy Agyapong, who will go and embarrass the country on the International stage during the United Nations Assembly.

He boldly told the NPP delegate not to vote for someone who would insult world leaders when he travels.

Speaking at a gathering of party faithful at Mpraeso in the Eastern region, Atta Akyea stated, “Someone just reminded me, if you gamble and vote for this man (Kennedy Agyapong) and he goes to the United Nations, you will hear motherfucker, Ghanaians will hear motherfucker, Ghanaians will hear a President saying motherfucker.

Have you heard Dr Bawumia ever say motherfucker before? I beg of you, don’t go and gamble”. 

However, Kwasi Kwarteng, the spokesperson of the campaign team of Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has bitten back at Samuel Atta Akyea, the former Minister for Works and Housing and senior lawyer, following his recent comments.

Kwasi Kwarteng, the spokesperson of the campaign team of Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, in a sharp rebuttal, asserted that the UN and the international community prefer a bold, honest leader to an unrepentant liar with zero credibility.

Kwasi Kwarteng, replying to Atta Akyea, fired stray bullets at Dr Bawumia, labelling him as an unrepentant liar who has zero credibility in economic management and leadership.

In a post on X, he wrote, “Indeed, the UN and the international community will prefer a bold, honest leader who occasionally uses the word ‘motherf**ker’ to an unrepentant liar who has zero credibility, in both economic management and leadership”.

Furthermore, Kennedy Agyapong has said he has endured all the insults and attacks in silence because of party unity.

The former Assin Central MP warned that the day he chose to speak, Ghanaians would know that there are real men in the NPP.

Ken Aggyapong further mocked former vice president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and the 2024 flagbearer of the NPP for conceding defeat too early in the December polls.

According to Kennedy Agyapong, Dr Bawumia rushed to concede defeat in the 2024 elections, leaving members of parliament high and dry to lose their seats.

Speaking to NPP delegates ahead of the January 31 presidential election, Kennedy Agyapong stated, “A lion may remain calm for the sake of unity, but it fears no one. I have endured the insults and attacks in silence, but the day I choose to speak, you will know there are real men in this party.

You cannot rush to concede defeat before the counting is done and cause our MPs to lose seats, then expect leadership again. Not today, not tomorrow”.

Meanwhile, the NPP goes to the polls on January 31 to elect a flagbearer for the 2028 election, with Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and Kennedy Agyapong being the main contenders.

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“The tone of the current debate is worrying” – Shamima Muslim on Wesley Girls’ religious rights debate

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“The tone of the current debate is worrying” – Shamima Muslim on Wesley Girls’ religious rights debate

Shamima Muslim, the Deputy Presidential Spokesperson, has bemoaned the tone in which Ghanaians are debating the ongoing national debate over religious rights in mission schools.

The Deputy Presidential Spokesperson called for calm and dialogue, noting that the confrontational tones threaten to derail constructive engagement.

In a Facebook post on Wednesday, November 26, Shamima Muslim shared her own experience as a Muslim student at Holy Child School.

Shamima Muslim, in her post, wrote,  “We can be authentic and still be progressive. When I first got to Holy Child School in 1995, I was told the school schedule wouldn’t allow me to pray. I prayed anyway. And I attended all compulsory Mass and participated in many school activities.”

“Years later, my cousin became the first ever Muslim Head Girl—Raahat Moomen. Today, Holy Child has a Muslim Teacher Patron for the Muslim girls. No, there are no five times daily congregational prayers, but they pray. And they fast during Ramadan.”

She added, “The tone of the current debate is worrying. We must all recognise that no one wins if we don’t allow cool heads to prevail in this matter and choose confrontation instead of dialogue”.

“To Holy Child School and many others who, on their own, have recognised the needs of all members of their community—keep it up. Educating all citizens secures all of us ultimately,” she concluded.

It will be recalled that, in December 2024, Shafic Osman, a Ghanaian lawyer and PhD candidate at the London School of Economics, sued Wesley Girls’ Senior High School and the Government at the Supreme Court.

The case filed cited Wesley Girls’ restricting Muslim students from wearing the hijab, fasting during Ramadan, and practising other aspects of their faith.

Shafic Osman argued that a public school cannot lawfully restrict the religious rights of Muslim students nor compel them to practise a faith they do not subscribe to.

He grounded his case in the Constitution and international human rights principles, arguing that Wesley Girls’ rules violate Ghana’s constitutional protections for religious freedom.

Meanwhile, Haruna Iddrisu, the Education Minister, speaking on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, emphasised that the rights of every Ghanaian child must be respected and protected.

He stated, “There is some ongoing debate on restrictions on Muslim students in Wesley Girls, which conflicts with international human rights standards and even standards expected of us in Ghana’s Constitution and under Article 33(5) and 26(1) of the Constitution.

“We have a duty to uphold the rights of every Ghanaian child and to uphold the rights of every Ghanaian citizen. No right is divisible. We will not countenance any action by any person to deny any Ghanaian girl the opportunity to practice any religion,” he said.

Also, the President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, has questioned the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu what he seeks by resurrecting issues that have already been settled.

Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi revealed that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between all major religious groups, including Muslims, Catholics, Protestants, SDAs, and even the Police Service, on how religious tolerance should be handled in schools.

According to the Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, Catholics will not abandon their principles so that every religion is practised, adding that when a Catholic child goes to a Muslim or Presbyterian school, they must also respect that school’s rules.

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“We are ready for Nsawam” – Afenyo-Markin says as he rips Judge to shreds over Kpandai ruling

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“We are ready for Nsawam” – Afenyo-Markin says as he rips Judge to shreds over Kpandai ruling

Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader in Parliament, has launched a scathing attack on a Tamale High Court Judge, Justice Emmanuel Brew Plange, over his decision ordering a rerun of the Kpandai parliamentary election.

The minority leader has alleged that Justice Emmanuel Brew Plange concluded with the NDC candidate and his supporters, as they were aware of the judgment before the day.

Afenyo-Markin quizzed the kind of kangaroo judicial system Ghana now has as the judge walked out, claiming that his judgment would be ready on Friday; however, in less than 24 hours, a court order was being sent to Parliament and Honourable Nyindam.

According to Afenyo-Markin, the minority is not will not mince words as they are not afraid and are ready to be in Nsawam over contempt of court accusations.

Speaking to journalists in Parliament on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, Afenyo-Markin cried out, “He’s fixed a date for judgment, no matter what; he’s supposed to deliver a judgment, yet he decided to stay away from determining the matter because a party decided belatedly to file a notice of withdrawal of the case”.

“The NDC candidate and his supporters were aware of the judgment before the day, to the extent that on the day of the set judgment, the regional minister led a team of NDC party faithfuls into the courtroom, anticipating the expected results, the result that they were going to have judgment in their favour. The judge, who spent minutes, walked out of the courtroom claiming that his judgment would be ready on Friday. Meanwhile, in less than 24 hours, a court order was being sent to Parliament and Honorable Nyindam,” Afenyo-Markin claimed.

He further quizzed,“What kind of kangaroo judicial system do we have now in Ghana?”

“The judiciary must know that their actions and inactions to serve the interests of whoever their paymaster is have the tendency of destroying our peaceful republic,” he said.

“We will not mince words. They can conspire to call us one by one for a so-called contempt of court. We are criticising their shameful conduct. We are not afraid. We are ready to be in Nsawam for their so-called contempt. The world will see their disgraceful conduct. We will not sit aloof and allow them to undermine the very rule of law that they are supposed to protect. How can a judge who calls himself a judge sit in court and misconduct himself in such a manner?” he added.

The minority leader also alleged that Justice Emmanuel Brew Plange handling of the Kpandai election petition amounted to judicial irresponsibility.

He added, “The judgment can only be described as breathtaking in its reach and alarming in its implications. His Lordship Justice Emmanuel Bart Plange Brew has ordered nothing less than a wholesale rerun of the entire Kpandai parliamentary election. This is not routine judicial intervention. This is something far more troubling.

“For a judge to casually void an entire constituency’s election without first ensuring that a complete, reasoned judgment was prepared and published is not merely irregular. It is judicial irresponsibility of the highest order,” he said.

His remarks follow the Tamale High Court’s, on November 24, 2025, ordering the rerun of the Kpandai parliamentary election within 30 days.

According to the High Court, the Electoral Commission has within 30 days from today to conduct the rerun.

Precedent set and laid, declare Kpandai seat vacant – Majority to Speaker Bagbin

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Precedent set and laid, declare Kpandai seat vacant – Majority to Speaker Bagbin

The Majority in Parliament has told the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to declare the Kpandai seat vacant following the Tamale High Court’s annulment of the 2024 parliamentary election results of the constituency.

According to the Majority Chief Whip, Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor, precedent was set and laid by how Honourable Gyakye Quayson was treated following a court ordering a rerun in his constituency.

Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor highlighted that Kpandai MP Matthew Nyindam must also step aside from parliamentary duties until the rerun of the election is concluded.

Speaking on the floor of Parliament, the Majority Chief Whip, Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor, stated, “Mr Speaker, I’m not raising these matters whimsically because precedent will guide us. Mr Speaker, when the Honourable Gyakye Quayson was ordered by the court that he should go through re-run, Members of this side at the time, mainly led by the now Minority Leader, spoke vociferously against the fact that the Honourable Gyakye Quayson cannot be entertained in this house.

“Eventually, he had to leave. This is a path that we have travelled. Precedent has been set and laid. Nobody can tell us in this house today that the Honourable Nyindam must have a voice today. It won’t happen,” he said.

His remarks follow the Tamale High Court’s, on November 24, 2025, ordering the rerun of the Kpandai parliamentary election within 30 days.

According to the High Court, the Electoral Commission has within 30 days from today to conduct the rerun.

His Lordship Emmanuel Brew Plange made this declaration following the legal challenge of the 2024 parliamentary election by the former Member of Parliament (MP) and the NDC, Daniel Nsala Wakpal.

The NDC Parliamentary Candidate for Kpandai alleged irregularities in the voting and collation processes that undermined the credibility of the outcome.

Also, Matthew Nyindam has filed an appeal seeking a stay of execution against the ruling of the High Court in Tamale.

Meanwhile, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader, has launched an attack on Ghana’s judiciary following the Tamale High Court’s decision to annul the 2024 parliamentary election in the Kpandai Constituency.

The minority leader addressing journalists described the court’s conduct as shameful, accusing the judges of serving the interests of their paymasters.

Speaking to journalists in Parliament on Wednesday, November 26, Mr Afenyo-Markin detailed, “The judiciary must know that their actions and inaction to serve the interests of whoever their paymaster is have the tendency of destroying our peaceful republic. We will not mince words. They can conspire to call us one by one for a so-called contempt of court.

“We are criticising their shameful conduct. We are not afraid. We are ready to be in Nsawam for their so-called contempt. The world will see their disgraceful conduct,” he said.

The minority leader added, “How can a judge who calls himself a judge sit in court and misconduct himself in such a manner and expect the country to be quiet? This order, with massive political, legal, and democratic consequences, was pronounced without a full written judgment.

“There were no written reasons, no factual findings, no legal analysis, just a naked directive issued into the public domain. And now the whole constituency is being told there must be a rerun.”

“I am a practising lawyer of experience at the bar. I understand that courts occasionally deliver rulings with reasons to follow. But such a practice is the exception, not the rule. And it is never acceptable when the stakes are this high.”

“Judiciary serving the interests of their paymasters” – Afenyo-Markin on Kpandai election rerun

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“Judiciary serving the interests of their paymasters” – Afenyo-Markin on Kpandai election rerun

Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader, has launched an attack on Ghana’s judiciary following the Tamale High Court’s decision to annul the 2024 parliamentary election in the Kpandai Constituency.

The minority leader addressing journalists described the court’s conduct as shameful, accusing the judges of serving the interests of their paymasters.

Speaking to journalists in Parliament on Wednesday, November 26, Mr Afenyo-Markin detailed, “The judiciary must know that their actions and inaction to serve the interests of whoever their paymaster is have the tendency of destroying our peaceful republic. We will not mince words. They can conspire to call us one by one for a so-called contempt of court.

“We are criticising their shameful conduct. We are not afraid. We are ready to be in Nsawam for their so-called contempt. The world will see their disgraceful conduct,” he said.

The minority leader added, “How can a judge who calls himself a judge sit in court and misconduct himself in such a manner and expect the country to be quiet? This order, with massive political, legal, and democratic consequences, was pronounced without a full written judgment.

“There were no written reasons, no factual findings, no legal analysis, just a naked directive issued into the public domain. And now the whole constituency is being told there must be a rerun.”

“I am a practising lawyer of experience at the bar. I understand that courts occasionally deliver rulings with reasons to follow. But such a practice is the exception, not the rule. And it is never acceptable when the stakes are this high.”

His remarks follow the Tamale High Court’s, on November 24, 2025, ordering the rerun of the Kpandai parliamentary election within 30 days.

According to the High Court, the Electoral Commission has within 30 days from today to conduct the rerun.

His Lordship Emmanuel Brew Plange made this declaration following the legal challenge of the 2024 parliamentary election by the former Member of Parliament (MP) and the NDC, Daniel Nsala Wakpal.

The NDC Parliamentary Candidate for Kpandai alleged irregularities in the voting and collation processes that undermined the credibility of the outcome.

Meanwhile, Matthew Nyindam has filed an appeal seeking a stay of execution against the ruling of the High Court in Tamale.

Matthew Nyindam has boldly stated he is still the lawmaker for Kpandai until the Appeals Court decide.

According to Matthew Nyindam, his legal team noted that something was wrong with the NDC in Kpandai, already speaking about a rerun.

In the 2024 elections, the NPP’s Matthew Nyindam secured 27,947 votes representing 53.47%, whereas the NDC’s Daniel Nsala Wakpal got 24,213 votes representing 46.33% with a third contestant, Donkor Eric Nipani of the APC, polling a meagre 104 votes representing 0.20%.

The gap between the NDC and NPP, the vote difference was 3,734.

“Flagrant flip-flopping and hypocrisy” – Dr Zaato slams Mahama gov’t over IGP’s 2-year contract extension

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“Flagrant flip-flopping and hypocrisy” – Dr Zaato slams Mahama gov’t over IGP’s 2-year contract extension

Dr Joshua Jebuntie Zaato, a senior lecturer at the University of Ghana, has slammed the John Mahama government over Inspector General of Police Christian Tetteh Yohunu’s two-year contract extension.

Speaking on TV3 New Day, Dr Zaato described IGP’s Yohunu extension as “flip-flopping and hypocrisy in its policy implementations.”

His comment stems from the Mahama government’s April 2025 statement released signed by Dr Callistus Mahama, Secretary to the President, who announced that the government announced the suspension of all post-retirement contracts.

The letter stated, “The grant of post-retirement contract appointments to retired public service staff has been suspended with immediate effect”.

“All requests for such appointments will no longer be considered”, the letter added.

Dr Zaato detailed, “Look, as a matter of principle, I think every president should be given the opportunity, especially when it comes to national security and security issues, to assemble his team. I think the president should be given a free hand when it comes to national security and as long as they are not breaching constitutional laws. They see things we don’t see, they hear things we don’t hear, (sic), and keeping the realm safe and secure is the number one responsibility of the president,” he said on TV3 on November 26, 2025.

“That’s why they are the commander-in-chief, so I believe that the president should not be faced with any challenges when it comes to assembling his national security team. The Inspector General of Police is the core, one of the biggest pillars of their national security, so a president should have that right.

The lecturer continued, “IGP Yohunu is a consummate policeman, law enforcement agent. He’s come inside the system, he’s handled the transition well, and he’s doing his utmost best for the police. I have absolutely no problem with him professionally or in person… The problem is, like everybody is saying, when you see this rampant and flagrant flip-flopping and hypocrisy.”

“… Nobody forced Callistus Mahama to issue that letter… because whenever the secretary of the president writes something and issues a statement, we should be able to take it to the bank. We should be able to know that it is a solid position, but today, when I ask my question, what is the government’s policy on post-retirement contracts?

“There should be policy clarity. It helps people to know because now, people can have the opportunity to read innuendos, read motives into these appointments, just precisely because of what you’ve done. There is [policy inconsistency]. You have two statements. So, what is this government’s policy on this? And this is not the first time we have had this policy inconsistency, and that’s what I’m talking about, the government flip-flopping,” he added.

His comments come following Mahama’s approval of a two-year contract extension for the IGP, allowing him to stay in office beyond his statutory retirement date in December 2025.

The decision was signed by Callistus Mahama, Secretary to the President, following a recommendation from the Police Council.

The re-engagement takes effect from 28 December 2025, during which Yohuno will remain in office.

According to the presidency, the extension is meant to ensure continuity, stability and the consolidation of ongoing reforms within the Service.

The approval allows IGP Yohuno, who was appointed earlier this year, to continue leading the Ghana Police Service for the next two years.

IGP Yohuno has been lauded for improving police visibility, improving crime response strategies, and advancing community policing.

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“Unrepentant liar with zero credibility” – Bawumia hit with stray bullets over Atta Akyea’s comments

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“Unrepentant liar with zero credibility” – Bawumia hit with stray bullets over Atta Akyea’s comments

Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the former Vice President and NPP presidential candidate hopeful, has been hit with a stray bullet over Samuel Atta Akyea, the former Minister for Works and Housing and senior lawyer, following his recent comments.

Samuel Atta Akyea, in a viral video on social media, cautioned the New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates not to gamble and elect a leader who will go to the UN and insult World leaders.  

Atta Akyea warned NPP delegates not to vote for Kennedy Agyapong, who will go and embarrass the country on the International stage during the United Nations Assembly.

He boldly told the NPP delegate not to vote for someone who would insult world leaders when he travels.

Speaking at a gathering of party faithful at Mpraeso in the Eastern region, Atta Akyea stated, “Someone just reminded me, if you gamble and vote for this man (Kennedy Agyapong) and he goes to the United Nations, you will hear motherfucker, Ghanaians will hear motherfucker, Ghanaians will hear a President saying motherfucker.

Have you heard Dr Bawumia ever say motherfucker before? I beg of you, don’t go and gamble”.  

In a sharp rebuttal, Kwasi Kwarteng asserted that the UN and the international community prefer a bold, honest leader to an unrepentant liar with zero credibility.

Kwasi Kwarteng, replying to Atta Akyea, fired stray bullets at Dr Bawumia, labelling him as an unrepentant liar who has zero credibility in economic management and leadership.

In a post on X, he wrote, “Indeed, the UN and the international community will prefer a bold, honest leader who occasionally uses the word ‘motherf**ker’ to an unrepentant liar who has zero credibility, in both economic management and leadership”.

Meanwhile, the Global InfoAnalytics latest poll has revealed that former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, and presidential candidate hopeful for the NPP, leads in thirteen out of the sixteen regions in Ghana.

The poll revealed Dr Bawumia continues to dominate the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries.

The Global InfoAnalytics revealed that the poll was conducted between 17th and 21st November 2025 among 3,500 delegates across all 16 regions.

The poll, however, shows that Dr Bawumia and Kennedy Agyapong’s support has slightly declined since October.

Global InfoAnalytics’ likely voters’ model indicated that, “Dr Bawumia: 42.7%, Kennedy Agyapong: 17.7%, Dr Bryan Acheampong: 4.6%, Dr Yaw Adutwum: 0.3%, and Kwabena Adjei Agyapong: 0.3%”.

With 14.9% of delegates not disclosing their voting intentions, while 19.3% remain.

Also, committed voters, Dr Bawumia’s lead widens: “Dr Bawumia: 63.3%, Kennedy Agyapong: 28.6%, and Dr Acheampong: 6.9%”.

In addition, Mussa Dankwah, the Executive Director, Global Info Analytics, has made a bold call that Kennedy Agyapong will win the Volta Region in NPP’s presidential primaries, Dr. Bawumia will win in the Eastern Region.

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“Allow students to practice their religion freely, whether in Muslim or Christian schools – Education Minister

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“Allow students to practice their religion freely, whether in Muslim or Christian schools – Education Minister

Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister of Education, has, in an old video some months ago has surfaced since the Wesley Girls brouhaha has boldly stated that students must be allowed to practice their religion freely.

According to Haruna Iddrisu, students must be allowed to practice their religion in a Muslim or a Christian school.

He highlighted that Ghana’s constitution allows headmasters and head teachers to uphold those rights which are not divisible.

He boldly added that he expects strict compliance from all schools, whether they are Christian or a Muslim school.

Speaking at an event, the Education Minister stated, “We expect that students must be allowed to practice their religion freely, whether a Christian or a Muslim. In a Muslin school or a Christian school.

Allow them their freedom to profess the practice of the religion of their choice. I thought that I should make this public as we observe Independence Day.  The constitution allows that the Headmaster, head teachers, and management of schools, being Christian or Muslim, will uphold the rights those right are not divisible, so I expect strict compliance”.

In recent times, speaking on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 Haruna Iddrisu once again emphasised that the rights of every Ghanaian child must be respected and protected.

He stated, “There is some ongoing debate on restrictions on Muslim students in Wesley Girls, which conflicts with international human rights standards and even standards expected of us in Ghana’s Constitution and under Article 33(5) and 26(1) of the Constitution.

“We have a duty to uphold the rights of every Ghanaian child and to uphold the rights of every Ghanaian citizen. No right is divisible. We will not countenance any action by any person to deny any Ghanaian girl the opportunity to practice any religion,” he said.

Meanwhile, in court, the Supreme Court has ordered the Wesley Girls Senior High School to formally respond to allegations that it prevents Muslim students from practising their religion in the school.

On November 25, 2025, the Supreme Court gave Wesley Girls 14 days to provide answers to the claims made against them by private legal practitioner, Shafic Osman.

Also, the Attorney-General, during the sitting, applied to withdraw and replace an earlier Statement of Case.

However, Justice Gabriel Scott Pawmang, who presided over the case, allowed the replacement but argued that the amended statement did not address the core factual claims.

The court ruled that the first defendant, which is the Board of Governors of Wesley Girls’ School, should respond directly to the allegations.

The Supreme Court panel noted that claims that the school prevents Muslim students from practising their faith are particularly serious.

The Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, who was in court, did not oppose the Supreme Court directive.

He, however, argued that the amended Statement of Case primarily focused on the constitutional framework for assessing alleged restrictions on religious rights.

It will be recalled that, in December 2024, Shafic Osman, a Ghanaian lawyer and PhD candidate at the London School of Economics, sued Wesley Girls’ Senior High School and the Government at the Supreme Court.

The case filed cited Wesley Girls’ restricting Muslim students from wearing the hijab, fasting during Ramadan, and practising other aspects of their faith.

Shafic Osman argued that a public school cannot lawfully restrict the religious rights of Muslim students nor compel them to practise a faith they do not subscribe to.

He grounded his case in the Constitution and international human rights principles, arguing that Wesley Girls’ rules violate Ghana’s constitutional protections for religious freedom.

However, Dominic Ayine, Attorney General and Minister for Justice, has responded to a legal challenge over religious rules at Wesley Girls’ Senior High School (SHS).

According to the Attorney General, Wesley Girls is not a public school in the ordinary sense. It is a school owned by the Methodist Church but managed and funded by the government of Ghana.

The State funds it, yes, but that funding does not strip the school of its right to preserve its ownership and Methodist character.

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Haruna Iddrisu ‘cooks’ Ekow Assafuah for using a ‘chop bar’ arithmetic in gov’t sanitary pad pricing

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Haruna Iddrisu ‘cooks’ Ekow Assafuah for using a ‘chop bar’ arithmetic in gov’t sanitary pad pricing

Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister of Education, has taken the Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, to the cleaners over his recent claims.

The Old Tafo MP had claimed that the government’s Free Sanitary Pad Distribution Programme price was bloated.

He accused the NDC government of extravagant spending under the Free Sanitary Pad policy for schoolgirls in basic and senior high schools.

Vincent Ekow Assafuah highlighted that the government in the 2025 budget revealed plans to purchase 3.1 million packs of sanitary pads at GH¢292 million, and also in the 2026 budget, the same amount of GH¢292 million was spent to procure 6.6 million packs.

According to him, from his calculations, the government procured each pack at about GH¢45, which is way higher than the market price of between 15 cedis to 25 cedis.

In a sharp rebuttal, Haruna Iddrisu fired Ekow Assafuah for using a ‘chop bar’ arithmetic in sanitary pad pricing.

Speaking on the floor of parliament, Haruna Iddirsu stated, “Mr Speaker, a colleague of mine arguing on sanitary pads chose to do chop bar arithmetics. He just took the number of 6.6 million in a batch of sanitary pad supply and came to the conclusion that the government was procuring sanitary pads for GH¢45.

“Mr Speaker, that is a palpable falsehood. The total number of sanitary pads being procured by the government is 12,000,208 at GH¢292 million, not for him to just take 6.6 million and divide it by GH¢292 million and come to the conclusion that one of it is costing GH¢45,” he said.

Some netizens reacting to Haruna Idrrisu’s remarks stated, “Although I und’stnd the politics of this policy, it’s not an efficient use of scarce public funds.

Per the figures given by the Hon. Minister, the unit cost of a pack of sanitary pads is 24.33 cedis. This is still on a very high side, given the quantity involved”.

“Every NPP cooked up a scandal about the current government that does not last 2 days”, a netizen added.

“For I always blame the media Houses that follow the NPP lies and start posting,  to me alone, none of these lies from the NPP should be posted in the first place”, another X user stated.

One X user added, “When will low-budget Ablokwa take his time in trying to expose government shortcomings accurately?”

One more X user added, “292,000,000/12,000,208 =24.333 Cedis per sanitary pad. Asefuah can lie. Herh NPP has never wanted anything good to come from this government”

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Conducting both customary and ordinance marriages waste of time and resources – Judge  

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Conducting both customary and ordinance marriages waste of time and resources – Judge  

Her Ladyship Justice Dorinda Smith-Arthur, a High Court Judge in Kumasi, has stated that the act of Ghanaian couples conducting both customary and ordinance marriages waste of time and resources.

The High Court Judge explained that under Ghanaian law, the two marriage types are independently valid and legally recognised.

According to her ladyship, Dorinda Smith-Arthur, the performance of both ceremonies at the same time is unnecessary.

The High Court made this comment while presiding over a case filed by Akosua Serwaa Fosuh, who is seeking the court to declare her as the only lawful surviving spouse of the late Daddy Lumba.

In related news, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, the founder and General Overseer of Action Chapel International, has advised young men to avoid lavish weddings.

Duncan-Williams emphasised that men who borrow money to organise lavish weddings often face frustrations in their home due to the intense pressure from creditors.

According to Duncan-William, individuals must prioritise their lives and avoid spending all their earnings on weddings and end up in debt.

Preaching to his congregation, Duncan-Williams stated, “Most of the foolish things we do are to use our money for other things. For weddings, we go and buy all these white dresses and suits. We spend all the money on weddings.”

“So people have come, you’ve dressed nicely, but you are in debt, and they are calling for their money. Your phone is ringing, and somebody says, the money you collected, when can I have my money? And you can’t tell the lady that you borrowed some money to do shows”, he stressed.

He further recounted his own personal experience, adding that he got married at the 21 or 22.

Duncan-William revealed he got married because he felt pressured to do so.

He added, “You could tell that this guy is confused. I was like a sheep carried to the slaughter. I had no idea of what I was doing. I had no idea of what marriage was – I was just told I should marry, so me too, I married”.

“So let me say to some of you, when you get it all right, don’t do a wedding”, he counselled.

“If I were you, I would take that money that they are going to use for the wedding to do other things for the marriage itself. Just come to the office, sign the document, we bless you, you kiss one another, go home”, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams added.

Presidency has not yet received EC staff petition for the removal of Jean Mensa – Kwakye Ofosu

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Presidency has not yet received EC staff petition for the removal of Jean Mensa – Kwakye Ofosu

Government Spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu has revealed that the presidency has not yet received the EC staff petition for the removal of Jean Mensa and her two deputies.

Felix Kwakye Ofosu highlighted that petitions are normally routed through the Secretary to the President, adding that the Secretary has not sighted it yet.

Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Tuesday, Felix Kwakye Ofosu stated, “Normally, it will go to the Secretary to the President if it is addressed to the President. I’ve engaged him.

He has not sighted it yet, but I’m sure that if he does, there’s a process, a long-standing process, that this goes through, and any information on that will be conveyed to your public before this one,” he stated.

He further added that he is not aware of any other petition for the removal of the Electoral Commission Chairperson, Jean Mensa and her two deputies.

“I’m not aware of any other petition. At the very least, I don’t have a briefing that there’s any other such petition. But if such a petition exists, and it comes to the attention of the secretary’s office, the public will know, in the same way that the Chief Justice became a matter of public commentary because we put it out first, of course respecting the constitutional processes, the same thing will be done if indeed such a petition has come.”

He further explained why the Mahama administration is publicly updating Ghanaians on sensitive petitions against public office holders.

Felix Kwakye Ofosu explained, “Because, see, there’s a need for transparency and accountability. We hold this office in trust. Ten months ago, I was not the one doing this job. It was somebody else. So it’s not a position that we own. We pass through that position for a brief moment”.

“Whilst doing that, we use the mandate and resources of the people of Ghana to execute our roles. The same people need to know exactly what we are doing with their mandate and resources. If somebody has slapped in a petition about any public office holder, it’s only fair that we tell the public that this is what we have received. This is the defined process for dealing with this sort of thing, and this is what has been done.”

He added, “People shouldn’t just wake up one day and find that the Chief Justice has been… when nobody knew how that started in the first place.”

“It is purely in the interest of transparency and accountability that we keep the people informed, of course, within the confines of the law, so that we don’t do anything that violates the law, because we are not required, or we are not allowed to do that as a government.”

Felix Kwakye Ofosu’s remarks follow reports that Joseph Blankson Adumadzie, a staff member of the Electoral Commission (EC), has petitioned President John Dramani Mahama for the removal of EC Chairperson Jean Mensa and her two deputies, Dr Bossman Eric Asare and Samuel Tettey.

The EC staff member in his petition cited alleged misconduct that he claims threatens the credibility of Ghana’s electoral system.

According to Joseph Blankson Adumadzie, his petition was submitted in line with Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution.

He, however, refuses to provide details in the petition, adding that it is anchored on 12 counts of stated misbehaviour.

The allegations include “cronyism, abuse of office, and gross incompetence”.

The petitioner added that the conduct of the three senior officials has eroded public confidence in the EC and poses a risk to the integrity and independence of Ghana’s electoral process.

He also argued that his actions are driven solely by the need to safeguard the Constitution and strengthen accountable governance.

“Don’t gamble and elect Ken Agyapong, who will go and say motherf**ker at UN” – Atta Akyea

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“Don’t gamble and elect Ken Agyapong, who will go and say motherf**ker at UN” – Atta Akyea

Samuel Atta Akyea, the former Minister for Works and Housing and senior lawyer, has cautioned the New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates not to gamble and elect a leader who will go to the UN and insult World leaders.  

Atta Akyea warned NPP delegates not to vote for Kennedy Agyapong, who will go and embarrass the country on the International stage during the United Nations Assembly.

He boldly told the NPP delegate not to vote for someone who would insult world leaders when he travels.

Speaking at a gathering of party faithful at Mpraeso in the Eastern region, Atta Akyea stated, “Someone just reminded me, if you gamble and vote for this man (Kennedy Agyapong) and he goes to the United Nations, you will hear motherfucker, Ghanaians will hear motherfucker, Ghanaians will hear a President saying motherfucker.

Have you heard Dr Bawumia ever say motherfucker before? I beg of you, don’t go and gamble”.  

Also, Kwesi Botchwey Jnr, an aide to former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has fired shots at NPP presidential aspirant Kennedy Agyapong.

According to Kwesi Botchwey Jnr, the NPP as a party needs someone with mental fortitude to be president, not someone who will require injections to chair cabinet meetings.

Speaking on Movement TV, Kwesi Botchwey Jnr stated, “We need a president who has the emotional and mental fortitude, who has a mental resilience even in the face of extreme provocation, he will not say this person is poor, so he should keep quiet.

That type of president, before you speak at a cabinet meeting unless you must bring your bank statement, because the president does not like poor people, he told Jennifer Queen and also told Abronye.

His presidency, if care is not taken before the cabinet meeting, if he is not injected, there will be no cabinet meeting”, Kwesi Botchwey Jnr stated.

Furthermore, Kennedy Agyapong has said he has endured all the insults and attacks in silence because of party unity.

The former Assin Central MP warned that the day he chose to speak, Ghanaians would know that there are real men in the NPP.

Ken Aggyapong further mocked former vice president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and the 2024 flagbearer of the NPP for conceding defeat too early in the December polls.

According to Kennedy Agyapong, Dr Bawumia rushed to concede defeat in the 2024 elections, leaving members of parliament high and dry to lose their seats.

Speaking to NPP delegates ahead of the January 31 presidential election, Kennedy Agyapong stated, “A lion may remain calm for the sake of unity, but it fears no one. I have endured the insults and attacks in silence, but the day I choose to speak, you will know there are real men in this party.

You cannot rush to concede defeat before the counting is done and cause our MPs to lose seats, then expect leadership again. Not today, not tomorrow”.

Meanwhile, the NPP goes to the polls on January 31 to elect a flagbearer for the 2028 election, with Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and Kennedy Agyapong being the main contenders.

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“Indeed, the UN prefer a bold, honest leader to an unrepentant liar” – Ken Agyapong team bites Atta Akyea

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“Indeed, the UN prefer a bold, honest leader to an unrepentant liar” – Ken Agyapong team bites Atta Akyea

Kwasi Kwarteng, the spokesperson of the campaign team of Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has bitten back at Samuel Atta Akyea, the former Minister for Works and Housing and senior lawyer, following his recent comments.

Samuel Atta Akyea, in a viral video on social media, cautioned the New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates not to gamble and elect a leader who will go to the UN and insult World leaders.  

Atta Akyea warned NPP delegates not to vote for Kennedy Agyapong, who will go and embarrass the country on the International stage during the United Nations Assembly.

He boldly told the NPP delegate not to vote for someone who would insult world leaders when he travels.

Speaking at a gathering of party faithful at Mpraeso in the Eastern region, Atta Akyea stated, “Someone just reminded me, if you gamble and vote for this man (Kennedy Agyapong) and he goes to the United Nations, you will hear motherfucker, Ghanaians will hear motherfucker, Ghanaians will hear a President saying motherfucker.

Have you heard Dr Bawumia ever say motherfucker before? I beg of you, don’t go and gamble”.  

In a sharp rebuttal, Kwasi Kwarteng asserted that the UN and the international community prefer a bold, honest leader to an unrepentant liar with zero credibility.

Kwasi Kwarteng, replying to Atta Akyea, fired stray bullets at Dr Bawumia, labelling him as an unrepentant liar who has zero credibility in economic management and leadership.

In a post on X, he wrote, “Indeed, the UN and the international community will prefer a bold, honest leader who occasionally uses the word ‘motherf**ker’ to an unrepentant liar who has zero credibility, in both economic management and leadership”.

Furthermore, Kennedy Agyapong has said he has endured all the insults and attacks in silence because of party unity.

The former Assin Central MP warned that the day he chose to speak, Ghanaians would know that there are real men in the NPP.

Ken Aggyapong further mocked former vice president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and the 2024 flagbearer of the NPP for conceding defeat too early in the December polls.

According to Kennedy Agyapong, Dr Bawumia rushed to concede defeat in the 2024 elections, leaving members of parliament high and dry to lose their seats.

Speaking to NPP delegates ahead of the January 31 presidential election, Kennedy Agyapong stated, “A lion may remain calm for the sake of unity, but it fears no one. I have endured the insults and attacks in silence, but the day I choose to speak, you will know there are real men in this party.

You cannot rush to concede defeat before the counting is done and cause our MPs to lose seats, then expect leadership again. Not today, not tomorrow”.

Meanwhile, the NPP goes to the polls on January 31 to elect a flagbearer for the 2028 election, with Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and Kennedy Agyapong being the main contenders.

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“Reckless and dangerous” – Ntim Fordjour blasts Mahama over decision to appoint a defence minister in 2026

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“Reckless and dangerous” – Ntim Fordjour blasts Mahama over decision to appoint a defence minister in 2026

Rev John Ntim Fordjour, the Assin South MP and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, has slammed President John Mahama over his decision to appoint a Defence Minister in 2026.

According to Rev Ntim Fordjour, Mahama’s delay in his appointment of a new Defence Minister is reckless, dangerous and puts Ghana’s national security at risk.

Speaking on Joy FM on November 25, 2025, Ntim Fordjour said, “It is very unfortunate on the part of President Mahama. Deferring the appointment of a substantive Defence Minister indefinitely to 2026 is reckless, it is dangerous, and it puts national security at risk”.

“In the midst of the sub-regional geopolitics and the threats we face, and in the midst of the heightened insecurity we face currently, I don’t know what else the President is waiting for before he prioritises our security,” he stated.

His comments come on the heels of President John Dramani Mahama boldly telling Ghanaians speculating about him appointing a Defence, Environment Minister to go and enjoy the Christmas holiday.

According to John Mahama, he will appoint a Defence and Environment Minister next year after the Christmas holiday.

President Mahama, speaking during a meeting at the Jubilee House, stated, “They say Allah gives and Allah takes. He took two of our comrades, and we haven’t filled those positions yet. I can see people speculating that he is going to appoint a new Defence minister, a new Environment minister.

We are not in a hurry. We will do those appointments next year. After the holiday, the Christmas holiday, we will fill those positions,” he said.

“So those speculating about somebody going to be appointed tomorrow and all that, just take your time, go and enjoy Christmas and after Christmas we will fill those ones,” he added.

President Mahama’s remarks come following speculations on social media alleging that Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, the Member of Parliament for Korle Klottey, is emerging as a top contender for the Defence Minister position.

According to reports, Zenator Agyemang-Rawlings is emerging as a strong favourite for the next Defence Minister, with many within the ruling National Democratic Congress and civil society pushing her nomination.

It has been alleged that her supporters argue that she brings integrity, discipline and a fresh strategic outlook, while insiders say discussions are intensifying ahead of an expected ministerial reshuffle.

It will be recalled that Dr Omane Boamah and seven others lost their lives in a helicopter crash on August 6, 2025.

In the aftermath, Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson was appointed to act as caretaker for the Defence Ministry.

Lumba’s Abusuapanyin accused of ‘chop chop’ withdrawing GHS 200,000 from a funeral account

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Lumba’s Abusuapanyin accused of ‘chop chop’ withdrawing GHS 200,000 from a funeral account

The family of highlife icon Charles Kwadwo Fosu (Daddy Lumba) has accused Abusuapanyin Kofi Owusu of illegally withdrawing GHS 200,000 from a CalBank account.

In a statement issued on Monday, November 24, the family revealed that Abusuapanyin Kofi Owusu had illegally withdrawn GHS 200,000 despite a court directive barring him from performing financial transactions.

According to the family, Abusuapanyin Kofi Owusu, Odo Broni, and Collins Owusu Amankwah collaborated in withdrawing the funds with no checks and balances due to their close relationship, despite the funeral committee being dissolved.

The family, in their statement, further dismissed a widely circulated funeral date of December 13, 2025, adding that the date was unauthorised, misleading, and not reflective of any family determination.

The late Daddy Lumba’s family sighted that the proposed date was never agreed upon and is impracticable due to ongoing autopsy processes and investigations in Ghana and Germany, also Children abroad preparing for major examinations.

They further detailed that family members require adequate notice to apply for leave, with International mourners needing time to make travel arrangements.

It will be recalled, the final funeral rites of the late highlife musician Daddy Lumba was rescheduled to December 13 by the Manhyia Palace.

Daddy Lumba’s funeral was earlier slated for December 6.

During a meeting at the Otumfuo Saamanhene Palace on November 10, 2025, Dadiesoabahene was appointed to oversee the arrangements of the funeral.

Ernestina Akosua Brempomaa, the sister of Daddy Lumba, requested that a postmortem be conducted, arguing that she suspects foul play surrounding her brother’s death.

She further asked for a change in date for the postmortem to be conducted.

Otumfuo Saamanhene noted that the police will handle the postmortem and revealed December 13 as the new date for the funeral.

In the meantime, the Kumasi High Court has finally set a date for judgment on Daddy Lumba’s legitimate spousal case.

Meanwhile, the Kumasi High Court has set Friday, November 28, 2025, as the date for judgment in the case.

 The plaintiff, Akosua Serwaa Fosu, is seeking a court declaration that she is the only surviving wife of the late musician, allowing her to have exclusive authority to carry out all widowhood rituals.

She is also demanding that the court restrain Odo Broni from falsely claiming to be the late singer’s wife.

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“I’m not aware of any petition for the removal of Jean Mensa” – Kwakye Ofosu

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“I’m not aware of any petition for the removal of Jean Mensa” – Kwakye Ofosu

Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Government Spokesperson, has revealed he is not aware of any petition for the removal of the Electoral Commission Chairperson, Jean Mensa and her two deputies.

According to Kwakye Ofosu, he has no briefing that there’s any other such petition for the removal of Jean Mensa.

He further added that if there is a petition for the removal of the Electoral Commission Chairperson and deputies, Ghanaians will be told in the same way, the former Chief Justice petition became a public commentary.

 Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Tuesday, Felix Kwakye Ofosu stated, “I’m not aware of any other petition. At the very least, I don’t have a briefing that there’s any other such petition. But if such a petition exists, and it comes to the attention of the secretary’s office, the public will know, in the same way that the Chief Justice became a matter of public commentary because we put it out first, of course respecting the constitutional processes, the same thing will be done if indeed such a petition has come.”

He further explained why the Mahama administration is publicly updating Ghanaians on sensitive petitions against public office holders.

Felix Kwakye Ofosu explained, “Because, see, there’s a need for transparency and accountability. We hold this office in trust. Ten months ago, I was not the one doing this job. It was somebody else. So it’s not a position that we own. We pass through that position for a brief moment”.

“Whilst doing that, we use the mandate and resources of the people of Ghana to execute our roles. The same people need to know exactly what we are doing with their mandate and resources. If somebody has slapped in a petition about any public office holder, it’s only fair that we tell the public that this is what we have received. This is the defined process for dealing with this sort of thing, and this is what has been done.”

He added, “People shouldn’t just wake up one day and find that the Chief Justice has been… when nobody knew how that started in the first place.”

“It is purely in the interest of transparency and accountability that we keep the people informed, of course, within the confines of the law, so that we don’t do anything that violates the law, because we are not required, or we are not allowed to do that as a government.”

Meanwhile, Prof Baffour Agyeman-Duah, a former United Nations Senior Governance Adviser, has revealed that Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, and her two deputies, Dr Eric Bossman Asare and Samuel Tettey, are next in line to be removed from office.

According to Prof Baffour Agyeman-Duah, the process for the removal of Jean Mensa and her deputies has already been initiated.

He highlighted that a petition has already been sent to President John Dramani Mahama.

Daddy Lumba’s funeral slated for Dec 13, unauthorised and misleading – Family

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Daddy Lumba’s funeral slated for Dec 13, unauthorised and misleading – Family

The family of highlife icon Charles Kwadwo Fosu, commonly known as Daddy Lumba, has said the late music icon’s funeral, slated for December 13, 2025, is unauthorised, misleading and does not reflect the family’s decision.

Lumba’s family, in their statement, further dismissed a widely circulated funeral date of December 13, 2025, adding that the date was unauthorised, misleading, and not reflective of any family determination.

The late Daddy Lumba’s family sighted that the proposed date was never agreed upon and is impracticable due to ongoing autopsy processes and investigations in Ghana and Germany, also Children abroad preparing for major examinations.

They further detailed that family members require adequate notice to apply for leave, with International mourners needing time to make travel arrangements.

The family further accused Abusuapanyin Kofi Owusu of illegally withdrawing GHS 200,000 from a CalBank account.

In a statement issued on Monday, November 24, the family revealed that Abusuapanyin Kofi Owusu had illegally withdrawn GHS 200,000 despite a court directive barring him from performing financial transactions.

It will be recalled, the final funeral rites of the late highlife musician Daddy Lumba was rescheduled to December 13 by the Manhyia Palace.

Daddy Lumba’s funeral was earlier slated for December 6.

During a meeting at the Otumfuo Saamanhene Palace on November 10, 2025, Dadiesoabahene was appointed to oversee the arrangements of the funeral.

Ernestina Akosua Brempomaa, the sister of Daddy Lumba, requested that a postmortem be conducted, arguing that she suspects foul play surrounding her brother’s death.

She further asked for a change in date for the postmortem to be conducted.

Otumfuo Saamanhene noted that the police will handle the postmortem and revealed December 13 as the new date for the funeral.

In the meantime, the Kumasi High Court has finally set a date for judgment on Daddy Lumba’s legitimate spousal case.

Meanwhile, the Kumasi High Court has set Friday, November 28, 2025, as the date for judgment in the case.

 The plaintiff, Akosua Serwaa Fosu, is seeking a court declaration that she is the only surviving wife of the late musician, allowing her to have exclusive authority to carry out all widowhood rituals.

She is also demanding that the court restrain Odo Broni from falsely claiming to be the late singer’s wife.

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Watch viral video of a Ghanaian woman assaulting a man

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Watch viral video of a Ghanaian woman assaulting a man

A deeply disturbing video has surfaced on social media of a young Ghanaian woman assaulting a young man mercilessly.  

In the viral video shared by SIKAOFFICIAL on X, the young woman was captured slapping the man, insulting him in the process as well.

The woman, throughout the beating assault, stated, “You are foolish, didn’t they teach you sense”.

She later picked up her slippers and continued to assault the man, with some group of men looking on, only trying to tell the woman to stop.

The assaulted man was later scolded by his colleagues in the presence of the woman.

It remains to be known what caused the woman to assault the man, with his colleague also supporting the woman.

The viral video has ignited debate on social media with some netizens saying, “Had it been it was vice versa the Internet would have been something else by now”.

“This is domestic violence, and she should be arrested”, another netizen added.

A netizen noted, “The narrative would have been different if it’s vice versa…. And it’s the men who would be championing that”.

“Yeah. If it were a reverse action, @GhPoliceService would have arrested my gender in less than 3 hours”, one more X user added.

A netizen stated, “You see how and why Domestic Violence shouldn’t be gender aligned. @GhPoliceService, this guy does deserve these beatings. Arrest her. She has left this guy traumatised for life”

Additionally, a netizen also wrote, “@GhPoliceService, we heard on Sompa TV that a grown woman was having sexual intercourse with a 9-year-old boy, till now nothing happened to her. Now, a woman is assaulting a man in this video; we need the same reaction if it were a man harming a woman. Thank you”

‘The lady must be arrested immediately. This is how the system is rigged against men suffering with issues. Shame on the men who stood there and did nothing, especially the pot-bellied guy in Lacoste who was preventing the late intervention from the other guy”, one more Ghanaian wrote.

“Special shoutout to the one recording this physical assault. If there were no evidence, no one would have ever believed this happened. Shoutout to the guy who tried to restrain the woman from beating the man with her shoe. Shoutout to the man being beaten for not striking back”, a netizen added.

“I won’t be surprised if this issue becomes something of the past without her being punished. If it were the man rather abusing the woman, we, the men ourselves, will put pressure on the Ghana police to arrest the man”, an X user stated.

One more social media user wrote, “Imagine being the man going to the police station to report this matter, you go make shy sef. Better to just walk it off & continue with your day like nothing ever happened. No one does suffering in silence better than men. If you talk about being abused, you’ll get laughed at”.

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“Are you trying to awaken a religious conflict?” – Catholic Bishops quiz Education Minister

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“Are you trying to awaken a religious conflict?” – Catholic Bishops quiz Education Minister

The President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, has questioned the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu what he seeks by resurrecting issues that have already been settled.

Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi revealed that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between all major religious groups, including Muslims, Catholics, Protestants, SDAs, and even the Police Service, on how religious tolerance should be handled in schools.

According to the Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, Catholics will not abandon their principles so that every religion is practised, adding that when a Catholic child goes to a Muslim or Presbyterian school, they must also respect that school’s rules.

Speaking to Citi News in an interview, the President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, “It is very unfortunate. We don’t know why the Minister has resurrected issues that have already been settled. Barely three months ago, all religious bodies signed an MoU on religious tolerance. The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service also signed, and this document was to guide the reopening of schools”.

“If parents choose a Catholic school, they must understand the ethos that governs that school. Catholics will not abandon their principles so that every religion is practised anyhow. Similarly, if a Catholic child goes to a Muslim or Presbyterian school, they must respect that school’s rules. Otherwise, schools become ungovernable.”

He further cautioned, “I am a little surprised he would go back to Parliament to make those statements. I don’t know what he was trying to achieve other than to awaken misunderstandings or religious conflict. Our politicians must be very careful not to use religion in ways that create problems for the country. We already have enough challenges”.

Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi further emphasised that religious bodies remain committed to the MoU, adding that he sees no need to revisit matters settled already.

“For us, nothing is going to change. What we agreed upon is what will govern our schools. So why resurrect this issue?” he questioned.

His comments come on the back of Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister of Education, who has said his ministry will not deny any Ghanaian the opportunity to practice any religion.

The Education Minister stressed that the government will ensure no student is deprived of their right to practise their religion.

According to him, Wesley Girls’ Muslim restrictions contradict the international human rights standards and Ghana’s Constitution.  

His statement was in reaction to a lawsuit filed by lawyer Shafic Osman, which alleges that Muslim students at Wesley Girls’ High School are being prevented from observing their faith.

Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, Haruna Iddrisu stated, “There is some ongoing debate on restrictions on Muslim students in Wesley Girls, which conflicts with international human rights standards and even standards expected of us in Ghana’s Constitution and under Article 33(5) and 26(1) of the Constitution.

“We have a duty to uphold the rights of every Ghanaian child and to uphold the rights of every Ghanaian citizen. No right is divisible. We will not countenance any action by any person to deny any Ghanaian girl the opportunity to practice any religion,” he said.

It will be recalled that, in December 2024, Shafic Osman, a Ghanaian lawyer and PhD candidate at the London School of Economics, sued Wesley Girls’ Senior High School and the Government at the Supreme Court.

The case filed cited Wesley Girls’ restricting Muslim students from wearing the hijab, fasting during Ramadan, and practising other aspects of their faith.

Shafic Osman argued that a public school cannot lawfully restrict the religious rights of Muslim students nor compel them to practise a faith they do not subscribe to.

He grounded his case in the Constitution and international human rights principles, arguing that Wesley Girls’ rules violate Ghana’s constitutional protections for religious freedom.

However, Dominic Ayine, Attorney General and Minister for Justice, has responded to a legal challenge over religious rules at Wesley Girls’ Senior High School (SHS).

According to the Attorney General, Wesley Girls is not a public school in the ordinary sense. It is a school owned by the Methodist Church but managed and funded by the government of Ghana.

Also, the Supreme Court has ordered the Wesley Girls Senior High School to formally respond to allegations that it prevents Muslim students from practising their religion in the school.

“Gender-neutral pronouns are transgender pronouns” – Foh Amoaning tells UG

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“Gender-neutral pronouns are transgender pronouns” – Foh Amoaning tells UG

Moses Foh Amoaning, a private legal practitioner, has tackled the University of Ghana, following their statement regarding his claims, that the University has changed its statutes to make homosexual activities acceptable in the university.

According to Foh Amoaning, gender-neutral pronouns are transgender pronouns, adding that UG is moving away from the normal biological sex to ideology with the statutes change.

The private legal practitioner firmly maintained his position that the amendment of the University of Ghana statutes to accept gender-neutral terms like “they” and “their” is a shift towards the acceptance of LGBTQ+ activities in the university community.

Speaking in an interview on Radio Univers, Moses Foh Amoaning detailed, “There are a lot of people who are close to the Vice-Chancellor. So we prompted them, I’m not going to mention names… we said, ‘Please, can you talk to madam? We don’t understand what is happening. Can you approach her so she can explain?’

“Her answer was, ‘Oh well, this is an academic thing. It’s nothing.’ Then we said, really, this is a public university, you’re changing its statutes to reflect a culture which is LGBTQ+ driven.

I will demonstrate that DEI and inclusivity, and these pronouns, are LGBTQ+ driven. The issue can boil down to what did Professor Windari say? And I’ve quoted what he said. He said, ‘We’re changing the pronouns to get gender-neutral pronouns,’” he said.

He explained, “What is the meaning of that? Then you’re moving away from the normal biological sex to ideology. That is what it is. If the Vice-Chancellor doesn’t know, that is exactly what it is, because gender-neutral pronouns are transgender pronouns. They use ‘they, them and their’”.

He took issue with the biblical references made in the statement, saying, “I saw in their response, they were quoting the Bible. That is even perfidious. If you go to England right now, they are now ordaining homosexuals into the clergy,” he said.

He added, “Before I started challenging standard human rights opinion, everybody thought LGBT rights were human rights. I said, ‘Say who’. When you do international law research, you will see that LGBT people are never part of the international human rights framework.

His comments follow, the University of Ghana has refuted claims he Moses Foh Amoaning made over claims that the School has amended its statutes to promote LGBTQ+ activities.

According to the University of Ghana, Moses Foh Amoaning’s claims are false, misleading, and defamatory.

UG management, in a statement, revealed that the University’s recent review of its Statutes (2024) was conducted strictly in accordance with the governance procedures.

The statement read, “ The University wishes to state emphatically and without ambiguity that the allegations made by Mr Foh-Amoaning are entirely false, misleading and defamatory.

Clarification on changes in the University’s Statutes

The University’s recent review of its Statutes (2024) was conducted strictly in accordance with the governance procedures prescribed by national laws and University regulations, and we wish to state as follows:

• The University of Ghana operates strictly within the legal and regulatory framework of the Republic of Ghana

The revised Statutes of the University do not depart from national law; nos 1o the statutes introduce any provision that endorses, promotes, or “admits” LGBT+ activities as alleged.

• The changes in the Statutes merely involved replacing gender specific pronouns such as “he”, “him”, “she” or “her” with gender- neutral terms such as “they” and “their”, and additional linguistic adjustments made to represent both male and female in order to eliminate the need to continuously state he or she/him or her etc.it the Statutes.

The revisions are consistent with developments in the English language over the past two decades, where the singular “they/their/them” has become widely accepted in reputable academic, legal and religious texts. For instance, the 2011 New International Version (NIV) of the Bible uses “they/them” to refer to a singular antecedent, as in James 4:17: “If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them”, the statement clarifies.

The University further revealed it had responded to the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values inquiries and condemned Mr Foh-Amoaning n “unwarranted” and “disrespectful” attempt to personalise an institutional governance matter through an attack on the vice-chancellor.

They further demanded an immediate retraction of the statements made by Mr Foh-Amoaning, as well as a public apology to the vice-chancellor and the university community; failure will lead to appropriate legal action under Ghanaian law.

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“We have the constitutional right to operate schools that express our faith” – Catholic Bishops, Christian Council

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“We have the constitutional right to operate schools that express our faith” – Catholic Bishops, Christian Council

A joint statement by the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference and the Christian Council of Ghana has boldly declared that Christian mission schools have the constitutional right to operate schools that express our faith.

According to the joint statement issued on November 25, 2025, the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference and the Christian Council of Ghana argued that the government assisting them with state assistance does not diminish the school’s identity.

They emphasised that mission schools are founded on faith, adding that they have the constitutional right to operate schools that express our faith.

The Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference and the Christian Council of Ghana statement reads, “Christian mission schools were not created by the state; they arose because the different Churches—Catholic, Methodist, Presbyterian, Anglican, and others—saw education as a central expression of our missionary mandate. We acquired the land, built the schools, trained the teachers, and shaped the ethos long before the modern State of Ghana existed.

“When the government began assisting us—primarily by paying teacher salaries and regulating curricula—it joined an already functioning system. State support, therefore, is a partnership, not a takeover. The ownership and identity of these schools reside with us. Government assistance does not diminish this identity, nor does it confer the right to alter the core religious character that defines these institutions,” part of the statement reads.

It further added, “Our position is grounded in constitutional and legal principles, particularly the rights to freedom of association and religious liberty. These rights protect both individuals and institutions. As Christian communities, we have the constitutional right to operate schools that express our faith.

“Expecting us to suppress the Christian identity of our schools to accommodate every religious group would infringe upon this freedom. The religious character of our schools is essential, not incidental. Maintaining it is both legitimate and lawful, even while welcoming students from diverse backgrounds who freely choose to join our mission,” they wrote.

Their statement follows Dominic Ayine, Attorney General and Minister for Justice, who has responded to a legal challenge over religious rules at Wesley Girls’ Senior High School (SHS).

According to the Attorney General, Wesley Girls is not a public school in the ordinary sense. It is a school owned by the Methodist Church but managed and funded by the government of Ghana.

The State funds it, yes, but that funding does not strip the school of its right to preserve its ownership and Methodist character.

It will be recalled that, in December 2024, Shafic Osman, a Ghanaian lawyer and PhD candidate at the London School of Economics, sued Wesley Girls’ Senior High School and the Government at the Supreme Court.

The case filed cited Wesley Girls’ restricting Muslim students from wearing the hijab, fasting during Ramadan, and practising other aspects of their faith.

Shafic Osman argued that a public school cannot lawfully restrict the religious rights of Muslim students nor compel them to practise a faith they do not subscribe to.

He grounded his case in the Constitution and international human rights principles, arguing that Wesley Girls’ rules violate Ghana’s constitutional protections for religious freedom.

Meanwhile, Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister of Education, has said his ministry will not deny any Ghanaian the opportunity to practice any religion.

The Education Minister stressed that the government will ensure no student is deprived of their right to practise their religion.

According to him, Wesley Girls’ Muslim restrictions contradict the international human rights standards and Ghana’s Constitution.  

His statement was in reaction to a lawsuit filed by lawyer Shafic Osman, which alleges that Muslim students at Wesley Girls’ High School are being prevented from observing their faith.

Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, Haruna Iddrisu stated, “There is some ongoing debate on restrictions on Muslim students in Wesley Girls, which conflicts with international human rights standards and even standards expected of us in Ghana’s Constitution and under Article 33(5) and 26(1) of the Constitution.

“We have a duty to uphold the rights of every Ghanaian child and to uphold the rights of every Ghanaian citizen. No right is divisible. We will not countenance any action by any person to deny any Ghanaian girl the opportunity to practice any religion,” he said.

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