Author: Prince Ahenkorah

Thousands of hopeful Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) recruits, have been left frustrated and exhausted at the El-Wak Sports Stadium in Accra as the ongoing screening exercise drags on. As part of the GAF recruitment process, all applicants are required to undergo thorough medical and physical screening before proceeding to training. The nationwide exercise, scheduled to take place across major centers, saw large numbers of recruits trooping to El-Wak for their examinations Following reports that some applicants had been told to return on Saturday, The New Republic visited the venue to verify the claims. It was observed that the screening was…

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), has intensified its nationwide offensive against galamsey, striking decisively at Akango and neighboring communities in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region. In a well-coordinated operation on Thursday, November 6, 2025, the NAIMOS taskforce raided several illegal mining camps across Evalue Gwira, Agbanzie, and Bameigo communities following intelligence reports of Chinese nationals engaging in unlawful mining activities that had devastated farmlands and polluted nearby water bodies. At Evalue Gwira, the taskforce uncovered three excavators concealed in the bush after illegal miners allegedly received advance warning from local informants. The heavy-duty machines were…

The Private Newspapers and Online News Publishers Association of Ghana (PRINPAG), has expressed deep concerns regarding the proposed Misinformation, Disinformation, Hate Speech and Publication of Other Information Bill (MDHI), currently under consideration by the Government of Ghana. In a statement signed by the Association’s President, David Tamakloe, PRINPAG questioned the rationale behind the proposed MDHI Bill, asserting that the Bill appears vulnerable to manipulation and could become a tool for suppressing dissent and curtailing free speech. PRINPAG acknowledged the growing challenges posed by misinformation, disinformation, and hate speech in the media and digital spaces, but the Association is of the…

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza on Wednesday appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), of Parliament to answer questions relating to the operations, projects, and financial activities of his ministry. During the session, the Minister responded to inquiries from committee members with what observers described as clarity and confidence, earning commendations from both the Committee and sections of the public who followed the proceedings. Addressing the Committee, Mr. Agbodza stressed the importance of strict adherence to speed limits, especially when motorists drive through towns and villages. He explained that compliance with approved speed regulations remains the…

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), has announced that it will press corruption and corruption-related charges against former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, and five others before the end of November 2025. The Special Prosecutor, Mr. Kissi Agyebeng, disclosed this during a press briefing held at the OSP headquarters in Accra on October 30, 2025, revealing that the state also intends to recover ₵125 million from Strategic Mobilization Limited (SML), which it claims was unlawfully obtained. According to the OSP, preliminary investigations have uncovered serious procurement and financial irregularities surrounding the contract between the Ministry of Finance, the Ghana Revenue…

Ghana’s former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, has passed away at the age of 76. According to sources close to the family, she passed away in the early hours of Thursday, 23 October, at the Ridge Hospital in Accra. She was born on November 17, 1948 in Cape Coast, Central Region. Mrs. Agyeman-Rawlings and Mr. Jerry John Rawlings in their youthful days As of the time of filing this report, there has been no official communication from the Rawlings family or government representatives. Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, wife of the late former President Jerry John Rawlings, has been a towering…

President John Dramani Mahama, has cut the sod for the start of construction works on the Takoradi–Cape Coast highway dualisation project. The ceremony, held at Agona Nkwanta in the Western Region, took place on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, as part of the President’s working visit to the region. The project is part of the government’s Big Push Initiative, which focuses on major infrastructure development across the country. In the 2025 Mid-Year Budget Review, ₵13 billion was allocated for 32 key road projects nationwide, including the Takoradi–Cape Coast highway. President Mahama said the decision to dualise the busy highway was influenced…

President John Dramani Mahama, has assured residents of the Western Region of his firm commitment to complete the long-abandoned Western Regional Hospital project at Apemanim in the Ahanta West District within 18 months. The President made the pledge during an inspection visit to the hospital site on Tuesday, where he interacted with engineers, and community leaders. The new Western Regional Hospital is designed to be a 250-bed ultramodern facility comprising specialized units such as an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), surgical theatres, laboratories, and a blood bank. It will also include dedicated children’s, maternity, female and male medical, and surgical wards,…

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), has dismissed suggestions to conduct a trial in absentia for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, stating that such a move would contradict Ghana’s legal process. According to the OSP’s Director of Strategy, Research and Communication, Sammy Darko, the law requires a suspect to first appear before a court before any trial can proceed in their absence. His clarification follows comments by private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu, who urged the OSP to begin a trial if Mr. Ofori-Atta fails to return to Ghana to face possible prosecution. Mr. Kpebu argued that the OSP could…

Eighty years after the historic 5th Pan-African Congress in Manchester, England, the Pan-African Progressive Front (PPF), has reaffirmed its commitment to the ideals that shaped the continent’s liberation struggle. The Congress, held from October 15 to 21, 1945, brought together over two hundred delegates, freedom fighters, trade unionists, intellectuals, and students, from across Africa and the diaspora. It was at that gathering that the Manchester Declaration was adopted, setting into motion the wave of independence movements that swept across the African continent in the decades that followed. Led by prominent figures such as Kwame Nkrumah, W.E.B. Du Bois, George Padmore,…