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The Chief of Staff, Mr Julius Debrah, has once again demonstrated his big heart by reaching out to the Muslim community with a magnificent donation to support the upcoming Eid ul-Fitr celebrations. As the holy month of Ramadan draws to a close, Mr Debrah generously provided bags of rice, cooking oil, bottles of water and cash to several mosques across the capital, ensuring that our Muslim brothers and sisters can mark the festival in grand style. The beneficiary mosques include the Masjid Abdallah at North Kaneshie, the popular Madina Central Mosque, Masalachi Kaado at Nima, Kissehman Mosque, and the Islamic…

By Leo Nelson President John Mahama has fired a warning shot at the nation’s landlord class. His message is simple: the law on rent advance is not a suggestion.Speaking to labour leaders at the seat of government, Mahama diagnosed a familiar ailment in Ghana’s political economy: a housing deficit so acute it has mutated into a licence for landlords to print money. His prescription is a return to the statute books, specifically Act 220, which explicitly caps rent advance at six months. In practice, however, the market operates on a parallel legal system where demands for one, two, or even…

Vivo Energy Ghana PLC, the exclusive distributor and marketer of Shell-branded fuels and lubricants has successfully hosted the ShePower Summit 2026 at the College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), bringing together over 500 students, academia, and industry leaders to inspire and empower the next generation of female engineers and innovators. Organised as part of activities marking International Women’s Day, the summit forms part of Vivo Energy Ghana’s flagship ShePower initiative, which aims to promote greater participation of women in STEM. The summit provided a platform for female engineering students to engage with industry professionals through…

As Extradition Ruling LoomsBy Prince AhenkorahThe fate of Frederick Kumi, the man popularly known as Abu Trica, now rests on a knife-edge. Accra’s Gbese District Court has set March 25 as judgment day, when it will rule on a preliminary objection that could either green-light his extradition to the United States or shut down proceedings entirely.At the heart of the matter sits a dusty piece of colonial history: the 1931 extradition treaty between Ghana and the United States. And the question before the court is whether that ancient instrument can accommodate 21st-century financial crimes.US authorities have formally requested his extradition…

By Leo Nelson The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has called for a united national approach in tackling illegal mining, insisting that the fight against galamsey must rise above partisan politics. Speaking at the launch of the Patriotic Journalists Against Galamsey (PAJAG), the Minister stressed that the issue threatens the very survival of the country. He warned that politicising the fight weakens national resolve and undermines efforts to protect Ghana’s natural resources. According to him, illegal mining is no longer just an environmental issue but a national emergency that demands urgent and collective action. The Minister…

By Leo Nelson  A growing number of Ghanaians are expressing confidence in the government’s efforts to combat corruption, with new polling data showing that 60 percent believe the administration of President John Dramani Mahama is doing enough to address the issue. The findings, analysed by Mussa Dankwa, Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, are based on a national tracking poll conducted in December 2025. The data reflects a slight increase in public approval compared to October 2025, when 58 percent of respondents shared the same view. “I woke up this morning and saw a lot of posts on ORAL failures which…

How Mahama’s Team turned Gh850m Deficit into Gh1.5bn Assets in just one year By Prince AhenkorahOn paper, the National Investment Bank was already dead.By early 2024, its capital adequacy ratio had plunged to negative 47%. A GH¢850 million hole sat where its capital should have been. Staff morale was so low that employees were quietly updating their CVs, preparing to abandon the 62-year-old institution. The bank’s total assets stood at just 5.8 million cedis a fraction of what a functioning development bank should hold.The Akufo-Addo administration had a solution: get rid of it.What happened next, according to multiple sources with…

Shows Desperation after Cocoa Propaganda FailsBy Prince AhenkorahThe optics were striking. A contingent of Minority MPs, led by Chief Whip Frank Annor-Dompreh, descending on cocoa farms in the Ashanti Region the NPP’s electoral fortress singing, dancing, and hurling insults at President John Dramani Mahama. The occasion? A government decision to reduce the cocoa producer price in the face of collapsing global prices.But beneath the choreographed merriment lies a political class struggling to find its footing against an administration making tough economic choices.In a video that has since circulated widely, Annor-Dompreh crossed lines that even his parliamentary colleagues have occasionally warned…

A former trade minister threatens legal action after being named in the Auditor-General’s special report on the One District One Factory programme. But the banks aren’t confirming the payments either.K.T. Hammond, the combative former Trade Minister, is preparing for a legal showdown with the Auditor-General and the Finance Minister. At stake is his reputation and the credibility of the special audit into the flagship One District One Factory (1D1F) programme.The report, published in 2024, flagged approximately GH¢90.4 million in unpaid interest claims that participating banks could not confirm. Auditors sent confirmation requests to 15 partner banks; only seven responded. Of…

Gov’t long-awaited National Agribusiness Policy heads to Cabinet, promising to end decades of fragmented planning. The hard part translating framework into on-farm reality is only just beginning.Trade Minister Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare used last week’s AgroTech Fair to confirm what investors have been waiting to hear: Ghana’s first standalone National Agribusiness Policy is finally cabinet-ready. The announcement, delivered against the backdrop of local machinery exhibits and start-up pitches, signals the clearest attempt yet to impose coherence on a sector long characterised by disjointed programmes and competing ministerial mandates.The policy, once approved, will reposition the Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry (MoTAI) as…