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.As AG Prepares to LayLegal Practitioners Standard Board Proposal to Parliament By Philip Antoh The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has announced plans to introduce the Legal Practitioners Standard Board Bill to Parliament. The proposed legislation aims to instill discipline within the legal profession, streamline the activities of lawyers, and ensure they are held accountable for their services. The announcement was made on behalf of Dr. Ayine by the Deputy Attorney-General, Dr. Justice Srem-Sai, during the Ghana Bar Association Conference 2026/27 on September 14. The conference was held under the theme “150 Years of Ghana’s Legal Evolution:…

By Philip Antoh The Central North Regional Police Command, led by DCOP Abraham Acquaye and Regional Crime Officer Chief Supt. Agyemang Badu, has successfully dismantled a kidnapping, torture, and extortion syndicate. The operation code-named ‘Operation Rescue the Victim and Arrest the Perpetrators,’ was coordinated by Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohonu and involved specialized personnel from the CID Headquarters, the PID Ashanti Region, and the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit. Following the intelligence-led operation, police rescued 30-year-old Bismarck Amo and apprehended four key suspects currently in custody. The suspects are Mavis Badu Acheampong, 42, a teacher at Kumasi Girls Senior…

Panic grips sector heads as French seizure exposes export screening failures By Philip Antoh President John Dramani Mahama has summoned the heads of Ghana’s security, aviation and port agencies to Jubilee House for an emergency meeting on Thursday, 17 September. The invitation, issued by Secretary to the President Callistus Mahama, requires each institution to bring one technical officer and to present a brief assessment of border-control weaknesses, with proposals on intelligence sharing, surveillance, screening and joint enforcement. The trigger is the seizure by French customs of 3.9 tonnes of cocaine, valued at about $261m (€225m), concealed in a container of…

TNR Files The contest for the National Women’s Organiser post in the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has sharpened ahead of the party’s 3 October national delegates conference. The incumbent, Kate Gyamfua, who has served two terms and is ineligible to run again, has thrown her weight behind her deputy, Safia Mohammed, against Mavis Hawa Koomson, a former minister and former MP for Awutu Senya East. Koomson is widely seen as Mohammed’s main challenger.Gyamfua’s open backing of Mohammed has turned an otherwise routine succession into a personal battle. In a video circulating online, the outgoing organiser said the contest was…

3.9-Tonne Cocaine Bust Triggers Panic, As Cartels Rush To Empty Hidden Stockpiles Across West Africa TNR Files The arrest of three Ghanaian operatives linked to the network of Dutch cocaine fugitive Jos Leijdekkers, known in European law enforcement circles as Bolle Jos, may represent far more than another routine narcotics case. It may be the first public indication that international drug syndicates are rapidly clearing vast stockpiles of cocaine and other narcotics accumulated in Ghana during the permissive years of 2023 and 2024. A review of major international drug seizures over the last two years reveals a striking pattern. Increasingly, large-scale cocaine…

…as Ghartey Takes Aim at Chief Justice TNR Files The political temperature surrounding the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has risen sharply after its President, Efua Ghartey, publicly criticised Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie over remarks he made praising the performance of state institutions under the Mahama administration. What might have been a routine professional intervention has quickly evolved into a wider debate about the perceived politicisation of the country’s oldest legal professional body, placing the GBA leadership under intense scrutiny. Addressing the opening session of the GBA Annual Conference in Ada, Ghartey questioned the propriety of comments made by the Chief Justice during a…

…road to feature 8 interchanges, 11 overpasses, and 55 bridges as $2bn is ready TNR Files The government has taken a major step towards the construction of the Accra-Kumasi Expressway following the completion and handover of 175.6 kilometres of cleared right of way by the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). The 48 Engineers Regiment completed the exercise in 19 weeks, beating the 20-week target by one week. The corridor, stretching from Ablekuma in the Greater Accra Region to Sewua in the Ashanti Region, was officially handed over to the government on Monday, September 14, 2026. Receiving the cleared route, President John…

Haruna Iddrisu takes on fee-paying programmes, KNUST’s mission drift and the STEM policy gap TNR Files Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu, also MP for Tamale South, is moving against public universities he accuses of abandoning their core mandates for fee-paying programmes. He has demanded detailed admissions data from the University of Ghana and instructed the Director-General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), Professor Ahmed Jinapor, to establish how many Ghanaian students are being asked to pay fees and what proportion of admissions they represent. If the figures confirm that qualified Ghanaians are being displaced by fee-paying applicants, the universities will…

-95 Projects Nationwide Target One Million Ghanaians-Employees Lead Health, Education Interventions Across Accra WestTNR Files In a significant demonstration of corporate citizenship, employees of GCB Bank PLC have mobilized resources to support hospitals, schools, and vulnerable groups across the Accra West enclave.The interventions, which spanned healthcare, education, and social welfare, form part of a broader nationwide effort by the bank’s staff to execute 95 community projects aimed at impacting one million Ghanaians. The Accra West projects were spearheaded by three distinct groups of employees drawn from 18 GCB branches. Rather than operating from a distance, the staff identified specific needs…

Gives Gov’t One-Week Ultimatum to Pay 2026 Book & Research Allowance TNR Files The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has given the government a one-week ultimatum to release the 2026 Book and Research Allowance or face possible industrial action. The union says the allowance, which supports lecturers’ academic, teaching and research activities, remains unpaid despite being due. UTAG is also expressing concern over the absence of a clear timeline from government on when the outstanding payments will be released. The latest threat comes after the union suspended a planned strike in June following assurances from the Ministries of Education…