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Judge Orders Defense Lawyers to Prove his innocenceBy Prince AhenkorahOn a humid morning in mid-April last year, police officers swept into the Samreboi concession, a tract of land in Ghana’s Western Region rich with mineral deposits. What they found was not a small-scale operation but an industrial-scale extraction site: excavators clawing at the earth, stockpiles of equipment, and workers who, when questioned, could not produce the required licenses. When the two-day special operation concluded on April 17, 2025, authorities had arrested 29 people. They had also seized weapons, explosives, mining machinery, vehicles, and cash totaling 157,000 Ghana cedis about $10,140.…

By Gifty Boateng Behind the polished legal arguments and the confident demeanour of his high-profile defence team, former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene is fighting a desperate rearguard action.  As the GH¢49.1 million theft trial unfolds at the Accra High Court, a dual strategy has emerged: a courtroom defence built on the novel concept of a spymaster as a deep-pocketed lender to the state, and a parallel propaganda offensive designed to muddy the waters and paint the prosecution as a political witch-hunt. The narrative being pushed by Adu-Boahene’s camp and amplified by sympathetic voices notably including NPP Communications…

as inflation falls and global risks riseBy Leo Nelson For 14 straight months, inflation in Ghana has fallen — a steady, unbroken decline that has brought the rate from a punishing 23.1 percent last year to 3.3 percent in February, its lowest level since 2021. The numbers suggest a quiet victory for the West African nation’s economic managers. After years of soaring prices that squeezed households and eroded incomes, the worst appears to be over. But for the Bank of Ghana, which opened its two-day Monetary Policy Committee meeting Monday, the path forward is anything but clear. The same global…

Provides Documentary Evidence to Refute Procurement Allegations By Gifty Boateng The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has firmly rejected allegations of impropriety regarding recent procurement transactions, providing detailed documentation to support its adherence to the Public Procurement Act.In a decisive rebuttal to claims circulating online, the state agency has released what it describes as incontrovertible evidence concerning the purchase of laptops and the renovation of its new office, asserting that all processes were transparent and legally compliant. The controversy began with allegations that GoldBod procured fifteen laptops at an inflated price of GHS322,500. In response, the Board presented documents to demonstrate…

By Leo NelsonPolicy watchdog IMANI Centre for Policy and Education has thrown down the gauntlet to the Mahama administration, demanding that private sector actors complicit in defrauding the state be publicly identified, prosecuted and blacklisted. In a hard-hitting policy brief, the think-tank warns that the fight against corruption will remain performative unless both public officials and their business collaborators face the music. Franklin Cudjoe, IMANI’s founding president, has long argued that Ghana’s anti-corruption drive suffers from selective targeting. The latest brief insists that ‘businesses conspiring to defraud the state must be publicly named, sanctioned and blacklisted with their officers arrested,…

By Leo Nelson The Volta Regional Minister James Gunu has launched a GH¢10 million war chest to battle the unemployment monster, daring young graduates to abandon the futile hunt for non-existent white-collar jobs and become their own bosses. The Volta Youth Development Fund, unveiled in Ho amid roaring applause from hundreds of anxious youth, is being hailed as the most aggressive anti-unemployment strike ever witnessed in the region. And insiders say this could be the blueprint President John Mahama has been searching for to rescue Ghana’s restless youth population from the streets. “This era of passing out graduates only to…

Government Resists Calls to Interfere with Judiciary as Cabinet Planned Special Tribunals By Gifty Boateng Ghana’s anti-corruption campaign has seized assets worth 1.5 billion cedis ($140 million) and arrested 140 suspects since February last year, a government spokesperson said on Tuesday, pushing back against criticism that the operation is moving too slowly .Felix Kwakye Ofosu, minister for government communications and MP for Abura Asebu-Kwamankese, told Joy News’ PM Express that investigative agencies have completed 27 dockets, with another 40 cases under review by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) . Several suspects are already standing trial, he said.The figures…

as President Lee Jae Myung as Seoul Seeks Stronger African FootprintBy Prince Ahenkorah President John Dramani Mahama has held bilateral talks with the Republic of Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung, culminating in the signing of three Memoranda of Understanding covering maritime security, climate change cooperation, and digital technology. The agreements mark the latest step in what both sides describe as a deepening strategic partnership between the two nations.The meeting, held on the margins of ongoing diplomatic engagements, reaffirmed what President Mahama characterised as a historic relationship built on shared democratic values and mutual commitment to human rights . According to…

By Leo NelsonThe extremes of Kayamata are far more disturbing than many imagine. The lengths to which some women go to bind men, whether for love or financial gain, are jaw‑dropping .Sarah, a Kayamata dealer who travels across West Africa to source her consignments, described in harrowing detail how women endure unspeakable ordeals to secure power over their partners. Those seeking to control wealthy men, she explained, often find themselves in shrines where they are made to sleep with snakes.”You will sleep with the snake because the bigger the sacrifice you’re willing to make, the bigger the things you’ll get…

By Philip Antoh Corporate Ghana continues to rally behind the ‘Heal Ghana Month’ campaign, with Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG) making a significant contribution to support the treatment of non-communicable diseases across the country. In a show of solidarity, CBG on Wednesday presented a cheque for GHS300,000 to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) to help advance its mission of providing financial support to Ghanaians battling critical non-communicable diseases. The donation was led by the Managing Director of CBG, Dr. Naomi Wolali Kwetey, who described the contribution as a modest gesture toward a much larger cause. “This is just a token,…