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Family calls timing ‘highly suspicious’ TNR Files The family of murdered herbal medicine practitioner Dr Felix Antwi Darkwah has condemned the Kasoa court’s decision to grant GH₵100,000 bail to the prime suspects including the deceased’s wife, Charlotte Antwi describing the amount as “peanuts” for a murder case and questioning the conduct of both police and state prosecutors.The 69-year-old was allegedly poisoned and set ablaze in his bedroom on August 10, following a land dispute with his wife. Only his bedroom was burnt. His wife and two workers who lived with him emerged unscathed and are now suspects.The family’s anger has…

Government rejects ‘manufactured narrative’ of neglect TNR Files President John Dramani Mahama has not abandoned Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu to struggle alone, the government has insisted, dismissing as “factually erroneous and politically motivated” suggestions that the president has left the sector to drift.The rebuttal follows criticism from former Manhyia North MP Collins Owusu Amankwah, who sought to frame operational challenges in the 2026 Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) as evidence of presidential neglect. Government sources described the narrative as manufactured and without basis.The CSSPS, they insist, is functional and far from being abandoned, the ministry is actively reforming…

By Prince Ahenkorah The government of Ghana spent GH¢49.72 million to evacuate 1,900 Ghanaians from South Africa following renewed xenophobic attacks that threatened the safety of African migrants, Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has disclosed that GH¢38.84 million of the amount was spent on chartered flights, air tickets, ground transportation, feeding, accommodation and medical care for Ghanaians evacuated during the exercise. An additional GH¢10.80 million was used to provide reintegration support and transportation allowances, while GH¢84,274 was spent on the repatriation of two mortal remains. Ablakwa said the government had successfully completed the second phase of the evacuation exercise,…

… Roads, Galamsey Send Repair Bill Past $20m By Prince Ahenkorah Road construction under the government’s Big Push programme and illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, have emerged as the two leading causes of fibre cuts across Ghana, threatening telecommunications infrastructure and increasing the cost of maintaining network services. The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, disclosed that road construction accounts for approximately 49 percent of fibre cuts recorded in the country, while illegal mining activities are responsible for about 25 percent. Speaking at the Government Accountability Series on Monday, September 7, 2026, the Minister revealed…

TNR Files A government minister’s praise for the abandoned National Cathedral project has ignited a firestorm of criticism, exposing deep divisions within the ruling NDC over a monument that has become synonymous with perceived official profligacy.Local Government Minister Mahama Ayariga, during his parliamentary vetting, described the idea behind the US$96 million project as “laudable” while criticising its implementation. He pledged to revive and complete the project through stakeholder consultations.”I don’t think there is anything wrong with the idea, but I think it was a good idea that was badly implemented,” Ayariga told the Appointments Committee.The comments have drawn sharp rebuke…

TNR Files The Ministry of Education has strongly rejected opposition claims that the government deliberately failed to place 57,259 BECE candidates as part of a plot to collapse the Free Senior High School programme, describing the allegation as a calculated propaganda tool.At a press conference on Monday, Deputy Minister of Education Dr Clement Apaak dismissed the NPP’s assertion as “frivolous and completely false,” clarifying that the affected candidates were not placed automatically due to their examination performance, not a lack of school vacancies.According to data from the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination, the 57,259 candidates in question either obtained a…

Guns, Others Retrieve in Nationwide Operation TNR Files The Ghana Police Service has conducted a series of intelligence-led operations across the country, resulting in dozens of arrests, the recovery of multiple firearms, and the disruption of suspected robbery syndicates, Inspector General of Police Christian Tetteh Yohunu announced on Monday.The operations, based on credible intelligence gathered from various regions, targeted organised criminal networks operating across several jurisdictions.In a significant development, police have arrested Abraham Awendok, 32, in connection with the disappearance and alleged murder of Dr Jesse Amoah and his wife Elizabeth Amwa Esi, who were reported missing in April 2016.Awendok,…

TNR Files Sources at the Financial Intelligence Centre have revealed to The New Republic that former Chief of Defence Staff General Thomas Oppong Peprah has been interrogated over money laundering allegations, with investigators concluding that his financial records are far from satisfactory.The probe, triggered by a whistleblower who had worked closely with the General, centred on suspicions that the senior military officer had accumulated wealth far beyond his legitimate earnings. According to FIC sources, the whistleblower had witnessed the General handling mountains of cash sums that his public service salary could not conceivably generate.At the heart of the investigation is…

TNR FilesGhana’s Free Primary Health Care programme is detonating one of the country’s oldest and most painful barriers to survival: the cash‑before‑care culture that has shadowed clinics and CHPS compounds for decades. With 4,574 facilities now delivering free primary healthcare from CHPS compounds in remote savannah communities to polyclinics in peri‑urban districts the government is attempting to bury a system that forced families to choose between treatment and hunger.For years, “No money, no treatment” was not just a phrase it was a verdict. Patients were turned away from basic services, mothers delayed care for sick children, and preventable illnesses escalated…

TNR Files A former Deputy General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party has publicly cautioned President John Dramani Mahama against underestimating his own party’s capacity to destabilise the administration, drawing chilling historical parallels to the overthrow of Kwame Nkrumah.Nana Obiri Boahen, a private legal practitioner and former NPP executive, warned in a YouTube interview that the party has “planned a lot” and that the governing NDC should not underestimate what the opposition is capable of.”The kind of mindset that the NPP has picked, the NDC shouldn’t underestimate them at all. I don’t know when I will die, but the…