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as Middle East tensions escalateBy Prince Ahenkorah Government has ordered its citizens in Qatar to reconfirm their participation in an emergency evacuation by the end of Tuesday, as fears mount that the widening conflict between the US-Israel alliance and Iran could engulf the Gulf region.The directive, issued by Ghana’s embassy in Doha, requires nationals wishing to return home to submit passport biodata pages by email, marking the final phase of preparations for what officials describe as a “strictly one-way” operation. The evacuation decision, first announced on March 6, reflects growing alarm in Accra about the spillover effects of the Middle…

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…

The German Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Frederick Landshoft, has underscored the strategic importance of the Aflao border, describing it as the country’s second most critical entry point after the Accra International Airport. He emphasized that the Aflao post holds “outstanding importance” for Ghana’s security and economic activities. He made the remarks during a brief ceremony at Aflao in the Volta Region, where he presented four weather sheds to GIS. The sheds are designed to shield officers from harsh weather conditions, including heavy rains and scorching sun, while on duties. Receiving the donation on behalf of the Service, Deputy Comptroller-General in…

A Senior Divisional Chief of Teshie-Aflao in the Aflao Traditional Area, Torgbi Kpambi Vedzesu V, has called for stronger collaboration between communities and security agencies to safeguard the nation’s borders, stressing that security remains a shared responsibility. He made the call during the commissioning of a new border duty post constructed for the Ghana Immigration Service at Aflao Gakli in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region. Addressing the gathering, Torgbi Kpambi Vedzesu V emphasized that border communities play a critical role in maintaining national security, and therefore must work closely with immigration officers and other security agencies and…

By Leo Nelson Legal practitioner and social activist, Osagyefo Oliver Barker-Vormawor has argued that democracy should not be seen as a guarantee of progress but rather as a system that creates space for citizens to struggle for justice, accountability, and social advancement. In a reflection on the meaning of democratic participation, Barker-Vormawor said the essence of democracy lies in the opportunity it gives citizens to contest power and demand improvements in governance and social welfare. According to him, democratic systems do not automatically deliver rights or development. Instead, they provide a framework within which citizens must continually engage institutions and…