Author: TNRgh

…When the NPP Was “Oppressed,” Now It Must Not Become the Oppressor By Innocent Samuel Appiah Ghana’s democracy has always been tested not only at the ballot box, but in the quiet moments when citizens are expected to tolerate scrutiny, especially when the scrutiny targets powerful people. Free speech is not a tribal prize meant for whichever party is currently weak. It is a civic right that must survive elections, regime changes, public anger, and partisan narratives. Today, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is positioning itself as the champion of democratic freedoms. Its leadership, including Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, frames the…

Ghana has introduced an online visa platform and abolished visa fees for all African travellers. The changes were announced on 25 May Africa Day at a Kempinski Hotel event in Accra.Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said the e‑visa system allows applicants worldwide to apply entirely online, removing the need to visit embassies or consulates. The previous paper‑based process, he said, was marked by long queues and bureaucratic delays that discouraged travel and business.The reform is part of President John Mahama’s ‘Ghana Open for Business’ strategy. Cabinet approved the policy after a review of immigration procedures. The system is a public‑private…

By Prince Ahenkorah The Government of Ghana, through the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) and TDC Ghana Ltd, in partnership with ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms (ARISE IIP), has taken a significant step toward the development of an integrated industrial park in Tema with the incorporation of a new project company. In a statement issued on May 21, 2026 and signed by the Unit Head of Public Affairs & Communications of GIADEC, Priscilla Hemans, the partners announced the formal establishment of the Tema Integrated Industrial Parks Company Limited (TIIPco) in April 2026 as a Special Purpose Vehicle to develop and manage the proposed industrial park. Following…

The Apinto Divisional Stool has moved to neutralise a widening succession dispute, accusing a self-declared queen mother of fabricating her credentials and colluding with a second claimant to destabilise the traditional area.At a media briefing in Apinto, Nana Abupanyini (Chief of Maase Nsuta and Tufuhene of Apinto) accused Efua Yaajo, known as ‘Efua Fati’, of posing as a gazetted queen mother and threatening to install a rival chief. He also named Araba Acquaah, who claims the same queen mother stool under the name ‘Nana Abena Boduwa II’, as an ally.The core allegations:· Efua Fati falsely claims the kingmakers have “sold…

-Chief of Staff signals shift from pilot projects to cross-economy productivity drive Chief of Staff Julius Debrah has signalled a strategic shift in Ghana’s productivity agenda, hosting a high-level JICA delegation to discuss moving the Kaizen philosophy from a project-based intervention to a “sustained national movement”.The meeting, disclosed in a Debrah social media posting, focused on embedding continuous improvement, operational efficiency and innovation across both public and private sectors with direct implications for the Mahama administration’s industrialization and job creation priorities.Led by JICA Chief Representative Takayuki Uchiyama, and including Miwa Ito (Senior Representative), Masashi Yamanaka (JICA Expert), Sylvester (JICA Governance…

…27 Houses, London Flats & Secret Shell Companies – How Ghana’s Top Intelligence Boss ‘Stole’ Public Funds Front Desk Report Ghana’s attorney general has disclosed a list of luxury properties at home and in London that he says were bought by a former intelligence chief and his wife using diverted state funds, as a court rejected a defence bid to introduce new evidence in the related trial. Kwabena Adu-Boahene, former director-general of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), and his wife Angela Adjei-Boateng are facing 11 charges including stealing, money laundering and causing financial loss to the state. Prosecutors allege they…

-Asiedu Nketiah Claims Personal Glory for 2024 Victory – Says He Forced Haruna, Muntaka Reshuffle Against Mahama’s WishThe National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah better known as Mosquito has ignited a fresh firestorm within the ruling party.His crime? Claiming sole credit for the party’s massive 2024 election victory. Speaking at a controversial ‘thank you tour’ stop in the Tamale South constituency, the veteran party guru boasted that it was his decision alone to remove former Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu and former Chief Whip Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed from Parliament’s front bench in 2023. And he dropped…

-Police uncover murder‑for‑hire plot from inside Ankaful Maximum Prison; -Chief arrested for GH¢50,000 contract-Ghost of slain queen mother haunts hitman into confession By Gifty Boateng In a chilling revelation that has exposed gaping holes in prison security, police have disclosed that a convicted armed robber serving 77 years at Ankaful Maximum Security Prison was contracted by a traditional chief to assassinate a queen mother. The victim, Nana Serwaa Gyan Kuma, 42, traditional ruler of Abamba, a town near Atebubu, was shot dead at her residence on February 25, 2026. She had just returned from her popular chop bar, Ohema’s Kitchen.…

Insiders Say Legal Ordeal Offers a Convenient RespiteBy By Gifty Boateng Insiders suggest the party’s public outrage over the Bono Regional Chairman’s detention masks a private satisfaction: his toxic brand of politics had become an unmanageable liability. Behind the carefully orchestrated outcry over Kwame Baffoe’s (alias Abronye DC) incarceration, a different current runs through the New Patriotic Party (NPP). They want you to think the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is weeping over the detention of its Bono Regional chairman, Kwame Baffoe, aka Abronye DC.Don’t believe the tears. The New Republic has gathered overwhelming evidence that senior NPP figures including MPs,…

as Wontumi’s ‘Gala’ Trial Heats Up –The courtroom is set. The charges are flying. But one key man is conspicuously absent. Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, the immediate past Minister for Lands and Natural Resources and a lawyer of many years, has run for the hills or at least into a deafening silence as his former party colleague, Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (alias Chairman Wontumi), stands trial for illegal mining. Questions are now popping up like mushrooms across the political landscape: Why has Jinapor ditched Wontumi in his hour of legal peril?The case, which has gripped the nation, centres…