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Mahama Toasts NDC Grassroots By Prince AhenkorahExactly one year after delivering the New Patriotic Party (NPP) a staggering loss in the December 7, 2024 elections, President John Dramani Mahama has taken stock of the historic victory and paid glowing tribute to the unwavering commitment of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) cadres who powered the win.In a heartfelt message commemorating the anniversary, Mahama framed the 2024 polls as a watershed moment for Ghana’s democracy one marked by “anxiety, hope and unwavering faith” from millions of voters eager to reclaim their nation’s future.“Thank you, Ghanaians. You placed your trust in the promise…

Defamation Battle Targets Activist, Journalist, and FM StationBy Prince AhenkorahAshanti Regional Minister Dr. Frank Amoakohene has launched a high-stakes defamation lawsuit against Democracy Hub activist Wendell Yeboah, journalist Agyaba Owusu (known on air as Agyaba Kwaku), and Aluta 92.1 FM’s management, accusing them of falsely branding him an illegal miner known locally as a “galamseyer” in a move that has thrust the case into Ghana’s simmering debates on media freedom and environmental accountability.The suit, lodged at the High Court in Accra, stems from a November 18, 2025, broadcast on Aluta FM’s flagship Twi-language morning show, “Anopa Koko,” aired from Madina…

When Ghana established the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) in 2018, it was heralded as a bold innovation in our anti-corruption architecture a promise to insulate justice from political interference and finally hold the powerful accountable. Seven years on, that promise hangs by a thread.The resignation of Martin Amidu in 2020, citing political meddling, was the first crack in the façade. His successor, Kissi Agyebeng, entered office in 2021 with lofty rhetoric about a “new dawn.” Yet four years later, the OSP has become more a theatre of pronouncements than a house of prosecutions. Not a single major conviction…

Anti-Corruption Office Accused of Chasing Headlines, Not Conviction By Prince Ahenkorah The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has once again found itself at the centre of controversy, this time over unsubstantiated claims of assassination attempts on its head, Kissi Agyebeng. The allegations, made publicly by the OSP’s Director of Strategy, Research and Communications, Samuel Appiah Darko, have drawn sharp rebuke from the Ministry of the Interior, which has denied any knowledge of such threats.Speaking on Joy FM’s _Newsfile programme, Darko claimed that Agyebeng had survived two assassination attempts, attributing the threats to the OSP’s high-profile anti-corruption investigations. He further…

Gov’t Scrambles to Recover Loot as Tamale-Walewale Road Lies in Ruins-Agbodza Reveals In what is fast becoming a textbook case of state capture and impunity, the Government of Ghana is still chasing shadows in a desperate bid to recover a staggering US$29 million paid to an Indian contractor who vanished into thin air after receiving the cash to construct the 113-kilometer Tamale–Savelugu–Walewale road.The amount, representing 20% of the total contract sum of *US$158 million*, was paid upfront in 2022 under the previous administration led by then-Roads Minister Kwasi Amoako-Atta. But three years on, the road remains a death trap, and…

Porous Border, illicit cash flow Raise alarm   Front Desk Northern Ghana’s artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector plagued by informality, sieve-like borders, and shadowy finances bears a troubling likeness to the Sahel hotspots where Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) has turned gold into jihadist war chests, prompting urgent calls for vigilance despite no proven incursions yet.JNIM’s playbook in Mali and Burkina Faso taxing sites, commandeering routes, and laundering proceeds has supercharged its southward push since 2024, funding ops alongside extortion and smuggling. While Ghana dodges direct hits, the Upper West Region serves as a handy supply depot…

By Gifty BoatengIn a dramatic twist to one of Ghana’s most explosive corruption sagas, embattled former CEO of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Abdul-Wahab Hanan, has stormed the High Court, seeking to overturn a property-freezing order secured by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).Hanan, who is currently facing 24 criminal charges including willfully causing financial loss to the state, stealing, and money laundering, filed the application on December 5 to challenge EOCO’s grip on four properties in Tamale assets he claims are either not his or were acquired long before his stint in public office.The Adenta…

By Philip Antoh The fallout from Ghana’s 2024 presidential election continues to reverberate within the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), with fresh scrutiny falling on Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s electoral performance in the country’s Zongo communities. Despite being the first Muslim to lead a major political party into a presidential contest, Bawumia failed to galvanize support in the very constituencies many assumed would be his natural base.Eric Kwesi Taylor, Chief Executive of the Pennyman Foundation and a political analyst with ties to grassroots networks, told The New Republic that Bawumia’s campaign suffered from a “fundamental disconnect” with Zongo voters. “Apart from…

Labels OSP “Office of Special Excuses”By Gifty Boateng The credibility of Ghana’s Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has taken another heavy blow after ace investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni announced he will no longer testify in the high-profile Contracts for Sale case against former Public Procurement Authority (PPA) boss Adjenim Boateng Adjei (AB Adjei).Manasseh, whose 2019 documentary triggered the scandal, says the OSP has shown “a lack of seriousness” and is now “fast becoming the Office of Special Excuses.”Manasseh testified for nearly two years, from December 2022 to April 2024, only for the OSP to drop all 17 charges…

as Foreign Links EmergeBy Philip Antoh Ghana’s National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) intensified its crackdown on illegal mining networks on 6 December, launching simultaneous operations in the Eastern and Western North regions. The coordinated raids, which targeted riverbank mining along the Birim, Ayensu, and Bia rivers, yielded significant seizures of equipment, the arrest of foreign nationals, and fresh evidence of transnational involvement in illicit gold extraction.In the Eastern Region, NAIMOS operatives swept through Akwadum, Ayigbe Town, and Ankaase Osino in the Abuakwa South and Fanteakwa districts. The task force seized five excavators three of which were transported to Accra…