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Describes Party’s Office as Propaganda Factory where Lies a Cooked to Deceive Public for Votes By Prince Ahenkorah Sylvester Tetteh, a candidate for the New Patriotic Party’s General Secretary position, has sparked controversy with a candid admission that the party must rely on propaganda rather than facts to survive in opposition a statement that exposes the NPP’s struggle to adapt to life out of power after eight years in government.In a video circulating on social media, Tetteh told party members that the ruling National Democratic Congress was creating fear among NPP communicators through the arrest of TikTokers and other social…

EOCO Targets Assets as Berko Bribery Case Widens By Philip Antoh The conviction of former Goldman Sachs banker Asante Kwaku Berko in a Brooklyn courtroom has triggered a widening investigation in Ghana, with the Economic and Organised Crime Office placing asset tracing and recovery at the centre of its probe – signalling that it intends to pursue money and property as hard as it pursues criminal liability.Former Power Minister Dr Kwabena Donkor has moved to sever any link between his name and the case, issuing a emphatic denial through lawyers K.T. Hammond of Cavendish Chambers. But the questions raised by…

TNR FILES Bernard Antwi Boasiako, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party better known as Chairman Wontumi, is directing his campaign for the party’s National Chairmanship from a prison cell at Nsawam raising fundamental questions about the NPP’s internal governance and the limits of political ambition.Wontumi was sentenced on 20 July 2026 to 20 years’ imprisonment following his conviction in an illegal mining case. Yet despite his incarceration, his campaign team insists his bid for the party’s top executive position remains firmly on course.”Our ambition to become the National Chairman of the party is still very much alive,”…

By Philip Antoh A new survivor-informed coalition aimed at combating human trafficking and transnational organized crime will be officially launched in Accra on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, coinciding with International Youth Day. The Ghana Civil Society Coalition (GCSC) Against Transnational Crime was first announced on July 30 following the “Trapped Behind the Scam” national forum convened by Global Youth Action Network (GYAN) Ghana, the Democratic Network for Action (DNA), and Transnational Mobility Pathways (TMP). Organizers have now opened public sign-ups for the initiative. The Coalition is a direct response to the rising threat of “trafficking for forced criminality”—a trend where…

The Ga Mantse, His Royal Majesty Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has pledged his full support for the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), describing the Trust Fund as a critical national intervention capable of transforming access to specialised healthcare and restoring hope to thousands of Ghanaians battling chronic and life-threatening diseases. The assurance came when the Administrator of the GMTF, Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, led a high-powered delegation, including Board Member Dr. Adu Agyei Gyamfi and members of the Fund’s management team, on a courtesy call to the Ga Mantse Palace ahead of this year’s Homowo Festival. The visit formed part of the Trust Fund’s…

$1.7bn Losses, $11.9bn Reserves, $10.6bn Forex Intervention and 41% Cedi Boost By Prince Ahenkorah The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has assessed Ghana’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme, revealing that while the Bank of Ghana incurred losses exceeding $1.7 billion, the initiative contributed to a rise in gross international reserves to $11.9 billion. The report also noted that the central bank’s foreign exchange interventions increased significantly, with forex sales rising from $1 billion in 2023 to $10.6 billion in 2025, supporting a 41% nominal appreciation of the Cedi against the US dollar. The IMF, revealed that the Bank of Ghana’s Domestic Gold…

National Executive Hopefuls, Okada Riders and Gheto Youth take Fight to Gain By Prince Ahenkorah The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) is set to stage its much-publicized “Democracy Under Attack” demonstration on Thursday, August 6, insisting that recent political and judicial developments pose a threat to Ghana’s democratic principles. The protest, according to the party, is intended to challenge what it describes as the arbitrary arrest and treatment of some of its members and to express dissatisfaction with the acquittal of former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe. As anticipation builds ahead of…

By Prince Ahenkorah The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) is set to introduce a cashless payment system as part of reforms aimed at improving efficiency and reducing delays in its service delivery. The Chief Executive Officer of the DVLA, Julius Neequaye Kotey, disclosed this during an interview on Accra FM, where he highlighted ongoing measures to modernise the operations of the Authority. According to him, the move to go cashless forms part of broader reforms designed to make transactions at DVLA offices more convenient and transparent for clients. Mr. Kotey also revealed that every DVLA office will be equipped…

School Closed, Six Students Arrested, Headmaster Hospitalized as Education Ministry Orders Probe By Prince Ahenkorah The Obuasi Municipal Assembly has ordered the indefinite closure of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS) following a violent disturbance that left the school’s headmaster seriously injured and resulted in the arrest of six students. The closure comes after tensions on the campus escalated into violence, prompting the deployment of police officers to restore calm and protect lives and property. According to reports, the unrest began after some students alleged that Headmaster Abdulai Zakaria had been seen burying a fetus in a nearby bush. The…

Hamid Vs The Not-Up-To-Scratch Trio By Gifty Boateng Former boss of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has given a damning verdict about the current national executives manning the affairs of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), passing a vote of no confidence in them. According to the Islamic scholar, the NPP under their watch has deviated from what it is known and stands for blaming the situation on the executives. He said the current NPP is crowded by people who are not up to scratch, citing the clear example of those vying to be voted into the…