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Jibril Baron, who preached hard work to thousands, now faces extradition to US over alleged multi-million Dollar fraudBy Leo NelsonHe posed as a self-made man. A farmer. A real estate baron. A devout Muslim who built a luxury empire from scratch, inspiring droves of young Ghanaians with his rags-to-riches sermons. But when Jibril Baron stepped off his flight at Casablanca’s Mohammed V International Airport on Friday, Moroccan security agents were waiting. The 40-year-old CEO of Star Drive Estate and owner of Jibril Building Construction Luxury Homes is now in custody, the subject of an Interpol Red Notice sought by the…

Kennedy Agyapong breaks ranks, admitting party failed to complete facility despite eight years in power.By Prince Ahenkorah The Afari Military Hospital was supposed to be a beacon of hope for the people of the Ashanti Region a 500-bed facility that would ease the crushing burden on Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital and bring quality healthcare to millions. Instead, it has become a symbol of governmental failure, a $180 million monument to political inertia that has now sparked a bitter internal battle within the New Patriotic Party. At the centre of the storm is Kennedy Agyapong, the former flagbearer aspirant and outspoken…

By Leo Nelson Ghana’s ossified legal training system is finally being prised open. Under transitional directives issued under the Legal Education Act 2026 (Act 1170), the dreaded entrance examination for admission to professional legal training has been abolished.  The move, announced by Director of Legal Education Professor Raymond Atuguba, aims to break a bottleneck that has left an estimated 5,000–8,000 LLB graduates stranded unable to practise despite holding law degrees.For years, the Ghana School of Law’s narrow gates have been the stuff of legal folklore. Each year, 3,000–4,000 candidates sit the entrance exam; only a fraction pass. The result: a…

By TNR Financial Desk The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has ordered all regulated financial institutions to cut ties immediately with cryptocurrency platforms offering unauthorised foreign currency wallet services. The directive, issued without prior consultation with industry players, targets the fast-growing ecosystem of digital dollar channels that have been operating beyond the reach of traditional banking supervision.Central bank governor Dr. Ernest Addison is taking no chances. In a statement released late last week, the BoG warned that crypto-linked platforms have been facilitating fiat currency wallets especially US dollar-denominated ones funded through bank transfers, cards, and mobile money. These arrangements, the bank…

By Leo Nelson More than 1.1 million Ghanaian children nearly one in ten of those aged 5–17 are engaged in economic activities that violate their rights to education and development, the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) disclosed on the World Day Against Child Labour (12 June). Of these, over 458,000 are not attending school at all, according to 2023 data from the Ghana Statistical Service.In a blunt statement timed to this year’s global theme “Red Card to Child Labour: Fair Play for Children, Decent Work for Adults” CHRAJ described child labour as “one of the most pressing…

By Leo NelsonOn paper, Ghana’s economy has rarely looked healthier. Inflation is down to single digits. Gross international reserves have climbed to an all-time high of US3 billion bailout, and Accra has transitioned to a non-financing Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI), a badge of policy credibility that officials hope will unlock investment-grade status.Yet the cedi tells a more complicated story. On June 15, the local currency traded at around 11.10 to the dollar on the interbank market, a slight improvement after weeks of steady decline. But that headline figure masks a persistent fragility: the cedi has depreciated by about 8.4 per…

By Prince Ahenkorah The exchange lasted barely ten seconds. At the Ghana CEO Summit in May, President John Dramani Mahama spotted Angela List, the embattled chief executive of Adamus Resources, and asked: “Ohh Angie, how are your troubles? Have you been sorted?” Her response was a shake of the head. “Find time and let’s talk,” the President replied.For the mining executive, the unsolicited acknowledgment from the nation’s highest office was a lifeline and for Ghana’s mining sector, a revealing signal.  Officially, the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, backed by the Minerals Commission, is still prosecuting the case against Adamus…

Facing $11.6m judgment and a collapsed Caribbean subsidiary, Andrew Takyi-Appiah sends Ghost Lawyers With Empty Threat to bully a newspaper.TNR News Desk ReportAndrew Takyi-Appiah built Zeepay into a glittering fintech brand. He spoke at Davos. He posed with presidents. He potrays himself as elegant and rich, acquiring mansions, luxury cars, expensive watches and promising to build “Africa’s fintech future, one brick at a time.”Behind the gloss, the wheels were coming off. On 16 April 2026, the Commercial Division of the High Court ordered Zeepay and its founder to pay USD 11.58 million, EUR 8,500 and GHS 1.4 million to a…

…as July 3 Verdict Looms By Prince Ahenkorah With just eighteen days until the Accra High Court delivers judgment in his illegal mining trial, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako the Ashanti regional chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) known to millions as Chairman Wontumi has parachuted in former minister Samuel Atta Akyea as his new lead counsel. The eleventh-hour manoeuvre, executed on Monday, follows the messy exit of his previous lawyer Andy Appiah-Kubi, whose attempt to quit via a formal motion was tossed out by Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay.The court’s ruling was a procedural brushback: in criminal matters, a lawyer needs no judicial…

‘We Inherited Akufo-Addo’s Salary Bill’ By Gifty Boateng The war of words over the presidency’s wage bill has exploded. The Mahama government on Monday dismissed as “ignorant propaganda” claims that the President has overseen a massive increase in compensation at Jubilee House despite slashing the number of political appointees.At a fiery press briefing, Government Spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu dropped a bombshell: President Mahama has not added one cedi to the salaries of presidential staffers. The pay scales, he said, were inherited from the previous NPP administration.“President Mahama has not set up a committee to determine emoluments for Article 71 officeholders,”…