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 as four CEOs head for the exitBy Prince Ahenkorah The trickle of resignations from President John Dramani Mahama’s government is fast becoming a stream. Barely weeks after Nii Lantey Vanderpuye stepped down as DRIP National Coordinator to pursue the NDC’s national chairmanship, The New Republic has learnt that no fewer than four chief executive officers are preparing to hand in their letters with more likely to follow as the party’s December 19 national delegates congress draws nearer.The exit queue is being driven by a firm directive from NDC General Secretary Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, who has ordered all full-time government appointees…

– But Constitution Closes Door on Third TermBy Leo Nelson  President John Dramani Mahama has never been this popular. A new national tracking poll by Global InfoAnalytics puts his job approval at a record 71 percent the highest for any president in the firm’s regular tracking series since 2020. Sixty-six percent of Ghanaians believe the country is moving in the right direction. Fifty-seven percent report their living standards have improved over the past year.Yet for Mahama, this political triumph is shadowed by a constitutional reality he cannot alter: he is serving his second and final term. Article 66(2) of the…

By Prince Ahenkorah Two of the Electoral Commission’s three most senior officials are leaving their posts within weeks of each other, triggering a leadership transition that could reshape Ghana’s election management body in time for the next electoral cycle. But their departures, announced by government spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu on June 15, 2026, carry a subtext that official statements have conspicuously avoided: both men were repeatedly accused of political partisanship and professional misconduct, allegations that dogged their entire tenure.Dr. Bossman Asare, Deputy Chairperson in charge of Corporate Affairs, formally resigned effective July 31, citing a desire to return to academia.…

…Pegs ‘Yellow Kufour Gallon’ at GH¢180.00 The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Emelia Arthur, has directed Landing Beach Committees across the country not to sell premix fuel above the approved price of GH¢180 per yellow “Kufour gallon,” warning that sanctions will be imposed on persons who flout the directive. Speaking in a recorded public address to fisherfolk and stakeholders within the fisheries sector, the minister stressed that the government’s premix fuel subsidy programme was intended to support artisanal fishermen and not to enrich middlemen or committee members. “Landing beach committees should not sell premix, the yellow Kufour gallon, beyond GH¢180.…

By Philip Antoh The Supreme Court has fixed July 29, 2026, to deliver a landmark judgment in a suit challenging the legality of the delegate system used by political parties in Ghana to elect parliamentary and presidential candidates. The suit, filed by former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, alongside Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe and former Lands and Forestry Minister Dr. Christine Amoako-Nuamah, argues that the current method violates democratic principles. In a related development, the seven-member panel presiding over the case dismissed an application by the Liberal Party of Ghana seeking to join the proceedings. The…

-How Andrew Takyi-Appiah’s ‘startup glamour’ collapsed under the weight of $11.6 million in court judgments -Investigations intensify, Subsidiary collapsed, Over $20m  Vanishes By David TamakloeThe Instagram posts told one story. The court documents told another.On a Thursday afternoon in late April 2026, Andrew Takyi-Appiah, the founder and managing director of Zeepay Ghana Limited, posted a video to his social media channels. He was in a bespoke suit, the gold cufflinks catching the Accra sun as he stood before a newly acquired property in East Legon’s most exclusive enclave. The caption read: “Building Africa’s fintech future, one brick at a time.”But…

As Court Strikes Out Hearsay Evidence By Prince Ahenkorah Seven years after the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service cleared former Secretary to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Charles Bissue, of wrongdoing in the widely publicized “Galamsey Fraud” exposé by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, a fresh development in court has dealt a significant blow to the prosecution’s case. The High Court in Accra has struck out 24 paragraphs from the witness statement of a key prosecution witness in the ongoing corruption trial involving Mr Bissue and two former officials of the defunct IMCIM. The…

By Gifty BoatengThe contest for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary seat in Afigya Sekyere East (Ashanti Region) is turning ugly. Incumbent Mavis Nkansah-Boadu, a Bawumia loyalist, faces a spirited challenge from online broadcaster Kwame Afrifa Mensah known as Okatakyie Afrifa.But Afrifa’s campaign has hit a credibility crisis.At a Ghanaian community event in the United States, Afrifa was recorded appealing for funds to bankroll his parliamentary bid. That much is routine. What followed was not.He told the audience he had already delivered potable water projects to several towns in the constituency including Fufuni, Daban, and Kokotiasua.“I have constructed water projects…

Minority MPs Blocked From Unfinished Military HospitalBy Prince AhenkorahGhana’s parliamentary minority has escalated its political campaign against the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) over a derelict military hospital in the Ashanti Region. But the real drama unfolded on Wednesday, 10 June, when military personnel physically blocked the delegation from accessing the premises a move the MPs immediately branded as obstruction of parliamentary oversight.The Afari Military Hospital in Atwima Nwabiagya District was supposed to be a signature health infrastructure project. Conceived as a 500-bed facility bequeathed by the first John Mahama government in 2016 to relieve pressure on the region’s overwhelmed…

But Public Expectations Are RisingBy Prince Ahenkorah Ghana’s eighteen‑month‑old Mahama administration has received another boost from fresh polling by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), which reports that 58.9% of Ghanaians approve of the President’s job performance. But behind the headline numbers lies a more complex political economy story one that blends genuine macroeconomic gains with simmering public anxieties about electricity, corruption, and the pace at which reforms translate into daily relief.The IEA poll, conducted nationwide in May 2026, suggests that the administration’s aggressive macroeconomic stabilisation drive is resonating with voters. The data points are striking:• Inflation down from 23.5%…