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By Nelson Ayivor The government’s defence of its security retooling agenda has intensified, with Minister for Government Communications Felix Kwakye Ofosu, delivering a firm rebuttal to what he describes as an “obvious lie” told by the Damongo MP Samuel Abu Jinapor, regarding the alleged $1.2 billion cost of new presidential jets and military equipment. His response, grounded in detailed figures and strong political critique, unfolded before his broader assessment of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s record, which he argues remains too weak to be “taken to the political market.” Kwakye Ofosu’s dismissal of the $1.2 billion claim was anchored in what he…

By Nelson Ayivor A joint team from the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), and the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has conducted a follow-up inspection of rice processors in the Bekwai Municipality. The visit, part of the Japan-funded Improving Technology and Quality Control System for Higher Value Addition in the Post-harvest Processes of the Rice Value Chain (ITEQ) Project, aimed to assess the application of training and the effective use of equipment supplied under the initiative. The ITEQ Project, implemented in selected municipalities including Bekwai and Tepa,…

TNR News Desk The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has fired a major warning shot to operators in the underground economy with the announcement of a sweeping nationwide monitoring and enforcement blitz beginning November 2025. According to the Authority, the initiative is designed to clamp down on non-compliant businesses, with a particular focus on night market operations, long considered a blindspot in Ghana’s tax compliance. In a press statement, the GRA emphasized that the exercise aims to ensure greater transparency, protect public interest, and strengthen adherence to tax laws across the country. At the heart of this national exercise is a…

By Philip Antoh Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing reforms within the global diamond trade, urging Kimberley Process (KP) member states to pursue consensus-driven progress that protects vulnerable communities and strengthens the credibility of the certification regime. Speaking at the Kimberley Process Ministerial Meeting in Dubai on Thursday, November 20, 2025, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, Mr. Sammy Gyamfi, who delivered Ghana’s statement, noted that although the KP has achieved historic milestones over the past two decades, the evolving nature of conflict demands renewed action and cooperation. He praised the United Arab Emirates for hosting…

The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Mrs. Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has on Thursday, November 20, 2025, held a series of high-level meetings with the British High Commissioner, EU Ambassador, and the UNIDO Country Coordinator, all aimed at strengthening partnerships in trade, investment, industrialisation and private-sector growth. EU Pledges Stronger Investment Support The EU Ambassador to Ghana, Mr. Rune Skinnebach, paid an introductory visit to the Minister, where he outlined the European Union’s renewed focus on interest-driven partnerships centred on investment, sustainable economic development and value addition. He highlighted the EU’s €150 billion Global Gateway investment package for Africa, designed to…

By Philip Antoh The University of Ghana has wade into the recent public confrontations between tow of its senior academicians that is Professor Ransford Gyampo and Dr. George Domfe leading to the trigger of an internal procedures to address the impasse. On Friday, November 21, 2025, the university released a statement indicating that the actions of the two lecturers are currently being evaluated according to the University of Ghana Statutes (2024) and the Code of Conduct for Academic Senior Members (2011). Management referred to a widely shared video that captured the two lecturers in a heated argument during a live…

-Says Galamsey, Corruption sponsored by Elites Silence -Demands Architectural revolution to save Ghana’s Cultural Soul Mining mogul Samuel Esson Jonah has ignited a firestorm of controversy, boldly condemning Ghanaian architects as “cowardly complicit” in the nation’s ongoing “Galamsey Hell” and rampant corruption. He urges them to wake up, abandon their fixation on Dubai illusions, revive traditional building techniques, or risk allowing corruption to obliterate Ghana’s cultural soul. Jonah’s blistering critique came during the Ghana Institute of Architects’ Annual General Meeting on November 20, 2025, where he did not mince words, labeling the architectural profession as spineless enablers in a “crime…

-Dodging GHC280K- Loan Repayment A simmering financial controversy has ensnared former Second Lady Samiratu Bawumia, with the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) demanding repayment of a Ghc280,000 loan tranche allegedly secured through her vice-presidential clout a revelation that’s peeling back layers of the Akufo-Addo era’s alleged cronyism, even as her camp insists the debt is settled.In a pointed November 11, 2025 letter from MASLOC CEO Abigail Elorm Mensah, Bawumia is urged to square an outstanding balance tied to a facility purportedly directed for Fulbe community training in yoghurt processing. The missive highlights discrepancies: While her office claims full reimbursement,…

Government under fire for its covert role in US deportation schemes, has dangled a partial olive branch to the Supreme Court by offering to release a single diplomatic note, a move insiders view as a pre-emptive strike to blunt accusations of executive overreach, even as whispers of financial incentives and human rights lapses continue to swirl around the NDC’s ties to the Trump administration.The voluntary disclosure, announced last week by Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem-Sai on behalf of AG Dr. Dominic Ayine, centres on a Foreign Affairs Ministry memo to the US Embassy in Accra, signalling Ghana’s openness to receiving West…

 Diaspora, Sick Delegates Left in the Cold for January Primaries Chaos! In a bombshell move that’s ripping the New Patriotic Party (NPP) apart from the inside, the party’s top brass has slammed the door on proxy voting for the explosive January 31, 2026 presidential primaries, leaving sick folks, disabled warriors, and abroad hustlers high and dry  sparking a fierce backlash that could torpedo the Elephant’s comeback dreams against the NDC juggernaut!Joe Osei Owusu, the iron-fisted Chairman of the NPP Presidential Elections Committee, dropped the hammer after sifting through a flood of desperate petitions from party die-hards.  No mercy: Every delegate must…