Author: TNRgh

…Positioning It as Ghana’s Next Big Cash Crop In a major breakthrough for agricultural innovation, Ho Technical University (HTU) has successfully engineered a fast-maturing variety of the baobab tree, positioning it to become Ghana’s next lucrative export crop. The revolutionary research cuts the tree’s maturity period from the traditional 30 years down to less than three years, completely changing the economic outlook for local farmers. The Three-Year Miracle: Overcoming the 30-Year Bottleneck For generations, the resilient, drought-withstanding baobab tree (Adansonia digitata) has grown wild across Ghana’s savannah areas, including the Volta Region and the five northern regions. Despite its incredible…

President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that negotiations are being restarted to secure a $200 million exit facility from South Korea to upgrade Ho Teaching Hospital, a deal he said stalled after Ghana’s debt restructuring exercise disrupted the original arrangement. Speaking during a Citizen Engagement session at Ho Technical University, part of his Resetting Ghana Tour of the Volta Region, the President used the platform to update residents on the status of the Korean-backed hospital project alongside progress at the University of Health and Allied Sciences, which he visited a day earlier. “Despite the challenges caused by debt restructuring, we…

By Franklin Cudjoe Self-styled TV evangelist Agraada, recently freed from a 15-year jail sentence, offered a prayerful word for Chairman Wontumi, jailed 20 years for illegal mining. She wrote: “Oh GOD, I will remember you in prayers. Oh my big brother, let us all be very careful because the law is the law.” Note she didn’t call it a political trial. Frankly, from my lunch with Chairman Wontumi about a month and a half ago, I didn’t sense his ordeal was politically engineered. He said, “If I had my way, there were things I would have done differently.” I advise…

The Head of Puma Energy, Africa, Mr. Ben Ouattara, on Friday paid a courtesy visit to the Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mr. Godwin Kudzo Tameklo, Esq. Mr. Ouattara, who is on a working visit to Ghana, thanked the NPA for its support and cooperation with Puma Energy, which has enabled the company to thrive in the country. He reaffirmed Puma Energy’s commitment to strengthening its relationship with the Authority for the benefit of Ghana’s downstream petroleum industry. Mr. Ouattara said the company is diversifying into strategic areas where it has expertise and can add greater value…

President John Dramani Mahama has assured residents of the Volta Region that the long awaited Keta Port project is progressing steadily, with key approvals completed and investors showing strong interest in participating in its development. Speaking at a Citizen Engagement session at Ho Technical University as part of his two day Resetting Ghana Tour of the Volta Region, President Mahama said the project has moved beyond earlier planning stages and is now receiving the necessary technical, environmental, and investment attention required for implementation. “With regards to the Keta Port, the Minister has given us the brief. The feasibility study and…

…as AG Closes Case This WeekBy TNR FILES The Accra High Court is poised to receive closing arguments this week in the trial of Kwabena Adu-Boahene, the former Director General of the National Signals Bureau, marking a critical juncture in what has become the first major corruption prosecution of the Mahama administration.The case, which involves GH¢49.1 million ($7 million) earmarked for a cyber defense system, has laid bare a pattern of alleged financial misconduct that prosecutors say transformed a government agency’s funds into a personal slush fund for luxury homes, high-end vehicles, and gifts to family and friends all while…

…Wontumi Sentenced to 20 Years on Various Counts—A Legal Earthquake for Ghana By Innocent Samuel Appiah On Monday, 20th July 2026, Ghana woke to a judicial decision that did not merely punish a person but struck at a system. The conviction and sentencing of the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Pathriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, is not one more episode in the endless cycle of political courtroom drama. It is a decisive moment in the national struggle for accountability, a stern reminder that environmental protection is not optional, and a direct response to the…

A US immigration judge has delivered a scathing rebuke to Ghana’s Office of the Special Prosecutor, throwing out a 200-page affidavit against former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta and granting him a green card a ruling that lays bare the OSP’s evidentiary weaknesses. The Annandale Immigration Court in Virginia did not merely reject Ghana’s attempt to block Ofori-Atta’s residency application. It systematically dismantled Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng’s case, concluding that the sprawling document was “full of conclusory allegations” without “credible or reliable facts.” “The court finds that the criminal charges brought against you by the Office of the Special Prosecutor in…

Power Evaporates In Court Room 4 As Judge Delivers A 20-Year Hammer Blow He walked into Courtroom 4 expecting another delay the kind of procedural sidestep that had protected him for years but by 10:03 a.m., Bernard Antwi‑Boasiako finally learned what it feels like when political power evaporates. The man Ghana once knew as Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Region’s iron‑fisted party boss and self‑styled mining baron, sat trembling in the dock as Justice Audrey Kocuvie‑Tay read out a 20‑year sentence that detonated the myth of his invincibility. For more than a decade, Wontumi had bulldozed his way through Ghana’s political…

Mahama Unveils Bold  Development Agenda  By Prince Ahenkorah President John Dramani Mahama has unveiled a wide-ranging package of infrastructure, healthcare, education and economic development initiatives for the people of Volta Region, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to balanced national development during the “Reset Ghana Tour.” Over the course of the regional tour, the President inspected ongoing projects, cut the sod for new developments and outlined government policies aimed at accelerating economic growth, creating jobs and improving public services across the region. The highlight of the tour was the sod-cutting ceremony for the construction of a modern 24-hour economy market at Juapong…