Author: TNRgh

Reveals Staggering Gh40Bn Road Debt Left By Akuffo Addo/Bawumiah Gov’t From news Desk Roads and Highways Minister Kwame Governs Agbodza on Tuesday dropped a political bombshell in Parliament, revealing that the Mahama administration has settled more than GHS 11 billion in road sector arrears inherited from the previous Akufo-Addo government the largest such clearance in the country’s history even as he pushed back hard against accusations of procurement infractions under the flagship Big Push programme.The disclosure came as the Minister mounted a spirited defence of the infrastructure initiative, which critics have slammed as a sole-sourcing juggernaut. But it was the…

By Philip Antoh The Ministry of the Interior has confirmed that medical screening for security service applicants will begin on 7 April at designated centres nationwide, signalling the next stage of a recruitment process that has already been forced to confront persistent attempts at extortion.In a statement, the ministry said official SMS notifications will be sent to shortlisted candidates between 29 and 31 March, using the authorised sender ID “CSERP”. Applicants are instructed to disregard any messages from other sources a caution that reflects the scale of fraudulent activity that has historically surrounded state hiring.Successful candidates will see their status…

By Prince Ahenkorah The Ministry of the Interior has issued an unusual public warning to applicants in the ongoing security services recruitment drive, acknowledging that fraudsters have infiltrated the process with demands for mobile money payments a sign of the systemic vulnerabilities that continue to plague state hiring exercises.In a statement released ahead of the medical screening phase, the ministry declared that any request for payment via MoMo is fraudulent. It further noted that SMS notifications regarding the next stage have not yet been sent; those are scheduled for 29–31 March, with screenings to commence on 7 April at designated…

By Prince Ahenkorah A group of unidentified individuals, has destroyed a community-led school project in Bakpa Tosukope in the Volta Region of Ghana, throwing the future of education in the area into uncertainty. The community, having recognized that their existing basic school structure, built with mud, had deteriorated over time, decided to take matters into their own hands by constructing a modern school facility for their children. On January 1, 2025, during a community festival, funds were raised toward the construction of the school. Key stakeholders, including the Assembly Member, Member of Parliament, Dela Radio, and Mass TV, were invited…

Gen Zs Abandon NPP’s Registration Process, as Greys Queue By Gifty BoatengA concerted push by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to expand its membership base has instead laid bare a deepening demographic crisis, with the party’s grassroots registration exercise being overwhelmingly patronised by elderly supporters while the youth long considered the future of any political organization remain conspicuously absent.The ongoing exercise, which opened on March 1 and runs until March 31, was intended to update membership records, promote transparency, and build an inclusive base ahead of future electoral contests. But party insiders and independent observers are now sounding the alarm…

By Gifty Boateng Loyalists of Kennedy Agyapong are methodically constructing a political structure to challenge the New Patriotic Party (NPP) from within its own disaffected ranks, positioning the maverick businessman for a third presidential bid in 2028. What began as a support vehicle, ‘The Base Movement’, is now openly preparing to transmute into a full political party, threatening to accelerate the NPP’s fragmentation as it struggles to regroup against President John Mahama’s administration.The initiative is spearheaded by George Oti Bonsu, a former NPP financier and business associate of Agyapong. Bonsu’s profile was elevated by a high-profile 2024 land dispute in…

By Prince Ahenkorah President John Dramani Mahama departed Accra on 23 March at the head of a high-level delegation for New York, where he will press the African Union’s campaign to have the transatlantic slave trade formally recognised by the United Nations as a crime against humanity. The visit, which also includes a stop in Pennsylvania, is being framed by Accra as a bid to cement Ghana’s leadership in the global reparatory justice movement while consolidating support from the Caribbean.At the UN, Mahama is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at a high-level special event on 24 March under the…

By Philip Antoh Patricia Asiedua Asiamah, the self-styled televangelist and former fetish priestess better known as Nana Agradaa, has emerged from eight months in Nsawam Prison with a new narrative: incarceration, she now tells her congregation, was a divine gift.Preaching on 22 March to a church audience, Agradaa characterised her time behind bars as a transformative experience that strengthened her faith and clarified her evangelical mission. “What God has bestowed upon me through this journey is priceless and cannot be purchased with money,” she said, adding that she does not regret the imprisonment.Her release, however, owes more to legal manoeuvring…

but Can It Keep Them Alive?By Philip Antoh Ghana’s flagship reforestation programme, the Tree for Life Initiative, surpassed its 2025 target with over 30 million seedlings planted a logistical feat that the government is now positioning as both an environmental victory and a prototype for a new bioeconomy. But as the focus shifts to survival rates and enforcement, the initiative faces the perennial challenge that has undone successive reforestation efforts: keeping the trees in the ground.Lands and Natural Resources Minister Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah used the International Day of Forests on 19 March to unveil the figures, crediting the achievement…

By Prince Ahenkorah A government-led fundraising drive for Ghana’s national football team the BLACK STARS has pulled in $10 million on its opening day, giving the Black Stars a financial fillip ahead of World Cup preparations but also raising questions about the state’s role in underwriting a sport that has long relied on private patronage.The campaign, launched at a high-profile event attended by President John Dramani Mahama, Sports Minister Kofi Adams, and Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kurt Okraku, is targeting $30 million. Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem, who chairs the fundraising committee, confirmed that pledges and donations from…