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SML Demands Probe into OSP Mismanagement Case   By Prince Ahenkorah The much-anticipated SML-GRA case, featuring former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and seven co-defendants, has faced a setback as the court adjourned proceedings scheduled for November 24, 2025. The adjournment, according to sources, stems from serious administrative missteps attributed to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), leading to mounting frustration over the handling of this high-stakes case. The case, officially titled CR/0106/2026: The Republic v. Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta & Others, has sparked significant public concern, especially given the OSP’s perceived lack of urgency and organization. The legal representatives for…

Pins 2024 Defeat on Bawumia’s Stingy Formulas and Ofori-Atta’s Empty CoffersThe New Patriotic Party’s finger-pointing fest has erupted into full-blown fratricide, with ex-District Assemblies Common Fund chief Irene Naa Torshie Addo delivering a withering broadside against her former overlords zeroing in on Mahamudu Bawumia, Ken Ofori-Atta, and Mohammed Amin Adam Anteh as the architects of a half-hearted decentralization drive that starved local councils and handed the 2024 elections to the NDC on a platter.Addo, pilloried by party heavyweights as the scapegoat for the Elephant’s electoral rout, struck back in a no-holds-barred interview, insisting her role was mere execution: faithfully disbursing…

– Demands Ironclad Governance to Stave Off CronyismThe Private Newspapers and Online News Publishers Association of Ghana (PRINPAG) has thrown its weight behind President John Dramani Mahama’s revival of a long-dormant National Media Fund, hailing it as a bulwark against the industry’s creeping collapse yet issuing stark warnings that without rigorous safeguards, this could devolve into another conduit for political patronage.The proposal lands amid a perfect storm: Operational costs are spiraling, advertising gigs evaporating, training scarce, and smaller outlets the lifeblood of independent journalism staring down existential threats. These pressures, PRINPAG contends, imperil not just media viability but the very…

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…