Author: TNRgh

The fields of Africa are changing. Rain comes when it should not and fails to appear when it is needed most. Crops wither, not because the soil is poor, but because the seasons themselves are no longer trustworthy. This is not a temporary disruption. It is a permanent shift, and Sub-Saharan Africa must face it head-on. For generations, farmers relied on predictable cycles. They knew when to plant, when to expect rain, and when to prepare for harvest. Today, those rhythms are broken. Droughts stretch longer than memory can recall. Floods sweep away entire villages and wash away what little…

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s campaign for the presidential nomination is a peculiar one, built on a slogan that is either an act of pure genius or a dangerous miscalculation. The Vice-President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) front-runner is pushing a message that reduces the complex challenge of winning an election to a simple, if bizarre, arithmetic problem: ‘Aka 9 Pɛ’—’Only 9 more to go’. This audacious slogan, now ubiquitous on billboards and in political advertisements across the country, is not, as the uninitiated might assume, a reference to a sporting target. Instead, it is a calculation based on the 2024 election…

Employee Fitness Club. In line with its core values, particularly SAFETY and CARING, by prioritising the health, safety, and well-being of its employees, Vivo Energy Ghana, the exclusive distributor and marketer of Shell-branded fuels and lubricants, has launched its Premium Employee Fitness Club dubbed V-Fitz. Under the inspiring slogan ‘fuel your body, fuel your life’, V-Fitz is designed to promote physical well-being, reduce health risks, and enhance productivity by encouraging regular exercise and healthy lifestyle habits among employees. With a vision to be Africa’s leading and most respected energy business, Vivo Energy remains committed to creating an environment that fosters…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is approaching the Akwatia by-election with a noticeable sense of trepidation, a fear that seems to stem from the ghosts of its own recent past. Party officials are publicly raising the alarm, warning of a potential replay of the 2019 Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election, an event which has become synonymous with political violence in Ghana. ​The Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election was a grim spectacle. Unidentified, masked men, later revealed to be state security operatives, disrupted polling stations, leaving a trail of injuries and a deep scar on the country’s democratic fabric. The fallout led to…

After the truncation of Ghana’s most visionary and industrially focused regime under Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah in 1966, our Republic took nearly three decades to settle into a stable democratic governance under the 4th Republic In the period between 1966 -1992 that Ghana spent demonstrating its finesse in coup d’etat, economic regression, collapse of state enterprises through contrived privatization, kalebule etc, its newly emerged independent sister state in Asia — Singapore dedicated the same period to building a strong and knowledge-based economy with high standard of living, low inflation, stable and appreciable currency, unemployment rate of less than 3%, dignified…

Ghana’s democracy and development are being undermined not just by overt acts of corruption or mismanagement, but by the silent acceptance of practices that should never have been tolerated in the first place. Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare, a respected governance advocate and Fellow at CDD-Ghana, has drawn attention to these troubling realities in a thought-provoking reflection he titled “Top Ten Abnormal Things We Have Normalized.” In his essay, Professor Asare outlined a troubling pattern of cultural, political, and institutional habits that have been embraced as “normal” despite their destructive consequences. According to Professor Asare, one of the most glaring of…

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), the institution established to lead Ghana’s anti-corruption fight, is itself facing a high-stakes lawsuit alleging human rights abuses and extortion. The move casts a shadow over the credibility of the Kissi Agyebeng-led office, which has been investigating a GH¢1.3 billion scandal involving the National Petroleum Authority (NPA). ​The suit was filed at an Accra High Court on August 14, 2025, by Jacob Kwamina Amuah, one of the seven suspects in the NPA case. Amuah, a former Coordinator of the Unified Petroleum Pricing Fund (UPPF), is seeking punitive and compensatory damages from the OSP,…

Ex-Buffer Stock CEO Lavish Lifestyle Under Scrutiny Amidst EOCO Probe. A shocking scandal has rocked the National Buffer Stock Company, with its former CEO, Hanan Abdul-Wahab at the very centre. Accused of amassing a staggering amount of wealth through dodgy dealings, he’s left a trail of furious, unpaid suppliers in his wake. The New Republic (TNR) has learnt that while frustrated supply chain workers took to the streets demanding their rightful dues, Hannan Abdul-Wahab, now popularly referred in his home region as ‘UPPER EAST DANGOTE’ was busy lining his own pockets, a stark contrast to his humble beginnings. Multiple sources…

Akufo-Addo’s Lawyer, ‘Jubilee House’, Implicated in Ibistek, GIIF Booty-sharing. A legal brawl among the directors of Ibistek Limited, a Ghanaian estate development company, has exploded into a ruthless, dog-eat-dog affair, uncovering a scandalous US$8 million windfall from a murky share transfer deal with the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF). The fallout from this “chobo” or cream-off is revealing explosive details that are now dragging the erstwhile Akufo-Addo government into the mess. The core of the dispute centers on a principal character, Professor Kwame Djan, a prominent law lecturer at the University of Ghana and the Executive Director and Board Chairman…

NACOB Warns Against Unauthorized Cannabis Licensing Activities. The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has issued a stern caution against engaging in unauthorized activities related to the acquisition of licenses for cannabis, also known as “ntampi”, “weed”, or “ganja”. In a recent statement, NACOC reiterated that it has not granted authorization to any individuals or groups to facilitate the licensing process for cannabis. The Commission urged all prospective applicants to refrain from transacting with any agents or intermediaries claiming to offer assistance in obtaining cannabis licenses. Acting Director of Public Affairs & International Relations, Francis Opoku Amoah, emphasized that all licensing procedures…