Author: Krobea

Residents of Nayilifong, a community in the Yendi Constituency, have been thrown into wild jubilation following the donation of a 100kVA electricity transformer by former Member of Parliament for Yendi, Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama. The transformer, which arrived in the community on Wednesday, October 6, 2026, was met with rousing ecstasy as community members poured out in large numbers to witness the offloading. For months, Nayilifong has struggled with erratic power supply, affecting businesses, students, and households. Both the elderly and the youth could not hide their joy as the much-needed facility was unveiled, with many showering praises on the…

A Ghanaian national was refused entry at O.R. Tambo International Airport in South Africa and required to return to Ghana, and later died, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has disclosed in a new travel advisory. The Ministry cited the case among immigration compliance challenges involving Ghanaians seeking medical treatment in South Africa, reported to it by the Ghana High Commission in Pretoria. According to the advisory, the individual was denied entry following complications arising from a previous overstay. The Ministry noted that no causal link has been established between the entry refusal and the individual’s subsequent passing. It said, however,…

Roads Minister Kwame Governs Agbodza has announced plans for a major facelift of principal roads across Accra ahead of Ghana’s 70th Independence anniversary in March 2027. According to the Minister, the exercise will focus largely on the resealing of key roads to improve their condition, enhance road safety and give the capital a major infrastructural facelift ahead of the national celebrations. Mr Agbodza also disclosed that stalled road projects, including the Kasoa and Ofankor roads, will be completed as part of efforts to improve connectivity and ease congestion along some of the capital’s busiest corridors. He further revealed that work…

President John Dramani Mahama has granted presidential pardon to 863 convicted persons in commemoration of Ghana’s 70th Independence Anniversary. A statement issued by the Presidency on Monday, October 5, said the President acted in accordance with Article 72(1) of the 1992 Constitution and after consultation with the Council of State, exercising the prerogative of mercy. According to the statement signed by Minister of Government Communications Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the pardon marks the significant milestone in the nation’s history with an act of mercy and national reflection. The relevant state institutions have been directed to take the necessary steps to give…

The Office of the Attorney-General has filed three criminal charges against Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah over alleged financial misconduct arising from transactions involving SIC Life Savings and Loans Company Limited. The charges, filed at the High Court’s Specialised Jurisdiction Division in Accra on October 3, 2026, are conspiracy to commit a crime, intentionally causing financial loss to a public body and money laundering. The MP has pleaded not guilty to all three charges. According to the State’s case, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, who was then a senior partner at Sarkodie Baffour Awuah & Partners, was involved in…

Election Watch Ghana has congratulated the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on the successful conduct of its delegates’ election, while raising concerns about the cost of internal party elections, the influence of money, gender representation and the scale of the security deployment. In a report on the exercise dated October 4, 2026, the election observer group said the election represents an important component of Ghana’s democratic process and demonstrates the party’s continued commitment to internal democracy, participation and the strengthening of political institutions. Election Watch Ghana also congratulated all successful candidates and urged the newly elected executives to lead with integrity,…

Former Commander of disbanded pro-New Patriotic Party (NPP) vigilante group Delta Force Kojo Fosu Boadu has been elected as the first of three National Vice Chairpersons of the party. Kojo Fosu Bamba, as he is affectionately known, polled 3,116 votes to emerge as the 1st National Vice Chairman. Following him in that race was former National Organiser Henry Nana Boakye. Nana B, as he is affectionately called, polled 3,061 votes to become the 2nd National Vice Chairman. Former Communications Director of the party Nana Akomea’s 2,987 votes made him the 3rd National Vice Chairman, sealing off the three places for…

Former General Secretary and National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) John Boadu has beaten opposition from three candidates including former National Chairman Paul Awentanmi Afoko to be elected the National Chairman of the party. He polled 2,888 votes in elections held at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Saturday, October 3 to emerge winner. His closest contender, Boakye Kyeremanteng Agyarko, a former Minister of Energy, polled 2,408 votes. Paul Afoko, who once served as the National Chairman but suspended in 2015, polled 780 votes to come third with Samuel Crabbe, who had withdrawn from the race to throw…

It was a festival of blue, white and red in Kumasi as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) converged for its National Delegates Conference to elect new national executives to steer the party to the 2028 elections. Addressing the conference, the party’s 2028 Presidential Candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, set the tone for unity and peace, urging all aspirants contesting for national offices to put the party first after the polls. Opening with chants of “Kukrudu! Kukrudu! Kukrudu!”, Dr. Bawumia described Kumasi and the Ashanti Region as the heart of the NPP, which has stood with the party in good times and…

New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has waded into the controversy surrounding the attempted arrest and subsequent detention of Manhyia South MP, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, at the Accra High Court, describing it as a clear case of weaponization of state power. Speaking at the NPP’s National Delegates Conference in Kumasi, Dr. Bawumia gave a detailed account of the incident, which was also condemned by the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) last week. “Only last week, the Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Hon. Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, was accosted at the Accra High Court, with no warrant produced,…