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The Good Governance Advocacy Group Ghana has formally appealed to the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) to launch a thorough investigation into the activities of the KEED/KGL Group. The advocacy group alleges serious financial mismanagement, money laundering, tax fraud, and other grave offenses against the private entity. In a petition dated June 10, 2025, and presented to EOCO on June 11, 2025, signed by their executive director Listowell Nana Kusi-Poku, the group raised concerns regarding the purported mishandling of funds received from the National Lottery Authority (NLA) by KEED/KGL Group. Citing provisions under the Economic and Organized Crime Act,…

President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, has set July 1 as the official commencement date for the highly anticipated 24-hour economy flagship program. Making the groundbreaking announcement during the inauguration of the Ghana Horticulture Expo 2025 at the Accra International Conference Centre on June 11, 2025, President Mahama reiterated his commitment to revitalizing the horticultural sector as part of his broader national reset agenda. Under the theme “Innovate, Transform, Sustain: Driving Growth in Ghana’s Horticultural Sector,” the President underscored the significance of resetting the sector and reintroduced the flagship program ‘Feed Ghana’ from 2025 to 2028, focusing on the Agriculture…

Key figures of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) are gearing up for an extraordinary attempt to seek forgiveness from President John Dramani Mahama on behalf of their very own Ashanti Regional chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako popularly known as Wontumi. According to exclusive sources obtained by The New Republic, this unprecedented visit to the president aims to earnestly implore him to overlook the harsh criticisms directed at him and his family by Wontumi. If granted an audience, it would mark a historic moment as a major political party takes the unusual step of supplicating to a sitting president for one of…

The Good Governance Advocacy Group Ghana (GGAGG) has issued a scathing demand for the immediate cancellation of what it describes as an “illegal and unethical” contract between the National Lottery Authority (NLA) and KGL Group, alleging the deal constitutes a deliberate act of state capture designed to hand over a vital public institution to private interests. At a press conference in Accra, a spokesperson for the group, who is also an investigative journalist, Listowell Nana Kusi-Poku, described the deal as “one of the greatest state-capturing scandalous deals ever to have hit our beloved vulnerable country.” The group insists that the…

By Gifty Boateng The imposition of GHc1 by the John Dramani Mahama-led administration, aimed at solving the huge loses and debts in the energy sector, keeps getting approval from some groups and members of the public, notwithstanding the initial backlash. Aside endorsements from the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC), the Ghana Private Road and Transport Unions (GPRTU), who initially threatened a strike action, others including musician, Kwaw Kese, have expressed favourable response. According to the artiste popularly known as Abodam, it will cost nothing for Ghanaians to contribute their quota to curtail the challenges in the sector. Justifying his…

Brighton and Hove Albion head coach Fabian Hurzeler has commended Ghana defender Tariq Lamptey for extending his stay with the club. His comments come in the wake of the Black Stars player signing a one year extension with the Brighton after running down his contract and on the verge of being a free agent. The announcement of Lamptey’s contract extension was one of a handful of extensions handed to players including Jamie Mullins and Abdallah Sims. Lamptey has been with Brighton since 2020 after moving from Chelsea and has since been a regular in the starting Lineup despite battling several…

President John Mahama is expected to announce sweeping restrictions on the perks and privileges that public officials enjoyed under the previous administration. This forms part of a broader effort to cut costs and promote modest governance. In an exclusive interview on PM Express on Tuesday, government spokesperson, Felix Ofosu Kwakye, said the President is leading by example with significant cutbacks at the highest levels of government. “In the coming days, President Mahama will announce many restrictions on some of the perks that public officials used to enjoy under the former administration,” he revealed. “President Mahama is operating a modest government.…

Government spokesperson, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, says the Mahama administration is quietly working behind the scenes to resolve the ongoing nationwide strike by the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA). The Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese MP described the situation as dire and insisted that restoring normalcy is a matter of urgency. “It’s a very serious matter,” he said during an interview on JoyNews’ PM Express on Tuesday, June 9. “We are talking about the lives of Ghanaians—patients who go to seek health care. The expectation is that all necessary and relevant health professionals would be at post to deliver the best possible health care that…

In my opinion, Ghana remains a flagship of democracy in West Africa, but persistent issues—such as weak accountability mechanisms, politicization of the civil service, and elite capture—pose serious threats to public trust and institutional effectiveness and our democracy. My Perspective on the Way Forward ConclusionGhana’s journey toward democratic consolidation is promising, but it risks stagnation if reforms stall at superficial levels. For real progress, accountability must be codified, the public service must be depoliticized, and transparency—especially at local levels—must be strengthened. Only then can the Ghanaian people genuinely trust and rely on their institutions.Ghana’s democratic and governance trajectory remains promising—but…

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), backed by the National Security Secretariat, raided the Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) offices in Tema and Osu, Accra, today, June 10. The coordinated operation, conducted under court warrants, led to the arrest of three senior SML directors and a seizure of electronic data from server facilities. What We Know So Far SML was awarded high-value contracts via single-source procurement, despite lacking prior experience, and over objection from the Public Procurement Authority. Payments totaling over US$141 million had been paid by December 2023, with agreements extending to petroleum, mining, and gas revenue streams.…