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By Gifty Boateng A former Greater Accra Regional chairman of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joseph Ade Coker, has reportedly died after a short illness and at 68 years. The prominent NDC figure died on Saturday May 31 2025, at the Bank Hospital at Cantonments in Accra. Before veering into full time politics, Ade Coker was known for his contribution to football especially at the club level. He was once the chairman of the Great Olympics Football. He was once upon a time a vice chairman of the Ghana Football Association (GFA). He had served the NDC as chairman…

The National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCTC), Ghana’s premier facility for cardiac and thoracic care, continues to deliver critical life-saving procedures — performing between 450 and 700 surgeries each year. However, the centre’s ability to meet the nation’s growing health needs is being hampered by severe limitations in infrastructure, personnel, and funding. In 2024 alone, the NCTC recorded 437 admissions across its Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and High Dependency Unit (HDU) — both of which have only four beds each. With increasing patient flow and high demand for critical care. The centre is urgently calling for support to ease congestion and expand…

The Eastern North Regional Police Command has arrested three (3) suspects in connection with the transportation of five thousand, nine hundred and fifty (5,950) compressed and some non-compressed leaves suspected to be Indian hemp on the Volta Lake at Asuboni, near Kwahu Adawso in the Eastern Region. The suspects, Abraham Agonu, Michael Akuaku, and Confidence Amenuveve, were arrested on 28th May 2025 while ferrying the suspected narcotics across the lake. Preliminary investigations suggest that the suspects were part of a larger operation led by a man identified only as Felix, who is believed to have boarded a separate boat enroute…

The Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection has made a major move to assist its employees, especially working mothers, by opening a childcare center. This center caters to children aged 0-3 years, aiming to offer quality care and stimulation, so parents can work without stress. Minister Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey highlighted the need to support working parents, particularly mothers, in reaching their career goals while ensuring their children receive excellent care. This initiative shows the ministry’s dedication to the well-being of children and working parents, in line with its mission for inclusive development and social protection. The launch…

Secret Attempt to smuggle Wuntumi out of Cell Foiled By Phillip Antoh A high-level security decision has resulted in the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, being barred* from visiting detained Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, currently held by the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO). Chairman Wontumi was arrested earlier this week as part of an extensive probe into alleged economic crimes including money laundering, fraud, and the misuse of over GHS10 million allocated by Exim Bank Ghana for small-scale mining rehabilitation projects. SECURITY BREACHES The…

The Extraction Accountability Project (TEAP), a youth-led organization dedicated to environmental advocacy, has launched a vigorous campaign aimed at exposing what it describes as illegal and irresponsible mining practices by powerful figures in Ghana’s extractive sector In a strong-worded press release delivered by Generational Secretary Mr. Charles McCarthy and supported by President Mr. Kwadwo Yeboah, the group unveiled its ‘name-and-shame’ initiative in the Eastern Region, which they assert is the focal point of environmental degradation. TEAP’s primary target is Mr. Godwin N. Armah, the General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM) and the founder of Transeco…

By Gifty A. Boateng The African-American Association of Ghana (AAAG), has held its Annual Health Fair in Accra, in the Greater Accra Region. As part of the one day event, held at the W.E.B. Dubois Centre at Cantonments, the Association held a free health screening, for its members and the general public. At no fee, members of the public walked in to have screenings for all kinds of diseases and made enquiries from health professionals. Some of the activities were hearing screening, full health and dental screening, chiropractic demos among others. The day served as an opportunity for members of…

By Gifty Boateng A young commercial (trotro) driver who joined the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) to chant for the release of the Ashanti Regional chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako has exposed the party. Allegedly, he grabbed a whopping GHc1, 300 for finding himself at the premises of the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), where some executive and supporters of the party, had stormed to demand the release of the owner of mining firm, Akonta Mining on Tuesday May 27. Speaking to Joy FM’s James Avedzi, on day 3 of the chairman otherwise known as Chairman Wontumi’s detention, the young man…

By Gifty Boateng The Majority in Parliament has on the day the house resumed from recess boldly declared its intention and commitment to pursue accountability in public office, especially with regards to alleged misconducts. The aim, The New Republic gathered, is to restore public confidence in governance which they see as eroded over the period. Chief on the list is the popular Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL), instituted by the current government, to retrieve moneys and properties acquired wrongly by the previous government officials and their cohorts. “We will also summon Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL) for briefings, particularly on…

The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mr. Godwin Kudzo Tameklo (Esq.), has stressed the need for Africa to seize control of its energy destiny. Speaking at the 2025 Africa Energy Technology Conference in Accra on Wednesday, Mr. Tameklo urged governments and investors to turn the continent’s vast gas reserves into a foundation for economic transformation and climate resilience. He said it was time for Africa to stop waiting for external solutions and instead lead the charge in monetizing its own gas potential. “About 600 million Africans lack access to electricity. This is not just an energy issue,…