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By Philip Antoh Health Minister, Kwabena Minta Akandoh has laid down a gauntlet to the newly appointed governing boards of four pivotal health institutions, demanding strong leadership, unwavering accountability, and groundbreaking creativity as the nation embarks on an ambitious journey to overhaul its health sector and deliver universal health coverage. The high-stakes swearing-in ceremony, held in Accra, saw board members from the Medical and Dental Council, the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), the Pharmacy Council, and the Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives take their oaths. These critical bodies are the bedrock of regulation and funding within Ghana’s complex health…

By Prince Ahenkorah In a shocking display of political thuggery, a JoyNews reporter, Latif Iddrisu, was violently assaulted and threatened with death by supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) outside the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) headquarters. The incident unfolded amidst a chaotic scene following the arrest of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi. Wontumi’s arrest sent NPP sympathizers into a frenzy, with hundreds converging on the EOCO premises, vowing to remain until their chairman was released. It was during this volatile standoff that Latif Iddrisu, in the line of duty, became a…

– NDC Declares All-Out War to Secure Parliamentary Dominance By Leo Nelson The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is not resting on its laurels, despite already holding a commanding majority in Ghana’s Parliament. The party’s formidable Majority Whip and South Dayi MP, Hon. Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has issued a fiery declaration: the NDC will relentlessly pursue every single parliamentary seat it believes was stolen in the contentious 2024 general election. With 187 seats under its belt, including four independent MPs caucusing with the party, Dafeamekpor insists the fight is far from over. “We are still in court over a couple of seats…

….. US$10,000 monthly bribery, website cloning, private firms, others  Kofi Tonto, a former Head of Information and Public Affairs at the Ghanaian Embassy in Washington, D.C., has disclosed damning details regarding the dismissal of local embassy staff member Fred Kwarteng over allegations of corruption linked to the embassy’s temporary closure. He rubbished claims that the Foreign Ministry was unaware of his corrupt activities, as stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. He revealed more about Fred Kwarteng’s corrupt activities at the Ghana Embassy in the US, saying, “The Washington Embassy Staff, Fred Kwarteng is a bad boy. I personally investigated…

President John Dramani Mahama, has endorsed Margins ID Group and its CEO, Moses Kwesi Baiden Jr., for their pioneering role in reshaping Ghana’s digital identity landscape through the Ghana Card. Speaking at the 9th Ghana CEO Summit in Accra, the president in powerful statement following Moses Baiden’s keynote address on “Digital Identity for Business and Economic Empowerment,” highlighted how the Ghana Card has become much more than just an ID. It has become the backbone of a digitally sovereign and competitive economy. Mahama shared that other African nations, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, are looking to replicate Ghana’s model. “I…

The Founding Director, West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) at University of Ghana, Africa Food Prize Laureate, 2022 and GCHERA World Agriculture Prize Laureate, 2018, Professor Eric Yirenkyi Danquah has revealed that globally nearly 830 million people still go to bed hungry. According to him, this development is a global tragedy adding that Africa is the most affected continent despite being a ground to 60% of the world’s arable land with the youngest population in the world. Prof. Danquah made this known at 2025 World Hunger Day lecture where he indicated that, food is not just a basic need,…

The Cybercrime Unit of the Ghana Police Service, in collaboration with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has detained 10 persons for activities related to cybercrime at Weija in the Greater Accra Region. The detainees, which include nationals from China and Malaysia, are presently in police custody aiding in the investigations. Items seized during the operation consist of more than 800 various mobile phones, several computers, and numerous charging devices. All items have been preserved for forensic examination to support the ongoing investigations.

By Gifty Boateng For some time now, the beleaguered Ashanti Regional chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), has been using ill-health as decoy or weapon to delay invitations to report himself to authorities. TheNewRepublic which has been monitoring the politician, with keen interest, for a while, can easily count three of such occasions where Bernard Antwi-Boasiako alias Chairman Wontumi used this old trick. He had stated sickness primary as reasons he is unable to attend to one invitation or the other. Aside his case with the EOCO on Tuesday, earlier, he delayed his recent invitation by the Criminal…

By Gifty Boateng Government is set to roll out the Free Senior High School (FSHSs) in private schools, to ease the pressure on public schools. The programme is earnestly going to commence in the next academic year, the government has assured. Deputy Minister for Education Dr Clement Abas Apaak, has indicated that extensive engagements have already been had and stakeholders are committed to the course and eager to implement it. The policy, initiated by the erstwhile government in 2017, was implemented with exclusion of private schools. Because of it free nature, the private schools were hugely abandoned. In the public…

The Herald, has uncovered yet another questionable procurement transaction involving the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), totalling approximately US$5 million (US$4,958,900). The deal has been rejected internally, because it failed to meet basic procurement standards, including snubbing the Army, one of the three branches of the GAF, in the decision-making process. Despite a 12-week delivery window, the supplier failed to deliver the items nearly 10 months later, heightening suspicions that no proper due diligence was conducted on the company prior to the contract award, which occurred under the administration of then-Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Thomas Oppong-Peprah. Sources reveal that…