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…as Kusasi Community Pushes to Oust Security Forces – Insider Discloses By Prince Ahenkorah In the restive Bawku region, tensions are reaching a boiling point, as insider sources have revealed to The New Republic that the Kusasi community is actively working to expel security forces from their land. This move has coincided with a sharp rise in violent attacks targeting police and military personnel. The most recent incident involved the tragic killing of two plain-clothed police officers by suspected armed robbers on Sunday, April 13, 2025, in Poyamirea, near Binduri. The officers, who were on private motorbikes en route from…

Eric Opoku Torpedoes NPP’s Propaganda Boat By Prince Ahenkorah Minister of Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has pinpointed inadequate leadership and deficient implementation structures as the primary reasons behind the disappointing outcomes of the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) program initiated by the previous regime. Launched in 2017 during the Akufo-Addo administration, PFJ aimed to enhance the production of selected food crops and promote agricultural profitability. Regrettably, both Phase I and Phase II of the initiative fell short of expectations and did not successfully address the imperative of ensuring national food security. During an appearance on the Citi Breakfast…

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has issued a directive requiring all foreign nationals currently operating in the local gold trade to exit the market by 30th April 2025. This follows the passage of the Ghana Gold Board Act (Act 1140), 2025, which significantly restructures the country’s gold trading framework. Under the new law, all licenses previously issued by the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) or the Minister responsible for Mines—except those granted to large-scale mining companies—have been revoked. According to a statement by GoldBod’s Media Relations Officer, Prince Kwame Minkah, the Board is now the sole authority permitted to buy,…

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has unveiled a major overhaul of the country’s gold trading structure following the passage of the Ghana Gold Board Act, 2025 (Act 1140). The new legislation, passed by Parliament on 29th March 2025 and signed into law by the President on 2nd April 2025, nullifies all gold trading licences previously issued by the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) and the Minister responsible for Mines—except those granted to large-scale mining firms. In a statement, GoldBod clarified: “All licences issued by the PMMC and/or the Minister to any person other than a large-scale mining company to deal…

The Inspector-General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, together with members of the Police Management Board (POMAB), on Monday, April 14, 2025, held a Guard of Honour parade for the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Major General William Agyapong, at the National Police Headquarters, marking his first visit as CDS to the Police Headquarters. The ceremony was to mark the maiden visit of Major General William Agyapong to the National Police Headquarters in his capacity as the CDS. In a meeting that followed, the two reaffirmed the commitment of the security services to strengthen inter-agency collaboration in addressing the security…

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has officially assumed exclusive control over the buying, selling, assaying, and export of gold produced by the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) sector, following the passage of the Ghana Gold Board Act (Act 1140), 2025. In a press statement released today, GoldBod, announced that all licenses previously issued by the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) or the Minister responsible for Mines to individuals or entities—excluding large-scale mining companies—have been rendered invalid under the new law. The Act, which was passed by Parliament on March 29, and assented to by the President on April 2, centralizes…

The face of hairstyling and beauty in the metropolis is set to experience a massive revolution later this month when arguably one of the best luxury hair and beauty salons in Europe, opens its doors in Ghana. News of this exciting new development at East Legon in Accra has set tongues wagging, especially for those who have been lucky to experience the depth of quality Delaganza, located in Schiedam, a suburb of Rotterdam in the Netherlands provides. Captivating, colourful, breathtaking, out of this world and impressive, Delaganza translates the essence of beauty into a stunning hair and beauty transformation. It…

The recent procurement scandal involving some 1,300 missing containers belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is fast becoming another forgotten story that starkly illustrates how political interference and the media’s contrived disinterest, continue to undermine the public interest. It has been more than a fortnight, since the damning revelations about ECG’s procurement practices came to light, showing how billions of cedis were lost through the questionable importation of thousands of containers filled with electrical materials—cables, meters, transformers, and poles—meant to improve power distribution across Ghana. This shocking disclosure of waste, close to US$500 million, was brought to national…

The Director-General of the National Service Authority (NSA), Felix Gyamfi, is at the centre of a growing controversy, following his bold move to clamp down on illegal activities involving contractors, popularly known as “Goro boys”. They have long been accused of extorting money from individuals seeking reposting within the scheme. Gyamfi’s decision to block these intermediaries from manipulating the reposting process, has sparked a flurry of verbal attacks on social media and political platforms — a backlash his supporters, insist is the work of saboteurs within the Authority itself. Critics have taken issue with Gyamfi’s refusal to allow what they…

..Accuses Senior Officer of using political influence to shield Niece from prosecution Accusations of a cover-up and abuse of office, have been levelled against two officers of the Ghana Police Service in what appears to be a disturbing case of whistleblower intimidation. A citizen, Mr Nana Yaw Amofa, claims that his civic efforts to report a narcotics peddler, have led to personal threats, harassment, and an alleged attempt to silence him through coercion and political influence. In a detailed petition dated February 3, 2025, sent to the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Team and made available to The Herald, Mr…