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Ken Agyapong’s Campaign Warns Bawumia’s Camp Over KOKA’s “Insults”
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Ken Agyapong’s Campaign Warns Bawumia’s Camp Over KOKA’s “Insults”

The campaign team of New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Hon. Ken Ohene Agyapong, has issued a stern warning to Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s camp, accusing his loyalists of engaging in personal attacks against the Assin Central MP. In a strongly worded statement signed by the campaign’s Communications Director, Kwaku Amoh-Darteh, Esq., the Agyapong camp condemned recent remarks by Kwaku Osei Korankye Asiedu, popularly known as “KOKA.” The comments, made on Wontumi Television, were described as “vicious and unprovoked attacks” on the person of Hon. Agyapong. The statement questioned Dr. Bawumia’s image as a “peaceful leader,” arguing that his silence in the face of what it called “intimidation, bullying and abusive rhetoric” from his followers amounted to tacit appr...
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Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang Pays Courtesy Call on Asantehene at Manhyia Palace
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Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang Pays Courtesy Call on Asantehene at Manhyia Palace

Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has paid a courtesy call on His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi as part of her recent visit to the Ashanti Region. During the visit, the Vice President expressed her heartfelt condolences to the Asantehene and the people of Asanteman on the passing of the late Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III. She described the loss as one deeply felt not only in the Ashanti Kingdom but across the entire nation. The meeting, marked by mutual respect and cordiality, also provided an opportunity for the Vice President and the Asantehene to reaffirm the strong bonds of solidarity between government and traditional authorities. Madam Opoku-Agyemang emphasized the importance of preserving and strengthening the...
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Abronye Ready to Face NPP Disciplinary Committee, Demands Live Broadcast of Proceedings
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Abronye Ready to Face NPP Disciplinary Committee, Demands Live Broadcast of Proceedings

The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye, has expressed his readiness to appear before the Party’s National Disciplinary Committee following an invitation issued by the General Secretary, Lawyer Justin Frimpong Kodua. In a statement released on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, Abronye confirmed his preparedness to honor the summons, stressing his determination to “comprehensively lay bare and substantiate” what he described as the “antichrist actions and inactions” of Assin Central MP, Hon. Kennedy Agyapong, which, according to him, have undermined the cohesion and integrity of the NPP. He further called for transparency in the disciplinary process, proposing that the Committee’s sittings be conducted openly and broadcast live ...
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Parliament to Resume Sitting on October 14, 2025
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Parliament to Resume Sitting on October 14, 2025

The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has officially announced that the Third Meeting of the First Session of the Ninth Parliament of the Fourth Republic will commence on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. In a notice issued from the Speaker’s office in Accra on September 29, 2025, it was stated that proceedings will begin at 2:00 p.m. at Parliament House. The upcoming meeting, held in accordance with Order 58 of the Standing Orders of Parliament, is expected to consider critical national issues, ranging from legislative business and government policies to reports from committees and urgent matters of public interest. Parliamentarians are therefore expected to reconvene in Accra to continue the legislative work of the House, following the end of the second mee...
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IMANI Demands Forensic Audit into Gold-for-Oil Scandal
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IMANI Demands Forensic Audit into Gold-for-Oil Scandal

Policy think tank IMANI Africa and allied oversight institutions are demanding a sweeping forensic audit and prosecutions after a damning international review exposed massive leakages and governance failures in Ghana’s Gold-for-Oil (G4O) programme. The confidential assessment, which examined data from the NPA, BOST and Customs, found that the programme—meant to stabilise foreign reserves—was riddled with opaque deals, weak controls, and loopholes that cost the state billions. Key revelations include the absence of contracts between the Bank of Ghana and the Precious Minerals Marketing Company, discretionary exchange rate practices, and untracked fuel import exemptions. Analysts estimate revenue losses at over GHS 7.2 billion. The report also flagged international suppliers with op...
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NDC Summons Chiana-Paga MP Over Comments on Leadership’s “Thank You Tour”
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NDC Summons Chiana-Paga MP Over Comments on Leadership’s “Thank You Tour”

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has invited the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chiana-Paga, Hon. Nikyema Billa Alamzy, to appear before its Functional Executive Committee (FEC) following comments he made during a live television program. In a widely circulated video from the studios of GH One TV, the MP is heard questioning the rationale behind any “thank you tour” by the Party’s leadership in his constituency. According to the Party, his remarks “did not sit well with the leadership” and have raised concerns requiring clarification. In a letter dated September 29, 2025, signed by Hon. Emmanuel Zumakpeh, Director of Administration, the lawmaker has been scheduled to meet the FEC on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at the Party’s headquarters in Adabraka, Accra. The ...
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Mahama urges removal of blockade on Cuba
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Mahama urges removal of blockade on Cuba

President John Dramani Mahama has called for the removal of blockade on Cuba. The United States embargo against Cuba is an embargo preventing US businesses and citizens from conducting trade or commerce with Cuban interests since 1960. Speaking at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80) in New York, President Mahama said: "As Dr Kwame Nkrumah, our nation's founder, famously said, 'we seek to be friends with all and enemies to none'." The President noted that the Cuban people shed their blood on African soil in the fight against apartheid. He reiterated that Cuba had been and continues to be a faithful friend of Africa. Touching on UN, the President said Ghana demands not only a reform of the Security Council, but also a reset of t...
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Kennedy Agyapong to Speak on Africa’s Political Entrepreneurship and Leadership at Webster University
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Kennedy Agyapong to Speak on Africa’s Political Entrepreneurship and Leadership at Webster University

The Ghanaian Association of Greater St. Louis (GAGSTL) will host Hon. Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, Ghanaian businessman, politician, and presidential hopeful, as the special guest speaker at an event on Political Entrepreneurship and Leadership in Africa. The program is scheduled for Saturday, September 27, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. CST at the Sunnen Lounge of Webster University, located at 175 Edgar Road, Webster Groves, Missouri. Under the theme “From Ghana to the World: Bold Ideas for Africa’s Future,” Agyapong will outline strategies to tackle Africa’s leadership challenges while inspiring young people to embrace political entrepreneurship. He emphasized that the future of the continent requires “decisive action” and not passive observation. “We will not just talk about Pol...
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Six West Africans deported from US sent to Togo despite legal fight
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Six West Africans deported from US sent to Togo despite legal fight

President John Mahama said Ghana had accepted the deal to take West African deportees from the US At least six of the 11 West Africans deported to Ghana as part of the US crackdown on immigration have been transferred to Togo, their lawyers have said. The group was in the process of suing Ghana's government to prevent their further deportation, amid concerns over their safety. "We can confirm that six were sent to Togo, the others have been sent to countries which I can't disclose at this point," lead lawyer Oliver Barker-Vormawor told the BBC. Only three of those sent to Togo are Togolese. The nationalities of the others has not been disclosed. Neither Togo nor Ghana has commented. The deportees' lawyers have subsequently withdrawn their case against the Ghana government...
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NPP Refers Petitions Against Owusu Bempah to National Council
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NPP Refers Petitions Against Owusu Bempah to National Council

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has formally referred petitions against its Deputy Director of Communications, Mr. Ernest Owusu Bempah, to the Party’s National Council for consideration. In a statement signed by the General Secretary, Mr. Justin Kodua Frimpong, the Party expressed grave concern over the conduct of Mr. Owusu Bempah, noting that it had received formal petitions from some members calling for his removal from office. The statement explained that since Mr. Owusu Bempah’s appointment was made upon the recommendation of the National Executive Committee (NEC) and subsequently approved by the National Council, the appropriate body to deliberate on the matter is the National Council. “The Party reaffirms its unwavering commitment to upholding discipline, safeguarding its valu...
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