Author: johnmahama

They speak of green on flags and dreams,Yet trade our forests for muddy streams.Beneath their suits and polished lies,A nation’s soul quietly dies.In the hush of night, the diggers come,With torch and tools and silent drums.Not rebels, no — but agents blessed,By neckties nodding in government vests.Our rivers once spoke the language of gods,Now they cough silt and chemical odds.Pra River weeps in mercury tears,Offin groans, Ankobra disappears.And still — they sip from mineral springs,While villagers bathe in rusted things.The child drinks poison through plastic straws,While politicians toast without pause. The Hidden ArchitectsWho armed the peasant with dynamite?Who sold the land…

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed, has led a high-powered delegation from the security services and other institutions under his ministry to donate over GH¢1 million to the MahamaCares Medical Trust Fund.The presentation, held at the Presidency, was marked by a short but poignant ceremony symbolising solidarity and shared national responsibility.Muntaka explained that the contribution emerged from a collective resolve during a recent internal meeting of the Ministry. Despite limited resources and operational constraints, personnel across various security agencies came together to make meaningful donations from their own ranks. “Our support for MahamaCares is grounded in a shared…

Republic Bank (Ghana) PLC has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Non-Disclosure Agreement with Sierra Leone Commercial Bank Limited (SLCB), aimed at providing technical support, strengthening banking capabilities and accelerating financial sector development in Sierra Leone and beyond. The formal signing ceremony took place at the headquarters of Republic Bank (Ghana) PLC (RBGH) at Ridge in Accra and was attended by key leadership of both institutions, including the Board Chairman of Republic Bank (Ghana) PLC, Mr. Jonathan Prince Cann, and the Board Chairman of Sierra Leone Commercial Bank, Mr. Nyake I. Amara. This strategic partnership marks yet another…

Roey Gilad (L) and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (R) The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has urged the Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Roey Gilad, to respect Ghana’s sovereignty and its independence in making decisions on international matters.In a lengthy Facebook post on Friday, June 20, 2025, Ablakwa expressed displeasure over Ambassador Roey Gilad’s comments, which questioned the country’s recent abstention during a vote on Iran’s nuclear compliance at an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting in Vienna, Austria.According to Ablakwa, Ghana’s decisions on international matters are guided by its foreign policy principles and its commitment to fostering peaceful relations…

A leading member of the Movement for Change, Solomon Owusu, has predicted the collapse of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) by the end of 2026.According to Mr. Owusu, who is a former member of the NPP, the internal happenings and current trajectory of the party suggest it is on the path to crash.Speaking on Woezor TV’s The Platform show on Friday, June 20, he linked the alleged looming collapse to the exit of former Trade Minister, Alan Kyerematen.“Some of us thought the party would collapse eventually, but not to this extent or at the pace they’ve decided to fast-track…

Member of Parliament for Walewale, Dr Tiah Kabiru has defended the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) decision to hold its presidential primaries on Saturday, 31st January 2026, emphasising that the move is fully compliant with the party’s constitution. Speaking on JoyNews’ AM Show, Dr Mohammed dismissed allegations that the party is acting outside its constitutional mandate. The date for the primaries was confirmed by the NPP General Secretary, Justin Frimpong Kodua, following a meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) on Tuesday, June17. “We are not doing anything contrary to the party’s constitution,” Dr Mohammed declared. He explained that the…

Nana Philip Archer, Board Chairman of the GOIL PLC, has disclosed that the petroleum giant has recorded a robust performance in the 2024 financial year, with a year-on-year profit of GHS84.7 million, a 54.82 percent growth over that of the previous year.Nana Philip Archer disclosed that while operating costs increased by 11.2 percent and finance costs by 20.25 percent, these were offset by strong revenue generation and disciplined asset management.He said the total consolidated assets expanded by 20.1 percent to 4.8 billion cedis, with current assets showing a robust 34 percent growth, primarily driven by increased trade receivables.The GOIL PLC…

Every four years, the wheels of Ghana’s local development machinery begin to turn again. Planning teams convene. Consultants are hired. Community meetings are held. The District Planning Coordination Units gather data, analyze priorities, and draft yet another Medium-Term Development Plan (MTDP). It is a familiar ritual. But with all this effort and repetition, a pressing question remains: what’s truly in this MTDP cycle for rural transformation and rural prosperity?As Ghana’s District Assemblies gear up for yet another round of planning, we must pause and ask whether we are simply producing another bureaucratic document, or if we are genuinely engineering a…

In a bold move to help empower the next generation with early access to financial tools and knowledge, Mastercard and Access Bank (Ghana) PLC have launched an innovative, age-segmented card under the Bank’s youth banking proposition, AccessU. This unique offering is designed to empower Ghanaians aged 13 to 40 with essential financial solutions that align with different life stages and evolving aspirations. This new proposition is structured into three key life stages: teens, young professionals, and middle-established professionals —with each stage offering tailored features that meet the evolving financial needs of Ghanaians. For teens, the offering includes a prepaid or…

A group of aggrieved residents in Elmina, Central Region, calling themselves Sweet Elmina, has taken to the streets in protest, demanding the immediate destoolment of their paramount chief, Nana Kojo Kondua VI, whom they accuse of decades-long neglect and failure to account for community resources.The demonstrators, made up of concerned youth, elders, and community members, say their call for action stems from 27 years of what they describe as poor leadership and a complete breakdown in transparency from the Omanhene.Speaking on behalf of the group, Mr. Phillip Kondua voiced deep frustration with the traditional ruler’s silence and perceived inaction.“Nana Kojo…