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So, what’s in the bag today?
Politics: Tables were slammed, pink sheets vanished, and chaos reigned—Ablekuma North’s elections were something else!
National: Mahama’s new MMDCE squad drops in 14 days—calm down and let the adults handle it!
National: Independent MPs just did a 180 and joined the NDC.
Education: Free SHS? More like BYOF—Bring Your Own Food, because the kitchen’s running on fumes!
National: NIA’s contract staff worked for Ghana Card, but their pay? Missing harder than trotros on a rainy day!
Fact of the Day: Japa is now in the dictionary.
National: Parliament’s new vetting squad is locked, loaded, and ready to grill nominees like the pros they are.
National: President Mahama is sparking conversations about possibly privatizing the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to solve “dumsor dilemma”.
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Free SHS just got a remix: parents are now being asked to arm their kids with gari, shito, and sugar like your kid’s life depends on it. Why? The schools are broke, and the food isn’t fooding. Want the deets in full? Check out the Deep Dive section.
Ewurabena Aubynn and her squad had been hustling for two straight days tabulating election results. Just when they thought they had things locked, the EC drops numbers nobody ordered. And when I say nobody, I mean even your phone’s autocorrect would’ve been like, “Girl, what’s this?” Continue the story in the Deep Dive section.
The four lone wolves of Parliament, aka the independent MPs, just decided to roll with the NDC squad. It’s like that friend who says, “I’m not into groups,” but still tags along for group discounts. Ato Forson, the NDC Majority Leader, says they’re all on board, but only one dude—Kwame Asare Obeng—has sent in his RSVP. The other three? They’re probably drafting their “Dear Speaker” letters as we speak. Read more
It’s official, guys—Mahama’s about to drop his roster of MMDCEs faster than you can say “jack”. NDC’s Greater Accra Chairman, Ashie Moore, says we’re 14 days away from seeing new faces in those big chairs. This is all part of keeping things cool after some fans got a little too... enthusiastic with unauthorised takeovers and DIY governance stunts. Ashie Moore says chill, the grown-ups are handling it. Read more
FACT OF THE DAY
The Oxford English Dictionary has added 20 Nigerian words and expressions in its latest update. The entries include popular terms like “japa,” “agbero,” “eba,” “419,” and “abi.”
Imagine hustling day and night for the Ghana Card kids’ registration only to get paid in… radio silence. That’s the reality for NIA’s contract staff, aka "Team One Nationwide," who haven’t seen a pesewa for their October and November 2024 hard work. They’re now trapped in a blame-pong match between the NIA and NHIA, both pulling a “not me, bro” card on who’s supposed to pay. For now, their wallets are drier than a dry joke. Read more
Parliament just dropped its official Appointments Committee lineup. With Bernard Ahiafor as Chair and Alexander Afenyo-Markin flexing as Ranking Member, this team is ready to grill nominees like tilapia on a Friday night. Their mission? Decide if the President’s picks for Ministers and other key roles are “fit or forget it.” Basically, if you're a nominee, this is your Ghana’s Got Talent moment—but without Simon Cowell. Read more
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is your neighborhood chop bar. It’s popular, but the service is slow, orders are mixed up, and sometimes there’s no food (read: power) at all. President Mahama thinks it’s time to bring in a manager from the fancy private restaurant down the street to fix things up. During a meeting with the World Bank, Mahama floated the idea of privatizing ECG as a possible solution. If this feels like déjà vu, it’s because Ghana flirted with privatization under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact, but things didn’t exactly go as planned. Read more
DEEP DIVE
Ablekuma North Elections
Next thing you know, it’s WWE live at the collation center. A party official slammed the EC’s table so hard even the stapler probably got PTSD. Supporters outside heard the new “strange” figures, and chaos erupted faster than a Black Friday crowd at Makola. Somewhere in the scuffle, the NDC claims they lost their pink sheets—yep, the holy grail of election records. It’s like losing your exam answers right before submission. Pain.
And it gets juicier. Ewurabena accuses the outgoing Municipal Chief Executive of playing secret agent, sneaking in pink sheets to allegedly boost the NPP candidate’s numbers. Cue more shouting, finger-pointing, and enough drama to rival any telenovela. The pink sheets were gone, but Aubynn insists they’d already taken snaps of the results. Guess the “pics or it didn’t happen” rule came in clutch this time.
Now, Aubynn’s dragging the EC for being about as clear as a blurry TikTok dance tutorial. Meanwhile, the EC hasn’t said a peep yet. Read more
Bring Your Own Food
What is this, 1995? Nope, it’s 2025, but CHASS says the vibes are giving throwback realness.
Primus Baro, CHASS National Secretary, spilled the tea (or gari water?): schools are broke, food supplies aren’t arriving, and if your kid doesn’t show up with their survival kit, they might end up dining on vibes. In some schools, margarine has replaced oil. Yes, margarine—like they’re baking bread instead of making stew.
It gets wilder. Schools in the Upper West, Upper East, and Northern regions are basically running a “Rice and Vibes” menu. Maize? Nope. Beans? Nada. Oil? Forget about it. Imagine being a school chef trying to whip up meals with just rice and gari. Hell’s Kitchen? More like Heaven Help Us Kitchen.
CHASS says the Ministry of Education promised to fix it, but promises aren’t edible. So now they’re turning to parents with the old-school “bring what you’ve got” strategy. Gari, shito, sugar—whatever keeps the hunger pangs at bay. It’s like a boarding house throwback, except this time, it’s not a vibe. Read more
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