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Happy Friday! A lot has gone down this week! Here’s a quick recap of some of the things that have come up:
Crime/Entertainment (You choose): Empress Gifty said, “Touch not my anointed,” and backed it with a lawyer and a 20-million-cedi lawsuit.
Business: The government just dropped taxes so heavy, even gold is like "bro I can’t carry this."
National: if Ghana’s Presidential jet was a person, it would be on bed rest sipping Lucozade and watching telenovelas.
Crime: POV: You're a SHS student and your uncle left behind more than family land.
National: Jinapor says we’re not in an energy crisis, just a small wahala with vibes and voltage.
Fact of the Day: Hell is real and you can find it in Norway.
National: You’d think with the cedi hitting the gym and benching the dollar like a pro, Ghana’s debt would at least chill a bit. But nope!
Business: You swipe “Send,” and just like that, GH¢365 billion flows through MoMo in one month. Cha-ching!
QUICK BYTE
Okay, let’s take it from the top. It was a quiet Tuesday afternoon, maybe even too quiet, when out of nowhere, Empress Gifty pulled up with a lawsuit bigger than Agradaa’s ego. Filed sharp at 2:54 p.m., the suit wasn’t just a regular cease-and-desist. Sis said, “You defamed me? Pay me GH¢20 million. And while you're at it, delete those TikTok rants too.” Get the 411 in the Deep Dive section below
Apparently, gov dropped a 3% levy on gross production AND slapped VAT on exploration. The Chamber of Mines says the new tax measures are basically telling investors: “Come in, lose money, then give us some too.” Exploration, which is like the “talking stage” of mining where you vibe and see if there’s potential is now being taxed like it’s a fully matured sugar daddy relationship. And it’s killing the vibes. Imagine spending $10 million digging holes in the bush, finding nada, and still having to pay VAT like you struck oil. How? Read more
Ghana’s Energy Minister, John Jinapor, was on radio basically saying, “relax guys, there’s no crisis, just a few hiccups and maybe some slight power yoga.” Apparently, when he dropped stats in Parliament last week, people read it like he was sounding the national energy alarm. But man’s like, “nahh, you lot misread me.” Get the full deets in the Deep Dive section.
Turns out Ghana’s presidential jet isn’t flying anywhere anytime soon, not even to Kumasi for kelewele. According to Defence Minister Dr. Omane Boamah, the plane is grounded abroad because… wait for it… the fuel tank is corroded. Yes o, corroded like the back of your old fridge. This came up after people came for Veep Naana Jane for allegedly flying in a private jet from the UK. But Boamah swerved the convo and said, “Y’all should be worried about the ghost of a jet Akufo-Addo’s government left behind.” Read more
FACT OF THE DAY
There’s an actual village in southern Norway named “Hell.” However, it doesn’t have fire and brimstones. The weather in Hell is consistently below 20°C, with lows dropping to negative temperatures.
The assistant headmaster at OKESS spotted a student with a gun. The police got involved faster than a head prefect spotting couples behind the assembly hall. The boy? Arrested. The stepdad? Pulled into it too. In court, both of them were granted bail with two sureties each; one has to be earning over 4k a month. Meaning this isn’t your average “call your uncle” situation; you need an uncle with a payslip and at least one side hustle. Meanwhile, the stepdad says, “It’s not mine oo, it’s my dead uncle’s.” The case continues June 17. Read more
You’d think with the cedi hitting the gym and benching the dollar like a pro, Ghana’s debt would at least chill a bit. But nope, it just rose (slightly) to a cool $49.5 billion as of March 2025, up from $49.4 billion in Feb. Like that one friend who keeps eating banku after 7 p.m. and still expects abs. In cedi terms, we’re talking GH₵769.4 billion which now makes up 55% of the country’s GDP. The cedi has been putting in the work, appreciating over 24% against the dollar, yet the debt said, “It’s above me now.” Read more
Ghana’s MoMo game is not slowing down. In April 2025 alone, mobile money transactions hit a jaw-dropping GH¢365 billion, up 3.8% from March’s GH¢351.7 billion. That’s the highest we’ve seen this year — clearly, cash is losing the popularity contest. Also on the rise? The number of transactions from 764 million in March to 778 million in April. Whether it’s “Abeg send me 50 cedis” or small chops at the waakye joint, MoMo is doing the Lord’s work in digitizing Ghana’s cash flow. Read more
DEEP DIVE
“Calm down fam, I never said that.”
Apparently, all Jinapor did was pull up in Parliament with some PowerPoint slides and big energy statistics. But you know how group chats twist things, someone probably heard "fuel stocks low" and whispered it into the ears of Twitter (can’t get used to saying X), and boom, next thing you know, ECG is trending, and everyone is blaming it on Mahama again. Meanwhile, bro was just breaking down issues and the moves to fix them, not screaming apocalypse.
In fact, the man says we’ve formed a gas processing committee to help us stop depending too much on liquid fuel. It’s giving “let’s diversify our energy like our dating pool” Spread the risk, y’know. The goal? More reliable power, less praying during rains, and maybe even fans that actually blow cold air instead of hot gossip.
And to the folks screaming “Crisis!” Jinapor said if he’s laying out solutions, then obviously there was a problem. But don’t confuse a man doing his job with a man confessing doom. In his words, “we’re doing fairly well.” Translation? Things are not on fire… but maybe they’re slightly toasty. Read more
When Gospel Meets Gossip
See, according to court documents, Agradaa had gone live on her usual online wahala ministry, and instead of just throwing shade, she turned the whole broadcast into Wahala 101. And the insults? Fam. Not even Kumawood witches would use some of those words. She accused Empress of everything from marital madness to zoo-level activities. We won't even repeat the exact lines here ‘cos… our ancestors are watching.
But Empress Gifty, being a woman of grace, didn’t clap back with a diss track. Nope. She walked straight into court in her headwrap and handed Agradaa a holy subpoena. She’s not just protecting her name as a gospel artist and UTV host, she’s also looking out for her kids who are allegedly getting dragged at school like they’re in a classroom episode of Real Housewives of East Legon.
Now it’s game time. Agradaa has just eight days to respond legally. If she ghosts, the court might just rule in Empress’ favour by default. Agradaa already showed up on her TikTok live with her usual energy. Brace yourself, Ghana. Read more
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