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• National: Let the pros dribble the ball – AOMC boss tells politicians to chill in the oil game.

• Crime: When rice goes from SHS lunch to aboboyaa cargo – Bono East NIB says not on my watch!

• Politics: Agenda 111 might ghost us if the NDC wins—Akufo-Addo wants us to think twice before switching gears!

• Politics: Police offering a GH₵20k bounty to catch Obuasi’s election ‘Avengers.

• Fact of the Day: Rubik gave us 43 quintillion ways to question our intelligence. But he got tested first.

• Politics EC: No, fam, we’re not doing presidential voting like “Kyeiwaa” Part 1 to 14—it’s all happening on one day."

• Business: Salt mining in Ghana just got salty rich vibes—Electrochem Ghana is chasing $40M in Ghana's first IPO since 2018!

• Crime: Small-scale miner steals motorbike, gets jail time and hefty fine—lesson learned in Tarkwa.

QUICK BYTE

• Bono East schools were waiting on their “Lucy Branded Rice.” But nooo, the delivery driver had main character syndrome and decided to turn it into a secret side hustle. My guy swapped his truckload of 56 bags into two aboboyaa. Yes, rice was going from SHS lunchroom to mystery chop bar real quick. But the National Investigation Bureau (NIB) said, “Rice, where you dey go?” and caught the truck red-handed at Tuobodom. Now, the truck, the aboboyaas, and the rice are all chilling at the NIB premises, waiting for answers. Read more

• Imagine playing FIFA, and your clueless cousin grabs the controller and starts pressing random buttons. That’s exactly how the Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMC) CEO, Dr. Riverson Oppong, feels about politicians meddling in Ghana’s oil sector. He’s like, “Y’all need to back off and let the pros play!” Sounds simple, but will the politicians listen? Want the deets in full? Check out the Deep Dive section.

• Prez Nana Addo is basically telling us, "If y’all vote NDC, kiss Agenda 111 goodbye." According to him, this hospital project that’s meant to revamp Ghana’s healthcare might end up like that half-finished WhatsApp group project if Mahama comes back to power. Read more in the Deep Dive Section.

• The Ghana Police are ready to drop a GH₵20k bag on anyone who helps catch a crew from Obuasi threatening election chaos. These guys, led by a Fuseini Yahuza squad, were caught on video being all, “Let’s start something!” Now, they’ve gone full ghost mode since November 15. The cops are like, “We’re not playing—call 0547927272 if you know where these guys are hiding.” Read more

• So, word on the streets was that three major power plants were about to be benched because ECG owed some coins to the Independent Power Producers (IPPs). Naturally, Ghanaians started clutching their candles and flashlights. But then, the Electricity Company of Ghana’s acting MD, David Boadi Asamoah, stepped up and said, “Chill! It’s not happening.” Turns out, Asamoah’s secret weapon is switching from monthly to weekly payments to keep the lights on. Read more

• So, some radio guy, Oheneba Nana Asiedu, decided to remix the election schedule, claiming voting for presidential candidates would be spread across different days. The Electoral Commission (EC) said, “Nah fam, that’s fake news.”

  Asiedu was arrested for this misinformation, got a nice sit-down with the police, and is now out on bail. Meanwhile, the EC wants everyone to know: December 7th is the day, 7 am to 5 pm—one day, one vibe. Read more

• Salt mining might not sound like Wall Street drama, but Electrochem Ghana Ltd., part of McDan Group, is rewriting the script. They’re gearing up for a $40M public stock offering, the first on the Ghana Stock Exchange’s main board since MTN Ghana’s $69M IPO in 2018. Why all the excitement? The funds will allow Electrochem to increase annual salt production to 1 million tons within two years, rivaling giants like Egypt and Tunisia in Africa’s salt production game. Read more

  

• Collins Adu, a 28-year-old small-scale miner, found himself on the wrong side of the law after stealing a motorbike worth GH¢13,500. He was caught riding it two weeks later. Adu confessed to sneaking into the complainant's house around midnight to steal it. In court, he pleaded guilty to unlawful entry and stealing and was sentenced to one day in prison along with a fine of GH¢8,400. If Adu fails to pay the fine, he will face an additional 7 years of hard labor. Read more

DEEP DIVE

Politicians, Oil Ain’t Your Side Hustle

Ghana’s oil and gas industry is like a football match, but instead of pros playing, politicians keep running onto the pitch and kicking the ball in random directions. That’s exactly what Dr. Riverson Oppong from the Association of Oil Marketing Companies is fed up with. He went on Joy News and basically told politicians to stop ghostwriting the industry’s playbook.

Dr. Oppong said something like, "Other countries are vibing with their oil game because they let the experts handle it. Meanwhile, here, it’s like a WhatsApp group where the admins keep changing.”

To solve the problem, the man suggests capping the number of Oil Marketing Companies. Think of it as putting a password on your Netflix account so only the real subscribers can watch. His idea? Keep it at 50 or 90, and make everyone involved sit and actually talk like grown-ups.

Dr. Oppong even pulled a bold move, sliding into the metaphorical DMs of NPP and NDC flagbearers to ask, “Bro, when you’re in charge, what’s the plan?” Their answer? More dialogue. Translation: we’re still figuring it out. Meanwhile, Dr. Oppong is over here like, "Yo, time’s ticking—fix this before we end up as the punchline of Africa's oil industry memes." Read more

Kiss Agenda 111 goodbye

Nana Addo pulls up in the Ashanti Region and drops a big “think before you vote” energy. He legit believes the NDC might slam the brakes on Agenda 111 if Mahama gets the keys to Jubilee House. And we’re not just talking about a casual “we’ll get to it later” pause. Nana’s implying it could be a full-on ghosting.

This Agenda 111 thing? It’s not just any project—it’s like the KFC bucket of healthcare revamps: lots of pieces, huge potential, and game-changing if done right. Nana highlighted hospitals like Sewua Infectious Disease Centre and the Kumawu District Hospital, which are either done or super close. He’s like, “Guys, this is proof we’re actually cooking, not just making noise.”

Addo Dee claims the NDC has been side-eyeing this project from day one. To him, the opposition’s critique screams, “We’re not finishing this.” He’s using this as ammo to warn voters that switching leadership could leave these hospitals in limbo—kind of like opening Netflix, starting a show, and never finishing it because you’re over it.

He wants you to know that whether you stan him or not, he’s making one thing clear: his Agenda 111 dream isn’t just about hospitals; it’s about legacy. So if you don’t vote for his party to continue ah, woa wo jejereje! Read more

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NEWS SOURCES

Today’s stories are curated from:

1. www.myjoyonline.com

2. www.ghanaweb.com

3. www.citinewsroom.com

4. www.norvanreports.com

5. www.channel1new.com