Please teacher, I am an old student.

So we’re just a few days into January and already the year said, “hold my beer.” This week’s gist landed like one of those voice notes you play twice because… excuse me?? Uncle Ken and US immigration are now in a soft standoff. ICE knocked like, “sir, time,” and lawyers quickly ran in shouting, “charley wait small.”

You know they were saying that his visa expired. Turns out the visa didn’t expire oo; it was snatched. According to the AG, Uncle Sam quietly said “we’re done here” back in July and gave Uncle Ken till end of November to wrap things up nicely and exit stage left.

January still met him there, and ICE said, “Ah. You’re still around?” Next thing, Virginia vibes, detention centre, court date loading January 20. Meanwhile his lawyers pulled out the medical card, said the treatment is still loading, and asked for extra time.

The funniest part? They almost picked him up on Jan 4, but it didn’t work. January 6 said, “I’m not joking.” 🤣🤣

2026 is not easing us in gently. If this is week two, please buckle up.

And in other stories:

• National: Wait… who signed this?” One minute you’re chilling, next minute everyone is rereading the fine print.

• National: Big money went missing, IMF mentioned it, and one former boss came through like, “hey hey, check the calendar. I wasn’t even there.”

• Economic: It’s not a miracle, but your loan just exhaled a bit.

• Crime: You know how one headline can follow you longer than bad cologne? Years later, it’s still tapping your shoulder like, “hey… remember me?”

• Crime: Ashaiman wasn’t ready for the ‘surprise guest’ police showed up with.

• Fact of the Day: What do we call a group of frogs?

• Education: You know how every school has that one person who tries to “bend the rules” just to make things easy or maybe some quick cash? GES has a message for them.

• National: Promised a seat at the table, but NUGS got ghosted. Trust issues loading.

QUICK BYTE

• Former Managing Director of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC), Nana Akwasi Awuah, was minding your business, maybe enjoying small peace, then his name entered a conversation he thinks it shouldn’t be in. His phone started buzzing. Screenshots were flying. Everyone suddenly remembers he exists. So Awuah cleared his throat and said, “just for the record…it wasn’t me.” Get the full deets in the Deep Dive section

• You know that moment when someone says “bring the agreement” and the room suddenly goes quiet? Yeah. That’s the vibe this week. Turns out, Mahama has asked for the lottery contract. Not to admire it. Not to frame it. To read it again. Slowly. The way you reread a message after realizing the “😂😂” was actually passive-aggressive. Investigative people had been asking questions, and suddenly the deal started feeling like that friend who always insists “we’ll split later.” So now, lawyers, finance people, and serious faces are being assembled like Avengers, but for documents. They’re checking who gets what, for how long, and whether the country didn’t accidentally sign up for “free trial, auto-renew forever.” Nobody’s shouting yet. Read more

• Remember Number 12? The exposé that shook Ghana football, emptied offices, and had everyone suddenly acting like a corruption analyst? Yeah, that one. But while the country moved on to the next scandal, one part didn’t move. Home. Nyantakyi says the real damage wasn’t the lifetime ban or the public fall from grace. It was the quiet stuff. Like the day his nine-year-old daughter came back from school and asked him if he was a thief. Not shouting. Not accusing. Just asking, the same way kids ask why the sky is blue. Because she heard it on the radio. Other kids heard it too. Imagine that moment. No PR training prepares you for that. Read more

• You know that feeling when a trotro finally moves after sitting there for 20 minutes? That tiny “ahhh” you breathe out? That’s what just happened to interest rates. Nothing dramatic, but money people are quietly nodding like, “okay… we see you.” Borrowing might soon stop feeling like punishment for past sins. What changed? A couple of things started behaving. Inflation chilled a bit. Treasury bills stopped doing too much. Interbank rates relaxed. Basically, the economy loosened its shoulders instead of squaring up for a fight. Read more

• Two more suspects got caught up in that Adabraka jewellery shop drama. Turns out, police tracked them all the way to Ashaiman and didn’t come empty-handed. So, the first suspect, Hamza or “Nene Bawku” got grabbed at Katamanso. Police must’ve had that “I see you” energy because it wasn’t long before they followed the breadcrumbs to the second guy, Alhassan, aka “Arab Man”. When the cops hit up Alhassan’s hideout, it wasn’t just a “hello, we’re here” moment. Nah, they found a whole arsenal. Imagine a shopping list for an action film: pump-action guns, a stash of AK-47 bullets, bulletproof vests, face masks. Read more

• So, some school heads thought they could play the system and register Form Two students and private candidates for WASSCE (side hustle things). GES saw the tea, and they’re not here for that drama. Only Form Three students who’ve been actually grinding through the years get the golden ticket. Anyone else trying to sneak in? Sorry, you’re playing yourself. For school heads, your bank account might feel good for a minute, but your job. Not so much. Read more

• You’re promised front-row tickets to the biggest show on campus, hyped all through the planning, only to show up and find your name isn’t even on the guest list. That’s basically what happened to NUGS. They were all smiles during the chats, nodding and shaking hands, only to get cut out when the Scholarship Authority Board was officially set up. They’re calling it a “betrayal of trust”. Read more

DEEP DIVE

This is not my work.

There’s talk of a $214 million loss from a gold programme. Heavy number. The kind that makes people sit up straighter. And immediately, fingers start stretching, looking for someone to point at. Former MD, Nana Akwasi Awuah, basically said, “respectfully, that drama happened after my shift ended.”

According to him, while he was in charge, the books were clean-clean. No red ink. No ‘oops’. In fact, things were finally looking up, profits rising, reports audited, receipts intact. He’s saying if gold was behaving like a bad roommate later on, it was after he had packed his bags.

The real subtext? Please don’t drag my name into mess I wasn’t around for. Fair enough. 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. Channel1news