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National: With the December 7 elections around the corner, can the EC earn back public trust?
Politics: When Mahama dropped five questions, Bawumia clapped back with fifty.
Crime: Busted: Sika Gari's four-year breakup with freedom over fridge and buckets.
Crime: When Sidik promised to “keep the cash safe,” he must've meant “safely out of reach” 'cause he went Houdini on $14,000 and 800,000 Naira.
Fact of the Day: What’s the best way to keep rubber bands?
National: The Chief Justice hits pause on courtrooms in Upper East as the Bawku conflict escalates.
Poitics: Messiah Mode: Akpaloo says he’s here to save Ghana.
Business: From “one-and-done” to “seven-in-heaven,” Ghana’s mining sector safety report is giving major “we-need-an-intervention” vibes.
Education: Late to the SHS party? Don’t sweat it—school's not even starting till November 7. MoE’s giving y’all some breathing room!
QUICK BYTE
So, Mahama and Bawumia are out here playing Who’s Got Receipts? in front of the whole country. Mahama drops a cool five questions about Bawumia’s track record, thinking it’s all good. But nope! Bawumia claps back with fifty questions, like he’s got a pop quiz prepped for every topic under the sun. In true "fight me, bro" fashion, Bawumia calls Mahama’s questions “flimsy” and challenges him to a live debate. Get the 411 in the Deep Dive section below
Ah, the Electoral Commission—the group that’s supposed to keep elections clean. But with public trust dropping faster than your phone with no case, Ghana is side-eyeing the EC hard. Prof. Agyeman-Duah thinks the key to redemption is transparency. With only 40 days to turn things around, will the EC glow up or stay ghosted by the people? Want the deets in full? Check out the Deep Dive section.
Sidik, a local currency trader, promised three traders he’d protect their cash from “armed robbers” by stashing it in a buddy’s bank account across the border. Spoiler alert: he took their cash, pulled a disappearing act, and had everyone thinking they’d been robbed—by their own guy. Read more in the Deep Dive Section.
So Emmanuel “Sika Gari” Oteng had a one-sided shopping spree at Bantama M/A JHS, casually walking out with a fridge, barrel, and buckets like it was a back-to-school haul. But things went south faster than a microwave countdown: the headmaster noticed, community eyes were watching, and just like that, Oteng was caught red-handed. Now, our guy’s gonna be spending four years thinking about that fridge and those buckets. Read more
Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has ordered an emergency shutdown of courts across the Upper East Region. The reason? A chieftaincy feud in Bawku that's more intense than a Ghana Premier League final. With at least 16 lives lost, injuries mounting, and daily curfews keeping the streets ghostly quiet from 6 PM, it’s clear things have reached critical levels. So, until further notice, no “Order in the court!”—safety first. Read more
FACT OF THE DAY
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
It’s election season, and while some candidates are dusting off the same ol’ speeches, Kofi Akpaloo, leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), is rolling up like, “Ghana, I’m the Messiah you’ve been waiting for!” From the way he’s talking, he’s about to transform Ghana faster than a Marvel character getting bit by a radioactive spider. He’s done with foreign cash-outs on Ghana’s gold, bauxite, and lithium like it’s a clearance sale at Makola. Instead, he’s all about building our own capital right here, saying, “Let’s add value to our resources, use our own bauxite and lithium to stack our own paper.” Basically, Akpaloo’s plan is to go full ‘DIY Ghana.’ Read more
Things just got real in Ghana’s mining sector. Fatalities skyrocketed by 600%, and now everyone from CEOs to chiefs is buzzing about safety reform. Sulemanu Koney from the Chamber of Mines is calling for an “all hands on deck” approach, saying safety isn’t just some legal checkbox—it’s life or death. Read more
For SHS newbies, the Ministry of Education has swooped in with a chill announcement: no stress if you’re running a little late to the first day. Yep, that October 31 deadline to show up at school? Turns out, it’s more of a “suggestion” than a hard stop. Kwasi Kwarteng from the MoE is saying students will get a whole week’s grace period to ease into the term. Between October 31 and November 7, it’s just orientation and sorting out the basics. So, no late-night cramming for a registration checklist—just chill, explore, and get your SHS life sorted. Read more
DEEP DIVE
EC’s Trust Issues
So, let’s chat about the Electoral Commission (EC), the institution that’s supposed to keep elections as fair as your friend who doesn’t let you cheat at “Ludo.” These days, though? Public trust in them is spiraling faster than a TikTok dance gone wrong. Just this year, Afrobarometer hit us with a reality check: only 28% of Ghanaians trust the EC. Yeah, a whole 28%. Ten years ago, they had a solid 59%, so you can see we’re on a steady “please-do-better” trajectory.
Now, Prof. Baffour Agyeman-Duah, our in-house governance guru, thinks there’s still hope for an EC comeback. His solution? Transparency, transparency, and more transparency. Imagine, instead of that dodgy vibes-only energy, the EC starts counting presidential ballots at the regional level so you can peep the results yourself from a distance. You can basically be your own election detective, confirming results before they even go national. Transparency on Level 100, right?
Prof. Agyeman-Duah doesn’t mean the EC can just slap a “We’re Transparent” sticker on everything and call it a day. Nope. He’s calling on the whole squad—civil society groups, political party monitors, and even you if you’ve got some spare time—to get involved. It’s like one massive group project, and if everyone does their part, maybe we’ll start seeing trust go up instead of spiraling down.
At the end of the day, if the EC can stop the trust drop and actually deliver transparency, Ghanaians might just start feeling like they’re part of the process. If not? Let’s just say no one’s swiping right on the EC anytime soon. So, EC—your move! Read more
Mahama vs Bawumia: The 50-Question Face-off!
Mahama tosses five questions at Bawumia like it’s a casual day at debate club. Bawumia’s response? He whips out fifty questions, one for every reason he thinks Mahama’s past governance didn’t pass the vibe check. Bawumia’s got that energy of a friend who’s been holding back receipts and just can’t wait to go, “Remember when…?” — only, here, it’s all on national policies.
So, it starts with Mahama going, "Hey, Bawumia, what exactly did you do for Ghana?" And Bawumia’s comeback is more than spicy. Imagine saying, “Bro, I thought you'd actually be man enough to face me one-on-one,” in front of the whole class! Bawumia threw down on the economic struggles, Dumsor days, and even the whole free SHS beef. It’s like every issue Ghana’s faced under Mahama’s reign got its own spotlight.
Then, Bawumia goes next level and calls Mahama’s questions “flimsy” — which is savage. Not content with five questions, he starts pulling out stats and receipts, questioning everything from Mahama’s social intervention policies (or lack thereof) to the state of Ghana’s infrastructure.
Both these guys know the people are watching, and neither’s about to come off looking like they don’t have the answers. So, will Mahama accept Bawumia’s challenge, or will this be the longest-running “fight me, bro” situation in Ghanaian politics? Read more
Gone in 60 Seconds
Mahamud Adams Sidik, our resident currency trader in Accra New Town with a special service reslly said: “Give me your cash, I’ll keep it safer than a Swiss bank!” His selling point? Armed robbers were apparently lurking everywhere between Ghana and Nigeria, waiting to pounce on traders like Wango, Twaficatu, and Rakia. Sidik’s “genius” plan? Transfer the cash to his friend’s account overseas to dodge these invisible robbers. Sound sketchy? You’re not alone.
So over three years, Sidik raked in $1,000, then $13,000, and 800,000 Naira from these traders, promising to have the funds waiting for them across the border. But—cue dramatic pause—as soon as he got his hands on the cash, our guy went full Ghost Mode. Not a text, not a WhatsApp, nada. Imagine the traders’ surprise when they arrive in Abidjan, expecting their cash, only to find their “trustworthy” trader missing and the bank balance on zero vibes.
Turns out, Sidik was chilling in Ashaiman all along until, bam, the cops caught up. In court, he pleaded not guilty, but the plot thickened when he spilled the beans during questioning. Now, facing a GH¢300,000 bail and a court date in November, he’s got some serious explaining to do.
And if there’s one thing we’re learning from this, it’s that next time, maybe just stick with good old mobile money transfer, yeah? Read more
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