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Actress, Vivian Jill Lawrence, paid an emotional tribute to her late sister, Mabel Ntuah, at a vigil held in her honour on October 12, 2026.

The actress broke down in tears as she recalled how her sister worked hard to keep poverty away from their family during their difficult years in Accra, particularly in East Legon.

Vivian Jill said Mabel constantly encouraged the family to work hard and improve their circumstances.

She described her late sister as a pillar of support whose sacrifices she would always cherish.

Mabel, chief executive officer of Mayan Stitches, died in July 2026, weeks after celebrating her 50th birthday.

Her burial ceremony is scheduled for October 22, 2026, at the State House in Accra.

This would be followed by a funeral ceremony at the Underbridge Events Centre at East Legon on Saturday October 24 2026 and thanksgiving ceremony at the same venue on Sunday October 25.

General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Mensa Otabil, has criticised the recurring storyline in some African movies that portrays wealthy men as the key to women’s financial security and success.

The ICGC General Overseer in a video shared on social media on Monday, questioned why some women insist on marrying rich men rather than working towards becoming financially independent.

He argued that such expectations suggest women cannot achieve wealth and success on their own.

‘If the man doesn’t have money, I don’t have time for him. But you have time for yourself. You have time for your broke self,’ he said.

Pastor Otabil also took issue with what he described as an African narrative that women need a wealthy man to overcome their financial limitations.

‘Are you trying to tell me that without a benevolent man, a woman cannot be successful? That is African nonsense. Please don’t buy into that,’ he said.

He encouraged women to pursue financial independence, insisting that they could overcome their limitations and afford the things they desired without relying on a wealthy partner.

‘By your God, you can rise above limitations. You can succeed by yourself. You can buy your iPhone 15 by yourself,’ he added.

His comments have drawn attention to the portrayal of wealth, relationships and women’s independence in African film narratives, particularly storylines that present marriage to a rich man as a route out of poverty.

Lawyers for Terraform Development Ltd and Kwame Edenkema Blay have dismissed claims by Sino Africa Development Co. Ltd that the Supreme Court awarded it land belonging to their clients at Borteyman.

In a statement issued by their solicitors, Asiedu and Yorke PRUC, the lawyers said comments made by Dr. Forceby, who was introduced as Director of Operations of Sino Africa Development Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies, during an interview on JoyNews’ The Pulse on 8th October 2026, were inaccurate and misleading.

According to the statement, Dr. Forceby claimed that ‘At the Supreme Court… we won that matter’ and that the judgment is ‘dominant’ and ‘predominant’ over the land in question, that Sino Africa will ‘take possession of land that we rightfully acquired’ once a pending review application is determined, that ‘Sino Africa has never demolished any properties’ and Terraform’s structures are ‘still there,’ and described their clients’ complaints as ‘wild,’ ‘wicked’ and ‘absurd.’

The solicitors said the statements are in material respects inaccurate and misleading, and sought to set the record straight without commenting on the merits of any matter currently pending before the courts.

What the Supreme Court actually decided

The lawyers explained that the judgment referred to is Sino Africa Development Co. Ltd v Royal Bell Investments Ltd and 6 Ors, Civil Appeal No. J4/44/2025, delivered by the Supreme Court on 3 June 2026, in which Royal Bell Investments Ltd was the 1st Defendant and Terraform was the 2nd Defendant.

They said Sino Africa’s appeal succeeded only in part, by a 3-2 majority, and succeeded against the 3rd to 7th Defendants, the families whose grants from the Nungua Stool made in 2000 were held invalid.

‘It must be stated categorically that, it did not succeed against Royal Bell or Terraform. Even the two dissenting Justices would have dismissed Sino Africa’s appeal in its entirety,’ the statement said.

Citing the Court’s orders, the lawyers noted that Order (iii) declares title in the land claimed by Sino Africa in its favour ‘subject and except the parcel claimed by the 1st and 2nd Defendants,’ that is, Royal Bell and Terraform.

Order (iv) states that Sino Africa may recover possession of the land it claimed only ‘subject to the possessory right of the 1st and 2nd Defendants.’

Order (vi) states: ‘For the avoidance of doubt this court grants a possessory right to the 1st and 2nd Defendants in respect of the parcel acquired by the 1st Defendant from the Nii Abotsi Borlabi family covered by Land Title Certificate No. TD 0558, Volume 019, Folio 58 dated the 10th day of June 2016, measuring 29.791 acres and duly assigned to the 2nd Defendant.’

Order (v) notes that the perpetual injunction runs against the 3rd to 7th Defendants and persons claiming through them, and is not made against Royal Bell or Terraform.

The statement said the Majority Opinion at paragraph 75 noted evidence that Royal Bell and Terraform inspected the land before acquiring it and found no encumbrance, and that ‘the parcel claimed by the 1st and 2nd Respondents does not form part of the parcel claimed by the Appellant.’

The Court, the lawyers added, held that Sino Africa’s interest had not been formally registered, so their clients could have had no notice of it. Since Terraform ‘has developed the parcel,’ the Court held that ‘it would be inequitable to deny’ their clients ‘their possessory right over this distinct parcel.’

In his Concurring Opinion, Tanko Amadu JSC described the clients’ parcel as resting ‘upon a Registered Title Land Certificate… acquired by assignment, perfected by registration, confirmed by a search, and vindicated in possession through process of the court,’ describing them as bona fide purchasers for value without notice, ‘whom equity does protect.’

‘Put simply, the Supreme Court did not award Terraform’s 29.791-acre parcel to Sino Africa. It carved that parcel out of Sino Africa’s judgment, by name and by Land Title Certificate number, and expressly protected our Clients’ right to it. Any statement that Sino Africa ‘won’ our Clients’ land, or may ‘take possession’ of it, misrepresents the judgment of the highest court in the land,’ the statement said.

What informed the decision of President John Mahama to make such despicable appointments to the Electoral Commission (EC) is anything but good-intentioned?

Some prying Ghanaians think it is intended to veneer the infamous cocaine and visa scandals haranguing the government; a diversionary manoeuvre the National Democratic Congress (NDC) under John Mahama has perfected.

Be it as it may, each of the scandals demand separate treatment on the plane of public discussions. Even though we are saddled with bad appointments into the EC, we nonetheless return to those negative criminal transactions.

In 2024, then flagbearer of the NDC, Candidate John Mahama, desperately looking for political power mocked the necessary appointments President Akufo-Addo made to the EC.

He said the appointments were informed by desperation.

Dr. Bossman Eric Asare from the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana had no known affiliation to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) yet President John Mahama saw in the appointment a ploy by his predecessor to leverage the outcome of elections in the country. Samuel Tettey, with decades of experience serving the EC, had no known affiliation to any political party.

They garbed Dr. Bossman Asare in NPP colours just so they could hang him in the court of public opinion.

By the same standards he put forth and acceptable by all, politically exposed persons should not be appointed to top positions in the EC. Indeed, this applies in other democratic dispensations across the world.

Ms. Emelia Afi Agbenyo’s role as a prominent spokesperson for one of the segments of the NDC manifesto is properly captured by the internet, yet she has been bestowed with an EC Deputy Chairperson position by the President.

Haunted by her NDC colours, she has reportedly resorted to deleting the archival capture of her NDC activities.

President John Mahama has been dealt with by Karma, and we wonder what he would have to tell Ghanaians about this flawed appointments when clearly they breach the standards.

As for the male appointment, there is too much in the closet about him that in the coming days these would be put out on the public space for dissection.

Appointing a person with so much in his closet is a recipe for disaster in election management in this country.

Why was Dr. Joseph Kweku Asamoah invited by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) when he held office as former Director of Finance and subsequently interdicted at a time Lawyer Amoah, retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, was head of the investigative entity?

What was his relationship with Charlotte Osei? How much integrity check was made before the appointment of the gentleman?

We noticed the hubris in his address after he had been sworn into office. As deputy chair, he left all wondering why he was speaking as though he is the Chairperson of the EC.

With a substantive Chairperson, a competent one for that matter with no blemish to her name in place, the deputy would remain subservient to her. Unless the President has whispered to them behind the curtains, he cannot conduct himself as though he is Chairperson.

What discussions were held behind closed doors before the appointments were made public?

That man cannot speak about what in his opinion is a low rating of the EC and that he would reverse this. What was he talking about? Hallucinatory and balderdash.

He should have told us about the July 5, 2017 interdiction occasioned by the misapplied staff endowment funds.

It is unfortunate that such a person is being entrusted with the task of serving as deputy chairperson of an important constitutional body such as the EC. If the idea is to hound the Chairperson out of office as per the terms of the President’s game-plan, regardless of the integrity baggage he is bearing on his back, same will be exposed in good time.

Is this the beginning of the actualisation of the NDC Chairman Asiedu Nketia’s threat of hounding Ms. Jean Mensa out of office? If so, we are in for momentous times. The political ambience will just be too interesting, roller-coaster and full of mirth.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has indicated that the Board has recovered GHS38.7 million, representing 69.2 percent of the GHS55.9 million owed to its predecessor, the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC), by third parties.

Mr. Gyamfi disclosed this when he appeared before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday, explaining that the debts were identified during an audit of PMMC’s financial statements for 2020 to 2024, which had not been audited for five consecutive years.

‘When we assumed office in January 2025, we found out that the financials of the PMMC, the antecedent of the Gold Board, had not been audited for five consecutive years, which is from the year 2020 to 2024,’ he said.

He said the audit exercise revealed that third parties owed PMMC GHS55.88 million as of December 31, 2023.

According to Mr. Gyamfi, management subsequently issued demand notices to recover the outstanding amounts and had retrieved GHS38.71 million as of September 30, 2026. The remaining GHS17.1 million is being pursued through court proceedings and other civil recovery measures.

‘Of the remaining amount of GHS17.1 million, approximately GHS7.5 million is involved in matters before courts of competent jurisdiction, and an amount of approximately GHS9.6 million relates to debts that we are currently pursuing through various civil options like demand notices and negotiations with the parties concerned,’ he said.

He expressed optimism that the Board would recover more of the outstanding debt before the end of the year.

‘We hope that by the end of this year we will have even increased what we have recovered so far,’ he said.

GoldBod does not trade in forex

Meanwhile, Mr Gyamfi has dismissed claims that the Board trades in foreign exchange, explaining that it only sells forex generated through its statutory gold operations to make the proceeds available to the country.

He said GoldBod was established under the Ghana Gold Board Act, 2025 (Act 1140), with a mandate to generate foreign exchange for Ghana and support the Bank of Ghana’s gold reserve accumulation.

‘The Gold Board does not trade currency. The word trade means or connotes the buying and selling of a commodity. The Gold Board does not buy currency,’ he told the Committee.

He explained that, unlike licensed foreign exchange dealers who buy and sell currencies, GoldBod sells only the foreign exchange generated through its statutory operations.

‘We only sell effects that we generate from our statutory functions. And that is grounded on Section 2B of the Ghana Gold Board Act, which mandates us to generate foreign exchange,’ he said.

Mr. Gyamfi argued that selling the foreign exchange generated through its operations was necessary to fulfil the Board’s mandate, as the proceeds provide the cedis needed to purchase gold.

He added that GoldBod operates within a foreign exchange market regulated by the Bank of Ghana, which oversees the sale of foreign exchange.

The GoldBod CEO also disclosed that the Board wrote to the Central Bank on September 23, 2026, seeking guidance and authorisation for its funding model after obtaining policy approval from its supervising minister, the Minister of Finance.

‘I’m happy to inform the committee that the Bank of Ghana has given us that guidance and authorisation,’ he said.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Julius Neequaye Kotey, has disclosed that the Authority generated more than GHS27 million from its temporary vehicle registration stickers between January and September 2026, following amendments aimed at blocking revenue leakages in the distribution of DP plates at the country’s ports.

Speaking at the Government Accountability Series, he said the revenue recorded in the first nine months of 2026 had already exceeded the GHS22 million generated throughout 2025, when the Authority issued 111,101 stickers.

He said, ‘In 2025, we issued 111,101 stickers, and that gave us revenue of 22 million. In 2026, from January to September alone, we have done 134,000 DP stickers, and that has given us in excess of 27 million. So it is factual that revenue is on the increase.’

Mr. Neequaye attributed the increase to the replacement of aluminium plates with tamper-proof digital stickers and a system which requires every vehicle to receive a sticker before leaving the port.

‘Putting the numbers into proper context, the revenue associated with this DP issuance is as follows: In the entire year 2024, the government DVLA issued 76,312 DP plates, and that gave us revenue of GHS15 million,’ he stated.

He emphasised that revenue from the stickers rose from GHS15 million in 2024 to GHS22 million in 2025 before exceeding GHS27 million in the first nine months of 2026.

Mr. Neequaye added that the reform was introduced after the Authority identified what he described as massive revenue leakages in the sale and distribution of DP plates at the ports of entry.

He said, ‘Upon assumption of office, we immediately replaced the aluminum plates with tamper-proof digital stickers,’ noting that the new system was designed to ensure that every vehicle received a sticker before leaving the port.

The DVLA CEO said the change has helped seal significant revenue leakages and direct the proceeds to the government.

He, however, did not disclose the estimated amount of revenue lost under the previous system.

President John Mahama has sworn into office Dr. Joseph Kweku Asamoah, a former Director of Finance at the Electoral Commission (EC), and Emelia Afi Agbenyo, Deputy Director of Operations at the Ghana TVET Service, as Deputy Chairpersons of the EC.

Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony held at the Jubilee House yesterday, President Mahama urged the two Deputy Chairpersons of the EC not to be partial in the discharge of their duties to protect the integrity of the country’s electoral processes.

He called on the Commission to apply the same standards to all political parties, candidates and governments, adding that neither the President nor the ruling government should receive preferential treatment.

The President stated that public confidence in elections depended largely on the Commission’s integrity, competence and fairness and, therefore, advised the new Deputy Chairpersons to ensure that every eligible citizen participate in elections.

President Mahama also mentioned the need for sustained preparation for elections, including accurate record-keeping, well-trained electoral officials, reliable logistics and secure systems, stating that the use of technology should be supported by safeguards and clear public communication, while assuring the EC of government’s support to enable it carry out its mandate.

Dr. Asamoah

Dr. Joseph Kweku Asamoah, a law lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has more than 17 years of experience spanning public service, legal practice, academia and electoral governance.

He previously held several senior positions at the EC, including Director of Finance, Director of the Training Centre and Head of Audit. He also brings experience in the management of several major electoral exercises in Ghana.

Dr. Asamoah played an active role in the 2012 and 2016 general elections, 2010 and 2015 district-level elections, and the 2019 referendum on the creation of six new regions, as well as supervised electoral processes, strengthened financial control systems and developed training programmes for electoral officials.

Apart from his experience in electoral administration, Dr. Asamoah, who is a lawyer, chartered accountant and certified economist, also has expertise in finance, public policy and institutional management.

Dr. Asamoah is a member of the Ghana Bar Association, the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana, and the Institute of Certified Economists, and holds a PhD in Political Economy and Diplomacy, where his doctoral research examined electoral administration and conflict resolution in Africa through a comparative study of Ghana and Kenya.

He also holds a Master of Laws in Commercial and Corporate Law from the United Kingdom, a postgraduate diploma in International Business Law, a master’s degree in Accounting and Finance, a Bachelor of Laws and a first-class Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.

Dr. Asamoah also holds a postgraduate diploma in Business Administration from the Institute of Commercial Management in the United Kingdom, with research interests in legal issues, public finance, electoral governance and democracy in Africa.

Madam Agbenyo’s experience and background include public administration, institutional leadership and development cooperation, gender and disability inclusion, among others.

The two appointments come amid recent changes in the EC’s senior leadership, following the resignation of the Deputy Chairperson in charge of Corporate Affairs, Dr. Bossman Asare in July and the retirement of Deputy Chairperson for Operations, Samuel Tettey.

Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale has credited content creator Jackline Mensah for encouraging him to join TikTok Live, a move he says has earned him about $45,000 in virtual gifts from livestreams.

The musician made the revelation on rapper YPee’s podcast, The Real Ones, where he recounted his transition from Facebook Live to TikTok.

According to Shatta Wale, he was initially reluctant to join the platform because he considered it a space largely dominated by Generation Z users.

‘It used to be Facebook Live at first, until this lady named Jackline Mensah kept pressuring me to go on TikTok Live,’ he said.

‘I was sceptical. What am I doing with TikTok? I’m not a Gen Z,’ he added.

He said he eventually tried the platform and began receiving virtual gifts from viewers during his livestreams.

‘When I open my TikTok account, I have made about $45,000 on there, because I get a lot of gifts during my livestreams,’ he said.

Shatta Wale noted that social media had become an additional revenue stream for musicians, complementing earnings from live performances and music streaming.

He also urged aspiring musicians and creative entrepreneurs to remain consistent in promoting their work and engaging their audiences, stressing that regular promotion was key to building a successful career in the music industry.

PRESIDENT John Mahama has sympathised with the victims of the Kumasi Central Market fire outbreak, assuring them of government’s support to return to business.

The president gave the assurance through the Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, who visited the market on Saturday.

The fire, reportedly, consumed about 15 lockable shops and the items that were being stored in them at the Aboabo Station section in the market at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, October 9, 2026.

The exact cause of the blaze was not immediately known, but it is believed to have started in one of the shops when the market was empty and spread to other shops.

Personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), despite initially struggling to get access to the fire scene due to poor planning in the market, managed to douse the blaze.

The Local Government Minister, speaking during a visit to the market, said President Mahama was heartbroken about the devastating effects of the fire outbreak in the market.

He encouraged the traders to take heart in these difficult moments, noting that proper assessment would be done to ensure the victims received support.

Mahama Ayariga also advised the traders not to use gas cookers and other flammable materials in the market, to avert disaster.

The minister was accompanied by the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, the Mayor of Kumasi, Richard Ofori Agyeman Boadi, and personnel of the GNFS.

Madam Abena Asuo, one of the fire victims, lamented that she had lost the source of her livelihood, appealing to government to support the victims to return to work.

According to her, reports she had received indicated that the firefighters did a yeoman’s job to stop the inferno from spreading further to cause more damage in the market.

Meanwhile, what triggered the fire was not readily known when the report was being filed. Personnel of the GNFS have started investigations to verify the cause of the inferno.

The Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, is facing a challenge to substantiate allegations that the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tribe Culture Fest, Nana Boateng Gyimah, illegally received US$611,000 and is evading a refund.

Mr. Gyimah has denied the allegations and demanded that the minister produce documentary evidence of the alleged financial transaction or withdraw his claims and correct the public record.

In a statement issued yesterday, the Tribe Culture Fest CEO insisted that neither he nor his organisation received the amount from any private individual in connection with the arrangements in question.

He said the agreement involving Tribe Culture Fest was exclusively with the National Sports Authority (NSA) and the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA).

‘For the record, Tribe Culture’s agreement was solely with the National Sports Authority and Ghana Tourism Authority. Neither I nor Tribe Culture Fest received the alleged US$611,000 from any private individual in connection with the arrangements in question,’ he stated.

Mr. Gyimah challenged the minister to produce any agreement, authorisation or consent establishing the alleged financial arrangement involving him or his organisation.

He also demanded verifiable payment records identifying who paid the money, who received it, when it was paid and how the minister arrived at the US$611,000 figure.

‘My reputation and the integrity of Tribe Culture must not be undermined by unsubstantiated public accusations,’ he said.

He warned that failure by the minister to substantiate the allegations or withdraw them and correct the public record would compel him to refer the matter to his lawyers.

Minister’s Account

Mr. Adams, speaking on Accra-based TV3, provided further details about the circumstances that brought the proposed activities and visa arrangements to the attention of his ministry.

He said the ministry was initially unaware that some of the activities linked to Tribe Culture Fest would take place in the United States.

According to him, it was not until May 19 that a letter from the deposed Director-General of the NSA, Yaw Ampofo Ankrah, introduced activities planned for both Ghana and the United States and requested support to facilitate visas for people described as volunteers and event coordinators.

‘Well, that is what we have come to know that some of the activations were supposed to take place in the United States and up till May 19 we didn’t know that they will have some activations in the United States,’ he said.

He said the letter contained a list of 90 volunteers for whom visa processing support was being sought.

The minister also disclosed that, according to information gathered during his investigations, the American Embassy had introduced Tribe Culture Fest to the NSA and GTA at a meeting at the embassy ahead of activities associated with the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

‘Tribe Fest Culture, I’m told was introduced to the National Sports Authority and the Ghana Tourism Authority by the American Embassy, that is what my investigations told me,’ he stated.

Mr. Adams said the circumstances surrounding the introduction raised questions about whether officials of the two state institutions had taken advantage of the relationship for an improper purpose.

He said the American Embassy had every right to question whether the introduction had been exploited by officials of the NSA or GTA.

The minister further alleged that the individual associated with Tribe Culture Fest had worked with the NSA on lists containing relevant details and was now attempting to avoid refunding money allegedly obtained illegally.

According to him, information forwarded to the ministry included an attachment containing details that the ministry itself did not initially possess.

He accused the individual of putting out information to obscure the circumstances surrounding the money and insisted that he must be held accountable.

‘He cannot run away with $611,000 of people’s money,’ Mr. Adams said.

He indicated that appropriate criminal action would be necessary if investigations established that the individual had deliberately deceived those involved from the outset.