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A video of Ghanaian businesswoman, Gifty Brown, sharing her rags-to-riches story has surfaced online, causing a buzz.

The CEO of Cooker’s Delight, in an earlier exclusive interview with renowned Ghanaian blogger ZionFelix, disclosed that she bought a G-Wagon from proceeds of her meat pie business.

She said, ‘The pastries are what bought my G-Wagon. It was the meat pie.’

Gifty Brown explained how her meat pie business grew from small daily sales of GHS15 to GHS20 worth to 500 pieces a day, plus bulk corporate orders, which eventually funded her G-Wagon.

She indicated that she now runs multiple branches selling other foods, with steady queues even on Sundays.

The clip has sparked mixed reactions, with many laughing, others doubting the math, and some linking it to the recent arrest of Jessica Hartog, CEO of EuroSpa, who used to brag that her spa funded her lavish lifestyle.

Reacting, Kwabena Wagon wrote: ‘The fact that most people don’t believe you can make a lot of millions from selling food (the informal sector) is a big problem. Smh, I don’t know her, but what I know is: there’s a lot of money in the informal sector when we put in the structures. Let’s be positive.’

Appiah Fabian wrote: ‘Not holding brief for her ooo, but it’s not your GHS7 or GHS10 meat pie we’re talking about. She’s talking about the ‘meat pie’ where the cheapest one is not less than GHS100. Masa.’

Bongo Ideas also wrote: ‘Jessica Hartog used to say she got everything from spa, this one too says she got her G-Wagon from selling pie. All this is possible because there’s no lifestyle audit in Ghana. Keep lying to us, the truth shall be revealed!’

Media mogul, Bola Ray, has tipped Kweku Smoke’s collaboration with Lasmid, ‘Faith’, to win Best Collaboration of the Year at next year’s Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA).

Bola Ray made the declaration after Kweku Smoke performed the song at Dr. Maxwell ‘Pallasco’ Boakye’s surprise birthday celebration, following a request from highlife star Bisa Kdei.

‘Faith’ is a soulful, reflective hip-hop single released on August 27, 2026, by rapper Kweku Smoke, featuring melodic vocals from fellow Ghanaian artiste Lasmid.

The song marks Kweku Smoke’s latest offering as he continues to strengthen his position in Ghana’s hip-hop and Afrobeats landscape.

The collaboration with Lasmid adds a fresh dimension to the track, blending Kweku Smoke’s rap-driven delivery with Lasmid’s distinctive vocal style.

Produced by MOG Beatz, ‘Faith’ arrives as Kweku Smoke’s first official single of the year and signals the rapper’s return to the music scene with a high-profile collaboration.

Judgment debts against states constitute grave financial losses which should not be swept under the carpet.

Unfortunately, a number of such financial infractions occasioned by bad decisions have occurred in this country; grave situations as they were, they did not attract enough deterrent to obviate future recurrence.

Until the trend became common under the past National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, many had hardly heard about the reference.

What is it about the NDC that the financial anomalies are common with their administrations? While it comes at a cost to the state, it appears to serve the interest of others, which is why greed constitutes a factor in this silly enterprise.

The desalination project at Teshie, the first of its kind in the country, was not a proposal from government but from the company which sold the concept to the past NDC government.

It of course sounded appealing and convincing in as much as it was going to serve the interest of the thirsty residents of Teshie/Nungua.

The terms of the contract was the problem, which prompts the question as to what went into the final decision to go ahead with it, the hand tying clauses notwithstanding.

We cannot be convinced that there was a heightened sense of excitement and hurry to pass the deal at the legislature. Couldn’t the legislature as it were have done a better scrutiny of the terms of the contract, especially the guiding clauses? Maybe the Honourable Members were being pushed to hurry up with the needed nod.

It can be imagined if at the time of the pre-signing moments there was an opposition to the whole project or portions of the clauses.

Those in opposition, had they posed many yet critical questions or queries so value for money terms were reached, would have been pushed under the bus of politics. The tag of haters of development would have been festooned around their necks.

Here we are today faced with a judgment debt of $235 million in favour of a desalination company which only fleeced us, the value for money in the deal being zero.

It is mindboggling that we were paying as a country GHS6.20 for a gallon of desalinated water and selling same for GHS1.40 to consumers. To think that the quality of the water so produced was questioned by consumers adds another layer to our national headache.

Besides the judgment debt lurks a World Bank financial component debit to our national ledger.

President Mahama cancelled the contract because of its unsustainability and fiscal silliness, hence the judgment of the arbitration court.

While we do not expect anybody to be questioned in this administration who had something to do with the deal, we nonetheless demand of the government to convince us that there was not an element of recklessness in the agreement.

Who was the Minister of Works and Housing at the time? And who was advisor to the company?

Answers to the above would prime us and, indeed, the people of Ghana on the way forward, because those who jointly took that wasteful step are still in government today. Who are they?

Peter Okoye, a member defunct Nigerian music group, P Square has told a Lagos Federal High Court that he received more than $800,000 in royalties from French music rights organisation SACEM for songs recorded by P-Square.

The singer disclosed while testifying virtually in the case involving his elder brother, Jude Okoye, who is facing fraud charges brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Peter was cross-examined by Clement Onwuewunor, SAN, counsel for Jude, before Justice Alexander Owoeye.

During the proceedings, Peter confirmed that the royalties were paid between 2016 and 2026 but maintained that the money belonged to him and his twin brother, Paul Okoye.

Asked whether he had informed Jude about the payments, Peter said: ‘No, the money was for the artists.’

Jude and his company, Northside Music Limited, are facing a seven-count charge involving alleged fraud of N1.3 billion and $1 million. He has pleaded not guilty.

Peter was also questioned about his earlier claim that Jude delayed in providing P-Square’s royalty records after he requested them in 2022.

Counsel put it to him that the request was made on October 16, 2022, and that Jude supplied the records six days later, on October 22. Peter maintained that he had requested the documents earlier but admitted that he had no text message, email or other evidence to support the claim.

The singer said the records he eventually received covered royalties from 2016 to 2022, including payments connected to Lex Records.

He explained that he wanted the documents because some individuals were interested in purchasing the P-Square music catalogue.

Peter also rejected Jude’s claim to a share of the SACEM royalties, insisting that the payments were due to the P-Square artistes.

When questioned about a SACEM agreement signed by Jude, Peter said it was signed on behalf of ‘the team’ but maintained that Jude was not a member of P-Square.

He further told the court that he and Paul wrote, composed and produced the group’s songs, although he acknowledged that Jude directed some of their music videos.

Peter also said he had previously given Jude 25 per cent of his SACEM earnings but denied that Jude subsequently demanded quarterly payments after the royalties were reconciled in 2022.

On Jude’s role as manager, Peter said they had no employment agreement, explaining that their business relationship was conducted through Northside Entertainment Limited.

Asked directly whether Jude was a member of P-Square, Peter replied: ‘Jude is not part of P-Square.’

The court adjourned the case to December 8 and 9, 2026, for further hearing.

Chaos erupted at the forecourt of the Law Court Complex in Accra yesterday as persons claiming to be officials of Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) attempted to arrest Lawyer and Member of Parliament (MP) for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, moments after he exited the courtroom.

Mr. Awuah was in court seeking bail for Salomey Awiti Bafoh, a Techiman-based Senior Nursing Officer accused of allegedly aiding Barbara Asantewaa Kodua (Ghana Jollof) to circulate false news on social media.

The case was adjourned to today after an Assistant State Attorney from the Office of the Attorney General told the court that the application has not been officially assigned to any state attorney, and prayed the court to adjourn the matter.

Just moments after Mr. Awuah was done granting interview to the media, he was approached by a lady in blue jeans and a black and green T-shirt who insisted on the MP joining a waiting Nissan Navara pickup to the EOCO office.

She told the MP that EOCO had written to his office inviting him, but he failed to honour the invitation.

The MP categorically stated that he has not received any such invitation from EOCO but was willing to avail himself at EOCO, albeit insisting that ‘I will come with my car.’

Mr. Awuah then walked to his car which was parked near the Law Court Complex exit but was accosted by the persistent lady, who blocked him from entering the vehicle.

Sensing that the said official was bent on securing his attendance, the MP questioned the veracity of her claim that she was from EOCO, by repeatedly asking: ‘What shows you are from EOCO? You are blocking me from entering my car, what shows you are from EOCO?’

The chaos exacerbated when Mr. Awuah’s colleagues and some sympathisers stepped in to ensure the MP had access to the vehicle by coming between him and the lady.

He managed to sneak into the car and drove away, heading towards the Parliament House.

The lady, whose Nissan Navara pickup was waiting close by, then jumped into the car and the driver drove off in chase of the MP.

Mr. Awuah has suggested that he was being arrested by EOCO because he is defending a ‘poor woman,’ referring to the mother of three who has been in custody since September 12, after she was reportedly arrested by National Security operatives in the middle of the night.

The EOCO official put herself in harm’s way by attempting to open the passenger side of the front door of the moving car, raising further questions about her approach to the entire debacle.

EOCO Reacts

EOCO, in a statement issued in the aftermath of the chaos, said its officers were affecting the arrest of the MP following his refusal to honour an invitation extended to him in February 2026 in respect of an ongoing investigation.

‘The Office had previously invited Hon. Baffour Awuah to assist with the investigation on two occasions in February 2026. The invitations were not honoured. The Office has since taken steps to secure his attendance in accordance with the law and the attempted arrest today represents one of the lawful steps,’ part of the statement read.

EOCO says it has identified two individuals who allegedly ‘actively intervened to facilitate the escape of the MP,’ noting that these individuals are being assessed and the ‘Office will take such lawful steps as may be appropriate.’

Bail Application Adjourned

Meanwhile, an application filed on behalf of Salomey Awiti Bafoh, who is accused of serving as a liaison for ‘Ghana Jollof’ has been adjourned to today, September 24, 2026.

This is to allow the Office of the Attorney General to file any processes in response to the application if it intends to do so.

Her lawyer, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, had attempted to move the motion yesterday when Karl Afedzie Forson, who announced himself as an Assistant State Attorney from the Office of the Attorney General, informed the court that he is not the substantive attorney and that the motion has not been officially assigned to any particular attorney at the Office.

‘In the circumstance, we pray for a short adjournment so that we can respond formally to this application,’ he said.

Mr. Awuah, who was disappointed in the development, said this is not civil procedure where service is required to be effected on the Office of the Attorney General within three clear days before the hearing of the application.

He said the issue ‘involves the liberty of the accused person,’ adding that a further delay will only mean that this application will become moot ‘because by the time the affidavit in opposition is served, the applicant would have served the two weeks in remand.’

The court, presided over by Justice Halima El-Alawa Abdul-Baasit, was also not happy with the state attorney’s explanation, noting that ‘the liberty of an individual is at stake, so your institution cannot hold everyone to ransom.’

She adjourned the case to today, giving the Office of the Attorney General up to 9 a.m. to file any processes they intend to.

The Black Stars have arrived in Bouake ahead of Thursday’s 2027 Africa Cup of Nations Group C opener against Cote d’Ivoire.

The team departed Accra at 9:45am via a Ghana Air Force flight and arrived in Bouake at about 11:30am.

The squad was met on arrival by Ghana’s High Commissioner to Cote D’Ivoire H.E. Brigadier General Alhassan Abu (Rtd), the Ghanaian community and the media in Bouake, before checking into their hotel.

The Black Stars have been in camp since Monday, with preparations starting in Accra before the trip to Cote d’Ivoire.

The Group C opener against the Elephants is scheduled for 7pm kick off on Thursday, September 24, 2026 at Stade de la Paix/ Peace Stadium in Bouake.

The team will wrap up preparations with the official training, followed by the pre-match press conference.

THE ASHANTI Regional Police Command has arrested two people and are on the heels of two other suspects in connection with the killing of Senegalese goalkeeper, Cheikh Toure.

The suspects are Salifu Walid, 32, a Nigerien national, and Aziz Wadrago Mane, 24, a Burkinabe national. They were arrested at Banpanase near Mamponteng, in the Ashanti Region, barely one-year after committing the heinous crime.

The police have also intensified their search for suspects Barry and Noukoubri Arzouma Sylviain, alias ‘Prince Pierre’, who is suspected to have played a central role in the kidnapping and murder of Toure in the suspected cross-border operation.

The suspects and their accomplices are said to operate under the guise of football scouting agents, using online platforms and networking to lure unsuspecting victims into the country under the pretext of offering football-related opportunities.

According to the police, the two nabbed suspects and their accomplices used the same strategy to lure Toure into the country and they (suspects) kidnapped him and eventually ended his life.

‘Preliminary investigations indicate that the two suspects are members of a four-man group allegedly involved in the kidnapping and murder of the deceased,’ Superintendent Godwin Ahianyo of the Ashanti Regional Police Public Affairs Unit, disclosed.

In a press statement, he said, ‘The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested two key suspects in connection with the kidnap and murder of Senegalese national and goalkeeper, Cheikh Toure, in October 2025.’

Narrating the genesis of the story, he said, ‘On October 16, 2025, the body of Cheikh Toure was brought to and abandoned at the Manhyia District Government Hospital by three unidentified men believed to be foreign nationals.

‘The circumstances surrounding his death led to investigations by the Ghana Police Service to establish the identity of the perpetrators and the motive for the crime.’

He said the suspects managed to evade arrest for close to eleven months, but the police never gave up as they worked assiduously and apprehended two of the suspects, who admitted their guilt and mentioned names of their runaway accomplices.

‘Following sustained intelligence-led investigations, a team from the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit (AARU) of the Police Headquarters, in collaboration with the Police Intelligence Directorate (PID), Ashanti Region, on September 20, 2026, arrested two suspects at their hideout at Banpanase, near Mamponteng, in the Ashanti Region.’

During interrogation, he stated, the two suspects allegedly admitted their involvement in the crime and disclosed their respective roles in luring the deceased into the country, adding that police have intensified manhunt for all those connected to the crime.

‘The two arrested suspects are currently in police custody and will be processed before the court as investigations continue,’ Superintendent Ahianyo added.

As world leaders gather for the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, few African statesmen loom as large over the institution’s history as Ghana’s founding president, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

Decades after his overthrow in 1966, the questions he raised about African unity, economic independence, global inequality and self-determination remain central to the challenges confronting today’s leaders.

The renewed debate in Ghana about Dr. Nkrumah’s legacy has gained added relevance following recent remarks by former New Patriotic Party running mate Matthew Opoku Prempeh. At Dr. Nkrumah’s 117th birthday celebration event, Dr. Prempeh called on Ghanaians to rise above partisan politics and honour Dr. Nkrumah’s contribution to Ghana, Africa and the wider world.

Speaking at the NkrumahFest in Nkroful, the former Member of Parliament described Ghana’s first president as a ‘generational thinker’, a liberation icon and an architect of nation-building whose legacy transcends political divisions.

Those comments marked a notable evolution from the controversy that surrounded his 2024 comparison of Nkrumah and former President Nana Akufo-Addo, remarks for which he later apologised and clarified.

Today, however, Dr. Prempeh’s call for us to view Dr. Nkrumah through a national rather than partisan lens presents an opportunity to revisit the enduring relevance of Osagyefo’s ideas.

Nkrumah Beyond Ghana

The significance of Nkrumah was never confined to Ghana. At a time when much of Africa remained under colonial rule, he articulated a vision of political and economic liberation that resonated across the continent.

Long before regional integration became fashionable, Dr. Nkrumah argued that Africa could only achieve meaningful development through unity, collective security and shared economic progress. As Dr. Prempeh himself observed in Nkroful, Nkrumah’s vision was ‘expansive, visionary and fiercely Pan-African.’

That message remains strikingly relevant, years after he was forced out. Across Africa, governments continue to grapple with fragmented markets, trade barriers, debt vulnerabilities, resource dependency and geopolitical competition among global powers. The recent creation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), headquartered in Accra, can be viewed as a modern expression of the continental integration project that Dr. Nkrumah championed more than six decades ago.

Dr. Nkrumah was also among the earliest African leaders to challenge the structure of the international economic order. He warned that political independence would mean little without economic sovereignty.

His concerns about unequal trade relations, dependence on commodity exports and foreign control of strategic resources still echo across policy discussions from Accra to Addis Ababa.

Africa’s Demand For Stronger Voice

As African leaders prepare to address the world through the UN General Assembly, many of the issues dominating the agenda would be familiar to Dr. Nkrumah: climate justice, development financing, global governance reform, peace and security, and equitable representation in international institutions.

The debate about Africa’s demand for a stronger voice within the UN Security Council, for instance, reflects the very struggle for global equality that Dr. Nkrumah advocated throughout his career.

Dr. Nkrumah’s speeches at the UN were notable not merely for their rhetoric but for their insistence that newly independent states deserved equal treatment and respect in world affairs.

He argued that peace could not be separated from justice, and that global prosperity could not be sustained while large parts of humanity remained marginalized. Many of those arguments continue to shape the positions advanced by African governments, including our own President John Dramani Mahama at multilateral forums today.

Yet perhaps Dr. Nkrumah’s most relevant lesson for contemporary leaders lies closer to home.

He believed leadership should be driven by a long-term national vision rather than short-term political calculations. While historians continue to debate aspects of his governance and political methods, few dispute his ambition for Ghana and Africa.

He was willing to think beyond electoral cycles and immediate popularity, focusing instead on industrialisation, infrastructure, education and continental influence.

That is the challenge confronting today’s political class. Across Africa, public frustration often stems not from a lack of resources but from a perceived lack of transformational leadership.

Citizens increasingly expect leaders to articulate clear national visions, invest in productive sectors, create opportunities for young people and build institutions capable of outlasting individual administrations.

Nkrumah’s Lessons

In this regard, Dr. Prempeh’s recent comments deserve attention. By acknowledging that Dr. Nkrumah’s legacy should rise above partisan rivalries, he touched on an important truth: nations advance when they build on their shared history rather than weaponise it for political gain.

As the world turns its attention to the UN this week, Ghana’s first president offers a reminder that great leadership is not measured solely by electoral victories or economic statistics. It is measured by the ability to inspire a people, shape a nation’s identity and articulate ideas that remain relevant long after one has left office.

More than half a century after his death, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah continues to do exactly that. His message of unity, self-reliance, strategic development and Pan-African cooperation remains not just a historical legacy, but a blueprint that many of today’s leaders would do well to revisit.

IFC has announced two partnerships with Absa Bank Ghana LTD and Complete Farmer to expand access to finance across Ghana’s agricultural sector and support smallholder farmers through financing and technology.

IFC’s partnership with Absa Bank Ghana will expand financing for Licensed Buying Companies to purchase cocoa from farmers throughout the buying season, helping sustain market access for more than 139,000 smallholder farmers.

Several of Ghana’s celebrated actors and other creatives have visited the family of veteran actress Grace Nortey to pay their respects and sympathise with them following her death.

The delegation included celebrated names such as Eunice Banini, Yvonne Nelson, Akrobeto, Vicky Zugah, Dinah Gbatey, Christiana Awuni, and Elaine Attoh, as well as production manager Haruna-Seidu-Soale Zoree, journalist, Francis Addo, and a host of others.

Led by Zoree and Dinah Gbatey, popularly known as Auntie Dinah, the group spent time with the bereaved family, signed the Book of Condolence and presented 21 packs of bottled water to the family.

The family has disclosed that the date for the burial has not yet been fixed. According to them, details of the funeral arrangements will be communicated to the creative community through Dinah Gbatey, who is serving as the liaison between the family and the creatives.