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Ishmael Yamson and Associates (IYA), a leading Ghanaian business advisory firm, is set to host the 12th edition of the prestigious Business Roundtable on May 28, 2026, at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel, Accra.

This year, the Roundtable dramatically expands its scope beyond national policy, becoming a crucial platform for exploring the strategic direction and economic relevance of not just Ghanaian, but African business as a whole.

Under the ambitious theme, ‘Unlocking the Next Quarter Century,’ the event will gather up to 1,000 in-person delegates and over 15,000 remote participants from across the continent for a high-impact day of practical dialogue, cross-sector collaboration, and investment networking.

The Business Roundtable 2026 is designed to bridge government and business interests, focusing on five strategic pillars vital for future competitiveness.

Discussions will focus on Digital Infrastructure- Focusing on shared infrastructure and regional data centres; Trade and Integration Leveraging -opportunities presented by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); Energy and Industry- Promoting sustainable industrial growth; Leadership and Governance – Emphasizing resilient institutions and effective public-private partnerships (PPPs) and Societal Development – Highlighting the critical role of Africa’s youth in securing global relevance.

A major draw for Ghanaian media and participants is the distinguished lineup of speakers, featuring prominent local and continental figures. Confirmed speakers include: Vice President of Ghana Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, Dr. John Jinapor, Minister of Energy and Green Transition, Sir Sam Jonah, Executive Chairman of Jonah Capital, Ralph Mupita, President and CEO of MTN Group, and Prof. PLO Lumumba, Pan-Africanist and Legal Scholar.

The programme will feature high-level networking opportunities for policymakers, investors, and corporate executives, and our ambition is clear: to generate actionable insights that will accelerate Africa’s transformation and make it a global powerhouse by 2050.

The Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) ‘Xperience Concert’ which witnessed the likes of Piesie Esther, Lasmid, and Wendy Shay entertaining fans at the Koforidua Youth Resource Centre – Stadium did not end without controversies.

Dancehall Act, Stonebwoy, is alleged to have sprayed ‘spiritual’ water on fans at the show while performing, causing uproar on social media. With many calling it ‘spiritual’ cleansing, hence calling out artistes to desist from such acts.

In a post on NEWS GH ONLINE captioned, ‘Watch how @Stonebwoy sprayed water on his fans Koforidua #tgma Xperience’ has generated varied views, with many chastising the artiste for such ‘uncouth’ behaviour.

Commenting on the post, which has since generated over 12.8k likes and 662 comments, Naa Double Dimples wrote, ‘He shouldn’t have. If I was there I wouldn’t have taken it funny ooo. It could be just water but he should be advised not to do that again.’

Adwoa Teva also wrote, ‘There’s something strange about what he did, this is spiritual direction.’

Mz Mandy Morata added, ‘My spiritual ego wouldn’t let that water touch me sir. Hw3 life is spiritual oo. This thing they’ve been doing, what is the essence.’

Sampson Awudetse also wrote, ‘Stonebwoy, next time drink some of the water before and after. What you did can cause you (sic).’

Sefa Kortonah stated, ‘It might not be any bad intention, but Africa we dey hmmm, anyway Bhiiiim to the nation.’

Many of Stonebwoy’s fans have justified the spraying of the water, recalling earlier statements made by the Dancehall act that showering money on fans in public does not show proper respect and can create a chaotic, unfair atmosphere where only a few individuals grab the cash.

Hence, the spraying of water on the fans was to reduce the heat during his performance.

Original Daughter of Tundra in affirmation wrote, ‘The water is to reduce the heat there.’

Martinseade also wrote, ‘Water represents calmness, it’s good.’

The Minister for the Interior, on the advice of the National Security Council and by Executive Instrument, has imposed curfew on Karaga township and its environs in the Karaga District of the Northern Region from 6: 00 p.m. to 6: 00 a.m. with immediate effect.

Also, the Minister for the Interior, on the advice of the National Security Council and by Executive Instrument, has imposed curfew on some communities in the Gushegu District of the Northern Region from 6: 00 p.m. to 6: 00 a.m. with immediate effect.

The communities are Paboni, Yidaani, Kukpok, Busun No.1, Busun No.2, Nagnani, Nayagile, Donbin, Kolik, Tinyongu, and Klokpan.

A statement signed by the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, urged chiefs, elders, opinion leaders, youth, and people of the area to exercise restraint in the face of the challenges confronting them, as well as to use non-violent means to channel their energies into ensuring peace in the area.

The statement further disclosed that there is a total ban on all persons in the Karaga township and its environs from carrying arms, ammunition, or any offensive objects/ weapons, adding that any persons found with any arms or ammunition will be arrested and prosecuted.

Following the death of late Paramount Chief of Karaga, the Yaa Naa enskinned Naa Abdulai Naatogma as the new Paramount Chief in line with the Dagbon chieftaincy resolution roadmap.

However, the regent of the late chief, Sumani Mahama, reportedly imposed himself as the successor to his father, which was overturned by the Judiciary Council of the Northern Regional House of Chiefs.

The regent subsequently passed away, and his son, who was also enskinned as the regent of the late regent, continued to impose himself as his father did until date.

He allegedly attempted to enskin a warrior chief of Karaga, and was stopped by the National Security to ensure peace in the area.

Meanwhile, the Inspector General of Police has deployed a special team of operational officers and armoured vehicles to Gushegu and Karaga to beef up security following recent clashes in the town.

The team will work with officers of the Northern Regional Police Command to intensify patrols and enhance security in the towns and surrounding communities.

A High Court has directed the Office of the Attorney General (AG) to take over all prosecutions initiated by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) without prior authorisation by the AG.

This follows the court’s ruling that the OSP does not have independent prosecutorial power to initiate and prosecute corruption and related offences without prior authorisation from the Attorney General.

The High Court gave the order in spite of a writ pending before the Supreme Court challenging the Act establishing the OSP.

The plaintiff, Noah Ephraem Tetteh Adamtey, is seeking among others, a declaration that on a true and proper interpretation of the Articles 1(2), 88, 93(2), and 296 of the 1992 Constitution, prosecutorial authority in Ghana is vested exclusively in the Attorney General and cannot be exercised independently of, or in parallel with, the Attorney General.

The Attorney General has filed documents challenging Parliament’s decision to delegate its prosecutorial powers to the OSP, arguing it is unconstitutional.

A proposed statement of the AG’s case to a writ pending before the Supreme Court is asking the apex court to declare section 4(2) of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act 2017, (Act 959) unconstitutional and consequently struck down.

Trial

The ruling, delivered by Justice Eugene Nyante Nyadu, came at the back of an application for review against charges initiated by the OSP against James Keck Osei, the Administrator at the Office of former Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia; Issah Seidu, a staff at the National Insurance Commission; John Abban, and Peter Archibald Hyde, all senior Customs officers at the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS).

Among the accusations against the accused is the alleged use of fake documents and letters from the Office of the Vice President to clear the container from the Tema Port.

The application filed by Archibald Hyde was challenging the powers of the OSP to prosecute cases without the authorisation of the Attorney General.

He sought among others, an order striking out the charges against him.

Ruling

The court, in its ruling, held that although the OSP has the power to investigate suspected corruption and related offences, it does not have the power to commence prosecution without the authorisation of the Attorney General.

The court, therefore, ordered the Attorney General to take over all cases initiated by the OSP pending authorisation from the AG.

The court subsequently declared all cases initiated by the OSP null and void. It awarded a cost of GHS15,000 against the OSP in favour of Archibald Hyde.

OSP Fights Back

Meanwhile, the OSP says it is taking steps to ‘quickly overturn’ the decision since the High Court ‘does not have jurisdiction to, in effect, strike down parts of an Act of Parliament as unconstitutional.’

The Office, in a statement, said it is only the Supreme Court which can strike down parts of an Act of Parliament as unconstitutional.

‘The OSP firmly assures the public that all the criminal prosecutions it has commenced before the courts and all the criminal prosecutions it is about to commence before the courts remain valid and would proceed based on its mandate under the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959), which remains valid and in force as the matter has not been decided by the Supreme Court,’ the statement noted.

Providing a background, the statement said the Criminal Division of the High Court had dismissed an application by the accused persons seeking to strike out the case.

However, the trial judge adjourned proceedings to await a determination by the Supreme Court on a matter in which both the plaintiff and the Attorney General are challenging the independent prosecutorial power of the Office of the Special Prosecutor.

The accused persons then initiated a separate action at the High Court (General Jurisdiction 10).

‘In contrast to the Criminal Court, the General Jurisdiction judge declined an application by the OSP to adjourn proceedings pending the outcome of the matter before the Supreme Court. The judge decided that the OSP lacks independent prosecutorial mandate. The judge directed that the case be referred to the Attorney General for prosecution,’ the statement pointed out.

It added that these developments have resulted in two ‘distinct judicial positions regarding the prosecutorial authority of the OSP in the same matter.’

The Communications Directorate of the Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana (PAOG) yesterday hosted a workshop on ‘Responsible Hajj Reporting for Journalists.’

Media and Marketing Consultant, Mohammed Amin Lamptey, who is also the Director of Communications of the PAOG, took the participants, some of whom came from Kumasi, through rudiments of reporting including ethics and accurate reportage bereft of the minefield of slander and libel, the constituents of defamation.

Participants also learnt about the various stages of the Hajj, as a means of priming them for effective reporting on the subject.

For practitioners who graced the workshop, the session was a rare opportunity to listen to a man who has not only lectured and still doing so but also a practitioner in Public Relations (PR), Marketing and Journalism.

Amin Lamptey’s exceptional performance in launching a damage control campaign for Marwako Restaurant when the company encountered a crisis and successfully so, added to his pedigree.

Reporting on Hajj, he entreated the journalists to have sufficient knowledge about the rituals which constitute the annual religious exercise. This way, he went on, their reports would be spared the inaccuracies which bedevil some reports on the subject by persons with shallow or little understanding of the Hajj.

Specialisation on subjects enhances reportage on subject areas. He therefore called on media practitioners to learn the nuances of areas they cherish.

Clear language devoid of ambiguities so the target audience or viewership as the case maybe would understand the message is a critical option he stressed in the Powerpoint presentation.

Those who appear on radio programmes must understand the subjects about which they discuss and avoid the pitfalls of noisy and empty orations as it is common these days, Alhaji Mohammed Amin Lamptey entreated his audience.

The Director asked participants to be abreast with technology so that they would not be found wanting in the application of modern media as driven by hi-tec.

In his reaction, one of the participants said, ‘I felt like I was in a journalism lecture hall.’

Participant after participant expressed appreciation for the rare opportunity to be briefed in an abridged fashion the nuances of journalism, aspects of which they were learning for the first time.

The immediate past Director of Communications of the Ghana Hajj Board, A.R. Gomda, who chaired the workshop, lauded Alhaji Mohammed Amin Lamptey for a wonderful presentation as he encouraged journalists to specialise in the many areas of human endeavours. This way, they would learn the language and nuances of such fields and report from a standpoint of knowledge.

The questions and answers session afforded the participants the opportunity to have their concerns addressed.

Certificates were awarded to participants at the end of the programme.

Medical healthcare delivery has constituted critical cornerstones of every government in both developed and developing countries.

As campaign stuff ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections worldwide, and in democratic dispensations especially, politicians have effectively exploited it to their advantage.

It has become a fashion therefore for successive governments in our part of the world to include this critical social intervention policy in both manifestos of political parties and government budgets.

While the foregone is true, the same cannot be said about the sincerity of the inclusion or capture in budgets.

From the Guggisberg days and even under his successor Governor Slater, healthcare has received serious attention. The Government Hospital, which is today the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, which Gordon Guggisberg spearheaded and even dreamt of a Medical School in those early days of colonial administration, the efforts to make medical healthcare accessible remained a serious subject.

The Medical School concept was aborted by Governor Slater, who said at the time that ‘it was superfluous.’ Had Guggisberg continued, perhaps the Gold Coast would have had a Medical School.

Kwame Nkrumah played his part as did others who came after him regarding affordable and accessible medical healthcare delivery.

The most ambitious project in post- independence Ghana was the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) by former President John Agyekum Kufuor, a manifesto actualisation when he became President.

Today, it remains one of the elder statesman’s legacies yet to be surpassed.

President John Dramani Mahama’s promise of making the programme a single payment module did not see the light of day.

Over the years, the National Health Insurance Scheme has endured challenges of funding, the payments made by patrons not enough to cater for the many components of medical healthcare delivery.

Currently, not all ailments and procedures are covered by the scheme. While the situation is true, the country has woken up to a Mahamacare and Free Primary Healthcare programmes, the launch of the latter having been already undertaken in Shai.

Whatever it takes to make healthcare accessible to all Ghanaians is welcome, not however when it is populist-driven. After all, one of the fundamental duties of governments is to provide for the critical needs of citizens, healthcare and shelter being two outstanding ones.

We have observed however that rather than address the funding deficits of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), government or shall we say the President is busy churning out fresh appendages to the existing scheme.

A Mahamacare and its extension, Free Primary Healthcare, are not only superfluous but an exercise in government propaganda intended to win political goodwill.

Such goodwill cannot be achieved when hundreds of Agenda 111 projects strewn across the country are begging for attention and completion.

The craze for nomenclature changes, repackaging for fresh labeling, is disingenuous.

It might be too late or even unacceptable to the President to beat a retreat, suffice it to however point out that such propaganda projects steeped in derision cannot achieve the so-called intended goal of making healthcare accessible to all Ghanaians, especially the vulnerable.

THE MANHYIA Police in Kumasi, the Ashanti region, are investigating the circumstances surrounding the alleged defilement of a four-year-old girl, which has unfortunately led to her untimely demise.

The deceased, Abdul Mumin Adiza, was said to be suffering from severe diarrhoea so her mother, Grace Yeboah, rushed her to the Emergency Unit of the Manhyia Government Hospital in Kumasi for medical attention.

However, when medical personnel thoroughly examined her, they realised that the young girl had been sexually abused in both her vagina and anus. Adiza later gave up the ghost while receiving treatment.

The heartbreaking case was reported at the Manhyia Police Station and a team was dispatched to the hospital to inspect the body and start their investigations.

‘On 06/04/2026 at about 1700 hours, information was received at the Emergency Unit of Manhyia Hospital, Kumasi, to the effect that on the same day at about 1310 hours, one Grace Yeboah brought her 4-year-old daughter, Abdul Mumin Adiza, to the facility for treatment, but the child died whilst receiving treatment.

‘Upon receipt of the report, Police proceeded to the scene and found the body of the deceased lying in a supine position on one of the beds at the Emergency Unit. The deceased was dressed in a multi-coloured long dress.

‘Preliminary investigations conducted at the facility revealed that the mother brought the victim to the hospital with complaints of diarrhoea. However, upon examination, it was suspected that the victim had been subjected to sexual assault involving both the vagina and anus’, the police said.

Manhyia Police report added that, ‘The body was carefully inspected, and it was observed that feces was coming from the anus. No visible external marks of physical assault were found’, adding ‘The body was photographed, conveyed, and deposited at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital morgue for preservation and autopsy’.

Meanwhile, no arrest had been made yet when this report was being filed.

Guinness Ghana has announced an enhanced investment in Ghana’s music industry beginning with the 27th edition of the Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA).

The winner of the Album/EP of the Year category will receive GHS100,000 cash prize, support towards the production of a music video for their next project, and a curated album listening experience powered by Guinness Ghana.

The initiative reflects Guinness Ghana’s commitment to supporting creative excellence and contributing meaningfully to the growth of Ghana’s music ecosystem. By extending its support beyond recognition on the awards night, the company aims to help create longer-term value for artistes and for the wider creative industry.

Nominees in the Album/EP of the Year category include: Black Sherif – ‘Iron Boy’, Stonebwoy – ‘Torcher’, Gyakie – ‘After Midnight’, Medikal – ‘Disturbation II’, Wendy Shay – ‘Ready’, and Kweku Smoke – ‘Walk With Me’.

Head of Media and Partnerships at Guinness Ghana, Yaa Amoah-Owusu, said: ‘The Album/EP of the Year category represents the pinnacle of artistic expression; body of work, storytelling, and sonic identity. This package is Guinness Ghana’s way of recognising excellence and investing in the future of the artiste and the industry at large.’

As a longstanding supporter of the Telecel Ghana Music Awards, Guinness Ghana’s latest intervention strengthens the significance of the Album/EP of the Year category and reinforces the company’s broader support for Ghana’s creative industries.

In addition to the financial prize, the listening experience component is intended to create further opportunity for audience engagement, industry connection, and visibility for the winner’s next body of work.

Head of Public Events and Communications at Charterhouse, Robert Klah, said: ‘This is an important intervention from Guinness Ghana. It aligns with our commitment to celebrate and elevate Ghanaian music, while also creating tangible support for artistes. It sends a strong signal about the value of albums and EPs as lasting creative works.’

The Chief Executive Officer of Telecel Ghana, Ing. Patricia Obo-Nai, has called for urgent reforms in the nation’s education system to align learning with the fast-evolving demands of industry and technology.

Delivering remarks as chairperson of the 2026 Public Lecture Series at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Ing. Obo-Nai stressed that education must continuously evolve to remain relevant in a rapidly changing global landscape.

The lecture was held under the theme, ‘Empowering Minds: Rethinking Education for Sustainable Development.’

She warned that the pace of change in industry and technology is outstripping reforms in academic curricula and policy frameworks, creating a growing disconnect between education and employability.

‘The skills that industries demand are evolving faster than many academic curricula, and technology is changing faster than policy,’ she said.

‘If education remains unchanged while everything around it changes, we create a gap between learning and relevance – and that gap is costly. Students feel it first, employers feel it next, and eventually, economies feel it most,’ she added.

Ing. Obo-Nai highlighted the pivotal role of teacher education, noting that UEW, as a leading teacher-training institution, holds a unique responsibility in shaping the nation’s future workforce.

According to her, teachers influence not only academic outcomes but also the confidence, curiosity, and aspirations of young learners.

‘You shape how children first learn confidence, how curiosity is formed, and how young people begin to imagine possibilities,’ she said, adding that the university’s impact extends far beyond the classroom into every sector of national development.

She further called for a collaborative approach to educational reform, emphasising that no single institution can drive transformation alone.

Drawing from her industry experience, she underscored the need to integrate practical, real-world applications into learning, particularly in the area of digital literacy, which she described as essential for modern relevance.

Addressing students, Ing. Obo-Nai encouraged a mindset shift toward lifelong learning and adaptability.

‘Let’s not treat education as something you complete; let’s treat it as something you continue,’ she urged.

‘We must ask not only what students learn, but how responsibly they can lead and how confidently they can solve problems that have not yet been defined,’ she intimated.

In a keynote address, Mohammed Ibn Chambas, the African Union’s High Representative for Silencing the Guns, linked education to Africa’s peace and stability agenda.

He described education as a critical tool for reducing youth vulnerability to conflict and fostering inclusive, just societies.

‘Education is the most powerful catalyst for determining the destinies of nations,’ he said.

Dr. Chambas outlined three key priorities for reform, relevance, resilience, and responsibility, while stressing that teachers remain central to meaningful transformation.

The UEW 2026 Public Lecture Series brought together academics, policymakers, traditional leaders, industry players, and students, reinforcing the need for stronger collaboration between government, academia, and industry to build an inclusive, responsive, and future-ready education system.

Ing. Patricia Obo-Nai speaks as Chair of the second UEW Public Lecture Series.

PanAvest International and Partners has entered into an innovative strategic partnership with Nvame to advance African thought leadership and Afrocentric knowledge in support of the continent’s long term development agenda, particularly the realisation of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and Agenda 2063.

Founded in 2001 in South Africa, PanAvest has consistently championed African centred governance, industrialisation, and strategic leadership thinking, and has operated a satellite office in Ghana since 2013. This partnership builds on that legacy by ensuring that best practices and impactful ideas are deliberately disseminated through strong institutional collaboration.

At its core, the partnership seeks to amplify African thought, initially through the global marketing and distribution of the acclaimed works of Professor Douglas Boateng, Founder and Chairman of PanAvest.

Leveraging Nvame’s end to end publishing and strategic communications capabilities, the initiative will also expand access to a broader body of African authored thought leadership across academic institutions, boardrooms, and policy environments.

This long term, purpose driven collaboration is set to significantly strengthen existing leadership platforms, including the annual Boardroom Governance Summit, widely recognised as the largest and most influential boardroom governance focused platform on the continent.

Beyond publishing and events, both organisations will actively co-create bold, forward looking programmes and thought leadership initiatives to accelerate Africa’s industrial transformation and firmly position the continent within the global knowledge economy.

Speaking on the partnership, Professor Douglas Boateng, who is also the Founder and Convenor of the Boardroom Governance Summit and scribe of the daily NyansaKasa Words of Wisdom, stated: ‘Africa cannot outsource its thinking and expect to shape its future. This partnership is about ensuring that African ideas lead African progress.’

Commenting on the partnership, Ms. Makafui Aikins, Chief Executive Officer of Nvame, added: ‘This collaboration represents a deliberate step towards positioning African knowledge and best practices at the centre of global discourse. By working with PanAvest and Professor Boateng, we are connecting ideas to action and ensuring that African perspectives drive meaningful change across the continent.’

Together, PanAvest International and Partners and Nvame aim to strengthen Africa’s intellectual sovereignty and global relevance by bridging ideas, institutions, and influence.