CEO of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr Randy Abbey, has assured cocoa farmers that COCOBOD and the government are finding solutions to the issues that they are currently experiencing. He said this after apologising to the farmers for the issues they are saddled with. Meanwhile, a Legal practitioner and policy analyst, Austin Kwabena Brako-Powers, has […]

Ghana has been seized with one of its irrational exuberances— the desire to rename the Kotoka International Airport. General Kotoka was killed during an abortive coup in 1967. The naming of the airport was part of a Trust Decree that addressed his legacy. This effort reminds me of the to-and-fro changes of the name of […]

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has questioned the capacity of political party delegates to make informed leadership choices, arguing that the educational composition of delegate systems poses a challenge to Ghana’s democracy. Speaking on the matter on the KeyPoints with Alfred Ocansey, Kpebu noted that a significant number of delegates are Junior High School leavers, […]

IMANI Africa Vice President Kofi Bentil has urged Ghanaians to put emotions, superstition and excessive religiosity aside and allow science, evidence and personal effort to guide national decision-making such as elections. Speaking on the KeyPoints on the recent NPP flagbearer primary, Bentil said research and polling often reveal uncomfortable truths, but insisted that “if you […]

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has blamed the setup of all manner of churches on the unemployment canker. He made the point that when a person is unemployed and is desperately looking for a job, he often turns to a pastor for prayers. Kpebu expressed the view that this has enabled a lot of people […]

On Thursday, 5 February 2026, beginning at approximately 8:00 am, the Western Regional Security Council (REGSEC) Task Force conducted coordinated anti-illegal mining operations at two sites within the Mpohor District and Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality. A joint task force, comprising personnel from the 2nd Infantry Battalion, the Western North Command, National Security, and the Minerals Commission, […]

On February 7 on the KeyPoints, Alfred Ocansey and his panelists are discussing the following topics: Dr Bawumia’s victory and the path to uniting the NPP. Cocoa farmers cry for their money. Why the delay?