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Alhaji Salifu Abdul-Rahaman appointed The Ghanaian Times Editor
Alhaji Salifu Abdul-Rahaman has been appointed as the substantive Editor of The Ghanaian Times.
His appointment, which took effect from Friday, August 1, 2025, followed approval by the Board and Management of the New Times Corporation (NTC), after months of searching to replace the former Editor, Mr Dave Agbenu.
A letter signed by Mr Martin Adu-Owusu, the Managing Director of the NTC, and sighted by the news desk said: “Reference to your application for the advertised position of Editor of The Ghanaian Times Newspaper and successful interview dated July 16, 2025, we are pleased to appoint you as Editor of the newspaper effective August 1, 2025. Congratulations on your new role!”
Prior to his appointment, Alhaji Abdul-Rahaman served in the capacity as Acting Editor of the newspaper for nearly seven months.
Risen through
the ranks
Having risen through the ranks as a cub reporter, Chief Reporter, Assistant Editor, Senior Assistant Editor and Deputy Editor of the newspaper. Alhaji, as he is affectionately called by his colleagues, comes to his new position with a wealth of experience under his belt.
He was officially employed in October 2003, after serving as a stringer for a couple of years with the Corporation and as he puts it, “I have over the years gained a wealth of in-depth experience in news gathering, editing, and editorial management, as well as institutional memory.”
“It is with great excitement that I am confirmed as Editor after seven months of unwavering dedication to duty as Acting Editor. I express my gratitude to Allah (God), and to the Board, Management, and workers of the NTC for their unflinching support and cooperation in my journey so far,” he told this reporter.
Alhaji Abdul-Rahaman said his goal was to help the NTC retain its loyal readership and reposition The Ghanaian Times as the most preferred newspaper in terms of accuracy, readership, and business, in today’s highly competitive media landscape.
This, he explained, aligns with the NTC’s vision of being the most reliable and sustainably profitable multimedia business organisation in Ghana, West Africa, and beyond.
Committment
“I am deeply committed to the values of ethical journalism, professionalism, and innovation. I will continue to work with the Editorial team and Management to strengthen our news-gathering and dissemination systems and uphold The Ghanaian Times’ editorial independence and credibility,” he said.
With a renewed sense of purpose, he is expected to bring his wealth of experience and institutional knowledge to provide the Editorial team with exemplary leadership and technical direction into the next chapter of excellence, in line with the newspaper’s slogan: The Most Authoritative Newspaper—the reader’s preferred medium of news and information.
Prior to joining the journalism profession, Alhaji Abdul-Rahaman worked from 1990 to 1997 as a field worker at the Navrongo Health Research Centre, rising through the ranks to become a Principal Field Supervisor.
His early work included the Ghana Vitamin A Supplementation Trial (Ghana VAST), which contributed to improving the health of study subjects in the Kassena-Nankana area of the Upper East Region.
During his time at the Navrongo Health Research Centre, he worked under Dr Fred Binka now Professor (Emeritus), a renowned epidemiologist and Chair of the Ghana Health Service Governing Board on the Mosquito Bed Net Studies, which later influenced national health policy.
Alhaji Abdul-Rahaman holds a Diploma in Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, now the University of Media, Arts and Communication (UNIMAC).
He also holds a Master of Social Studies degree from the prestigious University of Ghana, Legon and is a proud alumnus of Navrongo Senior High School (NABIA), Northern School of Business in Tamale and Zamse Secondary Technical School in Bolgatanga .
Alhaji Abdul-Rahaman is a member of the Ghana Journalists Association and served on the Inter-Ministerial Ad Hoc Committee at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the planning and execution of activities to mark United Nations Day and the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers.
Awards
He has a number of awards and honours to his credit.
Notably, he received the UNICEF and Department of Children’s award for his article “Female Genital Mutilation is Outmoded”, published in the April 18, 2002 issue of the Daily Graphic.
He is also a proud recipient of an award from the Africa Media and Malaria Research Network.
Additionally, he received a certificate for successfully participating in the High-Level Partnership Programme for Economic Development Strategy (Ghana), held from August 16 to August 22, 2015 in South Korea.
Among the high-profile assignments he has covered include; the National Reconciliation Commission, the Bediako Commission on Pension Reforms, the Ghana@50 Commission of Enquiry, the Georgina Wood Committee investigations into the disappearance of cocaine from the MV Benjamin vessel, proceedings of the Parliament of Ghana, and the Pan-African Parliament in Midrand, South Africa.
Alhaji Abdul-Rahaman has also covered international assignments in South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Niger, and Togo.
BY TIMES REPORTER
Photos from the High-Level Event on Reparatory Justice for the trafficking of enslaved Africans and the racialised chattel enslavement of African people, convened at the United Nations Headquarters, New York.
Delivering a powerful address, President John Dramani Mahama underscored the moral urgency of confronting historical injustices and advancing a global commitment to reparatory justice.
“The entire transatlantic slave trade was designed to deny African people their humanity,” the President stated.
Highlighting the significance of ongoing international efforts, he added:“This resolution allows us, as a global community, to collectively bear witness to the plight of the 18 million men, women, and children whose homes, communities, names, families, hopes, dreams, futures, and lives were stolen from them over the course of four centuries.”
In reaffirming the enduring truth of justice, President Mahama noted:
“Just because everybody is doing something doesn’t make it right. Slavery is wrong now, and it was wrong then. For as long as Africans have been trafficked and enslaved, there have been abolitionists who have spoken up against it.”
He further called for a deeper reflection on identity and dignity:
“We must also remember to reclaim our own humanity… when we absorb too much of the language of violence and erasure, our minds become enslaved.”
A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Beatrice Siaw, has expressed mixed views about Ghana’s current leadership, saying she admires President John Dramani Mahama but is not fully satisfied with how the country is being governed.
Speaking in an interview on Metro TV on Tuesday, she said although she belongs to the NPP, she finds it difficult to criticise the President personally.
“I admire President Mahama, so it’s hard to speak against him. But I do love my party. I am impressed with the President, not necessarily impressed with how things are going” she said.
She acknowledged that the NDC has made efforts in managing the economy and improving some key indicators. She noted that the party appears determined to prove critics wrong after previously being voted out of office.
“They are trying to do a lot of things that Ghanaians thought they couldn’t do when they were in power,” she said.
However, she was quick to add that these efforts may not necessarily translate into electoral success in the next election cycle.
When asked whether the NDC’s performance could pose a strong challenge in 2028, she said she does not believe so, although she admitted there have been some improvements in certain areas.
“In some aspects, yes,” she said when asked if she had been impressed by the government’s performance.
By: Jacob Aggrey
