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Prez Mahama begins state visit to Singapore to boost trade and investment
President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Singapore for a three-day state visit aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and boosting trade and investment between the two countries.
The visit will focus on building partnerships in education, science and innovation, urban development, agribusiness, and the digital economy.
During his stay, President Mahama will hold discussions with Singapore’s President, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, and Prime Minister, Lawrence Wong.
He is also expected to deliver the keynote address at the 8th Africa–Singapore Business Forum and lead a Ghana-focused Investment and Business Forum, bringing together business leaders from both nations.
Speaking on arrival, President Mahama said Ghana and Singapore shared “a forward-looking outlook anchored in innovation, skills, and enterprise.”
He added that the visit would help attract Singaporean investment and open new markets for Ghanaian businesses across Southeast Asia.
The President is accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Trade and Agribusiness Minister Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, and Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu.
Also in the delegation are Joyce Bawah Mogtari, Advisor and Special Aide to the President; Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Minister of State for Government Communications; Simon Madjie, Chief Executive of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre; and Francis Kwarteng Arthur, Chief Executive of the Ghana Export Promotion Authority.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Miniser for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has revealed a major shake up at Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) following recent power outages.
In a post on Facebook, Felix Kwakye Ofosu disclosed that Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor has asked the CEO of GRIDCo to step aside pending investigations into fire incident at Akosombo power control center.
Also, he further noted that there has been a major shake up in the leadership of the ECG in the Ashanti Region.
“At 2pm tomorrow, Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Hon John Jinapor, will hold a major briefing on recent developments in electricity distribution,” he concluded.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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Abu Trica’s extradition case: Prophets, fetish priests demand pay for spiritual solution …Lawyer reveals
Mr Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a lawyer for embattled Frederick Kumi, affectionately called Abu Trica and has made a shocking revelation over the behaviour of some members of the clergy.
According to him in a post on social media, the difficult part of Abu Trica’s trial is not the law but the number of ‘Men of God’ and fetish priests demanding financial sacrifices to help resolve the matter spiritually.
Oliver Barker-Vormawor posted on Tuesday, April 22, 2026, “The most difficult part about the Abu Trica case; is not the law.”
He continued: “It is the number of, prophetesses, evangelists and fetish priests, who have called or messaged to ask us to pay for spiritual solutions.”
It would be recalled that in March this year, the Gbese District Court dismissed a preliminary objection filed by Abu Trica, challenging the extradition proceedings initiated at the request of the United States.
The court, presided over by Anna Akosua Appiah Gottfried Anaafi Gyasi, in its ruling held that the offences forming the basis of the extradition, particularly wire fraud, constitute extraditable offences under the 1931 treaty between Ghana and the United States.
He was then given 15 days counting from March 27 to appeal the decision of the court or be surrendered for extradition to the US.
Against this backdrop, he was on Tuesday, April 22, granted a bail in the sum of GH¢30,000,000 by an Accra High, pending the appeal of his extradition
Mr Kumi was arrested in Ghana in December 2025 following an indictment by United States authorities, alleging that he played a role in a romance scam network that defrauded elderly American victims of more than $8 million.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
