{
  "id": 15052842,
  "title": "Newsfile to discuss GH¢49.72m evacuation cost, EC appointments and Obuasi SHTS abuse case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/newsfile-to-discuss-gh-49-72m-evacuation-cost-ec-appointments-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T21:44:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/newsfile-to-discuss-gh%c2%a249-72m-evacuation-cost-ec-appointments-and-obuasi-shts-abuse-case/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Newsfile, JoyNews' flagship current affairs programme, will discuss four major national issues on October 17. The first topic will be the GH¢49.72 million spent evacuating Ghanaians from South Africa after xenophobic attacks. The programme will delve into the government's expenditure breakdown, accountability questions, and the demand for an independent audit. Next, the controversy surrounding President John Dramani Mahama's appointments to the Electoral Commission will be examined, focusing on Dr Joseph Kwaku Asamoah and Emelia Afi Agbenyo's political neutrality. Lastly, the programme will address allegations of sexual abuse at Obuasi Senior High Technical School, now involving 16 students, and the subsequent suspension of headmaster Zakaria Abdulai.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Eduwatch calls for independent probe into Obuasi SHTS abuse allegations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/eduwatch-calls-for-independent-probe-into-obuasi-shts-abuse",
        "published": "2026-10-16T16:46:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}