POLITICS

The minority in Parliament has demanded the immediate removal of the Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr Randy Abbey, from his duty for what they have described as a failed reset agenda that has crippled the well-being of millions of cocoa farmers.   Cocoa farmers have complained …

On the same day the Ghana Education Service publicly confirmed the alleged gang rape of an Osino Senior High School student and the stabbing of a Koforidua Senior High Technical School student during last week’s regional sports competition, the Eastern Regional Education Directorate imposed sweeping sanctions on three schools. The …

Public support for President John Mahama remains high, despite ongoing socioeconomic challenges, according to a survey by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA). A press statement released on February 11, 2026, detailing the findings of the survey, indicated that 68 per cent of respondents approve of the way President Mahama …

A backlash has erupted within the National Democratic Congress (NDC) following comments by the party’s General Secretary, Fiifi Fiavi Kwatey, regarding calls for a third term for former President John Dramani Mahama. The controversy stems from remarks Mr. Kwatey made during the 44th Anniversary celebration of the 31st December Movement, …

  The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice have announced that the government has formally submitted a request to the United States authorities for the extradition of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and Ernest Darko Akore to face corruption-related charges brought by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). Speaking on …

Minister for Foreign Affairs Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has stated that the government did no wrong in deploying 54 military troops to Jamaica on humanitarian grounds. The minority in Parliament criticised the government on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, for deploying troops to Jamaica to aid in the country’s reconstruction after a …

  Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has welcomed the decision by the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) not to contest in the Tamale Central by-election. The NPP announced that it will not field a candidate in the upcoming Tamale Central parliamentary by-election, following the tragic …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Ablekuma North, Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie, has firmly stated her intention to contest in tomorrow’s rerun election in the constituency, despite the party’s official decision not to participate. Speaking ahead of the polls, Madam Owusu Afriyie expressed confidence in both her chances …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has voiced strong objections to the decision by the Electoral Commission (EC) to re-run elections in 19 polling stations in the Ablekuma North constituency. The party vehemently denies claims by the EC that it had agreed to this expanded rerun during a meeting held on …

A video has emerged of the embattled Chairman of the NPP for the Ashanti Region, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, in a hale and hearty mood. The embattled regional chairman was released yesterday after meeting a 50 million bail condition by EOCO after spending five days in their custody. While in custody, …