Ghana Politics

A group of 784 newly posted teachers from the 2022 batch of College of Education graduates will stage a protest at the Ghana Education Service (GES) headquarters on Monday, June 23, over the non-payment of salaries and delays in staff ID issuance. The teachers, who were appointed on August 1, …

Acting CEO of the Ghana Shippers Authority, Prof. Ransford Gyampo, has denied claims that he attempted to interfere with an investigation by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), clarifying that he never contacted the OSP’s office as suggested in a recent statement. Responding to the OSP’s claim that he …

President John Dramani Mahama has nominated 15 individuals for ambassadorial, high commissioner, and consul-general positions to represent Ghana in key foreign missions across the globe. The nominations, made after consultations with the Council of State, were announced in a statement dated June 10, 2025, and signed by Callistus Mahama, Ph.D., …

Eleven security agencies under Ghana’s Ministry for the Interior have donated GH¢1 million to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, known as the MahamaCares initiative, aimed at combating non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The donation was made during a ceremony at the Jubilee House on June 20, 2025, where President John Dramani Mahama …

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has warned that fuel prices in Ghana are likely to increase during the first pricing window of July 2025, citing growing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. According to COPEC Executive Secretary Duncan Amoah, the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel — heightened by …

Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has disclosed that the presidency is saving approximately GH₵120,000 monthly after cancelling all satellite TV subscriptions at the Jubilee House. Speaking in an interview with the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Kwakye Ofosu explained that President John Dramani Mahama ordered …

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has charged four public officials for their alleged involvement in a corruption scheme to unlawfully claim 10 containers of imported rice at the Tema Port. Those charged include Issah Seidu, an officer at the National Insurance Commission; James Keck Osei, a former staffer …

The Electoral Commission (EC) has ruled out an immediate re-run of the 2024 parliamentary election in the Ablekuma North constituency, stating that results from three outstanding polling stations are yet to be collated and remain valid. According to the EC, the delay in completing the collation process is due to …

Member of Parliament for Mpraeso, Davis Ansah Opoku, has confirmed that Dr. Bryan Acheampong, former Minister for Food and Agriculture and current MP for Abetifi, is preparing to contest for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearer slot ahead of the 2028 general elections. Speaking during an interview on Channel One …

Leading New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful and former Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong, has treated 268 former Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to a lunch meeting as part of his preparations for the party’s presidential primaries. The gathering, held at his private office in Accra on Wednesday, …