Ghana Politics

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has commenced a city-wide decongestion operation today, May 5, 2025, aimed at clearing unauthorised structures and goods displayed on pavements within the city. Announcing the initiative, Mayor Richard Ofori Agyeman stated that the exercise will begin in key areas including the Kejetia (Otumfuo) Roundabout and …

Forty personnel from the Ghana Army’s 15 Armoured Brigade and Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Corps have completed a four-week intensive training on the Puma M36 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles, aimed at strengthening operational and maintenance capabilities within the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). The programme, held at the 153 …

A coalition of political parties led by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has petitioned the Judiciary to intervene in the recent suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo by President John Dramani Mahama. During the submission of the petition, Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin called on Judicial Service staff to support efforts …

President John Dramani Mahama has nominated Dr. Paa Kwesi Baidoo as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, following the dismissal of Prof. Otchere Addai-Mensah. The announcement, made in an official letter dated April 30, 2025, and signed by Secretary to the President …

The Asante Youth Association has urged President John Dramani Mahama to reverse the dismissal of Dr. Otchere Addai-Mensah as Chief Executive Officer of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), warning that the move could derail the ongoing ‘Heal Komfo Anokye’ project led by Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. Speaking at a …

The 2024 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has visited a Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) student who was stabbed in Kumasi on Monday, April 28, offering a donation of GH¢50,000 to support his medical treatment. The student, identified as Herbert, is …

President John Dramani Mahama has expressed shock over the continued financial losses recorded by GIHOC Distilleries Company Limited, questioning how a company that produces alcoholic beverages—a product with consistently high demand in Ghana—could be operating at a deficit. Speaking at the May Day celebration at Independence Square in Accra on …

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is intensifying pressure on the government to revoke Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2462, which permits mining activities in forest reserves. Speaking on Channel One Newsroom on Thursday, May 1, TUC Chairman Bernard Owusu emphasized that amending the law is not enough, insisting on a complete repeal. …

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has voiced strong concerns over the worsening economic conditions of Ghanaian workers, stating that a national reset, as envisioned by former President John Mahama, cannot be achieved without significant improvements in wages and working conditions. Speaking at the 2025 May Day celebration at Black Star …

At the Crans Montana Forum in Morocco, Ghana’s Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, advocated for urgent port reforms to cut trade costs and enhance economic integration within ECOWAS. He highlighted excessive port charges and poor logistics as key barriers to intra-African trade, citing a failed poultry trade deal with Morocco that …