Ghana Politics

A court is expected to decide today, May 2, 2025, whether to remand Kwabena Adu-Boahen, the former head of the National Signals Bureau, following allegations of witness tampering. Attorney General Dr. Dominic Ayine requested the remand, citing intelligence suggesting that Adu-Boahen attempted to interfere with a key prosecution witness. Defense …

Nana Opoku Ware, son of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has been elected President of the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) at the Ghana School of Law. This follows a recent election held across four campuses of the institution, including the KNUST campus, where he is based. Provisional results from the …

President John Dramani Mahama has nominated seven Justices of the Court of Appeal for appointment to the Supreme Court, in line with Article 144(2) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana. The nominees are Justices Sir Dennis Dominic Adjei, Gbiel Simon Suurbaareh, Senyo Dzamefe, Kweku Tawiah Ackah-Boafo, Philip Bright Mensah, Janpere …

President John Dramani Mahama has appointed former Electoral Commission Chairperson Charlotte Osei and eight others to serve on the Board of Directors of the Ghana National Gas Limited Company (GNGLC). The newly constituted board is chaired by Mr. Kofi Totobi Quakyi, with Ms. Judith Adjobah Blay, the acting CEO of …

Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has issued a strong rebuttal to corruption allegations made against him by the Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central, Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A Plus. Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday, April 30, Dr. Ayine categorically denied claims …

Stephen Ntim, the National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has taken a short break from the party’s ongoing nationwide ‘Thank You Tour’ to address urgent personal matters. This was announced in a statement released on Thursday, May 1, and signed by the party’s Director of Communications, Richard Ahiagbah. …

Zoomlion Ghana Limited has clarified its long-standing partnership with the Youth Employment Authority (YEA), addressing allegations of worker exploitation under the Youth in Sanitation Module. This follows public criticism by investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni, who urged YEA to terminate the agreement, alleging unfair treatment of beneficiaries. In a statement …

President John Dramani Mahama has reassured Ghanaians that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) will not be privatised under his leadership, despite its financial challenges. Speaking at the 2025 May Day celebration at Black Star Square in Accra, Mahama addressed rising concerns about the fate of ECG, citing a debt …

Organised Labour has urged President John Dramani Mahama to exercise restraint and caution in the process to remove Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, warning that the outcome could have serious implications for Ghana’s democratic integrity. Speaking during the 2025 May Day celebration, Secretary-General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Joshua Ansah, …

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has thrown its full weight behind a planned nationwide protest on May 5, condemning the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo as a grave threat to Ghana’s constitutional democracy. In a strongly worded statement, the Minority described the executive’s decision as a “direct assault” on …