Ghana Politics

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has directed an investigation into derogatory comments made against Dr. Zanetor Rawlings, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Korle-Klottey, during a heated parliamentary session on February 4, 2025. The incident occurred when a male voice was heard shouting, “Daughter of a murderer, sit down! Daughter …

Gifty Oware Mensah, the former Deputy Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), has returned to Ghana amid an ongoing investigation into a ghost names scandal that has rocked the NSA. Oware Mensah, who had been in the United States following the elections, arrived in Ghana on Tuesday afternoon. She …

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called on the government to publish a load-shedding timetable as Ghanaians grapple with persistent power outages (Dumsor). At a press conference dubbed “The True State of the Nation Address,” former Finance Minister Mohammed Amin Adam criticized President John Mahama’s approach to solving the power …

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced the suspension of its Gold-for-Oil (G4O) programme, citing policy and operational challenges that have resulted in financial losses. The programme, launched to reduce dependence on foreign exchange for fuel imports and stabilize domestic fuel prices, has been temporarily halted as the Central Bank …

The Minister for Interior, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, has extended the curfew on Bawku Municipality and its surrounding areas following recommendations from the Upper East Regional Security Council (REGSEC). The renewed curfew takes effect from Monday, March 3, 2025, with the curfew hours remaining from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. The …

Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has confirmed that he ordered the arrest of former Public Procurement Authority (PPA) Board Chairman, Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi. Prof. Ameyaw-Akumfi was apprehended by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) on February 23, 2025, at Kawukudi, near Nima in the Greater Accra Region. …

The Ghana Publishing Company Ltd has launched a 24-hour service to enhance production and improve service delivery to the public. This move aligns with the government’s vision to boost productivity around the clock. The company, known for printing critical national documents such as Acts of Parliament, Constitutional Instruments, and Legislative …

The Minority in Parliament has challenged President John Dramani Mahama’s assertion that he resolved Ghana’s persistent power crisis, known as “dumsor,” during his previous term. Addressing a press conference on Monday, March 3, former Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam urged President Mahama to publish a load-shedding timetable as intermittent …

The Minority in Parliament has sharply criticized President John Dramani Mahama’s recent wave of public sector dismissals, branding him as “Terminator 1” for allegedly creating job uncertainty for young Ghanaians. At a press conference on Monday, March 3, former Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam expressed concerns about the impact …

The Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central, Kwame Asare-Obeng, popularly known as A Plus, has voiced his disagreement with the government’s proposed Hajj Village project, stressing the need to prioritize national projects that benefit all Ghanaians. In a statement posted on his Facebook page, A Plus criticized the decision to …