Ghana Politics

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 …

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. …