Ghana Politics

  The High Court in Accra has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr Ransford Anertey Abbey, against the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe Abronye. The decision was delivered on Monday, January 19, 2026, …

  The Inspector-General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has assured the New Patriotic Party of maximum security during its presidential primary scheduled for January 31, 2026. According to the IGP, a minimum of 70 police personnel will be deployed to each polling station nationwide to ensure a peaceful, orderly, and …

Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Baba Jamal, is set to file his nomination on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, to contest the Ayawaso East parliamentary by-election on the ticket of the ruling National Democratic Congress. The former Member of Parliament for Akwatia formally declared his intention to contest the seat following …

The High Court in Accra has varied the bail conditions of former National Petroleum Authority Chief Executive Officer, Dr Mustapha Hamid, and nine other accused persons facing criminal charges over the alleged extortion of oil marketing companies. The accused were initially granted bail on December 9, 2025, under conditions that …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has assured its members and the general public of full preparedness ahead of its presidential primaries scheduled for Friday, January 31, 2026. A total of 211,849 delegates are expected to vote at 333 polling centres across the country’s 276 constituencies. Voting will begin at 7:00am …

The Majority in Parliament has dismissed the Minority’s call for the removal of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, describing it as unmeritorious and unjustified. The Minority on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, called for the immediate dismissal of the Foreign Affairs Minister, accusing him of incompetence and diplomatic …

The Government of Ghana has begun negotiations with the family of Guinea’s first President, Ahmed Sékou Touré, to take over the residence where Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah lived and worked during his final years as Co-President of Guinea. The initiative, undertaken on the directive of President John Dramani Mahama, is …

­ The United States immigration case involving former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been adjourned to April 27, 2026. Mr Ofori-Atta appeared before a US immigration court in Virginia on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, as proceedings continue regarding his immigration status. He was seen wearing a dark shirt and a …

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has confirmed that one of its task force officers was shot during an anti-galamsey operation in the Bono Region on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. The incident occurred along the Subinkurom–Kyeremasu stretch in the Dormaa Central Municipality, where the task force was conducting an …

The Kade Circuit Court has fined five individuals arrested in connection with the assault of Michael Quayson, a teacher at Kade Senior High Technical School, GH¢3,800 each. The ruling was delivered on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, by the court presided over by His Worship George Davis Ofori. Out of the …