Ghana Politics

The family of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has announced that he will return to Ghana to face the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) after undergoing a scheduled surgery on June 13, 2025. Mr. Ofori-Atta is currently under investigation by the OSP and has been placed on an INTERPOL …

The family of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has filed a formal petition to the National Central Bureau and the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF), demanding the immediate removal of the Red Notice issued against him. In a strongly worded statement, the family accused Ghana’s Office of …

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced a sweeping reform agenda aimed at restoring professionalism, accountability, and responsiveness across Ghana’s diplomatic missions, with special attention to the embassy in Washington, D.C. In a Facebook post, the Foreign Minister stated that his outfit has …

A heartbreaking tragedy has struck the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua, where a nursing mother lost one of her newborn twins less than 24 hours after delivery, an incident believed to be linked to the ongoing strike by the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA). The unfortunate incident occurred …

Three major unions in Ghana’s tertiary education sector, the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG), and the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG), have jointly threatened a nationwide strike if government fails to release their book and research allowances by …

The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a 55-year-old man, Theophilus Thompson, in connection with the assault on Joy News journalist Latif Iddrisu during a recent protest in Accra. The incident occurred on May 27, 2025, at approximately 7:00 p.m. outside the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), where …

Ghanaians can now travel to Morocco without needing a traditional visa, following a new bilateral agreement between the two countries. The announcement was made by Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, in a Facebook post on June 6, 2025. According to him, the new policy takes immediate effect …

President John Dramani Mahama has called for greater decentralization in the management of Ghana’s education sector, advocating for more authority to be given to district education directors. Speaking at the presentation of the National Education Forum Report on Thursday, June 5, the President emphasized that it is ineffective for the …

The Head of Dispatch for the Ghana National Ambulance Service in the Greater Accra Region, Joyce Avadzinu, has revealed that the region is operating under a severe shortage of ambulances, with only 42 available to serve the entire population. In an interview with Citi News, Ms. Avadzinu explained that the …

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has commissioned a 50-bed Police Hospital in Kumasi, fully funded by the Police Welfare Scheme. The facility is intended to improve access to healthcare for police officers, their dependents, and the general public. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, Muntaka praised the leadership of …