Ghana Politics

Minister for Justice and Attorney-General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has confirmed that a formal extradition request for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and alleged accomplice Ernest Darko Akore has been transmitted to the United States. Speaking on Thursday, December 18, 2025, during the government’s Accountability Series, Dr. Ayine explained that the …

The Inspector-General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohonu, has deployed reinforcement teams and armored vehicles to Nalerigu and surrounding communities in the North East Region following violent disturbances that included the burning of two houses and threats of further attacks on residents. The security deployment aims to restore calm, safeguard lives …

The Accra High Court has dismissed an application by Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, seeking to lift a freezing order placed on the bank account of Paradise Insurance. The court refused the request to overturn the Financial Intelligence Centre’s (FIC) directive freezing the account and subsequently adjourned …

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has confirmed that the Government of Ghana has launched investigations into the reported killing of a Ghanaian student, Nana Adjei, in Latvia. In a Facebook post, the minister said his attention had been drawn to a disturbing video circulating online that reports …

The government has officially revoked Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2462, effectively banning all forms of mining in Ghana’s forest reserves. The revocation followed the coming into force of the Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Revocation Instrument, 2025, which matured into law on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, after being laid in …

Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has disclosed that former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has engaged top legal practitioners in the United States to challenge efforts to extradite him to Ghana. Dr Ayine made this known during the government’s Accountability Series on Thursday, December 18, 2025, after …

The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has praised the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) for exceeding its 2025 asset recovery target by more than GH₵133 million. Speaking to the media on Thursday, December 18, Dr. Ayine said EOCO has so far recovered GH₵337.4 million, far …

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has dismantled a sophisticated offshore cryptocurrency fraud scheme and recovered more than US$15 million in digital assets, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dominic Ayine, has disclosed. Speaking at the Accountability Series on Thursday, December 18, 2025, Mr Ayine said investigations revealed that the …

The Koforidua High Court has dismissed a parliamentary election petition filed by former Suhum MP, Kwadjo Asante, describing the case as unmeritorious and unsupported by credible evidence of electoral irregularities. Speaking after the ruling on Thursday, December 18, the Member of Parliament for Akuapim North, Sammi Awuku, said cross-examination by …

  The Minority in Parliament has summoned the Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, to explain the government’s donation of relief items valued at GH¢10 million to Jamaica and Cuba. The relief package, sent to support victims of a recent hurricane, includes bags of rice, mattresses, gari mix, cocoa products, …