Ghana Politics

President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, visited victims of the tragic El-Wak Sports Stadium stampede who are receiving treatment at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra. The visit came after reports confirmed multiple casualties during a Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) recruitment exercise that turned chaotic earlier in …

The Inspector-General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohonu in coordination with the National Security Coordinator has deployed hundreds of police and army officers for a special security operation in the Ahafo Region. During the operation, security forces arrested numerous miscreants in Hwidiem as part of an intelligence-led exercise aimed at restoring …

Former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Gifty Oware Mensah, has been released from custody after fulfilling her GH¢10 million bail condition. The confirmation came from the Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, during an interview on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily …

At least six people have died in a tragic stampede at the El-Wak Sports Stadium in Accra on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, during a Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) recruitment exercise. Eyewitnesses reported that thousands of hopeful applicants gathered at the venue in an attempt to secure spots in the military, …

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) and the Ghana Police Service have launched simultaneous intelligence-led joint operations across the Ashanti, Volta, and Ahafo regions to clamp down on illegal mining-related violence and restore security in affected areas. According to a press release issued by the Department of Public Relations of the …

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohonu, has dispatched over 100 police officers to the Ashanti Region for a special, classified security operation designed to enhance public safety and uphold law and order. The deployment, which forms part of the Ghana Police Service’s broader strategy to reinforce peace and …

A dramatic scene unfolded at the Vicsem Hotel in Ogbojo, Accra, when officers from the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) forcibly removed a Sierra Leonean woman among over 20 West African nationals awaiting deportation on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. According to reports, the deportees—who were scheduled for repatriation to their home …

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson has allocated GHC30.8 billion in the 2026 national budget for the government’s flagship Big Push Agenda, a road infrastructure initiative aimed at transforming Ghana’s transport network. The new allocation represents more than double this year’s GHC13.8 billion budget …

The Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, has officially petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to refer the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, to the Privileges Committee over alleged defiance of a parliamentary resolution that removed him from Ghana’s delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament. Mr. Ayariga stated that the ECOWAS Parliament initially …

The committee investigating the tragic military helicopter crash that occurred on August 6, 2025, has concluded that the disaster was triggered by a sudden loss of altitude and lift caused by a strong downdraft. Speaking at a public briefing on Tuesday, November 11, Captain (Rtd) Paul Forjoe, a member of …