Ghana Politics

The former Managing Director of SIC Insurance Company Limited, Ms. Hollistar Duah-Yentumi, has filed a lawsuit against the company and its newly appointed MD, James Agyenim-Boateng, over what she claims is an unlawful termination of her contract. Background of the Case On January 27, 2025, President John Dramani Mahama announced …

Thomas Kwame Okrah, the Coordinating Director and acting District Chief Executive (DCE) of the Adansi North District Assembly in the Ashanti Region, vacated his office on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, following a protest by disgruntled Assembly Members. The protesting Assembly Members accused Okrah of showing them disrespect and allegedly misusing …

President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to restore Republic Day as a national holiday and introduce an additional public holiday for Eid al-Fitr. During his thank-you tour in the Western Region on Wednesday, February 5, he revealed that his administration would amend the Public Holidays Act to reinstate July …

Edward Ekow Obeng-Kenzo has been appointed as the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Volta River Authority (VRA). A handover ceremony was held on Wednesday, February 5, where outgoing CEO Emmanuel Antwi Darkwa officially transferred leadership to Obeng-Kenzo. His appointment comes under the directive of the government, as the …

President John Dramani Mahama has announced the nomination of several Deputy Ministers to serve in his administration. Notable among them are Justice Srem-Sai, named Deputy Minister-designate for Attorney General and Justice; John Dumelo as Deputy Minister-designate for Food and Agriculture; and Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini as Deputy Minister-designate for Roads & Highways. The …

Gifty Jiagge-Gobah, Clerk to the Appointments Committee, has revealed that she exited the committee’s tense vetting session on January 30, 2025, following direct instructions from her husband. The vetting, which involved the nominations of Kwabena Mintah Akandoh as Minister for Health and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa as Minister for Foreign Affairs, …

The government has announced a reduction in the Hajj pilgrimage fee from GH₵75,000 to GH₵62,000, fulfilling President John Dramani Mahama’s campaign promise to make the pilgrimage more affordable for Ghanaian Muslims. Providing an update on the development, Collins Dauda, MP for Asutifi South and leader of the government’s five-member task …

Ghanaian actor, farmer, and entrepreneur John Kofi Setor Dumelo has been appointed as the Deputy Minister designate for Food and Agriculture by President John Dramani Mahama. The announcement was made by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Acting Spokesperson to the President, on February 5, 2025. Dumelo, who currently serves as the Member …

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced that the government will halt the provision of feeding allowances for teacher trainees in colleges of education across Ghana. Speaking at a meeting with principals of various colleges of education in Accra, the Minister stated that the policy was unsustainable and did …

Parliament has officially approved 12 ministerial nominees, including Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, and 10 others, following extensive debates and voting. However, the Minority Caucus strongly rejected Ablakwa’s nomination as Foreign Affairs Minister, symbolically disassociating themselves from his approval. Approved Ministers-Designate and Their Portfolios Kwabena Mintah Akandoh – Minister-Designate …