Ghana Politics

Investigative Journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni Questions The Usefulness Of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has criticised Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), questioning its effectiveness and moral authority in addressing corruption and financial mismanagement within public institutions. In a strongly worded commentary, Awuni described PAC’s proceedings as …

President John Dramani Mahama has  sworn into office a seven-member Right to Information (RTI) Commission to oversee the effective enforcement of the Right to Information Act. The Commission is chaired by Dr. James Asante, a communication consultant and lecturer, with Christina Edmund serving as Vice Chairperson. Other members include Kwablah …

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed all public universities to maintain their existing student fees for the 2025/2026 academic year. The move forms part of efforts to ensure strict compliance with legal and regulatory procedures governing tertiary education financing. In a circular issued on November 3, 2025, GTEC …

The Member of Parliament for Akim Swedru, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, has called on his colleague, Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A Plus, to withdraw his petition demanding the removal of Abena Osei-Asare as Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). Describing the move as “ill-informed and potentially embarrassing,” Mr. …

Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central, Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A Plus, has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, requesting the removal of the MP for Atiwa East, Abena Osei Asare, as Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). In a letter dated November 3, 2025, A …

The two ongoing court cases involving the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, have been adjourned to November 12 and December 4, 2025. The first case, which concerns allegations that Chairman Wontumi permitted mining operations on his concession at …

The Ministry of the Interior has announced the commencement of nationwide recruitment into the Ghana Police Service, Ghana Prisons Service, Ghana National Fire Service, and Ghana Immigration Service from November 15 to December 15, 2025. According to the Ministry, the exercise is part of the government’s broader effort to enhance …

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has disclosed that 21 suspects have been identified in connection with violent incidents recorded during the 2020 and 2024 general elections, which resulted in 15 deaths and 40 injuries nationwide. Providing an update on the government’s review of election security on Tuesday, November …

The President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has officially cut sod for the construction of a €5.6 million Centre of Excellence for Green Technology at the Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI). The initiative, which is part of Ghana’s broader Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) transformation agenda, aims to establish a …

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, has disclosed that police and military personnel were responsible for seven out of the 15 deaths recorded during election-related violence in 2020 and 2024. Presenting findings from a government review on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, the Minister explained that the incidents occurred …