Ghana Politics

Germany has reaffirmed its commitment to Ghana’s economic and social development with a pledge of €65 million in development cooperation funding for 2025, subject to approval by the German Parliament. The announcement was made by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier during a joint press briefing with President John Dramani Mahama at …

The Member of Parliament for the Ahafo Ano Southwest Constituency, Elvis Osei Mensah-Dapaah, has pledged to renovate the science laboratory of Mankranso Senior High School following the school’s inspiring performance in the 2025 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). Speaking in an interview with JoyNews during his visit to the …

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has referred 12 public institutions to the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice for prosecution after they failed to recover funds that were wrongfully paid. Among the affected institutions are the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) and the Ridge Hospital in Accra. During the …

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has instructed the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to immediately halt any unauthorised increases in tuition fees by public universities. The directive comes after reports emerged that some institutions had arbitrarily raised fees following the introduction of the “No Fees Stress Policy”, which offers …

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has arrested Freeman Sarbah, the Acting Head of Legal Affairs at the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), over alleged corruption and obstruction of justice in connection with the controversial GRA–Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) revenue assurance contract. The arrest, confirmed in a statement issued …

The Member of Parliament for Asutifi South, Collins Dauda, has denied allegations that he ordered the release of suspected illegal miners following the violent confrontation between residents of Hwidiem and members of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) taskforce. Speaking on Asempa FM on Monday, November 3, 2025, Collins …

The Member of Parliament for Asutifi North, Hon. Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, has denied claims that he incited a mob to attack the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) team and obstructed their duties at Hwidiem in the Ahafo Region. In a press release dated November 3, 2025, the MP explained …

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has ordered the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters to take over the probe into an attack on the Director of Operations of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) and his team at Hwidiem in the Ahafo Region. According to a …

The newly appointed Head of Information at the Ghana High Commission in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, Bridget Bonnie, has pledged her full commitment to advancing President John Dramani Mahama’s Reset Agenda and the mission’s communication objectives. Her appointment was officially made by President Mahama on Sunday, …

The President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Eric Abavare, has demanded the immediate resignation of two Members of Parliament allegedly involved in illegal mining, widely known as galamsey. His call follows a violent clash in Hwediem, …