Ghana Politics

The Eastern South Regional Police Command has arrested a man for allegedly issuing death threats against the Minority Leader of Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, and two others in a viral video that has been widely circulated online. The suspect, identified as Alhaji Abdul Wahab, was apprehended in Koforidua on Monday, September …

A U.S. federal judge has challenged the Trump administration’s decision to deport Nigerian and Gambian migrants to Ghana, describing the move as a possible attempt to bypass American immigration laws. Judge Tanya Chutkan of Washington D.C. raised the issue during an emergency hearing after lawyers representing the deportees argued that …

Tensions have flared in Hamile, a border town in the Lambusie District of the Upper West Region, following allegations that a Ghana Immigration Service officer conspired with Burkinabe security operatives to kidnap the wife of a wanted Burkinabe national. The incident sparked violent protests, leading to the destruction of property …

The Eastern Regional Police Command has arrested Alhaji Sofo Azorka following an alleged assault on Alhaji Masawudu Osman, the Third National Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), during the Akwatia by-election held on September 2, 2025. According to a police statement issued on Friday, September 12, Azorka was …

The government has announced that GHC1 billion from the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) will be allocated to phase out the double-track system in Senior High Schools (SHSs). Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu made the disclosure during the commissioning of a new staff accommodation facility at Accra Girls’ Senior High School …

President John Dramani Mahama has confirmed that Ghana has received the first group of West African nationals deported from the United States under a bilateral arrangement between the two countries. Addressing journalists at the Presidential Media Encounter on Wednesday, September 10, the President revealed that 14 individuals arrived as part …

The Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), in collaboration with National Security operatives, has retrieved three government vehicles from the residence of the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi. Confirming the development on Citi FM’s *Eyewitness News* on Wednesday, …

President John Dramani Mahama has dismissed calls for the immediate declaration of a state of emergency in the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. Addressing journalists at a media encounter in Accra on Wednesday, September 10, the President said existing laws already give government adequate powers to tackle …

Former Adansi Asokwa MP, K.T. Hammond, has cautioned that Ghana will face serious challenges if former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is not elected President in the 2028 general elections. Speaking during Dr. Bawumia’s campaign tour in the Ashanti Region on Tuesday, September 10, Mr. Hammond expressed strong confidence in …

The Government of Ghana has strongly condemned what it described as an “unprovoked Israeli attack” on Qatar, which resulted in casualties and the destruction of property in Doha on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. In a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, September 10, the government said …