Ghana Politics

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has launched investigations into suspected corruption linked to the National Cathedral project, with a focus on payments allegedly made by former Finance Minister Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta. According to the OSP’s 2025 Half-Year Report released on Tuesday, August 19, the probe covers the …

The Students’ Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) says more than 120,000 first-year students in public tertiary institutions have received fee reimbursements under the government’s ‘No Fees Stress’ policy. According to the Fund’s Director of Corporate Communications, Obeng Agyenim Boateng, the initiative has eased financial pressure on thousands of students since its …

President John Dramani Mahama has granted amnesty to 998 prisoners following recommendations from the Prisons Service Council and in consultation with the Council of State. The decision, made in line with Article 72(1) of the Constitution, aims to decongest prisons and extend humanitarian relief to specific categories of convicts. Out …

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has begun investigations after weapons and ammunition were discovered in an abandoned vehicle along the Aputuoagya–Bekwai road on Sunday, August 17, 2025. According to a police statement signed by DSP Godwin Ahianyo, officers from the Kuntanase District Patrol Team found a white Toyota Sienta, registration …

President John Dramani Mahama has departed Ghana for a two-nation official visit to Japan and Singapore, aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and attracting new investments. In Japan, he will take part in the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IX), where he is scheduled to address a plenary …

Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says President John Dramani Mahama will soon announce a decisive and uncompromising campaign against illegal small-scale mining, popularly known as galamsey. The move comes in the wake of the August 6 helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region, which claimed …

Police in Accra have arrested three men for allegedly manufacturing and possessing locally made pistols in Shiashi, a suburb of the city. The suspects — 24-year-old dispatch rider Patrick Gyimah, 27-year-old electrical welder Emmanuel Osei Yeboah, and 29-year-old private security guard Charles Somuah were picked up following a police patrol …

President John Dramani Mahama has sought assistance from American specialists to analyse the black box recovered from last week’s military helicopter crash, which killed eight people. According to Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the move aims to ensure an independent and credible investigation free from suspicion. Mr. Ablakwa confirmed …

Former Education Minister Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has officially entered the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential race, picking up nomination forms ahead of the party’s January 2026 flagbearer election. The Bosomtwe MP, known for advancing STEM education and expanding secondary school access, aims to lead the NPP into the 2028 …

The Accra Circuit Court has denied bail to Wontumi TV presenter Akyenkwaa Nana Kofi Asare, who was arrested for linking President John Mahama to the August 6 military helicopter crash that killed eight people. Kofi Asare was arrested on Tuesday, August 12, after making the on-air comments, which police described …