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Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has called on the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, to resign amid growing concerns over the performance of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). Mr. Kpebu’s remarks follow recent statements by Mr. Agyebeng, who alleged political interference and attempts by certain actors to undermine the …

Rev. John Ntim Fordjour has criticised President John Dramani Mahama over recent remarks suggesting that the proposed anti-LGBTQ+ legislation is not among Ghana’s most pressing national concerns. The comments by the President were made during an engagement with civil society organisations at Jubilee House in Accra on March 30, where …

The Member of Parliament for Suame, John Darko, has called on the government to provide detailed justification for the revocation of 541 public sector appointments made under former President Nana Akufo-Addo. Speaking on Eyewitness News, Mr Darko described the decision to uphold 1,201 of the appointments as a vindication of …

The Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has rejected a report by the Ministry of the Interior indicating that no evidence of violence was received in connection with a death recorded during the 2024 general elections. Addressing party supporters in the Awutu Senya East Constituency as …

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, and the Deputy Minister for Communications and Digital Technology, Mohammed Adams Sukparu, are in stable condition following a road traffic accident on the Bolgatanga-Tumu Road. The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday, February 12, 2026, while the ministers and their convoy were …

Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, is set to appear before court on Thursday, February 12, 2026, after being formally charged by the National Investigations Bureau (NIB) with publishing false news. His legal counsel, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, confirmed the development …

Mohammed Baba Jamal Ahmed, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Ayawaso East, has strongly denied allegations of vote buying during the party’s parliamentary primary held on Saturday, February 7, 2026. In a press release issued on Sunday, February 8, Baba Jamal said his attention had been drawn to …

Majority Leader in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, has stepped down from the investigation committee set up by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to probe allegations of inducement and vote buying during the Ayawaso East parliamentary primary. Mr Ayariga announced his decision in a post on X on Sunday, February 8, 2026, …

The Minority in Parliament has called for a renewed national conversation on a previous proposal by former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to rename the University of Ghana after renowned statesman and scholar, Dr Joseph Boakye Danquah. Minority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, made the …

  Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has given firm assurances that President John Dramani Mahama is fully prepared to assent to the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill once it is duly passed by Parliament and presented to him. Speaking in an interview on Accra-based Joy FM, Mr Dafeamekpor …