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Minister in Charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has confirmed that ten petitions filed against Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng and Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson Jean Mensa, along with her two deputies, have been forwarded to Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie for consideration. Speaking at the Government Accountability Series in Accra on Wednesday, January 14, Kwakye Ofosu explained that the President’s …

The political fate of the Kpandai constituency remains uncertain after the Supreme Court adjourned its ruling on a key legal challenge to January 28, 2026. A five-member panel of the apex court, chaired by Justice Gabriel Pwamang, announced the new date after listening to arguments from all parties. The panel comprises Justices Pwamang (Presiding), Amadu Tanko, Yoni Kulendi, Asiedu and …

Former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has launched a scathing attack on the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) following moves to expel him from the party. Speaking in an interview on Asempa FM on Tuesday, January 13, the former minister accused party executives of abuse of power, corruption, and arrogance, which he said …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced that it has initiated processes to expel former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, following comments he made describing the party as “fake” and distancing himself from its membership. Prof. Frimpong-Boateng made the remarks during an interview on The Point of View with Bernard Avle on Channel One TV …

Source: Public Affairs Unit, MLJE The Chargé d’Affaires of the United States Embassy in Ghana, Mr. Rolf A. Olson, led a four-member U.S. delegation in a bilateral engagement with the Minister for Labour, Jobs, and Employment, Dr. Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo, to discuss issues of human trafficking, forced labor, child labor, and employment-related fraud.Briefing the Minister on the purpose of the …

Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Asiama, has paid glowing tribute to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, describing his leadership as a vital source of stability, wisdom and moral clarity in Ghana’s national development. Dr Asiama made the remarks on Wednesday, March 7, when the Asantehene paid a courtesy call on him at the Bank Square …

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called for the Bank of Ghana to be protected from political interference, stressing the need to safeguard the independence and integrity of the central bank. He appealed during a courtesy visit to the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Asiama, on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. Describing the Bank of Ghana as …

President John Dramani Mahama states that his administration has taken difficult yet necessary decisions over the past year to lay a solid foundation for Ghana’s long-term development. Speaking at the National Thanksgiving Day event held on Wednesday at the forecourt of the Presidency, President Mahama acknowledged that the impact of the government’s decisions may not yet be fully visible, but …

Data from the Ghana AIDS Control Commission show that more than 1,000 new Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections were recorded in the Western Region in 2024, the Western Regional HIV Coordinator, Dr Felicia Amihere, has revealed. According to her, about 80 per cent of the new infections were transmitted through sexual contact, 15 per cent through mother-to-child transmission, while five …

Former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi, has revealed that he was close to ascending to the presidency of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) before his exit from football administration in 2018. According to Nyantakyi, his rise within CAF had positioned him as a likely successor to the continental football body’s top office. “It was very …