POLITICS

The Minister of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has expressed deep concern over what he said is insufficient budgetary allocation to his office, stating that the GH¢78 million assigned for the year is woefully inadequate to meet the operational needs of the three key agencies under his supervision. Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday, March 19, Kwakye Ofosu ...

A vigorous campaign initiated last week for reparations to Africa in support of the decades-old push for the continent to be compensated for colonisation, slavery and other dehumanising injustices on the people has generated some interesting reactions from the public. The campaign followed President John Dramani Mahama’s call at the recent AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for reparations to ...

A private legal practitioner Kwaku Amoh Darteh, has described a claim by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas that he has been vindicated in the case against Kennedy Agyapong in the United States as preposterous. In the view of Mr Amoh Darteh, Anas is celebrating over nothing because the case has not yet been concluded. Anas Aremeyaw Anas had said that ...

General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodau Frimpong has criticised the Mahama administration for the arrest of journalist Okatakyie Afrifa Menaah by security operatives on Wednesday, March 19. Kodua Frimpon says the arrest is a dangerous attack on democracy and freedom of speech! He posted on his Facebook page prior to the release of Oakatayoe that “The ...

President John Dramani Mahama made a surprise visit to the Black Stars’ training session at the Accra Sports Stadium on Wednesday, offering words of encouragement ahead of their 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Chad and Madagascar. Acknowledging the team’s recent struggles, Mahama reaffirmed his faith in their potential to bounce back. “We didn’t qualify for the AFCON. But even when ...

Media personality Okatakyie Afrifa Mensah has been released after his sudden arrest by security operatives on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, triggered a wave of condemnation from the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) and some media freedom advocates. Afrifa Mensah, host of the popular social media show “FOR THE RECORDS”, was reportedly picked up, prompting widespread outrage. The NPP described the ...

The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has visited the former governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison after his house was raided by operatives of the National Security allegedly led by Richard Jakpa, Director of Special Operations at the National Security Secretariat. The Effutu MP reportedly expressed outrage at the raid and consoled the former BoG Governor promising to ...

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has announced an initiative aimed at restructuring and sanitising Ghana’s small-scale mining sector. As part of the government’s ongoing efforts to promote sustainable and responsible mining practices, a Technical Small-Scale Mining Review Committee has been established to ensure that operations in the sector adhere to legal and environmental standards. The ...

A group of heavily armed men, suspected to be operatives from the National Security Secretariat, reportedly stormed the private residence of former Bank of Ghana (BoG) Governor, Dr. Ernest Addison. According to Joy News sources, the operation, which took place around 5 a.m., at Roman Ridge on Wednesday, March 19 unfolded while Dr. Addison was at home. About 15 soldiers, ...

Former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has issued a stern warning to former Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Ocquaye, as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) awaits the committee report on its electoral defeat. Adwoa Safo has demanded that Prof. Ocquaye focus on explaining the defeat of his son, Mike Ocquaye Jnr., in the Dome-Kwabenya constituency before addressing broader party issues. The ...