POLITICS

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 ...

As the New Patriotic Party (NPP) awaits the findings of Prof. Ocquaye’s report, which seeks to investigate the causes of its defeat in the 2024 general elections and outline strategies for rebuilding, key party members have begun sharing their perspectives. Many are offering insights into the reasons behind the loss and proposing measures to strengthen the party’s chances in future ...

Kennedy Agyapong, former flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), is set to make another bid for the party’s presidential slot ahead of the 2028 general elections, according to his brother, Ralph Agyapong. Speaking in an interview with Kings Jersey TV in the United States on March 15, 2025, Ralph disclosed that Kennedy Agyapong is preparing to contest the ...

Ofoase Ayirebi lawmaker Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said that the 2025 budget statement betrays the priorities of the Mahama administration. He explained that the government has allocated a paltry 51 million Cedis seed capital for the creation of the Women’s Development Bank but has allocated 71 million Cedis to research at the presidency. This, in his view, betrays the priorities ...

Former Member of Parliament for Dome Kwabenya Constituency, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has broken her silence on what she says was her decision to abstain from voting on the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) in 2022. According to the former lawmaker, she has no regrets about her choice. Speaking on Ekosii Sen on Asempa FM, the former Gender Minister explained that her ...