Supreme Court suspends Kpandai rerun
The Supreme Court has ordered the suspension of the planned parliamentary election rerun in the Kpandai constituency and directed the legal team of New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate, Matthew Nyindam, to serve court processes on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate through substituted service. The apex court issued the order on Tuesday after hearing […]
President Mahama offered prestigious Yoruba title in Nigeria
President John Dramani Mahama has been formally installed as Aare Atayeto Oodua of the Source by the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Oba Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, during a colourful traditional ceremony in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. The highly respected Yoruba title, interpreted as “a President who reorders the global space for […]
Unpaid nurses, midwives demand 11 months of salary arrears and threaten strike actions
A coalition of unpaid nurses and midwives under the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) is demanding the immediate payment of salary arrears after receiving only one month’s pay for nearly a year’s work. The coalition, which represents over 6,000 members nationwide, revealed that some members have received only one month’s payment, while about […]
Daddy Lumba’s funeral stopped by Accra High Court
The Accra High Court has granted an injunction filed by the maternal family of the late musician Daddy Lumba, restraining the first respondent, Kofi Owusu, the family head (Abusuapanyin), from organising his burial. The court also barred the third respondent, Transitions Funeral Home, from releasing the body until the substantive matter is resolved. In its […]
EC announces December 30 for Kpandai election rerun
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has announced a rerun of the Kpandai Constituency Parliamentary Election, scheduled for Tuesday, December 30, 2025. This decision follows a directive from the Tamale High Court, which on Monday, 24th November 2025, ordered a rerun of the election to be conducted within thirty (30) days. The Commission’s action was […]
“Too early for anyone to call for the abolition of the Office of the Special Prosecutor”-President Mahama
President John Mahama says it is too early for anyone to call for the abolition of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), insisting the institution still holds an important role in Ghana’s anti-corruption framework. Speaking during a courtesy call by the National Peace Council at the Jubilee House on Wednesday, December 10, the President […]
Government scrap off COVID-19 levy
President John Dramani Mahama has officially assented to the COVID-19 Health Recovery Levy Repeal Act, 2025, effectively scrapping the one percent levy that was imposed on goods, services, and imports at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The President signed the repeal on Wednesday, December 10, clearing the way for the levy’s complete removal beginning […]
Parliament notifies EC of Kpandai seat vacant after court re-run order
Parliament has officially notified the Electoral Commission (EC) of a vacancy in the legislature following a High Court order for a rerun of the Kpandai Parliamentary Election. In a formal letter dated December, 4, 2025, the Clerk to Parliament, Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, informed the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs. Jean Mensa, that the vacancy […]
Reverse electricity and water tariff hike immediately – Minority descends on gov’t
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has issued a staunch demand for the government to immediately halt and reverse the recent increases in water and electricity tariffs, vowing to use every parliamentary tool to challenge the decision. Speaking at a press conference today, Monday, December 8, the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Energy Committee, George Kwame Aboagye, […]
Interior Ministry probes alleged assassination attempts on OSP,Kissi Agyebeng
The Ministry of the Interior has opened two separate investigations following claims that Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng survived two assassination attempts and that a senior official at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) was assaulted by police officers. The allegations first surfaced when the OSP’s Director of Strategy, Research, and Communications, Samuel Appiah Darko, […]