Category: Politics

Convenor of the FixTheCountry movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has announced plans for a vigil on Sunday, September 21, at Revolution Square in Accra, aimed at protesting the ongoing environmental devastation caused by illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. The announcement, made in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, September 15, 2025, underscored the urgent...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has declared its intention to hold a demonstration on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, in opposition to what it claims is state-backed intimidation by the Ghana Police Service targeting some of its members. The announcement was made by the party’s National Youth Organiser, Salam Mustapha, in a Facebook post on Friday,...

The Eastern South Regional Police Command has confirmed the detention of Alhaji Sofo Azorka, a National Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), in relation to an alleged attack on Alhaji Masawudu Osman, the third National Vice Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), during the Akwatia by-election on September 2, 2025. Alhaji...

The People’s National Party (PNP) has formally requested that the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) launch an investigation into what it terms an “extraordinary” budgetary provision of Gh₵78 million for the Office of Government Communication, headed by Minister Felix Ofosu Kwakye. In a petition sent to EOCO’s Executive Director, Mr. Raymond Acher, on Monday,...

The Minister for the Interior, Honourable Muntaka Mubarak, has inaugurated a seven-member Mediation Committee to help address the protracted Gbiniyiri conflict in the Savannah Region. The Committee, chaired by renowned peacebuilding expert Mr. Emmanuel Habuka Bombande, is tasked with working closely with key stakeholders to advance peacebuilding, reconciliation, and the sustainable resettlement of persons displaced...

The Presidency has announced that President John Dramani Mahama will hold a national media encounter on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. The event will take place at The Presidency and is expected to address key national issues and provide updates on the government’s ongoing initiatives. According to a formal communication from the Presidency...

The Akwatia District Police Command has commenced investigations into an alleged assault on Alhaji Masawudu Osman, which reportedly occurred on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, in Akwatia. According to a statement issued by the Public Affairs Unit of the Eastern South Regional Police Command, the complainant was promptly issued a Police Medical Form to seek treatment...

Legal practitioner and representative of the National Democratic Congress (NDC),Bernard Bediako Baidoo, has secured a decisive win in the highly competitive Akwatia by-election. Baidoo, running as a private attorney, amassed 18,199 votes—roughly 54% of the total ballots cast—ushering in a significant victory for the NDC as they reclaim the pivotal swing constituency from the New...

There were heated exchanges in the early hours of today (September 2) between supporters of the two political parties contesting the Akwatia by-election. JoyNews cameras captured a brief moment of tension as supporters of the governing NDC and the opposition NPP faced off. According to JoyNews‘ Blessed Sogah, the confrontation erupted after some supporters stormed past a...

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, former Vice President and the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2024 presidential nominee, has emphasized that his approach to leadership is rooted in effectiveness and endurance not in bluster or coercion. Speaking to party loyalists after submitting his nomination documents at the NPP’s headquarters in Accra, Dr. Bawumia underscored that his composed demeanor...