Category: Politics

The High Court in Accra has found Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi‑Boasiako, widely known as Chairman Wontumi, guilty on all six charges linked to unlawful mining activities at the Samreboi concession in the Western Region. Justice Audrey Kocuvie‑Tay, sitting at the Criminal Division of the High Court, ruled that...

 Former Vice-President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) 2028 presidential flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama not to assent to the recently passed Public Tribunals Bill, 2026, urging instead for broad national consultations before any final decision is taken. In a statement issued on Sunday, Dr. Bawumia described the legislation as...

The controversy surrounding Parliament’s closed-door engagement with Bank of Ghana (BoG) Governor Dr. Johnson Asiama deepened on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, after the Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, disclosed portions of the governor’s written responses to parliamentary questions, insisting there was no justification...

 The Director of Communications for the 2024 Bawumia campaign team, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, says his recent detention by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has only strengthened his resolve to continue leading the New Patriotic Party’s communications strategy. EOCO, in a statement dated July 13, explained that its investigations stemmed from a petition submitted...

 Members of Parliament have engaged in a spirited debate on the government’s flagship 24‑Hour Economy and the Accelerated Export Development Programme, underscoring its potential to transform Ghana into a productive, export‑oriented industrial economy. Presenting the joint Committee Report, Chairman of the Committee on Economy and Development, Hon. Eric Afful, explained that the programme adopts an...

 The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has sounded a warning that democracy across Africa is “backsliding” under the weight of money‑driven politics. Delivering remarks at the High‑Level Regional Convening on the Financialisation of Politics in Africa, held at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra, the Speaker cautioned that when money becomes...

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has disclosed that certain factories established under the One District, One Factory (1D1F) programme have shut down and, in some cases, been turned into churches. Appearing before Parliament’s Assurance Committee, Mr. Ibrahim attributed the collapse of some facilities to poor siting decisions, noting that...

 The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects for disrupting the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Constituency Executive Elections at Bidieso in Obuasi. The suspects — Haruna Iddrisu alias Dole, Osei Boateng alias Nana Osei, and Charles Opoku alias Blackman — stormed the polling station on Sunday, July 12, armed with offensive weapons. Police...

 The Ashanti North Regional Police Command has confirmed restoring calm during the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Effigya Sekyere East Constituency Executive Elections held at the SDA Church polling station in Wiamoase on Sunday, July 12. According to a police statement, Kwame Afrifa Mensah, aged 43, led a group of about thirty men to the polling...

The General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has criticised the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) over the arrest of the party’s communications team member, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, accusing the agency of attempting to subject him to a “public trial”. His comments come amid growing criticism from the NPP...