The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has announced the deferment of the commencement of the Third Meeting of the First Session of the Ninth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. In an official notice dated October 6, 2025, and issued from the Office of the Speaker at Parliament House, Accra, the Speaker stated that the decision to postpone the meeting was due to “circumstances beyond my control.” The notice referenced an earlier summons to Parliament dated September 29, 2025, which had called for the convening of the Third Meeting. However, the new communication effectively places...

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, on Monday, October 6, 2025, reported himself to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service. He arrived at the CID Headquarters in Accra at about 9:30 a.m., in compliance with a directive issued by the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine. Dr. Ayine, addressing the press on Friday, October 3, had cautioned that the NPP regional chairman would be arrested should he fail to appear before investigators, stressing that charges against him had already been completed....

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako  popularly referred to as Chairman Wontumi  is scheduled to appear before the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service on Monday, October 6. This development comes after a strong caution from the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, who on Friday, October 3, warned that Wontumi would face arrest if he failed to show up, stressing that charges against him had already been approved. The case revolves around Akonta Mining Limited, a company associated with the NPP regional chairman, which is currently under...

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has commenced the issuance and collection of Ghana Cards for children aged 6 to 14 years across selected districts in the country. The exercise, which officially began today, Monday, October 6, 2025, marks the first phase of card distribution for children who have already registered. According to a press release signed by Mr. Williams Ampomah E. Darlas, Head of Corporate Affairs Directorate, the exercise will initially cover 56 districts nationwide, with additional districts to be announced in due course. The issuance will be carried out at designated registration points, particularly in schools where the children...

President John Dramani Mahama has signaled his readiness to declare a state of emergency in areas affected by illegal mining, known locally as galamsey, if advised by Ghana’s National Security Council. Addressing a stakeholder dialogue with civil society groups in Accra on Friday, the president emphasized that while the Constitution empowers him to take such a step, the decision must be grounded in security assessments. “As at now, the National Security Council believes that we can win the fight against galamsey without a state of emergency. But the day they advise me otherwise, that we need a state of emergency,...

President John Dramani Mahama urged civil society organisations and faith leaders on Friday to shift the focus of Ghana’s crime-fighting strategy from arrested youths to the criminal “kingpins” who, he said, run the operations behind them. Addressing the meeting with CSOs, President Mahama acknowledged the human cost of a heavy-handed approach to prosecution. “I like that somebody raised that, what are we doing to the kingpins? Because most of those 1,400 who have been arrested are young youth who are looking for something to be able to look after themselves,” he said. “And we’ll prosecute them, we’ll imprison them, but...

Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has disclosed that Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2501 will soon be presented to Parliament to annul the contentious L.I. 2462, which has faced widespread criticism for permitting mining operations in forest reserves. Speaking at President John Mahama’s meeting with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on the galamsey crisis on Friday, October 3, Dr. Ayine emphasized that reforming the legal and regulatory framework is central to government’s strategy to combat illegal mining. “In terms of the legal steps, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources has underscored the fact that legal and regulatory reform...

The government has unveiled sweeping measures to intensify the fight against illegal mining, announcing plans to establish specialized tribunals to fast-track prosecutions. So far, more than 400 arrests have been made in the nationwide crackdown. At a meeting with civil society organizations and faith leaders , Attorney General Dr. Dominic Ayine highlighted the difficulties law enforcement faces under the current system. He noted that the constitutional requirement to arraign suspects within 48 hours often results in bail being granted, with many offenders returning almost immediately to mining sites. Citing a recent case in Kumasi, Dr. Ayine said nine suspects who...

The Attorney-General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has disclosed that charges against the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako widely known as Chairman Wontumi and his company, Akonta Mining, have been finalized and endorsed. He stated that Mr. Boasiako has been instructed to appear in Accra on Monday, October 6, 2025, for the charges to be formally presented. Dr. Ayine cautioned that failure to comply with the directive would lead to his arrest. Addressing civil society groups during President John Dramani Mahama’s meeting on illegal mining in Accra on Friday, October 3, Dr. Ayine declared: “The...