A recent nationwide poll released on December 16, 2025 by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) Ghana shows former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia far ahead in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential primaries set for January 31, with about 69.7 % overall backing, especially strong among delegates where he scored 67.8 %, well above his closest rival,…
President John Dramani Mahama has applauded the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, for the role he played in trying to bring peace to the long-running Bawku chieftaincy dispute, calling him someone whose leadership is valuable to the whole country, not just the Ashanti Region. After the mediation report was delivered, the President said he appreciated…
Ghanaian actress and TV presenter Nana Ama McBrown has finally spoken up about her marriage, confirming that she and her husband, Maxwell Mensah, are officially divorced, revealing in an interview with Cookie Tee on TV3’s Newsday that their separation was calm, agreed upon by both of them, and without any hostility; she explained that they…
Rev. Daniel Annan, the main pastor at the Universal Gospel Center, said on The Relationship Show on Joy Prime with host Asieduwaa Akumia that love in marriage is much more than just physical intimacy and should be shown through kindness, talking openly, and thoughtful actions, especially when addressing the situation of a woman who shared…
Ghana is set to earn at least $10.5 million just for qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, following FIFA’s approval of a record $727 million prize pool for the expanded tournament. The FIFA Council’s decision marks a 50% increase compared to the 2022 Qatar World Cup and reflects the larger 48-team format that will…
The IMF’s Executive Board has given the green light to Ghana’s fifth review of its financial support plan after meeting on December 17, 2025, in Washington, DC, to check how the country has been meeting its agreed goals under the programme, and this decision reflects progress Ghana has made so far; the detailed staff report…
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo‑Markin has voiced worries about the government’s choice to send Ghanaian troops and relief supplies to Jamaica after a hurricane, saying that with many issues at home still unresolved, such overseas actions should have been more closely examined by Parliament. Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, December 17, he criticised the lack of…
NDC General Secretary Fifi Kwetey has denied claims that there is division in the party after President John Dramani Mahama ordered the withdrawal of a private member’s Bill aimed at abolishing the Office of the Special Prosecutor. He said that individual MPs’ opinions do not represent the party’s official stance. Kwetey explained that the NDC…
Professor John Osae-Kwapong, a Democracy and Development Fellow at CDD-Ghana, has praised the Supreme Court’s decision to tell the Electoral Commission to put the Kpandai parliamentary rerun on hold, calling it a wise move to prevent legal and procedural problems. On JoyNews’ AM Show, he explained that the constitutional issues at stake justified the court…
A development economist, Dr. Frank Bannor, has challenged the idea that Ghana’s recent roughly GH¢71 billion jump in public debt is just because the cedi lost value, noting that the local currency also weakened in 2022 but debt only went up by about GH¢67 billion then, which means things like heavy borrowing inside the country could be…
