Isaac Yaw Opoku, a member of Parliament’s Food, Agriculture, and Cocoa Affairs Committee and the MP for Offinso South, has told cocoa farmers in the Ahafo Region not to give their farms to illegal miners (galamsey operators) even though they are getting more and more frustrated with the government’s slow payments. He said during a…
Amanda Clinton, Head of Chambers at Clinton Consultancy, has said that the immigration and extradition cases in the US involving former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta can happen at the same time and have a big impact on each other, even though they are legally separate. She said on Joy FM’s “Midday News” that immigration proceedings…
Martin Kpebu, a private lawyer, has questioned claims of due process in the case against former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta. He says that accountability must come before legal rights. On April 8, he talked about Ofori-Atta’s release on bail from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody on JoyFM’s “Top Story.” He also talked about Ofori-Atta’s…
Dr. George A. N. Donkor, President of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), has said that he wants to raise about UA 2 billion (US$2.69 billion) to pay for the Bank’s Growth, Resilience, and Optimization (GRO) Strategy from 2026 to 2030. This strategy aims to change the economy of West Africa. He said…
Speaker Alban Bagbin has ruled that a Private Member’s motion filed by Minority MPs led by Abena Osei-Asare, asking for a parliamentary investigation into the alleged sale of gold reserves by the Bank of Ghana, is not valid. This was reported in a memo from the Clerk to Parliament dated April 7 and sent to…
In Adamtey v. Attorney General, the Office of the Attorney General (AG) has filed an affidavit with the Supreme Court asking that parts of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) Act, 2017 (Act 959) that give the OSP independent prosecutorial powers be thrown out. The AG says these powers violate Article 88 of the…
Godfred Yeboah Dame, who used to be the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, wants Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Minister for Government Communications, to take back and apologize for what he said on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana in October 2025. Dame’s lawyers said he didn’t pay attention to a Criminal Investigations Department report about…
The minority members of Parliament’s Roads and Highways Committee, led by Ranking Member Kennedy Osei Nyarko, have spoken out against the new Airport Infrastructure Development Levy, saying it is unfair because passengers already pay for airport services. The levy, which goes into effect on April 1, 2026, raises airfares by a lot. It adds GH¢100…
Haruna Iddrisu, Ghana’s Minister of Education, has said again that the government is committed to building the Ghana Defence University. He said that real steps are being taken to make the project happen. He said during a site visit that the Ghana Education Trust Fund is working on long-term funding plans. For the first phase,…
During a state dinner for Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, John Mahama said that Ghana and Zimbabwe’s relationship is based on their shared struggles for African freedom and is strengthened by strong personal ties, not just formal diplomacy. He talked about how leaders like Kwame Nkrumah and Robert Mugabe have shaped history. He mentioned Mugabe’s time…
