Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has called on the party’s newly elected national executives to prioritise reconciliation with their opponents to strengthen unity ahead of the 2028 general elections. Speaking to the media after the party’s national delegates conference at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi, he…
Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, National Chairman of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), has called on religious organisations to support proposed constitutional amendments to permanently fix presidential and parliamentary elections on Tuesdays. Speaking at the centenary celebration of the Sekyedumase Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Ashanti Region, he said the change would prevent elections from repeatedly…
Justin Kodua Frimpong, General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has directed all prospective parliamentary aspirants, their agents and supporters to halt campaign activities immediately, warning that defaulters risk disciplinary action that could affect their eligibility to contest. In a statement issued on Sunday, October 11, the party said it had received reports of…
John Dramani Mahama, President of Ghana, says the United States has requested further discussions on a proposed $109 million health agreement following Cabinet’s rejection of its original terms. Speaking at a citizens’ engagement in Goaso in the Ahafo Region, he said Washington was prepared to consider amending or removing provisions Ghana had objected to. “They…
Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), says total assets of the country’s banking sector rose by 20.47 per cent to GH¢500.20 billion at the end of August 2026, up from GH¢415.20 billion a year earlier. Speaking at the 43rd Annual General Meeting of the Ghana Association of Banks in Accra…
Nana Asafo-Adjei Ayeh, Deputy Ranking Member of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, has called for an independent audit of the government’s GH¢49.72 million evacuation exercise in South Africa, citing discrepancies in records provided by the Foreign Affairs Ministry. The Bosome-Freho MP said a review of documents released in response to a Right to Information (RTI) request…
Abena Osei-Asare, Chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), has directed the Ministry of Health to ensure that Dr Mockshell Esinam Sunu, a Senior Medical Officer at Takoradi Hospital, appears before the Committee over an alleged GH¢341,229 salary payment she received while on study leave. Dr Sunu had been granted permission to undertake a study…
Samuel Abu Jinapor, Ranking Member of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, has called for an urgent parliamentary briefing on Ghana’s proposed membership of BRICS, warning that the move could have significant implications for the country’s national interests and relations with traditional Western allies. His demand follows Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa’s announcement that Cabinet has…
Samuel Nartey George, Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, has challenged claims suggesting that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) solely executed a major cybercrime operation in Ghana, insisting that Ghanaian law enforcement and intelligence agencies led the exercise with support from the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) and the FBI. In a…
Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Education, says government has so far spent GH¢917 million to support 321,807 students under the No-Fees-Stress Policy. He said the funding, drawn from the Consolidated Fund through the Ministry of Education’s budgetary allocation, was intended to ease the financial pressure on students and their families. Speaking at a stakeholder engagement…
