Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has urged Ghana’s legal and professional bodies to resist any attempt to draw external actors into the country’s judicial and constitutional matters. Addressing the Ghana Bar Association’s Annual Conference in Wa on Monday, September 15, Dr Ayine acknowledged the value of international collaboration in promoting professional standards but warned that such partnerships must not be extended into Ghana’s constitutional politics. “We must resist the temptation of inviting foreign interference in our internal constitutional processes. There is nothing wrong with building relationships with like-minded foreign associations, as these are important for exchanging ideas…
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Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has accused the John Dramani Mahama-led administration of harassing and persecuting supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) following the party’s exit from power. He alleged that the government has been abusing its authority to target leading party figures as well as social media influencers sympathetic to the NPP. Speaking during his campaign tour of the Ashanti Region on Wednesday, September 10, Dr. Bawumia pointed to the recent arrests of the NPP’s Bono Regional Chairman, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye, and the Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, widely known as Chairman Wontumi, as…
A fatal accident at Kormantse on the Cape Coast–Accra Highway has claimed the lives of eight people and injured five others, including a child and the driver of a truck. The crash, which occurred around 3:50 a.m. on Saturday, September 6, 2025, involved a Mercedes Benz with registration number AS 4146-25 and a Hino truck, GW 5958-25. According to the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), the Mercedes Benz was heading towards Cape Coast while the Hino truck was travelling to Accra. Firefighters from the Mankessim Fire Station later extricated two trapped victims who were suspected to have died instantly. The…
The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo, has handed Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) a two-week deadline to fix all broken streetlights in their areas. Speaking at a media briefing in Accra on Thursday, August 28, the Minister revealed that her office, in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy, had secured 3,000 streetlights to be shared among the assemblies, with each MMDA receiving 100. However, she insisted that assemblies must also make their own purchases to ensure all streets are properly lit. “Let me be clear, you have two weeks only to ensure that every single…
Former Vice President and 2024 NPP Presidential Candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to embrace the call for unity with sincerity if the party is to secure victory in the 2028 general election. Addressing party supporters after filing his nomination forms at the NPP headquarters in Accra, Dr Bawumia said the ultimate desire of every member of the party is to win the 2028 polls, stressing that this would only be achieved if genuine unity is prioritised. “Dear delegate, the most important desire in the hearts of all our colleagues is a win…
President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his adherence to Ghana’s two-term presidential limit, stating that his absence from the 2028 ballot will put him in a stronger position to enforce fiscal discipline and curb the perennial election-year overspending that has fuelled cyclical economic crises. Speaking during a bilateral meeting with Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam on a three-day state visit, President Mahama decried the practice of incumbent governments circumventing fiscal safeguards to curry favour with voters. He pledged to hold the line in the run-up to the 2028 polls, stressing: “I will not be a candidate in the next elections and…
The committee tasked to probe the recent assault at Ridge Hospital has concluded that there is no medical evidence to support claims that Rejoice Tsotso Bortei, a rotation nurse at the facility, sustained a shoulder dislocation during the incident. The committee presented the findings to the Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, on Wednesday, August 27. The nurse had complained about fractures in her wrist and a dislocation in her shoulder joint. Rejoice Tsotso Bortei subsequently filed a civil lawsuit against social media personality Ralph Saint Williams, seeking GHs7 million in damages for alleged physical assault and defamation linked to the…
The Communications Director of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has accused the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) of planning to deploy individuals disguised as police officers during the upcoming Akwatia by-election. Addressing the media on Wednesday, August 27, Mr. Ahiagbah alleged that the NPP had received credible intelligence suggesting that the NDC was training “thugs” under the pretext of national security. “These individuals, who were reportedly involved in the Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun, are now being prepared to be ‘clothed in police uniform’ and secretly deployed during the by-election,” he claimed. Mr. Ahiagbah warned that the NPP…
The Ministry of Defence has announced that the board set up to investigate the August 6 Z-9 military helicopter crash has officially commenced its work. In a statement issued on Monday, August 25, the Ministry said the board is chaired by the National Security Coordinator, with members drawn from the Ghana Air Force and the Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation and Prevention Bureau of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). The United States Air Force is also providing technical advice and assistance through visiting investigators. The Ministry noted that the board may invite other local and international experts to support…
Police in the Eastern South Region have arrested 10 individuals and seized nine firearms in a series of targeted operations in Akwatia, as part of heightened security measures ahead of the upcoming by-election. The Police Command confirmed that the weapons recovered include eight pump-action shotguns and one locally manufactured single-barreled gun. Police say the operations are part of a broader crackdown on the illegal possession and use of firearms during election-related activities. According to a post shared by the Ghana Police Service, on August 22, officers intercepted a vehicle near St. Dominic Hospital in Akwatia, driven by a man named…
