The Minority Caucus has raised concerns over Ghana’s Barari DV lithium agreement, describing the current framework as a missed opportunity to secure stronger benefits from the country’s emerging green minerals sector. Speaking at a Press conference, Kwaku Ampratwum Sarpong, Ranking Member of the Committee on Lands and Natural Resources, said Ghana’s effective benefit under the revised deal remains at just 5 percent—no improvement on the previously proposed arrangement. “Lithium is Ghana’s entry point into the global green energy value chain. The terms set now will shape future negotiations for other other strategic minerals. “If Ghana gets this wrong, it sends a…
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The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has advised former Zebilla Member of Parliament, Cletus Avoka, to exercise restraint in his public statements on the Bawku conflict, emphasising that reckless remarks could threaten the fragile peace process. On Tuesday, December 16, as he presented the Bawku Mediation Report to President John Dramani Mahama, the Asantehene stressed the importance of measured communication in maintaining the delicate reconciliation efforts. “Cletus Avoka has to be very careful in the pronouncements he makes publicly. It is not right; this is a dicey situation, and we are all trying to make amends and get people to…
Government has committed to issuing its definitive position on the Bawku Peace Mediation Report within the next 24 hours. President John Mahama announced today at the official presentation ceremony by the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. The President made the pledge in his address following the symbolic handover of the report by the King, who led the mediation process. “I’m pleased that this mediation has come to an end, and that he has presented a report,” President Mahama stated. “I can assure him that government will look at this report, and within the next 24 hours, government will issue a…
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged that the report on the mediation of the Bawku conflict should be binding on all parties involved. Presenting the mediation report to President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday, December 16, at the Jubilee House, as part of efforts to secure lasting peace in the area, Otumfuo clarified that the process was a mediation exercise and not arbitration. “I’m here to present the facts as they are for us to have peace. I’m not here to give a judgment as to who was right or wrong. The report should bind on all of…
The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, has formally presented the Bawku Peace Mediation Report to President John Mahama. The move is aimed at fostering lasting peace in the troubled township. Presenting the mediation report to President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday, December 16, at the Jubilee House, as part of efforts to secure lasting peace in the area, Otumfuo clarified that the process was a mediation exercise and not arbitration. The central moment of the afternoon arrived when Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, who led the high-level mediation process, delivered his remarks and proceeded to symbolically hand over the…
President John Dramani Mahama, acting on the advice of the Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has dismissed a petition seeking the removal of Justice Yonny Kulendi from office as a Justice of the Supreme Court. The decision is contained in a letter dated 4 December 2025, signed by Dr Callistus Mahama, Secretary to the President, and addressed to the petitioner, Daniel Marfo Ofori-Atta. “I have the instructions of His Excellency the President to respond to your petition dated 30 September 2025 on the above matter,” the letter stated. Dr Mahama explained that, in accordance with Article 146(3) of the 1992…
The Supreme Court has ordered the suspension of the planned parliamentary election rerun in the Kpandai constituency and directed the legal team of New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate, Matthew Nyindam, to serve court processes on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate through substituted service. The apex court issued the order on Tuesday after hearing an application filed by Nyindam, who is challenging the decision of the Tamale High Court that annulled the December 7, 2024, parliamentary election in the constituency. The court subsequently adjourned the matter to January 13, 2026, for further hearing. Nyindam, the disputed MP, is asking…
President John Dramani Mahama has been formally installed as Aare Atayeto Oodua of the Source by the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Oba Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, during a colourful traditional ceremony in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. The highly respected Yoruba title, interpreted as “a President who reorders the global space for the good of humanity,” was bestowed in recognition of President Mahama’s leadership record and his consistent advocacy for global cooperation, fairness, and sustainable development. The honour places him among a select group of leaders recognised for their broader impact beyond national borders. The installation ceremony…
A coalition of unpaid nurses and midwives under the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) is demanding the immediate payment of salary arrears after receiving only one month’s pay for nearly a year’s work. The coalition, which represents over 6,000 members nationwide, revealed that some members have received only one month’s payment, while about 300 have yet to receive a single month’s salary since they began work in December 2024. The group, accusing the health ministry of broken promises and selected payments, says the financial neglect is killing their morale and will undermine patients’ care nationwide. The members expressed…
The Accra High Court has granted an injunction filed by the maternal family of the late musician Daddy Lumba, restraining the first respondent, Kofi Owusu, the family head (Abusuapanyin), from organising his burial. The court also barred the third respondent, Transitions Funeral Home, from releasing the body until the substantive matter is resolved. In its ruling, the court noted that affidavits before it suggested the immediate family had been sidelined in funeral arrangements and stressed the need to consider the merits of the case. The judge acknowledged that delaying the burial could lead to increased costs but emphasised that due…
