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…
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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…
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has announced a rerun of the Kpandai Constituency Parliamentary Election, scheduled for Tuesday, December 30, 2025. This decision follows a directive from the Tamale High Court, which on Monday, 24th November 2025, ordered a rerun of the election to be conducted within thirty (30) days. The Commission’s action was further triggered by the receipt of a formal notification from the Clerk to Parliament on Tuesday, 9th December 2025, declaring the constituency’s parliamentary seat vacant. In a press release issued today, the EC stated that the rerun will be contested exclusively by the three candidates…
President John Mahama says it is too early for anyone to call for the abolition of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), insisting the institution still holds an important role in Ghana’s anti-corruption framework. Speaking during a courtesy call by the National Peace Council at the Jubilee House on Wednesday, December 10, the President stressed that the OSP remains the only anti-corruption body with full prosecutorial independence. “I think it’s premature to call for the closure of that office,” President Mahama said. “The unique thing about that office is that it is the only anti-corruption agency that has prosecutorial…
President John Dramani Mahama has officially assented to the COVID-19 Health Recovery Levy Repeal Act, 2025, effectively scrapping the one percent levy that was imposed on goods, services, and imports at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The President signed the repeal on Wednesday, December 10, clearing the way for the levy’s complete removal beginning January 2026. The repeal follows Parliament’s approval last month as part of the government’s effort to eliminate what it has described as nuisance taxes and ease the cost of living for households and businesses. The COVID-19 Health Recovery Levy was first introduced in 2021 under…
