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…
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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…
Parliament has officially notified the Electoral Commission (EC) of a vacancy in the legislature following a High Court order for a rerun of the Kpandai Parliamentary Election. In a formal letter dated December, 4, 2025, the Clerk to Parliament, Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, informed the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs. Jean Mensa, that the vacancy arose after the High Court in Tamale directed a rerun of the constituency’s parliamentary election. The ruling, delivered on 24 November 2025, was part of a case in which the Clerk to Parliament was named the 4th respondent, referenced as Suit Number NR/TL/HC/E13/22/25. Acting under…
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has issued a staunch demand for the government to immediately halt and reverse the recent increases in water and electricity tariffs, vowing to use every parliamentary tool to challenge the decision. Speaking at a press conference today, Monday, December 8, the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Energy Committee, George Kwame Aboagye, asserted that the hikes represent an unacceptable shock to struggling households and businesses, promising the Minority would stand firm with the public. Mr. Aboagye emphasized that the Minority’s position is definitive and non-negotiable, framing the tariff hikes as an act of exploitation rather than leadership…
The Ministry of the Interior has opened two separate investigations following claims that Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng survived two assassination attempts and that a senior official at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) was assaulted by police officers. The allegations first surfaced when the OSP’s Director of Strategy, Research, and Communications, Samuel Appiah Darko, stated on the Newsfile programme in Accra on December 6 that Mr. Agyebeng had been targeted in two failed assassination attempts while performing his official duties. Darko further alleged that he had been handcuffed and beaten by 17 police personnel. In a press release issued…
