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You can’t intimidate me – Ahiafor clashes with Afenyo-Markin

Tensions flared during the vetting of Supreme Court Justice nominee Hafisata Amaleboba as Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin engaged in a heated exchange with Appointments...

Assemblies to receive GH₵25m each this year – Mahama

President John Mahama has announced that every Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assembly (MMDA) will receive a minimum of ₵25 million this year. He made this...

NPP to hold presidential primaries on January 31, 2026

General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has announced that the party will hold its presidential primaries on January 31,...

Without a cap at Supreme Court, more will come, and it won’t help – Ansa-Asare warns

Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has strongly opposed the idea of maintaining an uncapped number of judges at the...

Appointments Committee announces date for vetting of Supreme Court nominees

The seven judges nominated by President John Mahama for appointment to the Supreme Court are scheduled to appear before the Appointments Committee of Parliament...

Bagbin spares Effiduase-Asokore MP from Privileges Committee

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has declined to refer Effiduase-Asokore MP, Dr. Nana Ayew Afriyie, to the Privileges Committee following a heated altercation in...

EOCO, NIB investigate Ken Ofori-Atta, extradition processes underway

Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is facing deepening legal troubles, as both the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) and the National Intelligence Bureau...

Dumsor Levy: Stop using your goodwill to saddle Ghanaians with taxes – Akosua Manu to government

The 2024 NPP Parliamentary Candidate for Adentan, Akosua Manu, popularly known as Kozie, has criticised government’s implementation of the GH¢1 per litre levy.She accused...

Minority faults gov’t over lack of consultation on GH¢1 fuel levy

The Minority in Parliament has criticised the government for failing to engage stakeholders and ensure transparency prior to introducing the GH¢1 per litre fuel...

Kwakye Ofosu fires back at Bawumia over Dumsor Levy criticism

Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has pushed back against former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s criticism of the newly introduced Dumsor Levy,...

Ofori-Atta must first be arrested before any trial in absentia – OSP clarifies

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has clarified that former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta cannot be tried in absentia unless he is first...

OSP declaring Ofori-Atta wanted over bruised ego – Miracles Aboagye

Dennis Miracles Aboagye, an aide to former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has criticised the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) for declaring former...

I wouldn’t return to Ghana if I were Ofori-Atta – Miracles Aboagye on OSP case

Dennis Miracles Aboagye, aide to former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has weighed in on the ongoing standoff between the Office of the Special...

I won’t advise Ofori-Atta to return to Ghana – Kofi Bentil

Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has advised former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta against returning to Ghana amid escalating legal tensions with the...

Ken Ofori-Atta is not sick, he’s playing hide and seek with OSP- Tanko Computer

The Deputy National Director of Elections and IT for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Sofo Tanko Rashid Computer, has alleged that former Finance...

OSP lied about Ofori-Atta’s medical report – Frank Davies claims

Legal counsel for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, Mr Frank Davies, has vehemently rejected assertions by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) that...

Your Dumsor Levy is draconian – Kozie tells Mahama

The New Patriotic Party’s 2024 parliamentary candidate for Adentan, Akosua Manu, has taken a swipe at the John Dramani Mahama administration over what she...

EOCO subjected Wontumi to ill-treatment, they nearly killed him – Paul Yandoh

The Ashanti Regional Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Yandoh, has alleged that the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) subjected...

OSP treats Ken Ofori-Atta like a ‘common criminal’ – Kwabena Agyepong fumes

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, has expressed strong disapproval of how the Office of the Special Prosecutor...

You’re not a judge – Kwabena Agyepong slams OSP over ‘fugitive’ tag on Ofori-Atta

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, has questioned the legal authority of the Office of the Special Prosecutor...

OSP is a waste of public funds – Kwabena Agyepong slams handling of Ofori-Atta

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ing. Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, has launched a scathing critique of the Office of the Special...

Chairman Wontumi finally released by EOCO

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has been released from the...

Wontumi’s detention: Why GH¢50m bail is not excessive – Martin Kpebu [Video]

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has defended the GH¢50 million bail imposed on the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard...

Why is it difficult for people to understand that Ofori-Atta is sick? – Lawyer asks

Frank Davies, a legal team member for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, has defended his client’s inability to appear before the Office of the...

If Chairman Wontumi is not released by 6pm, there’ll be problems – MP warns [Video]

Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, Michael Okyere Baafi, has issued a strong warning that if the Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako,...

Only Mahama, brother can bail Wontumi – NPP Man [Audio]

The Ashanti Regional Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Yandoh, has stated that only President John Mahama and his brother, Ibrahim...

Wontumi case: Don’t crucify suspect before charges are filed – Appiah-Kubi to Srem-Sai

Andy Appiah-Kubi, lawyer for embattled Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has expressed disappointment in Deputy Attorney General,...

Wontumi being investigated for fraud, money laundering – Deputy AG

Deputy Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Justice Srem-Sai, has confirmed that Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, is under investigation for...

Wontumi’s detention: Martin Kpebu pushes for house arrest [Listen]

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has called for the modernization of Ghana’s bail system, including the use of house arrest and electronic monitoring for...

Majority is failing despite numerical advantage – ACEPA Director

Executive Director of the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr. Rasheed Draman, has observed that the Minority in Parliament currently appears more organized...

Chairman Wontumi hospitalised after arrest – Lawyer says interrogation suspended

Legal counsel for the embattled Ashanti Regional Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has...

Minority urges Foreign Minister to practice quiet diplomacy, avoid populist social media moves

The Minority Caucus on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, led by Samuel A. Jinapor, Ranking Member of the Committee, has expressed concern over the recent...

NPP laid foundation for digital road tolls, not Mahama – Asenso Boakye

Former Minister for Roads and Highways, Francis Asenso Boakye, has disagreed with claims that President John Mahama’s plan to reintroduce road tolls via a...

Godfred Dame joins Chairman Wontumi as he honours CID’s invitation

Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi and the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has honoured an invitation to...

Sorogho criticizes force used against Wontumi

Former Member of Parliament for Madina, Alhaji Amadu Sorogho, has expressed concerns regarding the methods employed by security personnel during the attempted arrest of...

Burkina Faso’s uprising is a rebirth, not rebellion – Ras Mubarak

Former Ghanaian lawmaker and journalist Ras Mubarak has praised the political shift underway in Burkina Faso, describing it as a “psychological awakening” that could...

Bawumia back on the road as NPP’s Thank You Tour resumes in Eastern Region

Former Vice-President and 2024 NPP Presidential Candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is back on the road with executives of the NPP for the continuation of...

Adenta Kumi’s arrest was ‘mindless’ – Franklin Cudjoe

President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has criticised the arrest of Alfred Ababio Kumi, popularly known as Adenta Kumi, describing it as excessive and...

The process to remove CJ lawful but… – Amanda Clinton

Legal practitioner and political analyst Amanda Akuokor Clinton has described the ongoing process to remove suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo as “lawful but not...

CJ’s impeachment process politicised; creates a bad scene – Prof. Appiagyei-Atua

Associate Professor at the School of Law, University of Ghana, Prof. Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, has expressed concern over the politicisation of the impeachment process involving...