Author: Political Desk

The Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), Ms. Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, has called on health professionals nationwide to join forces in advancing the Fund’s mission of providing life-saving medical care to Ghanaians in need. Visiting the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital on Friday, 6th February 2026, Ms. Darko-Opoku delivered a clear message that the Ghana Medical Trust Fund is committed to long-term service, but its success hinges on the dedication and advocacy of health workers across the country. During the visit, the Fund extended support to five critically ill patients as part of its ongoing 50-case pilot programme. Among…

President John Dramani Mahama has declared that Ghana is on track to successfully exit its International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme by April 2026, emphasising that the country will do so “with dignity” as a partner rather than a supplicant. Delivering his remarks at the Ghana–Zambia Business Dialogue in Lusaka, Zambia, on Thursday, President Mahama highlighted the remarkable turnaround in the country’s macroeconomic indicators, driven by disciplined fiscal reforms and renewed investor confidence. He pointed to the significant drop in inflation — from over 23.4 per cent at the end of 2024 to just 3.8 per cent in January 2026 —…

President John Dramani Mahama has called on African nations to end their reliance on foreign aid and stop the practice of “begging” for support, emphasising the need for self-reliance and collective action to drive the continent’s development. Speaking in an interview with Joy News on Friday, February 6, following his address to the Zambian Parliament the previous day, President Mahama highlighted the decline in humanitarian assistance and urged African leaders to take responsibility for their own progress. “Humanitarian assistance has gone down. Africa cannot continue going cup in hand begging for that kind of support. We need to pull ourselves…

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Abdulai Ayariga, has warned that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) risks falling short of its promise if it is implemented as a goods-only agreement that ignores the mobility and protection of Africa’s youthful talent. Delivering a keynote address at the Africa Prosperity Dialogues on the theme, “Africa Without Borders: Youth, Creativity, and Power in an Integrated Africa,” Mr Ayariga stressed that Africa’s integration agenda must place young people, creativity and services at the centre. He noted that while AfCFTA has created a single market of over…

Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), shared a deeply personal reflection on her week spent visiting hospitals, highlighting the fragility and sacredness of life. Writing on Facebook on Friday, February 6, she recounted the profound lessons she learned amid corridors, waiting rooms, and hospital beds. “I watched how quickly life can shift. How a single moment separates normal from never the same again,” she wrote, describing the stark reality of hospital life. She noted how swiftly ordinary routines can be interrupted, leaving patients and families clinging to hope. “One minute, the world is loud and…

Amasaman High Court Judge Justice Solomon Oppong-Twumasi has cautioned that no prophet should claim credit for the reduction of controversial evangelist Nana Agradaa’s 15-year prison sentence to 12 calendar months, insisting the decision was based purely on facts, law, and evidence before the court. Delivering the ruling on February 5, 2026, Justice Oppong-Twumasi upheld the conviction of Patricia Asiedua Asiamah, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, on charges including charlatanic advertisement and defrauding by false pretences, but described the original 15-year term imposed by the Accra Circuit Court on July 3, 2025, as “unusually harsh and excessive.” The judge varied the…

The High Court in Amasaman has reduced the 15-year jail term imposed on self-styled traditionalist turned evangelist Patricia Asiedu Asiamah, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, to 12 months, describing the original sentence as “unusually harsh and excessive.” Delivering judgment on Thursday, February 5, 2026, Justice Solomon Oppong-Twumasi upheld Agradaa’s appeal against the sentence handed down by the Accra Circuit Court in July 2025. “Considering all the circumstances of the case together, I came to the irresistible conclusion that the sentence of 15 years imprisonment imposed on the Appellant was indeed unusually harsh and excessive,” Justice Oppong-Twumasi ruled. The reduced 12-month…

A policewoman, Gifty Oppong, has been remanded into custody by the Adabraka District Court after appearing before it charged with the murder of a taxi driver at Tetegu near Weija. Oppong is accused of shooting and killing Edward Awuku Owusu, popularly known as Papa Kwesi, during a confrontation on January 19, 2026. The court, presided over by the judge, did not take the accused’s plea and ordered her remanded into lawful custody to reappear on February 25, 2026. Counsel for the accused, Mr Raymond Felli, prayed the court to grant his client bail, but the application was not granted at…

Private legal practitioner and historian Yaw Anokye Frimpong has disclosed that Ghana’s premier international airport, now known as Kotoka International Airport (KIA), was originally earmarked by Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah to be named after the legendary Queen Mother of Ejisu, Yaa Asantewaa, but the plan was thwarted by opposition from some Ashanti sub-chiefs. Speaking as a guest on JoyNews’ Upfront programme on Wednesday, February 4, Mr Anokye Frimpong detailed the historical context behind the proposal while contributing to the ongoing national debate on renaming the airport. According to the historian, the idea emerged during Nkrumah’s tenure as Prime Minister following…

Lawyers for Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), have dismissed reports suggesting that their client was arrested by the National Investigation Bureau (NIB). In a statement, the legal team, led by Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, clarified that Mr. Nkansah voluntarily presented himself to the NIB to assist with ongoing investigations into allegations of irregularities in the award of government-funded overseas scholarships. The clarification follows claims by Dzifa Gunu, CEO of Ghana Digital Centres Limited, in a Facebook post, which suggested that Mr. Nkansah had been “picked up” by the NIB…