Author: Political Desk

The Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) has closed down Nana Boakye Herbal Centre and sanctioned others in an exercise to intensify its regulatory enforcement. The exercise, led by the Council’s Compliance, Inspection and Enforcement (CIE) Unit, aimed at ensuring that practitioners operate strictly within the scope of the Traditional Medicine Practice Act, 2000 (Act 575). During the exercise, officers of the Council discovered that Nana Boakye Herbal Centre—whose operational licence had expired eight years earlier—was also employing two unregistered workers, prompting its immediate closure. Nikki Massage Centre was sanctioned for breaching regulations by operating with a two-year expired licence and…

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) has provided life-saving financial support to seven critically ill Ghanaians as part of its pilot programme, ahead of the official nationwide rollout. The emergency interventions, spearheaded by the Fund’s Administrator, Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, have covered high-cost surgeries and treatments for patients suffering from congenital heart defects, ischaemic heart disease, neurosurgical conditions and a brain aneurysm. Among the beneficiaries at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital Cardiothoracic Centre are two babies under two years old and a four-year-old child requiring hole-in-heart surgeries. The Fund presented a cheque of GH₵447,000 to fully settle the medical bills for Nadiya…

The Minority in Parliament has welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to quash the Tamale High Court judgment that annulled the 2024 parliamentary election in Kpandai and ordered a re-run, describing the ruling as a restoration of constitutional due process and respect for the freely expressed will of the voters. In a statement issued on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, and signed by the Minority Leader, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, the caucus said the apex court’s 4-1 majority decision made it clear that the High Court lacked jurisdiction to hear the election petition because it was filed outside the mandatory 21-day period from…

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has declared five firm, non-negotiable standards described as “red lines”  that must never be breached in the protection of journalists, amid a worrying surge in assaults, threats and intimidation targeting media practitioners across the country. Speaking at a press conference at the Ghana International Press Centre on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, GJA President Albert Dwumfour stressed that no journalist should ever be assaulted, arrested, threatened or obstructed while carrying out their lawful professional duties, regardless of whether the perpetrator is a state security officer, a political party supporter or a private individual. He further insisted…

The Minister for Works and Housing, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, has revealed that only 44 per cent of Ghanaians have access to safely managed drinking water, despite high overall figures for basic water services. According to data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP), approximately 88 per cent of the population has access to at least basic water services. However, safely managed water — defined as an improved source that is located on-premises, available when needed, and free from contamination — is available to just 44 per cent of Ghanaians. The minister made the disclosure…

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application filed by the Attorney-General seeking a review of its earlier ruling on the scope of further disclosures in the ongoing criminal trial of former National Signals Bureau Director-General, Kwabena Adu Boahen, and his wife. In a majority decision delivered on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, the apex court rejected the state’s bid to restore the word “relevance” to the Practice Direction on Further Disclosures or to substitute it with the phrase “connected with the matter before the Court.” The application was argued by Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai, who contended that the Supreme Court’s…

The Functional Executive Committee (FEC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has turned down a request by Hajia Amina Adam, widow of the late Ayawaso East Member of Parliament, Mahama Nasser Toure, to undergo virtual vetting for the party’s upcoming parliamentary primaries. Representatives of Hajia Amina submitted the formal request on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, citing her ongoing observance of Islamic widowhood mourning rites as the basis for seeking an online session instead of appearing in person. However, the party leadership maintained its long-standing position that all aspirants within the country must attend vetting physically. Deputy Director of Elections for…

The Member of Parliament for Kpandai, Matthew Nyindam of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has expressed deep gratitude to God, the Supreme Court, his legal team, party leadership, and the people of Kpandai following the apex court’s ruling that restored his parliamentary seat. In a 4-1 majority decision, the Supreme Court quashed a High Court judgment that had annulled Nyindam’s election in the December 2024 parliamentary polls, with Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang delivering the dissenting opinion. The ruling came after Nyindam invoked the Supreme Court’s supervisory jurisdiction, arguing jurisdictional error in the High Court’s decision to entertain and grant the…

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Koduah, has welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to quash a Tamale High Court ruling that annulled the election of Matthew Nyindam as Member of Parliament for Kpandai, describing it as a clear upholding of the law. In a reaction to journalists at the Supreme Court premises following the 4-1 majority verdict delivered on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, Mr. Koduah expressed confidence that the NPP entered the legal battle knowing the law favoured their position. “It is the law that has worked. For us the NPP, we knew the law…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed deep disappointment over the Supreme Court’s decision to quash a High Court ruling that had annulled the election of Matthew Nyindam as Member of Parliament for Kpandai, restoring the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate to the seat. In a 4-1 majority ruling, the apex court held that the High Court erred in law when it annulled Nyindam’s victory in the December 2024 parliamentary election, with Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang delivering the sole dissenting opinion. Reacting to the judgment shortly after it was delivered at the Supreme Court premises on Wednesday, January 28, 2026,…