Author: Political Desk

The Member of Parliament for Kumawu, Ernest Yaw Anim, has supported 500 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates in the district with essential items to help ease the financial burden on their parents and guardians as they prepare to enter senior high school. The items presented to the beneficiaries included trunks, mattresses, chop boxes, cutlasses, rubber buckets, school bags, bowls and cutlery sets. The initiative, which is in its fourth year, forms part of the MP’s efforts to promote education and ensure that financial difficulties do not hinder students from making a smooth transition from basic to secondary education. Speaking…

Member of Parliament for Kumawu and Chairman of Parliament’s Human Rights Committee, Ernest Yaw Anim, has brought together key stakeholders in the district to strengthen collaboration on human rights protection and the fight against child labour. The meeting, organised in partnership with the International Justice Mission (IJM), brought together representatives of the Kumawu Traditional Council, Local Council of Churches, Muslim Community, Department of Social Welfare, National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) and the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ). The stakeholders examined the challenges confronting children in the district and discussed how traditional authorities, religious bodies, state institutions…

Tano North Member of Parliament, Dr Gideon Boako, has reiterated his commitment to improving the livelihoods of cocoa farmers in his constituency through targeted support and the provision of essential farming equipment. Dr Boako made the commitment after distributing motorised spraying machines to cocoa farmers in the constituency as part of efforts to make cocoa production less labour-intensive and improve productivity. He said the intervention was intended to provide farmers with practical tools to enhance their work, stressing that cocoa farmers deserved better support to enable them to increase production and improve their livelihoods. “Cocoa farmers deserve better, and I…

Tano North Member of Parliament, Dr Gideon Boako, has supported cocoa farmers in his constituency with motorised spraying machines aimed at making farming easier and improving productivity. Dr Boako, in a Facebook post on Saturday, said he distributed the equipment to cocoa farmers during an event attended by the Minority Chief Whip and Nsawam-Adoagyiri MP, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, Offinso South MP Dr Isaac Yaw Opoku, and Ejisu MP Kwabena Boateng. According to the Tano North MP, the intervention forms part of his commitment to supporting farmers and improving their livelihoods. He stressed that cocoa farmers deserved better support and the necessary…

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has invited Deputy Minority Leader and Asokwa Member of Parliament, Patricia Appiagyei, to assist with a preliminary investigation into an alleged GH¢70,000 payment linked to the vetting of ministerial and Supreme Court nominees. The invitation follows a purported memorandum circulating in the media, allegedly authored by Mrs Appiagyei and addressed to the Minority Chief Whip and Nsawam-Adoagyiri MP, Frank Annoh-Dompreh. In the document, Mrs Appiagyei is alleged to have returned GH¢70,000 said to have been given to her as an advance from the Majority Chief Whip through the Minority Chief Whip in connection…

Deputy Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Asokwa, Patricia Appiagyei, has returned GH¢70,000 allocated to her in connection with Parliament’s Appointments Committee, citing concerns over the source of the money and the circumstances under which it was given. In a memorandum dated September 2, 2026, and addressed to Minority Chief Whip and Nsawam-Adoagyiri MP, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, Mrs Appiagyei said the amount was presented to her as an advance from the Majority Chief Whip, but she had no knowledge of its original source. “It is with regret that I return the amount of seventy thousand cedis (GHS70,000.00) allocated to me…

The Deputy Chief Executive Officer in charge of Operations and Technical at the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation (PHDC), Onasis Kobby Rosely, has called for calm and patience among the rank and file of the National Democratic Congress, noting that the party’s steadfast commitment to rewarding loyal members means their turn will soon come. According to Onasis Kobby, the NDC has a history and tradition of rewarding those who remain loyal to it. In due course, he said, the party will recognise the efforts and sacrifices of people who have yet to be given roles in the current government. Speaking at…

Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has called for tighter limits on appeals to the Supreme Court, arguing that unnecessary interlocutory appeals are contributing to delays in the administration of justice. Speaking on Channel One TV’s The Point of View on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, she said some cases are taken to the Supreme Court through interlocutory appeals even when the substantive matters remain pending before the High Court. “Sometimes there are also some matters which come to the Supreme Court only on what is called interlocutory appeal, which is so unnecessary and shouldn’t have come to the Supreme Court because…

Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has announced plans to transform the slum along the Korle Lagoon in Accra into high-rise container housing as part of efforts to improve sanitation and public health conditions in the area. The redevelopment is expected to begin after the military-led evacuation and clearing of the dumpsite, with the waste to be transported to the Adepa Waste Management Centre at Nsawam. The project will also involve the dredging of the Korle Lagoon to improve sanitation and address the environmental challenges affecting the area. The minister disclosed the plans to journalists during…

The Eastern Regional Police Command has arrested more than 10 students in connection with the violent clashes between Okuapeman Senior High School and Mount Sinai Senior High School in the Akuapem North Municipality of the Eastern Region. The arrests follow reprisal attacks between students of the two schools, which resulted in the burning and destruction of several structures on both campuses in the early hours of Wednesday, September 2, 2026. Speaking on Eyewitness News on Wednesday, September 2, Eastern Regional Police Commander, DCOP Joseph Owusu-Bempah, said some students fled their schools when the police arrived but warned that their absence…