Author: Political Desk

The Accra High Court has further reduced the bail amount for former Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Osei Assibey Antwi, from GH¢630 million to GH¢120 million with two sureties. The ruling, delivered on Thursday, December 11, 2025, marks the second downward variation of Mr Assibey’s bail conditions since he was first charged with stealing, money laundering and causing financial loss to the state. Initially granted bail at GH¢800 million, the amount was later lowered to GH¢630 million before Thursday’s significant reduction to GH¢120 million. Each of the two sureties is now required to justify with landed property…

Parliament has approved an amount of GH¢1,690,643,682 for the activities of the Parliamentary Service for the year 2026. The approval was made as part of the 2026 Budget Statement and Economic Policy appropriation during proceedings on Thursday, December 11, 2025. In various commentaries, members of the House expressed concern over the adequacy of the amount in relation to the GH¢4 billion that had been requested by the Parliamentary Service. Speaking on the floor of the House, the Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Ampem Nyarko, acknowledged the concerns of the members but stressed the government’s commitment to meeting the demands of…

The United States Department of Justice has initiated legal proceedings to strip a former US Marine of Ghanaian origin of his American citizenship, following his dishonourable discharge from the military over serious sexual offences. According to a DOJ publication dated December 8, 2025, Nicholas Eshun, a native of Ghana who immigrated to the US and enlisted in the Marine Corps, is the subject of a civil denaturalisation action filed in the District of Maryland. According to the Justice Department, Eshun obtained US citizenship in 2013 under a special provision for servicemembers, which requires honourable service for at least five years.…

President John Dramani Mahama has called on the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, and the Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, to withdraw a private member’s bill they sponsored aimed at repealing the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) Act, 2017 (Act 959). The request, detailed in an official statement from the Presidency dated Thursday, December 11, 2025, comes just a day after the bill was formally tabled in Parliament on Wednesday. The legislation seeks to abolish the OSP entirely and transfer its functions, including ongoing investigations, staff, assets, and liabilities, back to the Office of the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice.…

Ghana delivered a blunt reciprocal warning to Israel during a tense diplomatic standoff over the deportation of three Ghanaian nationals, Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has revealed. Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Thursday, December 11, 2026, Mr Ablakwa disclosed that Ghana made it unequivocally clear to Israeli authorities that any further unjustified deportations would be met with immediate and equal retaliation. “We told them plainly: if they deport 10 Ghanaians, we will deport 10; if 20, we will deport 20; if 50, we will deport 50. We are not going to accept this,” the Minister said.…

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has confirmed that Israel has officially apologised to Ghana and appealed for de-escalation following a diplomatic spat triggered by the deportation of three Ghanaian nationals. Appearing on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Thursday, December 11, 2025, Mr Ablakwa disclosed that Israeli authorities reached out after Ghana retaliated by expelling three Israeli nationals earlier this week. “The Israeli authorities have now apologised for the action they carried out and have called for de-escalation because we made it clear that if they deported 10 Ghanaians, we will deport 10, 20 will…

Former Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government of rushing the Kpandai parliamentary rerun in a manner that threatens the integrity of Ghana’s democratic institutions. The Electoral Commission has scheduled a rerun in the Kpandai constituency for December 30, 2025, after a Tamale High Court annulled the election of NPP’s Matthew Nyindam and Parliament subsequently declared the seat vacant. Reacting to the development, Dr Bawumia described the pace of events as “an indecent haste” that departs from established democratic norms in Ghana. He noted that the situation…

The Manhyia Palace has urged the general public to disregard any reports, announcements or social media posts linking the Asante Kingdom or Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s palace to the planning and organization of the funeral and burial rites of highlife legend Charles Kwadwo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba. The disclaimer was issued on Thursday morning by Opemsuo 104.7 FM, a media house closely associated with Manhyia Palace. “Manhyia urges the general public to disregard any reports attempting to associate the Palace with matters concerning the preparations for the burial and funeral rites of Mr. Charles Kwadwo Fosu, popularly known…

The administration of United States President Donald Trump has demanded that the International Criminal Court (ICC) amend its founding Rome Statute to permanently shield him and his top officials from any future prosecution, warning that failure to comply will trigger fresh and tougher sanctions against the court. A senior Trump administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters that Washington has formally communicated three non-negotiable demands to ICC member states and the court itself: 1. Amend the Rome Statute to explicitly exclude jurisdiction over sitting or former U.S. presidents and senior officials. 2. Immediately drop arrest warrants issued against…

A private Ghanaian citizen, Noah E. Tetteh, has dragged the Attorney-General to the Supreme Court in a fresh constitutional challenge against the legality of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). The suit, registered as J1/3/2026, directly questions Parliament’s power to create an independent prosecutorial body that operates outside the supervision and control of the Attorney-General. Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai confirmed the development in a post on  social media on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. “I can confirm that a citizen – Noah E. Tetteh – has sued the Attorney-General in Supreme Court suit number J1/3/2026,” Dr Srem-Sai wrote. “Parliament…