Author: Political Desk

The Ghana Football Association has begun preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, approving a $310,000 honorarium for members of its newly restructured management committee. According to Sports Minister Kofi Adams, each of the five committee members will receive $62,000. This information was revealed during his appearance before Parliament’s Select Committee on Sports. The payment forms part of a broader budget submitted to the Ministry of Youth and Sports to support Ghana’s World Cup campaign. Following Ghana’s failure to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, the previous management team chaired by Mark Addo was dissolved, paving the way…

The Sakumono District Police Command has detained three individuals in connection with the reported mob killing of a 26-year-old Liberian national, Austin Tengeeh, near Lashibi in the Greater Accra Region. According to a police incident report, the Sakumono District Patrol Team responded to an emergency call from an unknown individual on 27 February 2026. The caller reported that a man had been attacked and severely assaulted by a group of angry people near the offices of the Electricity Company of Ghana at Lashibi. Upon receiving the information, the patrol team proceeded immediately to the scene. Police officers found a young…

The sixth edition of the Bridget Bonnie & Friends annual blood donation drive took place on Saturday, 28 February 2026, at the 37 Military Hospital Blood Bank, drawing donors from various backgrounds to support maternal health under the theme “Maternal Blood Bank Initiative.” The event, organised in partnership with the hospital’s Blood Bank and Maternal Ward, focused on addressing the urgent need for safe blood supplies for expectant mothers facing complications during childbirth. Participants donated blood while highlighting the critical role voluntary donations play in preventing maternal and newborn deaths. Bridget Bonnie, founder of the initiative and Head of Information…

Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) and New Patriotic Party (NPP) member, Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has accused two senior government officials of bearing responsibility for the death of his father, claiming their refusal to grant him time prevented him from making critical decisions to save his life. In a Facebook post on Monday, March 2, 2026, Mr Ofosu Nkansah directly blamed Dr Callistus Mahama, Executive Secretary to the President, and Beatrice Annangfio, a Presidential Staffer, stating they would “forever have blood on their hands” for denying him the opportunity to be with his father…

A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 30 years imprisonment with hard labour by the Bekwai Circuit Court for his involvement in an armed robbery at a mining site in Manso Akwasiso, Ashanti South Region, in 2022. The convict, Dominic Ofori, popularly known as Fanta, was arrested on February 16, 2026, after evading capture for nearly four years. He pleaded guilty to the charge of robbery contrary to Section 149 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), and was accordingly sentenced to 30 years imprisonment with hard labour. The incident occurred on March 20, 2022, when the Manso Adubia…

A 45-year-old TikTok content creator known as “Duabo King” has been arrested by the Ashanti Regional Police Command for allegedly spreading false information about police officers and the President of the Republic. Isaac Boafo, who goes by the online moniker “Duabo King,” was apprehended by officers from the Police Intelligence Directorate in the Ashanti Region. According to the police, the arrest followed a viral TikTok video in which he alleged that four officers at the Central Police Station in Kumasi had engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with commercial sex workers during night patrol duties at Asafo. The claims, which gained…

The Rt Hon Speaker, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, in partnership with the STAR-Ghana Foundation, will host the 2026 edition of the Speaker’s Breakfast Forum (SBF), a high-level dialogue platform designed to advance governance and policy reform in Ghana. Convened by the Speaker of Parliament, the Forum provides a strategic space for engagement between Parliament and key stakeholders, with the aim of shaping forward-looking conversations on democratic governance and reinforcing Parliament’s leadership role in national development. This year’s theme, “Parliamentary Decentralisation: Taking Parliament Closer to the People,” comes at a critical moment as Ghana continues its constitutional review process. The theme…

A final opinion poll released by Global InfoAnalytics ahead of the March 3, 2026, Ayawaso East parliamentary by-election projects a landslide victory for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Baba Jamal Mohammed Ahmed, with 75.3% of the votes. The poll, conducted between February 28 and March 1, 2026, among a sample of 972 voters, carries a 95% confidence level and a margin of error of ±3.05%. The final projection was published on the Facebook page of Global InfoAnalytics Executive Director Mussa Dankwah, accompanied by a visual bar chart showing the projected vote shares. According to the survey, the New Patriotic…

James Owusu, the current First Vice Chairman of NPP–USA, has officially declared his candidacy for the position of Branch Chairman of the New Patriotic Party’s United States branch, promising renewal, unity and strengthened internal structures. In a statement dated February 23, 2026, Mr Owusu said his decision was borne out of “profound humility and an unyielding love” for the party, describing leadership as a call to service rather than a title. Mr Owusu brings more than two decades of party experience to the race. He previously served as NPP–USA National Youth Organiser and later as Chairman of the Cincinnati Chapter.…

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bekwai, Ralph Poku-Adusei, has criticised President John Dramani Mahama’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), describing it as more of a “public lecture” than a substantive account of the government’s performance. In his reaction to the address delivered in Parliament on Friday, February 27, 2026, the Bekwai legislator questioned both the duration and content of the President’s presentation, which lasted two and a half hours. “The government has been in office for just one year, and it has taken two and a half hours to deliver a State of the Nation Address,” Mr. Poku-Adusei…