Author: Political Desk

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has been formally charged with fraud and money laundering in connection with an alleged GH¢30 million scandal involving a loan facility from the Ghana Export-Import Bank (Exim Bank). Court documents filed at the High Court in Accra indicate that Wontumi, alongside Thomas Antwi Boasiako (who is currently at large) and Wontumi Farms Limited, face four criminal charges. These include defrauding by false pretence, authoring forged documents, money laundering, and intentionally causing financial loss to a public institution. According to the charge sheet dated…

Former National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) Chief Executive Officer, Hanan Abdul-Wahab, and his wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni, are facing 20 fresh criminal charges over alleged financial misconduct involving millions of Ghana cedis. The Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice filed the charges at the High Court in Accra on Friday, May 15, 2026. The couple has been accused of various offences including stealing, defrauding by false pretences, abuse of public office for profit, and money laundering. The latest charges relate to alleged irregularities that occurred during Mr Abdul-Wahab’s tenure as head of the state food buffer…

A nurse has died after a motorbike crash while transporting drugs to her community in the Sissala West District of the Upper West Region. Nafisa Adama, 32, worked at the Kusali CHPS Compound. On Tuesday, May 12, she rode her motorbike to Gwollu, the district capital, to pick up medicines and medical supplies for residents in Kusali, about 15 kilometres away. On her way back, the weather turned bad. Heavy rain and strong winds struck midway through her journey. A tricycle coming from the opposite direction lost control in the storm and crashed straight into her. She was carrying containers…

The Chairman of Parliament’s Select Committee on Chieftaincy, Culture and Religious Affairs, Dr. Fred Kyei Asamoah, has led a delegation to pay a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at the Manhyia Palace. Dr. Fred Kyei Asamoah said it was an honour for the Committee in the Ninth Parliament to officially introduce itself to the Asantehene and also congratulate him on the celebration of his many years on the Golden Stool. According to him, although the Committee was first established in the Eighth Parliament, members considered it necessary to formally visit the Asantehene because of his immense…

The government has announced adjustments to its fuel price intervention measures, with the subsidy on petrol coming to an end while support for diesel continues at a reduced rate. In a press release issued on Friday, May 16, 2026, by the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition, the government stated that it will absorb GH₵1.07 per litre on diesel effective Friday, May 16, 2026. The latest decision follows a cabinet meeting chaired by President John Dramani Mahama, which reviewed developments on the international petroleum market. According to the ministry, the previous intervention, which took effect on April 16, 2026, saw…

Three members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have called for a review of age restrictions imposed on aspirants seeking regional youth leadership positions in the party. In a petition submitted to the party leadership, the members described the provision as discriminatory and inconsistent with Ghana’s Constitution. The petition challenged Provision 7.0(iv) of the NDC’s 2026 election guidelines, which states that persons contesting for Regional Youth Organiser and Deputy Regional Youth Organiser positions must not be more than 40 years old at the time of filing nominations. The petitioners argued that similar restrictions were not applied to youth organiser positions…

 The first defence witness in the ongoing Samreboi mining concession trial has told the court that verbal permission alone cannot constitute a valid assignment or transfer of mineral rights under Ghana’s mining laws. Wisdom Edem Gomashie, a mining engineer testifying as an expert witness for Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) and the other accused persons, made the assertion during proceedings on Thursday. Relying on the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703) and the Minerals and Mining (Licensing) Regulations, 2012 (L.I. 2176), Gomashie emphasised that any assignment of mineral rights must follow formal legal procedures, including approval by the minister responsible…

Nine miners have been trapped underground following the collapse of a mining pit on Wednesday evening in Konongo, in the Asante Akyem Central Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The incident occurred while the miners were working underground, causing the pit to cave in and completely blocking their exit route, leaving them trapped beneath the debris. Rescue teams, supported by fellow miners, have been working tirelessly at the site since the collapse to reach the trapped victims. However, no one had been rescued as of the time of filing this report. The Asante Akyem Central Municipal Director of the National Disaster…

Some constituency executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Ejisu, Ashanti Region, have openly clashed with the regional executive over alleged interference in the party’s upcoming polling station elections. The executives are accusing the Ashanti Regional Representative, Kwame Owusu Bampoe, of disregarding the party’s official guidelines and imposing decisions that undermine transparency and unity in the constituency. Constituency Secretary Prince Asare, speaking at a press conference held at the party’s office in Ejisu, alleged that the regional representative has repeatedly overridden collective decisions taken by the constituency executives. According to Mr Asare, the constituency leadership had resolved to strictly…

 The Government of Ghana has announced the successful completion of its Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), marking the end of the country’s latest financial bailout arrangement. The announcement, made on Friday, May 15, 2026, indicates that the programme concluded well ahead of the original timeline, following decisive actions taken by the government of President John Mahama in 2025 to restore macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability. According to a statement issued by the Minister for Information, Felix Kwakye Fosu, the administration implemented a front-loaded fiscal consolidation, bold expenditure rationalisation, and strong structural reforms after the…