Author: Political Desk

The Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament and former Deputy Finance Minister, Abena Osei-Asare, has defended the Akufo-Addo government’s Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), describing it as a difficult but necessary measure to stabilise the economy. Speaking on Channel One TV’s The Point of View on Monday, November 10, Mrs. Osei-Asare acknowledged that the debt restructuring exercise was one of the most challenging policy decisions taken by the government, but insisted it was crucial for restoring economic stability. She explained that the government took deliberate steps to protect certain groups, particularly pension funds and others who could…

A one- day sensitization workshop on Food Systems entitled “ Beyond The Dialogue” has ended in Accra. The 3-year project, organized by coordinators of “Beyond The Dialogue Project” was funded by the Canadian government. It was on the theme “ tracking Ghana’s commitment to transform its Food Systems”. Under the project, the University of Ghana partnered collaborating institutions such as the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, National Development Planning Commission ( NDPC), Ghana Statistical Service and Coalition of Actors for Public Health Advocacy ( CAPHA). A general objective of the project was to implement a science – based tracking of…

Two people have been confirmed dead, with six others injured, following a fatal accident at Kwasu on the Bechem–Techimantia road in the Ahafo Region. According to a Ghana National Fire Service statement, the incident happened around 1:45 p.m. on Monday, November 10, 2025, when a Toyota Voxy bearing registration number AS 6403-25 veered off the road and crashed. Personnel from the Bechem Fire Station of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) responded to a distress call and arrived at the scene to assist the victims. The rescue team, led by Assistant Station Officer (ASTNO) Kwaku Doe, collaborated with the National…

Manhyia Palace has set December 13, 2025, as the new date for the final funeral rites and burial of highlife legend Charles Kwadwo Fosu, known as Daddy Lumba, after the musician’s sister invoked the Great Oath over the original plans. The Gyaase Division, sitting at the palace of Nana Saaman Nantwi II, Otumfuo Saamanhene, on November 10, heard Ernestina Akosua Brempomaa accuse the family of foul play and demand a postmortem before burial. Nananom rebuked the family for bringing public ridicule on the late icon and dissolved the existing Funeral Committee. Baffour Kantankrankyi, linguist of the Asantehene, announced that any…

President John Dramani Mahama has received the official investigative report into the August 6, 2025, helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight people, including two cabinet ministers. The report, submitted to the President on Monday, November 10, 2025, was prepared by a special committee chaired by National Security Coordinator Abdul-Osman Razak. The committee was constituted shortly after the tragedy to determine the cause of the incident and recommend preventive measures. The report was officially presented by to the president by the acting Minister for Defence, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson who doubles as the Minister for Finance. Ahead of the…

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is set to wrap up his mediation efforts in the protracted Bawku chieftaincy conflict with two final sessions scheduled for November 30 and December 1, 2025. A statement issued by Manhyia Palace on Monday November 10, 2025, described the upcoming meetings as the concluding session of the monarch’s intervention in the long-standing dispute between the Kusasi and Mamprusi ethnic groups in the Upper East Region. “The Asantehene has scheduled two days, November 30 and December 1, 2025, for what is expected to be the concluding session of his mediation in the Bawku chieftaincy conflict,”…

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has arrested a chief in the Eastern Region for allegedly interfering with the arrest of a prominent illegal mining kingpin. Nana Ogyeahohuo Barima Anum, who claims to be the Chief of Dokokyina, was apprehended on Sunday, November 9, 2025, at around 4:30 p.m., during an operation in a grey Mercedes Benz ML 350 with registration number GT 870-14, trailing the NAIMOS team. The vehicle was subsequently seized, and the chief was handed over to the Ghana Police Service for further action. The operation also uncovered additional details about Asenso Kwabena’s activities. The suspect…

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has shut down several water-producing facilities in parts of Greater Accra for operating without the required licenses and under unhygienic conditions. The affected areas include Ashaiman, Teshie, Nungua, and the Ga West Municipal area. A statement issued by the FDA on Monday, November 10, 2025, indicated that most of the facilities were producing sachet water under unhygienic conditions, posing health risks to consumers. “The FDA’s Food Inspectorate and Enforcement Team, as part of its ongoing Compliance and Surveillance Operations targeting unlicensed facilities, has shut down water-producing facilities in Ashaiman, Teshie, Nungua, and the Ga…

Revenue assurance company, Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) has sued the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) at the High Court in Accra over the alleged unlawful seizure of its servers and equipment. Accoroding to a report by myjoyonline.com, the company filed a writ of summons on November 10, 2025, demanding the return of all seized items, special damages of $28,850,125.50, and general damages of GH₵20 million. The lawsuit follows a search and seizure operation by the OSP at SML’s offices on June 10, 2025. According to the statement of claim, OSP officers removed 29 pieces of equipment, including seven…

The Minority in Parliament has boycotted the vetting of Chief Justice nominee Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie by the Appointments Committee. Led by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the group, during proceedings of the Appointments Committee on Monday, November 10, 2025, outright rejected the nomination, arguing that it lacks legitimacy amid ongoing legal challenges over the removal of former Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo. “We are registering that we reject the nomination, and the record should reflect that the report of the vetting be a Majority report,” Afenyo-Markin declared during the proceedings. Earlier, the vetting of Acting Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie…