Author: Political Desk

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, on Saturday visited the Neurosurgery Ward of the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) to check on young patients receiving specialised treatment, including two teenagers whose cases required urgent government intervention. The visit followed directives from President John Dramani Mahama after the plight of the children was brought to the attention of the Ministry. One of the patients, 17-year-old Yao John Jibonu from Jasikan in the Oti Region, suffered a severe cervical spinal cord injury when a log he and his friends were carrying from the farm accidentally fell…

The Western Regional Manager of the Forestry Commission, Nana Poku Bosompim, has revealed chilling encounters his officers have had with illegal miners (galamseyers) who allegedly use spiritual fortifications to make themselves impervious to bullets. Speaking on TV3’s Key Points programme on Saturday, November 21, 2025, Mr Bosompim recounted harrowing experiences where armed rapid response teams and rangers were forced to retreat after exhausting their ammunition without stopping the advancing miners. “We were firing at them, but the bullets were not penetrating them, and they kept advancing,” he stated. “They kept firing, firing, firing until they exhausted all their bullets. The…

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Eric Adjei, has expressed profound disappointment over the Christian Council of Ghana’s recent plea to President John Dramani Mahama to resume construction of the controversial National Cathedral project. In a Facebook post shared on Saturday, November 21, 2025, Adjei said he was deeply saddened by a video circulating online in which leaders of the Christian Council implored the president to continue the edifice initiated by his predecessor, former President Nana Akufo-Addo, despite widespread allegations of fund misappropriation. He urged the religious leaders to redirect their advocacy towards addressing…

The Member of Parliament for Savelugu, Hajia Fatahiya Abdul Aziz, has raised strong concerns over what she describes as the persistent and troubling underfunding of Ghana’s social protection programmes, warning that the 2026 Budget and Economic Policy fails to safeguard the country’s most vulnerable citizens. Taking her turn to debate the principles of the 2026 Budget on Thursday, November 20, 2025, the Savelugu legislator criticised government for what she called a “profound disconnect between policy commitments and actual funding,” arguing that critical welfare interventions continue to be deprioritised at a time when economic hardships are deepening. According to the MP, allocations…

The Deputy Chief of Staff, Nana Oye Bampoe Addo, has stressed that the health and well-being of Ghanaian men is key to building strong families, stable homes, and a productive workforce. Speaking on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at the Jubilee House Banquet Hall during the Presidency’s commemoration of International Men’s Day under the theme “Healthy Men, Strong Families, Progressive Workplace,” Madam Bampoe Addo described men as wearing “three different hats” – leader at the workplace, provider and loving husband at home, and problem-solver in the community. “Every drop of sweat shed by a man is rarely for himself alone; it…

Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has declared that President John Dramani Mahama will not shield any government appointee or party official found involved in illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. Speaking on the floor of Parliament, Mr Ayariga emphasised that the Mahama administration has adopted a zero-tolerance approach towards any official complicit in the destructive activity. “Today, any government official found to be aiding and abetting will be arrested,” the Majority Leader stated. “Any party official, no matter how high — whether you are at the national level or at the regional level —…

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has mounted a welcome signage on the main façade of its headquarters along High Street in Accra Central, bearing the Ga greeting “OBAAKƐ – WELCOME”. A video captured by The 1957News shows fresh green banners bearing the inscription “OBAAKƐ – WELCOME” in bold white letters across the upper section of the AMA building. The installation forms part of an initiative by the AMA and authorities in the Greater Accra Region to promote the Ga language and affirm the cultural identity of the indigenous people of the capital. Similar “Obaakɛ” welcome signs were introduced earlier in…

The Volta Regional Police Command has destroyed six hundred (600) fertiliser sacks of compressed Indian hemp (marijuana) weighing a total of 47,530 kilograms and with an estimated street value of GH¢4.2 billion. The narcotic exhibits, seized in 2022 in the case of The Republic v. Yao Kwadwo @Wallako and two others, were burnt on Monday, November 17, 2025, at about 10:30 pm at the Klefe dumping site in Ho, following an order from the Ho Circuit Court after the conclusion of the trial. According to a report by Asaaase Radio, the destruction exercise was carried out under heavy security and…

The University of Ghana has initiated internal disciplinary processes against two of its senior academics, Professor Ransford Gyampo and Dr. George Domfeh, following a heated on-air confrontation that went viral on social media. A statement signed by Management and dated Friday, November 21, 2025, confirmed that the University Council has taken note of a widely circulated video from the Saturday, November 15, 2025, edition of TV3’s current affairs programme, The Key Points. The footage showed the two senior lecturers engaged in a fierce verbal exchange that escalated into personal attacks, causing the panel discussion to degenerate into chaos. “Management of…

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has successfully facilitated the departure of the second cohort of 25 Ghanaian beneficiaries to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to take up positions as professional drivers. The group departed the country on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, after completing all mandatory processes in collaboration with the Ghana Labour Department. In a statement posted on its official social media platforms, YEA announced that the beneficiaries underwent rigorous pre-departure orientation to ensure they are fully prepared for safe, dignified, and rewarding employment abroad. “Under the visionary leadership of CEO Malik Basintale, the Youth Employment Agency has successfully facilitated…