Author: Political Desk

The Eastern South Regional Police Command has arrested five suspects for impersonating officials of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) and extorting money from small-scale miners in the Abuakwa South Municipality. The suspects, identified as Moses Tapiam (43), Christopher Amakor (29), Casimir Nunekpeku (29), Wisdom Miwonuko (35), and Paul Agbanu (53), were taken into custody on Friday, January 2, 2026. According to a press release issued on January 3, 2026, by the Public Affairs Unit of the Eastern South Regional Command, the suspects were dressed in security uniforms and falsely claimed to be NAIMOS operatives dispatched from Accra. They…

In an early morning announcement on Saturday, December 3, 2025, President Donald Trump declared that U.S. military forces have successfully captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, following a large-scale strike on targets in Venezuela. The couple has been flown out of the country to face justice in the United States. Explosions rocked Caracas and surrounding areas in the pre-dawn hours, with reports of strikes on military facilities including Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela’s largest complex. U.S. officials described the operation — reportedly involving elite Delta Force units — as a precise effort to execute a long-standing federal arrest…

The Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ghanaian Scholars in the Diaspora (GSD) to harness the expertise of Ghanaian postgraduate students abroad for national development. The agreement, signed on Friday, January 2, 2026, in Accra, aims to channel the specialised knowledge and research of Ghanaian Master’s and PhD students studying in the United States, Germany, Japan, South Korea, India, Hungary, and China into innovative solutions for the Group’s operations while contributing to Ghana’s socio-economic growth. The MoU was signed by JGC’s Executive Chairman, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, and leaders of the seven GSD…

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has denied claims that the institution has recorded any losses under the Gold-for-Reserves (G4R) programme, emphasising that GoldBod closed the 2025 financial year with a substantial surplus. Appearing on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, January 3, 2026, Mr. Gyamfi described allegations of a US$214 million loss as misleading and unfounded. “Emphatically, no. GoldBod, even though it is not a profit-making public institution, has not made any losses,” he asserted. He revealed that, based on unaudited management accounts, GoldBod recorded revenue exceeding GH₵960 million in 2025, with total expenditure below…

The Government of Ghana has initiated diplomatic negotiations with Ukraine to secure the release of a Ghanaian national currently held as a prisoner of war (POW) after being captured while fighting on the side of Russian forces. In a statement posted on social media on Saturday, January 3, 2025, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, revealed that the Ukrainian authorities had notified Ghana of the arrest and provided the identity of the individual, which has since been verified. According to evidence shared by Ukraine, the Ghanaian arrived in Moscow, Russia, on July 7, 2024, where records…

The Ministry of the Interior has announced that Friday, January 9, 2026, will be observed as a public holiday in lieu of Constitution Day. Constitution Day, a statutory public holiday marking the coming into force of the 1992 Constitution and the birth of the Fourth Republic on January 7, 1993, falls on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. However, His Excellency the President, by Executive Instrument (E.I.) and in accordance with Section 2 of the Public Holidays and Commemorative Days Act (Act 601), as amended, has declared Friday, January 9, 2026, as the day to observe the holiday nationwide. The announcement was…

Two suspected armed robbers were fatally shot by police in a fierce exchange of gunfire near Manso Antoakrom in the Ashanti Region on December 31, 2025. The operation, led by the Ashanti South Regional Police Command, was triggered by intelligence indicating that a gang of robbers had assembled along the Antoakrom–Manso Nkwanta stretch to target commuters. Upon arriving at the scene, police officers were met with gunfire from the suspects, who attempted to flee. The officers returned fire, hitting two of the robbers. The injured suspects were rushed to the Bekwai Government Hospital but were pronounced dead on arrival. Two…

The Adenta Circuit Court has remanded Evans Eshun, popularly known as Ebo Noah, into police custody for two weeks and ordered a psychiatric evaluation. This follows his appearance in court on January 2, 2026, where he faced charges related to causing fear and panic through false publications. Ebo Noah, a self-proclaimed prophet, gained widespread attention after prophesying a world-ending flood on December 25, 2025. He claimed divine revelation instructed him to build an ark to save believers, sharing videos online that went viral. When the predicted disaster did not occur, he later stated that his prayers and intercession had led…

Businessman and philanthropist Alhaji Seidu Agongo has constructed and handed over an eight-bed facility to the Ghana Police Hospital to provide dedicated care for vulnerable individuals brought to the hospital without identifiable relatives, otherwise known as “unknown patients”. The facility was inaugurated on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, in response to an appeal by the Ghana Police Service for support in managing the growing burden of caring for these patients, who are often destitute, mentally ill, or victims of road accidents. Established in 1976, the Ghana Police Hospital has a mandate to provide healthcare not only to police personnel and their…

President John Dramani Mahama has called on Ghanaians to reject divisive politics and embrace unity in nation-building, warning that growing political polarisation threatens the country’s social cohesion and democratic culture. Delivering his New Year address, the President emphasised that partisan divisions should not overshadow the shared identity of the nation. “There is no NPP Ghana. There is no CPP Ghana or NDC Ghana. There is only one Ghana,” he declared. President Mahama highlighted how political mistrust between supporters of different parties is increasingly undermining national unity, distracting from pressing challenges such as unemployment, infrastructure deficits, and access to healthcare. He…