Author: Political Desk

The final funeral rites and burial of the Member of Parliament for Ayawaso East, Naser Toure Mahama are scheduled for today, Monday, January 5, 2026. A somber mood has enveloped the Ayawaso East constituency, particularly in areas like Nima, Kanda, and Mamobi, as family members, constituents, political figures, and mourners gather to pay their last respects to the late legislator. The veteran National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2026, at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra after a short illness. In adherence to Islamic traditions, which require burial within 24 hours where possible, the funeral…

A massive fire outbreak has erupted at the Kasoa New Market in the Central Region, prompting an extensive response from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS). According to Alex King Nartey, a member of the Public Relations unit of the GNFS, approximately 10 fire tenders have been dispatched to the scene to combat the blaze. The deployed tenders include units from Legon, Madina, Dansoman and even the Flagstaff House (Jubilee House). Reinforcements from other stations are supporting local efforts to bring the fire under control. Mr. Nartey issued a public update via social media while emphasising the scale of the…

The Member of Parliament for Ayawaso East Constituency, Mohamed Naser Toure Mahama, has been reported dead. Sources close to the family and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) confirmed the sad news on Sunday, January 4, 2026, although details surrounding his death remain sketchy at the time of filing this report. Naser Toure Mahama, born on March 17, 1965, in Nima, Accra, was a seasoned politician who represented the Ayawaso East Constituency in the Greater Accra Region on the ticket of the NDC. He first entered Parliament in 2012 after winning the seat in the general elections and was re-elected in…

The Government of Ghana has condemned the United States’ military strikes on Venezuela and the subsequent capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, demanding their immediate release. In a press release issued on Sunday, January 4, 2026, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ghana expressed alarm over the “unilateral and unauthorised” actions by the US, which occurred in the early hours of January 3, 2026. The statement described the operation – involving airstrikes on military targets in Caracas and other areas, followed by the extraction of Maduro and Flores to New York to face…

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…