Author: Political Desk

Parliament has approved amendments to the names of three public universities, effectively removing the personal honours attached to them during the administration of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The approval came during Friday’s sitting on December 19, 2025, through three separate bills that revert the institutions to more neutral, descriptive names focused on their mandates. The affected universities are: – The Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies in Wa, which will now be known as the University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Wa; the C.K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences in Navrongo,…

Joyce Bawah Mogtari, Presidential Advisor and aide to President John Dramani Mahama, has expressed agreement with public sentiment that former President Nana Akufo-Addo should have stepped down after completing his first term in office. Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Friday, December 19, 2025, Ms Bawah argued that although Akufo-Addo assumed office with considerable goodwill, his administration quickly lost focus by devoting much of its early years to criticising the achievements and shortcomings of his predecessor, John Dramani Mahama. She cited the Meridian Port Services (MPS) expansion project at Tema Port as a prime example of an initiative…

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah, has argued that the Minerals and Mining Royalty Regulations 2025, which he laid before Parliament, will ensure Ghana attains maximum benefit from the extraction of its natural resources. Addressing the media after laying the Legislative Instrument before Parliament on Friday, the Minister explained that the L.I., which establishes a sliding-scale framework that allows royalty rates to be adjusted in line with fluctuations in global commodity prices, will introduce variable royalty bands for gold, lithium, and other minerals. “Today, I am proud to say that I have brought a reliable regulation…

The Central East Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service has arrested thirteen suspects in an intelligence-led operation targeting criminal activities in the Senya Beraku area of the Central Region. The operation, conducted on December 17, 2025, involved raids at three different locations within the Senya Beraku enclave, a coastal community in the Awutu Senya West District. According to a statement released by the Ghana Police Service on Friday, December 19, 2025, the team first targeted Kukwado, a coastal spot, where six suspects were apprehended along with substances suspected to be Indian hemp and related items. Subsequently, four suspects,…

The Minority Caucus on the Committee on Lands and Natural Resources has accused the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) government of allowing illegal small-scale mining, popularly known as galamsey, to thrive unchecked, particularly in the constituencies of key government officials. In a press conference held on Friday, December 19, 2025, at Parliament House in Accra, the Ranking Member of the Committee, Kwaku Ampratwum Sarpong, who is also the Member of Parliament for Mampong Constituency, highlighted what he described as “state failure” in combating galamsey, pointing fingers at the Ellembelle and Bole Bamboi constituencies. According to Ampratwum Sarpong, Ellembelle, represented by…

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has sealed four Chinese-owned companies in the Mallam area of Accra for failing to maintain and produce mandatory sales records during a tax compliance enforcement exercise. The affected companies are WZL Doors Manufacturing Company, Alicanonizing Company Limited, Hai Ning Chen Yu Limited, and Yida Feng Company Limited. Some were also found to be selectively issuing VAT invoices. Speaking to the media during the operation, Assistant Commissioner in charge of Accra Area Enforcement, Mr. Joseph Adjeikwei Annan, said the team inspected five companies within a large industrial yard, most of which are foreign-owned manufacturing and trading…

Three persons have been arrested in the Volta Region for allegedly impersonating high-profile personalities, including Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno, to defraud members of the public on social media. The suspects, Gideon Awudi, 25; Edem Soku, 33; and Judith Soku, 31, were picked up in the Dabala and Sogakope areas by the Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team of the Ghana Police Service. Authorities say the trio used fake social media accounts to pose as the Speaker, the IGP, and other prominent figures to carry out various fraudulent activities, including mobile money…

United States President Donald Trump has suspended the Diversity Visa Lottery programme, commonly known as the green card lottery, following the recent shootings at Brown University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Thursday that, at President Trump’s direction, she has ordered the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to pause the programme. “This heinous individual should never have been allowed in our country,” Noem said in a post on X, referring to the suspect, 48-year-old Portuguese national Claudio Manuel Neves Valente. Neves Valente is suspected of carrying out a mass shooting…

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has highlighted persistent regional, gender, and locality-based disparities in unemployment, with Greater Accra recording the highest youth unemployment rate and Bono East the lowest. Government Statistician Dr. Alhassan Iddrisu disclosed this during the release of the Labour Force Statistics for Quarters 1 to 3 of 2025 in Accra on Thursday, December 18. He noted that rural areas continue to experience higher levels of underemployment and labour underutilisation, while females face greater disadvantages in job quality and unemployment outcomes. These inequalities, he stressed, are often masked by national averages and require targeted, region-specific interventions. Despite strong…

Parliament has approved the Bank of Ghana (Amendment) Bill, 2025, aimed at enhancing transparency, accountability, and strengthening institutional checks at the country’s central bank. During the debate prior to the bill’s passage, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson highlighted that the legislation establishes a mechanism for the automatic recapitalisation of the Bank of Ghana in the event of significant losses. He emphasised that the reforms would ensure the continuity of monetary operations, preserve financial stability, and reinforce market confidence in the independence of the central bank. Dr. Forson further explained that the amendments would enhance the operational and institutional framework…