Author: Political Desk

Nukunu Sports Academy has pledged to support a young football enthusiast who travelled to Jasikan in an attempt to join the academy despite being below the minimum recruitment age. The announcement was made by the founder of the academy and Member of Parliament for Ketu North, Eric Edem Agbana, in a Facebook post on Tuesday, June 16. According to Mr Agbana, the boy approached the academy’s Technical Director and expressed his strong desire to become part of the football programme. However, he was found to be several years younger than the minimum age of 14 required under the academy’s recruitment…

The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana National Gas Limited Company (Ghana Gas), Ms Judith Adjobah Blay, and her team on Tuesday, June 16, paid a courtesy call on the Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Kudzo Tameklo. The visit follows an initial meeting held in August last year, which sought to explore ways in which both organisations could collaborate for mutual benefit and drive growth in Ghana’s petroleum downstream sector. Discussions during Tuesday’s meeting focused on promoting the smooth operations of Ghana Gas and strengthening partnerships between the two entities, among other issues. In her remarks,…

A Federal Court hearing in Ottawa into Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey’s denied Canadian visa application has concluded, with the judge reserving decision on the judicial review application. The application, filed on behalf of the 32-year-old Villarreal star and supported by Ghanaian authorities, seeks to challenge Canada’s refusal to grant him entry ahead of Ghana’s 2026 FIFA World Cup opener against Panama in Toronto on Wednesday, June 17. Canadian authorities deemed Partey criminally inadmissible under immigration rules due to pending charges in the United Kingdom. Partey faces seven counts of rape and one count of sexual assault relating to allegations by…

The Member of Parliament for Bekwai, Ralph Poku-Adusei, has pledged to push for the immediate reconstruction of the bridge linking Edwinase and Kokotro after it was washed away by heavy rains. The MP said he immediately rushed to the scene on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, following the devastating news. In a Facebook post, Poku-Adusei shared an emotional account of the situation and how it is affecting members of his constituency. “In a quiet, deeply moving moment, I held the hand of an elderly farmer as I helped her cross the flooded river to the other side. That simple act says…

A United States immigration court has reportedly granted an I-485 petition filed by Ghana’s former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, clearing the way for him to proceed with obtaining lawful permanent resident status in the United States. According to Asaase News, the application for adjustment of status was heard on Monday, during which the court examined Mr Ofori-Atta’s eligibility under U.S. immigration law. The report says the judge raised questions about the circumstances surrounding criminal proceedings initiated against him in Ghana. The court is also said to have considered details relating to actions by Ghana’s Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP),…

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has interdicted a teacher of Bole Senior High School in the Savannah Region following allegations of sexual misconduct involving a student. In a statement issued on June 16 and signed by the Head of Public Relations, Daniel Fenyi, the Service said it had become aware of a disturbing video circulating on social media, which allegedly shows misconduct between a teacher and a student of the school. GES stated that investigations have been launched into the matter, and the teacher has been interdicted pending the outcome of the probe. “Management has initiated investigations into the matter.…

Government has officially scrapped the remaining diesel fuel price relief of GH¢1.07 per litre ahead of the second pricing window of June, which takes effect on June 16. The decision brings to an end all temporary fuel price interventions introduced to cushion consumers and businesses from rising petroleum prices triggered by tensions in the Middle East. Under the relief measures announced ahead of the second pricing window of April, government absorbed GH¢2.00 per litre on diesel and GH¢0.36 per litre on petrol. The intervention was initially expected to run for one month. However, ahead of the second pricing window of…

Six Ghanaian master’s students at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom are expected to stage a protest on Tuesday, June 16, at the Ghana High Commission in London over nearly two years of unpaid tuition and stipends under their government scholarship scheme. The students say the promise of government-sponsored education abroad has turned into a prolonged period of financial hardship, uncertainty and what they describe as unfulfilled assurances. In a statement issued on Monday, June 15, the affected students — Noah Krah, Emmanuel Boakye, George Osei Buabeng, Abena Fosuaa Gyasi, Irene Pomaa Kumi, and Dwomoh Evelyn — outlined what they…

The Minister of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has dismissed suggestions that former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo resigned from the Council of State in protest over the removal of former Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo. Speaking at a Government Accountability Series in Accra on Monday, June 15, Mr. Kwakye Ofosu described the claims as speculative and unsupported by any official communication from Justice Akuffo. He maintained that there is no evidence to suggest that her resignation was connected to the removal of Justice Torkornoo, urging the public to avoid attributing motives without factual basis. According to him, the…

The Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced two men to prison terms for their involvement in a 2024 armed robbery at the Brent Energy Filling Station at New Edubiase in the Ashanti Region. The convicts, Kwadwo Baffour, 38, a driver, and Kwame Affisah, also known as Abedinago, 36, were found guilty on June 15, 2026, on two counts of robbery, contrary to Section 149 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29). According to police prosecutors, the incident occurred on August 17, 2024, at about 1:30 a.m., when the accused persons, armed with pump-action guns, attacked fuel attendants at the station…