Author: Political Desk

Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Joan Ahiawordor, has commended the Adwumawura Programme for the positive impact it continues to make in the lives of beneficiaries, particularly women, across the country. Speaking during a courtesy call by Ketu North Queen Mothers on their Member of Parliament, Eric Edem Agbana, at Parliament House, Madam Ahiawordor said the programme had empowered many women with skills and support to improve their livelihoods and make meaningful contributions to their households and communities. She encouraged the Queen Mothers to continue mobilising women in the Ketu North Constituency to…

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has marked this year’s Identity Day celebration and its 20th anniversary with a public education float and special mass registration exercise in Accra. The activities, held on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, formed part of efforts by the Authority to raise public awareness of its identification services and make registration opportunities more accessible to residents. The float began at the NIA Head Office and passed through the principal streets of Shiashie and Accra Mall before ending at the Legon Business School. During the exercise, NIA officials engaged members of the public on the Authority’s services, the…

Member of Parliament for Kumawu, Ernest Yaw Anim, has supported 500 boarding students among more than 1,000 fresh SHS entrants from the constituency with essential prospectus items ahead of their admission to senior high school. The beneficiaries received items including chop boxes, trunks, mattresses, plastic buckets, cutlery sets, bowls, exercise books and school bags to help ease the financial burden on parents as their children begin SHS. Separately, the MP has rewarded the top-performing student from each of 50 schools in the constituency with GH¢500 each as part of efforts to encourage academic excellence. The GH¢500 cash support is specifically…

The Ghana Police Service has declared 40-year-old Barbara Asantewaa Kodua, popularly associated with the TikTok account “Ghana Jollof”, wanted over an alleged case of inciting violence. In a notice issued on Thursday, September 17, 2026, the Police identified Barbara Asantewaa Kodua as a wanted person and appealed to the public to provide information that could assist in locating her. According to the notice, Kodua was last seen at the Accra International Airport in Accra on August 4, 2022. The Police further indicated that she is suspected to be hiding in the United Kingdom. The “Ghana Jollof” TikTok account has…

Member of Parliament for Jomoro and Deputy Minister of Transport, Dorcas Afo-Toffey, has supported 1,000 newly admitted Senior High School students in the constituency with educational materials as part of her annual scholarship initiative. The beneficiaries, who have gained admission to various Senior High Schools across the country, received trunks, wooden chop boxes, mattresses, exercise books and mosquito nets to help ease the financial burden on their families as they begin their secondary education. The items were presented through the Jomoro Municipal Director of Education at Bonyere in the Western Region. The initiative forms part of Madam Afo-Toffey’s sixth annual…

The Public Relations Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), ADO1 Alex King Nartey, has raised concerns over the fire risks associated with a viral video showing a driver’s mate cooking jollof rice inside a moving truck. The video shows the driver’s mate preparing food inside the moving vehicle, apparently using an LPG cylinder and cooking utensils while the truck is on the road. While the video has attracted amusement and commentary online, ADO1 Nartey warned that cooking with an LPG cylinder inside a moving vehicle poses serious fire and safety risks. According to him, firefighters responding to truck…

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has called for the constitutional rights of suspects to be protected and for bail conditions imposed by investigative and prosecutorial authorities to remain reasonable and proportionate. GBA President Mrs Efua Ghartey made the call at the opening of the Association’s 2026/2027 Annual Conference in Ada. She said the Association had, at its maiden fully virtual Mid-year Conference on June 5, 2026, adopted a resolution on what it considers excessive bail conditions imposed by investigative and prosecutorial authorities. According to her, bail conditions must comply with Article 14 of the 1992 Constitution and be “reasonable, proportionate…

Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee has rescheduled a planned briefing by Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa after the Minority declined to participate in the meeting. The Minority had boycotted the closed-door meeting, demanding that the Minister provide detailed records on the nearly GH¢50 million spent on the evacuation of Ghanaians from South Africa. Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Dr Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije, told Citi News that the meeting was rescheduled to ensure all committee members are present for the Minister’s briefing. “We scheduled a meeting for the Minister to come and brief the committee. Unfortunately, the Minority decided that…

The Ghana Police Service has interdicted seven police officers over an alleged extortion incident involving a patrol team in Accra. The affected personnel are Inspector Courage Boateng, General Sergeant Stephen Addo, General Corporal Moses Anyravi, General Corporal Prosper Adiabo, General Lance Corporal Samuel Anolcye, General Constable Henrietta Coleman and General Constable Bernard Amoako. According to the Police Service, the officers allegedly demanded money from a victim and subsequently compelled him to withdraw the money from an Automated Teller Machine (ATM). In a statement issued on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, the Police Service said the interdiction was to enable the Police…

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection is working towards establishing a network of shelters across all 16 regions to provide protection and rehabilitation for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, said government had already commissioned a shelter in Accra and supported two additional facilities in the Upper West and Eastern Regions. She said the facilities were providing survivors with access to protection, counselling and other forms of assistance as they recover from abuse and exploitation. Dr Lartey said the Ministry intends to expand the shelter network…