Author: Political Desk

The Minority in Parliament has condemned the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission’s (PURC) approval of new utility tariff increases and demanded their immediate withdrawal, describing the hikes as “punitive” and a “direct assault” on the livelihoods of Ghanaians. The PURC last week announced a 9.86% increase in electricity tariffs and a 15.92% rise in water tariffs effective January 1, 2026, as part of a multi-year tariff review spanning 2026–2030. The Commission justified the adjustments citing inflation, exchange rate fluctuations, and the need to fund investments in the sector. Addressing journalists in Accra on Monday, December 8, Ranking Member on Parliament’s Energy…

An Accra High Court has dismissed an application by lawyers of New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, seeking additional disclosures from state prosecutors in his ongoing illegal mining trial. The defence, led by Andy Appiah-Kubi, had argued that the requested documents were crucial for preparing their case. The matter came up for hearing on Monday, December 8, after an earlier adjournment on November 25, 2025, when counsel indicated their intention to file the formal application. During Monday’s proceedings, Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem Sai opposed the request and urged the court to…

The Ministry of the Interior has directed an immediate full-scale investigation into claims that Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng survived two assassination attempts while in office. A statement issued by the Ministry on Monday, December 8, 2025, said the probe was triggered by allegations made by the Director of Strategy, Research and Communications at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), Mr Samuel Appiah Darko, during an appearance on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, December 6. Mr Appiah Darko claimed that Mr Agyebeng had survived two assassination attempts and that he himself was once handcuffed and beaten by 17 police officers. The…

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has disclosed that Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen turned down an offer to serve as a minister when the New Patriotic Party (NPP) first came to power after the 2000 general elections. Mr Kufuor made the revelation while dismissing long-standing allegations that he backed Mr Kyerematen against Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo during the party’s acrimonious 2008 presidential primaries. “Even when we won power in the 2000 general elections, and I contacted him that I wanted to make him a Minister, he declined,” the former President said in an interview on the Delay Show. He explained that the…

Award-winning investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has accused the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) of mishandling the corruption case against former Public Procurement Authority (PPA) CEO, A.B. Adjei, warning that the prosecution is “becoming a foolish case.” Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Friday, December 5, Manasseh expressed deep frustration over repeated delays and procedural blunders that have weakened the high-profile case stemming from his 2019 documentary, Contracts for Sale. “I cannot give you timelines when this investigation will be done, and if it is done, you will know. The way this is being handled, eventually it…

Dennis Miracles Aboagye, spokesperson for the 2024 New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has described the Mahama administration’s decision to purchase a new $60 million presidential jet as “a sin, a crime and disrespectful” to Ghanaians, barely 11 months after the NDC fiercely opposed a similar move. In a Facebook post on Sunday, December 7, 2025, Mr Aboagye accused the government of hypocrisy for proceeding with the acquisition of a luxurious Falcon 6X aircraft at a time when citizens are grappling with over 28% increases in utility tariffs, rising cost of living, and mass termination of jobs.…

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has accused some chiefs and politicians of persistently interfering in the fight against illegal mining (galamsey), describing the interference as one of the biggest challenges facing the taskforce. Deputy Director of Operations at NAIMOS, Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Satekla, raised the concern on Sunday, December 7, during a stakeholder meeting with 14 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) and two Regional Police Commanders in Sekondi, Western Region. “Every institution has challenges, and we are no exception. One of our key challenges is interference from influential people. We encounter this from politicians, chiefs, and…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced the immediate deployment of its Standby Force to the Republic of Benin following an aborted coup attempt on Saturday, 7 December 2025. In a statement issued on Sunday, the regional bloc said the deployment, which includes contingents from Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Côte d’Ivoire, is aimed at “supporting the Government of Benin in upholding constitutional order and ensuring stability.” The early-morning coup attempt saw a group of military officers briefly seize the premises of the state broadcaster, Office de Radiodiffusion et Télévision du Bénin (ORTB), in the commercial capital…

Benin’s Interior Minister, Alassane Seidou, has announced that the country’s armed forces successfully foiled an attempted military coup on Sunday after a group of soldiers briefly seized state television to declare they had taken power. The minister said in an official statement that loyal forces quickly neutralised the plotters, restoring calm and constitutional order in the West African nation. Earlier in the day, at least eight soldiers, some wearing helmets and military fatigues, stormed the studios of the national broadcaster and announced the overthrow of President Patrice Talon’s government. In a televised statement, one of the soldiers read a declaration…

Veteran backing vocalist Maame Tiwaa, the iconic female voice behind legendary gospel artiste Yaw Sarpong and his Asomafo band has died. Maame Tiwaa died in the early hours of Sunday, December 7, 2025, after a brief illness, multiple sources have confirmed. For over three decades, Maame Tiwaa’s rich and soothing voice became inseparable from Yaw Sarpong’s ministry, featuring prominently on timeless gospel hits that have shaped contemporary Ghanaian Christian worship. She was a permanent fixture on stage with the Asomafo crew, delivering powerful harmonies and lead lines on songs that continue to bless millions of believers across the country and…