Author: Political Desk

The Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has criticised the conduct of Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, following his public criticism of the party’s national leadership. According to Mr Gbande, Wontumi’s actions would have attracted disciplinary action, including suspension, if he were a member of the NDC. His comments come after Wontumi accused the NPP’s General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, and Acting National Chairman, Danquah Smith Buttey, of working against his ambition to contest the party’s National Chairmanship position. The Ashanti Regional Chairman’s…

Three major pre-tertiary teacher unions have threatened to embark on industrial action if the government fails to address long-standing issues contained in their conditions of service. The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), and the Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) say they are dissatisfied with the delay in implementing key provisions agreed upon during previous negotiations. The warning follows a meeting with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) on Thursday, July 16, 2026, which ended without a resolution after the commission indicated it would seek a fresh mandate from the government…

A 32-year-old teacher has been sentenced to 12 years in prison by the Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court for defiling his 12-year-old pupil. Hondana Mensah was convicted of defilement contrary to Section 101(2) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), as amended by Section 18 of Act 554. Presiding Judge Kwasi Appiatse Abaidoo handed down the sentence after the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. The court described the punishment as a deterrent to sexual offences against children and other vulnerable persons. Chief Inspector Godsway Kromoah, who led the prosecution, told the court that the victim’s mother, a 43-year-old businesswoman…

The Member of Parliament for Bekwai, Ralph Poku-Adusei, has supported three communities in the constituency with material and financial assistance to address challenges in road access, education and local commerce. The interventions, targeted at Kensere-Biribowomanmu-Pampaso, Amanhyia and Sarfokrom, were for projects initiated and driven by residents to address specific community needs. The support was presented to community leaders and residents by the Bekwai Constituency NPP Chairman, Fred Nkansah, and other constituency executives on behalf of the MP. At Kensere-Biribowomanmu-Pampaso, the MP provided several trips of gravel sand and a cash donation estimated at GH¢15,000 to support the improvement of a…

The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court judgment that awarded GH¢500,000 in damages to the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, in a defamation suit brought against him by Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as NAPO. In a unanimous decision, the three-member panel held that the statement complained of by Dr Opoku Prempeh in paragraph 14 of his statement of claim was not defamatory and had not been proven to be false or malicious. The appellate court consequently ruled that the trial judge erred in finding the statement defamatory and set aside…

An Accra High Court has struck out an application by the Attorney-General seeking to revoke the medical travel permission granted to former Chief Executive Officer of the National Buffer Stock Company, Hanan Abdul-Wahab, after the State withdrew the application. The Attorney-General’s Department informed the court that it was no longer pursuing the application because the travel permission granted to Abdul-Wahab had already expired. Presiding judge Justice John Eugene Nyante Nyadu Achibonga subsequently struck out the application as withdrawn. The Attorney-General had sought to set aside the court’s earlier order, granted on July 4, which permitted Abdul-Wahab to travel to London…

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced Vincent Apetor to 14 days’ imprisonment for fraudulently using GH¢114,000 belonging to his former girlfriend for football betting. The court, presided over by Joseph Y. Kunsong, also fined Apetor GH¢3,000, with a default sentence of six months’ imprisonment. He was further ordered to refund the outstanding GH¢79,000 after serving his sentence. Apetor, an unemployed man, was convicted on his own plea after he was charged with fraudulent breach of trust. The court heard that Apetor used money obtained by the complainant as a loan to support plans for processing travel documents and a possible…

Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has cautioned against declaring the parliamentary seat of the Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North, Kwame Ohene Frimpong, vacant, arguing that such a move could establish a dangerous precedent. Mr. Frimpong has been absent from parliamentary proceedings since his arrest at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam on May 8 over allegations relating to money laundering and romance scam offences. His continued absence has generated discussions over the application of Article 97(1)(c) of the 1992 Constitution, which states that a parliamentary seat may become vacant if an MP is absent from 15 consecutive sittings without permission. However,…

The National Security Secretariat in the Ashanti Region has announced a one-month suspension of all mining activities and the movement of excavators in the Juaben Municipality as part of measures to tackle illegal mining and restore degraded lands. The directive, which is expected to remain in force throughout July, was announced by the Deputy Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator, Alhaji Nji Abdallah Umar, following an inspection of mining sites within the municipality. He said the Ashanti Regional Security Council had agreed to dedicate the period to reclaiming lands affected by mining activities and restoring damaged water bodies. Alhaji Umar cautioned individuals…

The Government of Ghana has resolved to conduct an independent autopsy on the remains of Bashiru Isak, the Ghanaian national who was killed in South Africa amid reported xenophobic attacks. The decision follows unsuccessful attempts by the Ghana High Commission in Pretoria and Mr Isak’s family to secure the official post-mortem report from South African authorities. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the move was reached in consultation with the deceased’s family to help establish further details surrounding his death. The Ministry, in a statement issued on Thursday, July 16, reiterated the government’s demand for justice and called on…