Author: Political Desk

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has handed down severe disciplinary measures to both Senegal and host nation Morocco in the wake of the chaotic incidents that disrupted the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 final. CAF’s Disciplinary Board confirmed Senegal as the official champions of the 2025 edition after dismissing Morocco’s appeal to have the title revoked due to the Senegalese team’s brief walk-off during the match. The governing body ruled that the protest did not justify overturning the result. The dramatic final, played in Rabat, reached boiling point in the dying moments of normal time when referee…

Music label Ground Up Chale, together with its founder Glen Boateng, has initiated a libel lawsuit against rapper Kwesi Arthur at the High Court in Accra, claiming more than GH₵10 million in total damages over a series of allegedly defamatory social media statements posted by the artist on January 21, 2026. According to the writ of summons filed on January 27, 2026, the plaintiffs are asking the court to declare the rapper’s remarks libelous and defamatory, to compel the immediate and permanent removal of the contested Instagram and X posts along with any related content, to issue a permanent injunction…

Kpandai Member of Parliament (MP), Matthew Nyindam, has described the past year as one of the most challenging periods in his political career, following a prolonged legal battle over his parliamentary seat. Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmaker said the ordeal had been marked by fear, uncertainty, and significant emotional strain, preventing him from fully discharging his duties as a legislator. “For one year now, I’ve never had peace to work as an MP,” Nyindam said. “It’s been hell, to be honest with you, but I’ve been enduring it…

The Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) has closed down Nana Boakye Herbal Centre and sanctioned others in an exercise to intensify its regulatory enforcement. The exercise, led by the Council’s Compliance, Inspection and Enforcement (CIE) Unit, aimed at ensuring that practitioners operate strictly within the scope of the Traditional Medicine Practice Act, 2000 (Act 575). During the exercise, officers of the Council discovered that Nana Boakye Herbal Centre—whose operational licence had expired eight years earlier—was also employing two unregistered workers, prompting its immediate closure. Nikki Massage Centre was sanctioned for breaching regulations by operating with a two-year expired licence and…

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) has provided life-saving financial support to seven critically ill Ghanaians as part of its pilot programme, ahead of the official nationwide rollout. The emergency interventions, spearheaded by the Fund’s Administrator, Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, have covered high-cost surgeries and treatments for patients suffering from congenital heart defects, ischaemic heart disease, neurosurgical conditions and a brain aneurysm. Among the beneficiaries at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital Cardiothoracic Centre are two babies under two years old and a four-year-old child requiring hole-in-heart surgeries. The Fund presented a cheque of GH₵447,000 to fully settle the medical bills for Nadiya…

The Minority in Parliament has welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to quash the Tamale High Court judgment that annulled the 2024 parliamentary election in Kpandai and ordered a re-run, describing the ruling as a restoration of constitutional due process and respect for the freely expressed will of the voters. In a statement issued on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, and signed by the Minority Leader, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, the caucus said the apex court’s 4-1 majority decision made it clear that the High Court lacked jurisdiction to hear the election petition because it was filed outside the mandatory 21-day period from…

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has declared five firm, non-negotiable standards described as “red lines”  that must never be breached in the protection of journalists, amid a worrying surge in assaults, threats and intimidation targeting media practitioners across the country. Speaking at a press conference at the Ghana International Press Centre on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, GJA President Albert Dwumfour stressed that no journalist should ever be assaulted, arrested, threatened or obstructed while carrying out their lawful professional duties, regardless of whether the perpetrator is a state security officer, a political party supporter or a private individual. He further insisted…

The Minister for Works and Housing, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, has revealed that only 44 per cent of Ghanaians have access to safely managed drinking water, despite high overall figures for basic water services. According to data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP), approximately 88 per cent of the population has access to at least basic water services. However, safely managed water — defined as an improved source that is located on-premises, available when needed, and free from contamination — is available to just 44 per cent of Ghanaians. The minister made the disclosure…

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application filed by the Attorney-General seeking a review of its earlier ruling on the scope of further disclosures in the ongoing criminal trial of former National Signals Bureau Director-General, Kwabena Adu Boahen, and his wife. In a majority decision delivered on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, the apex court rejected the state’s bid to restore the word “relevance” to the Practice Direction on Further Disclosures or to substitute it with the phrase “connected with the matter before the Court.” The application was argued by Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai, who contended that the Supreme Court’s…

The Functional Executive Committee (FEC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has turned down a request by Hajia Amina Adam, widow of the late Ayawaso East Member of Parliament, Mahama Nasser Toure, to undergo virtual vetting for the party’s upcoming parliamentary primaries. Representatives of Hajia Amina submitted the formal request on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, citing her ongoing observance of Islamic widowhood mourning rites as the basis for seeking an online session instead of appearing in person. However, the party leadership maintained its long-standing position that all aspirants within the country must attend vetting physically. Deputy Director of Elections for…